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Doeed

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Tue Jul-27-10 05:42 PM
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France declares war against al-Qaida

France declares war against al-Qaida
By ELAINE GANLEY (AP) – 2 hours ago

PARIS — France has declared war on al-Qaida, and matched its fighting words with a first attack on a base camp of the terror network's North African branch, after the terror network killed a French aid worker it took hostage in April.

The declaration and attack marked a shift in strategy for France, usually discrete about its behind-the-scenes battle against terrorism.

"We are at war with al-Qaida," Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Tuesday, a day after President Nicolas Sarkozy announced the death of 78-year-old hostage Michel Germaneau.

The humanitarian worker had been abducted April 20 or 22 in Niger by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, and was later taken to Mali, officials said.

More here: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ga4XEojgZWdslYXywXNUjbZmpUTgD9H7JU5O1

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donco6

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Tue Jul-27-10 05:49 PM
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1. You go get 'em, France.

They're all yours.

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arcane1

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Tue Jul-27-10 05:52 PM
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2. "al Qaida" is in Niger and Mali too?

Or has that name become as generic as I assumed it would? Why aren't we "fighting them over there" too? :shrug:

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Subdivisions

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Tue Jul-27-10 06:00 PM
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3. They're EVERYWHERE! No one anywhere is safe! n/t

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arcane1

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Tue Jul-27-10 06:07 PM
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5. You're right! I just looked behind me...

there they were! :scared:

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Bobbieo

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Tue Jul-27-10 06:19 PM
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6. That's the power of religion for ya!!!

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HysteryDiagnosis

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Tue Jul-27-10 06:02 PM
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4. Yeah, it's a franchise.... pretty soon you will be able to get

it over the counter, no scrip, no waiting.

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valerief

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Tue Jul-27-10 06:55 PM
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12. I think al Qaeda means "take $$$$ from the Treasury and give it to your friends." nt

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spanone

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Tue Jul-27-10 06:20 PM
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7. good, let em go. let's get the boys & girls home now

Edited on Tue Jul-27-10 06:21 PM by spanone

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Scurrilous

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Tue Jul-27-10 06:32 PM
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8. Better late than never...

:thumbsup:

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Schema Thing

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Tue Jul-27-10 06:33 PM
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9. bullshit headline

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Doeed

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Tue Jul-27-10 06:43 PM
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10. MSNBC used the same headline....so is everyone else

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38424612/ns/world_news-europe

A quick Google search of the headline produces...

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&&sa=X&ei=tW5PTKTrFYL-8AaK-7HJAQ&ved=0CBkQvgUoAA&q=France+declares+war+against+al-Qaida&nfpr=1&fp=cc78708f447259b

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Schema Thing

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Tue Jul-27-10 06:50 PM
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11. yes, it's a bullshit headline.

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AzNick

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Wed Jul-28-10 01:07 AM
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20. Ok, here is the true statement

http://www.leparisien.fr/international/fillon-nous-sommes-en-guerre-contre-al-qaida-27-07-2010-1013957.php

Fillon: «Nous sommes en guerre contre Al-Qaïda»

What he means is: "we are at war against Al Qaida". He is simply reminding (or coming to the conclusion) that we (France, the Western world, whatever) are at war against the terrorist group.

France has had to deal with Islamic terrorism for a long time.

http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/event.php?eid=3163

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_the_Jackal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_bombings_in_France

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaled_Kelkal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_8969

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7a5D3sMJKM

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AzNick

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Wed Jul-28-10 12:57 AM
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19. Correct... It's in none of the French media

I checked lemonde.fr, figaro.fr (the conservative newspaper) and liberation.fr (the liberal newspaper) and not a word.

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Silent3

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Tue Jul-27-10 07:00 PM
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13. I have to admit, when I clicked on the OP to take a look...

...I was expecting that this would be an Onion story. :) I hadn't heard about the real related events yet.

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jody

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Tue Jul-27-10 07:14 PM
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14. How many al-Qaida are there? A few hundred or at most several thousand? On the other hand we have

the world in turmoil over the special interests of about five million citizens in Israel.

When, on when will the UN focus on several billion people who are starving?

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ThomWV

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Tue Jul-27-10 07:18 PM
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15. So, "War" has become a meaningless word to the French too?

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Ross K

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Tue Jul-27-10 07:20 PM
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16. In spite of the neocons' assertions,

France has long fought terrorism. Remember Carlos the Jackal?

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Robb

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Tue Jul-27-10 07:26 PM
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18. Heck, remember Jean-Louis Brugiere?

France has a good record.

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Baclava

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Tue Jul-27-10 07:23 PM
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17. French Generals can smell the war money flowing elsewhere.

Edited on Tue Jul-27-10 07:24 PM by Baclava

The War Industry has to blow up them dusty old bombs somewhere to keep them munitions factories making shiny new bombs.

Pick a target

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