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24 Jan: Cowardly world leaders march up safe side street instead of with Charlie Hebdo marchers

Mass deception and cowardice of the political elites By Martin Lehmann The mainstream media breathlessly reported on the bravery and solidarity of world leaders marching with the million Charlie Hebdo marchers. This is how Piers Morgan reported it for the notoriously left-wing Daily Mail Australia: It was one of the most powerful images of solidarity the world has seen since the end of World War II. A million and a half people marching through the streets of Paris, some crying, many cheering, others chanting ‘Je suis Charlie!’ or singing La Marseillaise – that most spine-tingling of all national anthems. At the head of the march were 50 world leaders; the Prime Ministers of France, Britain, Spain, Denmark, Poland, Turkey and Israel stood side-by-side, arm-in-arm with the German chancellor, the Palestinian president, and the Queen of Jordan.  It was a fantastically moving spectacle as they all nudged forward, foot by foot,…