[Eurotwit]

Interesting article. I have seldom heard from some of the "youths"

[Alberta's Child]

I've been saying for a long time that "radical Islam" really has nothing to do with Islam -- especially in a place like France. The real story here is that so many of these people have no sense of accomplishment and see terrorism and/or rioting as nothing more than a way to "make a statement."

The parallels between many Islamic terrorists and your typical urban American street thug are quite striking. And the mindset of terrorists from more well-off families (like many of the 9/11 terrorists and some of the British terrorists of Pakistani descent) is remarkably simiilar to that of radical American sh!t-heads like Lori Berenson Johnny bin Walker.