I always knew the French were behind it...

Now this is simply smashingly deadly: the French were largely behind and profited from the international slavery trade that led up to the American civil war.

And can anyone out there tell me with a straight face that the French have ANY basis for being able to take ANY moral high grounds anywhere on this planet?

Not that it will make any difference to the French...

Great post from the folks at Done With Mirrors: read it often and go back there as well.

John