[Dane]

Malaise rampant in the liberal world. It's a good thing, helped bring to the world stage, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.

Amazing the above is from the BBC, and they can't blame GW Bush.

[uncbob]

Confrontation will not work. Dialogue across the divide is what is required. Christopher Nolan, Clermont, New York, USA

Another liberal writer who is too cowardly to face the truth .They know what the real problem is but since they are cowards they lie to themselves

[Ninian Dryhope]

"No matter that events have thoroughly borne out his criticisms of the US and British invasion of Iraq in 2003."

Bullsh*t.

[Ninian Dryhope]

"I have seen many times for myself how the CRS, the deeply aggressive and ferocious force of riot police, have attacked Muslims and Africans in the streets in times of trouble."

Some folks need to be dealt with in an aggressive and ferocious manner in order to keep them from running all over the law abiding citizens.

[hershey]

BBC twaddle. They think France would be in far worse shape if they'd backed the US overthrow of Saddam. The remedy seems to be yet more coddling North African/Muslim youts, plus they don't want to be ignored. Give them respect they haven't earned, more money, jobs they're ill-equipped to perform, and autonomous Muslim regions. That sound you hear is France being flushed down the drain.