Anyway, the article basically gives the genesis of the rioting: some kids were in the process of stealing parts of cars, somebody called the ineffective French police, who usually never go into this section of town, to report the crime, the cops show up, the kids take off, two of them hide in an area that housed a power pylon and was cordoned off, and were electrocuted.
After that, bands of Muslim youths took to the streets, shouting "God is great", and demanding that the French police leave the area.
The article then goes on to narrate how the French have never required that the Muslims who immigrate to France assimilate, and now, with unassimilated Muslims demanding to be allowed to set up their own religious "justice systems" combined with the weakness of the French government, the country of France now finds itself with a huge problem with no apparent way out.
Which brings me to the conclusion that those who live in glass houses.....these are the people who screamed the loudest against the war on terror, and now they find themselves nearly overrun by the enemy.
Conclusion? Just deserts for some sanctimonious hypocrites.
Thank you very much for the synopsis. Interesting about the Mohammedan shouts, demands for religious (quote unquote) justice system - these were not mentioned in any of the other articles I've read. Most of what I've read made it sound as though any Mohammendanism was just happenstance.
Including the Dalrymple article - Barbarians at the gates. Of course, it was written a couple of years ago, but gave a lot of highly interesting background.