March 19, 2012

French Gunman Kills Four Jews, Wounds Others

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/french_police_arrest_suspected_islamists_z0bbCp5nj89mTkQclFlI1H

French police arrest 20 suspected Islamists following gunman siege
By AFP/NEWSCORE
New York Post
Last Updated: 2:12 AM, March 30, 2012
Posted: 2:11 AM, March 30, 2012

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[From article]
"All of these killers were certain that they were part of a global movement that seeks the annihilation of the Jews, the subjugation of the Western world and the supremacy of jihadist Islam. And they were convinced that their actions served the interests of this movement and that they would be viewed as heroes by millions of their fellow Muslims for their killing of innocents
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The first aspect of the West's response is denial. [Unrelated to this story is the fact of denial as a barrier to recognizing that black racism is a fact of life in the US. Both Harvard University, the local and state government in MA and the current US administration deny that it is even possible. That allows for many criminal abuses by black officials and wealthy persons who know they will not be held accountable.]
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The second aspect of the West's effective collusion with these killers is Western elites' justification of their crimes.
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And the line separating these libels from actual incitement is often hard to find. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton was rightly condemned by Israeli political leaders this week for her equation of the actual massacre of Jewish children in Toulouse with the imaginary massacre of Palestinian children in Gaza. But she is not alone in this behavior. US President Barack Obama engaged in similarly outrageous libels when during his speech to the Muslim world in June 2009 he compared the Holocaust with Israeli treatment of the Palestinians.
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In addition to denying, justifying and inciting jihadist violence, Western elites and authorities also engage in facilitating it and, after the fact, excusing it.
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Together, the behavior of proud jihadist warriors of the West like Merah, Hasan, Haq and Fofana, and the depraved silence, indifference and complicity of Western elites with their jihadist aims, form the physical and moral landscape of our time. And it is because of this evil mix of perpetrators and enablers that Merah's death is not a victory of justice.

http://townhall.com/columnists/carolineglick/2012/03/26/mohamed_merah__man_of_the_west

Mohamed Merah - Man of the West
Caroline Glick
TownHall.com
March 26, 2012
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http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=263533

'French gunman sent footage to Al Jazeera TV'
By REUTERS
03/26/2012 22:26
French police source says TV network received computer memory drive containing a montage of footage.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2119415/Mohammed-Merah-Pictured-Injured-police-officers-brought-Toulouse-siege-stretcher-terrorist-gunned-down.html

Pictured: Injured police officers being brought out of Toulouse siege on stretcher after terrorist gunned down
Brother of serial killer Mohammed Merah 'proud' of him
Outrage as teacher tells pupils to hold minute's silence for Toulouse terrorist
Hundreds of people participated in a minute of silence to Merah's victims yesterday at Capitol square in Toulouse
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 12:10 EST, 23 March 2012 | UPDATED: 00:11 EST, 24 March 2012

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[From article]
"In footage of the first shooting of a paratrooper on March 11 in Toulouse, he can be heard saying in the footage, "You kill my brothers, now I'm killing you," as he fires two bullets into his victim, Molins said, according to AFP.
In the video of the March 15 attack that killed two other paratroopers in nearby Montauban, Merah can be seen gunning down the troops before driving off on a scooter shouting "Allahu akbar," or God is great, Molins added.
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Merah, a Frenchman of Algerian descent, claimed to have links with al Qaeda, according to police and prosecutors.
He reportedly said his motive for the killings was to avenge Palestinian children and protest the French Army's presence in Afghanistan.
An al Qaeda-linked group, Jund al Khilafah, claimed responsibility for his attacks Thursday.
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The paper also said he was on the US's no-fly list as a suspected terrorist because he had been sent back from Afghanistan to France in 2010."

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/french_gunman_killed_in_violent_yKRQHClZVSOigxv5AYACLM

French gunman killed in violent end to apartment siege
NEWSCORE
New York Post
Last Updated: 3:23 PM, March 22, 2012
Posted: 8:44 AM, March 22, 2012

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On Wednesday March 21, 2012 the evening news broadcasts at 11 PM, none of the Boston TV stations had a story about this shooting, the history of the suspect, or the French police raid on the suspect's home. That includes the ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox News affiliates in Boston. I'm not saying that these stations are anti Semitic, but maybe they are just anti Israel or anti Jewish. Huh? ABC news Nightline did a story about a young black man killed in Florida by an armed neighborhood watch civilian. There were demonstrations against this Florida shooting death in New York City. Florida police did not arrest the man who killed the Black youth. Parents of the dead youth attended the rally in New York City.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2118052/Toulouse-shooting-First-picture-Al-Qaeda-fanatic-Mohammed-Merah-suspected-killing-7.html

Series of explosions heard as French police move in on Al Qaeda fanatic suspected of killing seven people in Toulouse shootings
French police lay siege to 'Islamic warrior's' flat
Mohammad Merah, 24, is 'armed and dangerous' and likely to kill again
Broke out of Afghan jail in 2008, was being tracked 'for years'
Said he WAS going to post footage of horrific murders online today
Has Uzi machine gun, Kalashnikov assault rifle and other weapons
Sarkozy: 'He had chosen a soldier and was going to kill again today'
Three tactical police officers wounded as they tried to arrest suspect
By PETER ALLEN
PUBLISHED: 03:27 EST, 21 March 2012 | UPDATED: 00:56 EST, 22 March 2012



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[From article]
French school shooting suspect Mohamed Merah had been arrested for bomb making in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar in 2007 but broke out of jail months later after a daring Taliban prison break, the director of prisons in Kandahar told Reuters.
Ghulam Faruq said that Merah was detained by security services on Dec. 19, 2007 and was sentenced to three years in jail for planting bombs in Kandahar province, the Taliban's birthplace.
Other reports said the suspect trained with Pakistani Taliban militants before going to Afghanistan to fight with the insurgents. According to the French Interior Minister Claude Gueant, the suspect was followed for several years by France's domestic intelligence service.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/live-coverage-suspect-in-french-jewish-school-shooting-renews-contact-with-police-1.419986

Published 13:23 21.03.12Latest update 15:02 21.03.12
Live Coverage: Suspect in French Jewish school shooting renews contact with police
Suspect under police siege had broken out of Kandahar prison in 2007; Toulouse area evacuated; Netanyahu: We must fight propaganda against Israelis, Jews that leads to such barbaric acts.
By Anshel Pfeffer, Barak Ravid and Reuters

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[From article]
“He said he had planned to attack a solider on Monday but, unable to find a target, he took aim at the Jewish school,” said Claude Guéant, the interior minister. He added that Merah had planned more attacks.
“He expressed no regret apart from not having had enough time to kill more victims and even boasted of having brought France to its knees,” Molins said.
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Merah — an ethnic Algerian born in France — spent his youth as a petty criminal, racking up 18 arrests, before paying his visits to Afghanistan.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/french_police_turn_out_lights_around_M3gTWTgzc9KDddy8t8jw5N

Massacre suspect was detained by US soldiers, then sent to France
By  MICHELE CHABIN  in  Jerusalem and  CHUCK BENNETT  in  NY
New York Post
Last Updated: 2:28 AM, March 22, 2012
Posted: 4:53 PM, March 21, 2012

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/father-two-children-shot-dead-outside-jewish-school-in-france/2012/03/19/gIQAclfUMS_story.html

Rabbi, three children shot dead outside Jewish school in France
By Edward Cody
Updated: Monday, March 19, 12:55 PM
Washington Post

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http://www.timesofisrael.com/sarkozy-condemns-toulouse-shooting/

After attack, MK calls on Jews to leave FranceYa’akov Katz says Jews’ fate cannot be left in hands of world leaders
By AARON KALMAN
Times of Israel
March 19, 2012, 2:36 pm

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