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The power of social media..........

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maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 8 Jan 2015 01:00

........which is why, when terrorists attack, I wish they'd remove the religious element.
When the IRA were attacking Britain, they weren't referred to as Catholic terrorists, just plain, bl**dy terrorists.
They don't care who they kill, as long as they get publicity, so they feel like 'men'.

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 8 Jan 2015 00:55

One of the police officers was a Muslim.

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 8 Jan 2015 00:32

Cornered ?

#CHARLIE_HEBDO @ParisMatch

Crois-Rouge is a district of Rheims a city about 50m east of Paris. Nothing to do with the Red Cross.

Lynda ~

Lynda ~ Report 8 Jan 2015 00:31

I've seen some other good cartoons on similar lines, in the papers Maggie, good on them

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 8 Jan 2015 00:25

Cartoonists reaction to the attack:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11331506/Cartoonists-show-solidarity-after-Charlie-Hebdo-attack.html

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 7 Jan 2015 23:57

There are 5 million muslims in France of whom 90% are from Algeria. Wow that's a lot to go on.

Luckily the French version of Mi5 (Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure) work hard and unlike the Brits after 7/7 had an idea where to start. Many in Paris would have made a similar guess.

I doubt very much that they will manage to escape from France where it is far easier just to blend into the landscape. Do not imagine for one minute that they are three loners utterly repudiated by their confreres. I just hope they survive long enough to be brought to trial.

My OH (a French national) would like to steal from a Charlie Hebdo cover and have them hung from their conjones.

Tremblez, tyrans et vous perfides
L'opprobre de tous les partis,
Tremblez ! vos projets parricides
Vont enfin recevoir leurs prix!
Vont enfin recevoir leurs prix!
Tout est soldat pour vous combattre,
S'ils tombent, nos jeunes héros,
La terre en produit de nouveaux,
Contre vous tout prêts à se battre!

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 7 Jan 2015 23:39

I doubt they'll be found in France......... they've done their evil and run off.

Bullies and cowards. Killing innocent people........ and showing how "brave" they are by hiding their faces.

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 7 Jan 2015 21:15

Amen to that

Lynda ~

Lynda ~ Report 7 Jan 2015 21:07

Unconfirmed report saying the 3 killers have been identified, two are brothers of Algerian descent. Let's hope they find them soon.

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 7 Jan 2015 21:05

RIP <3

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 7 Jan 2015 20:47

Awful news. Good to see ordinary people showing support.

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 7 Jan 2015 20:43

social media does have a big plus side - RIP all those poor people and their families

Lynda ~

Lynda ~ Report 7 Jan 2015 20:42

Re the Charlie Hebdo murders.

Vigils are happening around the world tonight to show support for those murdered today, many people are holding pens aloft to support freedom of the press.

Something that happened this morning, is being protested about tonight. Just a few years ago it would of taken a week to organise.

This is the good side to social media