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Yes, Mr. Sarkozy, that’s the kind of man I think you are

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Last September, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, was asked if he would release an Iranian agent convicted of murdering a former Iranian prime minister on French soil in exchange for the freedom of a French student held by Iran.

No, he said. That’s blackmail. The French President then summoned some television-friendly indignation. Do you really believe I’m a man who would swap a murderer for a French student, whose only crime was speaking the Iranian language?  he asked.

Now we have the answer.

Here’s the tape:

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