Saturday 31 December 2011

Robert Fisk On Les Indigènes

''Indigènes means "natives" but the English version of the movie was called Days of Glory, which rather took the sting away. Yet the French have still largely ignored their massive empire armies of both world wars. And so have we. Where are the great films, the great novels about the Indians who fought for King and Empire at the Somme, and in North Africa and Italy?'' The French attack on Turkey is as hypocritical (Algeria and Vietnam) as it is true. Read More.

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