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It seems Mssr. Chirac has a slight problem on his hands. Rioters have been at it for six nights in a suburb of Paris. It seems that these rioters are young North African Muslim immigrants. Two young North African boys died while being pursued by French police (who, one must admit, are very committed and thorough, perhaps too much so in this case). The French, being inspired by a spirit of dialogue, decided it would be a good idea to fire tear gas into a Mosque. The riots are spreading into other parts of Paris. For comparison, the infamous Los Angeles Riots of 1992 and the Watts riots of 1965 both lasted six days. This new one shows no sign of stopping soon. Given the month-long 1968 student riots, I won't be impressed until the government calls a general election.
It also seems that some people are less than thrilled with the recent anniversary of the Reformation. They will pray to their various Popish Saints for the conversion of the world. They can do that as much as they please, but it shall change nothing! Bwahahahahahaha!
Finally, a bit of good news. The US Army and Special Operations Command have teamed up to find a replacement handgun for their use. Here is the specification below:

The USSOCOM intends to issue a solicitation to obtain commercially available non-developmental item (NDI) Joint Combat Pistol (JCP) system, Caliber .45 (ACP). The Program will use full and open competition to fulfill the JCP requirement. The JCP will be delivered in accordance with specification entitled "Performance Specification Joint Combat Pistol" to be provided with issuance of the solicitation.
What does that mean? It means the Army is replacing the Beretta M9 with a .45 caliber pistol, type unknown. The specifications call for an "external safety" option, a specification that eliminates Glocks and many other modern pistols. My recommendation? I'd thoroughly recommend a high-capacity 1911 (such as the fine Para-ordinance P-14, with a fourteen round magazine) or the tough HK USP Tactical, .45 ACP. The latter better fits the specifications, as it has a threaded barrel that allows it to accept silencers. The problem with these guns is that they are eeeeeevil foreign designs. Many people complain about the lack of domestic-made hardware. I must point out that the US Army has used many "evil foreign" designs quite successfully- the Krag-Jorgensen rifle was Danish, the M1903 Springfield was a copy of the German Mauser 98, the M1917 US Enfield was a British design, the M1 Garand was designed by Canadian John Garand, and the M14 was based on Garand's earlier design. There's nothing wrong with using foreign designs so long as they are produced domestically (so that we won't be dependent on supply lines in time of war).