French media: "We cannot say anything about the fires. We have received orders."
Translation from French:
Only the figures for the night of July 13-14 were published: "Some 500 vehicles" were burned, the worst ever recorded for the eve of the national holiday. Despite repeated requests to the Interior Ministry, and the DGPN [similar to the FBI], no figures were forthcoming for the night of July 14-15. These orders have been strictly applied. The different prefectures contacted by Le Monde refused to respond, citing "ministerial instructions." Regional news media reported the same problem. The daily La Provence issued an unofficial report that was much less favorable than 2008: 41 cars and a day-care center in Marseilles burned. […]
Other local papers describe the same problems. In Reims, the daily L'Union denounces the attitude of the authorities: "Yesterday morning, every journalist who came, even for the smallest piece of news, to the firemen, or gendarmes or police, heard the same answer: 'No fires'. In fact, the truth is quite different. Some of those we questioned admitted under their breath: 'We cannot say anything about the fires. We have received orders." In Lyons, the daily Le Progres reports the same blackout: "Orders not to speak on the radio were given to firemen, gendarmes and police."
In previous years the radio network Europe 1 had systematically called the prefectures to verify the official counts. On January 1, 2008, the DGPN reported 372 burnt cars for New Year's Eve vs 746 reported by Europe 1. Finally the ministry of the interior admitted that there had been 878 fires. "Instructions" given to the prefectures henceforth forbid this type of verification.
[ I find it surprising that such news can be effectively censored in these days of the internet, but presumably the general public doesn't care to look for news so the government finds it sufficient to just make it impossible to find on TV, radio and newspapers. ]
nationalist on 07.21.09 @ 02:07 PM CST [more..]
Riots in France intensify while media is censored
Translation from French : Three days after the death of a young man from Firminy, in a cell in Chambon-Feugerolles where he was being held in custody, the tension was still palpable. At nightfall, hostilities began between hot-headed individuals and the police. At ten-thirty at night, the firemen were called for trash can fires but also for brush fires. In a few minutes the business district of Firminy went up in flames: first the little hair-dressing salon, then the pharmacy and a physical therapist’s office. By half past midnight, the fires affected the totality of the buildings.
"It's a veritable guerilla war," said an eyewitness. In the night, a thick column of smoke rose in the sky, an odor of burnt rubber spread throughout the town. Elsewhere in the city firemen intervened to stop a fire of pallets inside a shop. The fires went on all night. In the opinion of the firemen, the arsonists were very determined.
Only a revelation of the whole truth will allow the situation in the valley to stop. Last night there were in all forty-four cars burnt but no physical violence. Since it began 200 riot police and 350 firemen were mobilized. These numbers would be maintained.
[ Sarkozy has ordered that the media must play down the level of violence and of course the fact that young Muslim men are behind it. ]
nationalist on 07.21.09 @ 01:58 PM CST [more..]
Christian teacher tells of race slurs by pupils aged 8
Nicholas Kafouris said he lost his £30,000-a-year post because he would not tolerate the 'openly racist' behaviour of pupils as young as eight.
'In late November and December 2006, many various unacceptable and openly racist, anti-Semitic and anti-Christian remarks were being made by many and various children in Year 4,' he said.
'These included, "We want to be Islamic bombers when we grow up", "the Twin Towers bombers are heroes and martyrs", "we hate the Jews" and "we hate the Christians".'
[ They call us "racist" when we don't want immigrants such as Muslims in our country, and then when they come to our country they say "get away from me, you Christian/infidel", etc ]
nationalist on 07.21.09 @ 01:47 PM CST [more..]