French President Nicolas Sarkozy is right in his analysis of the Islamic garment known as the burqa or niqab; while there are a few women who wear this clothing of their own free will, most of the time the burqa is a symbol of extreme fundamentalism and subjugation of women: ...
France, Nicolas Sarkozy, Burqa, Niqab, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Radical Islam
Good news from France, where the man picked by Nicolas Sarkozy as his foreign minister is not the execrable Hubert Védrine, but Bernard Kouchner—a socialist who supports Israel and the invasion of Iraq. (Hat tip: Occasional Reader.) First, the press likes him because he likes them; as the co-founder of a ...
LGF, France, Election, Segolene Royal, Nicolas Sarkozy, Kouchner
The Associated Press casually buries an appalling statistic in the middle of an article about Sarkozy’s election: France’s Sarkozy seeks parliament allies. On election night, scattered violence was reported across France. Police reported that 270 people were taken in for questioning and that 367 parked vehicles had been torched. On a ...
With the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as French president, is it time to rename our crispy fried potato treat as Friendship Fries?
LGF, France, Election, Segolene Royal, Nicolas Sarkozy, Potato, French Fries
Mainstream media apparently have better things to report, because there’s almost nothing on the wires about the disturbances in France. Luckily we have the blogosphere, and No Pasaran is on top of the news as the “youths” begin ratcheting up the violence and Islamic leaders issue threats: More violence following ...
Riots have broken out at the Place de la Bastille. Riot police in Paris fired tear gas into crowds which gathered after Nicolas Sarkozy’s presidential election victory. The disturbances happened at the Place de la Bastille, a popular hub for demonstrations and strikes.Thousands of police have been deployed in the capital and ...
The victory of Nicolas Sarkozy is major news. France now has a tough, unashamedly pro-American president with a clear understanding of the threat from radical Islam. It’s a real sea change in European politics. This excellent interview with Sarkozy at the Jerusalem Post gives a sense of how huge this news ...
By most accounts, Nicolas Sarkozy is about to be elected president of France, despite Segolene Royal’s warning of violence. So here’s a simple question about the aftermath of the election: [Poll] UPDATE at 5/6/07 11:22:37 am: It’s official: Polls: Sarkozy elected French president.
France is deploying thousands of riot police, fearing violence from representatives of the Religion of Peace if Nicolas Sarkozy is elected president: Riot alert for Sarkozy victory. In a shocking example of utter irresponsibility, his rival, socialist Segolene Royal, tried to use this threat of violence to extort her way into ...
In a tactic straight out of the Islamofascist playbook, socialist Segolene Royal says that if her opponent Nicolas Sarkozy wins the French presidential election, her friends the “youths” are going to tear the place up. PARIS (Reuters) - Socialist opponent Segolene Royal said on Friday that France risks violence and brutality ...