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State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions

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Re: State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions

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Post by grp »

celticninja wrote: post #24
Gatsky wrote: post #9

A disaster. Obviously don't know yet who is responsible, but I don't understand why France is being targeted in this way. They are hardly terrorist enemy number one.

There are a lot of poor French Muslim men who are disaffected and marginalised. It is a target because it is where the terrorists are from.

... and a lot more who are not disaffected and not marginalised if not rich.

Re: State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions

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Post by wavefunction »

Glyptodon wrote: post #37
philippnagel wrote: post #12

Now the black bar on top seems even more appropriate.

Why is there to begin with? Seemed random when I first noticed it.

I think it's there for Amdahl of IBM. I'm not sure though.

Re: State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions

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Post by grp »

rodrigocoelho wrote: post #38

Reuters just reported: "French President Hollande decides state of emergency for all of France, borders closed." Source: http://live.reuters.com/Event/Paris_attacks_2?utm_source=twi...

So from ~100 hostages, there are more than 70 millions now?

Re: State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions

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Post by harperlee »

[deleted] wrote: post #42
rodrigocoelho wrote: post #38

Reuters just reported: "French President Hollande decides state of emergency for all of France, borders closed." Source: http://live.reuters.com/Event/Paris_attacks_2?utm_source=twi...

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France has had millions of muslims since decades. And closing borders works both ways - you can stop people going out.

Re: State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions

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Post by venomsnake »

jacquesm wrote: post #31
koenigdavidmj wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Be careful with that. This wouldn't be too hard: 1. Enter house claiming to need to go somewhere. 2. Kill everybody. 3. Move to next willing house and repeat.

Or the reverse. Enter house expecting safety, get killed.

How easy the social fabric can be unraveled :(

Re: State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions

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Post by AnimalMuppet »

hyperbovine wrote: post #28
benevol wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We need to ask the question what kind of life we want for those who do live.

In the coming days or weeks, sure. Now?

Now, because the pressure for new government powers is very urgent, and there may well be action in days, not weeks.

But we need to do so with sensitivity, too, now.

Edit: I'll go with jacquem's reply to NewNole2001: It can wait a day or two. It can't wait weeks, though. (The Patriot Act was passed less than 7 weeks after 9/11.)

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