Are you joking? Reporters risk their lives for shit and giggles, it’s their job, they are as insane as professional motorbike racers. There’s a big macho culture in news-reporting from hot zones.
Also, LeMonde has always been very close to Mr. Hollande’s Socialist Party.
Oh, and from here to Syria there isn’t a single ocean. Maybe that’s why even us peons on Airstrip One decided to pass on this one.
