The discovery that France's vital military secrets had been systematically betrayed to the Communists was dismaying enough. But Frenchmen had even more reason to be shocked last week as the unfolding story of I'affaire Dides laid bare a picture of political decay that made politicians ready to risk their country's safety and their compatriots' lives over pride of office and reach for power.
A week of clashes, innuendoes, accusations and denials revealed the spectacle of Cabinet members conniving against successors, of police chiefs withholding information from their superiors because of political...
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