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...Qaeda has relied on diverse and diffuse networks and local structures in order to extend its reach. Some militants of the Algerian Armed Islamic Group, for example, appear to have been persuaded to participate in al Qaeda schemes way beyond their traditional focus on terrorizing Algerians and Frenchmen. Many of al Qaeda's own structures, as well as allied networks, are probably still out there, their operational ability unaffected by the setbacks in Afghanistan. But those setbacks could cause a serious and potentially fatal morale problem for bin Laden or any other al Qaeda operatives looking to survive and fight...
...Modestly, Dunckel and Godin attribute their success to the decline of Anglo-Saxon pop into sterile nostalgia and carbon-copy teen acts. Like true Frenchmen, they cultivate a certain rebelliousness in the face of music business orthodoxy. "The entire industry has stopped taking risks," Dunckel complains. "The record companies are just delivering product to radio stations. But the current French scene is coming from home studios and that's what keeps it free and fresh. The big business music generated by record companies has been swept aside...
...This fine film from a first-timer was matched by two excellent works by grand old Frenchmen. Jacques Rivette's Va savoir! (Who Knows!) is a romantic rondelay inspired by the plays of Carlo Goldoni and Luigi Pirandello, as six characters in search of adventure entangle themselves in a buoyant comedy of manners. At 73, Rivette seems younger, lither than ever. His new film seduces viewers into the belief that nothing has deeper meaning or feeling, or danger, than the wayward heart at play...
...mysterious Frenchmen Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, better known as Daft Punk, have finally released their second album, Discovery. Fans of the duo’s infectious brand of disco-house music, which was exhibited so successfully on 1996’s Homework, won’t be disappointed. The first single, “One More Time,” which has topped the charts throughout Europe, is, in a sense, the perfect mainstream dance track. With its electronically-disguised vocals (which inspired hits like Eiffel 65’s “Blue?...
...Frenchmen convicted of planning to mail a severed head in a box a la Seven...