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Showing posts with label Rules of Engagement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rules of Engagement. Show all posts

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Ron Smith: Postscript on Paris


What follows are comments on some of the issues raised in my 15 November posting (‘There is a war on’), which dealt with the ISIS attack on Paris.

Last Tuesday (17 November), there was a soccer match in Istanbul between Turkey and Greece.  Just before the kick-off an official call was made for a moment of silence for the victims of the terrorist attack in Paris, on the previous Friday.  It was greeted by whistling and shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ (‘God is great’).  They were celebrating!