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Buriram Province - General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: dimple joe on August 22, 2015, 12:50:43 PM
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Three people have been hurt after a heavily armed man opened fire on a train in northern France, before being overpowered by two American passengers.
The incident happened on the high-speed Thalys service near Arras, and the attacker was arrested at Arras station.
The interior minister praised the Americans, one of whom was seriously injured, as was another passenger.
The man arrested was a 26-year-old Moroccan. Anti-terrorist officers have taken over the case.
The weapons were said to include a Kalashnikov, a knife, an automatic pistol and cartridges ...
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34023361?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central
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Well done lads, saved many lives.
Luckily. it did not occur in the UK.
If it had, they would now be locked up and charged with a racially motivated attack on the Moroccan and further charged for violating his human rights.
Vive La France !
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I read it was "two Americans and a Brit " ...so stop trying to steal all the glory for the Yanks
Frank Barbar Dimple Joe ;)
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/08/22/05/2B9053B200000578-3206426-image-a-6_1440216906871.jpg)
(from left to right) Anthony Sadler, from Pittsburg, California, Aleck Sharlatos from Roseburg, Oregon, and Chris Norman, a British man living in France thwarted the attacker while on the train. They are pictured with medals they received for bravery
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I read it was "two Americans and a Brit " ...so stop trying to steal all the glory for the Yanks Frank Barbar Dimple Joe ;)
You charmless tosser; are you really so obtuse ?
Most readers of the OP would understand that while it was congratulatory towards those who heroically put their lives at risk; it was simultaneously sniping at the PC brigade in the UK.
Your failure to comprehend this underlines your breath-taking stupidity.
As I am English, I have no reason to attempt to “steal all the glory for the Yanks” as you put it.
I should perhaps point out that it is against forum rules to publish poster's names, even when you are trying to look clever.
However, I doubt you would grasp the concept and will carry on posting your usual nonsense.
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Here we go again.
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Here we go again.
Yes...... Sad isn't it ::)
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Video of the scene after the Moroccan had been subdued - trussed up like a chicken - great job Marines.
Hope it's the bad guy doing the groaning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msb5Jo5Vm7Q
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Welldone to them all nationalities put aside
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I read it was "two Americans and a Brit " ...so stop trying to steal all the glory for the Yanks Frank Barbar Dimple Joe ;)
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/08/22/05/2B9053B200000578-3206426-image-a-6_1440216906871.jpg)
(from left to right) Anthony Sadler, from Pittsburg, California, Aleck Sharlatos from Roseburg, Oregon, and Chris Norman, a British man living in France thwarted the attacker while on the train. They are pictured with medals they received for bravery
Chris Norman added: “I came in at the end of it all, and I guess just helped to get the guy under control at the end.
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Chris Norman added: “I came in at the end of it all, and I guess just helped to get the guy under control at the end.
Every little helps in the battle against nutters with guns :)
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One BIG mistake : they left the perps alive !!! Now they will be assisted by every "human' rights lawyer for hire and by every PC bulshitt politician. It will drag on in court for years at an horrible expence for the taxpayer. Just my honest opinion.
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Mr dundeemk6 : Your honest opinion is right on the money and you are 100% correct.
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Seems a lot of misinformation on the incident, the heroes were not Marines but a joint team of US Air Force and US Army supported by a US Student.
Two of them are U.S. servicemembers. Spencer Stone is in the Air Force and Alek Skarlatos serves in the Oregon National Guard. (Oregon National Guard means US Army)
Stone, Skarlatos and their friend Anthony Sadler were traveling together when they heard shattering glass and saw people running, Skarlatos' brother Peter said. Sadler, a college student on his first trip to Europe, said they acted right away.
"My friend Alek Skarlatos yells, 'Get him!,' so my friend Spencer Stone immediately gets up to charge the guy, followed by Alek, then myself," Sadler said.
"The three of us beat up the guy," Sadler said. "In the process, Spencer gets slashed multiple times by the box cutter, and Alek takes the AK away."
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/08/22/europe/france-train-shooting-americans-overpower/ (http://edition.cnn.com/2015/08/22/europe/france-train-shooting-americans-overpower/)
So far there is no truth to the rumor that the 3 will be charged with racial profiling.
However, these men represent what help build America and I would expect nothing less from the US Military. or to quote another Hero, "Let's Roll".
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So far there is no truth to the rumor that the 3 will be charged with racial profiling.
And nor was there ever going to be, apart from in some idiots minds screwy
Lots of planks believe some of the rubbish printed in the press about the PC gone mad in the UK when in fact it is just made-up rubbish for morons to read and get worked up over. Read this article and you will see what I mean .
http://www.butireaditinthepaper.co.uk/category/pc-gone-mad/
Also when it comes to news stories like this there is such a rush to get the story out-there that papers don't care if what they print is true or not . But at the end of the day another Muslim nutter has been stopped and we can all sleep safely in our beds tonight knowing there will be Christmas in 4 months and not Winterval :laugh:
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National guard = part Timer .. A Toy soldier
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National guard = part Timer .. A Toy soldier
Too bad the rest of the world doesn't have more such toy soldiers, who incidentally completed a tour in Afghanistan.
That patch on his right should means he's been there done that.
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Four men received the French the Legion d’Honneur. I personally expect such actions from the US Military. I am given hope that a US College student stepped up. And while I may have issues with some of the Brits on this forum the 3 months I spent with UK military in Bashra showed me the fine traditions of the British Military (I supported the Royal Army, Navy, AF and Marines, top notch men.).
Three Americans received France’s highest honor from its President this morning after risking their lives to stop a terror attack on a train before it could get in motion. The three quick-thinking Americans, joined by a British businessman who helped in rendering the terrorist immobile, received high praise from Francois Hollande. “We are giving you the highest distinction of the country to show you how much we appreciate what you did,” declared François Hollande:
It’s good to see bona-fide heroes get their due. The natural inclination for human beings is to run from danger, but some men and women train themselves to run toward it to save others. We see them in our military, our police, fire, and EMT departments as well. Occasionally we see it in others, too; who among us can ever forget Todd Beamer’s “Let’s roll” on Flight 93, when a planeful of Americans gave up their lives to defeat the plans of the 9/11 hijackers?
http://hotair.com/archives/2015/08/24/video-three-americans-awarded-legion-of-honor-by-french-president/ (http://hotair.com/archives/2015/08/24/video-three-americans-awarded-legion-of-honor-by-french-president/)
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Good news indeed.
The UK newspapers are also saying "Mr Norman, Mr Stone, Mr Skarlatos and Mr Sadler, will reportedly be made chevaliers, or knights."
One or two negative comments as usual, the best was :-
Mkendi Adebolajo, Southwark, United Kingdom, 3 minutes ago
According to my friend who works in the CIA, there is a department in the CIA that comes up with and executes plans to discredit Islam. After this staged incident I believe it to be true.
:D
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Sacramento to hold parade for 3 American heroes
Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos grew up in Sacramento area
Published 1:39 PM PDT Aug 24, 2015
http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sacramento/sacramento-to-hold-parade-for-3-american-heroes/34888686
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congrats