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| Putin’s Secret Friends in Paris |
| 2015-01-26 |
| Concerns about Russian money and influence on the French Right, particularly regarding the National Front, are spoken of in mostly hushed tones in Paris, but concerns are mounting in counterintelligence circles about Moscow's covert influence on the party, particularly because the National Front is rising fast in opinion polls. Notwithstanding the presence of Kremlin agents of influence in the party’s ranks, Marine Le Pen may well be the next president of the republic, amid warnings that her party is "at the gates of power." The National Front'™s message of sovereignty, economic populism, and French patriotism has struck a chord with many alienated citizens. The extent to which the party has also struck a chord in Moscow is an important question that needs to be answered, preferably before Marine Le Pen becomes France’s first female president. The friendship of Pols chasing their national interests accrues to those able to do something about them. As Mr. Obama's influence continues to wane, his international-political handicap will continue to grow. And he is more Dorf than Tiger Woods. |
| Posted by:Hupineger Glomomp0025 |