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==Politics==

==Politics==

"Bernard Henri Lévy, a friend of [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] since 1983 but with an extremely complicated relationship, is the man who, some consider,  waged a war in [[Libya]]. Lévy, 62, a Zionist<ref>[http://www.bernard-henri-levy.com/pdf/le-testament-de-dieu/2/031-los-angeles-times-25-12-80-en-anglais.pdf LA Times 12/25/1980]</ref> French philosopher is the man behind the French and American War on Libya... After persuading Sarkozy, Mr. Lévy gives Mr. Sarkozy sole credit for persuading London, Washington and others to support intervention in Libya." <ref> [http://anarchitext.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/bhl-war-in-libya/ B.H. Levy: the man who waged a War in Libya.] </ref>  

"Bernard Henri Lévy, a friend of [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] since 1983 but with an extremely complicated relationship, is the man who, some consider,  waged a war in [[Libya]]. Lévy, 62, a Zionist<ref>[http://www.bernard-henri-levy.com/pdf/le-testament-de-dieu/2/031-los-angeles-times-25-12-80-en-anglais.pdf LA Times 12/25/1980]</ref> French philosopher is the man behind the French and American War on Libya... After persuading Sarkozy, Mr. Lévy gives Mr. Sarkozy sole credit for persuading London, Washington and others to support intervention in Libya." <ref>[http://anarchitext.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/bhl-war-in-libya/ B.H. Levy: the man who waged a War in Libya.]</ref>  

[[File:BERNARD - HENRI LEVY Benghazi Libya.jpg|thumb|BHL in the ruins of a residence of [[Qaddafi]] in Benghazi.]]

[[File:BERNARD - HENRI LEVY Benghazi Libya.jpg|thumb|BHL in the ruins of a residence of [[Qaddafi]] in Benghazi.]]

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The man who introduced Sarkozy to the Benghazi rebels is none other than Bernard-Henri Levy, a pop philosopher so French that I can’t think of an American equivalent. We just don’t have philosophers who wear their shirts unbuttoned, marry blond actresses and take sides, enthusiastically, in wars in Bangladesh, Angola, Rwanda, Bosnia and beyond. <ref> [http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/frances-goals-in-libya-hit-a-little-closer-to-home/2011/03/28/AF4J7mqB_story.html? France’s goals in Libya hit a little closer to home.] </ref>

The man who introduced Sarkozy to the Benghazi rebels is none other than Bernard-Henri Levy, a pop philosopher so French that I can’t think of an American equivalent. We just don’t have philosophers who wear their shirts unbuttoned, marry blond actresses and take sides, enthusiastically, in wars in Bangladesh, Angola, Rwanda, Bosnia and beyond.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/frances-goals-in-libya-hit-a-little-closer-to-home/2011/03/28/AF4J7mqB_story.html? France’s goals in Libya hit a little closer to home.]</ref>

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==Philosophy==

==Philosophy==

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A philosopher who’s never taught the subject in any university, a journalist who creates a cocktail mingling the true, the possible, and the totally false, a patch-work filmmaker, a writer without a real literary oeuvre, he is the icon of a media-driven society in which simple appearance weighs more than the substance of things. BHL is thus first and foremost a great communicator, the PR man of the only product he really knows how to sell: himself... BHL changes his political allegiances like one of his shirts. <ref>

A philosopher who’s never taught the subject in any university, a journalist who creates a cocktail mingling the true, the possible, and the totally false, a patch-work filmmaker, a writer without a real literary oeuvre, he is the icon of a media-driven society in which simple appearance weighs more than the substance of things. BHL is thus first and foremost a great communicator, the PR man of the only product he really knows how to sell: himself... BHL changes his political allegiances like one of his shirts.<ref>

[http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/the_lies_of_bernard_henri_leacutevy/ The Lies of Bernard-Henri Lévy.] </ref>

[http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/the_lies_of_bernard_henri_leacutevy/ The Lies of Bernard-Henri Lévy.]</ref>

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''...it would be nice to know, and without delay—how a chambermaid could have walked in alone, contrary to the habitual practice of most of New York’s grand hotels of sending a “cleaning brigade” of two people, into the room of one of the most closely watched figures on the planet.''<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/05/16/bernard-henri-lvy-the-dominique-strauss-kahn-i-know.html Bernard-Henri Lévy Defends Accused IMF Director.] </ref>

''...it would be nice to know, and without delay—how a chambermaid could have walked in alone, contrary to the habitual practice of most of New York’s grand hotels of sending a “cleaning brigade” of two people, into the room of one of the most closely watched figures on the planet.''<ref name="thedailybeast.com">[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/05/16/bernard-henri-lvy-the-dominique-strauss-kahn-i-know.html Bernard-Henri Lévy Defends Accused IMF Director.]</ref>

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However, this comment elicited some outcry.  For example:

However, this comment elicited some outcry.  For example:

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''I am troubled by a system of justice modestly termed “accusatory,” meaning that anyone can come along and accuse another fellow of any crime—and it will be up to the accused to prove that the accusation is false and without basis in fact.'' <ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/05/16/bernard-henri-lvy-the-dominique-strauss-kahn-i-know.html Bernard-Henri Lévy Defends Accused IMF Director.] </ref>

''I am troubled by a system of justice modestly termed “accusatory,” meaning that anyone can come along and accuse another fellow of any crime—and it will be up to the accused to prove that the accusation is false and without basis in fact.'' <ref name="thedailybeast.com"/>

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On March 3, 2009, Lévy wrote:

On March 3, 2009, Lévy wrote:

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''Next month, the nations of the world will meet in Geneva to talk about racism. The philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy says the whole thing is a sham, a setup to blame the world’s ills on Israel. We must boycott. ''<ref> [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/03/03/why-is-the-un-blaming-the-jews.html Why Is the UN Blaming the Jews?] </ref>

''Next month, the nations of the world will meet in Geneva to talk about racism. The philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy says the whole thing is a sham, a setup to blame the world’s ills on Israel. We must boycott. ''<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/03/03/why-is-the-un-blaming-the-jews.html Why Is the UN Blaming the Jews?]</ref>

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