French magazine publishes controversial cartoons of Prophet Muhammad - many killed in revenge attack

[Sue]

Liberation reporting Cabu (the cartoonist) and Charb (editorial director) have both been killed. Five people are critical. No confirmation that a rocket launcher was used but reports that kalashnikovs were. A CH journalist claimed that there was an editorial meeting going on at the time which is why so many people were in the office. Also reports the attackers asked for named journalists.

 

[Sue]

Police confirm three attackers with kalashnikovs.

 

[Patteran]

Fucking hell, the cunt doesn't even look back after doing him in the nut

Cunts.

I wondered if that was relevant, too - does it suggest experienced killers rather than 'rubber dinghy rapids' amateurs?

 

[Sirena]

Only ever read it once or twice, but it always seemed to me like the sort of publication where anyone is fair game.

One that happily refers to Palestinians as 'non-civilised' (nice hark-back to the 'savages' comment)

 

[Roadkill]

I wondered if that was relevant, too - does it suggest experienced killers rather than 'rubber dinghy rapids' amateurs?

It might ... or it might just suggest someone not experienced/hardened enough to be able to look back on what he's just done. Could mean pretty much anything really.

Jesus this is awful.

 

[purves grundy]

how much of this shit is caused by western imperialism and how much is caused by medieval, religious, backward savagery?

i am starting to think it's more of the latter than we give ourselves credit for.

Each enables the other to flourish

 

[goldenecitrone]

I wouldn't want to be a muslim in Paris right now. French police will be looking for revenge.

 

[krink]

It shouldn't matter. Whether you like it or not, people shouldn't be savagely put down by murderous, cowardly bastards.

I was asking because I want to know what it is like not to excuse anything, ffs. fuck you.

 

[uk benzo]

These murdering cunts must have had proper training from somewhere. They set out with clear objectives, which they appear to have accomplished and evaded the French police in the process.

ETA afterthought, I wonder if these European governments that provided financial assistance to these right wing religious nutjob groups in the ME to expedite the toppling of Bashar Al Assad realised that there would be blowback at some point. There always has been.

 

[Yelkcub]

The world's fucked.

I'm not sure it is. For example, are we more likely suffer a terrorist attack here in London, now, than we were in the IRA's heyday? Or are we just more aware now. Has the spread of hate via the internet been matched by increased intelligence gathering?

 

[8ball]

I wouldn't want to be a muslim in Paris right now. French police will be looking for revenge.

They're also going to be put in the shit position of either having to endorse what Charlie Hebdo has done to some degree, or be seen as aligned with these fucknuts.

 

[krtek a houby]

I was asking because I want to know what it is like not to excuse anything, ffs. fuck you.

As I said, it's all about freedom of speech, fuck you too.

 

[Teaboy]

I'm not sure it is. For example, are we more likely suffer a terrorist attack here in London, now, than we were in the IRA's heyday? Or are we just more aware now.

Probably more likely to die of one, say what you like about the IRA but killing civilians was never the primary objective.

 

[krtek a houby]

I'm not sure it is. For example, are we more likely suffer a terrorist attack here in London, now, than we were in the IRA's heyday? Or are we just more aware now. Has the spread of hate via the internet been matched by increased intelligence gathering?

The tiny little band of so called patriots did not splinter into dozens of groups or inspire dozens of groups worldwide causing chaos in many other countries. There's the difference. I believe we are in peril and not because of any red alerts or whatever the govt tells us. It just seems likely, sadly.

 

[Citizen66]

As I said, it's all about freedom of speech, fuck you too.

He was only asking for the magazine's political alignment if any you crybaby cunt.

 

[butchersapron]

People scrutinizing the available vid suggest a number of these Standardized Hand Signals For Close Range Engagement (C.R.E.) Operations were used by the attackers.

 

[Sirena]

I believe we are in peril and not because of any red alerts or whatever the govt tells us. It just seems likely, sadly.

You serious?

 

[editor]

Probably more likely to die of one, say what you like about the IRA but killing civilians was never the primary objective.

So who were the Birmingham bombs targeting?

 

[Mr Moose]

I foresee a massive outbreak of Prophet cartooning. On the whole people throughout history have always resisted being told what to do.

It may even end in a national cartoon day.

 

[J Ed]

Horrific. Scum.

 

[DaveCinzano]

I foresee a massive outbreak of Prophet cartooning. On the whole people throughout history have always resisted being told what to do.

It may even end in a national cartoon day.

It's what Mo would have wanted!

 

[krink]

As I said, it's all about freedom of speech, fuck you too.

hey, everyone was right after all, you ARE a cunt. a sanctimonious cunt.

 

[krtek a houby]

He was only asking for the magazine's political alignment if any you crybaby cunt.

And I replied you pissed up nematode

 

[Teaboy]

So who were the Birmingham bombs targeting?

Sure that was a horror show but the first line of that article does point out telephone warnings were sent, shit ones but sent all the same. Probably not the place for a discussion on the various merits of terrorists though.

 

[krtek a houby]

hey, everyone was right after all, you ARE a cunt. a sanctimonious cunt.

Stick to the topic you jackbooted gibbon

 

[krtek a houby]

I foresee a massive outbreak of Prophet cartooning. On the whole people throughout history have always resisted being told what to do.

It may even end in a national cartoon day.

Nothing should be beyond caricature, it may well be culturally insensitive but if a person's faith is unshakeable they should be able to get over it.

 

[tim]

I wouldn't want to be a muslim in Paris right now. French police will be looking for revenge.

They "got" their revrenge in 1961, when the Paris police slaughtered hundreds of Muslims and threw their bodies in the Seine.

 

[editor]

Can we cut out the personal abuse now please?

 

[krink]

No confirmation that a rocket launcher was used but reports that kalashnikovs were.

This is what is worrying me now, they're still out there, still armed and might even have a fucking rocket launcher. I hope the fuckers get taken out asap.

 

[Citizen66]

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