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| Daniel Pipes: The 751 No-Go Zones of France |
| 2006-11-29 |
| Posted by:ed |
| #16 The comments would be funnier if France weren't a nuclear power. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2006-11-29 21:30 |
| #15 DonM, I should have mentioned that the 70's were an exception. I remember the "precocious youths" from the NYC projects would steal manhole covers, take them up to the roof, and try to drop them on patroling policemen. However, I haven't heard of that kind of behavior in about 25 years. Al |
| Posted by: frozen al 2006-11-29 18:57 |
| #14 We have to lay claim to the beaches of Normandy. We paid for them in blood. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2006-11-29 18:49 |
| #13 I'll take Melissa Theuriau and a dozen Bayonne hams, please. The muslims can run Paris into the ground for all I care. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2006-11-29 18:31 |
| #12 frozen Al, I was a fireman in Los Angeles in the seventies stationed in the Watts/Willowbrook area. We were ambushed by the natives many times. I even have a souveneer helmet shield with a 22 ca. bullet hole through it and yes, I was wearing it at the time the bullet went through. It became policy for us to respond with police escort. |
| Posted by: DonM 2006-11-29 14:07 |
| #11 This one, Anon4021? |
| Posted by: .com 2006-11-29 12:55 |
| #10 "Is there anything we want to get off the deck before the ship sinks? Something tasty from the Louvre perhaps? There are all those historic DaVinci Code landmarks to think of as well. Vanessa Paradis can crash at mine when things become serieuse." I have been planning my looting for years. |
| Posted by: Mark E. 2006-11-29 12:33 |
| #9 From the gouv.fr web address, I take it that these are officially sanctioned NoGo maps. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-11-29 12:31 |
| #8 If you look at the maps provided, I am shocked by how extensive these area are. Each city seems to have several of them. What surprised me is that even the French islands in the Caribean and Indian Ocean have no-go areas. exJag The money quote is that 5 million people (8% of the population) live in these zones. Cyber Sarge: While American cities may have high crime areas, nowhere do the police have to worry about being ambushed. Nowhere are the firefighters and ambulance drivers attacked. Any attempt by criminals to create a zone like this would not be tolerated in the US (nor should it). Al |
| Posted by: frozen Al 2006-11-29 11:48 |
| #7 As part of our cultural amnesty program, I will take in Laetitia Casta. Oh and that booty-shaking Alizee singer. |
| Posted by: Anon4021 2006-11-29 11:48 |
| #6 I guess the french are celebrating diversity and multiculturalism about this time? Is there going to be a new holiday? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2006-11-29 11:02 |
| #5 True, CS, but keep in mind that such areas in US cities are also vastly smaller islands in a vastly larger sea, nor are there 751 of them, I'd wager. There's even a ZUS in Tours, for Pete's sake. |
| Posted by: exJAG 2006-11-29 10:56 |
| #4 While this is telling, there are some urban areas in major U.S. cities for which cops have little control over. Of course witht he U.S. we are talking about simple hoodlums and in Phrance there are muslim hoodlums. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-11-29 10:22 |
| #3 I claim the Mona Lisa! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-11-29 10:01 |
| #2 Is there anything we want to get off the deck before the ship sinks? Something tasty from the Louvre perhaps? There are all those historic DaVinci Code landmarks to think of as well. Vanessa Paradis can crash at mine when things become serieuse. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2006-11-29 09:21 |
| #1 The maps are interesting indeed, but it would be even more interesting to calculate the total square miles of French territory no longer under French control, and the rate at which this number changes each year. Of course, it would've been equally useful to calculate the rate, perhaps in cm/s, at which the Titanic sank. |
| Posted by: exJAG 2006-11-29 08:56 |
