Serving soldiers of the French military have written an open letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, warning him that the survival of France is at stake after his “concessions” to Islamism.
The letter is posted on the website of Valeurs Actuelles magazine on Sunday (9 May) and has the provision that allows the general public to sign it. The magazine has claimed that more than 1,45,000 have signed it in a day.
The letter addressed to the French President and his cabinet reads, “We are not talking about extending your mandates or conquering others. We are talking about the survival of our country, the survival of your country,”.
They wrote that “(active duty soldiers) have offered up their lives to destroy the Islamism that you have made concessions to on our soil,” excerpt from the letter quoted in France24 says.
“For some religious communities, France means nothing but an object of sarcasm, contempt or even hatred. If a civil war breaks out, the military will maintain order on its own soil, civil war is brewing in France and you know it perfectly well,” they observed.
However, this letter has not been received in kindness by the French government. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin accused the anonymous signatories of the letter of lacking “courage” while Defence Minister Florence Parly dismissed it as part of a “crude political scheme”.
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