Of course, Sarkozy would be surprised to be told that the same logic should lead to a declaration of repentance by the French state to Algeria, not to mention to the Algerian soldiers who fought under the French banner, the so-called “Harkis,” many of whom were abandoned to a terrible fate when France left the country in a hurry. As for those who managed to survive and cross the Mediterranean, France dumped them in segregated, under-served ghettos.
但估计萨科齐同时会大吃一惊，因为同样的逻辑也可适用于法国对阿尔及利亚的忏悔行动，更别提那些在阿尔及利亚独立战争中站在法军一方的阿尔及利亚士兵。这些所谓“战斗团（Harki）”中的大多数人都在法军匆忙撤离之后遭遇了可悲的命运。而其中得以幸存并横渡地中海逃到法国的人则被抛弃在了少数民族聚居区——不但遭到隔离，而且无法享受任何政府服务。