France Fries--Part Quatre

French Interior Minister Sarkozy calls for the deportation of non-French rioters:

Paris - Interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday issued orders for non-French rioters convicted in the wave of urban violence to be deported - a measure directed at youths of Arab and African background living in the high-immigrant neighbourhoods involved in the unrest.

Sarkozy told prefects, or regional governors, to apply the order to foreigners including those who have valid French residency visas.

He told parliament that "120 foreigners, not all of whom are here illegally, have been convicted" of taking part in the nightly rampages that have occurred since October 27.

"I have asked the prefects to deport them from our national territory without delay, including those who have a residency visa," he said.

That is so non-nuanced, so non-shades of grey, so...non-French. Perhaps the grown-ups are taking charge. Perhaps Chirac is at a loss for handling this situation.

Things seem to be calming down. I guess Dominique de Villepin promising everything including money to these thugs and hoodlums got them what they wanted. I take it it back, France surrenders to themselves.