Ahhh, more evidence of the Religion of Peace.
6 nights and the French have yet to surrender? I guess a cow will now jump over the moon.
This has got to be a sign of the French being on the verge of surrender...:)
lawlessness says more about the wet-paper-bag girlie man culture than it does about those who use Islam as a shield for their rebelliousness.
(Filed: 03/11/2005)
Nicolas Sarkozy, a man in a hurry to reach the Elysée, has come up against a deeply engrained, long-term problem which is defying his formidable energies. Reacting to the riots which over the past week have scarred several of the poor suburbs with heavy concentrations of immigrants around Paris, the French interior minister has rightly called for zero tolerance of violence.
But he has damaged his case by resorting to the language of the far Right, speaking of cleaning the "scum" out of the suburbs "au Kärcher". That is the name of a German maker of pressure washers which have been used in recent years to spruce up the Brandenburg Gate, the colonnade of St Peter's Square and the presidential faces on Mount Rushmore.
The reaction to his proposal for industrial cleansing from the affected suburbs and the political Left has, predictably, been bad. But he has also been criticised by the equal opportunities minister, Azouz Begag. With the unrest spreading, Mr Sarkozy has cancelled a visit to Pakistan and Afghanistan, the prime minister, Dominique de Villepin, has postponed going to Canada, and President Jacques Chirac yesterday warned that a lack of dialogue and respect could produce a "dangerous situation".
Not since the Corsicans rejected his plans for autonomy in 2003 has the interior minister faced such a setback. How he handles it will affect his chances of succeeding Mr Chirac in 2007. But the three protagonists in this drama - Mr Sarkozy, his rival for future leadership of the Right, Mr de Villepin, and the president - are facing a challenge from which none of them can draw much short-term advantage.
In suburbs such as Clichy-sous-Bois, where the rioting began, they are facing the consequences of decades of flawed integration policies and an economy that has failed to produce enough jobs. The riots have cruelly laid bare the inadequacies of the French model.
Sarkozy...he's not perfect, but he's heading in the right direction. Islam only respects force.
By Henry Samuel
(Filed: 03/11/2005)
The riots have led many to question the tough-talking tactics of France's interior minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, who is using law and order to boost his chances of becoming the next president.
A few months ago, Mr Sarkozy was the undisputed star of the Right, with soaring popularity ratings.
After wrenching control of the ruling UMP party from the clutches of President Jacques Chirac, Mr Sarkozy's presidential ambition appeared bang on track.
He made his name as a man of action who could be tough on crime but also reach out to the immigrant community and France's Muslims.
But, with this week's riots, he seems to be faltering on all fronts.
Just a week before the riots exploded, he promised a "war without mercy" on violence and petty crime in the suburbs. The opposition Socialist Party criticised his rhetoric.
But he has also come under fire from his own camp. Azouz Begag, the equal opportunities minister of Algerian heritage, asked him to stop using "warlike and imprecise language".
"I talk with real words," Mr Sarkozy fired back. "When someone shoots at policemen, he's not just a youth, he's a lout, full stop."
At root, the sniping against Mr Sarkozy from within his own party underscores the intense rivalry between the interior minister on the one hand and Mr Chirac and his close ally, Dominique de Villepin, the prime minister, on the other.
I guess we know what the French were afraid of when they snubbed us in Iraq. They're getting it anyway.
I wonder what shameless tactic Dirty Chirac will use to throw Sarkozy under the bus. Like the American Dems who adore Chirac, sacrificing national security for political gain is only natural.
What? Between those who want to surrender and those who want to collaborate?
if the police chase you around here, you run, guilty or not
Simply stunning. Let's allow in more Islamic immigrants with this mentality
On Sunday night, he promised "zero tolerance" of suburban crime. Two rioters have already received three-month jail sentences and a dozen more face charges.
Three months! Way to get tough on Islamofacist invaders who are destroying your country. Maybe they'll even take it a step further and force them to do without television as well.
"The way Sarkozy has dealt with this, using riot police and terms the National Front would be proud of, has put the clock back 10 years. Once Ramadan ends on Friday, things will get worse."
The nerve of those police animals. Using riot police in the middle of a riot? Unbelievable!
Neat. The French use the term suburban as a euphemism for Muslim crime, just as in America urban means that crime committed by African-Americans.
better them than us
hope folks are watching
"The worsening crisis jolted President Jacques Chirac out of a six-day silence into calling for calm and a firm hand in dealing with a 'dangerous situation.'"
Wow. Six days before the President of France acted? President Bush was 10 minutes late to visit Katrina-torn NOLA and had his arse handed to him by the MSM. Go figure.
Is that like being "almost completely" a virgin?
How do you apply the law 'firmly' while doing so in 'a spirit of dialogue and respect'? The French truly are a bunch of weenies. Also, I didn't see the word "muslim" anywhere in this article, even though it's a muslim community perpetrating all the violence.
Half the Cabinet wants to negotiate and the other half wants to surrender immediately.
The French Homeland Security is currently at Yellow.
Rumor our troops will deploy to quell unrest:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1514489/posts?page=1