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Riots erupt in more Paris suburbs
BBC News ^ | 11/02/2005

Posted on 11/02/2005 1:36:49 AM PST by Panerai

Rioting has spread to more suburbs of Paris on a sixth night of unrest in the outskirts of the French capital.

At Aulnay-sous-Bois, cars were torched as gangs of youths hurled stones at police in riot gear, who responded by firing rubber bullets.

But the epicentre of the trouble, Clichy-sous-Bois, was said to be calm, with a heavy police presence.

The unrest was sparked by the death of two boys whom locals think were fleeing police, despite official denials.

Correspondents say anger has been fuelled by a tear gas canister hurled into the town's mosque on Sunday night, and arrests.

French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin called earlier for a return to calm, during a meeting with the families of the teenagers.

Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy joined the meeting, although the parents had refused to meet him a day earlier.

He has been criticised for his handling of the unrest.

"When an interior minister doesn't hesitate to use insulting terms, branding as 'rabble' communities which have the misfortune to be fragile... it is the image of the country that is tarnished," the opposition Socialist Party said in a statement.

Cars torched

Clichy had experienced five nights of confrontation between police and young people from the mainly immigrant communities in the north-eastern suburb.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cristalsemaine; eurabia; france; paris; parisintifada; parisriots; riots

1 posted on 11/02/2005 1:36:50 AM PST by Panerai
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To: backhoe

Ping. Do we have an agreed-upon standard keyword for this event yet?


2 posted on 11/02/2005 1:38:55 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: Panerai

The cancer of Islam has spread.


3 posted on 11/02/2005 1:39:33 AM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: Panerai

No mention of the rioteers being Muslims, no mention of Islam, and the mosque gets mentioned only because of the tear gas.


4 posted on 11/02/2005 1:40:48 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: Panerai
"When an interior minister doesn't hesitate to use insulting terms, branding as 'rabble' communities which have the misfortune to be fragile... it is the image of the country that is tarnished," the opposition Socialist Party said in a statement.

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At Aulnay-sous-Bois, cars were torched as gangs of youths hurled stones at police in riot gear

Rabble.

5 posted on 11/02/2005 1:42:22 AM PST by Young Scholar
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To: Panerai

Nope No Muslims here. Move along folks nothing to see here. /sarcasm


6 posted on 11/02/2005 1:42:23 AM PST by adamsjas
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To: Panerai
Can/will the French handle this on their own?
I doubt there is any interest in sending Americans to handle this new invasion...

Amazing that the French -- great friends and business partner to Arab Islamists, is having trouble with members of the "religion of peace"...

Semper Fi

7 posted on 11/02/2005 1:45:54 AM PST by river rat (You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: FreedomPoster
" Do we have an agreed-upon standard keyword for this event yet? " ....
How is this one...... WE TOLD YOU SO FRENCHES
8 posted on 11/02/2005 1:47:00 AM PST by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM 53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
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To: Young Scholar

And as I noted on another thread on this, we would do well to recall an historical approach to restoring order on the streets of Paris: Calling in a Corsican.


9 posted on 11/02/2005 1:49:25 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: FreedomPoster

up a bit early aren't you? I just got back from Austria so I am jet lagging a bit. I hope that the Europeans awaken from their stupor before it is too late. Blankley's last book The West's Last Chance is excellent on the subject...


10 posted on 11/02/2005 1:54:29 AM PST by RobFromGa (Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran-- what are we waiting for?)
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To: Panerai

France hasn't raised the white flag yet?? Maybe they should try to appease the mooo-slims and burn a few synagogues down, maybe trash a few Jewish cemeteries. That should stop all the 'peaceful' rioting.

(sarcasm off)


11 posted on 11/02/2005 2:02:23 AM PST by kb2614 (Hell hath no fury than a bureaucrat scorned.)
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To: Panerai

Two of my flat-mates are French. We were watching the movie Le Haine just the other night. Probably not too much different than the real thing.


12 posted on 11/02/2005 2:02:37 AM PST by Prodigal Son
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To: Panerai
Maybe the Frenchies will catch on just before their civilization burns down around them.

Me? I'm buyin' marshmallows...

13 posted on 11/02/2005 2:10:17 AM PST by Caipirabob (Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
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To: RobFromGa

A little bit of insomnia. I just pinged you to another thread; long article, but very worthwhile.


14 posted on 11/02/2005 2:16:30 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: FreedomPoster
"...we would do well to recall an historical approach to restoring order on the streets of Paris: Calling in a Corsican.

LOL! Excellent!

15 posted on 11/02/2005 2:18:44 AM PST by Cuttnhorse
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To: Panerai

... communities which have the misfortune to be fragile...

Psychobabble.

16 posted on 11/02/2005 2:19:47 AM PST by elli1
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To: FreedomPoster
Ping. Do we have an agreed-upon standard keyword for this event yet?

Not that I can see... I'd suggest PARISRIOTS to distinguish it from other subjects already extant, and will try adding it now...

17 posted on 11/02/2005 2:25:13 AM PST by backhoe (Sure, It's a Religion of Peace- and they'll kill you to prove it...)
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To: backhoe

Good call, will use that.


18 posted on 11/02/2005 2:29:14 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: Cuttnhorse

frere jacque, frere jacque, dorme vous, dorme vous, son la matin, son la matin, ding dong ding, ding dong ding. translation, jacque, are you still sleeping, its morning. ding dong ding. the bell has rung and the french are sleeping, dam this is too good to be true, france being torn down by the rop, why im giddy.


19 posted on 11/02/2005 2:31:04 AM PST by son of caesar (son of caesar)
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To: Panerai

Talk about your ironic twists.


20 posted on 11/02/2005 2:33:03 AM PST by NavVet (“Benedict Arnold was wounded in battle fighting for America, but no one remembers him for that.”)
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To: FreedomPoster
No mention of the rioteers being Muslims, no mention of Islam, and the mosque gets mentioned only because of the tear gas.

You noticed that too?

Other than a post I read over the weekend that contained one obviously arabic style name, that and the mention of the mosque have been the only two references that inferred a mooooze-slum tie-in to the senseless destruction of life and property perpetrated in the name of a rumor.

21 posted on 11/02/2005 2:54:55 AM PST by woofer
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To: Panerai

Of course the Media totally ignores what is really going on!! Wouldn't want to make the "protesters" angry!


22 posted on 11/02/2005 3:07:12 AM PST by BallyBill (Fox News was my last hope, now I just sorta guess what is going on in the world.)
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To: son of caesar

You were close, except for sonnez (ring) les matines (the bells):

Frère Jacques,
Frère Jacques,
Dormez-vous?
Dormez-vous?
Sonnez les matines,
Sonnez les matines,
Ding, dang, dong!
Ding, dang, dong!

Translation:

Brother John, Brother John
Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
Ring the morning bells
Ring the morning bells
Ding Dang Dong
Ding Dang Dong


23 posted on 11/02/2005 3:10:54 AM PST by Ben Chad
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To: Panerai

Is this getting ANY play on the MSM?


24 posted on 11/02/2005 3:17:18 AM PST by Skooz (If you think Hitler was a Christian, you are a blithering idiot.)
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To: Skooz; All

Is this getting ANY play on the MSM?
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The president of IRAN is asking:"IS PARIS BURNING?"


25 posted on 11/02/2005 3:23:06 AM PST by ConsentofGoverned (if a sucker is born every minute, what are the voters?)
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To: Panerai

How long before a French bin Laden seizes control of the 'rabble'? But, not to worry, France will pay them off.


26 posted on 11/02/2005 3:30:28 AM PST by hershey
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To: FreedomPoster
"No mention of the rioteers being Muslims, no mention of Islam, and the mosque gets mentioned only because of the tear gas."

Not surprising. After all, its the Beeb.

27 posted on 11/02/2005 3:52:41 AM PST by libs_kma (USA: The land of the Free....Because of the Brave!)
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To: backhoe

PARISRIOTS is probably best, followed by FRENCHFRIES.


28 posted on 11/02/2005 3:54:19 AM PST by Sender (Team Infidel USA)
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To: Panerai
Will the Today Show be all over this?

Didn't think so.

29 posted on 11/02/2005 4:04:33 AM PST by Semper Paratus
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To: FreedomPoster
For the life of me, I just can't picture my Presbyterian congregation doing that.

If for some reason the police fired a tear gas canister into our church I don't see us running out, over turning and torching cars, racing through the streets throwing rocks or anything else like that.

I do see us cleaning up and asking the police for an explanation and maybe payment for the damages.
30 posted on 11/02/2005 4:08:46 AM PST by PeteB570 (Guns, what real men want for Christmas)
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To: Panerai

This is beginning to sound more and more like a replay of the Storming of the Bastille. On another thread related to this topic, a poster claimed that we were witnessing a revolution in Paris that could well spread across the entire EU.

I think he could be right!


31 posted on 11/02/2005 5:06:03 AM PST by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: FreedomPoster

...or Charles Martel.


32 posted on 11/02/2005 5:22:49 AM PST by Tallguy
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To: Tallguy

That's over in the other thread.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1513824/posts?page=43#43


33 posted on 11/02/2005 5:24:42 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: Panerai

You never hear of ragheads roiting in mooslime countries. They do not use rubber bullets there.


34 posted on 11/02/2005 5:26:03 AM PST by Lewite (Praise YAHWEH and Proclaim His Wonderful Name, His Son Yahshua Messiah is coming soon!)
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