Bouna Traore, 15, born in Mauritania, and Zyed Benna, 17, of Tunisian background: accidentally electrocuted on October 27 at an electricity sub-station in Clichy-sous-Bois, one of Paris' banlieues (suburbs), after reportedly fleeing from police.
Nicolas Sarkozy, France's Interior Minister:
Declares a "war without mercy" on violence in the working-class suburbs/banlieues.
Calls rioters racailles (rabble, scum, riffraff, lowlifes).
I predict that Sarkozy's days are numbered. He's obviously failed so far over the past two weeks, and de Villepin sounds frustrated with his performance.
ReplyDeleteNov. 19: Wow. I clearly shouldn't make predictions.
ReplyDeleteThat's Nov. 19, 2007!
ReplyDeleteleave the predictions to the political scientists! let them make idiots of themselves...
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