French land-for-peace Plan

This "peace plan" is liberally sourced from recent articles by Prof Steven Plaut, Haifa (thanks to JB for the tip), and Joseph Farah (WorldNetDaily) ...

After leading the Solidarity-with-the-Baathists movement in Europe during the recent Gulf War and France's long history of promoting appeasement of Islamist fascism and Palestinian terrorism, France is now experiencing its own intifada by the "Paristinian" urban Moslem "resistance" fighters.

It's clear France is no longer in control of its population. Hordes within its borders are struggling for freedom and independence. Their uprising cannot be met with state violence, because that would only lead to a "cycle of violence". It's clear that these "freedom-fighters" want a state of their own.

The international community, led of course by the UN, must force France to the negotiating table with these freedom fighters to begin the peace process that will inevitably lead to the creation of an autonomous, independent state of "Paristine." We must insist that the French government acknowledge that there is no military or police solution to the problems of violence in its suburbs and only through recognizing the legitimacy of the demands of the "Paristinians" can the problems be resolved!

The French must understand that territory must not be annexed by force. Therefore Alsace-Lorraine must be returned to Germany, because the French aggression in 1945 and its consequent occupation must not be rewarded. ''A full withdrawal for full peace'' should operate here. Further, France must agree to the return and rehabilitation of all ethnic Germans expelled from Alsace-Lorraine after World Wars I and II, as well as all those they define as their descendents.

But this, of course, is just the first step toward a solution. It took Corsica from Genoa, Nice and Savoy from Piedmont; as the successor state, Italy must get back all these lands. By similar token, territories grabbed from the Habsburgs go back to Austria, including Franche-Comte, Artois, and historic Burgundy. The Roussillon area (along the Pyrenees) must be returned to Spain, its rightful owner. And Normandy, Anjou, Aquitaine, and Gascony must be returned to their rightful owners, the British royal family.

For the sake of peace, Brittany and Languedoc must be granted autonomy at once, recognizing the Breton and Occitan Liberation organizations as their legal rulers.

This leaves the French government in control over the Ile de France (the area around Paris).

That, however, still does not solve the problem of the Holy City of Paris, sacred to artists, gourmets, and adulterers. The Corsicans obviously have a historic claim to the Tomb of the Emperor Napoleon, their famed son, as well as the Invalides complex and beyond. For the sake of peace, is it not too much to ask that Paris be the capital for two peoples? The French authorities must agree to prevent French Parisians from even entering the sacred tomb area, lest this upset the Corsicans.

The Saint Chapelle and the Church of Notre Dame, of course, will be internationalized, under joint Vatican-art historical auspices. Indeed, the French should consider it a compliment of the highest order that so many people see Paris as an international city.

The French have nothing to complain of. They will enjoy the benefits of peace and retain control of the Champs Elysees.

Actually, come to think of it, even the Champs Elysees may be too much. Perhaps the true French capital is not Paris at all, but Vichy.....