Terror attacks by Islamist groups

[Skids]

Disguised as refugees and able to cross borders without being identified: ISIS general who blew up a hostage with a rocket and decapitated another prisoner is 'back in Europe with 400 soldiers' after fleeing Syria

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/isis/index.html

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'We will make New Year mayhem': ISIS supporters call for lone wolf attacks in cinemas, malls and HOSPITALS as they release pictures of a knife-wielding fanatic chasing Santa Claus

ISIS-linked media group has warned 'disbelieving dogs' to 'prepare your coffins'
One picture shows a knife-wielding fanatic chasing after a Father Christmas
Another post warns of New Year 'mayhem with bombings and trampling attacks'
Calls for attacks on shops and cinemas emerged on encrypted Telegram channel

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4072998/We-make-New-Year-mayhem-ISIS-supporters-call-lone-wolf-attacks-cinemas-malls-HOSPITALS-release-pictures-knife-wielding-fanatic-chasing-Santa-Claus.html

[Pies4shaw]

The encryption seems to have failed - or are you corresponding from Bletchley?

[HAL]

I have never heard about The encryption seems to failed - or are you corresponding from Bletchley .

[Skids]

A Timeline of Recent Terrorist Attacks in Europe
Over the past 13 months, Europe has become a crucible of terrorist activity.

http://time.com/4607481/europe-terrorism-timeline-berlin-paris-nice-brussels/

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[Jezza]

It's sad I've become desensitised to hearing about these violent terror attacks.

[Mugwump]

^ I think that is part of the strategy here, Jezza. If we can grow desensitized to this, we can grow desensitised to simpler outrages against our values and decencies. Break down order and values, and create the sense that these things are semi-normal and to be implicitly accepted and tolerated, and you create the conditions for revolutionary change. It's the only route these people have to power. It has worked for them in the ME, and over time, it may well work here too. One has only to listen to the ebbing tide of useless and irresolute emoting that accompanies each outrage. People don't even bother to colour their Facebook page with the Turkish flag, nowadays.

That said, Turkey is a unique country in its exposure to IS and to Syria, and what happens there has a rather different set of roots to the outrages that happen in Western Europe. The same broad forces are probably at work, but the context is important.

In other interesting and reputably-sourced news, police in Koln arrested 92 people on NYE around the station. 16 were German. There is either a lot of prejudice involved, or the integration project has a long way to go. Germany used to be a very well-functioning society based on respect for rules, law and order. Oh well.

[Pies4shaw]

And then the Allied Forces liberated the German people.

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[Pies4shaw]

Apart from a more tolerant attitude to foreign refugees in modern times, what differences do you see between Germany in 1950 and Germany today? Or did you mean that Germany is now disorderly, less-well-mannered or uncivil for some reason other than that it tolerates refugees? Perhaps when you referred to the "integration project" you had something else in mind?

[HAL]

What's your favourite part of Germany?

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[Pies4shaw]

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