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Suspects Armed With Kalashnikovs Take Hostages In French Town Near Belgian Border

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Although details are still sparse, Reuters is reporting that there's an unfolding hostage situation in the Northern French town of Roubaix. 

According to the information we have now, there are several individuals with gunshot wounds. According to the daily La Voix du Nord newspaper the suspects are armed with Kalashnikovs. Witnesses say the incident occurred at around 7:00pm local time at a gas station.

Officials told Reuters that "an operation is underway after hostages were taken. Gunshots were fired and the neighborhood has been cordoned off. A bank director and his family may have been taken as hostages." Reports now indicate that the incident "is not terror related" as though there's nothing terrifying about being taken hostage by heavily armed gunmen with automatic weapons.

As you can see from the following map, Roubaix is very close to the border with Belgium which initially prompted specualtion that the standoff could be connected to the ongoing search for two unidentified terror suspects as well as the eighth Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam: 

Images from the scene:

Belgium has been on heightened alert since Friday and Brussels has been a veritable warzone with police and military units patrolling the city and ransacking Molenbeek in a desperate attempt to head off what's been described as a "serious and imminent" terror threat. 

Roubaix is a short drive from Brussels:

More as we get it.

 

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Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:23 | 6833875 Shizzmoney
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I am gonna guess its either a) the Salam guythey've been looking for or b) a dispute over a wine bill 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:29 | 6833906 So Close
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Can't be... they have very strict gun laws.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:39 | 6833974 Truther
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Use the fucking cheap wine bottles and threaten them to get drunk or soak them with it. It is against their damned sharia law.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:32 | 6834296 0b1knob
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Paranoids on Zero Hedge begin to denounce this as an obvious false flag in 5...4...3...2...1...

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:44 | 6834370 Never One Roach
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Everyone has been thoroughly Vetted ...

How can this happen?!

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 17:13 | 6834583 Tarshatha
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This wouldn't happen if the French people weren't so racist and intolerant.

They need to be more welcoming and giving to these refugees and only then will they stop raping and murdering the French.

Shame on you France.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 17:49 | 6834781 Citxmech
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Does anyone think it's odd that French terrorists seem to always use AKs?  Are they honestly the only things available on the European black market?

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 19:13 | 6835125 espirit
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Let's hope they're available in the Black Market (another soon to be forbidden rayciss term).

Cheap and work well.

(How about the "Marble Market?")

sarc off/sarc on/sarc... shit I forget.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 17:31 | 6834705 Luc X. Ifer
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and the good news, hopefully becomes a pattern very soon
“A bank director and his family may have been taken as hostages.”

 http://globalnews.ca/news/2359157/hostage-situation-reportedly-unfolding...

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:41 | 6833992 Bad Attitude
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It's caused by xenophobic white Republicans. Obama says so, and if you can't trust Obama, who can you trust?

Forward (over the cliff)!

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:45 | 6834021 BlindMonkey
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Was it Christian extremists?  The left keeps trotting out the inquisition and the crusades as evidence that we should always be wary of Christian extremists.  I sure hope that one day we will have Christian extremists attack something like they keep warning us about.  

 

It always seems like it is either muzzies or disaffected atheists on SSRI meds that do this sorta shit.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:58 | 6834093 knukles
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One of my Progressive buds the other day asked me if there were any Fundamentalist Christian people in Iowa (re Trump, Carson and Cruz) or Paris (re Islamic Murderers driven to do it by Christians)
Where the hell did they figure out the handle "Progressive"?
More like retarded.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 21:41 | 6835726 Chuck Walla
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 Carson is very popular with the farm folk out in the country. Saw lots of signs for him.

FORWARD SOVIET!

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 17:00 | 6834103 CaptainAmerika
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christian extremists are always looking for WMDs.....when they are the ones that have them all..and have used them.  Oh yeah, and ripped nations to shreds in order to fight for peace.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:04 | 6834116 Depression is Coming
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Check with planned parenthood

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:56 | 6834086 yellowsub
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Exactly the point, the citizens are unarmed...

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:29 | 6833908 Say What Again
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Bullish for the S&P

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:31 | 6833921 Squid Viscous
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or

c) completely fabricated horse-shit, as usual

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:45 | 6834369 AllMightyDollar
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RELIGION OF PIECES?

RELIGION OF PEACE?

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 17:21 | 6834637 venturen
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could be BLM protesters 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:27 | 6833883 JustObserving
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Every such incident will be used by the TPTB to take away your remaining freedoms.  Not that there are many left in the Orwellian-named free world.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:36 | 6833951 Truther
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Did you ever think you had any freedom since the Fed was created?

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:37 | 6833961 ali_baba
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Something big is about to happen which will mean that the police need the power to restrict your freedoms further.

 

 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:40 | 6833987 Truther
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All is a cover for the doomed collapse.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:45 | 6834024 Titus
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This in particular may have been done to take attention away from Nato and Nato sponsored terrorists from shooting down a Russian fighter jet and helicopter.

Push that story down the news feed folks, a couple of terrorists are in Europe creating justification for further erosion of individual rights and national sovereignty!

 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:36 | 6833954 ali_baba
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Thats the plan. 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:08 | 6834148 Duc888
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JustObserving: Every such incident will be used by the TPTB to take away your remaining freedoms.  Not that there are many left in the Orwellian-named free world.

 

Like this?

http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/23/obama-quietly-releases-plans-for-2224-...


Tue, 11/24/2015 - 17:17 | 6834608 hannah
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justobserving....just dont pay your taxes and you will see how many freedoms you have had (thought you had...)

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:25 | 6833888 flaunt
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Can Europe *actually* start fighting back now?

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:38 | 6833970 ali_baba
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Who are you going to fight against?

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 23:08 | 6836155 flaunt
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Best place to start would be by removing the current crop of traitors in power.  Second step would be to take off the gloves when it comes to fighting the Muslims.  Had Europe a government that actually wanted the European people to survive, it wouldn't be a question of who to fight.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 23:10 | 6836156 flaunt
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--triple post removed--

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 23:09 | 6836157 flaunt
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-double post removed-

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:27 | 6833897 Tasty Sandwich
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WTF is messing with France about?

 

Too small of dicks to mess with the Big Boys again?

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:52 | 6834061 Albertarocks
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It's all about getting the French people all riled up so they will support this notion of a war against, eventually against Russia.  Expect to see faux terrorism in most countries over there.  Probably even in Australia, England and Canada.  It's all been done a million times before... mostly by 'our side'.  And it never ceases to amaze how the people fall for it.  Gladly, the population of the world is gradually learning how all this shit works though.  False flag after false flag after false flag.  One of these days the people at the very top who are responsible for writing these scripts are going to pay the piper.  I suspect that will be the case when this sad episode in humanity's timeline is nearing it's completion.  And it will be a grand world once that happens.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 19:18 | 6835141 swmnguy
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It also wouldn't surprise me to see Sunni Extremist Terrorism among the Uighurs in China's Xinjiang Province.  You know, with them shooting each other's dicks off and general unpleasantness (non-sexual and secular, hopefully).

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:15 | 6834177 BandGap
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Remember reading there is a high concentration of ME immigrants in northern France because they want to get to England where there is more free shit than any place on the planet. Seriously, they get a bed, and a paycheck right from the get-go in jolly old England.

 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:29 | 6833909 cowdiddly
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GO NATO. Gotta support your ISIS partners

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:34 | 6833941 Truther
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Obvious distraction from the Turkey shoot.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:37 | 6834336 A Nanny Moose
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So close to Thanksgiving...

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:30 | 6833913 yogibear
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But Obama and his admin are supporting ISIS. 

Just supplied them with $500 million in equipment, including missiles.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:38 | 6833968 Sudden Debt
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If your population is so rich and you don't have anything else to spend your money on, why not give your money to some kids who are missunderstood?

And if those kids fight for the cause that is dear to the presidents personal beliefs, it only makes sense.

 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:30 | 6833916 Dr. Engali
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The French need to put up more gun free zone signs.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:40 | 6833986 NYPoke
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More free gun zones would work better, but ya know that ain't gonna happen.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:21 | 6834214 TuPhat
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The down votes tell me someone doesn't understand the difference between a 'free gun zone' and a 'gun free zone'.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:31 | 6833918 Analog
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More as we get it.

Ain't that the truth.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:31 | 6833923 Kaiser Sousa
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Fuck the French...US poodles...

 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:32 | 6833929 Zero-Hegemon
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It was a Belgian ("white") woman who was firing her concealed weapon ("illegal firearm") at the dozen would-be islamic ("refugee") rapists.

I know this is a pure fantasy, but that's what dreams are made of.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:32 | 6833931 A Man of Wealth...
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This just in:

"All of Europe in hostage situation stemming from building in Belgium." 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:32 | 6833932 Sudden Debt
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Hmmm... only a 30 minute drive from my home :)

I feel a case of disaster tourisme comming up :)

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:37 | 6833956 Squid Viscous
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and a quick drive to the Anne Frank museum, you can pretty much name your price

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:44 | 6834012 Black Forest
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disaster tourisme = sudden debt

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:34 | 6833937 One And Only
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Don't you dare say Muslim.

They love you.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:34 | 6833939 Omega_Man
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Will help from Turkey no less....

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:34 | 6833944 Rainman
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Mayhem like this is just another Saturday night on the southside of Chicongo.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:36 | 6833953 Bennie Noakes
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Reuters is reporting that there's an unfolding hostage situation in the Northern French town of Roubaix.

Roubaix? Is that anywhere near Remulak?

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 19:20 | 6835155 swmnguy
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Goodbye, Roubaix Tuesday.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:43 | 6834006 yogibear
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Who cares, the S&P and DOW  are green. Move on.

Obama's home town, Chicago, has stuff like this all the time.

 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:43 | 6834008 rapetrain
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Wow, the French really dropped the ball on this one.

They should really have more laws against terrorism.

And Kalashnikovs.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:46 | 6834028 TradingTroll
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And laws against  NWO  and Zionists and CIA  and  Bilderbergs and...false flags!

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:46 | 6834031 TheFutureIsThePast
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Maybe bombing Syria some more will help cool things over.

Full steam ahead, France and co!

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:44 | 6834014 Wahooo
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Hollande: "We despise these terrorists animals. But we support NATO countries shooting down any warplanes that would threaten them."

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:45 | 6834025 HowardBeale
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Given the incessant droning on about oil prices never rising again on CNBC and its illegitimate child Yahoo Finance, I expect a group of these heathens to take down something significant in terms of oil production (Saudi?) soon. CNBC doesn't go on these propaganda sprees all on their own: they are being fed the "oil is never going to rise in our lifetimes" prop by someone who is going to profit massively...

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:48 | 6834038 Apprent¡ce
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Operation gladio ISIS edition at full swing here

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:49 | 6834048 Quasi
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Salah Abdeslam has the number one qualification for being an high-up ISIS officer. Being declared dead multiple times in the same week, yet still keep popping up.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:49 | 6834052 overmedicatedun...
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We didn't start the fire.but the world is burnin..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g

 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:52 | 6834064 BeaverCream
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Why is the term "kalishnakov" getting thrown around so much lately?  Is this an anti-russian psyop?  Seems odd that they're specifically using this obviously Russian sounding term so frequently. Why not say "machine guns" or "assault weapons"?  They're specifically saying "Kalishnakov" constantly. 

 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:14 | 6834175 MoHillbilly
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The word Kalashnikov is not in the story anywhere, it is in the headline written by Tyler. I don't think you can accuse Tyler of being anti-Russian.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:30 | 6834263 BeaverCream
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Dude, unless Tyler is lyig it says that the Belgian newpaper mentioned Kalishnakovs.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:39 | 6834346 MoHillbilly
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My bad I apologize

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:54 | 6834456 cordial savage
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TD could have just said AK-47 in the title.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:51 | 6834437 cordial savage
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Sexier than saying AK-47.  One reporter probably mentioned it, then the rest of the lemming media followed suit.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:57 | 6834091 all-priced-in
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Kalashnikovs -

 

Ever since the Paris attack Kalashnikov,  Kalashnikov, Kalashnikov -

 

What the fuck? I wonder if 1/2 of these reporters even know what a Kalashnikov is?

 

I have a theory - it is just fun to say Kalashnikovs.

 

Try this and see if it doesn't put a smile on your face.

 

Say - out loud & as fast as you can.

Kalashnikovs, Kalashnikovs, Kalashnikovs, Kalashnikovs, Kalashnikovs, Kalashnikovs, Kalashnikovs,Kalashnikovs, Kalashnikovs, Kalashnikovs!

 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:22 | 6834218 krage_man
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they should say Russian made weapons.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:46 | 6834397 BlussMann
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I don't think these "reporters" could tell the difference between a 38 Special and a  "Kalashnikov".

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:51 | 6834441 cordial savage
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Russian ballet dancer?

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 15:58 | 6834094 Segestan
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Hollade sure knows how to enrich a French people.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:04 | 6834117 Ms No
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"Hostage situation reported in town of Roubaix near Belgium; children among hostages, injuries reported.."

You knew they had to escalate things to keep the Thanksgiving chatter within the US/France is fighting the great evil meme... so now children are involved.  Expect something effing horrific and unlike the babies in incubators incident this is probably real. 

Remember how long they hesitated to break in during the last hostage deal?  If they're too scared to do thier job this time maybe they should step out of the way and let some citizens who are willing to risk themselves give it a try.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:05 | 6834121 prmths2
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Amazing. The article refers to a "bank director" as a potential hostage, and not a single post about  banks or bankers.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:29 | 6834274 Kaeako
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Just goes to show how easy it is to whip people into a frenzy. "Alternative media" indeed.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:06 | 6834129 SoDamnMad
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Your allwrong.  This is Russia sending out a team to distract you while they arm and fuel up thier entire fleet of TU95 and TU160 aircraft to obliterate Turkey.  Sleep tite,don't let the bed bugs bite and be sure to sanr windows.  We gonna shake rattle and roll (we can't use shock and awe) you in da mornin.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:10 | 6834158 City_Of_Champyinz
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Impossible, guns are illegal in France, especially 'assault' style weapons...

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:22 | 6834223 NoTTD
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So, they don't know anything - except that it is not terrorism.

 

The reflex to protect Islam is so strong in this group that their fate is sealed.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:25 | 6834245 john gault-66
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You know it's bad when a French socialist is the tallest midget. 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 19:25 | 6835171 swmnguy
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So apparently you're quite the philatelist?  That means "stamp collector."  Because "John Gault" invented a way to use postage stamps as coins during the American Civil War.

"John Galt" is the name of the main character in that God-Awful Ayn Rand book people won't stop bleating about; the one about the childish fantasy that everybody will be really sorry if the kid runs away.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 21:47 | 6835750 StychoKiller
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Hmm, if that "kid" is the only one paying for your retirement, I'm thinking you truly will be sorry!

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:26 | 6834253 The Dogs of Moar
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Just yesterday I read a comment here that ISIS was decamping Syria and "moving to downtown Western Europe."

In hindsight, it wasn't hard to figure out.

How else can you get to 1984 from 2015 without a trembling population?

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:28 | 6834269 BlussMann
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This isn't news, this is the New Normal for Islamic Europe. France, with over 2000 mosque is now an Islamic nation, the Sand Niggers just haven't delcared a formal Caliphate yet - so I guess France can go bomb some more sand- or pound sand up it's a**.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:35 | 6834322 SelfGov
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And I bet none are from Syria and none are refugees.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:35 | 6834325 The Dogs of Moar
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C'mon guys:

The first American-made Kalashnikovs are now for sale

CNN June 30, 2015

They're not just Russian anymore.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/150630130029-kalashnikov-usa-7...

 

Did any of the media look to see if these are Russian or American made Kalashnikoves?

 

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:44 | 6834386 Sorry_about_Dresden
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I am so glad I am not flying this holiday.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:52 | 6834446 Fireman
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Who would a thought the proverbial black swan would turn out to be a thanksgiving .....Turkey?

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:52 | 6834447 DosZap
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Now, we have France,Mali,and this,and finally someone is using REAL Assault rifles.

Bet your sweet arse they are not semi autos only.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:58 | 6834486 MasterControl
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Just don't waterboard them.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 17:08 | 6834539 Junerberno
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Gunman  was probably upset over a sore ass from the bumps in the road.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 17:12 | 6834575 Chris Dakota
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chaos which is the tool of the Frankfurt school.

They have used it everywhere, because it works.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 17:43 | 6834761 22winmag
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Black Friday Gun & Ammo Sales TODAY!

 

palmettostatearmory.com

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 18:29 | 6834951 Ludwig Von
Tue, 11/24/2015 - 18:33 | 6834972 dirty belly
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I was in Charleroi, BE the night Princess Diana was murdered in 1997.  I spent two weeks playing drums at the Chesterfield Cafe in Moscow, RU in 1997. 

The last time I was in Belgium was in 2007 performing at the drums with a Dutch / English Blues band.

How many of you have ever been out of the country?  How about Finland?  Or Rio? 

Maybe if more people understood, that people all over the world are the same anywhere any time. 

Talk about having ones head in the sand.

Think.

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 18:56 | 6835066 silverer
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Gun laws are working.  This article is proof negative!!

Tue, 11/24/2015 - 19:31 | 6835201 falconflight
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Joooos, always the Joooos.

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