NO BLOOD FOR CHEESE!

Our craven erstwhile allies rejoice at the return of their normal level of street violence.

Now I can make those EuroDisney reservations.

Back to Normal

"France's worst rioting since the 1960s seems to be nearing an end," the Associated Press reports from Paris:

Youths set fire to 374 parked vehicles before dawn Sunday, compared to 502 the previous night, police said. A week ago, 1,400 cars were incinerated in a single night.

If the downward trend continues, "things could return to normal very quickly," National Police Chief Michel Gaudin said, noting that French youths burn about 100 cars on an average Saturday night.

Burning cars is part of normal French Saturday night fun? Goodness, what a primitive culture. Another AP dispatch describes a "sit-in" near the Eiffel Tower:

"Stop the Violence," read one banner draped on the Wall of Peace near the Eiffel Tower. Some of the 200 demonstrators--a small turnout in protest-friendly France--waved white flags.

No blood for cheese!