Saturday, March 5, 2011

Page 231 "A hundred-thousand Muslims died...and we were the barbarians."

From page 231 of the book:  "..."Well, for the sake of Monsieur Owen, I will say that it all began in '61.  We were fighting for independence from France.  You know the history, Owen.  We were under the rule of France for over a hundred years; enough was enough.  A hundred-thousand Muslims died; ten-thousand French; and we were the barbarians....."
 

The following are photographs of the Algerian War of Independence, 1954-1962:




Burning Algerian flag



Women's Unit of the Army of National Liberation

Movie poster for "The Battle of Algiers"





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