Ahh, the French

Let's not forget how 'diplomatic and civilized' France is when they lecture the US on how to conduct our affairs. No country is exempt from thugs who think violence is a means to an end. (And before anyone from the Left comments that US is using violence as a means to an ends, get real. When a bully is allowed to bully the weak without consequence, he'll never stop. The US stands up to the bully for those that cannot - not for the purpose being a bully themselves.)CNN.com:

"But the original cause has been all but forgotten as residents of other communities -- weary of poverty, unemployment and discrimination against the large immigrant and Muslim populations -- have vented their frustration.

In some areas, unemployment runs as high as 20 percent -- more than twice the national average, de Villepin told lawmakers."