Chirac weighs in ...
Fifty minutes ago Chriac staged a "Conseil de sécurité intérieure sur les violences dans les banlieues" at the Elysée. Le Monde reports that throughout the afternoon a steady stream of police, gendarmes and teachers from the "zones urbaines sensibles" has been passing through Matignon, with "réponses concrètes" to de Villepin's call for solutions.
I'm hoping for Nicolas Sarkozy's resignation in the evening news.