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• Guilty! France Not Doing Enough to Protect Its Hamsters

  by Pat_S on June 11, 2011

  Another case of absurd environmentalism. “Harmful crops” and “unchecked urbanization” are bad for the feral hamsters of Alsace. This is the recent judgment of the European Court of Justice on a case brought by the European Commission three years ago. France will face daily fines if it doesn’t adjust its agriculture to accommodate the creature—considered a farmland pest–all 800 of them. Court Rules France Not Doing Enough to Protect Its Hamsters Much like mice, they live a very fragile existence, always on the lookout for predators. Now, that predator has come in the form of the French, who are driving them toward extinction. Ruling on a case brought by the European Commission three years ago, the European Court of Justice...

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• France: Gee, This Libya Thing Is Complicated

  by Pat_S on April 6, 2011

  Did G.W. Bush put a spell on Obama? Stepping aside to watch this pathetic NATO muck up with Libya would be an ingenious way of sticking it to the self-righteous Europeans who needled Bush for being a cowboy. While there is a legitimate debate about the necessity of intervention in Libya, sometimes the “good” guys do have to use power in a nasty world. It finally dawns on Europe that it is difficult to wage war hygienically. France defends NATO against rebel criticism French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé on Wednesday defended the NATO air strikes in Libya in the face of mounting criticism from rebel leaders who say the allied mission to help them is too little, too late. The...

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