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2009-02-17 Europe

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Posted by ryuge 2009-02-17 05:34|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 As long as you don't consider the urban bi-weekly car burning championships "thawing" all terrorist attacks on its soil.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2009-02-17 09:46|| 2009-02-17 09:46|| Front Page Top

#2 There's little that they can do about generic rioting, it's the hard boyz plotting that they can deal with.

This was one of the things that was so annoying about French hypocrisy in 2003. Anyone with a minimal knowledge of French history and politics knew about the -fact- that they stomp with both feet when it comes to counter-intelligence.

Posted by ebrown2 2009-02-17 10:16|| 2009-02-17 10:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Oxymoron of the Day:

France Confronts

Posted by BrerRabbit 2009-02-17 11:00|| 2009-02-17 11:00|| Front Page Top

#4 "The French authorities also have powers of surveillance and communications intercepts that would make even Dick Cheney blush."

They also allow interogation techniques that would get ACLU lawyers salivating at the chance to sue. IIRC they use electric shock techniques to the point that some "subjects" have died.

But they don't have to worry because the European Union Human Rights Courts are too busy complaining about American orange jumpsuits.

Posted by Frozen Al 2009-02-17 11:36|| 2009-02-17 11:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Actually, there's a ritualistical yearly condemnation of french police tactics & jail living conditions by various NGOs & EU right orgs, not that it makes any difference. Supposedly, France is second to and right behind TURKEY when it comes to that kind of stuff, in continental Europe, not that I think that is very credible, looking at my perception of eastern european polices and all. Still.

Posted by anonymous5089 2009-02-17 13:37|| 2009-02-17 13:37|| Front Page Top

Posted by DMFD 2009-02-17 20:21|| 2009-02-17 20:21|| Front Page Top

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