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27 Cardozo L. Rev. 2041 (2005-2006)
The Oak and the Reed: Counter-Terrorism Mechanisms in France and the United States of America

handle is hein.journals/cdozo27 and id is 2061 raw text is: THE OAK AND THE REED: COUNTER-TERRORISM MECHANISMS IN FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Antoine Garapon* One time the Oak said, Reed, let's talk. I see how you might say that nature is unfair. Even a wren must be a burden on your stalk And any passing puff of air That corrugates the water's face Makes you bow down. Yet in my case My brow, unyielding as a granite mountainside, Not only stops those rays the sun shoots far and wide But it defies huge tempests, too. Life is a breeze for me, a hurricane for you. If you could spring up here beneath my leafage, spread To shelter everything around, No storm could ever touch your head For I would guard you night and day, And yet you seem confined to ground That borders humid kingdoms where the winds hold sway. No, nature is not fair to you, I have to say. Old oak, the reed replied, your sentiments betray A natural goodness. But leave off worrying for me; Far less than you am I endangered by the wind- I never break, I merely bend. And though till now your back has weathered every blow The wind has struck, we never know How things will end, we always have to wait and see. Just then, through the horizon's crack, the worst Of all the North wind's awful offspring burst In fury from that howling pack and battered both. The reed bowed low, the oak stood fast. Then doubly hard the wind drew breath Ph.D, Secretary-General of the Institut des Hautes Etudes sur la Justice (IHEJ), Paris. The author has served as a juvenile judge for many years. He co-sponsors, with Michel Rosenfeld, an international program on terrorism, globalization and the Rule of Law. Unless otherwise specified, all translations have been provided by the author. 2041

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