XPost: uk.politics.misc, alt.politics.british   
   From: stephen.glynn@ntlworld.com   
      
   banana wrote:   
   > In article , banana  HIS.borve.demon.co.uk> writes   
   >   
   >   
   >>Radicals in France have been planning a big confrontation in Paris   
   >>tomorrow. [...] The rulers are scared. [...] Who knows...maybe if   
   >>momentum builds up, the authorities will look weaker still, and   
   >>insurgent popular hope will rise?   
   >   
   >   
   > The intelligence shown by the insurgents over the last fortnight makes   
   > me optimistic that the insurgency will continue to rise.   
   >   
   > Unsurprisingly, the rulers are now making a big effort to protect   
   > important sites in central Paris, e.g. the Eiffel Tower and the Champs   
   > Elysées.   
      
      
   In what sense, other than the purely symbolic, might the Eiffel Tower or   
   the Champs Elysées be considered *important* sites for any potential   
   French insurgent to occupy?   
      
   Were I in charge of riot control I'd be absolutely *delighted* if all   
   the insurgents gathered in both those areas so I could deal with them   
   without too much difficulty.   But, then, I'm not French.   
      
   Steve   
      
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