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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 5. September | 134 comments (134 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Hmm - as usual it's fine if people are being blown up and shot on our behalf, as long as we don't have to look at them.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 03:28:57 PM EST
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will the reaction in France (none / 1)

be the same as what I would expect to happen if this involved U.S. soldiers (a desire for revenge fueling popular assent to an increased military in Afghanistan), the opposite (increased pressure to pull out of Afghanistan), or something else?

Cynicism is intellectual treason.

by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Thu Sep 4th, 2008 at 10:07:23 PM EST
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Re: will the reaction in France (4.00 / 2)

It won't matter: it's all Sarkozy's decision. The whole of France was against it, but the monarch doesn't care.

"Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. - Galbraith"

by Cyrille (cyrillev domain yahoo.fr) on Fri Sep 5th, 2008 at 01:51:49 AM EST
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Re: will the reaction in France (4.00 / 4)

As far as I can see, there's a certain amount of questioning along the lines: "Why exactly should we be in Afghanistan?", and a certain amount about whether the soldiers are sufficiently equipped.

Beyond these, mostly the debate seems to have been about media ethics: should Match have published the photos or not?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Sep 5th, 2008 at 02:15:58 AM EST
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