The leader of France\u2019s far right Front National party, Marine Le Pen, has declared that the United States is not \u201can ally or a friend\u201d to the French, in light of Wikileaks reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on three French presidents.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrance should react with firmness and send out a strong signal today by pulling out of discussions over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) treaty,\u201d Le Pen wrote in a statement, referring to the deal being discussed by the European Parliament to revise corporate rights in dealings with governments. She and other eurosceptics have opposed the TTIP plan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe US are a hegemonic power, prepared to do anything in order to increase its grip on our country\u201d Le Pen said. \u201cThe French must recognize that the United States, which is to say its government that we clearly distinguish from its people, are not a country that is an ally or a friend.\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n
Le Pen also dismissed Sarkozy\u2019s decision to restore France to Nato\u2019s integrated military command in 2009 as a \u201cstrategic mistake\u201d. Former leader Charles de Gaulle removed France from the role in 1966, fearing it harmed France\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n
In the conversation the two negotiate the possibility of Le Pen endorsing the Russian annexation of Crimea and visiting the peninsula as \u201can observer\u201d.<\/p>\n
Source: Newsweek<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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