French referendum The ultimate threat

Michele Alliot-Marie is worried that a French vote against the proposed EU constitution could cost a million lives. The French defence minister told supporters that without cross-border co-operation, terrorists would find it easier to use weapons of mass destruction. That sounds like a bit of extreme political rhetoric. But a strong French rejection could reduce one life expectancy, that of the euro itself. To be sure, the euro has already fallen to a seven-month low against the dollar and the ...