French Bulliton:
"Please don't let your Media condemn or question our inaction."
I just keep thinking Chirac wanted to see if it would just burn itself out. Those areas have been extremely dnagerous for a very long time. The native French I know at work tell horror stories from years ago about public busses being attacked and destroyed when the city decided to open public transportation in those areas. After the inaugural bus run, there wasn't much left of the first bus! Hence, they now don't have local public transportation anymore.