""French authorities probe e-mail to Islamic site urging attack on Paris mayor, tourist spots,"

...they should also review immigration policies....

Posted by: exsgtbrown at January 10, 2008 12:56 PM

France out of Iraq!

Posted by: Beagle at January 10, 2008 1:03 PM

So much for the Imported Gay Parisian.

Posted by: flowerknife_us at January 10, 2008 1:06 PM

The surrender of Paris will no doubt happen shortly.

Posted by: TheOmegaMan at January 10, 2008 1:10 PM

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Acid Attack

http://galliawatch.blogspot.com/2008/01/acid-attack-in-subway.html

Another horror story in the subway. This time in the suburbs of Rouen. From François Desouche:

On December 31 in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, a suburb of Rouen, a young girl, 16 years old, was alone in a subway car. Three "young people" who had been shopping got on. In their bags of provisions there was a bottle of chlorhydric acid, purchased at the supermarket.

Note: chlorhydric acid is another term for hydrochloric acid, a highly corrosive substance.

The three boys approached the girl who ignored them. They persisted, without success. They went into a rage and poured the chlorhydric acid on the seat, then, as they were about to leave the train they turned around and splashed the acid in the face of the unfortunate girl.

Seriously burned on the entire upper part of her body and her face, she is in danger of losing an eye. Two days later, thanks to the video surveillance cameras, the police were able to arrest the three individuals. The three "young people", ages 14 and 15, are under investigation for voluntary acts of group violence with a weapon.

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http://galliawatch.blogspot.com/2008/01/unworthy-of-paris.html

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Yes, you are not dreaming.

The scene takes place in Paris, rue Myrha, in the 18th arrondissement, at the hour of prayer. The faithful kneel down on the street, even on the pedestrian crossings. They even put up two lightweight barriers so that cars could get by. Probably the community itself put them up.

This scene has been going on for several years.

And so I ask this question: Is this image worthy of Paris? Everyone knows, these faithful did not choose to be there; they are there because they have no house of worship. A situation that is at once undignified for them, and contrary to law, since public thoroughfares are "laïc" areas that must stay free so life in the neighborhood can proceed normally.

For my part, I clearly state that a large city like Paris must allow each one to practice his faith in dignity, in the strict respect of the rules and laws of our country. Paris must also be a city of dignity and respect.

It is true that the image above is unworthy of Paris, but not in the way she means. She also abuses the notion of "laïcité", which at the most was designed to separate the Catholic Church and the French State along broad lines, and not designed to perceive, in the absence of a mosque, an affront to the laws of the Republic. In fact, it is building the mosque that is contrary to the laws of the Republic.

The current mayor of Paris, socialist Bertrand Delanoë, has built up a reputation as a radical left-wing ideologue, with his pro-Islamic position, his pagan-style festivals, his penchant for naming streets of Paris after repulsive criminals such as Mumia Abu-Jamal, etc... It looks as though Panafieu has her work cut out for her. He's a hard act to follow, but she will try.

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The photo shows the streets of Paris blocked by muslims praying. She is crying that it is not right. Not that they are blocking the street, but that they have no where to pray and so are forced to block the street and shouldn't taxes build them a mosque?

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Posted by: Borg at January 10, 2008 1:21 PM

Think if the Louvre, with all its vast art works, is reduced to ashes some day, the French will wake up to what they're doing to theselves?
We lost the world trade center, and thousands of innicent lives, and we haven't done anything serious so far.

What will it take, a mushroom cloud?

Posted by: rational at January 10, 2008 1:23 PM

Borg wrote:
"...The current mayor of Paris, socialist Bertrand Delanoë, has built up a reputation as a radical left-wing ideologue, with his pro-Islamic position, his pagan-style festivals"

The "pagan-style festivals" will be the first to go, if Sharia law comes to France.

Posted by: CTYankee at January 10, 2008 1:51 PM

I recognize Hugh in the picture, is the woman Marisol...who is Rick?

The mayor said, 'I am calm'. I Am really glad he shared that with us. I feel much better about the situation in France, now that I know the mayor is calm...

Posted by: duh_swami at January 10, 2008 2:23 PM

I recognize Hugh in the picture, is the woman Marisol...who is Rick?

The mayor said, 'I am calm'. I Am really glad he shared that with us. I feel much better about the situation in France, now that I know the mayor is calm...

Posted by: duh_swami at January 10, 2008 2:23 PM

Borg, there have been three acid 'incidents' in the USA in past week or so. Mostly outside churches.

Posted by: Aunt Bea at January 10, 2008 2:30 PM

What will it take, a mushroom cloud?

Posted by: rational

Yup! Except that if it does happen, it will be deemed the fault of the US because the US military possesses nukes. Either we made them do it or it's another false flag operation done to discredit Islam. Just watch.

Posted by: PMK at January 10, 2008 2:51 PM

Here we are with an opportunity to do something about it before a situation gets out of hand, before the only way out is a bloody Reconquista, and the cops are running away.

Posted by: Greek Fire at January 10, 2008 3:05 PM

Do not remember the name of the German/Nazi General who oversaw the occupation of Paris in WWII and refused Hitler's orders to destroy the city in advance of the liberating Allies. Of course, the Nazis were allied with the Arabs/Muslims during that time. If not now, then later...

Posted by: HOV Dummy at January 10, 2008 3:45 PM

Aunt Bea-

Do you have links? Could you put them up?

Posted by: Borg at January 10, 2008 5:51 PM

"the name of the German/Nazi General who oversaw the occupation of Paris in WWII and refused Hitler's orders to destroy the city...
--- from a posting above

The name of the Nazi General who controlled Paris was von Choltitz; his role in "saving" Paris has been ridiculously exaggerated, especially in that popular book "Is Paris Burning?" Of course he, and his family, have had a stake in promoting him as a "good German" -- my good, to here some Germans talk about the war, one would think that "no one knew a thing" (everything was known) and the entire Wehrmacht was full of "good Germans" and every outwardly fanatical Nazi practically a Schindler.

The Wikipedia entry on von Choltitz is amazingly complete, and of course it is the view of the French who lived through the war, and not the view of Germans making heroes out of people who behaved for years just as the Fuehrer would have them behave, that is the correct one:

There is a controversy about von Choltitz's actual role during the battle since he is regarded a totally different way in France and Germany. In Germany, he is regarded as a humanist and a hero who saved Paris from urban warfare and destruction. In 1964, Dietrich von Choltitz explained in an interview taped from his Baden Baden home, why he had refused to obey Hitler: "If for the first time I had disobeyed, it was because I knew that Hitler was insane" ("Si pour la première fois j'ai désobéi, c'est parceque je savais qu'Hitler déraisonnait")". According to a 2004 interview his son Timo gave to the French public channel France 2, von Choltitz's father disobeyed Hitler and personally allowed the Allies to take the city back safely and rapidly, preventing the French Resistance from engaging in urban warfare that would have destroyed parts of Paris. He knew the war was lost and decided alone to save the capital.

However in France, this version is seen as a "falsification of History" since von Choltitz is regarded as a Nazi officer faithful to Hitler
involved in many controversial actions such as:

In 1940 and 1941 he gave the orders to destroy Sevastopol and burn Rotterdam.

During the battle for Paris:
On 23 August he ordered the burning of the Grand Palais occupied by FFI resistance.

On 19 August he ordered the destruction of the Pantin great windmills in order to starve the population.

On 16 August he ordered the execution of 35 members of the resistance in the Bois de Boulogne waterfall.

In a 2004 interview, Parisian Resistance veteran Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont describes von Choltitz as a man who "as much longer as he could, killed French and when he ceased to kill them it was because he wasn't able to do so any longer". Kriegel-Valrimont argues "not only we owe him nothing but this a shameless fasification of History to award him any merit." The Liberation de Paris documentary secretly shot during the battle by the Resistance brings evidence of bitter urban warfare that contradicts the von Choltitz father and son version. On the other hand, the Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre novel Is Paris Burning? and its 1966 theatrical adaptation emphasize on Von Choltitz as the saviour of Paris.

A third source, the protocols of telephonic conversations between von Choltitz and his superiors found later in the Fribourg archives and their analysis by German historians support Kriegel-Valrimont's theory."

Posted by: Hugh at January 10, 2008 6:33 PM

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/09/nmuslim209.xml

Magistrate reprimanded over Muslim walk-out
Last Updated: 2:07am GMT 10/01/2008

A magistrate who refused to deal with a Muslim woman wearing a veil has been reprimanded.

Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali stands by his views
Ian Murray walked out of court in Manchester when Zoobia Hussain, 32, appeared last June wearing a niqab covering her face apart from her eyes.

The jobless mother-of-five from Crumpsall was accused of causing £1,500 worth of damage to her council house.

Later Mr Murray said he felt the way she was dressed raised identity issues.

Hussain's lawyer, Judith Hawkins, said her client was "shocked and distressed" by the "insensitive and unacceptable" treatment.

She was a practising Muslim who covered herself in public places where men were present.

The Office of Judicial Complaints said Mr Murray had been formally reprimanded and ordered to receive further training.

The decision was rubber-stamped by the Lord Chancellor, Jack Straw, and the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips.

Hussain, who was later allowed to give evidence from behind a screen so men in the court could not see her, was convicted of causing criminal damage when her family was thrown out for rent arrears.

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Hugh-

Thanks for the history lesson.

The best part about you posting these lessons is that when someone googles the name an alternative to wiki will come up for them to read.

Posted by: Borg at January 10, 2008 7:08 PM

So glad I've already visited Paris - and Versailles and Lyon and Arles and Avignon and Provence in general and Chambery and Annecy.

Before the Mohammedans took over. Wow, I had such a great time! I don't think I would, now.

Posted by: darcy at January 10, 2008 7:45 PM

Hussain's lawyer, Judith Hawkins, said her client was "shocked and distressed" by the "insensitive and unacceptable" treatment. --posted above.

Ms. Hawkins, you are pitiful. As pitiful as the woman in the niqab. Niqab's should be outlawed, as the koran should be.

Posted by: darcy at January 10, 2008 7:54 PM

I'm "shocked and distressed" that you are allowed to wear a niqab in London, England.

Posted by: darcy at January 10, 2008 7:56 PM

Borg - just a thought inspired by your story of the lady with the niqab.

Infidels need to start claiming *their* cultural/religious/historic rights.

Time for all Scotsmen of Highland ancestry, in all regions infiltrated by the Mohammedans, to insist on *their* right to wear their national costume at all times - kilt, plaid, sporran...and skean-dhu and claymore. (Making sure, of course, that they had previously taken adequate instruction in the use of the two latter items).

It might give the 'sons of allah', as Oriana calls them, pause, in Scotland, at least.

Posted by: dumbledoresarmy at January 10, 2008 8:29 PM

4 acid bottles found in San Mateo county, California in the last month

http://www.foxreno.com/news/14989680/detail.html

Posted by: eve_anne_gelical at January 10, 2008 10:02 PM

Hugh:

Thanks for the background info. Yes, I did read Is Paris Burning? in high school.

There's a lot of revisionist history about WWII, etc., but then again, what's that joke about every Frenchman having been in the Resistance?

Slightly OT, but was watching tonight a PBS documentary on the 50 year plus reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Not an Anglophile or anything, but I thought, at this rate, London, all of the UK, Paris, Europe, etc will soon cease to exist as we once knew it. It made me sad and angry.

Posted by: HOV Dummy at January 10, 2008 10:51 PM

Sometimes a Hollywood picture deserves a few words right out of Casablanca.

Bogey: You're going on that plane to take you where you belong.
Ingrid: But no, I have...
Bogey: You have got to listen to me. Do you have any idea what
you have to look forward to if you stay here? Nine chances out of 10 we both end up in a concentration camp and that....
Ingrid: You're only saying these things to make me go.
Bogey: I'm saying it 'cause it's true. Inside us, we both know we belong in different......
....maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life.
Ingrid: But what about us?
But what about us?
But what about us?

Not just another movie and the picture fit perfectly Robert and Hugh!

MK

Posted by: Melaria_Kidd at January 11, 2008 6:35 AM