When Saints Go Marching In
The 63rd anniversary of the victory marking cease fire and the signing of the Evian accords , i.e the end of 132 years of the French colonial rule. This historic moment, is back again with lot of remembrance: The armed struggle was in such a away, an epic face off and inappropriate. With thousands of ill armed fighters in front of the a Giant Atlantic allied forces .
For seven years of fierce battle amid Napalm shelling and carpet bombing, the ones who meet martyrdoom, turned back today telling the holy sacred combat they conduct so to have a new generation in a position of being at the forfront of any plot.
This milestone stands for an unforgettable day put back in slow motion so to fast track the colonial carnage perpetrated all the way long. None of all the battles in world may tell such unbeatable and maverick like struggle, depicting horrors and heinous sequences by the French colonial army. More than 1.5 Million dead in the battlefield. An ordeal coming right back from Victor Hugo vicious petition siding the French colonial expedition , Tocqueville the Champion of liberties and civil rights – as well as Lafayette, three of them have championed the” Burnt land policy and the final solution.
This petition is still kept in the shelves of the French Assembly where the three signatures top up the horrible document. Easy come easy go as goes the saying, the French colonial army was swept away in spite of all attempt to erase the Algerian people. A remembrance day to all martyrs is paid nationwide – When it comes to defending values of the country, nothing more than having such example of bravery, and chest beating people to go on for “When the Saints Go Marching in – since they are the ones who snatched the independence and be proud to recover their elders’ dream of having a nation back on foot.
Mohamed bentaleb