Posted on 11/13/2005 10:41:23 AM PST by indcons
France was largely spared overnight Saturday from the violence that has wracked the country for 17 nights, but arson and violence have spread to other European countries.
There were fears that Paris would be a target Saturday after reports that a co-ordinated assault was being planned, but it didn't materialize.
An additional 3,000 police were mobilized to ensure calm over the Armistice Day long weekend, with increased security around noted landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and transportation centres such as train stations.
National police Chief Michel Gaudin said the relative calm on Saturday night represented a "major lull" in the turmoil. At a media briefing Sunday, he suggested "things could return to normal very quickly."
France reported only two major incidents on Saturday, one in the centre of Lyon southeast of Paris and the other in Carpentras in the south.
Reports from around the country said 374 vehicles were set on fire. That is down from about 1,300 overnight on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5 and 6.
President Jacques Chirac's government announced emergency measures on Tuesday, including curfews aimed at stopping the violence.
29 vehicles torched in Belgium
But Belgium had its worst night in a week and the Netherlands also reported violent incidents, although they are minor in comparison with the situation in France.
In Belgium, 29 vehicles were set on fire around the country. There are no reports of injuries and 50 people have been arrested.
In the Dutch city of Rotterdam, four cars were torched and a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a home.
Back in France, Lyon police used tear gas to break up a crowd of about 50 young men who were throwing stones.
The clash began at about 5 p.m. local time Saturday in Place Bellecour square, where riot police had been deployed to head off possible disturbances.
Police said two people were arrested in the violence.
In Carpentras, youths drove cars into a school and retirement home. No injuries were reported.
The unrest has mainly hit poor suburbs around large towns and cities as black and Arab youths rebelled against poverty, the lack of opportunities, and perceived harassment by police based on skin colour.
Violence erupted Oct. 27 after the accidental electrocutions of two teenagers hiding out in a power substation to evade police.
The new French export?
Largely spared = 374 Car-b-ques.
France -- population = 60,656,178
USA -- population = 295,734,134
374 cars/60,656,178 = 1,823 cars/295,734,134
What would the headlines have said if 1,823 cars were torched in riots in the U.S.?
France reported only two major incidents on Saturday, one in the center of Lyon southeast of Paris and the other in Carpentras in the south.
Can you imagine a story on terrorist in Iraq that contained
Iraq was largely spared overnight Saturday from the violence that has wracked the country for 17 nights.
Iraq reported only two major incidents on Saturday, one in the center of Fallujah East of Baghdad and the other in near the Syrian border.
Didn't think so.
Just an educated guess. They would blame it on Bush's failed economic policies, disaffected youth or anything else except the M-word.
only 374 cars torched last night - seen as an ending of riots?
or is it that they're running out of cars to torch? AT this point, would you leave your car laying out in the open? - not to mention, there's probably not a lot of empty parking spaces, if the French are as slow to clean up the burned "car-casses" as they are to quell the riots.
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.
Then, correlate with some of our own problems:
For "Thunder on the Border," click the picture:
Note tagline...
Full "Kosovication" of Western Europe has begun, thanks alot Billy Jeff.
kinda a funnything
THE MEDIAS FAULT FRANCE FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ""YOUTHS"". THEY WRITE IT UP AS FRANCES' FAILED SOCIO-ECONOMIC POLICIES.
DAMN, THESE ""FRENCH YOUTH"" HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORTERS IN BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS, GERMANY ETCETC. FUNNY ENOUGH THOUGH, INTERESTINGLY THEY ARE ALL MUSLIM YOUTH.
"Quagmire In USA - Bush's Fault!"
Hold the freakin' phone. I thought this was strictly a French problem. How do they explain these other countries? Couldn't be because this is a highly coordinated effort by Muslim terrorists could it?
I would like to go on the record stating that AQ should consider fomenting more unrest in France, Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Heck, throw in the Netherlands for consideration as well. When public sentiment swings harshly against Islamic radicals, and government sanctioned expulsions and executions of Islamists become commonplace; don't call us here in America. We will be busy improving the technology and equipment to sell to Europe, to make them more efficient and successful in the extermination of radical Islam.
President Bush has authorized the Joint Chiefs to begin drawing up a battle plan to pull France's ass out of the fire again. Facing an apparent overwhelming force of up to 400 pissed-off teenagers Mr. Bush doubts France's ability to hold off the little piss ants much longer. "Hell, if the last two world wars are any indication, I would expect France to surrender any day now", said Bush. Joint Chiefs head, Gen. Peter Pace, warned the President that it might be necessary to send up to 5 Marines to get things under control. The general admitted that 5 Marines may be overkill but he wanted to get this thing under control within 24 hours of arriving on scene. He also stated he was having a hard time finding even one Marine willing to help those ungrateful bastards out for a third time, but thought that he could persuade a few women Marines to do the job before they went on pregnancy leave.
President Bush asked Gen. Pace to get our Marines out of there as soon as possible after order was restored. He also reminded Gen. Pace to make sure the Marines do not take tooth brushes, soap, razors, or deodorant with them. The less they stand out, the better.
In an unrelated matter, President Bush told reporters that he was considering a "Flu for Oil" Program to ease our country's energy problem and prevent the upcoming pandemic. Nobody had a clue as to what the hell he was talking about.
LMAO! That's hilarious!!
374=1823.Like the analysis.RE:Could you imagine that happening here?What would the headlines have said if 1800+ cars had been torched here in an evening?Probably a very brief mention of the damage,and then a very looong winded article on the opression,discrimination,and hoplessness that the perps/rioters(oops i mean victims)face in society ie rationalizing anti-social behavior.
Probably just a rearming and reorganizing pause.
An additional 3,000 police were mobilized to ensure calm over the Armistice Day long weekend
13 nights of rioting intifada, and they still have 3,000 unmobilized police?
Time flies when the muzzies are having fun.
A typical biased CBC article: Not a mention of the word "muslim" in the entire article.
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Well, the article was biased, but I don't think because they didn't mention 'muslim'. I don't think relgion has all that much to do with it:
http://www.neoperspectives.com/french_riots.htm
Thinking the same thing, bump.
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