Valin Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Hot Air: Jazz Shaw March 22, 2016 We awake this morning to news of what appears to be another coordinated, multiple target terror attack in Europe. This time the target was Brussels, Belgium. The initial reports focused on a pair of explosions and (unconfirmed) claims of gunfire at the check-in area of Zaventem airport. Initial casualty reports are sketchy as they always are in developing stories but local law enforcement officials are claiming that at least 13 are dead and more than 30 wounded at the airport. (NBC News) At least two explosions rocked the check-in zone of Brussels Airport Tuesday, killing and wounding “several” people, an official said. The blasts shook the departures hall in the Belgian capital shortly after 8 a.m. local time (3 a.m. ET)… Pictures from the airport showed bloodied victims, shattered glass and debris as well as smoke pouring from the terminal and passengers fleeing with their bags. The attacks took place at the height of rush hour traffic, approximately 8:00 in the morning local time. Police are saying the airport attack was caused by at least one or possibly two suicide bombers. Shortly after that news broke, reports began to come in about a second set of explosions hitting the subway system in the city. (CNN) Another blast at a subway station occurred in the suburb of Maelbeek, near the European quarter, where much of the European Union is based, according to CNN affiliate RTL. All metro stations in the city have been closed, according to the official Twitter account for the city’s transportation agency. Federal police at the airport at Zaventem told CNN that “there has been an explosion” and “something has happened.” (Snip) Obviously there are no firm reports of who was responsible for the attacks, but the immediate suspicions fall on ISIS supporters hiding in Europe. Additional information coming out of Belgium indicates that witnesses heard the attackers “shouting in Arabic” before the explosions at the airport and that three unused suicide belts were recovered. What’s clear in the early stages is that this wasn’t some sort of lone wolf situation. This is far more reminiscent of France, with several high traffic targets being hit simultaneously for maximum carnage and terror value. The bombs used at the airport in particular are being described as large enough to require a great degree of technical sophistication, so somebody with a skilled bomb maker had to be involved. (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NCTexan Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 ... meanwhile, in other news.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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clearvision Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 So they announced the hunt for more terrorists after capturing the guy last week. I wonder how hard they interrogated him in the search for these guys. Seems like you would want quick info if you announce you know about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTexan Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 So they announced the hunt for more terrorists after capturing the guy last week. I wonder how hard they interrogated him in the search for these guys. Seems like you would want quick info if you announce you know about them. @clearvision Maybe the Europeans don't have the advance technology to effectively interrogate a terrorist mastermind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 So they announced the hunt for more terrorists after capturing the guy last week. I wonder how hard they interrogated him in the search for these guys. Seems like you would want quick info if you announce you know about them. @clearvision Maybe the Europeans don't have the advance technology to effectively interrogate a terrorist mastermind. Pendulums swing both ways. The Political Pendulum Is Swinging Back To The Right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Al-Suri's Doctrines for Decentralized Jihadi Training - Part 1Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Brynjar LiaFebruary 21, 2007 The evolution toward smaller, more autonomous and decentralized organizational structures has been identified as a key trend in jihadi terrorism during the past few years [1]. Confronting amorphous structures and networks, which lack clearly identifiable organizational linkages and command structures and in which self-radicalization and self-recruitment are key elements, is a formidable challenge for security services [2]. The jihadi decentralization trend is clearly a result of counter-terrorism successes. These "defeats" have been scrutinized and digested in the writings of key jihadi theoreticians during the past few years. New roadmaps and operational concepts are being explored as the jihadis search for effective ways to operate in the much less permissive security environment of the post-9/11 era. (Snip) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Full text of "THE GLOBAL ISLAMIC RESISTANCE CALL" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTexan Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Many of the talking heads are acting like terror attacks "in front" of airport security is something new.... How about the Orly attack at the ticket desks in 1983? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 I'm Shocked! ISIS Supporters Celebrate Brussels Attack After Suicide Bombing Kills Dozens at Airport & MetroKyle BeckeMar. 22 2016While the civilized world was mourning the killing of at least 34 and the injuring of 198 people, the supporters of the terrorist group ISIS were celebrating on social media. The terrorist-supporters’ Twitter accounts will not be linked here to prevent spreading of propaganda, but the statements are listed below. The Jerusalem Post was among the first major publications to comment on the tweets. Many pro-ISIS tweets came under the hashtag “Brussels is on fire”–an allusion to another hashtag “Paris is on fire.” (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Valin Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Police release image of Brussels bomb suspects wearing black glove on their left hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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clearvision Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 From ABC News' Louise Dewast in London: The Belgian federal prosecutor has confirmed in a statement that raids conducted in response to this morning's explosions have uncovered new evidence. The raids in an area called Schaerbeek have led to the discovery of an explosive device containing nails. Investigators have also found chemical products and an ISIS flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 2 Brothers Identified as Brussels Attackers; 3rd Suspect Is Sought KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA and ALISSA J. RUBIN MARCH 23, 2016 BRUSSELS — Two suicide bombers who carried out deadly attacks on Tuesday in Brussels have been identified as brothers with criminal records, Belgian officials said on Wednesday. The toll from the assaults, at the city’s main airport and at a subway station in central Brussels, stood at 31 dead and 270 injured. The brothers — Ibrahim el-Bakraoui, 30, and Khalid el-Bakraoui, 27 — were both Belgian and had a criminal history, but they had no known links to terrorism until the authorities conducted a raid on March 15 on an apartment in the Forest district of Brussels as part of the investigation into the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris. Ibrahim and another man blew themselves up at the airport at 7:58 a.m. — in two explosions, nine seconds apart — and then Khalid carried out a suicide attack at the Maelbeek subway station, around an hour later, Frédéric Van Leeuw, the Belgian federal prosecutor, said at a news conference. It was not immediately clear whether Khalid had also participated in the airport attacks. (Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 A Better Approach To Terrorism MARCH 22, 2016 Jeff Deist People of goodwill naturally attempt to make sense of terrible events like today’s bombings in Brussels, to help themselves address the psychological discomfort that occurs when seemingly incomprehensible violence occurs. We have a hard time processing a world where random bombs go off and kill peaceful travelers in airports or subway stations, because it threatens our equilibrium and sense of personal well-being. This discomfort has intensified in our era of 24 hour global news, whereas just a few generations ago our ancestors simply didn’t know about all the trouble in the greater world. The world seems more dangerous today, regardless of whether it actually is more dangerous. Just as politicians and media attempt to create a narrative that explains and influences events, individuals reflexively apply their personal narrative to the world around them. It’s human nature to want reality to comport with our personal worldview or ideology. Needless to say, the news channels today are full of ideological perspectives regarding what should be done. Western conservatives generally advocate a more rigorous prosecution of the “war on terror” as the solution to Muslim terrorism, accompanied by the dilution of civil liberties as needed to assist that in prosecution. Western progressives generally advocate humanitarian aid, open borders, and greater assimilation of Muslims by making countries more tolerant and multicultural (i.e., the same welfare/education/housing arguments they make to address homegrown criminality). https://mises.org/blog/better-approach-terrorism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Valin Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Paris Attacks Suspect Claims He 'Didn't Know' About Brussels Plans, Wants to Go to France 'As Quickly As Possible'Cortney O'BrienMar 24, 2016On Friday, Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam was captured by authorities in Brussels, Belgium, months after he planned the deadly carnage that killed over 120 people in the heart of France. The terror attacks in Brussels this week appeared to be revenge for his arrest. In a hearing Thursday morning in Brussels, however, Abdeslam's lawyer Sven Mary claimed his client knew nothing about the attacks this week that killed over 31 people and injured another 230. Mary also indicated Abdeslam wants to be extradited to France. Mr. Abdeslam "wants to leave for France as quickly as possible," Sven Mary, his lawyers, told reporters Thursday morning after a court hearing in Brussels. (Snip) * It doesn't matter where Abeslam chooses to "explain himself." There is no justifying the blood on his hands. As for him not even being aware of the follow up attack, we'll let the court decide. __________________________________________________________________ * Didn't Know? Give Me A Break! And John Gotti had no idea his crew was dealing heroin, Charlie Manson knew nothing about the Sharon Tate murders, & Hillary was shocked to discover Bill was cheating on her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SrWoodchuck Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 What a dim bulb. Take away the real pResident VaJayJay...and the slathering sycophants...and you have a creature with a laser-like focus...on one issue at a time...himself. How does he manage to keep oxygenated? Where even idiots manage to have a few "tools in their toolbox" this blathering boner needs to borrow one to have a cogent idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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