It’s July 14, Bastille day and the French national holiday. But the mood is somber. This country woke up today to see its press full – again – of inquisitorial headlines. The French don’t know it yet, but things are getting dangerously out of hand
‘Don’t ask for it, you might just get it’ goes the saying, and anyone watching the saddening events unfolding right now in this country, known as it is for its fine cultural and intellectual heritage, would understand why I just used it. The political witch-hunt which has been slowly picking up pace since the election of Nicolas Sarkozy to the Elysée is reaching frightening levels of intensity and seems to be spiraling out of control, literally as I write these words.For more: Opinion: Playing with press freedom means playing with fire
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