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LE MONDE SWITCHES SIDES (Andrew Sullivan)
AndrewSullivan.Com ^ | 3/12/04 | Andrew Sullivan

Posted on 03/12/2004 6:43:05 PM PST by 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.
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To: ValerieUSA
"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. .

41 posted on 03/12/2004 7:49:10 PM PST by freethinkingman
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To: Servant of the 9
Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!
42 posted on 03/12/2004 7:49:33 PM PST by SwinneySwitch (The Barbarians are Inside the Gates!)
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To: Servant of the 9
BTTT
43 posted on 03/12/2004 7:53:30 PM PST by Fiddlstix (This Space Available for Rent or Lease by the Day, Week, or Month. Reasonable Rates. Inquire within.)
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To: Servant of the 9
Lets have another Crusade.
44 posted on 03/12/2004 8:04:50 PM PST by Finalapproach29er (" Permitting homosexuality didn't work out very well for the Roman Empire")
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To: Servant of the 9
Lets have another Crusade.
45 posted on 03/12/2004 8:09:35 PM PST by Finalapproach29er (" Permitting homosexuality didn't work out very well for the Roman Empire")
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To: Nick Danger
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
46 posted on 03/12/2004 8:18:22 PM PST by woerm (student of history)
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To: freethinkingman; ValerieUSA
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."
47 posted on 03/12/2004 8:57:01 PM PST by dixiechick2000 (President Bush is a mensch in cowboy boots.)
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To: Servant of the 9
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.
48 posted on 03/12/2004 9:02:59 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion: The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Servant of the 9
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.

49 posted on 03/12/2004 9:15:21 PM PST by Salman (Mickey Akbar)
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To: Ironfocus
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...

50 posted on 03/12/2004 9:42:04 PM PST by Wil H
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To: Jewels1091
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.

51 posted on 03/12/2004 9:44:32 PM PST by Wil H
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To: walden
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.
52 posted on 03/12/2004 10:35:06 PM PST by Malesherbes
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To: Servant of the 9
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.
53 posted on 03/12/2004 11:21:11 PM PST by Bonaparte
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To: dixiechick2000
You are correct, I go back sleep now!!!
54 posted on 03/12/2004 11:59:53 PM PST by freethinkingman
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To: Nick Danger
Nice. Saved away into my humour directory...
55 posted on 03/13/2004 2:27:46 AM PST by alnitak ("That kid's about as sharp as a pound of wet liver" - Foghorn Leghorn)
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To: Bonaparte
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
56 posted on 03/13/2004 2:40:26 AM PST by rrrod
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To: Servant of the 9
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"...

59 posted on 03/13/2004 4:06:52 AM PST by antivenom ("Never argue with an idiot, he'll bring you down to his level - then beat you with experience.")
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To: Servant of the 9
There are no atheists in a foxhole.
60 posted on 03/13/2004 4:20:19 AM PST by veronica ("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people." GW Bush 1-20-04)
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