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| − | A review of his movie ''The Oath of Tobruk'', which he wrote, produced, directed and starred in, celebrating the tragic events in Libya which took 40,000 lives after Levy's personal intervention for "humanitarian purposes", describes Levy as a self-promoting militant philosopher leftist intellectual.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120610005656/http://www.france24.com/en/20120606-libyan-war-brought-you-bernard-henri-levy-sarkozy-clinton-obama] </ref> The movie was made with an eye to being his entry at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. The film depicts the adventures of a fascist warmonger with a cameo appearance by [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]].<ref> http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/what-the-state-department-didnt-want-you-to-see-in-clintons-emails/article/2564944 </ref> | + | A review of his movie ''The Oath of Tobruk'', which he wrote, produced, directed and starred in, celebrating the tragic events in Libya which took 40,000 lives after Levy's personal intervention for "humanitarian purposes", describes Levy as a self-promoting militant philosopher leftist intellectual.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120610005656/http://www.france24.com/en/20120606-libyan-war-brought-you-bernard-henri-levy-sarkozy-clinton-obama] </ref> The movie was made with an eye to being his entry at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. The film depicts the adventures of a fascist warmonger with a cameo appearance by [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]].<ref> https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/what-the-state-department-didnt-want-you-to-see-in-clintons-emails/article/2564944 </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 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> | + | ''...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">[https://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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| − | ''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>[https://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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