[JustaCowgirl]

Signs of a fresh wave of violence emerged on Sunday evening when youths seized a bus in Saint-Etienne, in southern France, ordering passengers to get off and then torching the vehicle.

The driver and one passenger were hurt, officials said.

[softwarecreator]

The law must have the last word

Yeah, it'll be "we surrender".

[vimto]

a police spokesman called for a sense of proportion: "It's 211 districts out of 36,000, so France is not burning."

that settles that then.

[jern]

stop! or I will say stop again!

[duckman]

Chirac is sounding more and more like Peter Sellers in the old Pink Panter movies.

[DoughtyOne]

I'll say it again. New Molitov Coctain legislation would end this mess. What are the Fench waiting for?

[vimto]

"Chirac vows order as French riots spread."

what about....

Chirac fiddles while France burns?

spot the difference.....

[Netheron]

Hey Chirac!

Just shut up and do it.

Why waste time holding press conferences?

Call Villepin, ask him how Napolean would handle this.

Otherwise, just resign.

Oh, I forgot, you are French. Never mind.

[Rokke]

"The violence has tarnished France's image abroad,"

As far as I'm concerned, I don't think anything could further tarnish France's image anymore than it already is.

[InsureAmerica]

Talk is cheap. They should just give these poor unfortunates more money. That will solve the problem and allow the french government to save face. What kind of country is it when something like this goes on for 10 days?? Somalia? I said more than 2 years ago - france will soon be a third world country...

[Bon mots]

Ask the Italians how to stop violent rioters.

[MadIvan]

Message to France:

FOR GOD'S SAKE, YOU FOOLS, SEND IN THE ARMY!

And while you're at it, SHOOT TO KILL!

Regards, Ivan

[InsureAmerica]

chirac takes 10 days before he "vows to restore order", where is the outrage in the press???

Bush takes heat 1 day after Katrina. Makes a lot of sense.

[DannyTN]

"The Republic is quite determined, by definition, to be stronger"

Well, if it's by definition, then ok.

[HitmanLV]

Has one rioter been killed? Seems to me at this juncture, such an incident would double the violence almost immediately.

Bad scene, man.

[Cap Huff]

"Wolfgang Bosbach, deputy leader of the conservative Christian Democrats in parliament, said Germany should be under no illusion that similar events could happen there too."

Huh? Misprint? They should be under no illusion that similar events could NOT happen there too.

[anthraciterabbit]

Ultimately, western nations are going to have three choices in dealing with I-slam:

1. Submit to it.

2. Ban it.

3. and a possible third choice: devise some official version of it which will be tolerated and tightly controlled, and ban all other versions of it. That third choice may or may not be feasible.

[Rosemont]

Fox News Alert: 10 French Police hit with 'lead' bullets. Not sure how serious the injuries.

[samtheman]

"The Republic is quite determined, by definition, to be stronger than those who want to sow violence or fear," Chirac said

"By god, if it's a war of definitions these people want, it's a war of definitions they'll get!", said Chirac, slamming his fist down hard on the dictionary while Villipain looked on, picking his nose.

[ComputerGuy]

...African immigrant communities who make up a significant part of many suburban housing estates.
Is that the French term for ghetto ?

[Diddle E. Squat]

Authorities say drug traffickers and Islamist militants are helping to organise the unrest

Another link between the dope pipeline and terrorism. Libertarians suddenly look at their shoes and pretend not to notice.