Latest update: 27/12/2008 

In the papers
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FRANCE 24 journalists present a daily round-up of the world's newspapers
By Clovis CASALI (text)

 

The Independent “(UK)
 
Harold Pinter has died at the age of 78. He was politically and socially active and was highly critical of the actions of western leaders in the wake of 09/11. He said the public had been misled into thinking Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or that Saddam Hussein had links with al-Qaeda. For Pinter, the “crimes of the US have been systematic but few people have talked about them.”
 
 
USA Today (USA)
 
The newspaper believes that Pinter's reputation as an outspoken critic of both American foreign policy and Tony Blair added a tinge of controversy to Pinter’s winning the Nobel Prize in 2005. At the same time, USA Today highlights that he was one of the most influential writers of his generation, with a distinctive use of language and always keen to support the rights of other artists and people in all fields.
 
 
Le Figaro (France)
 
In times of crisis, extremism flourishes and French paper Le Figaro looks at the situation in Spain where tension is running high between Spanish natives and Moroccan immigrants. Unemployment is rising and immigrants suffer the most. In the agricultural sector they’re replaced by Spaniards forced to leave better paid jobs in building due to the crisis. Tarek, a Moroccan, who’s been living in Spain for ten years, says communities live next to each other but don’t mix. Some clubs, restaurants and bars are just for white people. Moroccans or blacks are clearly not welcome there.
 
 
The Age (Australia)
 
With the recent stabbing of a policeman by a neo-Nazi, experts fear a resurgence of violence. The relatively disciplined alliances among neo-Nazis are collapsing, leaving dangerous splinter groups. There’s an estimated 31,000 active neo-Nazis in Germany. While authorities are considering banning the NPD - the official right wing party - the Age wonders if they shouldn’t try instead to start talks to get to the roots of the problem…
 
 
L’Equipe (France)
 
L’Equipe has published its 'dream' football team of the year, featuring three Spanish players from the side that triumphed at Euro 2008 and four members of the Manchester United team that won the Champions League.
You won't be surprised to find the Ballon d'or winner Christiano Ronaldo in the side, nor Liverpool's Fernando Torres upfront alongside Inter’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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