[rhombus]

Apparent copycat attacks

Or a widening front?

[robowombat]

'Much of the youths' anger has focused on law-and-order Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, whose reference to the troublemakers as "scum" appeared to inflame passions'

Ah, he hurt their widdle feelings did he. A load of buck shot delivered at close range is really what is in order for these t-rds.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

YAWN

[NeoCaveman]

I always thought they'd need to be a bigger minority than they are before beginning the Euarabian Intafada.

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

HERE'S....... MUHAMMED!

[knarf]

Euroweenies unite for whirled peas !!!

[Taggart_D]

"The law must have the last word,"

Is that the kind of law similar to a UN declaration?

[Barney Gumble]

61-year-old man hurt in the violence died of his wounds

Notice the MSM being good dhimmis and covering their masters by saying a man "hurt in the violence." The man was beaten by Muslims and later died. "hurt in the violence" implies a much less severe situation. No doubt that they would say "man was severely beaten by the gang of (insert non-PC group here) and later died of his extensive injuries" if races/religions were changed. But there is no bias in the media

[Peter Libra]

From the text.

..... struggling with high unemployment,racial discrimination and despair-fertile terrain for crime of all sorts.....

I have carefully noted in both the print media and on T/V what seems to be an unwritten conspiracy. Nowhere have I seen any invective against these terrorist thugs. Now it might be argued that it is not the job of the press. Yet, when police over react under stress against criminals, how the press does lay on the outrage.

Better still, have a few surly skin heads, calling themselves some ridiculous out dated name and the press has a fit.

The clue is in the words "media spin". A rough definition is that it is the use of words to present one's own bias or slant. Better still and also, can be words NOT used. Like an Orwellian nightmare the key words are stamped home by this media monolith. Racial discrimination, poverty, despair, youths, anger. My sad conclusion is that the press have successfully staged managed this news.

[marshmallow]

These attacks are being carried out, by and large, by punks with flaming bottles of gasoline, aka, Molotov cocktails. There is little in the way of firearms, from all accounts.

A well armed and determined citizenry could stop this chaos dead. Instead, the disarmed and confused French are cowering in their homes, hoping that the ineffectual and overstretched police will take care of this.

I'd be outside guarding my vehicle- and property- , as would any other honest individual, and I'd be prepared to use force to do it.

There may be an upside to all this. It may wake the French up to the fact that their beloved nanny-state is really a hollow shell which will never take care of their every need.

[Enchante]

"Much of the youths' anger has focused on law-and-order Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, whose reference to the troublemakers as "scum" appeared to inflame passions"

Let me see if I understand the logic of the 'scum'.... "we're so angry that the Interior Minister dared to call us scum that we're detemined to prove him right!"

Any more questions? If not, just move along, kids....

[Revolting cat!]

"Rioting", "Unrest"! Gee whiz, what does it take for the MSM to call things what they are. I could be wrong, but I don't believe that the Russian Revolution of 1917 "spread to 300 towns". It's a freaking war, an uprising, mon ami!

[Jumper]

Copycats.... in both Berlin and Brussels - 5 cars tourched at each site.... Hmmmm. Sounds organized to me.

[raccoonradio]

>>Rioting by French youths spread to 300 towns overnight,

"America, help us! Send help!"

"Ooh, I'm SO sorry. Can't do it. Too busy. You know we'd
really like to, but..."

Why did the French plant trees along the Champs Elysees?
So the Nazis would have some nice shade as they marched in.

[millefleur]

How long will it be until the insurgents who were headed for Iraq as reinforcements decide they can accomplish more in France?

The weaponry will be quickly upgraded..they better get a handle on this now!
All sorts of economic fall-out is coming just from what has happened so far.

[metmom]

Maybe they should plan on declaring a curfew, too. That just might do the trick.

[illinoissmith]

I'm curious about what Germans are thinking about the French riots. If anyone comes across any articles about German opinion, could you let me know?

I'm interested because Germany is a huge part of Europe it almost took a turn toward the right earlier this year, but it looked like those in the middle of the road chickened out at the last minute and went for socialist status quo.

I'm hoping the goings-on in France -- seeing what is really at stake with socialism and failure to assimilate immigrants -- are pushing those in the middle of the road in Germany toward the right.

I'm hoping that this could make Angela's economic reforms more possible in the Grand Coalition, and I'm hoping that moderates will have the bejeezus scared out of them from these nearby riots, and remember it, and vote the right in as a majority next time around. Maybe unduly optimistic... :/

Europe really had, historically, a lot of good in it, and that good remains there in the beautiful art and architecture, around the world in classical music and literature, there also in a tiny minority of conservative European folks, and in the US insofar as we keep alive many of the better ideas of European origin (ideas which have, in the continent of their genesis, mostly been replaced with rubbish).

I'd really rather Europe changed gears, fought, and saved itself, rather than simply roll over. Up to them, though... and I can't imagine EU citizens getting the right to arms anytime soon. Bah.

[schu]

These are classic Muslim/Arab battle tactics, hit and run, disrupt, civilian/defenseless targets and terror.

The result: no casualties, but lots of yelling (Allah Akbar), no strategic plan and no way to win a decisive victory.

Annoying for sure, but only a real threat if the "hosts" let it be and do not confront it.

FWIIW, schu

[Dog Gone]

"forbade all those "who seek divine grace from taking part in any action that blindly strikes private or public property or can harm others."

What if they're knowingly and intentionally doing it?

[LonghornFreeper]

"The lights are going out all over Europe: we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime."

This rings just as true today as it did in 1914, maybe even more.