[PianoMan]

Those "immigrants" are at it again.

But, let the fourth paragraph from the end, shown after the snip, allay your fears.

[backhoe]

Is Paris Burning? ( Religion of Peace® Alert )
Click the picture:

[mainepatsfan]

The French government's strategy seems to be wait until the rioters get bored and stop.

[GarySpFc]

For now, the violence seems to have been the work of unfocused teenagers and young adults without a clear political agenda.

It sounds as if the reports of these riots being highly organized were exaggerated. sarcasm/off

[Oldeconomybuyer]

...the violence has had nothing to do with Islam...

Right.

[cynicom]

George Bush is a proponent of Islam, the religion of peace, so, the French need to give these undernourished youths more money.

[PatriotGirl827]

"The violence has isolated the country's tough-talking, anticrime interior minister, Nicolas Sarkozy, whom some people blame for having worsened the situation with his blunt statements about "cleaning out" the "thugs" from those neighborhoods."

So identifying and dealing with the problem is something they don't want to do, because it may make things worse? The logic!

[popdonnelly]

The French need to call in Prince Charles to explain to them how to relate to Muslims.

[BnBlFlag]

"The violence has nothing to do with Islam"....
These Leftists at the NY Times are actually expecting people to believe this crap. Thats unbelievable in itself.

[Bon mots]

but to date the violence has had nothing to do with Islam.

What are they smoking at the New York Times.
What a bunch of clueless idiots.

They should call a spade a spade and call this a Muslim Intifadah in France.

[norwaypinesavage]

"Some people blame Nicolas Sarkozy for having worsened the situation with his blunt statements about "cleaning out" the "thugs" from those neighborhoods."

What an uncaring, unenlightened, thing to say. He's nearly as responsible as Bush is for causing the rioting

"To date, the violence has had nothing to do with Islam."

Of course not! The students at Bob Jones University would also be setting fire to women on crutches, if only they had the chance.

[Earthdweller]

Sure Craig Smith, just keep repeating over and over....

there is no terrorist threat.....there is no terrorist threat.....

Then take out your magic wand and write that the hate that radicals muslims have preached for centuries never existed , except in our minds.

[dennisw]

When Muzzies go wild! Going wild in the streets!

[showme_the_Glory]

No immigration problems here.

[HardStarboard]

Another gem from the NYT article:

"But jobs have dried up as the economy slowed - unemployment in some of the zones is as high as 30 percent - and the suburbs have become the French equivalent of America's inner cities."

Not news to see the NYT claiming America preceeded France in creating poverty and depriving the poor of livelihoods. Of course the solution is more socialism....not less. No mention of our new low, 5%, in unemployment - even after the hurricanes.

The most worrisome thing is how many people see the NYT as a reliable source of news.