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Villepin a cinder, Chirac toast? | 93 comments (93 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Villepin a cinder, Chirac toast? (none / 0)

The Canard says he has been to Japan about fifty times over the "last few years".

I'll try to do a diary about the Sowa Bank account (which Chirac strictly denies holding).

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed May 10th, 2006 at 11:41:13 AM EST
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Re: Villepin a cinder, Chirac toast? (4.00 / 3)

There may be a story. The previous owners of the SOWA bank (which filed for bankrupty in 1999), the Osada brothers, were involved in a major financial scandal in 1999. They owned a luxury hotel where Chirac reportedly stayed once.

I will become a patissier, God willing.

by tuasfait on Wed May 10th, 2006 at 11:58:20 AM EST
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Re: Villepin a cinder, Chirac toast? (4.00 / 2)

One of the Osadas, Shoichi, used at least to (perhaps still does) have friendly relations with Chirac, who awarded him the Légion d'honneur in 1994.

Luxury hotels, too, Chirac likes...

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Wed May 10th, 2006 at 12:16:02 PM EST
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