In Belcourt Edward Behr observed a scene which summed up the situation…a Moslem came careering round a corner on a motorcycle, tied to which was an enormous F.L.N. flag. A gendarmerie captain told him to put it away. "Pourquoi? On ne fait pas de mal," he replied. "Le Général de Gaulle a dit: Algérie algérienne. On est Algérien, non?"

DEFINE: "Algérie algérienne" was de Gaulle's phrase signaling Algerian self-rule, which Algerians weaponized rhetorically to justify nationalist displays.

Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 1306