Le Pen Aims to Save France

The nocturnal fires of France are a window on the screaming nothingness at the heart of Europe's soul

writes Dick Berry, while Barbara J Stock asks, How long before Europe fails?

As for Kim Willsher, the Washington Times writer explains that

Nationalist leader Jean-Marie Le Pen … is one of the few political winners to emerge from the violence and vandalism, now well into its third week, that has prompted President Jacques Chirac to declare a state of emergency.

The AFP adds that the

riots "result from massive, uncontrolled immigration from the Third World," [The far-right leader of France's National Front] said on the private radio station RTL1. "We knew it was a global time bomb."