tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post5875948582093288594..comments2024-03-17T18:23:38.257+01:00Comments on Invisible Paris: 17 octobre 1961Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-88248133588352525072011-10-18T23:47:17.876+02:002011-10-18T23:47:17.876+02:00Adam, well said, nothing to add.
Stephen, I did n...Adam, well said, nothing to add. <br />Stephen, I did not (leave the OAS). The French atrocities are - or at least were back in the day - well known, well publicized and well documented. The one-sided approach is unacceptable though, at least in my books and IMHO. The OAS didn't, however, leave any lasting effect or influence on the modern world, whereas the Algerian did (still does). For Yuriynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-49007070840833655742011-10-18T13:49:42.660+02:002011-10-18T13:49:42.660+02:00People make this out to be so political. I went by...People make this out to be so political. I went by to pay my respects last year and people had come exressly to be provocative and get interviewed by the journalists. There were people there from extreme right political parties (won't name any names) making the argument that they shouldn't be mourned because they were terrorists. With all due respect for people freedom to interpret Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538696880782766645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-67433871472150091492011-10-18T10:27:09.802+02:002011-10-18T10:27:09.802+02:00Yuriy: Thanks for your interesting comment and for...Yuriy: Thanks for your interesting comment and for widening the debate.<br /><br />As far as this blog is concerned, I'm interested in places and the stories behind them. For me, this story begins with the plaque on the Pont Saint Michel and the significance of a date. The question I asked myself was how can the city of Paris recognise a 'bloody repression' and the deaths of a number Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-24060937771301399412011-10-18T00:06:09.052+02:002011-10-18T00:06:09.052+02:00Not to advocate the actions of the then French gov...Not to advocate the actions of the then French government, and we all know that there was quite a big deal of either cover-ups, silencing actions or comfortable forgetfulness on the part of the former (think Vel d'Hiv, Maurice Papon, and the general dwindling of les epurations legales within a few years after the Liberation), but one has to bear in mind of what the entire Algerian war affair Yuriynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-49045533954257502842011-10-17T22:57:53.013+02:002011-10-17T22:57:53.013+02:00Further things I've noted from the way the ann...Further things I've noted from the way the anniversary of the event has been marked today.<br /><br />There has been a lot of political point scoring, with Presidential candidate François Hollande throwing roses from the Pont de Clichy, and promising to recognise the massacre if he is elected. <br /><br />The left clearly think there is room to attack the incumbent government on this topic, Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-88493653509354440032011-10-17T09:51:32.330+02:002011-10-17T09:51:32.330+02:00Charles - thanks! I definitely need a proofreader ...Charles - thanks! I definitely need a proofreader sometimes!<br /><br />Thérèse & Owen: I was aware of this event, but looking into it in more detail, it seems amazing that so little is known about what actually happened. I suppose the closest example I can think of is the Bloody Sunday events in Derry, but at least there we know how many people died, if not exactly why they were killed or byAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-71843432182495425552011-10-17T02:30:00.533+02:002011-10-17T02:30:00.533+02:00Many thanks Adam for bringing attention to this. I...Many thanks Adam for bringing attention to this. I'd certainly never heard of it before, so the efforts at maintaining secrecy were effective up to a point. Unbelievable amounts of blood have been spilled in France over the centuries, but this is recent, within my lifetime. Sad and shocking story. I hope more of the truth will come out in time.Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-62681864519594052142011-10-16T23:39:13.551+02:002011-10-16T23:39:13.551+02:00I was not aware of it, so I appreciate your highli...I was not aware of it, so I appreciate your highlighting it. It's a sad thing indeed. Certainly the U.S. government has been responsible for atrocities over the years, mostly in other countries during wartime, but having it happen in the middle of France's capital city is surprising, to say the least. BTW, the past tense of "to lead" is "led"...an easy mistake when youCharles in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603919178702743447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-4630256115333323642011-10-16T23:29:45.692+02:002011-10-16T23:29:45.692+02:00I think that a lot of people are aware of this sad...I think that a lot of people are aware of this sad fact... I was...Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354559064351144704noreply@blogger.com