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lunedì, aprile 25, 2005
Liberté. Solo in un'epoca di confusione come l'attuale una nazione con la politica estera della Francia poteva assurgere a campione di moralità, giustizia e pace. Barry Rubin non ci sta:
A government which has frequently pursued policies that go against the views and interests of most of Europe has been able to posture as Europe's leader. The regime that has carried out dozens of military interventions in Africa without consulting any other country or institution has been able to pose as the champion of international legitimacy. In domestic terms, it has passed virtually unnoticed that a conservative government has so effectively managed to disarm the Left by its posturing abroad. Although Paris's policy often appeals to the Left it is really rather reactionary, oriented toward the preservation of the status quo for dictatorial rulers and the maximizing of financial benefits for itself. Indeed, the concepts of "progressive" and "humane" have been redefined basically to mean anything opposed to the policy or interests of the US. French policy contradictions have been especially sharp in regard to Middle East issues. In diplomatic terms France to a large extent replaced the Soviet Union as the protector of radical regimes in Iran, Iraq and, at least until recently, Syria. When Yasser Arafat died, under the reverent protection of the French government, public opinion polls showed he was more popular in France than among Palestinians. |
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A Luisa.   
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