It is no surprise that the NYT has failed to update this story to tell readers about the would be assassin. It would require admitting that he is not French. Le Monde has notified its readers, some time ago of course, that the person is Algerian. Any thoughts about whether he is Muslim or Buddist?
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The attacker is believed to be Hamou Bachir, a 36-year-old Algerian -- an asylum seeker. He was driving a BMW SUV - an expensive car -- wonder how he got the money for that car.
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According to reporting by the Daily Mail, the person arrested for this terrorist attack is Hamou Bachir, 36, an Algerian.
"The suspect - who also uses the name Benlatreche - is thought to be an illegal immigrant who was subject to a ‘foreigner infraction’ notice meaning he faced deportation to Algeria, which used to be French colony.
A search is underway at a building believed to be connected to Bachir in Sartrouville.
'The suspect was driving a black BMW identical to the one used in the attack on the soldiers,' said the source.
'Its number plate was recorded by video surveillance, and put out to police forces around the country.' "
http://preview.tinyurl.com/yd2ge5pk
Perhaps it is simply politically incorect for the Times to report the name of the terrorist or that he was a thickly bearded Algerian.
The politically correct headline of the Times article is:
"Car Slams Into Soldiers in Paris Suburb, Injuring Six"
...which could also be taken to mean this was simply an accident caused by a driver who had lost control of their vehicle.
According to Wikipedia, "A.M." Rosenthal, NYT executive editor (1977–88), ...joined the...Times in 1943 and remained there for 56 years.
His epitaph inscribed on his grave marker ("He kept the paper straight") was chosen to memorialize his efforts at the New York Times to deliver unbiased news.[8]"'
Too often now news in the Times is simply slanted or twisted or contorted or important facts omitted just to be politically correct.
"The suspect - who also uses the name Benlatreche - is thought to be an illegal immigrant who was subject to a ‘foreigner infraction’ notice meaning he faced deportation to Algeria, which used to be French colony.
A search is underway at a building believed to be connected to Bachir in Sartrouville.
'The suspect was driving a black BMW identical to the one used in the attack on the soldiers,' said the source.
'Its number plate was recorded by video surveillance, and put out to police forces around the country.' "
http://preview.tinyurl.com/yd2ge5pk
Perhaps it is simply politically incorect for the Times to report the name of the terrorist or that he was a thickly bearded Algerian.
The politically correct headline of the Times article is:
"Car Slams Into Soldiers in Paris Suburb, Injuring Six"
...which could also be taken to mean this was simply an accident caused by a driver who had lost control of their vehicle.
According to Wikipedia, "A.M." Rosenthal, NYT executive editor (1977–88), ...joined the...Times in 1943 and remained there for 56 years.
His epitaph inscribed on his grave marker ("He kept the paper straight") was chosen to memorialize his efforts at the New York Times to deliver unbiased news.[8]"'
Too often now news in the Times is simply slanted or twisted or contorted or important facts omitted just to be politically correct.
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An unidentifiable enemy can never be defeated
@SMPH, I disagree. By just reading the press, it is obvious who and what the enemy is. This enemy is now a fifth column in much of Europe.
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Why don’t religious, educational, and political leaders from across the Muslim world issue a joint statement condemning terrorism, and saying that they respect people of other faiths?
Why do Muslims always seem to be demanding tolerance for themselves, while, at the same time, they chose not to speak out against the terrorist acts being committed, in the name of Islam, against people of different faiths and cultures?
Why do Muslims always seem to be demanding tolerance for themselves, while, at the same time, they chose not to speak out against the terrorist acts being committed, in the name of Islam, against people of different faiths and cultures?
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Each and every time there is a news dispatch from Europe about 'another' violent attack of some sort, I always think, yeah let's bring or import more of THAT over here.
As if we don't already have enough of our own homegrown, domestic problems.
One thing for sure is that it that this was not done by a Unitarian, Methodist, Amish or an LDS member on a vacation, bus tour holiday.
As if we don't already have enough of our own homegrown, domestic problems.
One thing for sure is that it that this was not done by a Unitarian, Methodist, Amish or an LDS member on a vacation, bus tour holiday.
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We were in Paris for five days in June. Judging by the street life things, at least on the surface, seemed quite normal although conversations with locals painted a picture of wariness and weariness. One of those conversations happened during an all out police response to an event at Notre Dame that we were not far from at the time. We were astonished at the unending stream of police vehicles coming from all directions speeding toward the scene of a hammer-wielding attacker. Sirens seemed to go on forever. The Metro stations with any proximity to the scene were closed. People moved aside for the police then went about their day but for us Canadians this was a surreal experience.
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Almost every time there is an aggression against police officers in France, they hunt the perpetrators down and kill them. Many applaud France's absence of a death penalty, but overlook this expedited method of justice.
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Most people who kill police officers are "shot while escaping" here in the U.S., too. Police officers sign up to do a job that they know can be dangerous and can lead to getting shot and sometimes killed. For this, they are given a number of privileges and protections not afforded ordinary citizens. Like the right to carry and use powerful weapons.
If a cop stops a minority member for a traffic violation, like a broken tail light, and the cop kills the unarmed driver, chances are great all he/she will get is paid administrative leave - an extra paid vacation. Maybe, a drop in rank, if he/she is unlucky. If, on rare occasions, it goes to trial, there is an enormous bias toward the cop among jurors, even when video and witnesses contradict the cop's story, and the usual result is acquittal or a hung jury.
If a cop stops a minority driver with a broken tail light and the driver shoots the cop instead, the entire police force goes into 12-hour-a-day shifts until the perp is caught and either "shot while escaping" or sentenced to death or life without parole.
Recently a white woman went off her head and started shooting at surrounding cars. The police chased her until they had her cornered in a dead end. She exited the car, shooting at the cops closing in, and the cops were still able to capture her unhurt and arrest her without the use of deadly force. Had she been black, she would have taken her last breath right on the spot.
If a cop stops a minority member for a traffic violation, like a broken tail light, and the cop kills the unarmed driver, chances are great all he/she will get is paid administrative leave - an extra paid vacation. Maybe, a drop in rank, if he/she is unlucky. If, on rare occasions, it goes to trial, there is an enormous bias toward the cop among jurors, even when video and witnesses contradict the cop's story, and the usual result is acquittal or a hung jury.
If a cop stops a minority driver with a broken tail light and the driver shoots the cop instead, the entire police force goes into 12-hour-a-day shifts until the perp is caught and either "shot while escaping" or sentenced to death or life without parole.
Recently a white woman went off her head and started shooting at surrounding cars. The police chased her until they had her cornered in a dead end. She exited the car, shooting at the cops closing in, and the cops were still able to capture her unhurt and arrest her without the use of deadly force. Had she been black, she would have taken her last breath right on the spot.
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Well, here's a bit a fake news. Why wasn't this utterly false opinion flagged as untrue?
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Please cite soirce.
We must - as a race of human beings - agree that anyone who commits an act of violence has forfeited the mantle of Gandhi or Dr. King. We tend to justify certain actions against certain people. None of it is justified. A car-rammer is a terrorist in Paris, in London, anywhere here in the US and in Jerusalem.
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I can't believe this story is almost hidden and not updated. They have arrested a man of North African heritage.
France is doomed if they don't get their act together.
France is doomed if they don't get their act together.
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Seconded.
I can't believe the words 'terrorism' and 'attack' are not in the headline.
If I was not on twitter, and did not specifically look for this story on the NYT website, I would have missed this - no doubt by design.
I can't believe the words 'terrorism' and 'attack' are not in the headline.
If I was not on twitter, and did not specifically look for this story on the NYT website, I would have missed this - no doubt by design.
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Guns Kill An Average Of 36 People Every Day (13140 per year !) While the U.S. has 5% of the world's population, 31% of public mass shootings occur in the U.S. "
CHICAGO : 762 homicides in 2016
New York City: 334 homicides in 2016
Los Angeles : 294 homicides in 2016
NEW ORLEANS : 175 homicides in 2016
WASHINGTON DC : 135 homicides in 2016
SAN DIEGO : 101 homicides in 2016
DALLAS : 163 murders in 2016
MIAMI : there were 561 murders in the first half of the year, a jump of 15.2 percent in 2016
in 2016 in Europe (including Russia and Turkey) there were 509 deaths ( all sorts of terrorism combined ). If France is doomed tell us about America ! lol
CHICAGO : 762 homicides in 2016
New York City: 334 homicides in 2016
Los Angeles : 294 homicides in 2016
NEW ORLEANS : 175 homicides in 2016
WASHINGTON DC : 135 homicides in 2016
SAN DIEGO : 101 homicides in 2016
DALLAS : 163 murders in 2016
MIAMI : there were 561 murders in the first half of the year, a jump of 15.2 percent in 2016
in 2016 in Europe (including Russia and Turkey) there were 509 deaths ( all sorts of terrorism combined ). If France is doomed tell us about America ! lol
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Terrorists have been mowing down French teenagers at concerts, soldiers on the street, vacationers on the evening stroll, gentle elderly priests - hating the people and the culture that took them in, gave them jobs and shelter.
We don;t know who the car terrorist is but if he turns out an ISIS-wannabe no one will be surprised. Just another warning against indiscriminate immigration from culturally (and religiously) incompatible parts of the world.
We don;t know who the car terrorist is but if he turns out an ISIS-wannabe no one will be surprised. Just another warning against indiscriminate immigration from culturally (and religiously) incompatible parts of the world.
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Yeah. I think the ghosts of hundreds of thousands of Native Americans would have agreed with you!
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In France they're not immigrants. Usally born in France but from families with roots in former French colonies.
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Excellent point and true.
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Barely appointed to the post of Secretary of the French armed forces on June 2017, Florence Parly made a serious mistake. According to Le Parisien newspaper, she unveiled worldwide the undisclosed location where for two years the military of the Sentinel operation are housed. She took a visit to the soldiers escorted by television cameras, she's now accused of being irresponsible and endanger the military and residents of the neighborhood. Obviously politicians vie for photo ops while the security apparatus rather stay anonymous.
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Those restaurants and cafes in Paris where people were shot while enjoying drinks and pizza little over a year ago are now packed with young Parisien as if nothing ever happeened. They've mounted the same little white marble wall placs that commemorate the deaths of the resistance fighters killed by Nazis in August 1944 with the names of the dead. Only these have the November 2015 date. Paris survives, refuses to bow to fear. We could learn much from them.
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While the article suggests this is another isolated instance of terrorism, it is not yet clear if the event was a deliberate attack, or the product of bad Parisian driving, or simply a celebration of diversity in France. If it was deliberate act, then we need to know not only who was driving, but who was the intellectual author of this attack.
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People standing around in uniforms and with guns everywhere is not really comforting anymore, now it's beginning to feel menacing. Security to a fault, perhaps. People can only take so much of anything before it starts affecting their behavior.
I'm in France right now. The country is paced with tourists. Everything is a soft target. There can't be enough security. I was chatting with a couple of soldiers and they are on high alert. I was in Paris two days ago. The logistics of protecting people are impossible. What are you talking about? Do you think the French responsible citizen is snapping out because armed police and troops are out trying to provide security in a code red environment?
What a ridiculous statement.
What a ridiculous statement.
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Europeans pay the price for doing nothing against US war crimes in the Middle East.
It is about the time for Europeans to step up and take more responsibilities. The US policy in the Middle East is too corrupt to resolve the problems and maintain stability.
It is about the time for Europeans to step up and take more responsibilities. The US policy in the Middle East is too corrupt to resolve the problems and maintain stability.
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Absolutely, they should have prosecuted the entire neo-con, intervention-first cabal, starting with Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld-Wolfowitz; and continuing right through to the Hillary Clinton-Obama CIA gun-running to CIA rebels in Syria and their destruction of Gaddafi and the gateway to Europe, Libya. Say what you want about Gaddafi but he enforced his border and protected Europe from the millions of migrants that are now destabilizing our European allies. If one had intentionally wanted to strengthen the far right in Europe and undermine the European Union project, there was no better way than the destruction of Libya to unleash millions of economic migrants to the Continent. Hillary Clinton's flippant comment about the destruction of Libya, "We came; we saw; he died" says it all.
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The French have committed plenty of their own Middle Eastern misdeeds--Algeria being a prime example.
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Another summer day in quiet Paris, when a lot of Parisians are gone fishing. Another deranged loathing guy - whatever his motives, personal or as a group - venting his anger senselessly on attacking perfect strangers. We must keep our cool, keep calm and carry on, the only decent answer.
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Trump's response is probably going to be, nuke Paris.
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You are kidding? I hope his response is going to be secure borders and screen out potential terrorists.
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Unfortunately, GDK, I'm not kidding. Trump is nuke-happy these days, he figures we have nuclear weapons, we should use them. He probably also figures the only way to raise his poll numbers is to eliminate all polls forever, via nuclear war. Terrorists don't frighten me in the slightest, but I regard Trump as the greatest threat humanity has faced in my lifetime.
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As if that is not being done already.
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Gee, I wonder who's behind this. Perhaps a Buddhist or a Hindu or a Lutheran or a Mormon or possibly a Bahai Bahai. Honestly, I just can't imagine who it might be.
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Uh, there doesn't seem to be any indication in the article that its author or the French authorities are going out of their way to suggest this is unlikely to be an act of radical Islamic terrorism. So your knee-jerk response that they are seems kind of needlessly reactionary.
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Precisely what I was thinking in 1995, when the federal building in Oklahoma City was bombed.
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North African. Who would have guessed?
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Article a little confusing. Are they on the hunt as the first sentence indicates or did they catch the driver? Was he first detained and then released and shot? Or was he shot, caught and detained? Not easy to follow. Sorry.
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agree - confusing story
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He has indeed been caught.
His plate was identified from security camera footage and his car had a built-in GPS.
His plate was identified from security camera footage and his car had a built-in GPS.
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