Steven den Beste is somewhat perplexed by French resistance towards America's war in Iraq. But after pondering the matter deeply, he has finally managed to come up with a plausible explanation -- it might, he thinks, have something to do with the large and growing number of Muslims who vote in French elections.

What's astonishing about this piece is that even though the idea is completely reasonable, he still makes it sound like a crackpot conspiracy theory...