In the USA this type of event happens every time a sports team loses (or wins) a major title. Nothing justifies the wanton destruction of property, but at least it's not sparked because of a soccer game.

There's more reason to revolt in the US right now than likely anywhere in Europe, yet the US public continues to bend over to take it in the rear from the Bush administration. Is being shipped off to Iraq a suitable outlet for the frustration and anger in today's youth?

France may very well have a lot of issues in the past decades to warrant shame, suspicion and objection, but I don't find anything admirable in the gloating I see State-Side recently. Do people in the US react compassionately only to natural disasters? If it were technically possible, I'd have speculated the hurricanes were all a product of the MIB (or at least Halliburton of other contractors) and served as terrific smoke-screens.

Pot, Kettle. Kettle, Pot.

Bruno