Terror Attack in Paris, January 7, 2014
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broadsword
Brigadier
Not surprising. There are many radical muslims in the West and many had joined the ISIL. In fact, most of them came from France.
This was a dastardly attack in Paris by radicalised jihadists. This problem will be very difficult to solve as long as opportunities for excuses/justifications are given to terrorists to carry out their murderous acts in the name of their extreme religious beliefs. In several democratic countries, the right to criticise/lampoon politicians & leaders by the media is acceptable, and the repercussions range from that being mild to moderate. However, care should be taken in respect to sensitivities related to issues of race, culture and religion. We have witnessed racial riots etc. happening in recent times. Criticising religious beliefs or making fun of some prophets could continue to invite deadly responses by extremists. Even the moderate followers of Islam, Buddhism et al, would "cringe" (although not normally resorting to violence) if their deities, saints or god /s are made the butt of jokes & criticisms. The questions to ponder are: Should we be adamant & carry on as usual our openness in criticising all and sunder? Can we be realistic & sensitive as there are also moderate & law abiding religious believers? Do we understand cultural and religious diversities? Strong measures must be taken against the Paris jihadist killers ASAP, but for long-term peace among the multi-racial and religious communities, moderation is recommended.
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plawolf
Lieutenant General
It is far far more tiresome for us to keep seeing hacks come up with such offensive and entirely artificial and warrantless distinctions.
Even in that selection of articles you cherry picked to support your case, one of them uses Terrorist Attack in quotation marks while the 3rd failed to mention the word Terrorist at all.
The weight western articles gives to the 'justification' for those barbarous acts of terror is also shameful and sickening.
Imagine what the French reaction would be like if anyone dared to even hint that the attack in Paris was at all justifed.
But that's even off topic discussion. The focus of this thread should be on this terrible act in Paris.
Anyone have much information on how the French police managed to get the identify of the attackers so quickly?
They were all masked throughout the attack, and the professionalism and planning that was involved in the attack make it seem very unlikely the attackers were sloppy enough to leave evidence linking themselves directly to the attack at the scene.
Even in that selection of articles you cherry picked to support your case, one of them uses Terrorist Attack in quotation marks while the 3rd failed to mention the word Terrorist at all.
The weight western articles gives to the 'justification' for those barbarous acts of terror is also shameful and sickening.
Imagine what the French reaction would be like if anyone dared to even hint that the attack in Paris was at all justifed.
But that's even off topic discussion. The focus of this thread should be on this terrible act in Paris.
Anyone have much information on how the French police managed to get the identify of the attackers so quickly?
They were all masked throughout the attack, and the professionalism and planning that was involved in the attack make it seem very unlikely the attackers were sloppy enough to leave evidence linking themselves directly to the attack at the scene.
Jura The idiot
General
I sure don't, I just woke up, but an individual who was wanted (some 18 year old -- I saw his picture on a Czech server a moment ago, so it's available all over the world, I guess), turned himself in because ... he was at school at the time of the attack ... (I found out at gazeta.ru
says his alibi's been confirmed by his classmates)
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I understand that the terrorists are France born Muslims of Algerian extraction. Many of these, notoriously those living in the banlieu of Paris and Lyon, are disaffected. This let repeatedly to unrest in recent years. Very many of them find it very difficult to find work. In the Netherlands there are similar problems with young men of Moroccan descent. Younger ones as a result are not putting enough effort in schooling while they sisters are doing very well in school and later in finding work. Discrimination is a problem not only in France and US but also in many other countries.
Another matter is that that Western countries are sponsoring terrorists in Syria such as the Free Syrian Army. I read that France as recently as half a year ago provided weapons to ISIS. It is said that these terrorists got their training in Syria. So is this blowback from the efforts to destabilize the Middle East?
Another matter is that that Western countries are sponsoring terrorists in Syria such as the Free Syrian Army. I read that France as recently as half a year ago provided weapons to ISIS. It is said that these terrorists got their training in Syria. So is this blowback from the efforts to destabilize the Middle East?
CN_Habs, this is not about other terror attacks or some kind of attack or bias against western media.
As plawolf said, the focus of this article is the Paris attack. Please do not go OT to make political or ideological pints, particularly in a thread about the deaths of so many innocent people.