And now, the pin-up boy for global diplomatic
finesse, a dude whose rapierlike, silken
deployment of international legalisms
makes mere armies look foolish – French
MinistËre des Affaires ÈtrangËres
Dominique de Villepin.
The official de Villepin site.
Publicity photo tres admirable!
He's a dashing, eloquent poet from a nation
"whose funeral has already been celebrated."
He's also a right-winger. No, really, he is.
Not that you'd guess that from American right-
wing sentiments. This rhetorical business here
looks especially good in retrospect. What were
they all thinking?
