TWEETING THE SARKOZY-HOLLANDE DEBATE

Looking back on last night's 2 hour and 50 minute marathon (start from the bottom):


csdickey ‏ @csdickey

EARLY, PARTIAL POLLS SUGGEST HOLLANDE IMPROVED HIS STANDING IN DEBATE (AND HE ALREADY LED BY 6 POINTS). Atlantico http://www.atlantico.fr/decryptage/rendez-soir-pour-suivre-que-francais-pensent-debat-en-direct-mediaprism-347882.html

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COULD SARKOZY SQUEAK BY WITH 50.2%? THIS MODEL (NOT REALLY A POLL) SUGGESTS HE MIGHT: http://www.atlantico.fr/decryptage/electionscope-modele-qui-trouve-nicolas-sarkozy-gagnant-50-2-bruno-jerome-344603.html

2h    ‏ @csdickey

Fact checking the Sarkozy-Hollande debate (in French on Rue89) http://www.rue89.com/rue89-presidentielle/2012/05/03/de-la-zapatera-au-bristol-petits-et-gros-mensonges-du-debat

10h    ‏ @csdickey

So, Le Debat is over. The spin continues on cable news stations, but the rest have gone back to American cop shows, including The Closer.

10h    ‏ @csdickey

@tunkuv So, bottom line, debate not likely to have closed the chasm that looms between Sarkozy and frontrunner Hollande in the polls.
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10h    ‏ @csdickey

@tunkuv Has 'le debat' sealed Sarkozy's fate? -- The only opinion likely to have changed: Hollande has a spine. Otherwise, reaffirmations.
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10h   ‏ @HalaGorani

Sarkozy gets last word bc Hollande spoke first. Appeals to voters who chose other candidates in 1st round. #france2012
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10h   ‏ @moutet

Sarkozy appeals to Marine Le Pen's voters - Hollande interrupts to say he does, too! #LeDébat
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10h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande conclusion rejects Sarkozy's fearmongering.

10h   ‏ @ericpape

In first hour, focus group sees no victor, but is surprised by feisty Hollande. http://www.atlantico.fr/decryptage/rendez-soir-pour-suivre-que-francais-pensent-debat-en-direct-mediaprism-347882.html
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10h   ‏ @FrancoisF24

Sarkozy: Algeria holds key to security in Sahara, important for fate of French hostages in Sahel
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10h    ‏ @csdickey

LeDebat almost over ...

10h    ‏ @csdickey

In discussing Mali, Niger, etc , and the French hostages held by AQ in Maghreb, not much difference, but Sarkozy obviously better versed.

10h   ‏ @pierrehaski

Sarkozy ne rappelle pas qu'il avait envisagé de tout arrêter en Afgh. en jan., après le meurtre de Français par 1 soldat afghan. #LeDebat
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10h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande: "I consider the mission to be finished" in Afghanistan.

10h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy says getting out of Afghanistan is technically impossible --but his main thrust is to talk about horrors of Taliban.

10h   ‏ @HalaGorani

Hollande: You think I knew DSK'S private life? How would I know that? #france2012
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10h    ‏ @csdickey

Afghanistan -- Hollande wants French troops out before the end of this year.

10h   ‏ @FrancoisF24

2h31 minutes in. Tempers flare. Accusations of nepotism fly. Sarkozy drops his name. Strauss-Kahn.
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10h   ‏ @ericpape

Sarkozy attacks Hollande over DSK -- looks desperate and unpresidential, especially since the prez appointed DSK to lead IMF #ledebat
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10h   ‏ @moutet

Battle of the sleazy hotels - Le Bristol (fundraising at) vs. Le Carlton (girls, girls, girls). #LeDébat
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10h   ‏ @moutet

And we've reached the nuclear option - the name of #DSK has been invoked. #LeDébat
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10h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy now throws Strauss-Kahn into the debate, saying he has nothign to learn from a party that supported DSK.

10h   ‏ @HalaGorani

Debate almost over and it's about to end on a nasty note. Sarkozy just called Hollande "a little slanderer!" #france2012 #ledebat
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10h    ‏ @csdickey

"Merci de votre arrogance," says Sarkozy. (This and "I am not your student" have subtext that Sarko never made it through top schools.)

10h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande hitting at Sarkozy for acting like a party leader instead of a president.

10h    ‏ @csdickey

Going into this, polls showed only about 11 percent of voters might have their minds changed by the debate. I think at the end, far fewer.

11h    ‏ @csdickey

Being president of the republic is not a "normal" job says Sarkozy, hitting back at Hollande's core theme.

11h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande's refrain, "I, as President of the Republic...." precedes each of those things he will do that's not Sarkozy-like.

11h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy closes by talking about his experience in office, Hollande closes by talking, in effect, abt France's experience of Sarkozy.

11h    ‏ @csdickey

I don't see how the moderators (if so they are) can figure out who has talked more, Sarkozy and Hollande have been talking at same time.

11h   ‏ @FrancoisF24

Sarkozy on Fessenheim, nuclear safety: Fukushima triggered by a tsunami. Is there a risk of tsunami on the banks of the Rhine?
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12h ‏ @jrug

I'm watching live Sarko Hollande tv debate in a bar in Hollande's constituency of Tulle and nobody's taking slightest bit of notice. Ha!
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11h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande says will only close one nuke plant in next five years, which dates from 1977. Sarkozy wants to keep it, says its safer than in 77.

11h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande notes that other countries with large dependence on nukes are Ukraine (read, Chernobyl) and Japan ... Fukushima.

11h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande wants to reduce dependency from 75 percent to 50 percent nukes and replace with alternatives.

11h    ‏ @csdickey

Now on to the nuclear issue that Sarkozy has been trying to raise all night. France gets about 80 percent of its electricity from nukes.

11h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy and Hollande debating who will be tougher enforcing law against "burqa," worn by perhaps 3000 of 3 million Muslim women here

11h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande calling out Sarkozy on the scare mongering about separate hours for women at pools and halal meat in schools ...

11h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande taking Sarkozy to task for saying the reason not to give immigrants the local vote is because they'd vote on religious lines.

11h   ‏ @pierrehaski

RT @francetvinfo: Au sujet du droit de vote des étrangers, vous pouvez consulter cette infographie du Figaro.fr. http://bit.ly/JUaCHP
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11h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarko making his big bid for the LePenists now

11h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy is emphasizing and reemphasizing the African and Islamic nature of immigrants as a reason they shouldnt vote in local elections

11h ‏ @NabilaRamdani

#Hollande favours vote for immigrants at local elections. So did #Sarkozy five years ago but never acted on it. #LeDebat
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11h   ‏ @araissi

Must say both candidates kick ass compared with Gordon Brown v David Cameron. That was so bad we thought Nick Clegg was good.
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11h ‏ @lemondefr

Sarkozy et Hollande s'affrontent sur les attaques personnelles de leurs proches http://lemde.fr/ICQrl9
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11h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy very pleased with himself when discussing detention centers for immigrants, catching Hollande out on legalisms.

11h   ‏ @FrancoisF24

rt @stefandevries Immigration in France is largely below the European average, Messieurs @fhollande and @NicolasSarkozy
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11h   ‏ @ericpape

@fhollande Translated - Hollande: "Don't confuse yourself with France." One of Sarkozy's weaknesses in the eyes of the electorate. #ledebat
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11h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy says he will cut immigration in half ...

11h François Hollande François Hollande ‏ @fhollande

Je considère que l'immigration légale doit être maitrisée mais nous ne pouvons pas instaurer des critères hors d'atteinte. #VoteHollande
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11h    ‏ @csdickey

Once again the debate becomes a numbers game ...

11h Présidentielle 2012 Présidentielle 2012 ‏ @leParisien_2012

Echange tendu : #Hollande : "Répondez à ma question !" #Sarkozy : "Je ne suis pas votre élève !" http://live.leparisien.fr/Event/Second_tour_de_lelection_presidentielle__suivez_en_direct_le_debat_televise_entre_Nicolas_Sarkozy #LeDebat
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11h    ‏ @csdickey

Ah ... now we get to immigration. ....

11h   ‏ @pierrehaski

"je ne suis pas votre élève" il l'a dit, il l'a dit! (NS) #LeDebat
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11h François Hollande François Hollande ‏ @fhollande

Ne confondez pas votre personne avec la France ! #VoteHollande
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11h    ‏ @csdickey

For much of this debate, Sarkozy has tried to turn Hollande into Zapatero, now Hollande talks about Sarko's "friend" Berlusconi ...

11h   ‏ @BFMTV

"Si on veut retrouver la maîtrise de son destin, on rembourse ses dettes, on réduit ses dépenses", selon N. Sarkozy. #LeDébat
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11h   ‏ @BFMTV

Avec pacte budgétaire, qui n'a "aucune dimension de croissance", nous "serions condamnés pour toujours à l'austérité", selon F. Hollande.
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11h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy keeps talking about Spain and its disastrous finances . Hollande says "talk about yourself."

11h   ‏ @FrancoisF24

#LeDébat Hollande: "Banks get a loan from ECB at 1% and lend at 6%. Je refuse." How?
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12h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande - discipline of fiscal pact is good - but no measures for growth

12h   ‏ @ericpape

Hollande needs to explain how raising taxes won't undermine the economy that doesn't pass through the government...if he can #ledebat
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12h   ‏ @BFMTV

François Hollande accuse Nicolas Sarkozy d'avoir lui-même "supprimé la formation des enseignants". #présidentielle
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12h ‏ @moutet

Golly, #Hollande barks AND bites!
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12h ‏ @araissi

Sarko at Hollande: Difference between you and me, You want fewer rich, I want fewer poor? H: No u want the rich richer; the poor poorer.
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12h ‏ @pierrehaski

"Je n'ai pas à repondre à vos questions" - NS mauvais joueur. #LeDebat
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12h   ‏ @BFMTV

"Moi je protège les enfants de la République, vous, vous protégez les privilégiés", a affirmé F. Hollande à N. Sarkozy. #présidentielle
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12h   ‏ @pierrehaski

Bettencourt vs Perdriel et Pigasse ? Riches de droite et riches de gauche... Pathétique. #LeDebat
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12h    ‏ @csdickey

@HalaGorani Sarkozy's problem is that the manner in which he throws punches is what people dislike about him, even if he lands them.
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12h Présidentielle 2012 Présidentielle 2012 ‏ @leParisien_2012

#Sarkozy : "Aller dire que nous avons fait des cadeaux aux riches, c’est une calomnie, c’est un mensonge" http://live.leparisien.fr/Event/Second_tour_de_lelection_presidentielle__suivez_en_direct_le_debat_televise_entre_Nicolas_Sarkozy #LeDebat
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12h   ‏ @ericpape

Hollande's Socialist baggage vulnerability: deficits. Sarkozy has hit there. Expect far more.
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12h    ‏ @csdickey

The moderation on Le Debat really is poor. Sarkozy allowed to filibuster on every response.

12h   ‏ @HalaGorani

Hollande: you can't explain a position without being rude to the person you're speaking to. #france2012
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12h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy is, weirdly, defending the fact that he kept the wealth tax. ...

12h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy accused Hollande of "calumny and lies" and Hollande says "you call yourself someone who pulls people together?"

12h   ‏ @HalaGorani

Hollande accuses Sarko of increasing French debt. Sarko says debt is largely structural, rest a result of economic crisis. #france 2012
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12h Markus Karlsson Markus Karlsson ‏ @markusF24

#Hollande is all of a sudden trying to beat #Sarkozy in the numbers game. I can't keep up which figure is which. #France
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12h    ‏ @csdickey

@ericpape ...Flanby flambée ....
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12h   ‏ @BFMTV

La dette publique a augmenté de 900 milliards d'euros depuis 2002, a affirmé François Hollande. #présidentielle
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12h   ‏ @pierrehaski

Sarkozy est pressé de parler du nucléaire... Ça va être chaud quand ils y seront. #LeDebat
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12h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy keeps trying to drag in the question of "dismantling" the nuclear industry, which is a question that is supposed to come up later.

12h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy insists on "just a word to finish" in every exchange.

12h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande is combative, which will probably benefit his image. No Flanby tonight.

12h   ‏ @ericpape

Hollande pounding on rising cost of living. Sarkozy will try to save himself on security/immigration/foreign affairs. #ledebat #THEissue
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12h   ‏ @HalaGorani

Hollande to Sarko: you use the word "lie" a lot, as though it's something you feel deeply within yourself. #france2012
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12h Présidentielle 2012 Présidentielle 2012 ‏ @leParisien_2012

EN IMAGES. Les premières images du débat, c'est par ici ! http://www.leparisien.fr/election-presidentielle-2012/en-images-debat-l-arrivee-des-candidats-02-05-2012-1981158.php #LeDébat
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12h   ‏ @FrancoisF24

Sarkozy: "Let me teach you something" Hollande: "You won't teach me anything" #liveF24
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12h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande finally calls Sarkozy out on the use of the word "lies" which Sarkozy has used repeatedly.

12h   ‏ @HalaGorani

Hollande to Sarko: What's extraordinary with you is whatever happens, you're always happy. Sarko: That's a lie. Hollande: so you're unhappy?
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12h    ‏ @csdickey

Both Sarkozy and HOllande are talking over each other, could use a little moderation.

12h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy is talking about the virtues of instilling "confidence" with his policies. (What Krugman calls "the confidence fairy")

12h   ‏ @ericpape

Hollande is diving into THE issue: declining buying power. It was Sarkozy's main 2007 promise, and his biggest failure. #debat
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12h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande is vastly underestimating the increase in the prise of oil since 2002...

12h Garriberts Garriberts ‏ @Garriberts

"C'est pas vous qui posez les question et c'est pas vous qui donnez les notes". Hollande façon Mitterrand 81. #ledebat
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12h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande to Sarkozy: "with you it's very simple, it's never your fault."

12h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy risks sounding like a math teacher grading Hollande on a pop quiz ...

12h   ‏ @FrancoisF24

Sarkozy: "The example to follow is that of Germany, not Greece or Spain." #Kalispera
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12h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy keeps using the word "lies," which isn't exactly elegant. ...

12h   ‏ @ericpape

Hollande: don't compare French unemployment to Greece or Spain, compare it to Germany's -- and it it looks bad. #debat #campaign #hollande
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12h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande reminding Sarkozy that he promised unemployment would be 5 percent after 5 yrs, but now it's 10 percent.

13h ‏ @BBCWorld

Francois #Hollande tells President #Sarkozy France has "been hurt, divided and suffered" for past five years http://bbc.in/IWx96p #ledebat
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13h ‏ @HalaGorani

Sarko: Mr Hollande vy attacking me is minimizing the economic accomplishments of France. #france 2012
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13h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy comparing the increase of unemployment by 18.7 percent with much bigger increases in Spain, US, etc.

13h ‏ @ericpape

Why #Sarkozy starts this single presidential debate in France in such a hole: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/05/01/sarkozy_le_pen_france_mayday #ledebat #hollande #presidentielles
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13h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande: You need growth. You need production. Would create a public investment bank. ...

13h    ‏ @csdickey

Okay, enough etat d'esprit. How to address unemployment?

13h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy made a mistake by raising the question of peronal attacks., which any candidate might expect.

13h   ‏ @BFMTV

"Monsieur Sarkozy, vous aurez du mal à passer pour une victime", a déclaré François Hollande. #présidentielle #débat
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13h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy is talking about the language of the leftist unions that have compared him to Franco, Petain, etc. Which Hollande did not do.

13h ‏ @BFMTV

"S'il n'y a pas eu de violences" durant 5 ans, "le mérite en revient à toute la société française", selon F. Hollande. #présidentielle
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13h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy is trying to make the point that unions, which support Hollande, are confrontational. ...

13h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande - If there hasn't been violence then credit belongs to the whole of French society.

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Sarkozy saying there was no violence, no atmosphere of civil war durng his presidency (doesn't count his time as interior minister).

13h    ‏ @csdickey

Hollande - let's get back to this question of pulling people together -- which Sarkozy hasn't done a great job doing these last five years

13h    ‏ @csdickey

Sarkozy overruns time, filibustering slightly. ...

13h    ‏ @csdickey

And Sarkozy? How's he feeling? Sarkozy calls Hollande's remarks "classic", implying cliched. Multiple crises to be addressed specifically..

13h    ‏ @csdickey

First question .... How do you feel? ??? Hollande, platitudinous boilerplate. Stiff. Presidential in the old mold. Bring ppl together ...

13h    ‏ @csdickey

I love the big countdown timers for each candidate, Hollande and Sarkozy. Feels like an old game show ...

13h    ‏ @csdickey

Looks like the Kadhafi funding issue for Sarkozy's 2007 campaign neutralized pre-debate. Denials by evyone but the Mediapart reporter ...

13h    ‏ @csdickey

RT @ericpape: To win re-election #Sarkozy just needs to reduce Francois Hollande to a quivering, sobbing mess .... OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT

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Bruni and Trierweiler both stand out as they arrive at studio, Sarkozy and Hollande almost lost among the other suits.

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Hollande-Sarkozy debate about to begin...

Did Edward Jay Epstein really interview DSK?

Did Edward J. Epstein really get an exclusive interview with Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the Pavillon de la Reine hotel on Place des Vosges in Paris for two hours on 13 April 2012?    In a piece for the Guardian based on the interview, Epstein cites DSK talking about a conspiracy by his political enemies, presumably Nicolas Sarkozy, who, he says, may not have set him up, but distorted, amplified and exploited his encounter with chambermaid Nafissatou Diallo at the Manhattan Sofitel.    Anonymous people described in the French press as the "entourage" of DSK have claimed that Epstein did not have such an interview. This morning we see what may be one reason for the attempt to dial back: DSK's wife Anne Sinclair will not be asked to comment on the second round of French elections on BFMTV, as she was for the first. The reason given: DSK's charges in the Guardian interview make it impossible to have confidence in her objectivity.    This may well be unfair to Sinclair. But it is even more unfair to impugn Epstein's reputation with anonymous non-sources. Following is my email to him on Monday asking for clarification, and his response:   April 30, 2012   Christopher Dickey

Dear Mr. Epstein,
       You have doubtless seen this semi-anonymous assault on your professional ethics:
http://www.leparisien.fr/dsk-la-chute/interview-au-guardian-un-montage-selon-l-entourage-de-dsk-29-04-2012-1976996.php
       As I said in the column I wrote about "Three Days" on Sunday, I would take issue with a lot of the inferences you've made about the DSK case, and question some of the questions that don't appear to have been asked, but I think the story in Le Parisien, which seems to have been planted by DSK's people after they realized what a shit-storm he'd created, is hardly credible. Google shows me it is now widespread in the French press, and all the headlines are essentially negative: https://www.google.com/search?q=epstein+dsk+entourage+montage&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
       I will be writing about the case tomorrow and would like to include in that article, or perhaps in a separate piece for the Daily Beast, your rebuttal to this accusation.
       All the best, Chris

	Apr 30 (2 days ago)

Hi Chris
   As for your question, No one is necessarily inaccurate, This is what happened:
1) I did interview DSK.  I spoke with him for 2 hours on April 13,2012 in Paris.
2) When I arranged to speak to him, it was  for the epilogue “Sliding Doors: of the book I was publishing. By the time I left for Paris on April 12th, the entire book had been written,  copy-edited, and sent out for first serial rights to the Guardian.
3) At the time, I had an arrangement with the Guardian to publish extracts of the book and other material regarding my DSK investigation, athough I did not know the  form the publication  would take, and I did not discuss that with DSK.
4) I wrote my report on my interview with DSK for the Guardian after I saw DSK and did not discuss it with him (other than  short emails  to check a few specific facts, such as did the hotel provide complimentary champagne.)
5) My interview in the Guardian is an accurate description of my conversation with him.

Relevant links:

Epstein's Guardian piece: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/27/strauss-kahn-affair

One of several items on BFMTV and Anne Sinclair: http://www.jeanmarcmorandini.com/article-285872-anne-sinclair-quitte-bfm-tv-avant-le-second-tour-a-cause-du-guardian.html

My piece on the Epstein book and Guardian article: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/29/a-wrench-in-the-dominique-strauss-kahn-conspiracy-theory.html

My piece on the court decision not to dismiss the civil case against DSK, which also includes Epstein's response to the allegations about his DSK interview: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/05/01/dsk-s-immunity-claim-rejected-nafissatou-diallo-will-have-her-day-in-court.html

Check out: "Does Sarkozy Miss DSK?", the Descoings death, Americans in Nazi Germany, and more

Newsweek International: Why DSK Would Have Been Sarkozy's Ideal Opponent, 16 April 2012
Why the libertine would have been an ideal opponent.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/04/15/why-dsk-would-have-been-an-ideal-opponent-for-sarkozy.html

The Daily Beast: France Arrests the Usual (Islamist) Suspects, 4 April 2012
In a crackdown after the Toulouse shootings, France arrested 10 suspected Islamic radicals. By concealing past mistakes, the nation may be hindering investigations, writes Christopher Dickey.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/04/france-arrests-the-usual-islamist-suspects.html
(Update: All of those arrested were later released for lack of evidence.)

The Daily Beast: Death in New York of French Educator Richard Descoings Treated as Suspicious, 4 April 2012
Vague echoes of the Strauss-Kahn affair are unlikely to tarnish the reputation of Richard Descoings, director of Sciences Po in Paris. Found dead in a Manhattan hotel room Tuesday, he's considered a possible suicide.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/04/death-in-new-york-of-french-educator-richard-descoings-treated-as-suspicious.html

(Will update when toxicology report arrives. Dominant theory at the moment is accidental death resulting from a mix of alcohol and prescription drugs.)

Newsweek: The Americans Who Witnessed the Rise of the Nazis, 2 April 2012
The story of the Americans who cavorted with the Nazis.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/04/01/the-americans-who-witnessed-the-rise-of-the-nazis.html

Check out "France Arrests the Usual (Islamist) Suspects"

The Daily Beast: France Arrests the Usual Islamist Suspects, 4 April 2012
In the most recent crackdown after the Toulouse shootings, France arrested 10 suspected Islamic radicals this morning. By concealing past mistakes, the nation may be hindering investigations, writes Christopher Dickey.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/04/france-arrests-the-usual-islamist-suspects.html

Check out Death of Sciences Po Director in NYC Possible Suicide

The Daily Beast: Death in New York of French Educator Richard Descoings Treated as Suspicious, 4 April 2012
Vague echoes of the Strauss-Kahn affair are unlikely to tarnish the reputation of Richard Descoings, director of Sciences Po in Paris. Found dead in a Manhattan hotel room Tuesday, he's considered a possible suicide.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/04/death-in-new-york-of-french-educator-richard-descoings-treated-as-suspicious.html

Check out a month of stories, columns, broadcasts: Hitlerland; the Toulouse synagogue shooting; Ms. Assad; NYPD and the mosques

Newsweek: The Americans Who Witnessed the Rise of the Nazis, 2 April 2012
A book review of Andrew Nagorski's "Hitlerland," the story of the Americans who who watched the rise of the Third Reich up close and personal.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/04/01/the-americans-who-witnessed-the-rise-of-the-nazis.html

France 24 Video: The World This Week, 30 March 2012
Has Nicolas Sarkozy's handling of the Toulouse shooter ordeal put the incumbent back in the saddle or will security issues abate in a presidential race where rising unemployment looms large? François Picard's panel argues over the outcome of the campaign in France.
   Christopher DICKEY. Paris Bureau Chief, Newsweek Magazine. Columnist,The Daily Beast;
   Vivienne WALT. Contributor, Time Magazine;
   Anne-Elisabeth MOUTET. Columnist, The Sunday Telegraph;
   Stefan SIMONS. Paris correspondent, Der Spiegel.
http://www.france24.com/en/20120330-the-world-this-week-march30
Part Two: http://www.france24.com/en/20120330-the-world-this-week-march30-part2

WBUR Here and Now (audio): Does French Gunman Represent New 'Lone Wolf' Terrorist Threat?
Merah claimed to be a follower of Al Qaeda, and journalist Christopher Dickey says he may represent a slippery new threat, a lone wolf, who are "not always so lonely." "Even if [Merah] isn't directly part of the al Qaeda firmament it may not matter ...
http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2012/03/23/toulouse-gunman-france

Mohamed Merah and the War on Terror's New Front, 22 March 2012
The French gunman killed today represents a slippery new threat: al Qaeda-inspired lone wolves versed in evading detection. Christopher Dickey talks to NYPD's police chief about how to stop them.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/22/mohamed-merah-and-the-war-on-terror-s-new-front.html

The Daily Beast, Lagarde: Don't Underestimate Italy, 9 March 2012
The IMF head praised Italian P.M. Mario Monti as a beacon of hope in the global economy, but few others in the old boys' club of finance received such paeans as she argued that women are less inclined to take risks.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/09/christine-lagarde-makes-case-for-female-leaders-at-women-in-the-world-summit.html

Newsweek & The Daily Beast: Asma al-Assad's Retail Therapy, 5 March 2012
Glamorous and smart, she was a darling of the Western press—until her dictator husband crossed the line. Leaked intimate emails show the strain of Syria's unrest on its first lady.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/03/04/syria-s-first-lady-asma-al-assad-she-married-the-dictator.html

WBUR On Point (audio): Police Spying On Mosques, 27 February 2012
New York took the biggest hit on 9/11. The New York City Police Department made the biggest response. Brought in big guns from the CIA. Pumped up surveillance all over. Launched a big campaign, deep and wide, to look in on its Muslim population. For a while it won praise. Now people are wondering if the NYPD has gone too far. Maybe way too far. Spying on mosques. In mosques. Sweeping up worshipper license plates. Tracking Muslim students. Surveilling with a very broad brush. Well beyond New York. How much is too much policing?
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/02/27/police-spying-on-mosques

Check out Marie Colvin in Memoriam, Yemen elections, DSK's interrogations and Greece's bailout on The Daily Beast, plus Marseille in Nat Geo

A busy week, and a sad one:

The Daily Beast: Marie Colvin: A Legendary Reporter Killed in Syria, 22 February 2012
Marie Colvin, who was killed by Syrian shelling in Homs today, put her life at risk to report on atrocities from Sri Lanka to Baghdad. Her friend Christopher Dickey remembers her tenacity.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/02/22/marie-colvin-a-legendary-reporter-killed-in-syria.html

The Daily Beast: America Welcomes Yemen Elections, Remains Wary of al Qaeda's Influence, 21 February 2012
The country's elections herald a tentative first step toward democracy—but the U.S. remains wary of al Qaeda's growing influence in the region.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/02/21/america-welcomes-yemen-elections-remains-wary-of-al-qaeda-s-influence.html

The Daily Beast: Dominique-Strauss Kahn's Stinky New Scandal, 21 February 2012
The man the tabloids called Pepé Le Pew was questioned today over his alleged role in a prostitution ring. Christopher Dickey on why the former IMF chief isn't likely to be charged.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/02/21/dominique-strauss-kahn-s-stinky-new-scandal.html

The Daily Beast: Greece's Sad Fairy Tale, 21 February 2012
With the latest bailout deal, Greece's economic tragedy verges on black comedy.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/02/21/greek-bailout-deal-a-sad-fairy-tale.html

National Geographic: Marseille's Melting Pot, March 2012

As more European countries become nations of immigrants, is Marseille a vision of the future?

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/03/marseille/dickey-text/1

Check out "Anthony Shadid, The Middle East's Great Voice of Reason Dies," and France24 video on Iran, etc.

The Daily Beast: Anthony Shadid, The Middle East's Great Voice of Reason Dies, 18 February 2012
Anthony Shadid was one of the great rational voices in the maelstrom of hate that is the Middle East. Christopher Dickey on his tragic passing.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/02/18/anthony-shadid-the-middle-east-s-great-voice-of-reason-dies.html

France 24 Video: The World This Week, 17 February 2010
Talking about Libya, Syria, Iran, Israel's game of chicken with Tehran and DC, and the death of Anthony Shadid.

Hosted by François Picard, with other panelists Ed Cody of The Washington Post, Marjorie Paillard of France 24, and Charles Onyango-Obbo of The Nation in Nairobi.
http://www.france24.com/en/20120217-part-1-syria-bashar-assad-uprising-activist-france-sarkozy-mitlitia-intervention

Check out "Greece's Reckless Behavior" and, speaking of reckless, Israel and Iran

Daily Beast Column: Greece's Reckless Behavior Has Europe Fed Up, 15 February 2012
Signs are mounting that the euro zone is fed up with Greece's inability to get its fiscal act together—and is insulating itself against a potential default. Christopher Dickey reports.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/02/15/greece-s-reckless-behavior-has-europe-fed-up.html


Newsweek: Obama's Dangerous Game With Iran, 13 February 2012
Can the president keep nukes out of the mullahs' hands, prevent the global economy from imploding, manage the wild card that is Israel—and get reelected? (Christopher Dickey contributed to this article by Dan Klaidman, Eli Lake and Dan Ephron with Ross Schneidermann)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/02/12/obama-s-dangerous-game-with-iran.html


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Check out "Holding the Financial Beasts at Bay" and other notes from Davos

Dear Friends, all these are following on our Newsweek cover story last week about Christine Lagarde and the IMF:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/01/22/imf-head-christine-lagarde-exclusive-interview.html

From yesterday:

The Daily Beast: After Davos: Holding the Financial Beasts at Bay, 30 January 2011
Davos ended with a whimper, and now European leaders head to a financial summit in Brussels, unlikely to come up with a viable—and desperately needed—economic plan, writes Christopher Dickey.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/30/after-davos-holding-the-financial-beasts-at-bay.html


From The Daily Davos blog on The Daily Beast last week:

Davos World Economic Forum's Glum Kickoff, 24 January 2011
The World Economic Forum's annual Davos conclave used to be an occasion for ebullient world leaders to assure one another that globalization was the way of the future. Now they're just trying to figure out what the future will look like.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/24/world-economic-forum-at-davos-is-a-glum-conclave-of-cluelessness.html

Capitalism and Croissants, 25 January 2011
Peter Mandelson spins the political future in 2012.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/25/capitalism-and-croissants.html

Video clip: Gross National Happiness, 25 January 2011
Altruism is a pretty rare concept at Davos, but this saffron-robed monk is a regular, and he knows how to speak his truth to power.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/25/gross-national-happiness.html

Video clip: The Street Theater from Hell, 26 January 2011
"Where are your papers? Hands against the wall!" The UNHCR gives CEOs a chance to be refugees.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/26/the-street-theater-from-hell.html

Check out Newsweek Cover: Christine Lagarde, the IMF, and the threat of the next Great Depression

Newsweek Cover: Christine Lagarde: The Truth Talker, 23 January 2012
As head of the International Monetary Fund, can Christine Lagarde steer Europe and America away from the brink of the next Great Depression?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/01/22/imf-head-christine-lagarde-exclusive-interview.html

And while you're looking at this online, if you've got an iPad, check out the new-this-week Newsweek app. At last, an iPad magazine that really works.

Check out "There's No Such Thing as Moderate Islam";

Newsweek Magazine: Geert Wilders Says There's No Such Thing as Moderate Islam, 16 January 2011
Can't Someone Tell Geert Wilders to Stop His Anti-Muslim Diatribes Before Somebody Gets Hurt?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/01/15/geert-wilders-says-there-s-no-such-thing-as-moderate-islam.html

Dawn at the Etoile, New Year's Day

After a long night and a light rain, a warm morning and a sense that the year is beginning fresh and clean.

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As we sail into the year ahead --

Check out "Why the Arab Spring Is Here to Stay"

Newsweek Issues 2012: Why the Arab Spring Is Here to Stay, 17 December 2011

No matter how desperately the remnants of the old regimes may try, the Arab awakening cannot be reversed. Here's why.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/12/17/why-the-arab-spring-is-here-to-stay.html

Check out an Arab Spring 'Animal Farm,' and the latest chapter in a true crime saga

Newsweek: An Arab Spring Update of Orwell's "Animal Farm," 12 Dec 2011
It's a shame George Orwell didn't live to see the Arab Spring. We can only imagine the tale he would have written.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/12/11/an-arab-spring-update-of-orwell-s-animal-farm.html

Newsweek: Is a Doctor From Florida Joran van der Sloot's New Conquest?,12 Dec 2011
The Dutch sociopath accused of murder sits in a dirty Peruvian prison awaiting trial. Has he just charmed another victim?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/12/11/is-a-doctor-from-florida-joran-van-der-sloot-s-new-conquest.html

Check out "The O Word," an elaboration on the themes in last week's video

The Daily Beast: The O Word: Christopher Dickey on What Occupation Means Today, 6 Dec 2011
Terrorists and freedom fighters the world over claim they are up against foreign occupation. But Americans find that idea hard to fathom—especially when we are the occupiers, says Christopher Dickey.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/12/06/the-o-word-christopher-dickey-on-what-occupation-means-today.html

Check out "The Meaning of Occupation," an "op-vid" on The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast Video: The Real Meaning of Occupation, 1 Dec 2011
Occupation. It is a word spoken—and unspoken—that's at the center of the issues in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Middle East, and, yes, Wall Street. But what does it really mean? And what is its significance? Christopher Dickey explains.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/11/30/christopher-dickey-the-real-meaning-of-occupation-video.html

Check out "Why Dominique Strauss-Kahn Needs to Tell His Side of the Story"

The Daily Beast: Why Dominique Strauss-Kahn Needs to Tell His Side of the Story, 28 November 2011
As a new report feeds into rumors that Dominique Strauss-Kahn was set up, Christopher Dickey debunks the conspiracy theories—and says it's time for DSK to tell his side of the story.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/11/28/why-dominique-strauss-kahn-needs-to-tell-his-side-of-the-story.html

Check out "Does Egypt's Real Revolution Start Now? Taking on Egypt's Military leadership will be difficult."

Newsweek International: Does Egypt's Real Revolution Start Now?, 27 November 2011
Getting rid of Mubarak was the easy part. Taking on Egypt's military leadership will be far more difficult.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/11/27/does-egypt-s-real-revolution-start-now.html

Right-Wing Terror in America

Ross Schneiderman's cover story in this week's Newsweek magazine.

Check out "The Trouble with Technocrats" and France24 video on the same subject

Newsweek International: The Trouble With Technocrats, 21 November 2011
Saving Italy -- and Europe and the USA -- from themselves will take more than number-crunching. Co-authored with Barbie Nadeau
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/11/20/can-monti-save-italy-the-trouble-with-technocrats.html

France 24 video: The World This Week, 18 November 2011
Eurozone debt crisis: political solutions to economic woes -- As technocrats rise to power in Europe, elected leaders fail to agree on how to resolve the debt crisis
http://www.france24.com/en/20111118-wb-en-world-week-part-1-europe-germany-syria-protest-occupy-wall-street

Newsweek/Tehelka panels at Goa Thinkfest, Nov 2011

On the media:


An interview with "anti-extremist" Maajid Nawaz:


Talking Afghanistan with Shukria Barakzai and William Dalrymple:

Check out Condi Rice, Joan Didion, Maajid Nawaz, Chris Hayes (catching up on recent articles and video)

Newsweek Photo Gallery: 'Big Brother is Watching You,' 13 November 2011
In Syria, there's an Assad on every street corner
Photographs by Nicolas Righetti; Text by Christopher Dickey
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/galleries/2011/11/13/syria-assad-posters-nicolas-righetti-photos.html

The Daily Beast: Firebomb Torches French Weekly, 2 November 2011
The burning of satirical French weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo raises the specter of Muslim violence, and plays straight into the hands of the far right. Christopher Dickey reports.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/11/02/sarkozy-and-far-right-benefit-from-french-weekly-charlie-hebdo-firebombing.html

The Daily Beast: Video clips from an onstage interview with former jihadi Maajid Nawaz at the ThinkFest in Goa, India, 5 November 2011
http://ibnbattuta.blogspot.com/2011/11/maajid-nawaz-former-radical-islamist.html

The Daily Beast: The Years of Magical Writing, 2 November 2011
Over the years, Christopher Dickey has come to love Joan Didion—her work, her soul, her humor—even the way she shields her despair. Here he writes on what the great author means for our inner lives with the release of her latest, Blue Nights.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/11/02/joan-didion-s-blue-nights-just-released-christopher-dickey-writes-about-his-love-for-her.html

MSNBC: Up With Chris Hayes, 30 October 2011
Discussing everything from Occupy Wall Street to the European debt crisis, redistricting in Texas and liberal disillusionment (or not) with Barack Obama
http://christopherdickey.blogspot.com/2011/11/on-up-with-chris-hayes-sunday-october.html

Newsweek Cover: Condi's Freedom War, 23 October 2011
Gaddafi's reign is over. Soon the U.S. exits Iraq. Was the toll worth it?  In this week's Newsweek Condoleezza Rice talks to Christopher Dickey about the fight for democratic rights.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/10/23/condi-s-dangerous-years.html

France24 TV: The World This Week, 14 October 2011
François Picard's panel explains how fast-shifting battle lines in the wider Middle East may have brought about that prisoner swap deal for Gilad Shilad; Also, Paris and Berlin promise a plan to fix the Eurozone and how an African Spring may be sooner than you think.
http://www.france24.com/en/20111014-the-world-this-week-14-october
http://www.france24.com/en/20111014-the-world-this-week-14-october-part2

Newsweek: Greece on the Skids, 25 September 2011
The prime minister must remake his country. Fat chance.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/09/25/greece-on-the-skids.html

On "Up with Chris Hayes," Sunday, Oct 30, 2011

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Check out "The Pornography of Terror: The Irrelevance of Awlaki" and other recent articles

The Daily Beast: The Pornography of Terror, Oct 1, 2011
The late, unlamented Anwar al-Awlaki was better at inspiring fantasies than attacks by 'homegrown' al Qaeda terrorists in America. Christopher Dickey says the danger comes not from the loners inspired by leaders like Awlaki but from our own overreaction.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/01/anwar-al-awlaki-s-death-and-the-pornography-of-terror.html

Newsweek: Greece on the Skids, Sep 25, 2011
The prime minister must remake his country. Fat chance.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/09/25/greece-on-the-skids.html

Newsweek: Citizens, It's Down to You, Sep 11, 2011
Tired of waiting for Washington? Good old American innovation is the answer.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/09/11/citizens-it-s-down-to-you.html

The Daily Beast: Gore's Dire Weather Warning, Sep 5, 2011
As a brutal hurricane season bears down, former Vice President Al Gore says there will be worse disasters ahead if we don't act soon—and when it comes to national security, Mother Nature is as fearsome as terrorists. 

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/05/al-gore-climate-change-means-worse-weather-ahead.html

Megadisasters and the US Military

Check out "Time to Brace for the Next 9/11 -- The biggest threat to America isn’t terrorism. It’s the wrath of Mother Nature."

Newsweek: Time to Brace for the Next 9/11, 5 September 2011
The biggest threat to America isn't terrorism. It's the wrath of Mother Nature.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/09/04/time-to-brace-for-the-next-9-11.html

Last week I also published a coda on the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case, but didn't send it out because I figured most of my friends on this list were ready to move on. But here it is for the record:

Newsweek: How the DSK Case Unraveled, 28 August 2011
The prosecutors saw the maid's story falling apart. But does that mean Strauss-Kahn was innocent?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/08/28/inside-the-dsk-rape-case-collapse-the-prosecutors-story.html

Check out "The DSK Maid's Public Battle" and a timely rerun of "Better Angels and Killer Angels"

The Daily Beast: The DSK Maid's Public Battle, 28 July 2011
In search of a better life, she found herself embroiled in a case of alleged sexual assault by one of the world's most powerful men. As Nafissatou Diallo goes public, friends reveal new details.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/07/28/the-dsk-maid-s-journey.html

and, à propos the deficit ceiling battle, this piece from November 2010:

The Daily Beast: Better Angels and Killer Angels, republished 29 November 2010
A century and a half after Abraham Lincoln was elected, some truths go marching on. Take heed, Obama.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2010/11/10/better-angels-and-killer-angels.html

Check out "The Maid's Tale" on DSK, the first full first person exclusive; the most complete background available

Newsweek Cover: The Maid's Tale, 24 July 2011
She was paid to clean up after the rich and powerful. Then she walked into Dominique Strauss-Kahn's room—and a global scandal. Now she tells her story.
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/07/24/dsk-maid-tells-of-her-alleged-rape-by-strauss-kahn-exclusive.html

Further elaboration on The Daily Beast:

DSK Maid Breaks Her Silence
In an exclusive interview in this week's Newsweek, Nafissatou Diallo tells her story, describing in detail the alleged attack by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, what her life has been like since—and why she wants justice.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/07/24/dominique-strauss-kahn-s-maid-nafissatou-diallo-describes-alleged-attack.html

The Strauss-Kahn Timeline
Gathered from police records, court documents and exclusive interviews by NEWSWEEK, a complete chronology of the sexual-assault case that has shaken politics on both sides of the Atlantic.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/07/24/dominique-strauss-kahn-case-timeline-key-events.html

If you can stand it check out "DSK's Shocking New Accuser"

The Daily Beast: DSK's Shocking New Accuser, 19 July 2011
The mother of the writer accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape says she had "brutal" sex with the former IMF chief. Christopher Dickey on the saga's sordid new twist.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/07/19/dsk-scandal-tristane-banon-s-mom-alleges-brutal-sex-with-imf-chief.html

The Daily Beast: DSK’s Shocking New Accuser

DSK's Shocking New Accuser
The mother of the journalist accusing DSK of attempted rape says she also had 'brutal' sex with him. View the full article

Check out Petraeus and the CIA; and DSK's Maid's "Fiancé"

Newsweek Cover: Petraeus's Next Battle, 17 July 2011
As top commander in Afghanistan, he rewrote the book on combating terror. Now, as spy chief, he must transform the CIA to help fight 21st-century wars. By John Barry with contributions by Christopher Dickey and John Solomon
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/07/17/general-david-petraeus-on-leaving-afghanistan-and-going-to-cia.html

And this team effort from last week:

The Daily Beast: Maid's 'Fiancé' Speaks, 13 July 2011
A call with an Arizona inmate tarnished the case of Strauss-Kahn's accuser. The man, who says he's the maid's fiancé, gives his side of the story to The Daily Beast.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/07/13/dominique-strauss-kahn-accuser-s-detained-fianc-speaks.html

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Check out "DSK Maid Fights Back"

The Daily Beast: DSK Maid Fights Back, 6 July 2011
As prosecutors meet with Dominique Strauss-Kahn's lawyers today, those on his accuser's side are circling the wagons. Jesse Ellison and Christopher Dickey report.  
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/07/06/dominique-strauss-kahn-case-the-maid-fights-back.html

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Check out "The Martyrdom of DSK" and CNN "Strauss-Kahn: Jumping to Conclusions?"

The Daily Beast: The Martyrdom of DSK, 5 July 2011
As Dominique Strauss-Kahn strolls about New York with his mega-millionaire wife, his French friends declare him a victim of America's faulty judicial system. But, as Christopher Dickey reports, it's not over yet.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/07/05/the-martyrdom-of-dominique-strauss-kahn.html

Video: CNN Usual Suspects: Strauss-Kahn - Jumping to Conclusions?, 3 July 2011
Howard Kurtz asks Christopher Dickey and Apolline de Malherbe whether the press found DSK guilty before he even went on trial.
http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/07/03/rs.dsk.jumping.to.conclusion.cnn

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Check out DSK: The Accuser's Prison Connection

The Daily Beast: The Maid's Prison Connection, 1 July 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's accuser allegedly is in a romantic relationship with a mysterious Arizona inmate who has a reported penchant for fraud. No wonder her case is crumbling.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/07/01/dominique-strauss-kahn-accuser-s-prison-connection.html

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Check out Strauss-Kahn and the Africa Connection

The Daily Beast: DSK Accuser's African Connection, 1 July 2011
The sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn is crumbling. Was there a shakedown? A conspiracy? The answers will come from New York's West African community.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/07/01/dominique-strauss-kahn-rape-accuser-s-african-connections.html


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The Daily Beast: Christine Lagarde Named New IMF Chief

Christine Lagarde Named New IMF Chief
Christine Lagarde is the first woman to lead the International Monetary Fund. View the full article

Check out "Union Jacked: Amanda Foreman's New Civil War Book Echoes Today's Geopolitics"

A BRIEF REVIEW OF 1000 PAGES:

Newsweek: Union Jacked, 26 June 2011
Amanda Foreman's New Civil War Book Echoes Today's Geopolitics
http://bit.ly/iSiuYa

Robert Fisk: Freedom, democracy and human rights in Syria - Robert Fisk, Commentators - The Independent

This from 2010 makes very interesting reading in light of current
events. I just saw Ribal al-Assad on SkyNews.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-freedom-democracy-and-human-rights-in-syria-2080463.html

The Daily Beast: German Soldiers Can’t Shoot

German Soldiers Can't Shoot
Leaked reports question the competence of the German army. View the full article

The Daily Beast: Obama's Secret Wars

Obama's Secret Wars
U.S. covert wars rage in places like Yemen, where a new blueprint for military action is being drawn. View the full article

The Daily Beast: Stuck at the Gaza Border

Stuck at the Gaza Border
Post-Mubarak Egypt threw open its border with Gaza with great fanfare in late May, breaking Israel's four-year blockade—so why aren't any goods, and so few people, making the crossing? Dan Ephron reports. View the full article

Check out "The Galliano Dossier" and "Flights of Imagination"

A little change of pace this week:

Newsweek: The Galliano Dossier, 20 June 2011
Fashion's enfant terrible is about to have his day in court on charges that he hurled anti-Semitic insults in a Paris café. What made him snap? (With Tracy McNicoll)
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/06/19/the-galliano-dossier.html


Newsweek International: Flights of Imagination, 20 June 2011
Trailblazing design teams are taking passenger comfort to a whole different plane.
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/06/19/how-airlines-can-make-flying-more-comfortable.html

Check out "The Invisible Man," how fear of aging fits into the Weiner, DSK, Schwarzenegger, Berlusconi scandals

The Daily Beast: The Invisible Man, 14 June 2011
The fear of aging and being ignored affects the behavior of politicians like Anthony Weiner, stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger—and the rest of us, says Christopher Dickey.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-06-14/anthony-weiners-fear-being-invisible-to-women/

Check out "Intelligence Test: Arab democracy and CIA disarray"

Newsweek International: Intelligence Test, 13 June 2011
With regimes falling across the Middle East, America's spies have lost one of their most valued allies in the war against the jihadists: dictators.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-06-12/the-arab-spring-has-weakened-us-intelligence/

Check out "Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Not Guilty Plea"

This from yesterday:

The Daily Beast: Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Not Guilty Plea, 6 June 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn formally entered a plea of not guilty to sexual-assault charges in a Manhattan courtroom Monday, but the former IMF chief is under attack almost as much for who he is as for what he did.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-06-06/dominique-strauss-kahn-pleads-not-guilty/

Check out: Al Qaeda's Most Dangerous Operator Killed; Intvu with Anderson Cooper about Yemen

The Daily Beast: Al Qaeda Commander Ilyas Kashmiri Killed in U.S. Predator Strike, 4 June 2011
By Ron Moreau, Sami Yousafzai and Christopher Dickey
In a major blow to the terrorist organization, a U.S. Predator strike in Pakistan killed one of al Qaeda's most active leaders, Ilyas Kashmiri, sources confirm to The Daily Beast. Plus, Newsweek's profile of Kashmiri. http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-06-04/al-qaeda-commander-ilyas-kashmiri-killed-in-us-predator-strike/

CNN Video: Yemen on the Brink of Civil War, 3 June 2011
AC360's Anderson Cooper speaks with Christopher Dickey and Fareed Zakaria about concerns that al Qaeda may be gaining ground in Yemen. http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2011/06/04/ac.yemen.security.issues.cnn.html

And in case you missed this on Memorial Day:

Newsweek: To Catch a Creep, 30 May 2011
How do you know who's lying and who's telling the truth about a rape? From no-name scoundrels to big-power suspects like Dominique Strauss-Kahn, these cops crack New York's most shocking sex crimes.
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/05/29/inside-the-nypd-s-special-victims-division.html

Check out "To Catch a Creep": Inside the Special Victims squad that arrested Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Newsweek, To Catch a Creep, 30 May 2011
How do you know who's lying and who's telling the truth about a rape? From no-name scoundrels to big-power suspects like Dominique Strauss-Kahn, these cops crack New York's most shocking sex crimes.
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/05/29/inside-the-nypd-s-special-victims-division.html

Checke out "The 3 Women Who'll Decide Strauss-Kahn's Fate"

The Daily Beast, Three Women to Decide IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Sexual-Assault Case, 17 May 2011
The rape case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn hinges on the testimony of three women: his daughter, the hotel maid he allegedly attacked, and a second alleged victim. Christopher Dickey reports from Paris.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-17/three-women-to-decide-imf-chief-dominique-strauss-kahns-sexual-assault-case/

Check out a long day of TV appearances talking about the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case

The Today Show, NBC:
IMF chief accused of NYC sex attack
One of the most influential bankers in the world -- and a possible candidate for the French presidency -- was arrested and charged with sexual assault at a luxury Manhattan hotel. NBC's Jeff Rossen has the details and Newsweek's Christopher Dickey discusses the French reaction to the charges with TODAY's Matt Lauer.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43044872#43044872

Hardball with Chris Matthews, MSNBC:
IMF Chief accused of sexual assault
Investigative crime reporter Michelle Sigona and Newsweek's Christopher Dickey talk about the latest details surrounding the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/vp/43053055#43053055

NBC Nightly News (a brief sound bite):
IMF chief denied bail over sexual assault charges
Despite cries of foul play by some in the French press, prosecutors say they have DNA evidence to prove that Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the leader of IMF and possible presidential candidate in France, attempted to rape a maid in his Manhattan hotel room. NBC's Jeff Rossen reports.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/vp/43053693#43053693

Canadian SunNews network:
IMF scandal fallout : Prime time : SunNews Video Gallery
http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/946327413001

In The Arena with Eliot Spitzer, CNN:
Journalists Chrystia Freeland and Christopher Dickey discuss the sex charges against IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
http://cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2011/05/16/exp.arena.assault.strauss.kahn.cnn

There were also appearances on the France24 news bulletin with Annette Young and BBC America, but for the moment I can't find links to the video.

Plus, from earlier in the week:
France24, Egypt: Justice and Revolution, 16 May 2011
http://www.france24.com/en/20110513-egypt-popular-revolt-justice-syria-jordan-jerusalem-religion
(I would not agree with the report's assertion that Gamal Mubarak was the real power in Egypt in recent years.)

On CNN with Eliot Spitzer talking DSK