Posted on 11/02/2005 1:36:49 AM PST by Panerai
Rioting has spread to more suburbs of Paris on a sixth night of unrest in the outskirts of the French capital.
At Aulnay-sous-Bois, cars were torched as gangs of youths hurled stones at police in riot gear, who responded by firing rubber bullets.
But the epicentre of the trouble, Clichy-sous-Bois, was said to be calm, with a heavy police presence.
The unrest was sparked by the death of two boys whom locals think were fleeing police, despite official denials.
Correspondents say anger has been fuelled by a tear gas canister hurled into the town's mosque on Sunday night, and arrests.
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin called earlier for a return to calm, during a meeting with the families of the teenagers.
Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy joined the meeting, although the parents had refused to meet him a day earlier.
He has been criticised for his handling of the unrest.
"When an interior minister doesn't hesitate to use insulting terms, branding as 'rabble' communities which have the misfortune to be fragile... it is the image of the country that is tarnished," the opposition Socialist Party said in a statement.
Cars torched
Clichy had experienced five nights of confrontation between police and young people from the mainly immigrant communities in the north-eastern suburb.
You noticed that too?
Other than a post I read over the weekend that contained one obviously arabic style name, that and the mention of the mosque have been the only two references that inferred a mooooze-slum tie-in to the senseless destruction of life and property perpetrated in the name of a rumor.
Of course the Media totally ignores what is really going on!! Wouldn't want to make the "protesters" angry!
You were close, except for sonnez (ring) les matines (the bells):
Frère Jacques,
Frère Jacques,
Dormez-vous?
Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines,
Sonnez les matines,
Ding, dang, dong!
Ding, dang, dong!
Translation:
Brother John, Brother John
Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
Ring the morning bells
Ring the morning bells
Ding Dang Dong
Ding Dang Dong
Is this getting ANY play on the MSM?
Is this getting ANY play on the MSM?
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The president of IRAN is asking:"IS PARIS BURNING?"
How long before a French bin Laden seizes control of the 'rabble'? But, not to worry, France will pay them off.
Not surprising. After all, its the Beeb.
PARISRIOTS is probably best, followed by FRENCHFRIES.
Didn't think so.
This is beginning to sound more and more like a replay of the Storming of the Bastille. On another thread related to this topic, a poster claimed that we were witnessing a revolution in Paris that could well spread across the entire EU.
I think he could be right!
...or Charles Martel.
That's over in the other thread.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1513824/posts?page=43#43
You never hear of ragheads roiting in mooslime countries. They do not use rubber bullets there.
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