NEVER MET A THREAT THEY COULDN'T APPEASE:

Chirac says rail company to remain state-owned (Xinhuanet, 2005-11-23)

French President Jacques Chirac, in an effort to appease striking major trade unions, promised Tuesday that the state-owned rail company SNCF would remain public. Posted by Orrin Judd at November 22, 2005 2:14 PM