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One section of the film focusses on the filmmakers' attempts to maneuver France into more committed involvement in the war. Using what must be sizeable prestige, Levy conveys a message from Bosnian President Izetbegovic to French President Mitterand.
Just 24 hours after French officials ordered five alleged American spies to leave the country, the affair has become mired in France's own presidential politics. Today, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe -- a supporter of conservative candidate Jacques Chirac -- said he was "scandalized" by the leak and ordered an investigation. Interior...
It's a savvy political maneuver, but it shouldn't fool anyone. If the considerations were primarily financial, CPB would not be such a priority. Its budget is minuscule--only $319 million a year--compared to other "wasteful" federal agencies that sop up far more government dollars.
As the Defense Minister stepped to the podium, he nervously grabbed the sides for support, anticipating a barrage of criticism. But within minutes, Grachev had managed to turn the tables on his adversaries. He did so by detailing, in graphic terms, the sorry state of a military that only five...
Helms' distaste for foreign aid is longstanding, as he bluntly told a news conference in Raleigh the day after the election: "The foreign aid program has spent an estimated $2 trillion of the American taxpayer's money, much of it going down foreign ratholes to countries that constantly oppose us...