We have already indicated in our columns how the French
minister of the interior, Nicolas Sarkozy, declared a
candidate for presidential elections in 2007, had used
the debate “about” the Islamic veil to introduce
the “Clash of civilizations” into the French public
debate. He had further resorted to the fear of terrorism
to launch his electoral campaign.
Currently, when France is the location of violent acts
in some sensitive urban areas, the Minister-candidate and
president of the UMP, is taking advantage of the
developments to promote himself politically. In this
regard, he stirred up the fire by coming up with
provocative statements and orchestrating a publicity
campaign on the Internet through the search engine
Google.
The online paper ZDNet indicated that UMP had requested the “enchanter
of the new mass media”, borrower of official technical
services of the French Conservative Party, to place some
micros in some of the key words that the Internet surfers
might consult. Similarly, if “banlieues” was written
(suburban communities), “racaille” (rabble) or “voiture
brûlée” (burnt car), there was a link to a request for
support from Nicolas Sarkozy.
It appears that today everything counts to promote the
neoconservative revolution that the Minister of the
Interior and his American friends wish for France.

Cédric Housez