Akkam’s Razor

The French are not happy (Fire ze missles!). As well they should be.

French diplomats expressed outrage that French officials had been named in the report while the identities of Americans had been blanked out in accordance with privacy laws. French identities included “the official spokesperson of President Jacques Chirac’s re-election campaign, two reported ‘counsellors’ of Mr. Chirac and two well-known businessmen”. The report does not say if they received money.

“Why does the law on privacy apply only to American citizens and not for others?” one French diplomat asked. “These are allegations which have not been verified. Individuals and companies have not been able to tell their side of the story yet their names have been tarnished.”

As far as likely suspects, here is a list. And another list of companies that also happen to be big GOP contributors. And another.