Betancourt gets French award at Bastille Day celebrations

sloopskipper says on Jul 15, 2008, 05:03:

"She said she was counting on Sarkozy to help free the scores of other hostages believed to be held by FARC."

Wonder if that will happen.

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 15, 2008, 07:13:

I still don't understand why she got this award. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that she did because she's bringing awareness about the people who are still kidnapped in the Colombian jungle. But besides being held captive against her will for over six years, is there anything she did to deserve this award?

I'm just asking. Maybe there's something I'm not getting.

Diana

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sloopskipper says on Jul 15, 2008, 07:28:

I agree, but as been said before, usually such medals are reserved for heroic deeds for the country (which is really not even hers), not stupidly putting oneself into harms way, against prudent advice.

However, hopefully it does provide more awareness, and just maybe help getting freedom for those who remain. The French are probably done with their feeble attempts.

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 15, 2008, 07:35:

Was that the same thing Juanes got a few years ago? Or is it something else?

Diana

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sloopskipper says on Jul 15, 2008, 07:39:

I don't know, but I really doubt it.

I think is the highest honor from France, like the U.S. Cogressional Medal of Honor.

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 15, 2008, 07:55:

Uhmm... sounds like the medal Juanes got.

Diana

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sloopskipper says on Jul 15, 2008, 08:48:

Sorry mono, but the honor Juanes received, while still very impressive, is somewhat less important, than the Legion of Honour, which the highest honor France can bestow.

"After he became the first person to hold a concert before the European Parliament and was called the greatest envoy of his native Colombia, Latin rock star Juanes will also be decorated with the highest French artistic honor.

The order of knighthood that Juanes will receive on July 19 will be handed to him by the country's Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres. The megastar will be dubbed Knight of Arts and Letters."

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=66619

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pavo says on Jul 15, 2008, 08:55:

France is having a party and Colombia is not invited!

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 15, 2008, 09:11:

I see. I just wasn't sure about all the medals they give out. So Juanes got one for his music and Ingrid got a higher honor for... being kidnapped?

Diana

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huskie says on Jul 15, 2008, 09:14:

Yep, Mono, that sounds about right...imagine that!!! Brillliant hahaah
Cheers

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Jul 15, 2008, 09:20:

Sloopskipper, The highest civilian honor in the US is the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the highest military honor is the Congressional Medal of Honor. Usually I don't nitpick this much, but since many of the Medal of Honor recipients were killed in service, I think it's an important point to clarify.

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sloopskipper says on Jul 15, 2008, 13:46:

I didn't really think of civilian awards. Do you know if Legion of Honour is civilian, military, or multi-purpose?

But, I think that "Ingrid got a higher honor for... being kidnapped".

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huskie says on Jul 15, 2008, 13:48:

Yep Sloop, that's about all the award is worth, the higher honor for stupidity, nothing else to show for.
Cheers

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds-"

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tasco66 says on Jul 16, 2008, 05:28:

The Legion of Honour is France’s highest award, given for services to the nation.

Now here are two good examples of services to the French nation: Jajajaja

The judge having pronounced in discretion the divorce of Cécilia and Nicolas Sarkozy received the Legion of honor. Just like Jacques Séguéla, who had organized the meeting with Carla Bruni!


F.V. LIBERATION.FR: Tuesday July 15, 2008

That Ingrid Betancourt receives hands of Nicolas Sarkozy the Legion of honor, one includes/understands. That Dany Boon is also pinned, why not. But when it is the judge who pronounced last October the divorce of the couple Cécilia - Nicolas Sarkozy, there, one enough. It s' acts of Nicole Choubrac. Still vice-president in charge of the family businesses to the Court of Bankruptcy of Nanterre a few days ago, she is recently installed with the TGI of Paris. “Nicolas Sarkozy obviously appreciated the professionalism of this gracious woman (…) but also its discretion�, underlines Aujourd'hui in France/Le Parisien, which devotes an article to the subject. “I believe that (the President) appreciated that I n' in does not speak, reacts in the daily newspaper Nicole Choubrac. And God knows if the journalists m' solicited.� The history (funny) does not stop there. Because in the promotion of July 14 of the Legion d' honor, Jacques Séguela is high with the rank of officer. It is him which had organized in its residence, little time after the divorce, the famous meal during which Nicolas Sarkozy had met Carla Bruni… Let us recall that the Legion of honor is highest French honorary decoration, supposed to reward the eminent merits returned to the Nation.

http://rozier-orleans-diary.blogspot.com/2008/07/lgion-dhonneur-french...

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