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Hostages taken in Lindt Chocolate shop by armed robber (Sydney Australia, ISIS flag seen displayed)
news.com.au ^ | 15th December 2014

Posted on 12/14/2014 3:37:33 PM PST by naturalman1975

A hostage has been forced to hold up an Islamic State flag in the window of a shop in Martin Place that is currently under siege.

It is believed there are 12 hostages in the store and an ISIS flag has been placed in the window.

Martin Place is the main financial area of the Sydney CBD.

(Excerpt) Read more at heraldsun.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Breaking News; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alreadyposted; australia; deathtoislam; globaljihad; hostagecrisis; hostages; iran; is; isis; islamicimperialism; islamicstate; islamonazism; jihad; lebanon; lindt; manharonmoni; manharonmonis; martinplacecafe; sydney; waronterror; whywefight; wot
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To: naturalman1975

The reporter is right...we’re seeing the national security in Australia jacking it up in real life as they’ve been trained to do...the muscle is enormous.


601 posted on 12/14/2014 11:09:20 PM PST by caww
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To: Kackikat

Unfortunately they could be.

Ultra right wing - dangerous. They go well beyond conservatism into blatant racism at times.


602 posted on 12/14/2014 11:09:29 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: Kackikat

Yes...that League is throughout Europe as well...absolutely oppose Muslims in their countries...and they will go head to head if pushed by the Muslim community.

What they do is if Muslims protest something..they will show up to counter them.


603 posted on 12/14/2014 11:11:11 PM PST by caww
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To: caww

So is that Grand Mufti talking to this terrorist or what? Can he not print up an IS flag and take it over to him?

Assuming he doesn’t already have one?


604 posted on 12/14/2014 11:11:41 PM PST by txhurl (No more taglines)
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To: caww

First I heard of them.


605 posted on 12/14/2014 11:13:06 PM PST by Kackikat
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To: naturalman1975

The US has a lot of civilian militia groups that are similar, I think.


606 posted on 12/14/2014 11:13:43 PM PST by Kackikat
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To: naturalman1975

Yes they do go beyond conservtivism....

I’m following a Muslim from Australia now...very concerned Muslims will be afraid to be on the streets tomorrow...and rightly so.


607 posted on 12/14/2014 11:14:20 PM PST by caww
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To: Kackikat

I have no problem with them myself...though they can go overboard...they at least see the threat for what it is while Gov. officials continue to flirt with Islam.


608 posted on 12/14/2014 11:15:23 PM PST by caww
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To: txhurl

Evidently you can’t just order an ISIS flag off of e bay.


609 posted on 12/14/2014 11:16:10 PM PST by Kackikat
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To: caww

It isn’t just Muslims they are against. They’d go too far even if they were in my view, but at least you can argue a genuine threat from at least some Muslims. ADL hates a lot more broadly than that.


610 posted on 12/14/2014 11:17:03 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: naturalman1975

Just woke up what IS THE LATEST?


611 posted on 12/14/2014 11:18:43 PM PST by Dog (Founding member of the Osama Bin Laden was alive the whole time club..)
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To: Impala64ssa

I can’t add much to your comments except I wish people would stop calling the terrorists “radical” Muslims. They are more accurately “fundamentalist” Muslims. While it may seem a minor distinction, it is important for westerners to understand the history of Islam, and recognize it has always been spread and maintained by violence and intimidation.


612 posted on 12/14/2014 11:19:11 PM PST by matt1234 (Slay the beast.)
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To: Kackikat

Now is the time for Damascus to become a smoking pile of rubble, 300 miles radius from their courthouse.


613 posted on 12/14/2014 11:19:15 PM PST by txhurl (No more taglines)
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To: Dog

Siege is ongoing. Five hostages have either been released or escaped. Negotiations are underway.


614 posted on 12/14/2014 11:20:12 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: Kackikat

I have to say CNN is pretty good at breaking news. As long as one is aware of their bias, and can separate the wheat from the chaff, they’re a good news source. They have reporters EVERYwhere.

I still have ABC up but am alternating which one I listen to. CNN’s reporting things I have yet to hear on ABC. All they’ve said is that contact has been made with the thug.

I think the difference here is that the Australians understand that “loose lips sink ships’ and they play it closer to the vest. Our news media don’t care what they say, even if it’s something that shouldn’t be out there yet.

Ok, haven’t heard this on CNN yet - - one of the hostages is being treated at a hospital. Since they’ve reported already that no hostages had been injured, this is probably due to shock. Easy to believe that.


615 posted on 12/14/2014 11:20:44 PM PST by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: caww

They can add another “Like” to that one!


616 posted on 12/14/2014 11:21:38 PM PST by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: txhurl

Mossad called, they want to scale that down to 150. Check a map.


617 posted on 12/14/2014 11:22:39 PM PST by Peter ODonnell (Is it just me, or is there something wrong with political correctness? /s)
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To: Kackikat

The US has evacuated its consulate in Sydney, which is located nearby the Lindt Cafe.


618 posted on 12/14/2014 11:23:59 PM PST by caww
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To: naturalman1975

Sky News reports a 6th hostage has escaped/released


619 posted on 12/14/2014 11:26:15 PM PST by caww
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To: radu

They did report the gunman’s demands, but went back to the original taking of hostages, guess they are recapping for new viewers now.


620 posted on 12/14/2014 11:26:19 PM PST by Kackikat
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