1. 60 years ago, in April 1961, a group of French military officers led a failed coup against Charles de Gaulle, with the goal of stoping the decolonization of Algeria. Now a group of retired French officers have picked the anniversary of the coup to threaten French democracy.
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Or weirder: the fear of a national police force by the tyrant Biden will lead the right to a couphttps://humanevents.com/2021/04/30/charlie-kirk-defund-the-police-is-a-trojan-horse/ …
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Perhaps we’re at the 1923 stage of the fascist revolt here. They’re just getting started.
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Two days before this letter appeared, by coincidence, I decided it was time to re-read Day of the Jackal.
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I was going to say - this will just remind people of a certain age to read the book or watch the film again ...
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It's been tried before - viz General McArthur and President Truman in 1951.
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Hola, please find the unroll here: 1. 60 years ago, in April 1961, a group of French military officers… https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1388497112602603523.html … Have a good day.
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Insightful article; right on!
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One of the leaders of the Algiers putsch was Gen. Maurice Challe. When DeGaulle learned this, he was astounded. "But why Challe?" he asked. Challe was thought to be a model officer.
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