A belgian national residing in France for the past 15 years, I thought it might be interesting to write about what is going on here from a personal viewpoint. This might even get read by my English-speaking friends on the social web, and it’s a good exercise anyway! This is definitely not a digest of […]
My American friends, it’s time to wake up. Really.
Dear American friends, You’ve heard of the NSA eavesdropping scandal that recently hit the US « security » establishment via whistleblower Ed Snowden. You’ve probably heard President Obama’s response (transcript here) including this passage: « But I think it’s important to recognize that you can’t have a hundred percent security and also then have a hundred percent privacy […]
French Bill on Armenian Genocide: Vichy’s Second Coming
Yesterday the French Senate pushed History towards a Second Coming of Vichy France. By 127 for and 86 votes against, the proposed bill condemning the voicing of doubt, or any questionning, of the Official Truth about the 1915 Armenian Genocide was passed into Law. Offenders face a year in jail and a 45 000 euros […]