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"The US has enough power to get money, but not enough - to establish peace (in Syria)," Hollande told L'Obs magazine on Wednesday.
In his interview, the French leader slammed Washington for imposing multibillion dollar fines on major European companies, while, at the same time, shielding American firms.
As for the situation in Syria, Hollande said that he doesn't expect any decisive actions from the US until the end of the year because US President Barack Obama, who promised not to engage US in new conflicts abroad, will soon be leaving office.
The French leader promised that France will "not abandon Aleppo" after Russia vetoed its UN Security Council resolution proposing a 'no fly zone' over the strategic city, which remains split between government forces and the militants.
"The first condition is that the bombing stops," he said, adding that Paris will keep pressing for the ceasefire to be reached "in the coming days" to allow humanitarian aid deliveries to Aleppo and the beginning of talks between the interested parties.
Hollande also expressed regret that Russia's proposal to destroy Syrian chemical weapons averted airstrikes against the government of President Bashar Assad three years ago.
"August 2013 will remain a key date in the history of this conflict. France was ready to hit the Syrian regime, which had crossed a red line," he said.
Comment: Indeed it is a key date: it's the day the West realized Russia had them by the proverbial nuts. On that day in late August 2013 they realized that Syria was armed with Russian anti-aircraft missile systems.
But "another route" that was taken by the international community which laid the foundation for the current state of things in the country," the French leader said.
Assad sensed the weakness of the West and asked for military assistance from Moscow, while Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) reduced the numbers of moderate opposition, he explained.
"Aleppo today is a challenge for the international community. It's either honor or shame," he concluded.
Comment: And all the shame is yours, Francey.
French President Francois Hollande has also criticized Washington for imposing multibillion dollar fines on major European companies while shielding American firms.
"When the Commission goes after Google or digital giants which do not pay the taxes they should in Europe, America takes offense," Hollande said in an interview with L'Obs magazine.
Hollande accused the US of "shamelessly" demanding an almost $9 billion fine from French bank BNP Paribas. He also mentioned Deutsche Bank. The US Department of Justice wants $14 billion from the German bank it accuses of fraudulent behavior with mortgage-backed securities before the financial crisis.
This is why Paris never backed a free trade agreement with the US, added the French President.
Exposed: French Military Caught Planning ISIS False Flag Attack
By wmw_admin on October 12, 2016
Baxter Dmitry — IWB Sept 28, 2016
Reports from France indicate that the French military have been caught red-handed in the act of preparing an ISIS false flag terror attack on it’s own citizens – and none of their excuses are making any sense.
ISIS flags, video equipment, Arabic newspapers and a generator were discovered by gardeners in a cave outside the town of Saumur – causing panic among local citizens who called the local and national police, as well as anti-terrorist units.
With scores of police and emergency personnel on the scene, a senior military figure intervened, announcing that the contents of the cave belonged to the military and were part of a mysterious, as yet unexplained “exercise.”
The scandal has added weight to the argument that most terrorist attacks are actually false flags perpetrated by security forces against their own people, as a means of controlling and manipulating the public.
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