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I have friends that are staying on holiday nearby
Me too, I texted them but no reply .... hopefully they are tucked up in bedI hope they're safe.
Me too, I texted them but no reply .... hopefully they are tucked up in bed
Horrific events. Also made me realise that it could happen anywhere in any country. What a tragedy.
I wonder how much of that is down to the local security and intelligence agencies. Don't forget many attempts get thwarted before anyone even gets to know about it. Successful attempts are the tip of the iceberg.It can. I have noticed myself trying to be more aware in public places but it's easy to let that lapse. It seems to be France taking the brunt of these things though, in fact aside from Belgium no other countries in Europe seem to be suffering so far
......It seems to be France taking the brunt of these things though, in fact aside from Belgium no other countries in Europe seem to be suffering so far
I wonder how much of that is down to the local security and intelligence agencies. Don't forget many attempts get thwarted before anyone even gets to know about it. Successful attempts are the tip of the iceberg.
The current brand of terrorism is drawing its support from the muslim community a
I don't think it is that linear to be honest, in one part that would be underestimating how good the British are in that field. The amount of threats being thwarted and the technology investments that are in place to assist are way in advance of the rest of Europe.The current brand of terrorism is drawing its support from the muslim community and the French population comprises 9.6% muslims....by far the highest in the western European countries and twice that of the UK, almost twice that of Germany with Belgium placed in between. The French estimate that it takes around 30 people to track each serious suspect so it's logical that the security services will be more overwhelmed than in other countries.
Bob
The British security forces are excellent in their monitoring and prevention and it may not be (almost certainly not be) linear.I don't think it is that linear to be honest, in one part that would be underestimating how good the British are in that field. The amount of threats being thwarted and the technology investments that are in place to assist are way in advance of the rest of Europe.
And explosives in the back of the van now being reported.
Though the Americans are reporting that the whole of Europe is in "full panic".
Fools.
A restaurant owner (who was only 20 meters from the lorry at one point), interviewed live on LBC, said the driver was shooting people with a "machine gun" prior to driving into the crowd. It was also reported that the lorry drove for 2 km before running over people.
Really? I thought muslims where against violence and hatred ?
This is in part likely to be due to France's colonial history in North Africa - Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Syria. France has long had involvement in the area that's the hotbed of the current extremism.It can. I have noticed myself trying to be more aware in public places but it's easy to let that lapse. It seems to be France taking the brunt of these things though, in fact aside from Belgium no other countries in Europe seem to be suffering so far
Spot ln Alastair. The French experience with 'Empire' was much the same as that of the British.This is in part likely to be due to France's colonial history in North Africa - Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Syria. France has long had involvement in the area that's the hotbed of the current extremism.
To draw linear comparisons based purely on the relative size of the Muslim population or to pull a blanket over your head and say "we can never understand the motivations" says a lot about the levels of general ignorance in the white western population of world affairs and political history.
We generally avoid teaching even British colonial history in UK schools...Obviously not taught in UK schools, plenty of history there to even start on France.
We generally avoid teaching even British colonial history in UK schools...
I describe myself as a Lapsed Sundayist.A bloke I know, who comes from a Muslim family but describes himself as a "lapsed Pastaferian", told me that you're always going to get these troubles because Muslims are taught that theirs is the only true path. By definition, the rest of us are infidels and, for the looney extremists, fair game. As a (very much) lapsed Jew myself, I was able to assure him that his mob is not alone in that odd belief.
#FightForWesternCivilization
enough is enough. I hold our useless politicians accountable for not doing necessary work and not fighting Sharia infiltration and radicalisation - this is a classical Trojan horse takeover.
#FightForWesternCivilization
enough is enough. I hold our useless politicians accountable for not doing necessary work and not fighting Sharia infiltration and radicalisation - this is a classical Trojan horse takeover.
#FightForWesternCivilization
enough is enough. I hold our useless politicians accountable for not doing necessary work and not fighting Sharia infiltration and radicalisation - this is a classical Trojan horse takeover.