10 years later, the political and media class between tributes and settling scores – RT in French

While tributes are taking place in France this January 7, ten years after the attack which struck the editorial staff of Charlie Hebdo, political and media figures took stock of the past decade.

“The threat is still there […] we must also see the breeding ground for this threat which is Islamism […] “political Islam, this matrix is ​​carried today in France by the Muslim Brotherhood”, declared this January 7 at the microphone of RTL the French Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau, on the occasion of the ten years of the The attack that hit Charlie Hebdo.

“The threat is still there […] we must also see the breeding ground for this threat which is Islamism […] political Islam, this matrix is ​​carried today in France by the Muslim Brotherhood. Questioned on Europe 1 on the 10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau spoke of the Islamist threat that still weighs on France. https://x.com/BrunoRetaileau/status/1876540840748745170 A decade ago, the premises of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo were stormed by two Islamist terrorists, the Kouachi brothers, leaving twelve dead and several injured. The anniversary of this attack gives rise to commemorations but also to political and media tributes against a backdrop of settling scores. Between acknowledgment of failure and defense of freedom of expression On the right, the president of the National Rally (RN) Jordan Bardella deplored on his X account the decline in freedom of expression: “this French spirit is giving way because we do not dare to lead a head-on fight against a totalitarian ideology.” The president of the Les Républicains (LR) group in the National Assembly Laurent Wauquiez declared on this same network: “those who love France and the principles it embodies will always be Charlie” and published today’s front page newspaper. https://x.com/laurentwauquiez/status/1876537998176825554 The president of Reconquête! Éric Zemmour was more offensive, declaring that after the attacks: “the nation was determined to defeat jihadism. But politicians have done nothing with this determination. It’s time to change it.” Members of the government also posted messages including the Minister of Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot as well as the president of the Renaissance group and former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. On the left, the general secretary of the Communist Party Fabien Roussel, posted a message: “10 years after always Charlie” and made an “appointment” on Wednesday January 8 for “the inauguration of the exhibition of Charlie Hebo caricatures” which will be held in the premises of the Communist Party in Paris in the presence of the wife of former President François Hollande, Julie Gayet, but also Natacha Polony who has just left the management of the weekly Marianne. Few Insoumis had commented on the subject on their social networks on the morning of January 7. MP Antoine Léaument nevertheless declared at the microphone of Sud Radio “Je suis Charlie” and called for “a day of mourning”. https://x.com/ALeaument/status/1876530222830637243 In the media, several editorialists have also raised the subject, like the France Inter columnist Sophia Aram denounced “the deafening silence of all the secularists who remain silent and who wait to mourn those who continue to die to defend our freedom to speak” and equated Islamism with “totalitarianism”. On CNews, columnist Charlotte d’Ornellas said: “you can be French without liking these caricatures” and affirmed that caricature and blasphemy are not “the pillar of our DNA”. https://x.com/CNEWS/status/1876545439140315235 For his part, journalist Raphaël Enthoven published a long message in ten points explaining learnedly what “being Charlie” is. Commemorations take place in Paris and in several cities in France all day long. Other tributes will also take place on January 8 and 9, dates marked by other attacks in Montrouge and in a kosher super market.

A decade ago, the premises of the satirical newspaper were stormed by two Islamist terrorists, the Kouachi brothers, leaving twelve dead and several injured. An anniversary date which gave rise to commemorations and political and media tributes, but also to some settling of scores.

Between failure and defense of freedom of expression

On the right, the president of the National Rally (RN) Jordan Bardella deplored the decline in freedom of expression on his totalitarian ideology.

“Those who love France and the principles it embodies will always be Charlie,” declared the president of the Les Républicains (LR) group to the National Assembly Laurent Wauquiez, and published today’s front page of this weekly .

The president of Reconquest! Éric Zemmour was more offensive, asserting that after the attacks “the nation was determined to defeat jihadism. But politicians have done nothing with this determination. It’s time to change it.”

Members of the government also posted messages featuring Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. “Ten years ago, Islamist terrorism struck France. 10 years later, we are still Charlie,” he posted. “Islamist terrorism, fanatical barbarism, hatred of what we are will never get the better of us,” declared the president of the Renaissance group and former Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal.

“10 years after always Charlie”, also wrote, on the left, the general secretary of the Communist Party Fabien Roussel, giving “an appointment” on January 8 for “the inauguration of the exhibition of Charlie Hebo caricatures” which will take place will be held in the premises of the Communist Party in Paris in the presence of the wife of former President François Hollande, Julie Gayet, but also of the journalist Natacha Polony who must leave the management of the weekly Marianne.

Few Insoumis had spoken out on the subject on their social networks on the morning of January 7. “I am Charlie”, nevertheless declared on the microphone of South Radio the LFI deputy for Essonne Antoine Léaument, and argues “a day of mourning”.

In the media, several editorialists have also raised the subject, like the columnist of France Inter Sophia Aram who denounced “the deafening silence of all the secularists who are silent and who wait to mourn those who continue to die to defend our freedom to speak” and equated Islamism with “totalitarianism”.

On CNewsthe editorialist Charlotte d’Ornellas estimated: “you can be French without liking these caricatures”, and to affirm that caricature and blasphemy are not “the pillar of our DNA”.

For his part, the journalist Raphaël Enthoven published a long message in ten points explaining learnedly what “being Charlie” is.

Commemorations take place in Paris and several cities in France all day long. Other tributes will also take place on January 8 and 9, dates marked by other attacks in Montrouge and in a kosher supermarket.