▁March ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁when ▁Crist ian ▁T ud or ▁Pop es cu ▁published ▁an ▁A dev ăr ul ▁article ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁F eme ia ▁nu ▁e ▁om ▁(" The ▁Woman ▁Is ▁Not ▁a ▁Human ▁Being ", ▁or ▁" The ▁Woman ▁Is ▁Not ▁a ▁Man "), ▁where ▁he ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁women ▁cannot ▁think . ▁Another ▁controvers y ▁of ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s ▁also ▁involved ▁Pop es cu , ▁critic ized ▁for ▁his ▁A dev ăr ul ▁articles ▁which , ▁claim ing ▁freedom ▁of ▁thought ▁as ▁their ▁motiv ation , ▁supported ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁conv icted ▁French ▁Hol oca ust ▁den ier ▁Roger ▁G ara ud y . ▁ ▁A ▁political ▁sc andal ▁touched ▁A dev ăr ul ▁some ▁time ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁legisl ative ▁election , ▁when ▁the ▁Social ▁Democr ats ' ▁riv als ▁from ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Convention , ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁and ▁other ▁opposition ▁groups ▁formed ▁government . ▁This ▁came ▁after ▁the ▁new ▁Foreign ▁Minister , ▁Ad rian ▁Sever in , ▁public ly ▁stated ▁being ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁a ▁list ▁compr ising ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁several ▁leading ▁Roman ian ▁journal ists ▁who ▁were ▁agents ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federal ▁Security ▁Service . ▁Even ▁though ▁Sever in ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁evidence ▁the ▁claim ▁resulted ▁in ▁his ▁res ignation , ▁the ▁list ▁fue led ▁much ▁spec ulation , ▁including ▁rum ors ▁that ▁Dum it ru ▁T inu , ▁by ▁then ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁A dev ăr ul ▁edit ors , ▁was