France again orders white flags...... in bulk

What's a sure-fire way to get something you want from the French government? Why riot, of course! From here:

By Matthew Bigg and Sophie Louet

PARIS (Reuters) - Rampaging French youths set fire to cars and looted shops in Paris on Thursday, marring protests against a youth jobs law that Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, in a conciliatory move, agreed to discuss with unions.

Aides said Villepin would meet senior trade union officials on Friday to try to defuse a crisis that has triggered a national strike threat and drawn hundreds of thousands of protesters on to French streets.

Hey, what's good for the Muslims is good for the gander, I guess.



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