[randog]

But authorities now say the rolling nightly riots are being organised via the Internet and mobile phones, and have pointed the finger at drug traffickers and Islamist militants.

Hmmmm...this is what I was looking for.

I've been classifying the European riots as your run-of-the-mill poverty riots a la Rodney King/Los Angeles disturbances--poor folk tearing up their neighborhoods because...that's what they do. I postulated that if/when Islamic terrorists get involved then the game changes.

Looks like the game has changed.

[gcruse]

Introducing "drug traffickers" into the mix looks like more denial. Mischaracterizing the enemy is a sure way to fight the wrong battle.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

I postulated that if/when Islamic terrorists get involved then the game changes. Looks like the game has changed.

France had no plan to win the peace! They should have seen the power vacuum that would develop after the unwarranted crackdown in the autonomous territories. The UN must convene an emergency session and demand that France cease this incitement!