Thanks for pointing a positive aspect of french reality, that is not displayed in the average anglo-saxons MSM.

Thanks also for being a place that isn't ment for bashing but for information.

here is a link a bit more developped about our anti-terrorism policy :

[url]http://www.aei.org/docLib/20071101_22370EuO03Gerecht_g.pdf[/url]

After our terrorist attacks of the nineties the french judges asked UK for the extradition of the islamist GIA head, that was refused because of the argutie that the french jails were inhuman ; It's not in our usual worry to head an inquiry how the Brits' jails are ruled, though I guess that the IRA prisonners didn't appreciated them either.

Therefore it was more about the ancestral antagonism that the Anglo-Saxons maintain as a daily pray against their favorite "têtes de Turcs", the Frenchs.

I also recall how our laïc laws were criticised in the EU well-thinking society, mostly seen as stiff or arrogant french particularity.

Though, France is the EU nation that knows the Arabo-Muslims psychology the best, because of our millenarium frequentation, (Poitiers, Charles Martel, anyone), our neighbour borders with Mediterranea as a commun trade and or piraty play-ground, our fast 2 centuries colonisation, our Algeria war (that we won as far as military is concerned, independance was a political decision that De Gaulle headed with a largely favorable referendum result) ;
these abroad and now fast 5 million persons in our territory are kinda "comedians" ; they act as crying-babies to get more rights and or attention, ; it's anyway, never enough for them ; you let them have your hand, be sure they'll ask then for your arm ; therefore you have to be ferm with them; apparently that was our practice ; we are also the EU nation with the larger muslim population that's get the less jihadist pretentions; where the religion is discussed by muslim intellectuals, where an university degree was decided (by Sarko, the funniest is that's the Institut catholique is doing their education) for expat imams to get if they want to teach in french mosquees ; France is also the country where mixed marriages occur the most, where muslim ratings about the Jews are the best (even if from time to time a crime occurs) France : 86, US : 77 (cf Pew)

I don't deny that there are still problems to solve, especially in our big cities surburbs, though it's more gangs fightings than islamist revendications.

not sure though that Carlos was extracted by some Frenchs, there was a judge requierration on him, that, may-be, an agreement with the Egyp police helped to rappatry him ; but you do have the info, please, share it.

That what also the case for Halimi's murder ; Ivory coast didn't want to protect him and sent him back to France, though, no agreement between the polices there !

in any case, Palais de justice de Paris, isn't worst than the kind of prisonners would get in their own countries according to their goal, kill the maximum of civilians.

I am sure you enjoy visiting a safer Paris

agree there should be improvements made there, though as it is situated in a central historic place, therefore needs the agreement of several administrations, that have for some raisons the dedicated budget allocated to other money rewarding places

"yet many French have a problem with Gitmo"

not me and I bet more than 50 % of the Frenchs

Bah, you read Le Monde of course, good for your culture : it's the intellos'paper

can you argue on something else please

the attributions of the special "Cour d'Assises" :

La cour d'assises spéciale, qui siège à Paris, est une exception dans le droit français qui prévoit que les affaires criminelles sont jugées par un jury. Elle est composée de sept magistrats professionnels alors que la cour d'assises ordinaire comprend, elle, trois magistrats professionnels et neuf jurés.

Créée en 1982, en remplacement de la Cour de sûreté de l'Etat, pour ne juger que certaines infractions militaires, sa compétence avait été étendue aux affaires de terrorisme par la loi du 9 septembre 1986. Cette loi avait créé à Paris un parquet et des juges d'instruction spécialisés, au lendemain d'une vague d'attentats qui avait ensanglanté la capitale. La cour d'assises spéciale ne devait s'appliquer qu'aux faits commis après sa promulgation, le 9 septembre 1986, mais trois mois plus tard une loi la rendait rétroactive à la demande du ministère de la Justice.

Entre les deux, au cours du procès de trois membres d'Action directe (AD), de violentes menaces avaient été proférées à l'encontre des jurés par un des accusés, Régis Schleicher. Cinq des neuf jurés avaient obtenu un certificat médical pour ne plus siéger au procès, qui avait dû être reporté. Le 13 juin 1987, la cour d'assises spéciale avait finalement condamné Régis Scheicher à la réclusion criminelle à perpétuité, l'estimant complice du meurtre de deux policiers lors de la fusillade de l'avenue Trudaine à Paris en mai 1983.

Dans sa première affaire de terrorisme, la cour avait condamné le 28 février 1987 le Libanais George Ibrahim Abdallah à la perpétuité pour complicité dans les assassinats de deux diplomates américain et israélien à Paris en 1982 et du consul américain à Strasbourg en 1984. Ce sont des magistrats professionnels qui ont eu à juger le premier procès et celui en appel sur l'affaire de l'assassinat du préfet Erignac. La cour d'assises spéciale est également compétente, depuis 1992, pour le trafic de stupéfiants en bande organisée.