the question is, what was dominique de villepin role? the allegation is not allege that he made the list. it claims he learned about it at an early stage, established it was a fake, but nonetheless encouraged friends to leak it to a judge, all in the hope of destroying the career of a man he knew, despise, and feared. over the next months, the court will claims that dominique de villepin saw this as a god-sent chance to destroy his rival. if there was such an attempt, clearly it failed utterly. as for the defense, sarkozy, who is now wreaking his personal revenge. >> a slightly healthier planet, thanks to global recession. a study by the international energy agency says carbon dioxide emissions will see its biggest fall in four decades this year. the size of the drop has caught many by surprise. >> new york has more than its fair share of the world's aleutian. commercial part of the nation which produces a quarter of all the greenhouse gas emissions. the gathering here is trying to charter a path away from catastrophic climate change. th

dominique de villepin has gone on trial accused of running an elaborate smear campgn against nicolas sarkozy. the affair is shining light on the rivalr between to politicians, but also the workings of france's inlligence services and business whirled. >> in the dk, the man who was once the internional face of france, prime mister, and before that, for molester under president chirac. day domenic the villen is o trl for his political life. he fes charges of using manipulation t try to bri dow his hated rival, nicolas sarkozy. outsidthe courtroo a ste of the venomous personal battered that this case ha become. that he is on trial at all is the president's doing. >> iope that the demands of justice will be met. i a here by the will, i am here by the oession of one man, nicolas sarkozy, who is also president of the french republic. iwill emerge free and have my name cleared in the name of the fren people. >> the complex tale noknown as a cle stream affair begins in 2004. a time when both the llepin and sarkoz are set to take over from shipwreck. thatis when a list of bank of crowds and m

it is the most public part of the biggest political scandal france has seen in dominique de villepin has gone on trial, accused of starting a slander campaign. this is the inner workings of france's intelligence services and business world. >> in the dock, the man who was once the international face of france, prime minister, and before that, foreign minister under president chirac. today, dominic develop town is on trial for his life. -- dominique de villepin is on trial for his political life. outside the courtroom, a taste of the venomous personal battle that this case has become. that he is on trial at all is the president's doing. >> i hope the demands of justice will be met. i am here by the will. i am here by the obsession of one man, nicolas sarkozy, who is also president of the french republic. i will emerge free and with my name cleared in the name of the french people. >> the complex tale begins in 2004. it is a time when the development and sarkozy are candidates to take over as leader of the french republic. that is when a list of bank accounts lists emerges that reports