The Perils of Diversity

One of my readers has written a book called The Perils of Diversity: Immigration and Human Nature (Washington Summit Publishers). Here is the presentation from Amazon:

Byron M. Roth argues that the current debate over immigration policy is unlikely to produce a satisfying outcome since it takes place uninformed by the science of evolutionary psychology. He thoroughly reviews theory and research indicating that the success of any policy of mass immigration will be profoundly constrained by fundamental features of human nature. Prominent among those features is a natural bias toward one's own kind and a certain wariness of others, making harmony in multi-ethnic societies problematic at best. The problems for such societies are compounded when groups differ in ability and temperament in non-trivial ways. The author explores the history of immigration to the United States prior to World War II and contrasts it with post-war immigration in the West. The evidence marshaled makes clear that the earlier immigration experience of the United States is so different from current patterns that it cannot provide a useful template for understanding and assessing those patterns. In addition, Roth addresses the disturbingly undemocratic nature of the regime of mass immigration imposed by authorities on the citizens of all western nations in defiance of their clearly expressed wishes. He shows that the chasm between elite views and public opinion is so deep that current policies can only be maintained by an increasingly totalitarian suppression of dissent that undermines the very foundations of western democracy.

It sounds like a something all Western political and religious leaders should read. While many people admit that racial and ethnic mixtures create "problems" very few consider the possibility that it is really against our nature, and that to force such a system on us is not only detrimental, but fatal.

Those interested can purchase the book at Amazon.

Stay Away From the RER

On November 27, the following article appeared in Novopress:

Not a day goes by without line B of the RER (Regional Express Rail of the Paris region) being the scene of at least one crime.

This extremely grave observation was made by UNSA-Transports, whose representative, Laurent Gallois, declared: "For the past month, the conductors have been telling us that the attacks are becoming more and more violent."

Note: UNSA is a union that represents several sectors of the labor force, among them agriculture, banking, tourism and public transportation.

A great number of the victims are tourists, on their way to Roissy Airport. They are sure to have fond memories of Nicolas Sarkozy's France.

The accounts are innumerable and often shocking, and tell of beatings and floggings, such as one female traveler who was repeatedly kicked and punched by five persons on November 13, just for her handbag.

The scenario of these attacks is often like a horror film: young thugs from ethnic gangs, equipped with keys to the folding doors between the cars, trap and assault the victim "behind closed doors".

In dealing with this growing daily barbarity, the declared intentions of Sarkozy's government have led to no concrete result, and the gangs continue to act with total impunity.

Note: I've added Anne-Lorraine Schmitt to the labels below as a reminder that she was riding line D of the RER in November 2007 when she found herself alone in a car with a Turk armed with a knife. Her brutal murder briefly led to the hope that things would change and that there would be a crack-down on crime. Wishful thinking...

Avignon - Update

The latest information about the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Avignon that was the target of arson, urine, excrement and threats of more arson comes from an article at Famille Chrétienne that is linked at François Desouche. Since the article is long, I am adapting the first part that deals with the reactions of the parish priest, Father Gabriel Picard (photo). The second part deals with the astonishing remarks of the Archbishop of Avignon, Jean-Pierre Cattenoz:

Father Gabriel Picard refuses to yield to anger or pacifism. In November 2009, after the umpteenth attack on his church, he vowed to put an end to the attacks targeting his parishioners.

When the cypress tree next to the church was set on fire, Father Gabriel decided to call in the media and the civilian authorities for a press conference:

"Our problems started last Christmas. During Midnight Mass, firecrackers exploded as we prayed. Cars belonging to the parishioners were vandalized. In June, on the eve of the church fair, the outside walls were covered with obscene and offensive graffiti. Then, a young boy entered the church and urinated. In November, a parishioner was insulted and threatened with these words: 'We're going to burn you and your church.' A few days ago the cypress tree burned. We just escaped the worst..."

The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, an inelegant structure built in the late 60's, was supposed to be temporary. But as so often happens the temporary became permanent. Father Gabriel says there has been an increase in church attendance, "as if they want to prove their attachment to the presence of the Church in the neighborhood".

Note: The capital "C" above is not accidental. It refers to the Roman Catholic Church - the Mother Church, as opposed to an isolated building.

The church is surrounded almost entirely by low-income housing. About half of the population is Muslim. When school lets out, many veiled women can be seen walking by the church on their way to the nearest school.

Not for one minute does Father Gabriel believe in "anti-Christian acts." By all appearances the acts were perpetrated by minors. The gang leader is only 12. "They are brainless kids in the sense that they are not conscious of the consequences of their acts." Nonetheless, the priest is aware that fundamentalists are working in the neighborhood. "When they meet kids who are in trouble and whose parents can't handle them, these fundamentalists can become dangerous."

Note: The priest has contradicted himself. First, he says that there is no anti-Christian act. Then, he explains clearly how children are used for anti-Christian purposes. He forgives the children because of their age, but those children may be perfectly aware that Christianity and its symbols are to be vandalized with impunity. As one reader points out, why did the boy urinate inside the church instead of outside?

The mayor of the East sector of Avignon, Murielle Botella, was taken aback by the press conference called by Father Gabriel, because she had not heard of any problems at the church. But, though taken aback, she was not terribly surprised because, as she says, "we encounter the same problems in schools and in nursing homes... The neighborhood is volatile and I would be much more concerned if it were only the church that was assaulted in an otherwise peaceful environment..."

Note: That is quite a rationalization she has made. She goes on, noting that police patrols at the church have been added, and street lights repaired:

"As a mother, what can I do when a twelve-year-old boy is out in the street at 7:00 p.m. when he should be at home with adults, doing his homework."

And what does Archbishop Cattenoz (photo below) have to say?

For his part, the Archbishop of Avignon, Jean-Pierre Cattenoz reveals that he too has encountered youth like those described above. "My pectoral cross is often the object of mockery by young French persons of North African origin. When I tell them that it was given to me by Pope Benedict XVI, they say: 'Who's he?'"

With his frankness, he wonders about the conditions of "living-together" in the France of tomorrow. "We are at a turning point in the religious history of our country," continues the archbishop. A former math teacher, he has done his calculations: "Gallic families, traditionally Christian, are having on average two children. Muslim families living in France have closer to four, five, even six children. Based on that, it is easy to imagine that France will be majority Muslim in twenty or thirty years," predicts the bishop. He adds with a touch of provocation: "For fifteen years I lived in a land of Islam. I am therefore prepared to live in a France that has a Muslim majority. It's just that I wonder what the conditions of our cohabitation will be like."

Note: He wonders? He doesn't know? Did he learn nothing after living with Muslims for fifteen years? And of course he wants to fight against racism:

In order to fight against racism "that erects walls between our communities" and develop dialogue, Archbishop Cattenoz hopes to create in the department of Vaucluse an association composed of representatives of all religions. (...) For Father Gabriel and the Avignon Church to leave the neighborhood is out of the question. On the contrary, an ambitious renovation program is being studied to replace the old Saint-Jean-Baptiste church. There will be new quarters, so that the Church can respond to violence with the "strong arm of charity," stresses Father Gabriel.

There are 24 comments to this article. Those who read French may find them of interest. Some readers speak of the Saint-Jean church as being possessed by the devil. Some feel that Father Gabriel is being diplomatic and is more aware of the realities than one might think. Some feel Islam is fundamentally evil.

Jerky Turkey

In these final moments of Thanksgiving 2010, I thought I'd post something funny, before posting on the archbishop of Avignon who has stated that he is ready to live in a country that is majority Muslim!

A reader sent this link to Jerky Turkey, one of those loony cartoons they used to make by the dozens, back in the day... This one is from 1945. I love the scene where the turkey saws off the tree branch. The ending, however, does get a bit "grizzly".

You'll note that the cartoon is not without some social commentary. The town "cryer" is crying because he has been drafted, there are war references throughout, and even a reference to a "half-breed" Indian.

I've always found that cartoons are a bit edgy, sometimes cruel, certainly aggressive. The writers had much more latitude back then, despite censorship, and they knew how to make kids laugh and adults chuckle while unnerving them slightly.

Whatever one may think, you can't deny its zaniness. And remember - it's 65 years old!

I don't know how long it will be available. At YouTube one comment suggests that Warner Bros. might clamp down, although this is (or was) and MGM cartoon.

Two Hymns for Today

Cellist Yo Yo Ma and singer Alison Krauss perform Simple Gifts. The images are of Spring but the song is for anytime. We especially sing it during the holiday season. (There is one image, at about 2'10" into the video, that perplexes me. It seems to be a face of a man with a halo of flowers. I must be seeing things, or I'm not recognizing what it is.)



We sang this hymn when I was in school. Everybody knew it, everybody sang it. At one time it was a familiar melody on the radio and television around Thanksgiving. It is still often sung in churches. The lyrics are at the bottom right of the video. A biblical quotation from Psalm 1 is at the top left.



1: Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2: But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3: And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
4: The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5: Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6: For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
-Psalm 1 (King James Version)

"A Bird of Courage"

Benjamin Franklin did not approve of the bald eagle as the emblem of the United States. He preferred the turkey. In a famous letter to his daughter he explains:

"For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead Tree near the River, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the Labour of the Fishing Hawk; and when that diligent Bird has at length taken a Fish, and is bearing it to his Nest for the Support of his Mate and young Ones, the Bald Eagle pursues him and takes it from him.

"With all this Injustice, he is never in good Case but like those among Men who live by Sharping & Robbing he is generally poor and often very lousy. Besides he is a rank Coward: The little King Bird not bigger than a Sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the District. He is therefore by no means a proper Emblem for the brave and honest Cincinnati of America who have driven all the King birds from our Country . . .

"I am on this account not displeased that the Figure is not known as a Bald Eagle, but looks more like a Turkey. For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America . . . He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on."


The watercolor above is by Julia Swartz.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

The French Defense League

A few weeks ago a reader asked me if I knew of any group in France comparable to the EDL. I replied that I did not. I was obviously not informed of the French Defense League (LDF) that had been in existence for about six months. Today another reader (or possibly the same one) left a link to the LDF's website.

A quick Google turned up several links to the LDF and to websites announcing its creation. For example, on May 23, 2010, an article was posted at International Civil Liberties Alliance announcing the formation of the French Defense League, along lines similar to the JDL and EDL.

On its homepage the LDF makes the following statement:

The LDF organizes protests all over France in opposition to all the demonstrations of political Islam in our country. We believe that sharia has no place in Western society and we will provide evidence of this during our protests.

The Islamic burka and veil are elements of segregation and discrimination that do not correspond to European society and culture. The construction of mosques should be conditional on the abandonment of sharia law in the teachings that are propagated there.

Note: They are saying that mosques are acceptable so long as sharia law is not taught there. Is this not tantamount to saying that churches are acceptable so long as Christian doctrine is not taught there? Sharia law is intrinsic to Islam. How do they hope to separate the mosque (which is not even a requirement) from the doctrine?

Our actions are not directed against individuals but against the implantation in France of a doctrine that legitimizes and promotes violence and religious racism. The extremists preach hatred in our streets, support terrorists and work tirelessly at the destruction of our democratic society, all in the guise of religious activities. This must end.

We refuse all accusation of racism (what race does sharia belong to?). Our members come from all walks of life without any partisan concerns. We are leading a fight for the defense of freedoms and the respect for human dignity.

At the bottom of the page we read:

When I say with the LDF: STOP Sharia! it is my right.

Below, a 3-minute video-communiqué from the LDF. Essentially it is a warning to Muslims to stop praying in the streets, since it is an illegal act, and to be aware that the building of mosques with money taken from non-Muslims, who as a consequence find themselves victims of a gigantic racket, is taking place with the complicity of French leaders. It ends with the warning that he who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind, and asks the Muslims to stop spreading discord in France and to stop occupying the streets of the cities with disruptive prayers.

For a more complete translation of the video and some readers' commentary please turn to Gates of Vienna.

This striking video is similar to those produced by the Bloc Identitaire and by Riposte Laïque. I'm wondering if there is a connection. But the LDF videos have a strong Christian element, which probably rules out Riposte Laïque.



Here is a link to all LDF videos. One of them is a strong appeal to Christians not to eat the meat of an animal sacrificed to an idol. I was not able to embed the code for this video.

On October 20, the LDF launched a petition demanding the labeling of halal foods. A link to the petition which has only 189 signatures to date can be found here. This webpage is closely connected to SITA, which leads me to speculate that the LDF may be a SITA project.

More information will no doubt become available.

Note: I have used the American spelling of the word "defense", but you are more likely to see the British spelling "defence" in the links provided above.

Has Jihad Come to France?

In recent days I posted two articles describing acts of violence and vandalism against Catholic churches, one in Carcassonne, the other in Avignon. In the first case, young thugs threw rocks and pine cones at the parishioners and set the cypress tree abutting the church on fire. In the second, young thugs urinated in the church and threw excrement on the walls. In both cases the reactions by the archbishops of the dioceses were late in coming, mild in tone and conciliatory towards the thugs, who were regarded as kids acting badly.

However, Catholic writer and activist Bernard Antony wonders if France is not now engaged in the jihad that seeks to subjugate the land that was once liberated from Islam by Charles Martel. Antony is the founder and head of AGRIF, an organization that seeks redress for anti-Christian and anti-French acts, be they acts of violence, offensive exhibitions of art or theater, desecration of cemeteries, or acts of anti-white racism. AGRIF is intervening in the department of Vaucluse on behalf of the Catholics of Avignon, following the obscene conduct of some Muslim youth earlier this month:

AGRIF's delegation in Vaucluse condemns, obviously with the greatest firmness, the arson attack that targeted the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste of Avignon over a week ago.

It expects the public authorities to respond to these acts with the same firmness and the same determination as when Jewish or Muslim places of worship are targeted.

AGRIF is ready to place at the disposal of the Avignon Church its advisers and its attorneys in order that the guilty be condemned.

But besides a rapid response, AGRIF urges all those who feel concerned by the anti-Christian assaults that are multiplying all over France to ask themselves this question: Have we entered into a period of jihad, the holy war called for by the Koran (photo below) in territories not yet subjugated to the Islamic ideology?


If the answer is yes, will we allow ourselves to become dhimmis, a status reserved by sharia law for non-Muslims who submit to Islam and who benefit from a relative "protection" once they have paid a tribute? This is the status imposed on Christians in most Muslim countries. Woe to those who refuse this condition: the massacre in the Baghdad cathedral and the threat that hovers over Asia Bibi in Pakistan are only a few sad examples.

Note: Asia Bibi (real name Asia Noreen) is a Christian Pakistani woman who has been convicted by a Pakistani court of blasphemy, receiving a death sentence by hanging. The verdict that would need to be upheld by a superior court has received worldwide attention. If executed, Bibi would be the first person in Pakistan to be lawfully killed for blasphemy. (Source: Wikipedia)


Rather than dhimmitude, we prefer to defend our identity and reject a totalitarian ideology of subjugation, which is alien to our civilization. We prefer to borrow for our own use the strong words of Sami Gemayel (left), the courageous Lebanese Christian deputy:

"We will only agree to live here in Lebanon, in our own way, our heads held high, in the full enjoyment of our dignity. The others will have to adapt to this reality. They are used to seeing us silent. When we had the courage to respond to them, they fell silent. No one will ever recognize our existence if we don't impose it ourselves."

As in Lebanon, so in France: No to the halalization of our country!

Aïd Ritual Arouses Concern

This short excerpt from a paper publication called Minute is posted at Le Salon Beige. Tuesday, November 16, if you did not know, was the annual bloody ritual of slaughtering sheep known as Aïd al-Adha (also called Aïd el-Kébir):

The Muslims (...) have been the object of particular concern by the Minister of the Interior Brice Hortefeux and his colleague Bruno LeMaire, Minister of Agriculture and Food. On October 26, they sent a circular to all prefects that would make anyone blink in astonishment. Along with the circular, which was something like a sacrificer's guide for dummies, they sent a small plaque signed by Mohammed Moussaoui, the Moroccan president of the CFCM (French Council of the Muslim Religion). (...)

Throughout France the local authorities prepared for possible trouble on this bloody day for animals. An article in La Provence discussed the possibility of sheep being slaughtered inside apartments, something that is strictly forbidden. This was a special concern in Marseilles where the central slaughterhouse was not in operation. I have no more information on Aïd at this time. In years past I have posted or linked to horrible photos of the event. This year, I prefer not to. However, from the above, it seems obvious that the French government is actively participating in the "holiday" and sending little reminders to the prefects that they comply with the rules of the game (and learn to accept Aïd as a part of French life, in the event they are recalcitrant).

A related topic is of course halal. You may be interested in this article from the Scotsman on halal food being served (without advance notice) in the British House of Commons.

Finally, a French government agency called ARPP, that regulates advertising, has banned the public display of posters denouncing ritual slaughter and the forcing of halal foods on the unsuspecting public - unsuspecting, since labeling is not provided. Unless and until the ban is lifted, the campaign will be carried out only on the Internet. Several organizations are participants in the campaign, including Abattage Rituel and the Brigitte Bardot Foundation.

While at first this may seem relatively unimportant, it means, in fact, that the government is forbidding the free circulation of information vital to the consumer. This is almost a form of terrorism, but it also implies that the authorities are afraid to label food because they know there would be a serious boycott of halal products. In conclusion, fear of Islam is behind this ban.

Below, one of the posters banned from public view (except on the Internet):

Gay Lobby Pleased With New Cabinet

In a communiqué, GayLib, the pro-homosexual lobby of the UMP party, expresses its satisfaction over the composition of the new cabinet:

The presence of many ministers publicly engaged on behalf of equal rights for gays, lesbians, bi-sexual and trans-gendered persons, or friends of GayLib (Alain Juppé, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Frédéric Mitterand, Roselyne Bachelot, Chantal Jouanno, Nadine Morano, Jeanette Bougrab) are an encouragement for our movement to continue the fight for equality with even more vigor.

Source: Le Salon Beige

Note: Just for the record, the above named are respectively ministers of Defense, Ecology and Housing, Culture, Social Cohesion, Sports, Health, and Youth. Jeanette Bougrab, the new Minister of Youth, has left her post as president of HALDE to which she was appointed last April. This is leading to speculation that HALDE will be abolished (no one will miss it) or that it will become part of "Defense of Rights", a law provided for by the 2008 constitutional reform. HALDE in its current form is the High Authority Against Discrimination and for Equality, and has acted as a type of secret police, relying on denunciations, in its quest to track down anyone who practices racial, religious, ethnic, or gender discrimination. What it would do if it became "defender of rights" is not yet clear, except that the law when implemented acts as a giant mediator that protects the rights and liberties of all citizens, including children.

More information on the fate of HALDE will no doubt become available soon.


Bougrab is French-born of an Algerian father who fought for the French. Algerians who fought for the French are known as "harkis". I could not find information about her mother. She claims to belong to the Right, but she is in favor of gay marriage and gay adoption, though tepid on the subject of affirmative action.

A "New" Cabinet

The French call it "ministerial reshuffling". Nicolas Sarkozy has removed some ministers, and moved others to new functions. Those removed from the government include two Muslim women - Fadela Amara and Rama Yade. The former, an Algerian, in charge of urban affairs, initiated various programs for the ghettos; the latter, of Senegalese origin, having been removed from her position in the Foreign Ministry and given a consolation prize as minister of Sports, had numerous disagreements with Sarkozy, and has finally been dismissed.

Nicolas Sarkozy hired these women to show his devotion to diversity; he is now letting them go to show his devotion to getting re-elected.

The indispensable Michelle Alliot-Marie began under Sarkozy as Interior Minister, went on to become Minister of Justice and now is Foreign Minister. (In the photo at the top she receives the keys to her new office from Bernard Kouchner.) Ex-Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has departed, having tendered his resignation before he could be fired. He claims he could no longer tolerate the humiliations from the president's advisers. Alain Juppé, who is also mayor of Bordeaux, returns to the government as Minister of Defense. He had been briefly in Sarkozy's first cabinet, but lost the legislative election in 2007, and withdrew from his ministry, under orders from Sarkozy. He now holds the two posts of mayor and minister and insists he can do both well.

Both Alliot-Marie and Juppé have been given the honorary title of Minister of State.

The new Minister of Justice is Michel Mercier, a "centrist" of whom I know nothing. In the photo below he receives the keys to the office of the Minister of Justice from Alliot-Marie.


Brice Hortefeux retains his title of Interior Minister, and is also in charge of immigration, replacing Eric Besson.The position of Minister of Immigration and National Identity no longer exists, Immigration now being part of the Interior Ministry. As for National Identity... It looks as if Sarkozy has had enough of that thorny issue. And as for Eric Besson, he is now working in the Ministry of Finance under Christine Lagarde.

Jean-Louis Borloo (photo below), ex-Minister of Ecology, has been removed, possibly because the whole green movement, including global warming, ran into some rough waters in recent months. When he left he was greeted and applauded by his supporters. Apparently he had been offered other posts by Sarkozy but turned them down.


Several ministers will stay put, including Frédéric Mitterand, notorious for his pedophilia that was the talk of the websites last year. Christine Lagarde, who promoted Islamic finance, is still Minister of Finance.

Roselyne Bachelot, who as Minister of Health made some disastrous decisions including the purchase of large quantities of vaccine that no one used, is now in charge of Solidarity and Social Cohesion (I still don't know what that means), while Nadine Morano, who was in charge of the Family, is now Minister of Apprenticeships and Professional Training in the Ministry of Labor and Health. The Catholic websites were quick to point out that there is no longer a minister in charge of the Family. I say it's just as well considering the leftist and often unethical positions that Morano adopted - promotion of gay marriage, gay parents, etc... The latest news on the French family is that the number of single-parent families has ballooned.

François Fillon is still Prime Minister, despite rumors that would either walk out or be replaced.

There are many other changes, but I would rather take them as they come in the daily events. Anyone living in France has access to this information. If you know a bit of French you can go to Les 4 Vérités for a complete list.

There is also a series of articles in Le Figaro for those who read French.

The real question is "What does it all mean?" My answer is "nothing", because for the next year and a half, Nicolas Sarkozy will work harder than ever to prove his credentials as a "conservative", as a man of the "Right". And while he is doing that he will also work at preventing anything resembling authentic conservative doctrines from gaining a foothold in the functioning of the government. Here is an editorial from Les 4 Vérités:

The reshuffling promised long ago has at last happened. If the main figures from the policy of openness to the Left, such as Rama Yade, have paid the price, we still cannot speak of a movement to the Right.

The truth is that those arriving and those returning, like Alain Juppé or Xavier Bertrand, have no particular commitments to the Right, nor do they have a culture oriented to the Right. This reshuffling is just a redistribution of roles to the obedient and politically correct members of the UMP party.

There is no Gérard Longuet or Alain Madelin to remind us that the government parties can include activists of the national right. (...)

Nor is there Philippe de Villiers who said he hoped to devote all his energies to national politics. As for the Front National, not even a whisper or a contact.

Nicolas Sarkozy, therefore, will continue to act as if he were able to satisfy right-wing voters with a few words on immigration and chosen ministers who will never stand to the right of the president.

Openness to the Right is not for now!

Note: I'm almost relieved that Philippe de Villiers was not appointed. At least a window of possibility is still open for him.

The message from the Front National is very similar:

The reshuffling that has just been effectuated left the French people breathless. Six months of media talk and here we are with the same ministers and a continuation of policies that have been rejected by two-thirds of the French people. What nerve! What consistency in his tone-deaf perceptions of politics! (...)

Happily going back on his promise to be a "full-time mayor of Bordeaux", like all promises made by the UMP, Alain Juppé enters a government in shreds, with nothing to show except unemployment, public debt, lower purchasing power, crime, immigration, etc...

With these dinosaurs returning, the French have nothing to hope for.

Only a real political change that turns its back on European technocracy and globalism, which are destroying our jobs, our economy and our sovereignty, can give back to the French people hope and control over their destiny.

Only the Front National has the courage and the political will to implement such a program for the people.

Note: I have written before about Alain Juppé, his tendency to accumulate important posts, and his close collaboration with the Muslims of Bordeaux. Juppé was instrumental in helping to build a mosque in Bordeaux, and claims to have good relations with the imam - a man known for his connections to the Muslim Brotherhood.

Here are a few comments from Famille Chrétienne about the removal of Nadine Morano as Minister of the Family, and about the termination of the position itself:

"We are delighted with this decision!" cried Georges Coste ironically, president of the Union of Families in Europe. "At least it clarifies the situation. The ministry of the Family never ceased tearing apart family policies in France. Now, we are going to have to fight, and we will fight!"

The article goes on to say that Morano showed little enthusiasm for traditional family programs such as benefits for large families, but that she was favorable towards:

(...) surrogate mothers, gay adoption. She was not really on the same wave length as the vast majority of family associations. "Nadine Morano constantly tried to please all kinds of lobbies, and especially the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Association" explains Béatrice Bourges, president of the Collectif pour l'enfant (an association for the protection of children.)

Note: There is reason to fear that the Family portfolio will be revived as part of Social Cohesion, under Roselyne Bachelot, not known for her traditional views on anything. This would be a typical Sarkozy maneuver.

Update - November 20: In the original post I listed Nadine Morano as Minister of Health. Actually she is Minister of Apprenticeships and Professional Training, a post that comes under the Ministry of Labor and Health. The Minister in charge is Xavier Bertrand. Her role is that of "vice-minister", or, as the French say, "secretary of State." Individual portfolios are moved around like chess pieces. Health and Labor are two distinct functions, but now they are combined into one ministry.

November 11 - London and Paris

Before the memory of November 11, 2010 evaporates completely, I wanted to report briefly on the ceremonies that took place in London and at the Great Mosque of Paris.

In London, the commemoration in honor of British soldiers, including those who died in Afghanistan, was countered by violent (at least verbally) demonstrations by a Muslim group called MAC - Muslims Against Crusades. The Daily Mail has a substantial report on the event, with many photos and comments. The photo above shows a scene that must have caused many a stiff upper lip to want to reach for a gun. Would such a thing have been allowed in years past? The article begins:

He was 3ft tall in his shiny black shoes and he wore his great-uncle’s medals with pride as he stood to attention in the rain.

Jonny Osborne, seven, symbolised the face of a new generation yesterday as he marched shoulder to shoulder with servicemen and women to honour those killed by war.

But three miles across London from the Armistice Day ceremony at the Cenotaph, another face of Britain was on display. It was contorted with hatred, poisoned by politics, and fuelled by flames from a giant, burning poppy.

Read more.

Meanwhile in Paris, the French Minister of Defense Hervé Morin honored the 100,000 Muslim soldiers who died for France in the two World Wars. Le Figaro reports:

(...) During a homage at the Great Mosque of Paris, Hervé Morin stressed that "the diversity of French society was an asset to be exploited." Two plaques - one in French, one in Arabic - were unveiled, in honor of the thousands of riflemen, "goumiers" and "spahis" (note: both words designate North African or black soldiers under French authority. The "spahis" were Algerian) who died in French uniform.

"The diversity of French society, particularly on the global level, is an opportunity and an asset that we must exploit. With history to back us, we can raise perspectives for the future," the minister emphasized. "That we do this, each in his own way, at sites that have major symbolic and historical significance, such as the Great Mosque, is important."

In all, some 70,000 Muslim soldiers died for France or went missing between 1914 and 1918, and more than 16,600 from North Africa alone between 1940 and 1945, according to estimates of the French ministry. The grand mufti of the Paris mosque, Dalil Boubakeur, pointed to the "highly symbolic" aspect of the homage to Muslim soldiers. The Great Mosque of Paris was built between 1922 and 1926 in honor of the Muslims who died for France in WWI, at the request of their officers (...)

Note: This is not the first time I have posted on homages to Muslim soldiers who died for France.

The following paragraphs are taken from a lengthy post I did in June 2010 on various aspects of laïcité (Church/State separation) and the building of the Great Mosque of Paris:

And yet... On July 16, 1926, the Great Mosque of Paris, the first mosque to open in France, was inaugurated. By whom? I'll give you three guesses: Gaston Doumergue, president of the Radical-Socialist Republic and a member of the Grand Orient of France. This destroyer of priests, who would have choked from indignation if he had been asked to inaugurate a church, saw no reason why he should not represent the secular Republic at the opening of the first Muslim place of worship, where he gave a speech unencumbered by guilt feelings.

The Left showed for the first time its true conception of "laïcité": the enemy is not religion, but Catholicism - the religion of the dominant, arrogant and exploitative world. Whereas Islam, the religion of the colonized, of the poor countries, of immigrants, does not merit the same treatment.

So the Muslim soldiers could have been honored without the mosque. But even then, in 1926, the French authorities were willing to do favors for the Muslims. Favors they never would have done for the Catholic Church.

Four years ago, I posted on the memorial to Muslim soldiers who died at Verdun in WWI. The memorial was inaugurated in June 2006 when Jacques Chirac was still president. Soon thereafter I posted the following denunciation of the memorial from a contributor to a now-defunct Google group called Via-Resistancia:

This truly very sad day will witness the memory of the valiant French soldiers sullied and mocked by this abject inauguration of a "memorial to Muslims" who supposedly died for France...not just because classifying these dead according to their religion is shabby on the part of a Republic that still dares to call itself "secular", which it hasn't been since the plans of Chevènement were implemented by the team of Chirac-Sarkozy, plans that included elevating the CFCM to the level of a religious power group and HALDE to the level of political police, but to speak of "Muslims who died for France" is a profound historical lie.

That there was a marginal number of colonized Muslims who were forced to fight in the European wars that France, a colonial empire, was involved in, goes without saying, but to turn that into a generalization is to knowingly lie, to manipulate the historical facts for convenient propaganda purposes.

...the lie surrounding this memorial was revealed by the Minister of Veterans (Hamlaoui Mekachera) himself, who correctly designated it as a "homage to all the combatants, religious or not, fallen on the field of honor during the Great War". Still it was dedicated to the native riflemen of North Africa, most of whom were not even Muslims!

But, the fact remains, that in this era of Islamization of Europe and of the active collaboration of our elite with the Muslim occupier, Jacques Chirac - who has claimed that Europe has Muslim roots - and the media (worthy successors to Radio Paris), could not let the opportunity slip by without adding another layer of allegiance to our new masters. Especially since the Meskine affair has tarnished somewhat the beautiful Trojan horse image of a "moderate Islam in France"...

There is a lot more to say about Veteran's Day, but I'll stop here. The main point is obvious - French national holidays are now days of repentance for the crime of being French. And while the law of 1905 strictly separated the Catholic Church from the State, that same State has no problem honoring, praising and building memorials to foreigners by virtue of their religion.

Excrement Thrown on Church in Avignon

I saw this story late last night while browsing through François Desouche. It's one of many similar stories of church destruction and profanation. This time, however, the parish priest says it is connected to the recent brutal killings of Christians in Iraq. The following is from the local paper Avignews:

Wednesday, the church of Saint-Jean. Father Gabriel, the parish priest, speaks to the press almost in desperation. For several months his church has been the target of insulting and obscene graffiti, and of excrement... Last week the cypress tree next to the building (photo above) was set on fire, threatening the church itself. For the priest, "these acts have a direct connection with what has been happening in Iraq where Christians are being attacked." Right away father Gabriel speaks of inter-ethnic tensions and denounces the "climate that is becoming more and more aggressive and violent because of a small group of young persons whose ages range from 12 to 16." At first, father Gabriel thought it was a matter of "incivilities" by young idle neighborhood youth. Foolishness from teens trying to provoke.

Then, a few days before the burning of the cypress tree, a young person entered the church, in the middle of Mass, urinated on the floor and uttered these terrible words: "We're going to burn you out, you and your church." The priest filed a complaint at police headquarters on November 9.

How could such deeds perpetrated against a house of worship, whatever it may be, pass unnoticed by the public authorities? At City Hall, the chief of staff admitted he was "shocked and dumbfounded". "We learned the facts through the press this very morning," declared the spokesman at the mayor's office. Dumbfounded by the deeds themselves but also by the absence of communication and the lack of information between the neighborhood and the mayor's office... "We traced all the mail received in the office over the last few months, but there is nothing about the Saint-Jean church."

Another reason for their shock is the fact that the archbishopric did not directly phone the mayor to designate these acts as "intolerable."

Acts which, for many residents of the Saint-Jean neighborhood who deplore "religious proselytizing", are only the tip of the iceberg. This inter-ethnic tension will have to be taken into account by the archbishopric and the representatives of the Muslim religion. It was learned this evening (November 11) that father Gabriel will meet with the mayor on Monday morning (...) "We are going to create a work group composed of national and municipal police and technical services of the city in order to respond as rapidly as possible to this situation," concluded the mayor's chief of staff. (...)



The editor of Avignews interviewed Jean-Pierre Cattenoz (left), archbishop of Avignon. Here are excerpts:

- In your opinion, are the acts that have been reported a matter of incivility or profanation?

- I note that a few years ago there was a fire at the church of Jean XXIII on the bypass, an attempted arson at the Saint-Jean church, and repeated thefts of holy vessels in our churches for the past two or three years. I requested, as I had done in Marseilles, that a committee of religious leaders provide a unified message of appeasement. Now, with what has happened at Saint-Jean, I will invite the Jewish and Muslim leaders to meet with us in early December in order to discuss the matter.

- But you did not answer the question. Are these acts a demonstration of inter-religious tension?

- In terms of security for our churches, I admit I am a bit worried. I think we have to distinguish between young thugs who do stupid things in the churches and genuine acts of malevolence. I was happy to read that Mohamed Moussaoui, president of the CFCM (French Council of the Muslim Religion) firmly condemns these acts and asks that those who perpetrated them be punished. Racism is inadmissible, whatever the religion, we must all be artisans of peace.

Note: I have translated exactly what he said. He moved from "racism" to "religion" without seeing any contradiction. Is this because the Muslim religion is equivalent to a race and to be a "racist" is the cardinal sin of all cardinal sins. He goes on:

We mustn't cry out about tensions, but I find it intolerable that a church is covered with graffiti, or a mosque or a synagogue. But I note that when a mosque is damaged by graffiti, the president of the Republic pays a visit... Here, I find that the reaction was... weak."

Note: I'm surprised he dared to make the above statement, considering the appalling dhimmitude of the rest of his words.

- Do you feel that in Avignon or in the department of Vaucluse, there are tensions between the Christian and Muslim communities?

- When there are such tensions, as in Orange during Ramadan when the Carmelite nuns were disturbed, I alerted the representative of the Muslim religion, who intervened, and it stopped immediately. This is why I advocate regular meetings of religious leaders at the department level. For if we do not take precautions now, we could have very serious incidents very rapidly.

Judge for yourselves. Is the archbishop of Avignon a realist, a dhimmi, or is he stalling for time, as so many are? As if the problem will go away if we can just keep buying time...

November 11 - Fountains of Blood

I was unable to post for almost three days. Today, November 11, browsing through François Desouche, I find several articles and videos relevant to the commemoration of the WWI armistice. In fifty cities throughout France, protests against the war in Afghanistan took the form of a reminder of the blood that has been shed by French soldiers. Red color was poured into the fountains in Paris, below:



And in Lyons below:


This graphic display of anti-war sentiment was the initiative of the Bloc Identitaire, the association of regional groups who oppose Islam. According to the Bloc:

"Fighting Islamization is a duty. But it is here at home, in the ghettoes, that we have to fight! Fifty French soldiers killed, is fifty deaths too many: We demand the return of our soldiers from Afghanistan!"

Novopress, the news agency for the Bloc, sounds off in a bitter article blaming the United States for the continuation of the useless war:

(...) Diplomats are there to start wars, they say, soldiers to finish them. On the condition that our vital interests are at stake. Such is not the case in Afghanistan. Contrary to all his campaign promises, Nicolas Sarkozy reenforced the French commitment for no other reason than to obey American demands. For "this is an American war", said General Desportes clearly, (...) in Le Monde on July 2. 2010. An American war that reenforces the integration of our army into the imperialist plans of NATO. Nicolas Sarkozy - the man who spits on the tomb of De Gaulle! (...)

The article goes on to say that American geo-strategic interests and oil are the real reasons for the war.

The readers at François Desouche (at least the first 40 or 50 comments) approve of the Bloc's initiative.

My only comment is that America has had inferior leaders who were not able to see the futility of converting an Islamic country into a democracy. As for Obama, he, like his predecessor (and like Sarkozy for that matter), is continuing the war all the while bowing down (literally) to the Muslims. The initial entry of America into Afghanistan was entirely justified considering what had happened on 9/11. But a good commander-in-chief recognizes the folly of pursuing a chimera at the cost of human lives, and the even greater folly of underestimating the enemy. We have not had good commanders-in-chief in recent decades. Ironically, it was a weakened and morally ambiguous America that France decided to follow. De Gaulle would have had more sense.

We have to fight Islam. But not by creating a modern-day Waterloo from which America emerges even weaker and more humiliated than before. The only way we can win the war is by closing American borders to Muslims, and by allowing the whole truth about this political and religious ideology, so far removed from our way of life, to be known in an atmosphere free of taboos and political correctness. France should do the same, assuming it is not too late.

Evening Mass Disrupted in Carcassonne

Several websites posted the story of a major disruption during All Souls Day Mass in Carcassonne on Tuesday night (November 2). The following is from L'Indépendant, quoted at François Desouche:

Sixty people attending the All Souls Day Mass on Tuesday evening in the Saint-Jacques church in the neighborhood of le Viguier in Carcassonne, were hit by stones which also damaged a statue of the Virgin at the entrance of the building.

Two young persons, 13 or 14, walked in during the service and threw stones and pine cones at the congregation, before running away when a parishioner who chased after them could not catch them. "It's serious, it's a veritable profanation," said abbé Garrouste, the local parish priest, who was celebrating Mass that evening. A complaint was filed at the Carcassonne police headquarters.

Note: The "young persons" were North Africans.

At Islamisation, Joachim Véliocas noted that there was no official condemnation or visit from a politician.

However, Véliocas did add an update - the "surreal" communiqué from the bishop of Carcassonne and Narbonne, Alain Planet:

"The unleashed anti-Islamist hatred that followed the events in Carcassonne are much more offensive for Christianity and Christ himself than the foolishness of a few children out for mischief. The bishop of Carcassonne and Narbonne cannot approve a call to hatred and sectarianism ("communautarisme") of the kind that is currently being spread on the Internet."

Note: I have not seen any call to hatred at the websites I visit, but it is possible that there was an extreme reaction in some quarters that would embarrass the bishop. Nor do I know what he means by "sectarianism" if not the instinct of self-preservation on the part of white Christians. Nor can I justify the bishop's anger, since throwing stones at parishioners during Mass is hardly a childish prank. Is the bishop adhering to Catholic and Christian doctrine? Not according to Yves Daoudal, who knows Catholic doctrine better than the bishops of France. Regarding the communiqué from bishop Planet, he says:

"That is a record to beat all records."

He also quotes these words of abbé Garrouste:

"It is a grave incident that shows we crossed a boundary. Until now, we had only experienced a few burglaries during the night or some damage to the outside of the edifice. But in this case, they entered the church. It's inadmissible." The priest added: "With preceding generations we had the best relations possible.Last year we even received Christmas wishes from the Muslim community. But there is a young generation more sectarian ("identitaire") and more aggressive."

A comment posted at L'Indépendant provides an insider's view of the neighborhood where the incident occurred:

"This does not surprise me at all. For years they have shown no respect for this church. I have heard the noise of stones being thrown during burial ceremonies. It's inadmissible. It is not surprising that this parish is deserted in favor of St. Michel. With all due respect to certain persons, the neighborhood of le Viguier has become a veritable Muslim country."

The newspaper clip at the top says: "Parishioners Hit by Stones during Mass."

Churches are attacked and desecrated frequently in France. There is a long list of violent attacks on church property, priests and church-goers, not to mention cemeteries and shrines. What is extraordinary in this case is the indifference of the bishop of Carcassonne, and the boldness of the two "young persons."

Note: As I post, Joachim Véliocas links to a message from Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux who expresses his support for the parishioners and his pledge to punish the criminals. This message is probably the result of the publicity surrounding the event, since five days elapsed between the attack and the minister's acknowledgement.

Udo Ulfkotte: Europe Will Revolt...

Some of you may have have already viewed this video of an interview with German anti-Islam activist Udo Ulfkotte. Ulfkotte, a writer and journalist, who at one time rejected Christianity to become a Muslim, has returned to the religion of his birth with more ardor and sincerity than before. He is well qualified to speak about what he has learned during his religious journey. For a long time he was under police protection, but now he and his family have chosen to do without those State-provided services. The video is in English and lasts about nine minutes:



H/T: Islamisation

A Modern Caliphate

Bat Ye'or, who became famous for her revelations about Europe's plans to transform itself into Eurabia, whose book Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis became a best-seller in America and many countries of Europe including France, continues to warn Europeans that if they do not stop Islam, they will see their nations living under the new Caliphate and their leaders willing slaves of their new masters. Here are excerpts from a longer interview with her, posted on October 10, at Véronique Chemla, on the occasion of her latest publication, OIC and the Modern Caliphate (note: OIC = Organization of the Islamic Conference):

- You do not speak very much about European public opinion in your book.

- Now more opinions are being expressed, but when I finished the manuscript two years ago, public opinion was non-existent. Furthermore, such a work, immense because it requires the study of public opinion in all of Europe, was not my topic.

But today throughout Europe and America there are calls to resist, there is a disgust with anti-Semitic policies and lies, a desire for democracy, and respect for the rights and freedoms eroded by the Koranic law of blasphemy.

The initiator of this awakening is assuredly the Dutch deputy Geert Wilders who, in July 2010, founded the International Freedom Alliance. His historic speech in Berlin (October 2, 2010) sounded the rallying call of a trans-occidental movement of democracies against the nomenclature of the EU, set on forming public opinion through networks of networks.

- What do you say to those who question your analyses and see in them a version of the conspiracy theory?

- I tell them that if there is a conspiracy, it's in the French Foreign ministry, the European Commission and other respectable organisms that you will find it. After all, I only reproduced their documents.

Moreover, a considerable number of authors - politicians, historians, professors, journalists, etc... - of different nationalities, make use of reference works and specialized studies catalogued in the libraries of various continents. The most detailed and the most enthusiastic is the book by the Palestinian Christian Bichara Khader, Europe and the Arab World, Cousins, Neighbors (publisher: Publisud, Paris 1992).

A transformation of such magnitude over an entire continent engendered an enormous body of literature in several languages. In 1979 alone, Jacques Bourrinet gave an impressive bibliography in his work The Euro-Arab Dialogue (...) published with the assistance of the Commission for the Study of European Communities (C.E.D.E.C.E.) and the School of Legal, Economic and Scientific Research of Aix-Marseille.

So are all these people conspirators? Such accusations result from ignorance and use insults instead of arguments.

- In the United States, nearly a million Americans recently showed their attachment to the founding values of their country (note: this must refer to the Tea Party rallies). Does this coming together mark the beginning of the waning of multiculturalism, and of President Barack Hussein Obama's policy with regard to the Muslim world?

- Certainly, unless the enemies of this movement manage to torpedo it.

President Obama, who won support throughout all of Europe, submitted himself to the OIC cartel in an even more radical way than the EU.

- Why are moderate Muslims (Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Wafa Sultan) and moderate Arabs (Nonie Darwish), who have alerted the West so rarely listened to, in particular by the media.

- The media fear terrorist reprisals.

Since they present no danger, moderate Muslims are ignored by a Europe that courts its enemies and buys from them a temporary respite through the payment of billions of euros and the broadcasting of their propaganda.

- Charles Martel stopped the Arabs at Poitiers in 732. The Spanish Catholic Sovereigns eventually reconquered all of their territory in 1492. Vienna resisted the Turks victoriously in 1683... What could be done to avoid this Caliphate, this world-wide Islamic governance?

- If the Muslim peoples want to restore the Caliphate, the supreme authority uniting laws, politics and religion, created to assure the universal mission of Islam, Europe will not be able to prevent them.

However, Europe will have to take urgent measures for its security and its survival.

Everything leads us to believe that the rulers who have put us in this mess, will take refuge under the protection of the Caliphate, and will impose on their people the Islamic order of dhimmitude.

Today, the secretary-general of NATO, the Dane Anders Fogh Rasmussen, is suggesting that the European Union confer on Turkey a special status in the EDA (European Defense Agency) and allow it to participate more in decisions concerning the security of European missions (note: I assume she means military missions). Anders Fogh Rasmussen is in this way keeping his word, since he obtained his post only by promising Turkey he would reconcile with the Muslim world. At what price?

It's the negation of the 1683 victory, but Europe, long ago, threw History out the window.

Read an excerpt from the work itself posted at Atlas Shrugs, or at American Thinker.