11-29-2003, 02:36 PM
|
#14 (permalink)
|
|
Upright
Location: better under the table than under the ground
|
Re: What's up with the French now???
Quote:
Originally posted by Liquor Dealer
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,104229,00.html
French Join In on Anti-France Bandwagon
Thursday, November 27, 2003
By Greg Palkot
PARIS — France's opposition to military action in Iraq sparked a backlash around the globe, but criticism of the country is now coming from an unlikely source — the French themselves.
In the last few months, there have been a slew of books published in the country slamming French policy with titles that translate to: "The Arrogant French," "The French in Disarray," and "France in Free-Fall."
"France has a great obstructive power, destructive power and this is very dangerous for France itself," said Andre Glucksmann, author of "West Versus West."
Readers are snapping up books that question whether or not the policies of French president Jacques Chirac are hurting their homeland.
"A great many French officials hoped that we would fail in Iraq," said Richard Perle, former chairman of the Defense Policy Board .
"With the help from the United Nations and the European Union, Chirac wants to revive France's glory days, an effort that some wonder if he's overreaching."
France's policies on war aren't the country's only controversial decisions these days. Protests by workers are frequent and a worrying wave of anti-Semitism is spreading.
"There are a number of challenges," said Laurent Cohen-Tanugi, author of "An Alliance at Risk: The United States and Europe Since September 11." "The question is whether the government is going to wake up to those challenges.
Kinda' interesting - hope something constructive comes out of it!
|
the ability to tolerate dissent - notably absent in many countries - is a sign of a strong democracy.
__________________
life is so boring there is nothing to do except spend all our wages on the latest skirt or shirt
|
|
|