[G.Mason]

"The French authorities on said that the rioting, inexorably spreading across the country, seemed increasingly well-organised and appeared to be coordinated on the Internet by bands of disaffected technophile youths looking to have a "punch up" with police."

Well ... there you have it folks.

The INTERNET!

Let's see ... Without the internet there would be no coordinated insurrection.

Obvious solution? Ban the internet, or at least allow the UN to take it over.

Yeah ... that's the ticket.

[mtbopfuyn]

Without the internet there would be no coordinated insurrection.

Gore's fault.

[russesjunjee]

That's an interesting angle, and very odd for them to be blaming the Internet at this point.

The UN probably called France and said, "Hello Mr. French. We are sorry that Paris is burning, but we would like to use your sad circumstances to help us take control of the Internet. Would you mind terribly blaming this entire mess on the Internet for us? Thank you so much for your cooperation in this matter. We will get right to work on a resolution to help stop the violence in your country."

[highlander_UW]

Let's see ... Without the internet there would be no coordinated insurrection. Obvious solution? Ban the internet, or at least allow the UN to take it over. Yeah ... that's the ticket.

Seems an obvious bit of ammunition for those arguing that the UN should grab the Internet...maybe all the cell phones and text messaging companies as well, since those have also been used.

All part of the UN's desire to be a fully realized totalitarian regime...just what we need, an incompetent totalitarian ruler.