"France Back to Normal"

French Rail Workers Strike

The open-ended strike at the SNCF rail network, which started at 8 p.m., comes during a week of demonstrations planned by groups including teachers, researchers and Paris transit workers.

There was no way to gague the impact of the walkout late Monday. About two in five high-speed TGV trains were expected to operate as normal, while 80 percent of international trains would run, the SNCF said.

Four unions representing train drivers called the walkout to protest restructuring, job cuts, pay and what they see as creeping privatization of the train operator.

ewwwwwwwwwww, "creeping privatization" - their last great hope.

Ambassador Says France 'Back to Normal'  indeed

From the most Astute Blogger;

THE PARIS INTIFADA - WHICH IS OVER - CLAIMED ANOTHER LIFE ON MONDAY
A high school guard suffered a heart attack and died today while trying to extinguish cars set aflame by vandals in the latest unrest in troubled French suburbs, police said.

The guard collapsed southwest of Paris in Trappes, one of about 300 cities and towns that were hit by three weeks of rioting, arson attacks or other violence that shook France earlier this month.

While the violence has abated, sporadic arson attacks continue, as they did before the rioting. Police say dozens of cars are torched each night on average in France’s depressed suburbs, where frustrations over unemployment and discrimination often run high, especially among youths from immigrant families.

Yesterday, youths in a public housing project in the eastern city of Colmar threw stones at firefighters called in to extinguish burning scooters, said Jean-Christophe Schneider, a regional spokesman. No one was injured, but the windshield of the rescuers’ vehicle was smashed.

WHY DID FRANCE'S AMBASSADOR TO THE USA CHOOSE TO SPEAK TO CAIR? Could it be that he was opining in front of one of the FEW "FRANCE FRIENDLY" audiences in America, an audience that would EAT UP his lies and disinformation?! Sheesh, how pathetic.

The only thing more pathetic is that many in France think they can buy-off the islamothugs (who Levitte ABSURDLY CLAIMED were rioting because they really REALLY want to be French and are angry because the French people won't let them be French) by promising to spend bazillions of Euros on anti-poverty programs. DOUBLE SHEESH! Don't they know that OUR "War on Poverty" was a total anti-productive WASTE!? [Astute Blogger]

UPDATE:
HERE is a snippet of Levitte's INSANITY:

These teenagers feel alienated and discriminated both socially and economically. They don't want to affirm any difference, but they want to be considered as 100 percent French," he noted. They are not fighting to be recognized as a minority, either ethnic or religious, but on the contrary, they want to be accepted as full citizens of the French republic. They want to be part of the French dream.

YIPES! This delusional denial - and DHIMMITUDE - can do NOTHING to slow the demise of France as a European nation. Pity. Next stop: Paristan. ONLY HOPE: Sarkozy.<

Read it all then go to Malkin and read more

UPDATE: November 22, 9pm
Chirac attacking the problems France faces with his usual brilliance.

 

French Favor Greater Diversity on TV
ABC News
In Poll, French Favor More Diversity on TV; Chirac Set to Meet With Network Execs in Wake of Riots

Comments

[Craig]

Pamela,
Your various pics of these frogs are hilarious. Keep 'em coming.

[E.]

So the Right actually cares about whats happening in France?

[Iceman]

"They want to be accepted as full citizens of the French republic. They want to be part of the French dream."...

Oh really?? Gee, how many of them have become soldiers, police, firemen, doctors, social workers, EMT etc...?? One becomes part of the Dream by getting involved and doing their part, not collecting a state welfare check. The French made this bed and now they have to sleep in it...