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I ask because my American Heritage defines "militant" as "combative or aggressive, especially for a cause. -n. A militant person or party."

The implication for the English native speaker is that Fabius is appealing to the party wingnuts. Perhaps "party activists" would have been a fairer translation.

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by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Mon Oct 2nd, 2006 at 05:07:55 AM EST
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