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Nidra Poller, PJM Editor, Paris
Chavez Finally Pulls Off His Hostage Liberation
It didn't happen over Christmas the way Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez planned, but with his intervention - and some say collaboration - two of the hostages held by Colombian guerrillas for six years were released. Nidra Poller has been following the drama from France.
Chavez’s Baby Rescue Operation is Stillborn
PJM Paris: It was supposed to be an action-adventure starring Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez as a Rambo-style hero. By force of his power and daring, Chavez was going to rescue hostages - including a baby - held by Colombian guerrillas. Nidra Poller reports that the French were all over the story - but the drama had a disappointing ending.
How Are the French Covering Iowa?
Much of the American media's election coverage may be unexceptional, but PJM's Nidra Poller says that in the hands of French journalists "specifics are blurred, issues are clouded, and a kind of lazy haze obscures the high octane energy of a primary campaign."
Wounds of Mohamed al Dura’s Father Date Back to 1992, Surgeon Reveals
Jamal al Dura, who claims that Israelis fired at him and his son in 2000, was in fact injured by axe blade and not bullets in 1992, according to an Israeli surgeon who performed reconstructive surgery on the wounds two years later. PJM's Nidra Poller reports on the latest startling development in the mother of all fauxtography cases.
Ghadafi Pitches His Tent in Paris
PJM Paris: Why would French President Nicolas Sarkozy sanction a state visit to France by the likes of Muamar Ghadafi? Well, the wild-haired Libyan leader did renounce nukes and terrorism, PJM Paris editor Nidra Poller reminds us. Remember the carrot and the stick? It's the carrot, stupid.
French Strikers Strike Out
PJM Paris: Attempts to make Sarkozy bend to the forces of the street have hit a dead end, reports Nidra Poller.
Paris Burns Again (Monday night update)
UPDATED PJM Paris: Fires raged and mobs rioted in the Paris banlieues (suburbs) Monday night for the second night in a row, after two boys, aged 15 and 16, died when their mini-motorcycle hit a police car a day earlier, Nidra Poller reports. At least sixty policemen have been injured, and a school gym has gone up in flames.
France Is Stuck In Traffic As Transit Strike Wears On
PJM Paris: A solid majority of French citizens oppose the strike paralyzing their economy, but that isn't stopping the striking or the sabotage reports Nidra Poller.
Al Dura Affair: France 2 Cooks the Raw Footage
[UPDATED] Has the Al Dura trial had its Rosemary Woods missing tapes moment? It certainly sounds that way. PJM's Nidra Poller , who witnessed the drama that unfolded yesterday in the hall of Paris' Palais de Justice, reports. [PJM Al Dura background coverage here]
French Media Turn Up Their Nose As U.S. Embraces Sarkozy
PJM Paris: While newspapers in the U.S. laud President Nicolas Sarkozy with headlines like "French Fries Back On the White House Menu," and American leaders greet him warmly, coverage of his U.S. visit back home is more sour than sweet, Nidra Poller reports. [UPDATED]
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