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OK, I have read back and understand a) why you snapped at me and b) what your point was. If the initial details were that the suspect had been shot dead in Italy, my reaction would have been concern. No one knows for sure he was driving that truck. I do agree with what you said.
*ETA: Actually, the police might know he was the driver from DNA evidence) Of course, now we know why he was shot, and it seems the officer had little choice but to do so. |
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How did he get from Berlin to Milan armed and with no ID?
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There are plenty of controlling British men. Ask any abused women about that. The Koran does not say a women has to cover herself its only how many men interpret it. Same as British men who are controlling will not let their GF/wife wear clothes she wants or make-up. Shall I say all British men are controlling because of the few that I know? Just like British couples there are 1000s where the women has the final say and 1000s where men do.
The difference being of course that they don't take their lead from a holy book for justification. |
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I don't understand how we got to a place where it's seen as bad to question anybody trying to enter the country, and to describe illegal immigrants as illegal.
How has this happened? There seems to be loads of people promoting the idea of breaking down borders and acting as though it will be a utopia if we just all thought the same. It's normal for a country to protect its borders and to be thorough in scrutinizing people who enter it. Anyone here who thinks it's xenophobic to think otherwise should see if they can just waltz into any non-European country like Australia, America, or Japan willy nilly and see how far you get. These checks and balances are crucial for absolutely any country. Once you see it as normal to blindly welcome anyone into your country without really questioning who they are this is taking a path to disaster. It's incredible how critical some are of people simply wanting to uphold the law of the land and seeing people as xenophobic or even racist if they don't just open their doors to anyone. In some circles you're seen as a very bad person if you describe an illegal immigrant as an illegal immigrant. You're expected to use some other term like undocumented migrant. What's going on? When did basic common sense just evaporate into thin air? "Further changes to our laws and regulations will have to be made," Mrs Merkel said at a news conference. " I think the last paragraph is an understatement. |
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Since the death of the attacker Merkel has said "Her government's main priority was to protect German citizens, she told journalists, adding that this case had raised "many questions".
"Further changes to our laws and regulations will have to be made," Mrs Merkel said at a news conference. " I think the last paragraph is an understatement. A relative of mine was at that market two hours before the attack . Had she died I doubt my family would be now forgiving Mrs Merkel |
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Thank you
I really must get cracking now . I have 32 bags of clothing to sort and food to sort and see what else is needed for the homeless then run to the shops for last moment bargain so can get double for my money and really give them a lovely Christmas and here I am arguing on the WWW about things that dont matter and not doing what does matter a lot to me. Cheers and Merry Christmas to you and yours ![]() I'm here for displacement activity too - avoiding the mammoth tasks ahead.
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Since the death of the attacker Merkel has said "Her government's main priority was to protect German citizens, she told journalists, adding that this case had raised "many questions".
"Further changes to our laws and regulations will have to be made," Mrs Merkel said at a news conference. " I think the last paragraph is an understatement. also today, she thanked the Italian officer but couldn't avoid a little extra spin - wtte - thanks to x and this is a testament to how well Europe can act together. My arse! found it now: Quote:
I thanked the Italian prime minister
She wishes Christian Movio, the Italian officer who was shot, a speedy recovery. Terrorism is a challenge for all of us and it is good to see how resolutely and how well we work together across Europe, says Merkel. |
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And far too late for those who were killed and injured by a man who clearly shouldn't have been freely walking the streets . Her policies failed them and her laws failed their loved ones
A relative of mine was at that market two hours before the attack . Had she died I doubt my family would be now forgiving Mrs Merkel |
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How did he get from Berlin to Milan armed and with no ID?
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BIB - interesting what slips out isn't it? protect German citizens aka secure an election victory. I say this having looked at the nationalities recently listed amongst the dead.
also today, she thanked the Italian officer but couldn't avoid a little extra spin - wtte - thanks to x and this is a testament to how well Europe can act together. My arse! found it now: RICHARD BARRETT (former head of MI6 counter-terrorism) " Richard Barrett said that the authorities was struggling to cope with the number of “live” cases in the country. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he said that there were around 550 “really extreme potential terrorists on the books”. He added: “In addition to that though if you include all the Lander (local regions) in Germany they have about 7,000 live cases. " Germany has 7,000 TERROR SUSPECTS who are 'almost IMPOSSIBLE' to track, ex-spy chief says http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/...possible-track Good luck Angela. |
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The difference being of course that they don't take their lead from a holy book for justification.
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Thank you
I really must get cracking now . I have 32 bags of clothing to sort and food to sort and see what else is needed for the homeless then run to the shops for last moment bargain so can get double for my money and really give them a lovely Christmas and here I am arguing on the WWW about things that dont matter and not doing what does matter a lot to me. Cheers and Merry Christmas to you and yours ![]() Yes, you really should get cracking. Time's a-wastin'. God only knows how many homeless OAPs may have died of hunger and/or hypothermia in 'your country' whilst you've been yakking on t'internet.
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How did he get from Berlin to Milan armed and with no ID?
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well at least they haven't wasted money on a trial, better do it this way
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a few snippets of interest about his progress after the Italian arson: Quote:
Amri was one of a number of migrants who set fire to their mattresses, which burned the migrant centre holding 1,200 refugees to the ground. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...n-Aalborg.htmlMany refugees were given permission to travel freely through Europe but Amri was ordered to stay in the overcrowded camp because he claimed to be an unaccompanied minor. Amri was released four months early from his four year sentence, arriving in Germany in July 2015 where he remained under the surveillance of the intelligence services for several months. He had been arrested three times this year and his asylum application was rejected, but deportation papers were never served and he disappeared. The Tunisian radical was known to be a supporter of Islamic State and to have received weapons training. With nowhere to go after his release, ISIS recruiters offered him protection before convincing him to sneak into Germany as a Syrian refugee, a source within Tunisia's anti-terror police revealed. The source told MailOnline: 'Whatever he decided to do in Germany was started while he was in Italy. 'They gave him food and shelter and persuaded him to carry out a mission for them. It was in Italy that he was radicalised. 'He entered Germany posing as a Syrian refugee. He was a vulnerable young man and they showed kindness to him.' He would have been 19 then on arrival in Italy where he was claiming to be an "unaccompanied minor." |
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He took advantage of the Schengen Agreement.
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its a nightmare Syria Iraq yemen the refugee crisis, how this is going to be solved I don't know, we are stuck with the consequences for years
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So if that Tunisian source ^ proves to be correct, Italy's also implicated in the radicalisation setting. ( Won't be surprising if that is prison- based again.) Next, France on the back-foot- re. issue that they have had emergency security procedures in play yet he was not detected when he made stops in two French cities on his way back. Quote:
French authorities are refusing to comment on how the Berlin attack suspect apparently crossed into France and left again in the face of an international manhunt, AP reports.
Milan police chief Antonio de Iesu said earlier that Anis Amri had “surely passed through France” a country that has been living in a state of emergency for more than a year after deadly Islamic extremist attacks. |
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prisons all over are gonna be full of extremists
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Thank you
I really must get cracking now . I have 32 bags of clothing to sort and food to sort and see what else is needed for the homeless then run to the shops for last moment bargain so can get double for my money and really give them a lovely Christmas and here I am arguing on the WWW about things that dont matter and not doing what does matter a lot to me. Cheers and Merry Christmas to you and yours ![]() |
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What do you want? A medal.
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"Things that don't matter"? Like 12 people dead and around 50 injured, a number seriously? Terrorism mattters very much for those people and their friends and families.
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Personally, I am not sad that he is dead as he can no longer pose a threat but I am sorry that he has been killed before intelligence can be gathered regarding those who radicalised and controlled him.. |
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prisons all over are gonna be full of extremists
Trouble is - it was routine that we housed them and those vulnerable to it, together - didn't we only stop doing that in the UK last year? It wasn't rocket science was it but it was locking the stable door...... |
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"Things that don't matter"? Like 12 people dead and around 50 injured, a number seriously? Terrorism mattters very much for those people and their friends and families.
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