Bernard Kouchner: Sarko's surprising Pick for Foreign Minister of France

He is a medical Doctor who created Doctors Without Borders. He grew up on the left and has gradually moved to the right (like most of us Neocons), to the point where he supported the ouster of Saddam Hussein, and has now accepted a Senior position in France's new conservative government, causing him to be "expelled" from the French Socialist party even though he was never officially a member to begin with. He is perceived as Pro-American, pro-Israel, and generally considered a 'mensch' (all around good guy) with a flare for speaking his mind regardless of diplomatic niceties. In short, Bernard Koucher is a man to keep an eye on as France transforms itself from international joke, to a serious player on the world stage, and we hope to welcome him into the Neocon ranks. (OK that last comment was meant to drive lefty insane...sorry).

Like Sarkozy, Bernard Kouchner comes from a family with interesting roots. His grandparents were sent to Auschwitz where they were murdered by the Nazi's. Kouchner explains his roots this way: "My grandparents died in Auschwitz, and for years no one dared or wanted to tell me. I found out. In a mixed family that is not religious it is even worse: you are either twice as Jewish, or half Jewish. As a result, you react like a tormented soul in the face of oppression.”

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