[elcid1970]

IIRC, Algeria was formally part of France during that time, not merely a colony. Which meant Algerians were French citizens. Free to enter `La France Metropole’ as they pleased.

I remember seeing on TV how the Muslim `Secret Army Organization’ terrorized Frenchmen native to Algeria (`les pied-noirs’) until they were forced to flee in 1962.

Islam - never a pretty sight.

[dennisw]

I remember seeing on TV how the Muslim `Secret Army Organization’ terrorized Frenchmen native to Algeria (`les pied-noirs’) until they were forced to flee in 1962.

Battle of Algiers? Has been shown at the Pentagon to educate our officers about Iraq situation

The Battle of Algiers (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Algiers_(film) - 61k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this