A French special court in Paris considering the case of a group of eight Islamic suspects accused of using crime to aid Al Qaeda. The eight are suspected of carrying out on robberies in 2004 and 2005 to serve the cause of radical Islam primarily in Iraq. A symbiosis has always existed between criminality and terrorism. For the […]
Paris – Four in 10 French and German people see Muslims living in their country as a “threat”, according to a poll published on Tuesday by French newspaper Le Monde. Forty-two percent of French people and 40% of Germans questioned by pollster Ifop said they considered the presence of a Muslim community in their country […]
Achieving stable and mature democracy in sub-Saharan Africa remains a work in progress, as illustrated by the November 28 elections in Côte D’Ivoire. A once comparatively stable west African nation, Côte D’Ivoire has for over a decade existed either in conflict or on the brink of civil war. The latest electoral crisis has once more […]
American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was reported to have remarked that it was difficult to negotiate with one’s banker in reference to America’s relationship with China. A large chunk of China’s $3,000,000,000,000 of reserves is in dollars. America’s huge indebtedness provides China with an advantage in negotiations with the United States. Of course, the […]
Diplomats have often been disparaged as honest men sent abroad to lie for the good of their countries. If the plethora of disloyal, dangerous attacks launched by WikiLeaks continues and if the Obama Administration cannot stanch the bleeding, foreign officials and U.S. diplomats will soon find it just as likely that they must also lie […]
by Chana Ya’ar France has threatened to recognize a unilateral declaration of statehood by the Palestinian Authority if final status talks with Israel are “delayed.” French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner was quoted Sunday in an interview with the Arabic-language newspaper al-Ayyam as saying his government would not rule out the possibility of recognizing the unilateral […]
by Elad Benari Last Thursday, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that would have required companies seeking high-speed rail contracts with the state to disclose any role they played during the Holocaust, the European Jewish Press reported. The bill, which was authored by Democratic California Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, required companies vying for a piece […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US State Department will soon issue a new travel warning to Americans in Europe after intelligence suggested an Islamic Al-Qaeda attack could be imminent. Citing a senior US intelligence official, said the announcement would be made as early as Sunday, and would warn Americans to avoid European tourist attractions and transportation […]
Michelle Obama thinks being America’s First Lady is ‘hell’, Carla Bruni reveals today in a wildly indiscreet book. Miss Bruni divulges that Mrs Obama replied when asked about her position as the U.S. president’s wife: ‘Don’t ask! It’s hell. I can’t stand it!’ Details of the private conversation, which took place at the White House […]
The French parliament has approved a ban on wearing a full-face veil in public.
