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Jean-Pierre Rafarrin (former French prime minister, head of UMP, propagandist in chief) has just said (on Télématin) that Sarkozy stopped the annexion of Georgia by Russia.

Oh my. I didn't think my jaw could drop that far.

Then went on to describe his numerous and huge success in international politics, including "the Olympics" -there I must admit I don't even have the faintest idea what he meant.

Of course, the next sentence by the journalist was "thank you Mr. Rafarrin". No suggestion that any of what had been said was utter bullshit.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Gandhi

by Cyrille (cyrillev domain yahoo.fr) on Fri Sep 5th, 2008 at 01:59:00 AM EST
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Before you ask, of course he didn't use those exact words about Georgia (which is why I didn't include quotes), but there was "if Nicolas Sarkozy had not acted so quickly and forcefully, the Russian flag would have been erected on the Georgian capital of Tbilissi". That is pretty much a direct quote.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Gandhi
by Cyrille (cyrillev domain yahoo.fr) on Fri Sep 5th, 2008 at 02:00:59 AM EST
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Another sycophnat here:


L'Europe et la Russie

Sans l'intervention de l'Union européenne et la rapidité de la présidence française, les Russes camperaient à Tbilissi.

Quatre jours après le déclenchement d'un affrontement inégal, en l'absence de réaction américaine, un plan de paix européen a été proposé et accepté.
Il demeure, pour l'instant, la seule garantie dont peut se prévaloir la jeune démocratie géorgienne.
La France, appuyée par l'Allemagne et le Royaume-Uni a montré que l'Europe avait tiré les leçons des guerres balkaniques des années 90 et il faut s'en féliciter.



In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Fri Sep 5th, 2008 at 03:25:13 AM EST
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This is the head of the Fondation Schuman, a supposedly (right-of-)centrist pro-European think tank

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Fri Sep 5th, 2008 at 03:31:03 AM EST
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If Sarkozy bragged a bit less about his small victories, people might respect them more.
by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Fri Sep 5th, 2008 at 12:11:26 PM EST
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