Posted on 01/11/2015 4:51:51 PM PST by Hojczyk
Paris (AFP) – Sunday’s massive march in Paris against terrorism drew dozens of world leaders in a show of unity — except from the United States, which was represented by its ambassador.
US Attorney General Eric Holder, who was in Paris Sunday to attend a meeting of interior and justice ministers discussing measures to combat jihadist attacks, was meant to have participated in the rally according to the White House on Saturday, but did not do so, the US embassy in Paris confirmed.
The embassy did not say why Holder did not attend the march. It said the United States was represented in the huge rally by its ambassador to France, Jane Hartley.
Holder, who was protected while in France by a detail of FBI officers, said after the ministers’ meeting that US President Barack Obama wanted to hold a summit of allied leaders in Washington on February 18 to “discuss ways in which we can counteract this violent extremism that exists around the world”.
He also expressed sympathy with France for the three days of carnage it suffered at the hands of three Islamist gunmen, saying: “On this day, we are all French citizens. I am a citizen of France, and we stand in solidarity with the French people.”
Other interior and justice ministers at the meeting, from 11 EU countries, went on to attend the Paris march.
Some observers questioned why the US presence was outranked by so many other countries in the demonstration, which also championed the principle of freedom of expression after Wednesday’s massacre in Paris at the offices of the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.
A CNN presenter, Jake Tapper, noted that Jordan, a close Muslim ally of the US, was represented by its king.
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Disgusting. Holder’s totally disgusting...
I wonder how the New York Times will cover for him and Obama...
too busy trysting with the 6th grade boys soccer team, no doubt.
Obola and Holder’s REAL GOALS are funding terrorists,
weaponizing terrorists, defending terrorists,
and making sure terrorists enter the USA to begin
murders and mayhem on their “green light”.
I guess FRENCH lives don’t matter.
Should we start a rumor that he wasn’t at the rally, because of his support for the French Right Wing that the French Socialist government didn’t allow to attend?
I imagine Eric was busy trying to come up with a reason to blame the Paris attacks on Arizona and file another lawsuit or he was working on his re-resignation speech.
maybe he is hanging out with the woman terrorist ( forgot her name) who allegedly fled to Syria.
I wouldn’t have called that Wimpfest, “Historic”.
H0lder doesn’t really represent America.
just soooooooooooooooooo disgusted......
She does have "jungle fever" . . . jus' sayin'
He’ll be going to the terrorist’s funerals.
Yeah, those cretins in black coats stole all the thunder from the sheeple and made that event all about them. Which in a way the terror attacks were because of the leftie governments and their lousy immigration policies.
They deserved rotten eggs and tomatoes lobbed at them.
Not unless they are black and/or Muslim.
I agree that, as far as this dog-and-pony show went, we should have sent someone of rank. We couldn’t, because our POS-in-Chief supports the terrorists. (Shhh, it’s a secret!) But the truth is, this rally will accomplish nothing without Western countries halting Muslim immigration, deporting Muslims, and helping the everday citizen protect him/herself by the legal possession of guns.
“Coward”
Well they won’t be laughing when Le Pen and Farage gain power.
I’m sure he will show up when the mooslems officially rename France to New Islamia.
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