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When Jospin’s government used to have deals with General Pinochet’s friend (PART 5)

INQUIRY ON THE DCN AND THALES / 30 juillet 2008 par Laurent Léger, Nicolas Beau, Maïté Labat

To sell submarines to Chile in 1997, Jacques Chirac and Lionel Jospin let the DCN call upon the services of one of General Pinochet’s closest consultant. And this juicy contract is still going (…)

Al Qaeda comes to Palestine

Terrorism / 13 mars 2008 par Anne Giudicelli

With the help of Hamas, the Al Qaeda terrorist umbrella organization is attempting to infiltrate the Palestinian territories. This theory, long brandished by Israel to justify its military operations, is now being picked up by the president of (…)

Svetlana Medvedev : A Very Orthodox First Lady

Russia / 5 mars 2008 par Anna-Patricia Kahn

The new president of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, does have a wife, but rare are those who have paid much attention to her. “Bakchich” investigated the hidden face of Svetlana the Svelte…

Sadr and the Americans

Iraq / 28 février 2008 par Eric Laurent

The recent drop in the number of bombings in Baghdad has largely been achieved thanks to a truce decreed by the Shiite leader Moqtada Al-Sadr. American forces don’t have much to do with it…

Sarko Won’t Shake Hands with Israel’s Enemies

MIDDLE EAST / 23 février 2008 par Jacques-Marie Bourget

During his recent dinner in Paris with the CRIF, French President Nicolas Sarkozy pronounced this bombshell, “I solemnly promise never to shake hands with anyone who doesn’t recognize the state of Israel”. A declaration that didn’t go unnoticed in (…)

King Abdullah’s Billions and the Secret Swiss Bank Account

Saudi arabia / 22 février 2008 par Guillaume Dasquié

Roland Kaufmann, a Swiss financial adviser, is none other than Saudi Arabian King Abdullah’s private banker. The lucky man, who sees transfers running to the billions of dollars go by, is responsible for investing in the economy worldwide. And (…)

Gaddafi : the Corsican connection

Investigation / 19 février 2008 par Anne Giudicelli

Does Muammar Gaddafi, the venerable Guide of the Libyan Revolution, have Corsican ancestry ? According to a tenacious rumor on the Isle of Beauty, he is the son of a Corsican fighter pilot, a Free French hero on a mission in Libya during World (…)

Gaddafi’s putative father’s path

19 février 2008

1. Early 1941 : start of the Leclerc offensive, launched from Tibesti (Chad) and heading towards Fezzan and Kufra (southern Libya). The division occupies several oases, where it establishes bases. Fezzan (…)

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