La Tecla Asustada

CEO of Dassault Aviation Eric Trappier shakes hands with Egyptian Major General Montasser Mayhop after signing a contract for the sale of 24 Rafale fighter jets last week. By Sebastián Lacunza Editor-in-Chief Why the Charlie Hebdo march has nothing to do with 18F Last week was a great one for Eric Trappier, the French tycoon who sells Rafale jet fighters for a living. The head of the Dassault empire announced 11 days ago in an interview with Le Figaro that negotiations to sell 24 Rafale fighters worth more than US$6 billion to a country he did not identify were at an advanced stage (it must be noted that the France’s leading conservative newspaper is owned by Dassault). All eyes were immediately on the Egyptian regime lead by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. A few days later those assumptions were borne out when the contracts were signed in Cairo. Additionally Trappier feted upcoming arms deals with Middle Eastern and leading Asian countries. The newly blossoming Socialist F...