Sunday, November 21, 2004

How do you say Vichy in Arabic?

While French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin was denouncing hate crimes, the French broadcasting authority announced on its Web site it has finalized an agreement to allow Hezbollah's al-Manar TV to continue broadcasting in France.

They don't have a clue. I mean this is Hezbollah TV, as in "Party of God" TV.

"Hey, honey, anything good on the tube tonight?"

"That Nasrallah fellow is speaking to a group of activists in Beirut. It's being broadcast on al-Manar. I really like that shade of green they use for their masks and headbands."

"Just as long as it's not that American barbarian Donald Trump on The Apprentice."

Is this really happening in a post 9-11 world?

Do you think the French intellectuals equate Hezbollah TV to CBS and NBC?

Do the secular and Christian French think they aren't going to be targeted eventually?

How well do they think their secular values go over in Iran, Hezbollah's main supporter?

The French may not be ahead of the Israelis, Jews and Americans, but they'll make the target list someday, and they'll have no one to blame but themselves.

I have just one word for the French: Vichy.