Feeling Slighted by France, and Respected by U.S.
The residents of this poor, multiracial Paris suburb say they have been abandoned. For 30 years, they say, the French authorities have written off Bondy and neighborhoods like it, treating their inhabitants as terminal delinquents and ignoring their potential. This, residents note, is not the approach taken by the United States Department of State. “We’re waiting for the president of the Republic, for his ministers,” said Gilbert Roger, the mayor ... Full Story »
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