THAT OLD TRICK

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES

World Briefing

EUROPE

France: Replacement Directive Omits Word ‘Roma’

By SCOTT SAYARE
Published: September 13, 2010

Following revelations that French officials had been ordered to specifically single out ethnic Roma in an continuing security campaign, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux on Monday signed a replacement directive in which the word “Roma” does not appear. The ministry gave no explanation for the change, but humanitarian groups and opposition politicians had denounced prior Interior Ministry documents, made public last weekend, as racist and potentially illegal. Amid international outcry, Immigration Minister Éric Besson, above, had made repeated assurances that no French measures had been aimed specifically at the Roma. On Monday, Mr. Besson said he had not been aware of the Interior Ministry order to the contrary. In August, the French government began publicizing the destruction of illegal Roma camps and the ensuing deportations.

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Ah what an old trick.  No need to correct an evil practice.  Just change the name,  or omit a word.

And eugenicists become social biologists...........