The Clearstream Affair, Act 1 Scene 1
It's murky and it runs deep; it's called L'Affaire Clearstream. It's been going on for five years and now it's being played out in court for every French citizen to see. From day one in court, L'Affaire appears trickier and more tortuous than an early Chabrol film.
To start with, what is L'Affaire about? A case of paranoia, slander and vengeance involving: a) Dominique de Villepin, an ex-prime minister who dazzled the world on 14 February 2003 with a historic speech at the UN against the war in Iraq, a Gaullist with a taste for history and poetry and a penchant for Bonaparte; b) Nicolas Sarkozy, former Chirac minister, today president of France, whose permanent agitation has transfixed his compatriots, and amused, irritated and awed the world in equal measure since his election on 5 May 2007; c) the French intelligence services.… Seguir leyendo »