Saturday, March 23, 2024

FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 280: ECONOMY MINISTER DUBBED REINCARNATION OF THATCHER, FRANCE DENIES TROOP PLANS FOR UKRAINE, MACRON THE BOXER?, YELLOW VESTS HONOR MOSCOW TERRORISM VICTIMS

 


              (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)





YELLOW VESTS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE MOSCOW TERRORIST ATTACK VICTIMS AT THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN PARIS SATURDAY 3/23/2024





"We feel like we have the reincarnation of Margaret Thatcher"


Sophie Binet is general secretary of France's CGT trade union.   She was speaking about the policies of the Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire.



Le Maire focused on unemployment benefits as he seeks to cut government spending by 10 Billion Euros (10,866 Billion US Dollars)...


                                    BFM-TV News Story (Translation Prompt)




EMMANUEL MACRON PIVOTED AWAY FROM HIS BELLIGERENCE TOWARDS RUSSIA IN UKRAINE TO DRAMATIZE THE ISSUE OF GANG-RELATED CRIME IN THE CITY OF MARSEILLE. 



A POLICE CRACKDOWN STARTED THE WEEK FOLLOWED BY AN APPARENT SURPRISE VISIT TO MARSEILLE BY MR. MACRON.


MR. MACRON'S VISIT THOUGH SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN ADVANCE WITH PLENTY OF PHOTO OPS DESIGNED TO SHOW HIM AS A TOUGH GUY ON CRIME AND DRUGS...NOS Netherlands Story (Translation Prompt)



On Tuesday night France's Defense Ministry denying what was said about French troop deployment in Ukraine.


Russian foreign intelligence Sergey Naryshkin said France planned to send 2,000 troops to Ukraine as an initial deployment.


Naryshkin also saying there was concern in the French military about detection of the force by Russia.


The Russians making the point that any French soldiers entering Ukraine would come under attack.



EMMANUEL MACRON IMAGING HIMSELF AS A TOUGH GUY WITH A BOXING PHOTO RELEASED BY HIS PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPHER ON INSTAGRAM.



ITS APPARENTLY LINKED TO MACRON'S COMMENTS ABOUT UKRAINE AND SIMILAR TOUGH GUY PHOTOS OF VLADIMIR PUTIN SEEN IN RECENT YEAR...



"He wants a fight with Putin. In France they laughed at the unusual photo of Macron"-RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)




ON FRIDAY A SETBACK FOR PRESIDENT MACRON AS THE CETA FREE TRADE DEAL BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND CANADA WAS REJECTED BY THE FRENCH SENATE.


THE CONCERNS OF FARMERS WHO WOULD BE UNDERCUT BY CHEAP CANADIAN IMPORTS TAKEN IN ACCOUNT BY SENATE OPPONENTS.



THE LEGISLATION NOW THEORETICALLY BACK IN THE HANDS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.


THE GOVERNMENT COULD LET THE ISSUE DRAG OUT AND DELAY A NEW VOTE LIKELY TO PLAY INTO THE HANDS OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS THIS JUNE...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



This afternoon in Paris what is billed as a protest against racism.  In fact it was an annual expression of protest called a:



                 "Day Against Racism"...



VIDEO STREAM YELLOW VESTS WEEK 280 ANTI-RACISM PROTEST PARIS 3/23/2024




Involved in the coalition of groups for this event the Leftist NPA party.



The color orange prominent in today protest that involved thousands of people on France's Left warning of a racist narrative against Muslims in France.


They associate racism with the attacks on Muslims who support a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas underway in Gaza.


The Left in France very hostile to Israel's policies involving the Palestinians even before the brutal Hamas attack on Israel last October 7th.



The Palestinian flag was visible at this protest.   No to mention the classic Communist hammer and sickle flag of the Soviet Union.


A plethora of colors including the rainbow flag in today's protest...







A small group of Yellow Vests in front of the Russian Embassy in Paris today.


They brought flowers in tribute to the victims of Friday's nights terrorist attack in Moscow...






                                       For now that's the story of France and the Yellow Vests.

                               


Also available this weekend the "Unplugged" post..."Nextrush Unplugged Weekend: The Way Things Ought To Be, Calypso Louie's 'Great Balls Of Fire', "A Mature Relationship", "The Mail Is Involved You're Going To Have Cheating'", Calling Out 'The Zelensky Regime'

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