Leaders Fiddle As France Burns (12th Night)

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 11-8-2005 | Colin Randall

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Blitzkrieg!!

[Navy Patriot]

I am certainly enjoying this.

[WestSylvanian]

Burning churches? Why am I not surprised?

[Covenantor]

ping - Gallic version of your novel 2

[oceanview]

a reporter on H&C now - "the curfews are not working".

[redheadtoo]

More than 1,400 vehicles were destroyed during a night of increasing violence

Considering the price of gasoline in Europe, having your car burn might actually be a good thing. I wonder how many economically-strapped, French, car owners burned their own vehicles and blamed it on the riots.

[nanomid]

What a tragedy that France's old Christian churches are being targeted. For historical value at least, these things must be preserved.

Choking to death on their own pluralism.

[Texas_Jarhead]

"Leaders fiddle as France burns"

According to the report on FNC I just saw, France's leaders are not fiddling. They are giving away everything but the kitchen sink. $35B in reconstruction aid plus jobs for "disadvantaged youth", and scholarships, etc...

[jwalsh07]

The French never learn. It is sad really. They thought they could appease the muslims by bashing Bush. Daladier, Chamberlain, Chiraq. Peas in the Appeasement pod.

[blam]

"They are giving away everything but the kitchen sink. $35B in reconstruction aid plus jobs for "disadvantaged youth", and scholarships, etc..."

They did that this was already in the works and not prompted by this insurrection.

[cowdog77]

"The jihadists sense that Western Europe is ripe for plucking. Hamstrung by the liberal doctrines of multiculturalism and political correctness, Western Europe is unprepared for a determined jihad from within.

It is far more likely that European socialist governments will keep looking for ways to appease the jihadist demands at the continued expense of their own cultures. "

[The Red Zone]

good grief, can this be seen by satellite now?

[The Red Zone]

Get a Few Curs out there to chomp their tails.

[Covenantor]

...Dominique de Villepin, the beleaguered prime minister, announced that officials in riot-hit areas would be authorised to impose late-night curfews "wherever it is necessary" in a bid to halt the disturbances.

He rejected calls by a police union for troops to be sent in but said that 1,500 reservists were being called up and repeated an appeal to parents to keep adolescent rioters off the streets.

Mon-sewer Wiley-pan, perhaps your mathematique needs UN assistance. I count 50 or so flames on zee map. 1500/50 = 30 extra reservistes per city /town. I don't think it will cut the Grey Poupon.

[The Red Zone]

France is burning
France is burning
Look out!
Look out!
Fire! Fire!
Fire! Fire!
Pour on water
Pour on water

[continue in endless round]

[Ethrane]

How the hell are they going to enforce teh 'curfew'?

[Gritty]

The French better start trying on their burkqas for size. It is obvious their government is going to do nothing to protect them from what is coming.

[DuncanWaring]

After Munich, Winston Churchill said of Neville Chamberlain:

"He had a choice of dishonor or war. He chose dishonor; now he shall have war."

Seems to apply here, also.

[BunnySlippers]

littlegreenfootballs has an incredible video of the rioters yelling "allu akbar". Worth a look.

[Flavius]

wow