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On a wing and a prayer (M&G)
Friday, November 28th, 2008 | rational thought, theism | No Comments
As a head of state, to end up in a slick French hospital on your deathbed has to be the ultimate vote of no confidence in your own country’s healthcare system. Zambia’s Levy Mwanawasa was shipped off to Paris after his stroke in June this year. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria’s president, also popped over to France for surgery on a stomach ulcer.
At least North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il was suitably taken in by the cult of his own personality to stay at home for treatment after his recent brush with the other side. But rumour has it that a French neurosurgeon was imported to treat him. Pyongyang denies this emphatically, but then they would, wouldn’t they?
What is it about the French and their medical prowess?
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