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2003-03-21 Britain

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Posted by Steve 2003-03-21 09:29 am|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Leftwing French newspaper Liberation has accused George Bush and Tony Blair of "stirring up latent Francophobia"

Here's a free clue for Liberation: it's not latent, and it's definitely not "phobia".

Posted by jrosevear 2003-03-21 08:59:38|| 2003-03-21 08:59:38|| Front Page Top

#2 This bodes well for Tony's popularity. jrosevear is right...it's not latent and it's not phobia.

Posted by becky 2003-03-21 09:07:58|| 2003-03-21 09:07:58|| Front Page Top

#3 "God, I love the Sun!" - Yes, all this and a semi-naked lady on page 3. Don't know why I bother buying the Telegraph ;)

Posted by Bulldog 2003-03-21 09:17:26|| 2003-03-21 09:17:26|| Front Page Top

#4 "Under French law it is a criminal offence to insult the president, carrying a fine of up to 45,000 euros (Â£30,000)."

Try and collect...

Posted by mojo 2003-03-21 09:43:14|| 2003-03-21 09:43:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Actually, this is significant: the land of liberte, egalite, et fraternite has a law against INSULTING the president, when the only law in the Simplisme United States is for threatening the President? Is there REAL freedom of speech in France?

Posted by Ptah 2003-03-21 10:34:54|| 2003-03-21 10:34:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Perhaps France should be asking "Why do they hate us?"

Posted by Hermetic 2003-03-21 10:53:11|| 2003-03-21 10:53:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Not only insulting the pres, but a fine if one boos the national anthem.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-03-21 13:10:11|| 2003-03-21 13:10:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Hmmm... I'd always thought France was a free country. I guess I was mistaken

Posted by Korora 2003-03-21 14:14:19|| 2003-03-21 14:14:19|| Front Page Top

#9 My ancestors abandoned France in the mid-1700's.

Thank God.

Posted by Dave D. 2003-03-21 14:59:59|| 2003-03-21 14:59:59|| Front Page Top

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