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French PM Fillon says Mubarak lent him plane on holiday
One aspect not generally understood, is that most Presidents in the third world get 5% of the government budget as a "personal allowance".
There is no check on how this money is spent, nor is the president required to present details on his spending. It can be worth a lot of money after 30 years, especially if invested "wisely" in first world countries.
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has said the Egyptian president lent him and his family a plane during a holiday in Egypt at Christmas.

Hosni Mubarak, who is facing widespread anti-government protests, also paid for Mr Fillon's holiday accommodation.
How...generous. This is how the elites of the world take care of each other. Peasants need not apply.
Another French minister has said she used a Tunisian businessman's plane during the country's uprising. Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, who has faced calls to resign, said she deeply regretted her actions.
Not enough to go ahead and resign, apparently...

Posted by: tipper 2011-02-08
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=315618