“After his death, at least 50 youths took to the streets and started to break windows at the entrance of Gabelle, an outskirt of the city. The youths also burned garbage, tires, a motorcycle and five vehicles in a shipyard, said the police. When the Police and the fire-fighters arrived on the scène, protesters threw […]
Au revoir, douce France
Pamela has posted a haunting video of the decline of France. It put me in mind of Hugh Fitzgerald’s classic essay Douce France, which is always worth revisiting: Imagine that you are a cosseted member of the French elite. One child is doing the khâgne, aiming for rue d’Ulm. Another is now a politechnicien. You […]
U.S. also confronted Italy about allegations of bribing Taliban
An update on this story. “United States admits tackling Italians over payments to the Taleban,” by Tim Reid for the Times Online, October 17: The US Government acknowledged for the first time yesterday that payment of protection money to the Taleban by Italian forces in Afghanistan was discussed by American officials and their Italian counterparts […]
Italy was bribing the Taliban but didn’t tell the French, French troops killed and mutilated
The Italians forgot to mention to the French that they were playing Aethelred the Unready, and so the French were ambushed and killed. “French troops were killed after Italy hushed up ‘bribes’ to Taleban,” by Tom Coghlan in The Times, October 15 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): When ten French soldiers were killed last year in […]
France: Rachid Ramda, mastermind of 1995 metro bombing jailed for life after 10 years’ asylum in Britain
Rachid Ramda Update. “Terrorist mastermind who was granted asylum in Britain for 10 years is jailed for life for Paris bombings,” by Peter Allen for the Daily Mail, October 14 (thanks to Alfred): A terrorist mastermind who was harboured by the British government as an asylum seeker for more than ten years has finally been […]
France charges nuclear scientist with “membership [in] a terrorist group”
An update on this story. Regardless of the fact that “his work did not bring him into contact with anything that could be used for terrorism,” it should be cause for alarm and further inquiry that al-Qaeda has friends in such high places in the scientific community. “France charges nuclear scientist suspected of al Qaeda […]
Muslim engineer at European Organization for Nuclear Research “expressed a desire to carry out attacks”
An engineer on a prestigious and high-profile project: another strike against the “poverty causes terrorism” claim. Which excuse will this guy trot out in court? More on this story. “Man held in France over ‘Qaeda links’ released: official,” from Agence France-Presse, October 10 (thanks to all who sent this in): The younger of two brothers […]
France: Muslim soccer team refuses to play match against gay team
“Our convictions are stronger than a game of football. Sorry to have informed you so late.” There is nothing wrong with someone standing on his convictions even when they are unpopular, but one wonders whether the Muslim team knew about the existence of Paris Foot Gay when the Muslims joined the league. Did they know […]