Guardian Unlimited | Le Pen is mightier on the net

For the French National Front, online discussion forums are becoming the perfect propaganda tool. Why? Because they're uncensored and anonymous. How many votes will the National Front win in the next European election? With each election, the far-right party gains more support in France - and the internet becomes a more important strategic tool for its extremist leader, Jean-Marie Le Pen. From the web's earliest days, Le Pen identified it as the ideal vehicle to promote his ideas. His party's site www.frontnational.com makes his reasons clear, stating its aims as countering 'censorship and the media boycott'.