WHEN YOU'RE THE FRENCH LEADER...:

Sarkozy wasn't told of Betancourt rescue plan (The Associated Press, July 3, 2008)

As it meticulously planned and executed its daring rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages, French officials in Paris say, Colombia kept one person out of the loop: President Nicolas Sarkozy.

That was extraordinary because Betancourt is a dual French-Colombian national, her captivity was a cause célèbre in France and Sarkozy had maintained a drumbeat of diplomatic pressure to try to spring her from the hands of Colombian rebels.

...you get treated like the Democratic nominee, not the Republican.

Posted by oj at July 3, 2008 5:57 PM
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