Don't take our word for it. From the horse's mouth — We are once again made fun of because of Chirac, who took strong positions to send troops to Lebanon during the conflict... You either send enough people or none.
Alexandre Dret,
a physician from the Paris suburb of Suresnes
August 25, 2006
In a soundbite M. Dret articulates a principle of sound deployment that has escaped all the aces in the Jack pack.
Poor France. The wrong doctor is in charge.
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Yup. I feel ashamed too. And I'd like to punch Doux-Blabla in his face.
Yesterday in the news (France 3), some guy was reporting about Italy sending more soldiers than France. And believe what happened? He went on to say that it was not for political or humanitarian reasons, but only for the money, Italy wanting to get reconstruction contracts. I was so pissed of I had to turn it off.
ok, here is the link to this news report: http://le1920.france3.fr/ (mardi 29 août - FINUL au Liban: la place des Italiens dans la Force 19h39m42s)
M. Goldsoundz,
Thanks for the link. We watched the entire newscast. Fascinating French news.
We found it strange that the longest segment in the newcast was about Katrina recovery in New Orleans. Long sad stories, lingering shots of poor crushed Americans. Katrina, a natural disaster lasting about 4 days, killed 1,836 people. Meanwhile French news only glanced back at her own social disaster of August 2003, when 14,847 French died lonely and protracted deaths over the course of a month.
Apparently the French cannot get enough of what they believe is the exemplar of American ills. French families of deportees suing SNCF, not much to that story. Your story on the opportuning economic pillaging of Lebanon by the Italians paled compared to the urgent year-old news about Katrina. Then important news about Bruno Dumont's new movie about Americans killing Iraqi kids (with guns). French television isn't biased, it's doctrinaire, spreading the gospel for a sort of religion of France.
All the really bad news is some place else.
Regards,
DGB
Hello Damian
Don't forget this is a broadcast from August 29th, exactly one year after the Katrina disaster. We had our share during July of very long news report telling again and again how a heatwave was striking again and how ER were - according to the reporter's mood - way more prepared to face such a situation or still not ready and lacking staff and money. All of a sudden during August, as the weather turned to the worst summer I've experienced in my life, these fears were gone and long forgotten...
Regarding Katrina reports, what is fascinating to me is how French reporters draw parallels with what we'd expect from the government in France, not saying a word about how the American system works, keeping out of the picture the mayor of New Orleans and the governor of Louisiana.
The Katrina report went on because it was the "anniversary" and there was reports of another storm coming in that might get to louisiana... again.
our medias are medias, so as yours they are biaised.
i'm still shocked by the CNN bullshit regarding muslim riots with comments like " france pays for his laxism with iraq" it was just riots due du 2 guys that ran in an EDF power station because of police running after them (1 of the died) it had nothing to do with muslims.
well medias are medias none of them is impartial, first because they have to make some audiance and second because they have some kind of favor thing with governments (like filming president or whoever holding a shild or kissing an old woman).
for the movies, movies comes out here on wednesday, this movie was coming wednesday, it had a prize in cannes that's why they were talking about it.
Bonjour,
Katrina:RIEN n' est reconstruit d' après les films vus à la TV française...
En fait les USA à côté de réalisations clinquantes présentent des aspects de PAYS DU TIERS MONDE ...
Good luck to your country in Iraq !!!!
