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Two French Soldiers Killed in Failed Hostage Rescue in Somalia
Two French soldiers and 18 al-Shabab Somali fighters were killed during an unsuccessful hostage rescue mission according to a statement by the French Defense Ministry. The French Defense Ministry initiated the mission to rescue French national Denis Allex who was being held in what were reportedly inhumane conditions. The statement from the Defense Ministry reads as follows: Faced with the […]
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British Prime Minister David Cameron Pushing Typhoon Fighter Jet to Middle Eastern Buyers
British Prime Minister David Cameron has embarked on a three-day tour in the Middle East to sell the British-made Eurofighter Typhoons to ministers from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. The deals would be worth billions and the personal involvement of the British Prime Minister signals the importance of selling the fighters for […]
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Guillaume Grand – La Bonne Conscience
Guillaume Grand is a French pop/folk artist best known for his song ‘Toi et Moi’ from his album l’amour est laid. Silky vocals overlaid on a haunting acoustic track, La Bonne Conscience is the kind of track that makes you think of rainy days and hot coffee. Click here to preview this track in iTunes. Click here to […]
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HSBC Bank Implicated in Drug Money Laundering Scheme
Already under fire for previous allegations of money laundering for terrorist and drug trafficking organizations, a new scandal has emerged for beleaguered HSBC Bank, a firm founded long ago by British opium merchants during the British imperial era in Hong Kong. [Global Research]
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Mer Du Japon – Air
“Mer du Japon” (Sea of Japan in French) is a song by the duo Air and is the eighth track from the 2007 album Pocket Symphony. The group’s name Air comes from Amour, Imagination, Rêve (Love, Imagination, Dream). [Vevo]
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The Merger of BAE and EADS: A Dance Between Atlantic Partners
Two of the defense industry’s largest European concerns, EADS (owner of Airbus) and BAE are rumored to be in discussions about a merger between the two companies. Such a merger would create a defense firm larger than American companies Boeing and Lockheed but the proposal to unite the two is fraught with political concerns on […]
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Is the European Union Going to Fail?
The bailout of Greece and the sovereign debt crisis in Spain has called into question the long-held notion that a federal Europe was all but an inevitability. Will problems of collective action ultimately doom one of history’s most ambitious political experiments? Will the affluence of the North and the dereliction of South sunder apart a […]
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Newly Elected French President Francois Hollande Declares: ‘My enemy is the world of finance.’
- May 16, 2012
- 2012 French Presidential Election
- Austerity
- Continental Politics
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn
- Economics
- Euro
- Euro Crisis
- Euro-skepticism
- Europe
- European Union
- Fifth Republic
- financial crisis
- France
- Francois Hollande
- Francois Mitterand
- Monetary Union
- Nicolas Sarkozy
- Parti socialiste
- PS
- public sector
- Single-Currency
- Socialism
- Socialist Party of France
- The Union for a Popular Movement
- unemployment
- Union pour un Mouvement Populaire
Francois Hollande, fresh off of his victory over former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, declared during the campaign that the ‘world of finance’ is his enemy and now he has a chance to make good on his promises to dilute the power of the financial sector in French politics. Among his proposals include increasing taxes on […]
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Francois Hollande Elected President of France: Nicolas Sarkozy Concedes Defeat in Recent Presidential Contest
- May 6, 2012
- 2012 French Presidential Election
- Angela Merkel
- Austerity
- Charles de Gaulle
- Continental Politics
- Euro Crisis
- Euro-skepticism
- Europe
- European Union
- Fifth Republic
- financial crisis
- France
- Franco-German Relations
- Francois Hollande
- Francois Mitterand
- Front National
- Gaullism
- Germany
- Marine Le Pen
- Monetary Union
- National Front
- Nicolas Sarkozy
- Parti socialiste
- PS
- public sector
- Single-Currency
- Socialism
- Socialist Party of France
- The Union for a Popular Movement
- unemployment
- Union pour un Mouvement Populaire
The Fifth Republic has chosen its first socialist president since Francois Mitterand: Francois Hollande, an experienced political organizer that has, until now, never held high government office. Nicolas Sarkozy, pulling 48.1% of the vote, concedes victory to Francois Hollande of the Socialist Party of France at 51.9%. While described as reserved by some, this does […]
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