France’s Watergate — Chirac & de Villepin In Deep Doo-Doo
This non-reported story from the US drive-by media is simply delicious. Two of Saddam Hussein’s biggest apologists and two of America’s biggest foes in the War on Terror – Jacques Chirac and Dominique de Villepan — are in serious trouble in a huge French political scandal. (h/t – GatewayPundit)
President Chirac could become the first former French president to be questioned over alleged criminal acts while in office. Judges intend to question Mr. Chirac in the coming weeks despite his claims of immunity from prosecution.
Recently discovered documents suggest Mr. Chirac could be at the heart of the Clearstream scandal — described as the French Watergate. Judges will question his former prime minister, Dominique de Villepin, on September 13.
Clearstream centers on a failed attempt to smear Mr. Chirac’s successor, President Sarkozy, 52, who was wrongly accused of money laundering via a Luxembourg holding bank of that name in 2004. Mr. Sarkozy has allegedly pledged to hang the culprit “on a butcher’s hook.”
Messrs. de Villepin and Chirac were reported to be desperate to block Mr. Sarkozy’s presidential ambitions at the time. The pair has been forbidden from talking to each other by investigators.
It seems all of the enemies of the Bush Doctrine are having their comeuppance. *cough* George Galloway *cough*
I can only pray for jail time for the two French democracy saboteurs! As GatewayPundit said, “couldn’t happen to nicer guys”!
-Bruce (GayPatriot)
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So, Chirac schemed to plant false information to smear a political rival. Sounds similar to what Democrat New York governor Eliot Spitzer apparently did to Republican legislator John Bruno.
Comment by V the K — August 2, 2007 @ 2:52 pm - August 2, 2007
Crap! V beat me to it.
However, I will add that the drive-by media is likewise ignoring Spitzer’s “Troopergate”.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — August 3, 2007 @ 1:58 am - August 3, 2007
Odd I haven’t seen much on our American news about the French anti Iraq war leaders being brought up on corruption/bribery charges. Seems the anti war folks are the ones who profited from their stance. Food for oil, etc.
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — August 4, 2007 @ 12:31 pm - August 4, 2007
Speaking of which, riddle me this GP readers:
If Mr. Sarkozy is from the same political party as Chirac, that would make them (at least in theory) very close in terms of policy, no?
So I find it interesting that Reuters reports that a French rapper was booed for announcing his support of “right-wing” Sarkozy. (Emphasis mine.)
Let’s see…both Chirac and Sarkozy are from the same party…but it is Sarkozy who is dubbed “right-wing” by the media.
Sort of like the AP comparing “centrist” Hillary to “left-wing” Edwards, right?
Oh, wait – the AP never does that. My bad. (SARC)
Regards,
Peter H.
Comment by Peter Hughes — August 5, 2007 @ 10:57 am - August 5, 2007
1: You mean the same thing Karl Rove’s entire political career is based upon?
Comment by Kevin — August 6, 2007 @ 12:06 am - August 6, 2007
Indicative of a top-heavy politcal party infighting. Let deVillepan and Chirac strangle each other. I cite deVillepan first as Chirac was mostly venal and egocentric. Remember, deVillepan made an agreement at the UN with Powell on the Iraq action; then in just the time of a ride across Manhattan, he issued a 180 degree statement, causing Powell and the US significant embarassment. His idea of diplomacy is ‘lieing in state’.
Comment by Shawmut — August 6, 2007 @ 11:37 am - August 6, 2007