Posted on 12/15/2015 12:35:55 PM PST by naturalman1975
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has drawn outrage for claiming the Lindt cafe siege was not an act of terrorism, on the anniversary of Islamist-inspired gunman Man Haron Monis's 17-hour standoff in which two hostages died.
"It wasn't a terrorist event," Ms Moore said yesterday. "This was a one-off, isolated event by a mentally ill man with a violent background who shouldn’t have been out on bail."
NSW Deputy Premier and Police Minister Troy Grant told The Australian that Ms Moore's comments were "a shame".
"I am offended on behalf of all police and emergency personnel who placed their lives on the line for the public good," Mr Grant said. "We know what occurred; so does the world."
City of Sydney councillor Christine Forster said the siege was "not just a random criminal act" and Ms Moore's comments were "unnecessary" on a day of national mourning.
"In my view, it was an act of terrorism, albeit by a lone-wolf operator," Ms Forster said.
"It was apparent when (Monis) made those poor people hold up a flag in the window that it was about making a statement about Islamic extremism.
"It was plainly designed to send a very strong signal that this was an act of terrorism."
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He sounds like more of a collaborator than an apologist.
TWB
***mentally ill man with a violent background***
Fits the criteria perfectly.
Several of the 17 hostage taken in the perp's siege are forced to display a
Jihadi banner at a window of the cafe. Two of the hostages were killed. 
To say it was not terrorism can be only either a certifiable delusion affliction a or prosecutable treasonous crime - no other classification is rationally available.
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