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‘Lucid,’ ‘Waste Of Time,’ ‘Mutinous’: French Politicians React To Military Warnings Of Radical Islam

Tim Pearce
‘Lucid,’ ‘Waste Of Time,’ ‘Mutinous’: French Politicians React To Military Warnings Of Radical Islam
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French lawmakers are largely downplaying the odds of civil war breaking out in France following two letters from retired military commanders and active-duty soldiers warning of such a conflict.

Two thousand active-duty soldiers backed a letter published Sunday claiming that the French government has “surrendered” to radical Islam. Last month, hundreds of retired military officers, including 20 former generals, signed on to an open letter warning of the increasing “disintegration and Islamization” of France.

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