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Le silence des communistes n'en finit pas de faire parler de lui

Jean-Pierre Thibaudat — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:22:16 +0200

Créé au festival d’Avignon 2006 dans une salle des fêtes crapoteuse fleurant bon les meetings politiques d’antan, le spectacle « Le silence des communistes » n’en finit pas de faire parler de lui. La pièce qui n’en est pas une, part d’une correspondance (traduction de l’adaptation publiée à l’Arche) entre trois ex membres du Parti communiste italien.

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Afghanistan: Marines Fruitlessly Attempt to Win Over Population

Emmanuel Derville — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:05:49 +0200

(From Garmser district, Afghanistan) The lack of understanding between Americans and Afghan peasants weary of being monitored plays into the hands of the Taliban.

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The Obamas as Terrorists: Is Irony Compatible with News?

Pascal Riché — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:47:04 +0200

Every week, The New Yorker publishes a drawing that is quirky, poetic, humorous, or a bit strange on its cover. Its long-time subscribers probably weren’t too offended by the weekly’s latest cover that shows the Obamas in the Oval Office in the guise of terrorists.

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New shareholders help Street89's development

Rue89 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:24:56 +0200

Street89 has just crossed an important new step in its journey, by opening its capital to new investors, thus enabling the website to continue to develop and ensuring its independance.

Settled on monday, this transaction has gathered 1.1 million euros.

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Europe and Immigration: The Populist Option for Repression

Pierre Haski — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:21:12 +0200

In Brussels-speak it’s a « return directive, » but in NGO language it’s the « directive of shame. » What, exactly ? On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved - without the slightest amendment - the consensus the 27 European Union governments had already reached concerning the conditions for returning illegal immigrants to their countries of origin.

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Rage against the machine: the revolution is back

Laurence Romance — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:00:56 +0200

Tuesday, June 4, the day after the announcement of the candidacy of Democrat Barack Obama the next American presidential election, Rage Against The Machine has invested the Bercy arena in his recent echoes of “The Internationale”, VO Russian. With a black flag struck by the Zapatista red star for any decor, the collective multiethnic Los Angeles assene for an hour and a quarter its hymns radicals with an intensity and cohesion breathtaking.
Despite some problems PA and the relative brevity of a set also free of new songs, ecstatic mines of 18 000 spectators leaving the place to regret saying all the same thing : Rage is back. Finally.

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Gaddafi stabs Sarkozy in the back

Zineb Dryef — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:56:35 +0200

The Elysee does not comment on recent turbulence of the Franco-Libyan. Yet, having shown encouraging signs, Colonel Gaddafi does not ultimately of the Union for the Mediterranean (UPM) Nicolas Sarkozy.In December, the french president did not fear the controversy by inviting the sulphur in the Libyan capital.

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Telecom accused of spying

Stéphanie Pichon — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:33:44 +0200

In 2005, leaders of the company have appealed to Network Deutschland and its teams of detectives to scrutinize the thousands of telephone data executives, trade unionists and journalists. Objective : to stop leaks on poor financial health of the giant telecoms.

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GMO: Europe Says Yes; Member States Don't Follow

Ophélie Neiman — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:17:39 +0200

Like France, six European Union Member states have already suspended cultivation of Monsanto 810. All are struggling to adapt to the 2001 directive.

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The Left Is Back in the Saddle, but Still Without a Horse

Pascal Riché — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:21:31 +0100

With fifteen big cities tipping over to their side, the Socialists have reason to exult. A nice big pink wave has broken over France during these elections. Who could have imagined this six months ago ? But if the Left is back in the saddle, it still has to find a good horse to bet on.

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