Tenth night sees no end to French riots (Will the fifth republic fall as Muslims hijack Europe?)

Reuters via Yahoo! News ^ | 2005 Nov 6 | Elisabeth Pineau

[Wiz]

PARIS (Reuters) - Gangs of youths torched more than 1,000 vehicles overnight in the tenth straight night of violence in Paris's poor suburbs, despite the deployment of thousands of extra police.

In the past few days the rioting has been spreading to other French towns. On Saturday night, cars were burned out for the first time in central Paris, in the historic third district. And in the normally quiet Normandy town of Evreux, a shopping mall, 50 vehicles, a post office and two schools were gutted.

The violence began after the deaths of two men apparently fleeing police, and as the expression of pent up anger by young men, many Muslims of North and black African origin, at police treatment, racism, unemployment and their marginal place in French society.

Authorities have increasingly blamed the rolling nightly riots on organized crime gangs. But despite consultations with community leaders, young people and local officials, Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has failed to offer a clear path out of the crisis.

[bikepacker67]

Ain't multiculturalism grand>?!

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Their marginal place in French society

Yhe French marginalize everybody who isn't French. Haven't they figured that out yet?

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Yhe=The. Must. Have. Caffeine...

[wita]

Hmmmm, their marginal place in french society? Well it looks like the future of French society might be kind of marginal if this keeps up.

[paudio]

We will see if Le Pen votes increase in the next election.

[sphinx]

Time for Jimmy Carter to visit. He will counsel de Villepin to apologize for the Battle of Tours and to withdraw from the occupied territories. Then all will be well.

[Waco]

10 days, and they haven't found out who to surrender to??? Slippng ain't they?

[TXBSAFH]

The thing that get me is why they are not cracking down. Here in TX if this was happening the national guard would be out in force. Once order is estored then you talk to them about the causes, but not before

[Recon Dad]

I think what we are seeing here is the first French surrender of the 21st Century.

[Tempest]

LOL!!! My thoughts exactly.

It's time for the French to withdraw from the quagmire. Perhaps the Democrats can help them draw up a plan of surrender

[TXBSAFH]

They have said they will not surrender. But they are willing to capitulate and collaborate easy enough.

[backhoe]

Is Paris Burning? ( Religion of Peace® Alert )
Click the picture:

Islam, The Alleged Religion of Peace® ( TARP™ )? Click this picture:

No, I am not exaggerating. Click the pic, go to "last," and read backwards.
If you are not informed about this stuff, you will be made sick. If you are informed, you will be made mad, all over again.

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Kindly note tagline...

Is Paris Burning? ( Religion of Peace® Alert )
Click the picture:

Islam, The Alleged Religion of Peace® ( TARP™ )? Click this picture:

No, I am not exaggerating. Click the pic, go to "last," and read backwards.
If you are not informed about this stuff, you will be made sick. If you are informed, you will be made mad, all over again.

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Kindly note tagline...

[edpc]

How long before this is blamed on Bush and FEMA?

[monocle]

Has anyone seen any reports of looting during this episode of rioting? I raise this question because it could expose the hypocrisy of the media always blaming poverty as a "root" cause. If poverty were a cause, would not one expect to see widespread looting?

[cgbg]

Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has failed to offer a clear path out of the crisis

The French don't need to "offer a clear path". They need to declare that they are facing an insurrection, declare martial law, place offenders in military prison with no trial for the duration of the insurrection, and start using real bullets in their weapons with shoot to kill instructions to police.

I think the "clear path" Reuters had in mind is something like negotiation and concessions.

;-)

[ovrtaxt]

This is why we need liberals in charge- there just aren't any quality riots going on in this country.

[ovrtaxt]

Here in TX if this was happening the national guard would be out in force.

I would think that every armed individual over ten years old would be out in force!

[DB]

I suspect that if the French start killing Muslims on international TV, Muslims in other countries just might start taking out the French in their countries. And there are many to take out.

Chirac has shown continual weakness.

Muslims no longer fear the French.

[paristwelve]

Will the fifth republic fall........?
Can you imagine if..? Even if it fell for a multitude of other reasons the rioters will state that it was mostly because of them. Quelle catastrophe!