Posts Tagged ‘France’
French Military Base in Abu Dhabi to Facilitate Israeli Attack on Iran
Taking Israel's threat seriously, Iran had declared its intention to block the Gulf oil transit lanes in retaliation. In a major shift in foreign policy, France has not only entered the New Great Game, as it is being called, by establishing a military presence in the Middle East, but has increased the cost of retaliation to Iran. See the story in [...]
The France-Pakistan Nuclear Deal: Le Monde, Le Figaro, and Geo Versions
Le Monde, 15 May 2009, reports (translation): Nicolas Sarkozy promises 12 million euros in aid for displaced Pakistanis Nicolas Sarkozy has promised to release 12 million euros to help displaced Pakistanis fleeing the fighting between the army and the Taliban in northwestern Pakistan, said his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, Friday May [...]
Le Monde on Obama’s 100 Days: Speed and Cautious Determination
In an article, "Hundred days at a run, for Barrack Obama" , published on 24 April 2009, Le Monde's New York correspondent leads off by quoting a French cardiologist in New York who is impressed by the speed (as compared to what it would have taken in Europe) with which funds were allocated to a medical research project under the new [...]
