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As the world continues to mourn terrorist attacks in Paris that left 129 dead and hundreds more injured, a number of U.S. politicians are beginning to question a planned move to accept up to 100,000 Syrian (and other) refugees into the United States by the end of 2017. The point: It is known that a passport…
The so-called caliphate has a special hatred for ‘apostate’ Muslims who adopt Western ways—and declared them special targets of the Paris attacks. PARIS — Although officials have been slow to release the names of the victims of the Paris terror attacks, from those that are known a portrait is emerging of vibrant young people as…
Like millions of people, I’ve been obsessively following the news from Paris, putting aside other things to focus on the horror. It’s the natural human reaction. But let’s be clear: it’s also the reaction the terrorists want. And that’s something not everyone seems to understand. Take, for example, Jeb Bush’s declaration that “this is an…
LONDON The Anonymous hackers collective is preparing to unleash waves of cyberattacks on Islamic State following the attacks in Paris last week that killed 129 people, it said in a video posted online. A man wearing a Guy Fawkes mask said the Islamic State militants who claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks were “vermin”…
It is long past time for the oligarchies of the Gulf states to stop paying protection to the men in the suicide belts. Their societies are stunted and parasitic. The main job of the elites there is to find enough foreign workers to ensla…er…indenture to do all the real work. The example of Qatar and…
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” typically tapes earlier in the day, but news broke of the horrific terrorist attacks that have left over 160 people dead in Paris. According to those who attended the taping, Colbert broke the news to the audience. One audience member said Colbert re-recorded the intro without the jokes remarking that…
PARIS — I walked through the 10th arrondissement about an hour and a half before the attacks. It was a beautiful fall evening in the city. Despite a mid-November chill that arrived Friday afternoon, restaurant terraces and sidewalks were bustling when a wave of terror attacks killed at least 120 people. Now, President François Hollande…
Reports of several horrifying attacks in France’s capital began surfacing on Friday evening: In addition to news of a reported shooting in Paris at the Cambodge restaurant in the 11th arrondissement and civilians reportedlybeing taken hostage at Paris’ Bataclan Arts Center, there have also been reports of three explosions at Paris’ Stade de France, and a dismembered body also…
Video close media-action-overlay Scene of Deadly Attacks in Paris Police in Paris confirmed on Friday that several people were killed in multiple acts of violence in and around the city. Publish Date November 13, 2015. Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. Watch in Times Video » PARIS — Shootings and explosions erupted in…
The Associated Press said French police claim Friday’s shootings and explosions to be the deadliest violence France has seen in decades. A Paris police official said there were at least 100 hostages in Paris’s Bataclan theater. Multiple officials, including one medical official, put the number of dead at between 35 to 40 people.All officials spoke…