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To: combjelly who wrote (258958)	11/8/2005 11:40:05 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1572918

Iranian journalists call for probe into unrest in France Chutzpah alert: I suppose they have completed investigations into their own country's abuse of non-Muslims and denial of the freedom of conscience, stonings for adultery, flogging of women for violating the dress code, gouging-out of eyes and hanging of teenagers, so they have a bit of time on their hands. From Mehr News Agency, with thanks to Sr. Soph: TEHRAN, Nov. 6 (MNA) -- Iran’s Association of Muslim Journalists (AMJ) issued a statement on Sunday condemning the violation of Muslims’ civil rights in France and calling on the French government to cooperate with them in establishing a fact-finding commission in order to investigate the conditions of French Muslims. The AMJ said that the mistreatment of Black French Muslims over the past two weeks has deeply influenced Iranian public opinion. “We suppose that the French government has carried out the recent discriminatory and anti-human rights acts under the influence of the Zionist lobby in France to limit the social and personal freedoms of the Muslims residing in the country, which is quite unacceptable on the part of a country that claims to be democratic,” part of the statement read. “The rough treatment of Black people whose countries were colonized by France for decades shows that colonialism is still dominant in the policies and the thoughts of the officials of France, who claim to uphold freedom and patience. “The Association of Muslim Journalists wishes to express its protest about the organized suppression of poor Muslims residing in the suburbs of Paris, who have been living as second-class citizens and deprived of social and political rights for many years.

To: combjelly who wrote (258958)	11/8/2005 11:40:41 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 1572918

Re: What we usually don't see is the wide scale torching of cars. Is that a French thing? Yep... I guess you can call it a "French thing". BTW, I predicted the whole mess THREE years ago with a one-month accuracy!!! Message 17931044 Excerpt: Europe's Arab citizens make up about 20 percent of the Union's population. They remained in their homes in 1992 when the EU was set up, while hundreds of thousands of other immigrants came or were expelled during the two-year crackdown that followed the declaration. Though EU laws guarantee equality for all its citizens, European Arabs have always been among the last in economic and educational development and first in unemployment, fueling resentment. In October 2005, decades of frustration erupted in violence, sparked by the beginning of the illegals uprising. European Arabs rioted, and police responded with lethal force, killing 13, galvanizing many Arabs in their belief that Europe's natives considered them second-class citizens at best and potential traitors at worst. Some Europeans had the opposite view of the riots, seeing them as evidence that European Arabs have crossed the line into open revolt. [...] ___________________