A famous, highly-decorated (reserve) French general, who was for 5 years the head of the Foreign Legion (Legion Etrangere), and chief of the French paratroopers association, was yesterday leading a citizens' manifestation in Calais, against the migrants invasion - which is especially acute in or around Calais (gate to the UK)...
This brave general, Christian Piquemal, has been brutally grabbed by anti-riot policemen, and dragged to a police station to be charged!
Anyway, it's beautiful and heart-warming to see that some members of the "elites" are now risking their social life and career, to protest the catastrophic migrants' invasion currently under way in Europe! Also, some Western young men should be ashamed to see that it's older men (60 years old in this case) who lead the fight against oppressive governments...
http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/...rretes.php
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"le général de Corps d'Armée Christian Piquemal, qui n'est plus dans l'active, mais dans la réserve. Ce dernier a été à la tête de la légion étrangère de 1994 à 1999. Décoré de la Légion d'honneur, il a également présidé l'Union nationale des parachutistes. Sa présence, annoncée, à la manifestation interdite, constituait déjà en soi un événement. Il était présent, en tête du cortège, et a pris plusieurs fois la parole, lançant aux gendarmes un «Vous devriez avoir honte!». "
translation:
General of Army Corps Christian Piquemal, who is no longer active but in the reserve... was at the head of the Foreign Legion from 1994 to 1999. Awarded the Legion of Honour, he also chaired the National Union of paratroopers . His presence, announced at the banned demonstration , was in itself an important event. He was present at the head of the procession and took the micro several times to speak, telling the anti-riot police : " you ought to be ashamed ! ".
This brave general, Christian Piquemal, has been brutally grabbed by anti-riot policemen, and dragged to a police station to be charged!
Anyway, it's beautiful and heart-warming to see that some members of the "elites" are now risking their social life and career, to protest the catastrophic migrants' invasion currently under way in Europe! Also, some Western young men should be ashamed to see that it's older men (60 years old in this case) who lead the fight against oppressive governments...
http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/...rretes.php
![[Image: ob_507309_12647502-624445927693461-1117728793293.jpg]](http://img.over-blog-kiwi.com/400x260-ct/1/36/49/13/20160206/ob_507309_12647502-624445927693461-1117728793293.jpg)
"le général de Corps d'Armée Christian Piquemal, qui n'est plus dans l'active, mais dans la réserve. Ce dernier a été à la tête de la légion étrangère de 1994 à 1999. Décoré de la Légion d'honneur, il a également présidé l'Union nationale des parachutistes. Sa présence, annoncée, à la manifestation interdite, constituait déjà en soi un événement. Il était présent, en tête du cortège, et a pris plusieurs fois la parole, lançant aux gendarmes un «Vous devriez avoir honte!». "
translation:
General of Army Corps Christian Piquemal, who is no longer active but in the reserve... was at the head of the Foreign Legion from 1994 to 1999. Awarded the Legion of Honour, he also chaired the National Union of paratroopers . His presence, announced at the banned demonstration , was in itself an important event. He was present at the head of the procession and took the micro several times to speak, telling the anti-riot police : " you ought to be ashamed ! ".
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