Bernard Cassen

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Bernard Cassen (born 2 November 1937 in Paris) is a French journalist.

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He is a founder of ATTAC, and a member of its Scientific Advisory Board. [1]

He was general director of the Le Monde diplomatique newspaper [2] from 1973 to January 2008.

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References

  1. "ATTAC Scientific Advisory Board" (in French). Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  2. "Même la justice française condamne BHL...", Le Monde Diplomatique, 26 April 2013.