The O.A.S. sabotaged peace talks by assassinating moderates and Muslims.
Evidence
If a common denominator in O.A.S. policy could be arrived at, it was to render peace talks impossible by killing off the remaining “men of good will”, the moderates of both sides, and by random outrages against the Muslim population which would create an atmosphere in which neither negotiation nor compromise could exist. In this they would be eminently successful — but it would produce quite the opposite results from those desired. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1481
Categorization
- QUESTION: Why did killing moderates fail to achieve their aim — worth chasing the full causal chain to Evian.
- XREF: connects to: OAS terror backfired by accelerating rather than wrecking the peace negotiations.; OAS violence deliberately destroyed the communities it claimed to defend; OAS targeted elite Muslims to force reliance on the Europeans — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1575 (+3 more)
Related
- OAS violence deliberately destroyed the communities it claimed to defend (similarity 0.89)
- OAS terror backfired by accelerating rather than wrecking the peace negotiations. (similarity 0.87)
- OAS targeted elite Muslims to force reliance on the Europeans (similarity 0.86)
- O.A.S. leaders rationalized terrorism as theater addressing assumed Arab mentality (similarity 0.80)
- O.A.S. murders in late 1961 were indiscriminate and grossly exceeded their intended targets (similarity 0.80)
- The cease-fire immediately intensified O.A.S. violence instead of ending it (similarity 0.80)
- The O.A.S. terror campaign backfired and sped French withdrawal from Algeria. (similarity 0.79)
- The O.A.S. claim that Feraoun’s murder was a mistake is implausible (similarity 0.79)
- Provocation terrorism backfires by accelerating the settlement it aims to prevent (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- OAS targeted elite Muslims to force reliance on the Europeans
#expands(0.70) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1575 - O.A.S. leaders rationalized terrorism as theater addressing assumed Arab mentality
#expands(0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1626 - Forced assassination riveted F.L.N. recruits to the cause irreversibly
#expands(0.55) - F.L.N. targeted killings aimed to sever European-Muslim contact and spread mutual suspicion
#corroborates(0.50) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 420