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French fracture laid bare as 8-year-old praises terrorists
Yahoo News ^ | 31 Jan 2015 | ELAINE GANLEY

Posted on 01/31/2015 10:04:29 AM PST by mandaladon

PARIS (AP) — It was bad enough when France learned that the minute of silence for victims of the nation's deadliest terror attacks in decades was not respected by all students. Some children contested it, others walked out. But when an 8-year old Muslim boy proclaimed, "I am with the terrorists," the alarm bells sounded at full strength.

The chilling call from a child so young brought into stark relief the divide between mainstream France and a portion of the Muslim population, often from neglected neighborhoods. But the official reaction — hauling the boy into the police station for questioning — also triggered debate, with many seeing it as a sign of mounting hysteria.

The fierce official backlash against expressions of Muslim extremism in the wake of this month's Paris terror attacks stems in part from the sheer numbers of homegrown jihadis. More French have embraced jihad in Syria and Iraq than in any other European country — over 1,000. Dozens of these fighters have returned, feeding fears they could turn their battle skills on France. In early January, those fears were realized, as three Frenchmen with links to Islamic extremists went on their murderous rampage, killing journalists at the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, a policewoman, a policeman and shoppers at a kosher grocery store.

The French government is desperate to prevent more bloodshed. This week, it started a "stop jihad" website that mimics the media tactics of the Islamic State group luring youth to the battlefront — while, crucially, adding a dose of real-life warnings about what the siren calls from Syria can mean. They range from being killed far from home to having a role in massacres of children.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: charliehebdo; charliehebdoattack; france; franceterrorattack; muslims; terror
France has a serious problem with Muslims.
1 posted on 01/31/2015 10:04:29 AM PST by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

We do, too. See parts of Minnesota, Maine, and NJ, where they have been imported en masse.


2 posted on 01/31/2015 10:09:03 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Pearls Before Swine
8-year old Muslim boy proclaimed, "I am with the terrorists"
3 posted on 01/31/2015 10:10:08 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: mandaladon

France opened the door and invited them in with open arms! So now they have problems?


4 posted on 01/31/2015 10:13:53 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: mandaladon

History has several examples of the result of unrestricted immigration. If too many people are allowed into a nation and their loyalties are not to their new nation the nation falls.

This happened to the American Indians. This happened to Mexico with TX. It happened in Europe after Rome fell and the muslims had to be pushed back. France is beginning to re-learn that lesson from history.


5 posted on 01/31/2015 10:14:11 AM PST by logic101.net (If libs believe in Darwin and natural selection why do they get hacked off when it happens?)
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To: mandaladon

Bookmark


6 posted on 01/31/2015 10:14:27 AM PST by aquila48
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To: mandaladon

They should give them each 72 virgins now, making them wait is obviously at the root of the problem.


7 posted on 01/31/2015 10:15:21 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: mandaladon
Forced all the Jews out and welcomed Muslims with open arms.

Are they beginning to see this wasn't a good plan?

8 posted on 01/31/2015 10:19:05 AM PST by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

“Those who ignore history are damned to repeat it” George Santayana.

France and Eurasia history repeats itself in U.S. with full support of taqiyya president Obama.


9 posted on 01/31/2015 11:01:23 AM PST by Dqban22 (Hpo<p> http://i.imgur.com/26RbAPxjpg)
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To: mandaladon

Some people are just getting it? The beard and burka crowd teaches their children to hate and that the best thing they can do is to murder Christians and Jews.
Kick them all out.


10 posted on 01/31/2015 11:11:27 AM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: mandaladon

These terrorists will have a lot of support in the No-Go Zones.... I mean Sensitive Security Areas....


11 posted on 01/31/2015 11:13:12 AM PST by GeronL
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To: Dqban22

Correction

“Those who ignore history are damned to repeat it” George Santayana.

France and Eurabia history repeats itself in U.S. with full support of taqiyya president Obama.


12 posted on 01/31/2015 12:24:14 PM PST by Dqban22 (Hpo<p> http://i.imgur.com/26RbAPxjpg)
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To: mandaladon

Bkmk


13 posted on 01/31/2015 3:16:49 PM PST by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - a Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: mandaladon
"...neglected neighborhoods."

Yeah. There's the source of the trouble. They've been "neglected".

Barf

14 posted on 01/31/2015 4:26:06 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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