June 6 Dawn
Region: France
June 6 dawns,and D-DAY once more returns to Normandy.The tide is low and the sand hard underfoot.There right next to the omaha and utah beaches of France, that had once been crisscrossed with trenches and mud,are intermingled regiments of bones resting filfully in shallow graves beneath the soil. And there in a whisper just beneath the wind that howled across the terrain one hears the puzzled voices of boys,boys no ... more
Views: 1541Sarkozy Jr. Shining in Political Limelight
Region: FranceAt a time when the French President Nicholos Sarkozy's approval ratings have plummeted to the lowest because of his reform mi... more
Views: 1517China and Burma Share A Situational Irony
Region: FranceRecently, a revelation has been discovered in regards to the earthquake that struck China with a magnitude of 7.9 has been discovered. It is a revelation that brings a sheer twist of irony to such a situation. The Paris Institute of Earth Physics had discovered the earthquake that hit China and cost nearly 10,000 lives was caused by the shift of tectonic plates within the Tibetan plateau. In short, Tibet caused the... more
Views: 2378Little Hope of French-Syrian Reconciliation
Region: France
Syrian analysts do not expect this week’s meeting between Syrian foreign minister Walid Moallem and his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner to bring any warmth to relations between the two countries, or to lead to any breakthrough in the Lebanese political crisis. Kouchner and Moallem met to discuss Lebanon on the sidelines of an April 22 conference on Iraq taking place in Kuwait. Their meeting marked... more
Views: 1201France Sings US National Anthem in Celebration of Pangea Day
Region: France
Leading film-makers are seeking to change the way we think about other countries. This is one of a powerful series of films to be shown on Pangea Day, May 10, "the day the world comes together through film". See all four anthems. Then visit http://www.pangeaday.org and register your screening for May 10. It's time to imagine a different world. Here a French choir sings the United States national anthem. more
Views: 1787Olympic Flame Extinguished
Region: France
The Olympic torch was extinguished as many as five times today as it made its way from the Eiffel Tower on its 28 km run around Paris, France. The Olympic flame which has been lit from the birthplace of the ancient games in Olympia, Greece symbolizes the passing on of the games from one country to another. The torch has been said to have been extinguished by security officials thems... more
Views: 2103Star Wars Galaxy Gets Slowly Closer
Region: France
The reality of the galactic civilization depicted in the Star Wars films quietly, slowly, dramatically got closer to becoming our reality on April 3rd, 2008. An unmanned, computer-guided European automated transfer vehicle (ATV) named the “Jules Verne” weighing 20 tons and carrying over 10,000 pounds of supplies, including 1100 pounds of food and 176 pounds of fresh clothing, successfully do... more
Views: 1403France Might Boycott Olympic Opening Ceremony
Region: France
While many nations of the world are considering boycotting the Olympic Games that are due to take place in Beijing, French President Nicholas Sarkozy said while he is a opposed to a complete boycott, he said that France may boycott the opening ceremony. So far, no major government has supported a boycott. Jacques Rogge, the chief of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said that he was ... more
Views: 1107Former Luftwaffe Pilot May Have Shot Down Little Prince Author In 1944
Region: France
Antoine de Saint-Exupery who authored “The Little Prince” vanished on July 31, 1944. Exupery was also a pioneer of aviation. On that day, his Lockheed Lighting P-38 had disappeared. However, it is unknown whether Exupery was shot down or not on that very day. Horst Rippert, the Luftwaffe pilot is not one-hundred percent sure if he shot down Exupery’s plane or not. But, the magazine known as Le Fig... more
Views: 1272President Sarkozy's new style presidency
Region: FranceAs it is the custom in France, French president Nicolas Sarkozy attended the annual farming fair in Paris, last Saturday. An event widely appreciated by his predecessor, former president Jacques Chirac, who was very well known for taking his time between stalls and for eating free salamis and drinking free wine happily provided by his so-called “friends”, the French farmers. But Nicolas Sarkozy is not Jacq... more
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