Sad story. The wife and I stayed in the next arrondissement to the west.


Twelve people have died and three others were critically injured as gunmen opened fire at the office of a Paris-based satirical newspaper today in an attack that France's president called a "terrorist operation."

The shooting at the office of Charlie Hebdo was a "cowardly attack," said President Francois Hollande when he was at the scene this morning.

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"This is a terrorist operation against an office that has been threatened several times, which is why it was protected," he said, without going into the specifics of the police protection at the office in the center of Paris. Photos from the scene show a police car riddled with bullet holes.

The newspaper had been targeted in the past over its content, often aimed at religious groups.

French officials confirmed that there are believed to be three attackers, all of whom were seen in videos wearing black from head-to-toe. Their identities and affiliations have not been revealed but one of the men is heard screaming "Allahu Akbar," an Islamic phrase meaning "God is great," in one of the scene videos.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/deadly-shooting-reported-french-satirical-newspaper-office/story?id=28050771

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“I would rather die standing than live kneeling.” Besides Charb, three other cartoonists were reportedly killed in Wednesday’s attack.

I guess he got his wish.

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Europe and the U.K should maybe start to think really, really hard about a few things.

When are you going to start thinking hard?

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when they do, they'll blame the Je-ws.

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I'm always thinking hard, always caring and always on.

They should have some sort of La Partiote Acte. That's the ticket.

Reports from Pathère siraP say its a false flag. A white flag, hahaha.

Although maybe it is Le Pen.

Their problems with population demographics won't "think" themselves away.

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True. But their apparent solution is to put a gun to their collective heads and pull the trigger.

In all honesty, it's really just a matter of time in places like France and the UK.

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i think we as americans really need to put this shit to bed. we should organize an anonymous drawing contest- the whole country would be able to participate. goal? make the funniest drawing of muhommad and jesus buttfucking eachother. winners will be given no prize other than your drawing etched in stone at the 9/11 museum. as this is for america and everything we love about our country- like freedom of speech.

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Germany and Switzerland as well. There are many middle eastern people in Europe everywhere and they are starting to get scared.

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So they shot up the French Onion?

What the fuck for?

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Cartoons mocking Islam.

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Sadly, this is true.

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I don't think Islam (or any religion) deserves to be mocked in political cartoons, but when Islamic extremists do stuff like this it doesn't help their cause.

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Not exactly shockibg, though.

DID I SAY THAT???

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I did a weekly recap show about that paper called French Onion Soup





RIP to the victims. Burn in hell (if there is one) to the terrorists.

when extremists do stuff like this and the general muslim community doesnt express sympathy for it, YES- IT IS OUR DUTY AS AMERICANS TO SHIT ALL OVER THAT GOD FORESAKEN RELIGION.

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Except they did. Good point as usual though.

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The "general Muslim community" sucks at condemning their bad apples. Liberal Protestants have no trouble distancing themselves from their wingnuts.

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Religion deserves no special reverence- as this incident illustrates.

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To get the Muslim community to make a statement of condemnaton is tough, to actually take action and help in determination of these 'radicals" that they claim dont represent them is almost impossible.

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Out of curiosity, exactly what do so many Europeans find funny about mocking/clowning Muhammad?

Even some here think its....something (in fairness, I've never read here how it's funny). Instead of seeing it for the sophomoric attempt at humor that it weakly is, they (even here) wrap themselves as victims in the perceived assault on "their" jointly cherished freedom of speech?!? It isn't a question so much of freedom of speech as it seems to be free to be an ass to others without consideration or consequence.

It's kind of looking like the debate we have around here about some not being able to use the N-word or other ethnic/religious slurs in polite (or even mixed) company. Is it just because (the generic) YOU have been told not to that makes it so seductive? I really don't get it.

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Just not a debate about the quality of the humor as poor as it is.

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