Tag Archives: Sarkozy

French Bill on Armenian Genocide: Vichy’s Second Coming

Posted on 24/01/2012 by Vincent Verschoore

Yesterday the French Senate pushed History towards a Second Coming of Vichy France. By 127 for and 86 votes against, the proposed bill condemning the voicing of doubt, or any questionning, of the Official Truth about the 1915 Armenian Genocide … Continue reading →

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eG8, sarkonneries et société civile

Posted on 25/05/2011 by Vincent Verschoore

Internet, le réseau des réseaux issu d’un concept militaire américain pour un réseau de communication redondant, rendu navigable dès 1990 par Tim Berners-Lee au sein du CERN. Vingt ans plus tard Internet est passé du domaine du geek au “web … Continue reading →

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Earthquake in Sarkoland

Posted on 08/04/2011 by Vincent Verschoore

Continuing our roundup of political events in Sarkoland (aka France under president Nicolas Sarkozy). We left off just before the second round of local elections and a look at role of the National Front (FN) in current politics. These elections … Continue reading →

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Sarkoland: heading for a fall?

Posted on 22/03/2011 by Vincent Verschoore

Terrible weekend for the French president and his ruling party, the UMP. The first round of local elections that took place in just over 2 000 “cantons” gave the UMP just over 17% of the vote, with the far-right National … Continue reading →

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News from Sarkoland

Posted on 19/03/2011 by Vincent Verschoore

The week has been hot for the ruling UMP party, and this week-end is going to be just as hot with the first round of voting in over 2 000 local constituencies. This will be at real test for the … Continue reading →

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Hypocrisy and corruption, teats of the delinquent political class

Posted on 07/03/2011 by Vincent Verschoore

This is the English version, slightly shortened, of my Feb 23 article on (mostly) French politics in the wake of the friendship scandals between members of the French government and since-gone dictators. Since then Foreign Minister Alliot-Marie has been replaced … Continue reading →

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Scènes de chasse en Libye

Posted on 01/03/2011 by Vincent Verschoore

Article de Martine Orange publié par Médiapart. Officiellement, toutes les sombres pratiques liées aux ventes d’armes n’ont plus cours au moins dans les pays occidentaux depuis l’adoption en 1997 de la convention de l’OCDE interdisant la corruption des agents publics. Officiellement, … Continue reading →

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Lu dans la République: Casting «Sarko» chez Turbomeca

Posted on 14/06/2010 by Vincent Verschoore

Lu dans la République des Pyrénées: http://www.larepubliquedespyrenees.fr/2010/06/12/casting-sarko-chez-turbomeca,141601.php “Deux émissaires de l’Elysée sont venus à Bordes, il y a plus d’une semaine, pour sélectionner les salariés de l’usine Turbomeca aptes à figurer sur les images de la prochaine visite le 22 … Continue reading →

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