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DSK, LA FEMME DE CHAMBRE, ET LE CONTRASTE CULTUREL FRANCO-AMÉRICAIN

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Susan

Bernard Bichakjian, retired professor from the University of Neimegen,  has lived in both France and the States. He exposes the different perspectives the French and the Americans have of the DSK affair. Where is the line between transparency and privacy? … Continue reading →

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Which Country Has a Better Justicial System?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Susan

The French were outraged by Americans filming Dominique Strauss-Kahn handcuffed during his perp walk, but now we’re outraged because their press did what what we would never do: name and show photos of the victim! Who’s to say which country … Continue reading →

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Politicians Having Affairs

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Susan

From Stephanie, an American who moved to France to raise a family with her French husband: “I have a whole range of emotions too. It just seems a bit fishy to me…It’s driving me nuts because I want to know … Continue reading →

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Must We Choose between the Left & Feminism?

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Susan

The silence of France’s feminist socialists on the potential guilt of DSK is striking. Gisèle Halimi, the highly respected feminist leftist lawyer, seems to be the first to point this out.  You wonder if Martine Aubry, Ségolène Royal, and Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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“Relativisation” a French word English not in English!

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Susan

Michèle voit plus de nuances dans l’affaire DSK. Du gris plutôt que du noir et blanc que nous avons vu jusqu’ici. Elle nous écrit de Paris. *** D’abord, ce serait faux de considérer qu’il y a d’un côté la France, … Continue reading →

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Hein, BHL ?

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Susan

Je suis si déçue par l’opinion de BHL sur DSK! Elle contredit tout ce que j’avais cru comprendre de ses opinions sur la démocratie américaine et notre système juridique. (Son commentaire original se trouve dans son Bloc-Notes et est traduit … Continue reading →

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