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Sunday, November 28, 2010

The Karachi Connection: A scandal too far for Sarkozy?

Agosta-90BMurky arms deals, betrayal, kickbacks and a deadly bomb attack: France's latest scandal has all the makings of a high stakes political drama, but will Nicolas Sarkozy be cast as leading man?

The president has furiously denied any implication in a web of deals linking a contract to sell submarines to Pakistan, a former prime minister's failed presidential bid and the eventual murder of 11 French engineers.

French voters are wearily accustomed to their leaders being scrutinised for alleged financial shenanigans, but the "Karachi Scandal" has reignited bitter in-fighting on the French right and could yet inflict real political hurt.

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