Headline of the day: ‘Mort de Ben Laden — La méfiance d’Obama’
These things always sound better in French, don’t you think? It is from the “libre de penser” pages of the newspaper Le Devoir of Canada. Francophones are big on pensing — have you ever noticed how in France, even the corporate executives look like philosophy professors? Bonus is the byline: “Serge Truffaut,” which sounds like ...
These things always sound better in French, don't you think? It is from the "libre de penser" pages of the newspaper Le Devoir of Canada. Francophones are big on pensing -- have you ever noticed how in France, even the corporate executives look like philosophy professors? Bonus is the byline: "Serge Truffaut," which sounds like it was made up by a writer for Saturday Night Live.
These things always sound better in French, don’t you think? It is from the “libre de penser” pages of the newspaper Le Devoir of Canada. Francophones are big on pensing — have you ever noticed how in France, even the corporate executives look like philosophy professors? Bonus is the byline: “Serge Truffaut,” which sounds like it was made up by a writer for Saturday Night Live.
Anyway, I say: La méfiance est mère de sûreté.
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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