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Laventedes Avionsrafale Aubrésilest Compromise Jeudi 9 décembre 2010 - e upbybg La vente des Julian Assange dans la nasse judiciaire Le fondateur de WikiLeaks est en prison à Londres. La Suède, où il est accusé avions Rafale d’agressions sexuelles, demande son extradition. Les Etats-Unis cherchent le moyen juridique de l’incriminer au Brésil est pour la fuite des notes du département d’Etat. Page 21 compromise tLula renonce à «conclure un accord avec la France», laissant à la future présidente, Dilma Rousseff, le soin de choisir ou non l’avion de combat de Dassault oucieux de ne pas laisser «un hérita- 36appareils de combat, laissant le soin au ge très lourd au Brésil », le président prochain gouvernement de se prononcer. S sortant, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a Ce revirement de Lula, qui s’était montré affirmé, mardi7 décembre, qu’iln’engage- très favorable au choix de l’avion français, ra pas, avant de quitter le pouvoir fin est de mauvais augure. L’armée brésilien- décembre, de négociations exclusives ne a manifesté sa préférence pour le avec Dassault pour la fourniture de concurrent suédois. p Page 14 LUKE MAcGREGOR/REUTERS KContre-enquête Côte d’Ivoire: l’ONU se divise Réguler davantage les marchés d’actions? sur le soutien à M. Ouattara a L’Union européenne doit-elle réviser la directive qui les a libéralisés en 2007, Nations unies La Russie refuse d’adopter ouvrant à la concurrence les places boursières? la déclaration du Conseil de sécurité reconnaissant a Le pourcentage d’opérations invisibles, réalisées sur des plates-formes la victoire du challenger de Laurent Gbagbo. En France, où s’échangent des blocs de titres souvent considérables, est-il un danger? Page12 les socialistes ne cachent pas leurs dissensions. Page5 Avions de combat: la désunion européenne Le flirt «risqué» de Paris avec Damas chec ou simple report avant dial où tous les budgets de défen- didats européens face à un améri- devenus à la fois financiers et une nouvelle décision? En se sont en baisse. Elle sera cain. Même scénario en Inde, où clients, fermant la porte à des Les rapports L’ouverture de Nicolas annonçant, mardi 7décem- d’autant plus féroce que le Gri- l’Eurofighter, autre appareil euro- avions européens. secrets E dud département Sarkozy en direction bre, qu’il ne choisirait pas l’avion pen et le Rafale jouent leur ave- péen, se trouve en compétition Morcelée, l’aéronautique euro- d’Etat devant équiper l’armée de l’air de nir industriel: il est indispensa- avec le… Rafale. péenne militaire doit s’unir du régime syrien a son pays avant de quitter le pou- ble pour eux d’emporter un Ces deux avions sont nés d’une pour maîtriser les technologies voir en janvier, le président brési- contrat à l’exportation. mésentente. Les Européens ont nécessaires au développement provoqué la «consternation» de Washington. lien, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Pour Dassault, ce serait la cin- été incapables de s’unir en 1985 d’une nouvelle génération aLes liens «dangereusement étroits» pourrait avoir porté un coup fatal quième déconvenue depuis 2001, pour lancer ensemble un avion d’avions de chasse. La priorité au Rafale. C’est une mauvaise nou- après des échecs aux Pays-Bas, en de combat. Les Français ont fait est de nouer des coopérations de la mafia russe avec le Kremlin. velle pour Dassault. Corée du Sud, à Singapour et au cavalier seul, pendant que l’Alle- européennes en tirant les leçons aTunisie: le régime «sclérosé» de Ben Ali. L’avionneur français risque, en Maroc. Reste un espoir ténu avec magne, la Grande-Bretagne, l’Ita- des erreurs des années 1980. cas d’ouverture d’une nouvelle l’Etat des Emirats arabes unis. Fau- lie et l’Espagne s’unissaient. Paral- Elles nécessitent une entente sur Pages18-19 offre par la présidente élue, Dilma te de quoi, le Rafale n’aura eu lèlement, les Suédois dévelop- un programme commun, et sur- Rousseff, qui prendra la succes- paient le Gripen! tout sur l’industriel qui sera maî- sion de Lula, de ne plus être le Et voilà comment l’Europe se tre d’œuvre. Hélas, l’heure est Verts: la démission favori. Il se retrouverait alors face Editorial trouve avec trois avions de chas- aujourd’hui aux rivalités, alors à ses deux concurrents – l’améri- se. A la plus grande satisfaction qu’arrivent de nouveaux cain Boeing avec le F18, le suédois qu’un débouché: la France. des Américains, qui, dans la acteurs, chinois et indiens. de M.Besset révèle la crise Saab avec le Gripen –, qui ont mul- Sur ce marché des avions de même période, ont réorganisé Des décisions doivent être pri- Ecologie Lassé par un «climat délétère de guerre froide», tiplié les pressions pour déconsi- combat – hyperconvoité et domi- leur industrie et lancé un pro- ses. Elles sont difficiles. Les uns et Jean-Paul Besset s’est démis de ses responsabilités au sein UK pricedérer £ 1,50 l’offre française. né par les Américains –, les Euro- gramme d’avions de combat, le les autres en Europe sont légitime- Si elle est lancée, la course péens, une fois de plus, arrivent JSF. Pour le développer, ils ont ment attachés à leurs industries d’Europe Ecologie-Les Verts. Proche de Nicolas Hulot, sera acharnée: elle se déroulera en ordre dispersé. L’exemple brési- proposé à certains pays euro- de défense. Mais l’alternative, la il a été l’un des initiateurs du récent rassemblement des dans un environnement mon- lien est révélateur avec deux can- péens de participer. Ceux-là sont désunion, c’est la disparition.p différentes «familles» écologistes. Page 9 Le regard de Plantu le meilleur du cinéma en VoD Découvrez + de 1500 films à télécharger sur www.universcine.com Abonnés Free internet & TV, retrouvez UniversCiné sur le canal 107 de votre Freebox HD © D. R. : Solutions Locales pour un désordre global 2010 Memento Films Distribution - Les petits ruisseaux 2010 Ad Vitam - Le premier qui l’a dit 2010 Pyramide Distribution - La stratégie du choc 2010 Haut et Court Distribution - Soul Kitchen 2009 Pyramide Distribution. Algérie 150 DA, Allemagne 2,00 ¤, Antilles-Guyane 2,00 ¤, Autriche 2,40 ¤, Belgique 1,40 ¤, Cameroun 1 500 F CFA, Canada 4,25 $, Côte d’Ivoire 1 500 F CFA, Croatie 18,50 Kn, Danemark 25 KRD, Espagne 2,00 ¤, Finlande 2,50 ¤, Gabon 1 500 F CFA, Grande-Bretagne 1,50 £, Grèce 2,20 ¤, Hongrie 700 HUF, Irlande 2,00 ¤, Italie 2,20 ¤, Luxembourg 1,40 ¤, Malte 2,50 ¤, Maroc 10 DH, Norvège 25 KRN, Pays-Bas 2,00 ¤, Portugal cont. 2,00 ¤, Réunion 1,90 ¤, Sénégal 1 500 F CFA, Slovénie 2,20 ¤, Suède 30 KRS, Suisse 3,00 CHF, Tunisie 2,00 DT, Turquie 6,00 TL, USA 3,95 $, Afrique CFA autres 1 500 F CFA, 0123 24 heures dans le monde Jeudi 9 décembre 2010 Les gens Les faits Les chiffres a matinée, à Scotland Yard. L’Australien de 39 ans, qui a comparu devant t t François-Marie International untribunal deWestminster, s’estvu refusersa demandede libertécondi- Démographie tionnelle, en vertu de «l’extrême gravité des accusations» et des Banier conservera Haïti: Mirlande Manigat en tête «moyens et [de] la capacité de s’enfuir» dont il dispose. 300millions d’euros au premier tour de la présidentielle Il restera en détention dans l’attente d’une nouvelle comparution, fixée 73 me au 14décembre. Le tribunal examinera, à cette date, la recevabilité de la de M Bettencourt demande d’extradition formulée par la Suède. Lire pages 18 à21 n Sur Lemonde.fr: En vertu du droit européen, l’extradition de Julian Assange semble inévitable millions de Français aFrance en 2040 Le PS manifeste son soutien Selon une étude de l’Insee, publiée mardi 7décembre, si les à M.Huchon, menacé d’être invalidé tendances démographiques récen- Le président PS de la région Ile-de-France, Jean-Paul Huchon, a été l’invi- tes perdurent, la France comptera té, mardi 7décembre, du bureau national du PS, une réunion qui se tient 73millions d’habitants en 2040, ordinairementàhuisclos.Ilétaitvenus’expliquersurla menaced’invali- soit 15% de plus qu’en 2007, date dation par le Conseil d’Etat de sa réélection, en mars, recommandée par du dernier recensement. Les le rapporteur public, Edouard Geffray, le 3décembre. En cause: une cam- régions de l’Ouest devraient être Aux termes de l’accord de réconci- pagne d’affichage sur les transports jugée litigieuse dans un contexte les plus attractives: d’ici à 2040, la liation entre l’héritière de L’Oréal, électoral. M.Huchon a été reçu par Martine Aubry avant le bureau natio- population devrait augmenter de Liliane Bettencourt et sa fille, nal. Le Conseil d’Etat rendra sa décision jeudi 9décembre. 28,5% en Languedoc-Roussillon, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, le n Sur Lemonde.fr: la présidence de la région Ile-de-France sus- 26% dans les Pays de la Loire et photographe François-Marie Desmanifestationset destirssporadiques ontétésignalésàPort-au-Prin- pendue à une décision du Conseil d’Etat 23% en Aquitaine. Lire page 11 Banier conservera 300millions ce et dans plusieurs autres villes haïtiennes, mardi 7 décembre au soir, d’euros de dons de la milliardaire. après l’annonce des résultats du premier tour de l’élection présidentielle tAutomobile Son avocat, Me Pierre Cornut-Gen- du 28novembre. Le second tour, organiséle 16janvier 2011, devrait oppo- Le président d’Europe Ecologie-Les tille, a déclaré que son client «gar- serl’ex-première dame MirlandeManigat(31,37%des voix) et lecandidat du parti au pouvoir, Jude Célestin (22,48 %). Le chanteur populaire Verts, Jean-Paul Besset, démissionne dera tous les dons accordés jus- 20 qu’ici par Liliane Bettencourt » Michel Martelly est arrivé troisième (21%), avec seulement 6000 voix de Trois semaines après l’union, à Lyon, le 13novembre, d’Europe Ecologie mais qu’il s’est «engagé à ne plus moins que M.
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