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TERROR IN FRANCE: POLICE KILL MUSLIM FANATICS IN STANDOFFS; UPDATE: HUNT FOR FEMALE TERRORIST BOUMEDDIENE

Posted on | January 9, 2015 | 43 Comments

Hayat Boumeddiene (left) and Amedy Coulibaly (right)

Events in and around Paris unfolded so rapidly Friday that news reports were still confused and tentative as night fell in France:

French police have released the names and pictures of two suspects wanted in connection with the killing of policewoman Clarissa Jean-Philippe in Montrouge and an ongoing hostage siege at a kosher supermarket in a Paris suburb.
The suspects, 32-year-old Amedy Coulibaly and 26-year-old Hayat Boumeddiene, are described as “armed and dangerous” and are being hunted by police for the killing of the policewoman.
Coulibaly is also believed to be behind the shootout and siege at a Jewish supermarket in Porte de Vincennes, in which two people have reportedly died and at least five people are being held hostage, including women and children.

Culibaly was reportedly killed by police, and the death toll of hostages at the kosher market is now reported at three. Boumeddiene is said to be at large. Coulibaly was reportedly an accomplice of the two brothers who killed 12 people in the Wednesday attack. Both of them were killed by police after a hostage standoff Friday:

The French police on Friday killed the two brothers suspected of massacring 12 people at a Paris newspaper on Wednesday and freed a hostage they had been holding unharmed, the authorities said. The police also killed another hostage-taker, described as an associate of the brothers, in a separate assault on a kosher supermarket in Paris.
Three hostages were killed and five injured at the market, although it was not immediately clear how many of those may have been shot in the final assault. Five hostages were reported to have been freed unharmed, a senior French police official said.
The assault against the two brothers, suspects in the attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, began shortly after 5 p.m. Explosions and gunfire were heard at a printing plant in Dammartin-en-Goële, outside of Paris, where the gunmen were holding a single hostage.

UPDATE: The suspect who remains at large:

The whereabouts of Hayat Boumedienne are unknown after police named her as an “armed and dangerous” suspect.
The 26-year-old is believed to have been in a relationship with Coulibaly since 2010 and reportedly lived in his apartment while he was in prison for his part in a plot to spring Paris metro bomber Smain Ait Ali Belkacem from prison.
According to Le Monde, Boumeddienne said they practised firing crossbows together in the countryside while visiting Islamic radical Djamel Beghal. . . .
Boumeddienne was previously interviewed by French anti-terror police in 2010, it was reported, but it was unclear whether any action was taken against her.

UPDATE: More information emerges:

Boumeddiene is linked to the Kouachis through Couliably, whom police believe became radicalized after meeting one of the brothers around 2005 while he was jailed for robbery.
Coulibaly was later arrested in 2010 in connection to plans to free a terrorist serving a life sentence for the Paris metro attack in 1995 and served a four-year prison sentence. After being released in 2014, he moved in with Boumeddine.
In 2010, during a visit to Djamel Beghal, a convicted al Qaeda terrorist under house arrest in southern France, Boumeddiene and Couliably took a series of photos together. When Boumeddiene was asked about the trip by police she claimed they were there for “crossbow practice.”

This is astonishing. All of these Muslim terrorists — Boumeddiene, Couliably and the Kouachi brothers — were known to French authorities and yet they were evidently permitted to loiter around in the suburbs of Paris, plotting their deadly attack? Really? Who is in charge of the French anti-terrorism unit, Inspector Clouseau?




 

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Category: France, Islam, Terrorism

LIVE AT FIVE: 01.09.15

Posted on | January 9, 2015 | 4 Comments

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TOP NEWS
Manhunt Continues For Charlie Hebdo Attackers Amid Fears Of Another Strike

Eiffel Tower goes dark to honor tabloid’s slaughtered staff

SWAT teams backed by helicopters track fleeing jihadis
France even more fractured after Charlie Hebdo attack
One attacker trained with Al Qaeda in Yemen
Oklahoma, SoCal Muslims condemn attack



Pings Detected In Search For AirAsia Plane’s Black Boxes
Voice, data recorders may have become separated from plane’s tail



Merkel Backs Cameron’s Bid To Restrict Migrant Welfare
German Chancellor insists freedom of movement must be preserved, though
Meanwhile, populist AfD party opens door to cooperation with PEGIDA anti-Islam movement
Paris killings seen as fueling Europe’s anti-Islam movements



POLITICS
House Approves Obamacare Bill Despite Veto Threat

Speaker Boehner talks at a Tuesday press conference

Twelve Democrats join GOP in voting for bill changing full-time definition back to 40 hours


Obama Proposes Free Community College Program


GOP Moves Toward Vote On Blocking Obama Amnesty

Single-Payer Fanatics Disrupt VT Gov Shumlin’s Inauguration

Will Envirowhacko Tom Steyer Run For Barbara Boxer’s Senate Seat?



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Heads For Seventh Weekly Loss As Key Producers Keep Pumping: WTI $49.13, Brent $51.17
JC Penney To Close 40 Stores In 2015
Yahoo, AOL Shares Jump On Renewed Merger Calls
Lower Oil Prices Could Fuel More Hiring In US
Macy’s To Close Fourteen Locations, May Open Off-Price Stores
Silicon Valley Invests In Weed
Apple Starts New Year With Record App Store Sales
First Look At Audi & LG’s Mysterious WebOS Smartwatch
How Coffee Shop Hackers Steal Your Data Without Needing Wifi
Facebook Acquires Video Startup QuickFire Networks
“Star Wars” And “Zelda” among 2015’s Most Anticipated Games



SPORTS
USOC Selects Boston To Host US Bid For 2024 Olympics

A view of Boston from the harbor

Boston Herald’s Buckley: An Olympic-Sized Mistake

Mueller: NFL Ran A Half-Ass Investigation Into Ray Rice

Blues Crush Sharks 7-2

Henderson Scores 31 As Hornets Stop Raptors

Jets Fall To Coyotes 4-1

Former Players Grant Hill, Bridgeman Looking To Buy Atlanta’s Hawks

Avs Whip Sens 5-2

Jayson Werth Slated For Shoulder Surgery



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Mariah Carey Heading For Las Vegas

From her Christmas performance

Purely coincidence, I’m sure. 😉


Phylicia Rashad Clarifies Cosby Comments


Hillary Furious Over Bill’s Part In Epstein Sex Scandal


“Bachelorette” Couple Andi Dorfman, Josh Murray Call Off Engagement


Scott Rudin Skips Pre-Oscar Events To Avoid Sony Drama

“The Birds” Actor Rod Taylor Dies At 84

Cosby Jokes About Rape Allegations During Toronto Performance

Angelina Jolie Meets The Pope After Screening “Unbroken” At The Vatican

NY Times’ Latest Flub: Making Up Kyrzbekistan

Miley Cyrus Gets Burgled Again

Wednesday TV Ratings: “Empire” Premiere Huge, “American Idol” Down

“Happyland” Cancelled By MTV After One Season

Former “Star Wars” Actor Dies In Stage Rehearsal

Miranda Kerr Puts The Super In Model



FOREIGNERS
Red China’s December Inflation Near Five-Year Low
Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa Concedes Defeat
Boko Haram Kills 100, Destroys Sixteen Villages In Borno
MI5 Chief Warns Syrian Groups Plotting Terror Attacks In The West
Police Officer Killed In Paris Attack Sparks #JeSuisAhmed Hashtag
What Next After Palestinians’ ICC Bid?
Egyptians Hope For An End To Turmoil As Parliamentary Elections Set For May
Thailand Begins Impeachment Proceedings Against Ousted PM Yingluck Shinawatra
Hero Sergeant-At-Arms Vicker Appointed Ambassador To Ireland
Over A Million Filipinos Parade Icon Through Manila Ahead Of Papal Visit



BLOGS & STUFF
Doug Powers: Barbara “Don’t Call Me Ma’am” Boxer Not Running For Re-Election In 2016
Twitchy: Ambassador Shoots Down Slate’s Charge Of Racism Against #CharlieHebdo
American Power: Sean Hannity Battles Hate Imam Anjem Choudhury
American Thinker: Mosques On The Front Lines In The War Against America
BLACKFIVE: Charlie Hebdo, The Short Response
Conservatives4Palin: Mark Levin – John Boehner’s GOP Is Not A Conservative Party
Don Surber: Do Not Judge Muslims By Westernized Muslims, Either. EVIL.
Jammie Wearing Fools: There May Actually be a Backlash Growing In France
Joe For America: True Conservatives Love Mia Love
JustOneMinute: Know Your Enemy (Radley Balko Is Wrong)
Pamela Geller: Sharia In Ireland – Prominent Imam Warns Irish Media Not To Reprint Mohammed Cartoon
Protein Wisdom: Yesterday, Islamists Commit Terrorism in France. Today, American Idiots Commit Equivocation.
Shot In The Dark: Price Of Moderation
STUMP: My Fellow Adjuncts! You Have Only Your Chains To Lose!
The Gateway Pundit: In Your Face – Obama Blows By Phoenix VA Center Twice Without Stopping
The Jawa Report: Shocking News! Islamists Totally Not Progressive!
The Lonely Conservative: US Letting In Record Numbers Of Muslim Immigrants
This Ain’t Hell: Teen Who Beat Veteran To Death Pleads Guilty
Weasel Zippers: NYT’s Nicholas Kristof Not Convinced Islam Had Any Role In Paris Attacks
Megan McArdle: Latest Tax Season Headache? Obamacare
Mark Steyn: The Fire Rages


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Category: Live at Five

What I Read On My Christmas Vacation

Posted on | January 8, 2015 | 31 Comments

— by Wombat-socho


It’s been a few weeks since I did a book post, so I’ll try and make up for it by covering a decent variety of stuff. First, I want to talk about John Ringo’s Ghost and Kildar, which are more technothrillers than SF. To put it briefly and bluntly, if you liked Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six but thought it needed more explicit sex (especially of the BDSM variety) then these are the books for you. I liked the main plotline well enough, but I’m not gonna lie – much as I skimmed through the intensive math in Cryptonomicon, I skipped the more pornographic parts of these novels.

Also outside the usual run of reading was M.C.A. Hogarth’s A Rosary of Stones and Thorns, which has a most unusual Five Man (sic) Gang trying to avert Armageddon. Reminded me of the Christopher Walken movie The Prophecy in a way, but it’s a very different story. Worth your time, and would probably have gotten a nihil obstat if Hogarth had bothered.

I’ve remarked on David Drake’s habit of reforging historical events into SF novels, and he’s done it again with Into the Hinterlands, a quirky biography of a George Washington analog set in a future dominated by a decadent Terra and her first-generation colonies. Drake and British SF author John Lambshead do a good job of showing Allen Allenson’s life on the frontier, and anyone familiar with Washington’s youth can pick out the major events that shaped the man who would lead the Continental Army and later, the United States as its first president – but those events are for the sequels to this. Decent brain candy, especially if you like history.

Back in the days of the Cold War, Jerry Pournelle edited a series of anthologies called There Will Be War, which combined SF with non-fiction articles and occasional poetry. Vox Day and Tom Kratman have done much the same with Riding the Red Horse, a collection of SF and non-fiction that examines terrorism and the rise of Red China to superpower status in the same way Pournelle’s anthologies examined the Cold War with the old Soviet Union. I’m only partway through it so far, but I think I’ve read enough to say this is just as good as the Cold War version.

Still working on Paul Cornell*’s London Falling, which reminds me somewhat of Charles Stross’ Rule 34, except instead of post-modern SF what we have here is supernatural horror, and instead of the mildly annoying office politics in Stross’ novel, the Metropolitan Police in Cornell’s tale are out for blood. Also unfinished, but still recommended for those that like their urban fantasy dark and gritty.


*Not to be confused with Pat Condell, atheist notable for his YouTube rants against Islam.


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Muslim Fanatic Defends Savage Murders by Fanatical Murderous Muslim Savages

Posted on | January 8, 2015 | 150 Comments

Muhammad was a bloodthirsty polygamous warlord and also the prophet of a religion that commands the murder of non-believers:

USA Today caused a stir [Wednesday] night when they published a column from Anjem Choudary, whom they describe as “a radical Muslim cleric” from London specializing in shari’a law. . . . Choudary blames France for not protecting “the sanctity of a Prophet,” and says we should not expect anything else other than murder from Muslims when that doesn’t happen . . .

Most people don’t know what Islam actually teaches, and those who tell the truth about Islam are often denounced as warmongers, bigots and even “racists.” Islam is a religion not a race, of course, and Muslims of every race murder non-believers of every race. Some of the most dreadful savagery committed in the name of Islam has been perpetrated against Africans. The claim that critics of Islam are “warmongers” is even more absurd: Islam is at war with us, whether we fight back or not.

The most influential Muslim leaders are determined to annihilate every Jew in Israel and, because the United States is Israel’s strongest ally, America has been branded “The Great Satan.”

Nothing we say or do as Americans — no policy of our government — can ever appease our Islamic enemies. Even if we were to abandon our alliance with Israel, the resulting slaughter of every Jew in Israel would only be the prelude to our own slaughter. Islam commands this, it requires this, and we should be grateful to the editors of USA Today for allowing Anjem Choudary to tell us the truth:

Contrary to popular misconception, Islam does not mean peace but rather means submission to the commands of Allah alone. Therefore, Muslims do not believe in the concept of freedom of expression, as their speech and actions are determined by divine revelation and not based on people’s desires.
Although Muslims may not agree about the idea of freedom of expression, even non-Muslims who espouse it say it comes with responsibilities. In an increasingly unstable and insecure world, the potential consequences of insulting the Messenger Muhammad are known to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
Muslims consider the honor of the Prophet Muhammad to be dearer to them than that of their parents or even themselves. To defend it is considered to be an obligation upon them. The strict punishment if found guilty of this crime under sharia (Islamic law) is capital punishment implementable by an Islamic State. This is because the Messenger Muhammad said, “Whoever insults a Prophet kill him.”
However, because the honor of the Prophet is something which all Muslims want to defend, many will take the law into their own hands, as we often see.
Within liberal democracies, freedom of expression has curtailments, such as laws against incitement and hatred.
The truth is that Western governments are content to sacrifice liberties and freedoms when being complicit to torture and rendition — or when restricting the freedom of movement of Muslims, under the guise of protecting national security.
So why in this case did the French government allow the magazine Charlie Hebdo to continue to provoke Muslims, thereby placing the sanctity of its citizens at risk?
It is time that the sanctity of a Prophet revered by up to one-quarter of the world’s population was protected.

Damn your honor and damn your Prophet, you murderous savages.

“Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself . . . she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them.”
— Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 1786





 

Category: Islam, Terrorism

LIVE AT FIVE: 01.08.15

Posted on | January 8, 2015 | 5 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
AFP: Hamid Murad Turns Himself In

Police still on the hunt for Kouachi brothers

Turned himself in after seeing name mentioned in social media
Kouachi brothers known to French intel services
Major manhunt underway for remaining two suspects




Chancellor Merkel: Greece Should Stay In Eurozone
Also wants UK to stay in

Di Blasio Claims He Hasn’t Toked Up In Gracie Mansion
Says he hasn’t smoked pot since his NYU days



POLITICS
Senators Join In Bipartisan Slam Of Obama Over Workweek Tweak Veto Threat

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME): “He initially said, ‘Bring me your ideas,’” she said. “Why he’s shutting it down is beyond me.”

Proposal to change Obamacare definition of full-time back to 40 hours/week has support from both parties in Congress

Federal Judge Strikes Down California Foie Gras Ban



Report Likely To Reignite Fight Over Military Pay, Benefits

House Institutes Dynamic Scoring For Budget Analysis

Fauxcahontas: Economic Recovery Only Benefiting The Wealthy

Obama’s Executive Amnesty Trips Up AG Nominee Lynch

Appeals Court Hears Challenge To Texas Abortion Law



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Halts Skid On Surprise US Stockpile Drop: WTI $49.22, Brent $51.60
Yen Weakens For Second Day As Stocks, Oil Rally; Aussie Advances
ADP Says Private Sector Added 241,000 Jobs In December
Study: Workers Squeezed By Health Insurance
Samsung Predicts First Drop In Profits In Three Years
Wet Seal To Close 338 Stores
CES 2015: The Gadgets Catching The Eye In Vegas
FCC Chair Hints At Public Utility-Style Rules For Internet
AT&T: Unused Data Now Rolls To Next Month
Chicom Cops Inadvertently Admit To Buying Spyware To Snoop On Citizens
Nintendo Surges On Alliance With GungHo For Puzzles & Dragons Game



SPORTS
Knicks Sink To New Low With Thirteenth Straight Loss

John Wall scores on a fast break in the first half

Nene scores 20 to lead Wizards to 101-91 win against hapless Knicks


Jameis LoseWinston To Enter NFL Draft

Bruins Edge Pens In OT



Hawks Rip Grizzlies For Sixth Straight Win

Caps Ruin Leafs’ Coach Debut With 6-2 Romp

Did Curt Schilling’s Republican Opinions Cost Him A Cooperstown Slot?

Flames Snuffed By Red Wings, 3-2

Updating The Nats/Orioles MASN Fee Dispute



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Jessica Chastain Calls Out Russell Crowe For Comments On Older Actresses

“I think he’s getting his foot stuck in his mouth.”

“…for someone to say there are plenty of roles for women that age – they’re not going to the movies enough.”

Jennifer Love Hewitt Pregnant

Giada: I Never Cheated With Matt Lauer Or Bobby Flay!

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie To Meet Pope Francis At The Vatican

“60 Minutes” Host Steve Kroft’s Nasty Affair Exposed


“Fifty Shades Of Grey” Gets R For “Unusual Behavior”

Miles Teller Going “Full Gene Kelly” In Upcoming Flick

Blake Shelton To Host, Perform On SNL

Protesters Swarm Cosby’s Return To The Stage

John Travolta Lands Lead Role In FX’s “American Crime Story”

Three More Women Accuse Cosby Of Sexual Assault



FOREIGNERS
Divers Hunting For Black Boxes From Crashed AirAsia Plane
Sri Lankan President’s Bid For Third Term Uncertain As Election Opens
FBI Director Reveals New Evidence Linking Norks To Sony Hack
Mexican Authorities Find Ten Bodies, Eleven Severed Heads In Guerrero
Canada Pledges To Accept 13,000 Refugees From Iraq, Syria
Ugandan Army Confirms Rebel LRA Commander In Custody
EU Releases Trade Deal Papers With US
Dissidents Free But Questions Remain Over US-Cuba Deal
Nepal To Issue Passports With Third Gender For Sexual Minorities
Modi Dedicates Salt Mountain Memorial To Mahatma Gandhi



BLOGS & STUFF
Louder With Crowder: Kim Jong Un v. Hollywood
Michelle Malkin: The Black Brunch Brats
Doug Powers: Boehner Uses Gavel On Rebels After Re-Election As Speaker
Twitchy: MSNBC Guest Relates Paris Terrorist Attack To WHAT?
American Power: Democrat Party “Muslim Youth Activist” Cheers #CharlieHebdo Terrorists For “Getting The Job Done”
American Thinker: A Guide To The Guide To Israeli Elections
BLACKFIVE: Islamists Slaughter Cartoonists In Paris
Conservatives4Palin: Mary Katherine Ham – Can We Talk About Biden’s Inappropriate Behavior?
Don Surber: Oil Hypocrisy Of Fauxcahontas – EVIL.
Jammie Wearing Fool: This Should Go Over Well – Lebanese Porn Star Performs Wearing Hijab
Joe For America: Mia Love Dashes Conservative Hopes On First Day In Office
JustOneMinute: Shooting In Paris
Pamela Geller: NY Daily News Sanctions Paris Jihad, Censors Cartoon, Points Finger At Free Speech Magazine
Protein Wisdom: According To One of Boehner’s Party Uber Alles Lackeys…
Shot In The Dark: Boehned
STUMP: 80% Funding Hall Of Shame – Oh, THOSE Experts Say
The Gateway Pundit: Pathetic – Administration Calls Paris Attack “Act Of Violence”, Uses “If” Before Terror Attack
The Jawa Report: Pictures Of Naked Muhammad, Because Some People Deserve To Be Offended
The Lonely Conservative: How The Democrats Lost The Working Class
This Ain’t Hell: The Army’s New MOS-Specific PT Test
Weasel Zippers: Terrorism Be Damned, Here Are All The Charlie Hebdo Covers That Offend Terrorists
Megan McArdle: Admit It, You’re Rich
Mark Steyn: “I’d Rather Die Standing Than Live On My Knees”


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OFFICIALS IDENTIFY THREE ISLAMIC TERRORISTS IN FRENCH ATTACK

Posted on | January 7, 2015 | 25 Comments

Three French-born Muslims — Said Kouachi, 34, Cherif Kouachi, 32, and Hamyd Mourad, 18 — have been identified as the terrorists whose rampage in Paris killed 12 and wounded 11 others:

After a long day of rapidly changing information, U.S. counterterrorism officials said Wednesday night that they cannot be certain of the status of the three suspects in the Paris attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine. Information from French sources has been contradictory, they said.
Earlier Wednesday, two senior U.S. counterterrorism officials told NBC News that one of the suspects in the attack had been killed and that two others were in custody. However, the officials later said the information that was the basis of that account could not be confirmed.
Authorities earlier identified the three men as Said Kouachi, 34, and Cherif Kouachi, 32, French nationals who are brothers, and Hamyd Mourad, 18. Late Wednesday, French police released photos of the brothers and asked for public help in finding them, and French authorities said the youngest of the three suspects had surrendered to police.
An official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to publicly discuss the investigation told The Associated Press that the men were linked to a Yemeni terrorist network. Cherif Kouachi was convicted in 2008 of terrorism charges for helping funnel fighters to Iraq’s insurgency and sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Twelve people were killed in the attack by gunmen, armed with AK-47s, who attacked the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a publication that has enraged Muslims for publishing cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
A source familiar with the investigation told NBC News on Wednesday night that two officers who had been assigned to protect Charbonnier for the past several years came down from an upper floor and intercepted the gunmen. Both officers were shot, however, and one died at the scene. The other was wounded and is expected to survive.
The men targeted those magazine employees who had created or published cartoons showing Muhammad — asking for their victims by name, the source said. They executed editor and cartoonist Stephane Charbonnier, popularly known as Charb; Bernard Maris, a Bank of France economist who was a columnist for the magazine; and three cartoonists.

Uncertainty about the status of these suspects — which of them are in custody, whether one has been killed — should be cleared up within a few hours. It is astonishing that one of these monsters was previously convicted on a terror-related charge, yet served only 18 months in prison.




 

Category: France, Islam, Terrorism

UPDATED: MUSLIM TERRORISTS ATTACK MAGAZINE OFFICE IN PARIS, KILL 12; AL-QAEDA IN YEMEN?

Posted on | January 7, 2015 | 124 Comments

At least 12 people were reportedly killed when Islamic terrorists with AK-47 assault rifles attacked the Paris offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo today:

One of the men was captured on video shouting “Allah!” as four shots rang out. . . .
“This is a terrorist attack, there is no doubt about it,” President Francois Hollande told reporters after rushing to the scene of the attack. . . .
Sirens could be heard across Paris as Prime Minister Manuel Valls said security would be ramped up at transport hubs, religious sites, media offices and department stores. . . .
Late last year, a man shouting “Allahu Akbar” (“God is greatest”) injured 13 by ramming a vehicle into a crowd in the eastern city of Dijon. French officials say several attacks were prevented in recent weeks and Valls has said France had “never before faced such a high threat linked to terrorism.”

This is the same magazine whose offices were fire-bombed in 2011 for publishing cartoons about the Prophet Mohammad. The terrorist gunmen are reportedly still at large.

UPDATE: “We are all Charlie now.”

If only the National Rifle Association hadn’t stopped France from closing the “gun show loophole” . . .

UPDATE II: An interesting claim:

Two terrorists shouted that they were from al Qaeda in the Yemen before they launched the brutal attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris.
Cédric Le Béchec, a 33-year-old estate agent who witnessed the attack on the satirical magazine, said the men told bystanders to inform the media that they were from the terror group.
He said that the men arrived in a black car, stopping in the middle of the street. One of them was carrying a rocket-propelled grenade. They were dressed in black military-style clothing.
Mr Le Béchec said that before launching the assault, the attackers approached another man in the street saying, “Tell the media that this is al-Qaeda in the Yemen.”

It is never wise to jump to conclusions based on early reports in a breaking news situation like this. But if this report is accurate, why do Yemeni Muslims hate French journalists?

That is to say, of all the places in the world where these terrorists could have struck, why Paris? Was this simply a target of convenience, some place nearby where these Muslims lived? I have no idea what the French policy is vis-a-vis Yemen, but this attack would seem to invite the question of whether Islamic terrorists give a damn about any nation’s policy. Muslims want to kill us all and destroy our civilization, and we should never make the mistake of thinking that our government policy is to blame for Islam’s murderous hostility toward us.

UPDATE III: OFFICIALS IDENTIFY THREE ISLAMIC TERRORISTS IN FRENCH ATTACK




 

Category: France, Islam, Terrorism

LIVE AT FIVE: 01.07.15

Posted on | January 7, 2015 | 3 Comments

— compiled by Wombat-socho


TOP NEWS
House Re-elects Boehner As Speaker Despite Conservative Opposition

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R) at a December 10 press conference

216 GOP for, 25 against or present
As GOP takes charge, a swift veto threat from Obama
BBC: Five things to watch in the new Congress

Two Dead Including Shooter at Fort Bliss VA Clinic
Doctor killed by patient


Three Arrested In Shooting Of NYPD Officers
Officers shot while responding to armed robbery at shift change; weren’t wearing body armor



POLITICS
Mexican President Offers Obama Help With Amnesty Documents

Presidents Nieto and Obama

Mexico will supply documents to prove that illegals have been in the US since before 2010


Former Virginia Governor McDonnell Gets Two Years For Corruption



GOP To Take Aim At Obamacare’s 30-Hour Work Week

FBI Seeks Suspect After Bombing Of Colorado Springs NAACP

GOP Senate Disinclined To Dump “Nuclear Option”

Navy Commander Pleads Guilty In Massive Bribery Case

Report: New Regulations Cost $181.5 Billion In 2014

Homeland Security IG Slams Border Drones As “Dubious Achievers”



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Asian Crude Remains Near Five-Year Lows: WTI $47.97, Brent $50.95
US Steel Idles Tube Plants As Oil Prices Drop
Wall Street Sell-Off: Dow Falls Below 2000
US Retail Mall Vacancies Rise In Fourth Quarter
JC Penney Shares Jump On Holiday Sales Report
Nikkei Set To Snap Four-Day Slump
Intel Sets Goal For Employee Diversity
Sony Unveils $1100 Walkman At CES
Zuckerberg Brings National Book Club To The Internet
AllJoyn IoT Platform Reaches Out To The Internet For Remote Control
Internet Archive Brings Over 2000 Classic DOS Games To Your Browser



SPORTS
Pedro Martinez elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame

Pedro Martinez at Fenway Park following his election

Randy Johnson, John Smoltz, Craig Biggio also elected

Wall’s Double-Double Helps Wizards Snap Skid

Leafs Fire Coach Carlyle

Pistons Edge Spurs 105-104

Blue Jackets 4, Stars 2

Knicks Trade Smith, Shumpert To Cavs

Is Joe Ross The Hidden Gem In The Padres/Rays/Nats Trade?



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Jennifer Aniston Writes Her Own Tabloid Headline

InStyle’s February cover girl

“When I’m Pregnant And Married, I’ll Let You Know”

Charlie Sheen Grovels To Unspeakable Armenian After Profane Twitter Rant

Nicolas Sparks, Wife Separate

Sam Smith Disses Fellow Musicians: “Some Of These Pop Stars Are Just Awful”

Phylicia Rashad Speaks Out, Defends Bill Cosby

Jamie Dornan: I Think Planespotting Is Weirder Than S&M

Blake Lively, It’s A Girl!

Rosamund Pike Gives Vanity Fair That Gone Girl Scene By The Numbers

Benedict And Sophie Expecting A Cumber-Baby

Matt LeBlanc Splits With Girlfriend After Eight Years Together

USA’s “Covert Affairs” Cancelled After Five Seasons

Cameron Diaz’ Wedding Details



FOREIGNERS
ROK Bond Yields Near Record Lows After Treasuries Rally
Tail Section of Missing AirAsia Plane Found In Java Sea
Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 15 In Yemen Capital Explosion
UN: Syrians Largest Refugee Group After Palestinians
Egyptian President Al-Sisi Makes Surprise Visit To Coptic Church For Christmas Celebration
Kurdish Troops Kill 24 Jihadis In Kobane
Pakistani Parliament Gives Thumbs-up To Military Courts For Terrorism
UN Chief Says Palestinians Will Join ICC April 1
Germany’s Anti-Islamic Protests Spark Fierce Right-Wing Power Struggle
Cameron, Merkel Set For EU Talks



BLOGS & STUFF
First Street Journal: I Is Smarter Than A Harvard Professor!
Doug Powers: Obama To Flex His Job Creation Muscle At Auto Plant – Just One Problem
Twitchy: “The Delautering” – The Internet Takedown Of Kirby DeLauter Continues
American Power: Movement To Stop “Manspreading” Reaches San Francisco
American Thinker: The Obama Economic Record Is Even Worse Than You Realize
BLACKFIVE: Book Review – Tom Clancy’s FULL FORCE AND EFFECT By Mark Greaney
Conservatives4Palin: Gov. Palin Accuses GOP Leadership Of Partnering With Obama
Don Surber: AP Lies
Jammie Wearing Fools: NYPD Officer Wounded In Shootout Not Happy To See Loathed Mayor Paying Visit To Hospital
Joe For America: Kid Rock’s Brutally Honest, Politically Incorrect Message Making Liberals Furious (Again)
JustOneMinute: Keystone, Veto Threats, And Constititional Headscratching
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