ZUS and the French

Submitted by Howard Lucas (United States), Nov 26, 2006 at 08:56

Daniel Pipes noted:

"They go by the euphemistic term Zones Urbaines Sensibles, or Sensitive Urban Zones, with the even more antiseptic acronym ZUS, and there are 751 of them as of last count. They are convienently listed on one long webpage, complete with street demarcations and map delineations."

The French propose a united Europe, when they're not even masters of their own country. ZUS should have been a declaration of war, but then again they don't have any real military. Their officers and politicians are more interested in photo ops than doing anything really effective… like doing their jobs!

-Sounds like most American politicians too…

after the elections are over!

I visited Europe last month and noted how many Germans hate Americans. After watching German television, I better understood. I watched as Howard Dean and John Kerry were being presented as responsible speakers for America. I understood the German translations and the original English words of their speeches. I'd hate America too, after listening to those talking heads on German TV!!!

In America, Americans know how wrong Dean and Kerry are when they decry America, but the Europeans believe the raw sewage.

I speak German fluently and understand what raw bilge the German media was presenting as "real American News". I'm not sure why, but the bias in media against America in Europe surprised me.

I take the daily media bias for granted in the US. I'd been away from Germany about twenty years, and tended to give their media more credit. Yes, it has changed... and not for the better (ours or theirs!).

Respectfully,

Howard Lucas

US Army retired

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