LE MONDE SWITCHES SIDES (Andrew Sullivan)

AndrewSullivan.Com ^ | 3/12/04 | Andrew Sullivan

[Servant of the 9]

LE MONDE SWITCHES SIDES: An encouragig sign in France. Le Monde's editorial today, "Tragedie Europeenne," ends with the following sentiment: "If she did not know it yet, she knows it now: Europe is part of the battlefield of hyper-terrorism." Then there's this astonishing piece of black-and-white analysis: "Nothing, evidently, no cause, no context, no supposedly political objective, justifies this kind of [large scale] terrorism." Now they tell us. Whatever happened to all those sophisticated European "gray areas"? With any luck, they died in the wreckage of Madrid's trains. Here's another money quote from the French daily:

"If the trail back to Al-Qaida is confirmed, Europeans should rethink the war against Islamic fundamentalist terrorism, as did the United States after the attacks of September 11, 2001. . . . Will March 11 have in Europe the same effect as September 11 in the US? After having spontaneously expressed their solidarity with the Americans, the Europeans, preoccupied with other forms of terrorism, found that the Americans had become consumed with paranoia. Contrary to the latter in 2001, Europeans today discover not only their own vulnerability, but also that they are confronted with a new phenomenon, mass terrorism. Like the Americans, they may now be forced to admit that a new form of world war has been declared, not against Islam but against totalitarian and violent fundamentalism. That the world's democracies are confronted with the same menace and should act together, using military means and waging at the same time a war for their ideals."

One word: enfin.
- 5:49:56 PM

[freethinkingman]

"No, war has been declared by Islam against the west. Let's get it straight just who the aggressors are."

Huh?

I am still waiting for all the "peace loving" Imams to come out with their Fatwas against terrorism. .

[SwinneySwitch]

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[Finalapproach29er]

Lets have another Crusade.

[Finalapproach29er]

Lets have another Crusade.

[woerm]

ROFLMO

hmmm,
as I read this are they between collaborate and surrender (on the gov't scale) or dawn of the surrender monkies and surrender?

never mind, there will be a white flag in Paris somewhere,

my GGGmater is probably spinning in her Grave in S TX

she was a Grande old Lady, Ms Du Mont.

Thank God she didn't live to see her Motherland disgrace itself soooo publicily

r

[dixiechick2000]

I think you misread her post. Try it this way.

"No. War has been declared by Islam against the west. Let's get it straight just who the aggressors are."

[Ann Archy]

Andrew Sullivam didn'y mention his homosexuality, did he? I can't bear to read him anymre because it seems like ALL he thinks about is GAYNESS! PITIFUL.

[Salman]

Le Frogs may finally be having a 'Come to Jesus' moment.

Don't be silly. They are appeasers. But maybe this time they are appeasing us. Don't trust them though.

[Wil H]

Chirac and his buddies will never admit they were wrong

Wait until the Oil for Food corruption exposes the French Government as recipients of billions of dollars in bribes from Saddam. There is a French bank through which over $50 Billion was transferred that refuses to open its books to independent audit..

They've got theirs coming...

[Wil H]

He said Bush hasn't killed all the terrorist so it's his fault!!!!!!!

FACT - The Democrats have pardoned more terrorists than they have ever captured or killed.

[Malesherbes]

Walden is right. There are no Christians left in France. Except for the fact that they have millions of fanatic Moslems, it would be an entirely pagan country.

[Bonaparte]

So, as long as it's only a few thousand Americans (and their guests) who are murdered, there's no cause for alarm. But let a few hundred europeans die and these "friends" reassess the situation. Even when the french reverse themselves, they stay right in character.

[freethinkingman]

You are correct, I go back sleep now!!!

[alnitak]

Nice. Saved away into my humour directory...

[rrrod]

it hasnt happened yet but IMHO i think we will see in the next week or so the euroscum blaming bush and the US. some german intel officer will say the cia did it..the french rumor mill, aka the press,will run with this. then other more open minded euruscum press will say no to this and suggest spain deserved it for siding with the US in the war..and it will go and on..while most of euroscum cheered at 9-11,and continue to do so, most americans will offer sympathy and support to spain. the US will put the blame on the terrorist! the US has few allies in europe, a point to remember

[antivenom]

I'll bet the "imaginary european we support your candiancy against GW friends of JF'ingK" have all but left JF'ingK's head...he has no grounds to make that statement ever again...he can NEVER prove that a European will approve JF'ingK's" approach to terrorism over GW's.

So I'll bet plan two for JF'ingK is to blame GW for the attack on "his frinds in Europe"...

[veronica]

There are no atheists in a foxhole.