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| − | Bernard Henri Levy, a friend of Sarkozy since 1983 but with an extremely complicated relationship, is the man who, some consider, waged a war in Libya. Lévy, 62, a Zionist 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 Levy, a friend of Sarkozy since 1983 but with an extremely complicated relationship, is the man who, some consider, waged a war in Libya. Lévy, 62 (born in Algeria in 1948, to a wealthy Sephardi Jewish family), a Zionist 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> |
Two French lawyers said they planned to initiate legal proceedings against French President Nicolas Sarkozy for crimes against humanity over the [[NATO]]-led military campaign in [[Libyan uprising 2011|Libya]]... Dumas, a former French minister, said "the NATO mission, which was meant to protect civilians, was in fact killing them." <ref>[http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=46395 French lawyers plan Libya lawsuit against Sarkozy.]</ref> | Two French lawyers said they planned to initiate legal proceedings against French President Nicolas Sarkozy for crimes against humanity over the [[NATO]]-led military campaign in [[Libyan uprising 2011|Libya]]... Dumas, a former French minister, said "the NATO mission, which was meant to protect civilians, was in fact killing them." <ref>[http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=46395 French lawyers plan Libya lawsuit against Sarkozy.]</ref> | ||
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Nicolas Sarkozy (born in 1955) is a French conservative politician, who was elected President of France on May 6, 2007. He is a strong admirer of the United States[1].
Sarkozy was born in Paris in 1955 to a French mother of Greek Jewish origin (the daughter of a Greek immigrant born to the Mallah family, one of the oldest Jewish families of Salonika, Greece [2]) and a Hungarian father (real name: Sarkozy de Nagy-Bocsa) who had escaped Communism. Sarkozy attended law school at the University of Paris, and also studied at the Institute of Political Studies. In 1983, at the age of 28, he became mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine, a major suburb of Paris. He was elected to the French National Assembly in 1988 and named minister in 1993. From 2002 to 2007 he served as interior minister and budget minister during which time he burnished his reputation as a tough-on-crime and straightforward politician. On January 14, 2007, he was chosen by the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP), France's main conservative party, as its candidate for president.
Divorced twice, Sarkozy is father to three sons, Pierre and Jean from his first marriage and Louis from his second.[3] He was married for a third time on February 2, 2008, to model and singer Carla Bruni.[4]
Sarkozy also has engendered much controversy in France with his advocacy of economic reforms, immigration controls, a youth employment law that the government was compelled to repeal by widespread protests,[5] and his notorious comment that his intention was to "wash away the scum", when referring to the 2005 Paris Riots.[6]
Libyan affair
Bernard Henri Levy, a friend of Sarkozy since 1983 but with an extremely complicated relationship, is the man who, some consider, waged a war in Libya. Lévy, 62 (born in Algeria in 1948, to a wealthy Sephardi Jewish family), a Zionist 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. [7]
Two French lawyers said they planned to initiate legal proceedings against French President Nicolas Sarkozy for crimes against humanity over the NATO-led military campaign in Libya... Dumas, a former French minister, said "the NATO mission, which was meant to protect civilians, was in fact killing them." [8]
External links
References
- ↑ "Sarkozy vs. Royal", The Washington Times Online
- ↑ Nicolas Sarkozy’s Jewish Heritage.
- ↑ Nicolas Sarkozy's Biography
- ↑ Elaine Sciolino, "French president and ex-model wed, quietly," International Herald Tribune 3 Feb. 2008.
- ↑ "France - The News From France", About.com
- ↑ "Troubled Suburbs Rally to Stop Sarkozy", The Guardian Online
- ↑ B.H. Levy: the man who waged a War in Libya.
- ↑ French lawyers plan Libya lawsuit against Sarkozy.