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[Marxism] FW: [snow-news] Le Monde: More and more violent clashes in France
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- Subject: [Marxism] FW: [snow-news] Le Monde: More and more violent clashes in France
- From: "David McDonald" <dbmcdonald@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 20:12:11 -0800
Thanks to Mark Jensen for the translation and post.
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Subject: [snow-news] Le Monde: More and more violent clashes in France
TRANSLATION: More and more violent clashes in France (Le Monde)
[On Monday, *Le Monde* reported on the worst night of violence yet in the
wave
of rioting and violent attacks that have swept the Paris region since Oct.
27
and the rest of France since Nov. 4. -- The original text of the article
follows the translation. --Mark]
http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/3599/
[Translated from *Le Monde* (Paris)]
News
Society
36 POLICE WOUNDED IN NIGHT'S RIOTS
Le Monde (Paris) (with AFP and Reuters)
November 7, 2005
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3226,36-707136@51-704172,0.html
[PHOTO CAPTION: Anti-riot police intervene in the city of Corbeil-Essonnes,
in
the Paris suburbs, Nov. 6, 2005.]
France say an eleventh evening of riots on the night from Sunday, November
6,
to Monday, November 7, in the course of which 36 police were wounded in more
and more violent clashes. More than 1,400 vehicles were burned, the
grimmest
toll since the beginning of the troubles. In addition, there were attacks
against schools and public buildings. More than 400 persons were arrested.
Acts of violence continue to amplify elsewhere in the country, where they
are
now more numerous than in the Paris region.
For the first times since Oct. 27, two police were hit and wounded by
hunting
rifles and pistols firing shot in the Paris region, and had to be
hospitalized. These events took place in the Grande Borne housing project
in
Grigny (Essonne). Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy visited them Sunday
evening in the Evry hospital.
"SHOCK WAVE"
Mr. Sarkozy also went to the Les Tarterêts housing project in
Corbeil-Essonnes
as well as to the Seine-Saint-Denis departmental public safety headquarters,
where he expressed the wish that "Republican order return to every
neighborhood." "Otherwise," he said, "it will be gang rule, mafia rule, or
another kind of rule."
But it is now anything but the case that the acts of violence are confined
to
the Paris area. "The ripple and shock wave" of the Paris region has reached
the provinces, which are now more affected than the Paris suburbs, said a
high
police official Monday. The national police chief [DGPN = directeur général
de la police nationale], Michel Gaudin, said Monday that the Paris region,
with 426 vehicles burned, including 18 in Paris (741 on the preceding night,
including 36 in Paris) was less affected than the provinces, where 982
vehicles were burned (554 on the preceding night).
Two hundred seventy-four *communes* [NOTE: The *commune* is France's
smallest
administrative subdivision, of which there are about 38,000, the vast
majority
having fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and several villages often being grouped
in a single *commune*; each *commune* is administered by a *maire*, or
mayor.
--M.K.J.] were affected (211 on the previous night), said Mr. Gaudin, who
announced that 36 police had been wounded (21 on the previous night). The
cities most affected in the provinces, according to the DGPN, are Marseille,
Saint-Etienne, Toulouse, and Lille, and to a less degree Strasburg and
Nantes.
But violence also reached some small *communes*.
"ABSOLUTE PRIORITY"
Mr. Gaudin said that the rioters have demonstrated an "anti-institutional
violence," noting that three schools, two mayoral annexes, and three police
stations (Perpignan, Clermont-Ferrand, and Nîmes) were destroyed or badly
damaged by fire. For the first time, two churches were attacked: the
church
of Saint-Edouard in Lens (Pas-de-Calais) and the presbytery on the isle of
Thau, in Sète (Hérault).
Faced with this situation, President Jacques Chirac announced Sunday that
the
"absolute priority" was "reestablishing security and public order." The
government announced beefed-up security measures in an attempt to stop the
propagation of violence. "We cannot accept any zone of lawlessness," added
Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin. As a way out of the crisis, Dominique
de Villepin promised to present "concrete proposals" on Monday, in an
appearance on TF1 at 8:00 p.m. But "it's more and more violent every
night,"
a police captain in the Paris suburbs told the popular daily *Le Parisien*.
An Islamic organization issued a "fatwa" condemning "most strongly" the acts
of violence in France. The Union of Islamic Organizations of France (UOIF =
Union des organisations islamiques de France) called for young Muslims to
"calm their anger."
Since the beginning of the violence, 4,700 vehicles have been burned and
1,220
persons arrested, according to police.
--
Translated by Mark K. Jensen
Associate Professor of French
Department of Languages and Literatures
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
Phone: 253-535-7219
Home page: http://www.plu.edu/~jensenmk/
E-mail: jensenmk@xxxxxxx
--
[Original text from *Le Monde* (Paris)]
Actualités
Société
36 POLICIERS ONT ÉTÉ BLESSÉS DANS LES ÉMEUTES DE LA NUIT
Le Monde (Paris) (avec AFP et Reuters)
November 7, 2005
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3226,36-707136@51-704172,0.html
La France a connu une onzième soirée d'émeutes dans la nuit du dimanche 6 au
lundi 7 novembre, au cours de laquelle 36 policiers ont été blessés lors de
heurts de plus en plus violents. Plus de 1 400 véhicules ont été brûlés.
Jamais, depuis le début des agitations, le bilan n'avait été aussi lourd. A
cela s'ajoute des attaques contre des écoles, des bâtiments publics. Près de
400 personnes ont été arrêtées. Les violences continuent de s'amplifier dans
l'intérieur du pays où elles sont désormais plus nombreuses qu'en région
parisienne.
Pour la première fois depuis le 27 octobre, deux policiers ont été blessés
par
des tirs de pistolets à grenaille et de fusils de chasse, en région
parisienne, et ont dû être hospitalisés. Les faits se sont déroulés à la
cité
de la Grande Borne à Grigny (Essonne). Le ministre de l'intérieur Nicolas
Sarkozy leur a rendu visite dès dimanche soir à l'hôpital d'Evry.
"L'ONDE DE CHOC"
M. Sarkozy s'est également rendu à la cité des Tarterêts à Corbeil-Essonnes
ainsi qu'à la direction départementale de la sécurité publique de
Seine-Saint-Denis, où il a souhaité que "l'ordre républicain revienne dans
tous les quartiers". "Sinon, a-t-il dit, ce sera soit l'ordre des bandes,
soit
l'ordre des mafias, soit un autre ordre".
Mais les violences ne sont plus cantonnées en région parisienne, bien au
contraire. "La vague et l'onde de choc" de la région parisienne a gagné la
province, désormais plus touchée que les banlieues de Paris, a commenté,
lundi, un haut responsable de la police. Le directeur général de la police
nationale (DGPN), Michel Gaudin, a précisé, lundi, que la région parisienne
avec 426 véhicules incendiés, dont 18 à Paris (741 la nuit précédente, dont
36
à Paris) a été moins touchée que la province où 982 véhicules ont été brûlés
(554 la nuit précédente).
274 communes ont été touchées (211 la nuit précédente), a déclaré M. Gaudin
qui a annoncé que 36 policiers avaient été blessés (21 la nuit précédente).
Les villes les plus touchées en province, selon le DGPN, sont Marseille,
Saint-Etienne, Toulouse et Lille, et dans une moindre mesure Strasbourg et
Nantes. Mais de petites communes ont été aussi gagnées par les violences.
"PRIORITÉ ABSOLUE"
M. Gaudin a affirmé que les émeutiers ont fait preuve de "volonté
anti-institutionnelle", précisant que trois écoles, deux mairies annexes et
trois postes de police (Perpignan, Clermont-Ferrand et Nîmes) ont été
détruits
ou fortement endommagés par le feu. Pour la première fois, deux églises ont
ét
é attaquées : celle de Saint-Edouard à Lens (Pas-de-Calais) et le presbytère
de l'île de Thau à Sète (Hérault).
Face à cette situation, le président Jacques Chirac a annoncé dimanche que
la
"priorité absolue" était le "rétablissement de la sécurité et de l'ordre
public". Le gouvernement a annoncé un renforcement des mesures de sécurité
pour tenter d'enrayer la propagation des violences. "Nous ne pouvons
accepter
aucune zone de non-droit", a dit aussi le premier ministre Dominique de
Villepin. Pour sortir de cette crise, Dominique de Villepin a promis de
présenter lundi, lors d'une intervention sur TF1 à 20 heures, des
"propositions concrètes". Mais "c'est chaque soir de plus en plus violent",
a
déclaré un commissaire de police de la banlieue parisienne lundi au
quotidien
populaire Le Parisien.
Une organisation islamique a édicté une "fatwa" condamnant les violences en
France "avec la plus grande fermeté". L'Union des organisations islamiques
de
France (UOIF) a appelé les jeunes musulmans à "calmer leur colère".
Depuis le début des violences, 4 700 véhicules ont été brûlés et 1 220
personnes ont été interpellées, selon la police.
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