[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Open letter by a group of serving French soldiers published late on Sunday
- Soldiers warn Macron that the 'survival' of France is at stake after he made 'concessions' to Islamism
- It echoes the tone of a similar letter printed last month which warned of civil war
- The previous letter, signed by 1,000 people including serving officers and some 20 semi-retired generals, warned of the 'disintegration' of France because of radical Islamic 'hordes' living in the suburbs
- The new letter is also open to be signed by the public, with Valeurs Actuelles saying more than 93,000 had done so by Monday morning
- The authors described themselves as active-duty soldiers from the younger generation of the military, a so-called 'generation of fire' that had seen active service
- A poll published last month by news channel La Chaîne Info has found that 58 per cent supported the letter, while 42 per cent were opposed
- Among respondents who vote for Marine Le Pen the proportion of those who supported the letter rose to 86 per cent
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