[mainepatsfan]

Isn't Mrs. Arafat still a resident of Paris?

[Khepera]

WTF?

[SlowBoat407]

I still prefer my own term - "Paristanis".

[wizardoz]

Heh heh heh heh heh...

[nuconvert]

appeasement is exactly what they seem to have decided to do

[stm]

Next thing you know we'll be hearing about the West Bank of the Seine.....

[gridlock]

What's France's Exit Strategy?

[Real Cynic No More]

Farah is right on!

[SJackson]

If you'd like to be on this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

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[Finalapproach29er]

Humor bump

[corlorde]

French Regime change, "starts at home"!!!!

;~>

[nicmarlo]

If appeasement was the solution in Iraq, it's the solution for the "Paristinian" revolt. If appeasement was the solution for Hitler, it's the solution for the "Paristinian" revolt. If appeasement was the solution for Israel in dealing with its "Palestinian" problem, it's the solution for France's "Paristinian" uprising.

: )

[Convert from ECUSA]

Hilarious satire worth reading - Ping!

[patriot_wes]

"It's clear that the international community must force France to the negotiating table with these freedom fighters to begin the peace process that will inevitably lead to the creation of an autonomous, independent state of "Paristine."

I can see it now....another palestinian homeland with Jerusalem Paris as its capital.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I hear that John Kerry has a plan for his mother's homeland.

[TXBSAFH]

NO BLOOD FOR WINE!!!!!!!!

[satchmodog9]

beautiful

[Darnright]

The Belmont Club has a really interesting take on just what these "youts" are trying to accomplish:

"Although it may be coincidental, the remarkable uniformity in the rioter's rules of engagement and the rapid development of their tactics suggests they have a tacit consensus as to their strategic aims: to confine action to inherently political acts in exchange for political concessions. Amir Taheri believes he knows what those will be.

Some are even calling for the areas where Muslims form a majority of the population to be reorganized on the basis of the "millet" system of the Ottoman Empire: Each religious community (millet) would enjoy the right to organize its social, cultural and educational life in accordance with its religious beliefs.

In parts of France, a de facto millet system is already in place. In these areas, all women are obliged to wear the standardized Islamist "hijab" while most men grow their beards to the length prescribed by the sheiks.

The radicals have managed to chase away French shopkeepers selling alcohol and pork products, forced "places of sin," such as dancing halls, cinemas and theaters, to close down, and seized control of much of the local administration.

A reporter who spent last weekend in Clichy and its neighboring towns of Bondy, Aulnay-sous-Bois and Bobigny heard a single overarching message: The French authorities should keep out.

"All we demand is to be left alone," said Mouloud Dahmani, one of the local "emirs" engaged in negotiations to persuade the French to withdraw the police and allow a committee of sheiks, mostly from the Muslim Brotherhood, to negotiate an end to the hostilities.

Maybe."

[Michael Bluth]

Stop the violence?

Surely, sir, you are not serious. (My apologies for calling you Shirley.)

It is clear to me and to the entire world that the Paristinians are revolutionary insurgents -- much like the insurgents battling the evil Americans in Iraq.

And, as any good French person will tell you, violence on behalf of insurgents is a good thing.

So, the only moral thing for the French military to do is to side with the insurgents against the French government.

/sarcasm

[Excellence]

Let them have their autonomous state within France. And then, just to prove how autonomous they are, cut off the water and gas mains, and remove the electrical connections to the main grid.