By Jean-Claude Mairal Once again, after Nice that resulted in 84 dead our country has been victim of an attack in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray. Faced with the horror we can only express sympathy and solidarity with the victims and their families. And let’s not forget all the other victims of attacks around the world, to whom we … Continue reading
by Alain Gresh Once again, a political consensus is emerging around the French military intervention in Mali. The Socialist Party, the National Front and the UMP support the initiative of the Head of State. Only a few discordant voices are heard, the Communist Party (“The French military intervention has a high risk of war”, PCF, … Continue reading
Since she took over from Jean Marie in January, Marine Le Pen has been busily sanitizing the National Front – and she has been pretty good at it so far. The 42-year old has sought to distance the party from anti-Semitism and holocaust denial of her 83 year old father – who stated Hitler’s gas chambers as … Continue reading