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Europe
Firebombs thrown at French mosque
2005-11-12
An unidentified attacker threw two firebombs into a mosque in southern France, in an attack that was condemned by the French president and prime minister. The attack on the mosque in Carpentras occurred on Friday and caused only minor damage, the Vaucluse regional government said in a statement. No one was injured.

The attack was condemned by President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, who are struggling to contain more than two weeks of rioting across the country. It was not immediately clear if the attack was directly linked to the wider unrest. Chirac expressed his solidarity with the town's Muslim community and assured them that "light will be shed on the circumstances surrounding this attack", his office said in a statement. "All steps will be taken to identify the culprits and bring them to justice so that they answer for this particularly unacceptable act," Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin's office said in a statement early on Saturday.

An unidentified attacker threw the firebombs at the mosque's entrance hall during Friday prayers and fled, the regional government said. He was pursued by two witnesses but escaped, it added. About 20 worshippers inside the mosque quickly put out a fire started by one of the bombs and activities inside the mosque quickly resumed, the statement said.
Posted by:Fred

#19  Looks like Chirac and Villepin missed a good opportunity to shut the fuck up.
Posted by: RedMeanie   2005-11-12 21:31  

#18  fuck the muzzie cunts. fuck their fuck their mosques fuck em
Posted by: Mctavish Mcpherson   2005-11-12 17:09  

#17  5089, I thought you were French, not Belgian.
Posted by: Unoluter Unoluger2872   2005-11-12 12:33  

#16  Hey, cheap airfare to Paris anyone?
Or, I have some property for sale in Paris....
Posted by: Jan   2005-11-12 12:29  

#15  LOL 5089! Watch the Cheetos.. you'll get an "orange condition"
Posted by: Frank G   2005-11-12 12:12  

#14  lol! As they say, when life gives you lemons...
Posted by: 2b   2005-11-12 12:08  

#13  Thanks, 2b, but in some way the situation is not so bad, after all I've still got internet porn, compulsive masturbation and chocolate to cheer me up.

I mean, things could be worse, I've got a very easy life compared to many of my compatriots, not to mention theses dumbasses stuck in third world hellholes... but frankly, for France, western Europe, and even the West in general, I'm not *very* upbeat and optimistic.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2005-11-12 12:05  

#12  5089... wow. I wish I could say something to cheer you up - but I don't know what to say that doesn't trivialize the situation. Hang in there. You are always welcome here in the US.
Posted by: 2b   2005-11-12 11:56  

#11  Zee jooooos deed eet.
Posted by: Jacques Chirac   2005-11-12 09:47  

#10  The very night has been very calm : only 502 torched care (that is about the say as day 5+ of the riots).
The riots HAVE NOT STOPPED, it is just that the msm and the gvt has agreed it's "all over" and forcefeed that to the public.

In addition to the cars, a policeman was badly burned in the face by a molotov cocktail, and the "youth" whose "beating" (remember, no work incapacity, just some abbrasion on the forehead and right foot : only a vigourous arrest) was the reason policemen were suspended and investigated (with one already in jail) has been arrested again for stoning firefighters.
Note he has been previously sheepishly interviewed by public tv, which omitted to tell the full story behind his "beating" (he was arrested, got released, and while going away from the police station, insulted police officers, and started throwning bottles found in a garbage can at them; a pursuit ensued, and then the arrest. For THIS, policemen were punished!).

As for the mosque, this is ridiculous, I feel like my country is going down the drain a little more every day, sold out by inept and morally repuyslsive Enlightened Elites. I'm so sad.

1-the damage at the mosque was minimal, only a black spot on the ground; this single incident comes after more than 2 weeks of muslim violence.

2-not only this has gotten full media coverage (first item on I-télé, long reportages at F2 or TF1/LCI,... complete with interviews of the fidels), but the pols have all expressed their concern and sympathy (Shiraq, Galouzeau "de Villepin" - who is a man -, Sarko).

3- the ransacking of a church in the north of France has gotten no coverage, and the earlier torching of 3 churches and 2 synagogues has been supressed in the msm.

This double standard is disgusting; islam is the "protected religion" by essence in France, this is dhimmitude plain and simple. French ideology is chritianophobe (chrisitan bashing is chic, it's the in thing to do), BUT it caves and soils itself when confronted by islam.

France is dying. I fear for the future.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2005-11-12 09:40  

#9  Activities inside the Mosque quickly resumed.

They resumed their plans to spread the rioting/Civil war.
Posted by: 49 pan   2005-11-12 09:13  

#8  Are you allowed to own a crossbow,or maybe a wrist-rocket(souped-up sling shot),JFM.
Posted by: raptor   2005-11-12 07:00  

#7  the yoots believe themselves not to be inferior, in need of their motherly love, but rather they believe themselves to be superior and intend to grab control.

yup. And why shouldn't they, given this sort of response from French authorities and the populace?

The attack was condemned by President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, who said nothing when a firebomb was thrown into a protestant Church a few days ago

Posted by: lotp   2005-11-12 06:59  

#6  Chirac has been able to do is hope for bad weather

It has been clear for at least 5 days that he intends to do nothing but sit and wait for this to burn itself out.

Is that possible? I guess we will find out.

Good luck to you, JFM. I hope that events can make a turn to the better.
Posted by: 2b   2005-11-12 04:56  

#5  The attack was condemned by President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin,

Who said nothing when a firebomb was thrown into a protestant Church a few days ago

who are struggling to contain more than two weeks of rioting across the country.

Who are struggling to capitulate: Sarkozy had had to threat iun resigning and explain the reason to the press in order they give him some measures who shpould have been implemented some the start like curfew and expelling foreigners caught rioting.

In fact the only thing Chirac has been able to do is hope for bad weather


Posted by: JFM   2005-11-12 04:46  

#4  I was watching TV tonight and The Press(TM) was trying to report that the violence is decreasing and Paris was on high alert as the poor yoots were moving from the suburbs to Paris proper.

I just found that to be really amusing.

I really think that the institutionalized Supporters of Ideas Proven to Have Failed (TM) really believe that they can quell the violence by properly spinning it in the press. If only they can find the right combination of words to explain it, the whole misunderstanding will become what they want it to be: an expression of frustration by angry, oppressed little brown folks who are raging for Ideas Proven to Have Failed(TM). Yep, just need to find the right combination of adjectives. Unfortunately for them, the Muslims, both fanatical and non-fanatical aren't willing to play the poor-poor-me victim game. It's not their style. They Muslims aren't willing to go quietly into the night after being thrown a few pretty beads and given some whisky to calm them. They want control and they are going to stand and fight for it. The Al Guardian types just can't seem to grasp that the yoots believe themselves not to be inferior, in need of their motherly love, but rather they believe themselves to be superior and intend to grab control.
Posted by: 2b   2005-11-12 04:07  

#3  Looks like someone returned fire.
Posted by: Rafael   2005-11-12 02:37  

#2  ROFL! This entire pile of Muzzy dung is hysterical.

Chirac and de Villepin have been struggling to contain this? Who knew?

Solidarity with the Muzzies? Well, now that one we did know.

My favorite bits:
"this particularly unacceptable act"
"activities inside the mosque quickly resumed"

LOL. Heaven knows pouring gas on cripples and setting them on fire or shooting police are a distant second to torching a moskkk in Chirac's worldview. And regards resuming their Muzzynessiosity after the "attack" (lol), I'll just bet they did.

It's hard to beat al Jizz at this shit. They were made to report on Chirac's France, and Chriac's France obliges.
Posted by: .com   2005-11-12 01:47  

#1  [hyper cynical mode]
Looks like at least one Frog got up on his hind legs. Strange what happens when your own government refuses to take substantive action.
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Posted by: Zenster   2005-11-12 00:11  

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