Keeping Up With CAIR

Zahra Billoo

The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) touts itself as America's largest Muslim civil rights organization. It is anything but. CAIR is nothing more than an arm of Hamas and a creation of the Egyptian-based Muslim Brotherhood, an organization that has spawned most of the Islamic terrorist organizations in the world, such as Hamas, ISIS, and Al Qaeda. They feature an array of regional CEOs around the country who have a long track record of anti-Jewish statements.

At this time, as Israeli athletes in France are under maximum security at the Olympic games, as their soccer team has been subjected to taunts and "Heil Hitlers" from pro-Palestinian thugs at matches, CAIR has gone on record as having asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Israel from the games. This is based on Israeli's military response to the October 7 massacre at the hands of Hamas in Gaza. Ironically, even though the Palestinians have their own IOC-recognized team, there has been no demand from CAIR to ban them in response to the October 7 massacre (which is not even mentioned in CAIR's letter to the IOC.) Indeed, CAIR's national director, Nihad Awad, publicly praised the October 7 massacre of over 1,200 innocent Israelis, including women, children, and even infants in the most horrific ways imaginable.

Nihad Awad

Returning to the topic of CAIR directors, the San Francisco CEO of CAIR, Zahra Billoo, who herself, has a long record of anti-Semitic statements, is mourning the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on X (formerly Twitter). She states that Haniyeh's "martyrdom is not in vain."

Contrary to Billoo's statements about Haniyeh, he was not a "moderator peacemaker". He was a vicious terrorist with the blood of thousands on his hands. 

In addition, I am reminded of CAIR's Southern California CEO, Hussam Ayloush, another man with a long record of anti-Jewish comments on his resume. In 2013, while attending CAIR's annual convention in Anaheim, he was asked by a journalist about CAIR's connections to Hamas, and he became very indignant, first stating that CAIR, as a US civil rights organization, wasn't "in the business of getting dragged into Middle East affairs and conflicts in the Middle East". He then blew up, played the Islamophobia card, and stormed away from the journalist.

Hussam Ayloush (during the above-described interview)

In fact, CAIR is very much in the business of getting dragged into Middle East affairs and conflicts in the Middle East. Indeed, the very subject of Hamas is very sensitive for CAIR. Ask any CAIR representative if they support or condemn Hamas and watch the tap dance begin. They will become angry or give you some word salad that avoids answering the question. They can't say they support Hamas because Hamas is designated by the US Government as a terrorist organization-which it surely is. If they condemn Hamas, they betray their own cause and organization.

But the very words of people like Awad, Billoo, Ayloush, and countless other CAIR leaders, over the course of many years, give them away.

Has Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Been Killed?

Hat tip Gates of Vienna

 The Iranian media and other media in Europe are reporting that the leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has been assassinated in Teheran. The Iranian government is blaming it on a "Zionist attack". I am not 100% sure this has been confirmed, but it is breaking in the international press, including the Jerusalem Post and Reuters, quoting Hamas, so I'm posting this for what it's worth.

In recent years, Haniyeh had been living in Qatar while running Hamas from afar. According to the linked report, he also had a residence in Teheran.This is man with a ton of blood on his hands. He is a terrorist in the purest sense of the word and no doubt had a  hand in masterminding the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that resulted in over 1,200 innocent people being murdered, raped, and/or kidnapped back to Gaza. If the reports are true, few in the world will mourn the death of this evil man.

I cannot help recalling when that scoundrel of a British politician, George Galloway, was leading the "Viva Palestina" aid conveys to Gaza and handing over all kinds of support to Hamas, material, financial, or whatever.  It's early in the morning in Britain now, so someone will have the sad task of breaking the news to Galloway when he wakes up.

(l-r) Galloway and Haniyeh in happier times.

*Update: This is breaking all over Europe, so it appears to be factual.

France: Israeli Soccer Team Under Heavy Security for Match Against Japan

Beaujoire Stadium in Nantes

As we reported yesterday, the Israel Olympic soccer team has been met with ugly, racist jeers from pro-Palestinian fans at the Paris Olympics. Tonight, Israel is playing Japan in Nantes, a city known as an Antifa stronghold. Predictably, security is very tight. As I write, the match is set to begin in less than an hour. I pray there will be no violence.

 Here is an article from Le Figaro, which is translated by Fousesquawk. 

2024 Olympic games: At Nantes, maximum police security before Israel-Japan soccer match  on Tuesday

By Simon Cherner

Posted ten hours ago, updated 9 hours ago.

Caption: CRS (French National  Police Security) agents deployed at the Beaujoire Stadium in Nantes (Loire-Atlantic) during a League 1 match between FC Nantes and RC Strasbourg on 16 March 2024.

A significant security system should be deployed to ensure the safety of Israeli players on Tuesday and avoid any excess ahead of the sporting match. Several provocations have now already been spotted on social media.

The match promises to be the most guarded of the 8 soccer matches organized in Nantes in the framework of the 2024 Olympic games. Tuesday, July 30 at 9 pm, the match between Israel and Japan inside the Beaujoire Stadium should benefit from all the attention of police within the context marked by the controversies surrounding the arrival in France of the athletes from the Jewish state. The security should be even greater (since) Nantes, an Antifa bastion, had hosted several pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the start of the year.

"A substantial plan will be put in place, more significant than usual, conforming to the instructions from the Interior Ministry, which wants to create a 24-hour quasi-bubble around the Israeli delegation," a police source confides to Figaro. Some threats and provocations have already been identified by intelligence (services) on social media. "There is as yet, no major alert, but we will breathe easier when the match is over," it is further stated.

"Very sensitive" match

"The subject is very sensitive, (and) is under the purview of the prefecture," a person close to the case at the Interdepartmental Directorate of the National Police confirms. "We will be very attentive in putting in place the instructions of the Interior Ministry, but with a deployment equivalent to other matches in Nantes," the Loire-Atlantic Prefecture confirms to Figaro without further detail.

According to details communicated ahead of the Olympic games, about 215 police officers and 130 Gendarmes-excluding mobile units- are supposed to be mobilized for each match, in addition to more than 400 private security guards tasked with ensuring control of access to Beaujoire (Stadium). The demonstrations and "protest rallies" are also prohibited around the stadium from 26 July to 11 August. 

A half dozen demonstrations supporting Palestine and against the war in Gaza were organized in Nantes between October and December, then again in May and June, bringing together up to around 1,500 people with no major excesses. After the recent elections, the approach of the Olympic games in Paris has brought the Israeli-Palestinian conflict back into the news thanks to the (statements) of France Insoumise (Party) delegate, Thomas Portes. Hitting the streets during a-Palestinian rally, the elected official declared," The Israeli delegation is not welcome in Paris. The Israeli athletes are not welcome in the Olympic Games." The statements shocked the government and brought scandal within the National Assembly, particularly the left. 

The Paris Olympics Bring Back Memories of 1972 Munich Games

This article first appeared in Times of Israel Blogs.

Paris, 2024 (Yahoo)

I don't normally watch much of the Olympics simply because most of the sports they feature do not interest me. In addition, what should be a great international celebration has all too often been marred by ugly politics, usually directed at Israel. The 1972 games in Munich will always be remembered in infamy for the Palestinian terror attack against the Israeli team, which left 11 Israeli team members and 1 German policeman dead.

Munich 1972 (The Mirror)

I have been anticipating the Paris games with great trepidation given France's enormous problems with Islamic radicalism and terror. If a terrorist attack takes place during these games, I will not be shocked. If the French police, security, and intelligence forces can get through the games with no attacks, it will be an impressive victory. They have already intervened to stop at least 1 plot.  Nevertheless, even if there is no tragedy, the concepts of sportsmanship and understanding have already taken a beating thanks to the anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiments that have raised their heads.

The New York-based Jewish news outlet, Algemeiner, has listed several disturbing developments concerning the Israeli team, which is, as always, under very heavy security. I was astounded to read in the article that Adidas, a German shoe company, had been planning to issue 1972 Munich retro shoes in conjunction with the games and that Palestinian-American model, Bella Hadid, a strong enemy of Israel, was to model them. What were they thinking?

*Update: Hadid has now issued an apology.

Where were the sportsmanship and understanding when a wrestler from Tajikistan refused to shake the hand of his Israeli opponent and yelled, "Allahu akhbar" at him? In his next match, the Tajiki wrestler dislocated his shoulder and was carted off crying in pain.

Allahu akhbar.

As for the Israeli soccer team, as noted by Algemeiner, their opening match against Mali on Wednesday last week was marred by protesters jeering during the Israeli national anthem. That scene was repeated on Saturday when Israel faced off against Paraguay. While their anthem was being played, pro-Palestinian protesters in the stands waved their Palestinian flags, gave the Nazi salute, and yelled, "Heil Hitler". How ironic that so much of Palestinian propaganda is devoted to equating Israel with Nazi Germany and portraying the Jewish state as committing "genocide" against the poor Palestinians. For a short time, I thought that message had forever been discredited on October 7 last year, but I was in error. Rather than recoil in horror at the evil acts of Hamas, these folks have doubled down on the hate. They openly support Hamas and applaud what happened on that dark day. They might as well bring out old images of the late Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Amin al Husseini, who was an active ally of Hitler during World War 2. He was the true face of Palestinian hate and violence, along with Yassir Arafat, (the latter of Nobel Peace Prize fame).

As an American, I could care less whether the US walks off with the most gold medals. What I pray for is that there will be no terrorist attack in Paris during the games, whether it comes from Iran, ISIS, Hamas, Hezbollah, or anyone else.  If no attacks take place, I will applaud the work of the French police, security, and intelligence services. Unfortunately, they cannot prevent ugly incidents as we already have witnessed above. No doubt when the closing ceremony comes, the Olympic officials will all proclaim the victory of international competition in furthering peace in the world, blah blah blah.  Nonsense. Aside from the great athletic performances, these games, sadly, only provide a stage for all the world's conflicts to come into play with all the enormous security and protective concerns that are required. Just look at what Israeli athletes have to endure every four years. Those characters who gave the Nazi salute and yelled "Heil Hitler" only proved what we have been proclaiming for years: They are indeed anti-Semitic. And make no mistake: These games have already been marred by vicious Jew hatred. That is nothing to celebrate.

But celebrate they will.

Sweden and the EU's Aid to Palestinians

Dick Erixon is the editor-in-chief of Samtiden, a conservative Swedish website put out by the Sweden Democrat party. Erixon is now a member of the European Parliament and has tackled the issue of EU funding for the Palestinian Authority, which the EU wants to increase. Given the revelations that part of this money is used by the Palestinian Authority to pay families of terrorists whio commit acts of terror against Israel, Erixon is asking how the EU intends to ensure that European taxpayer money is not used to promote terrorism. Seems like a reasonable question to me.

The below article in Samtiden by Erixon is translated by Fousesquawk. (Visuals are by Fousesquawk.)

   https://samtiden.nu/2024/07/nej-inga-mer-skattemedel-till-palestinsk-terror/

Caption: Written question to EU Commission on billion (euro payments) to Palestinian Authority

No, No more tax funding for Palestinian terror

By Dick Erixon  24 July 2024

As a member of the European Parliament, I am now asking Ursula von der Leyen and the Commission if they can guarantee that the EU's new aid funding is not used to finance terrorism.

Post: Despite the fact that financial aid from Sweden and Europe is used to promote Palestinian terror, the EU now wants to increase the payments. The need to increase financial aid has never been so great according to the EU's foreign affairs head, Josep  Borrell. The Palestinians' budget problem has gotten worse since several countries have stopped aid payments when it was discovered that money is being used to spread terror. Part of this funding has been used to pay families of persons convicted of terrorism. The fact that terror families receive higher payments if the crime is worse, therefore, gives individuals an incentive to commit terror crimes.

In a declaration of purpose, The EU Commission makes it clear that they will pay out billions to support the Palestinian Authority's "reform work". A new Palestinian strategy would, according to the Commission, "stabilize the Palestinian Authority and economy in the West Bank through a substantial and trustworthy reform agenda .......which lays the groundwork for recovery and builds resilience".

400 million to be sent immediately

The EU's extra bill for the tax-payers will be 400 million euros just for July to September this year. This short-term support will then be replaced with the "comprehensive program for Palestinian recovery and resilience". The EU Commission promises immediate and sharp proposals when the EU Parliament opens after the holidays.  Thus, Ursula von der Leyen wants to ensure that the payouts from the new aid program begin this year.

As usual, there are promises of gold and green forests. The EU's new aid program will ensure that a balanced budget is achieved in 2026 and that fiscal sustainability is then ensured. The Palestinian bureaucracy will become effective, corruption will be fought, the rule of law and transparency will be strengthened, social insurance and the education system will be reformed, the business climate will be improved, and the foundation for a free market economy will be strengthened.

All this must be done here at home in Sweden and the rest of Europe.

I have promised to examine how your tax money is used by the EU, and that is what I will do. As your watchdog in the EU Parliament, I have submitted a written question to the EU Commission as to how they intend to ensure that none of these billions in aid is used to promote terror.

I await the answer with (bated breath).

Is Italy Safe for Women?: The Latest Case from Mantua

Mantua (Mantova), Lombardy, northern Italy

On July 16, a 55-year-old woman from Mantua (Mantova in Italian) was riding her bike home after attending a summer festival. Around 2 am, she was allegedly attacked by a 24-year-old Pakistani man and sexually assaulted. She was rescued by a private security patrol, and the man was arrested after fleeing and hiding in a bush.

The below article in Il Giornale by Francesca Galici points out that women in Italy do not feel safe at anytime day or night, and that Italy is suffering a plague of rapes at the hands of people "for whom the body of the woman is nothing more than an instrument at their service to satisfy their own appetites."

And she is not referring to Italian men.

The below article is translated by Fousesquawk.

 https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/nazionale/lassalto-bicicletta-e-stupro-cos-pakistano-ha-aggredito-2349268.html

The assault on a bicycle and rape: This is how a Pakistani attacked a 55-year-old woman from Mantua.

The woman was returning home from a summer festival when the 24-year-old foreigner chased her, dragged her into a secluded area, and forced her to submit to non-consensual sexual acts.

Francesca Galici, 21 July 2024-13:53

Yet another sexual attack in Italy, a country already where women fear to go out at any time of day. let alone at night. The latest victim is a 55-year-old, who on July 16 around 2 o'clock in the morning, was returning home after an evening spent at the ritual summer festival of Campitello di Marcaria in Mantua province. According to police reconstruction, a 24-year-old Pakistani, now in custody, reportedly followed her and then chased her, blocking her along State Road 420.

The unidentified man reportedly immobilized her and then dragged her into a secluded place where nobody would be able to hear the cries of the woman. He then reportedly grabbed her by the throat and pinned her to the ground where the woman was forced to undergo sexual acts. A private security police patrol realized that something was wrong, (and their) presence distracted the man who let her go. Only at that point, the victim managed to get loose and escape, finding aid with the two guards. It was they who immediately alerted emergency services, and Carabinieri cars and an ambulance rushed to the scene and transported the woman to the nearby hospital in Mantua, where she was treated. The doctors found injuries to the woman compatible with the violence she suffered.

The search by the Carabinieri did not last long because after fleeing, the Pakistani thought he had found a safe refuge in the middle of a bush at a nearby residence. It was there that the Carabinieri found him, then picked him up and took him to the (station). The 24-year-old, who is a resident of Ferrara, is now in custody in the jail on via Poma in Mantua after the judge of preliminary investigation validated the arrest, ordering him into preventive custody in jail. Fortunately, the woman, on the physical level, did not suffer serious physical consequences from the violence, but she is still in a state of shock after all she suffered.

A carefree summer evening, as spent for centuries in the Lower Po Valley, between village festivals and religious festivals, has suddenly been transformed into a nightmare. 

The plague of sexual attacks, which has already assumed the shape of a social emergency, risks radically changing the habits and traditions of our country. Women are troubled by the danger of being assaulted at any moment by subjects, for whom the body of the woman is nothing more than an instrument at their service to satisfy their own appetites.

Could There Be a Comeback for Hillary Clinton?

Here we go again

With all the noise about President Biden and whether he will withdraw from the presidential race or not (the rumors seem to change every day.), the news is leaking out that the Clintons are fully supporting Biden staying in the race. At the same time, we now have this op-ed in The Hill by someone named Pablo O'Hana. He says there is a perfect solution to the dilemma facing the Democrats.

Hillary Clinton, the  Empress Dowager, herself.

O'Hana goes on to extoll Clinton's experience and great achievements as a senator and secretary of State. To be frank, his op-ed is downright hagiographic in its fulsome praise of Mrs. Clinton. O'Hana is a Brit, but at the end of the article he says this:

 "In her candidacy, we might just find our best chance to retain the White House and transcend the gladiatorial spectacle of politics." 

(I would infer that O'Hana is a naturalized US citizen, which would be irrelevant except for the above sentence.)

At any rate, I would beg to differ since I considered her a flop as senator and secretary of State, not to mention her controversies as First Lady. That is not my thesis here, however. Hillary Clinton's faults and scandals have been thrashed out for years, and the public is well aware of them. I would also note that Hillary Clinton is no stranger to "gladiatorial" politics.

Instead, I prefer to speculate as to why the Clintons have come out in support of Biden. This is just a guess from someone who, obviously, has no insider information.

Some observers are speculating that this is just a way for the Clintons to get back at former-President Obama. If you recall, he's the one who "stole" the 2008 nomination from Hillary. That may well be, but if Hillary is really waiting in the wings to run again, the smart move would not to be one of those pulling the rug out from under Biden and the 14 million or so Democrats who chose him to be the nominee. Thus, if Hillary really thinks Biden's days are numbered, better to be the loyal supporter who, after Biden drops out, can be persuaded by the Democrats to save the nation from the evil Trump.  (No doubt it will require a lot of cajoling on the part of the Democrat leadership, right?)

In this respect, California Governor Gavin Newsom also comes to mind. He is "steadfastly supporting" Biden. Few doubt his ambition to one day be in the White House.

But getting back to Hillary, there's a problem. Aside from the obvious dilemma of dragging out another old white dinosaur and passing over Kamala Harris (a minority), I doubt that the younger generation of Democrat voters would warm up to Mrs. Clinton. She would simply represent more of the same old gerontocracy of the party when most people on both sides prefer younger leadership after watching Biden struggle the last 3-1/2 years.

Moreover, there is the never-ending issue of Clinton scandals she would have to deal with. Perhaps, the email issue has been beaten to death (unsuccessfully), but questions about the Clinton relationship to Jeffrey Epstein would surely arise. On the other hand, a Trump vs. Clinton campaign would just be one accusation after another against each other. 

More than that, I just feel that Hillary's moment has passed even among the liberals. She is not likable, she is not charismatic, and listening to her speeches is an ordeal. She has her following, but I don't think she would excite the younger Democrat voters. In fact, I think she will turn them off. That's just my opinion. Far be it from me to get inside the heads of today's Democrats.

At any rate, assuming Biden drops out, I doubt the nomination will go to anyone who is trying to oust him. That means that whoever among the Democrats wants the nomination, the last thing they would do is submarine Biden.

Germany: Follow-up on Police Shooting Near Nuremberg

Lauf-an-der-Pegnitz, (Bavaria), Germany

On June 30, an Iranian asylum-seeker, armed with a knife, went on a rampage outside a train station in the Bavarian town of Lauf-an-der-Pegnitz, near Nuremberg. He was shot and killed by police when he reportedly attacked the police with the knife.

This week, the Nuernberger Nachrichten ran a story in which his family and friends questioned why the man, identified only as Mohammad, had to die. The article is translated by Fousesquawk.

One comment: According to the article, Mohammad was a good guy and was well thought of. He aspired to be a doctor, but his application for asylum was denied, and we don't know why. It may very well be that this is a case of one who just cracked for one reason or another. Maybe he was committing what we call in the US call, "suicide by cop". However, at the end of the day, if you attack people with a knife, particularly a cop, you are most likely to get shot-in most any country.

 https://www.nordbayern.de/polizeiberichte/warum-musste-mohammad-sterben-familie-hinterfragt-handeln-der-polizei-nach-todlichem-schuss-in-lauf-1.14348341

Funeral in Iran

Why did Mohammad have to die? Family questions police action after deadly shot in Lauf

By  Azeglio Elia Hupfer    July 17, 2024 05:00

Caption: Friends and family mourn Mohammad at the bus stop (at the train station) in Lauf an-der-Pegnitz. Flowers were laid and candles lit.

Lauf an-der-Pegnitz- Following the deadly stomach shot at the train station left of the Pegnitz (river), family, friends, and acquaintances are stunned and ask themselves why Mohammad had to die. The Iranian embassy is also involved.

"Cops kill! Say his name," is spray-painted at the bus stop at the  Lauf train station on the left side of the Pegnitz. His name was Mohammad. In the afternoon of June 30, he was killed by a shot from a federal policewoman. First, according to the police, there was reportedly a knife attack by Mohammad on a patrol. The investigation by the Schwabach Criminal Police, in cooperation with the State Prosecutor's Office is on-going as of July 16.  

While the authorities are releasing little information about the incident, referring to on-going investigations, more is known about the killed 34-year-old from an investigation by the Nuremberg Press Publishers- (parent company) of the Nuernberger Nachrichten and the Pegnitz Zeitung (Newspaper). Accordingly, Mohammad fled Iran to Germany in 2015 and lived the last nine years in community housing for refugees in Roethenbach in the Nuremberg area.

Big plans, no asylum

"He came here with a lot of hope and goals," Mohammad's brother-in-law tells the Nuernberger Nachrichten. Mohammad wanted to become a doctor, completed an advanced language course in Erlangen, and ultimately, became fluent in German. Mohammad's asylum application was denied, however. An appeal was unsuccessful three years ago. In the end, he was merely tolerated in Germany. 

Mohammad used his knowledge of German to help other residents of the housing facility with translating, (and) many called him "Professor", friends and social workers say. Mohammad was well-loved in the residence (and) always had a smile, residents recall. "He never had a knife on him, was always ready to help, and was a calm guy," says one acquaintance.

The question of why

Family and friends are still stunned and wonder why Mohammad had to die. In Nordrhein-Westfalen live Mohammad's sister and brother-in-law. The family wonders: "Why couldn't three well-trained police officers control the situation differently?" Why did they immediately shoot Mohammad?"

Mohammad's brother-in-law suspects a possible connection with the knife attack at the Mannheim Market  Square at the end of May. "Maybe the police were afraid and shot." On May 31 a 25-year-old wounded five participants of a demonstration by the anti-Islam movement, Pax Europa, and a 29-year-old policeman with a knife. The policeman died two days later from his injuries. In the case of Mohammad, there is no indication of an extremist background at this stage of the investigation.

The Iranian embassy in Germany is also involved in the death of Mohammad, also asking how the 34-year-old could die. The Bavarian Refugee Council also expects a complete explanation. "We are demanding a comprehensive and critical investigation of the incident in Lauf-an-der-Pegnitz, to prevent future tragedies," says Johanna Boehm, of the Bavarian Refugee Council. 

Buried in Iran

Mohammad's body is now in Iran. He was buried there last week. "Here in Germany, he only had his sister and me. His family in Iran wanted to have the possibility to mourn at his grave," says the brother-in-law.

Netherlands: Nine Eritreans Sentenced for February Riot in the Hague

-Irish Sun

In February, the Hague, Netherlands was rocked by groups of Eritrean nationals fighting each other in the streets. This week, nine of the suspects have been sentenced to varying lengths of jail time for their role. There is no information available as to any deportation orders.

The below article from yesterday's RTL Nieuws is translated by Fousesquawk,.

 https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artikel/5461442/groep-eritreeers-de-cel-om-rellen-den-haag-zalencentrum-opera

Dozens of officers wounded

Nine Eritreans get jail sentences for their role in riots of "unprecedented intensity" in the Hague.

By RTL News/ANP- 6 hours ago-Updated 6 hours ago

In the Opera Central Hall, on Fruitweg (street) on February 17, there was a meeting of the Eritrean community. A group made up of  Eritreans opposed to the regime went inside and exchanged blows with those present.

"Unprecedented intensity"

According to the judge, the camera images show that most of the suspects threw paving stones at the police. The judge also holds the group responsible for the acts of other rioters. "It was a continuing process in which the group dynamic caused the violence to escalate to unprecedented intensity."

The intensity can be seen in these images.

In total, twenty-six people were arrested for the riot. Today, the case against ten of them was heard, all between the ages of 19-36. Seven of them were convicted for their role in the violence, one for incitement and one, a 23-year-old man, for violence as well as incitement. A couple of days earlier, he called for a riot on TikTok. 

The 23-year-old man got the longest sentence: One year in jail and he was remanded directly into custody. The others may remain free on appeal.

One suspect acquitted

One suspect was acquitted who had filmed the riot, but according to the judge, it cannot be proven that he contributed to the riot. The other nine, according to (Algemeen Dagblad) have been ordered by the judge to pay for damages during the riot to the police and the transport carrier, Arriva, as well as compensation to the dozens of officers, some 750,000 euros in total. According to the newspaper (AD), they will all appeal.

The prosecution had asked for 6-12 months in jail for the ten.

France: One Dead, One Cop Stabbed

The Olympic games are one week away in Paris, and it promises to be a real hum-dinger. And I'm not talking about the sports angle. I am sadly predicting there will be major problems and safety concerns in Paris. Yesterday, a Senegalese chap stabbed a police officer in the neck in Paris, apparently after having stabbed a 16-year-old to death.

The below article from today's France 24 is translated by Fousesquawk.

 https://www.france24.com/fr/info-en-continu/20240719-attaque-au-couteau-%C3%A0-paris-l-agresseur-soup%C3%A7onn%C3%A9-d-un-meurtre-une-heure-plus-t%C3%B4t-%C3%A0-courbevoie

Knife attack in Paris: The suspect may have committed a murder earlier in Courbevoie

The man who seriously injured a police officer Thursday evening near the Champs-Elysees in Paris is suspected of having committed a murder in Courbevoie in Hauts-de-Seine, according to information gathered by Agence France Presse according to the Nanterre Public Prosecutor's Office. The events reportedly played out one hour earlier.

Posted July 19, 2024 at 10:59. Updated July 19, 2024 at 10:57 (sic?)

Caption: Police, Gendarmes, and a soldier secure the zone in front of a Louis Vuitton boutique after a man attacked a police officer with a knife on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on July 18, 2024.

An investigation had already been opened for the "attempted murder of a police officer". The day after the attack against a police officer near the Champs-Elysees, the Nanterre Public Prosecutor's Office announced to AFP on Friday, July 19, that the suspect is also suspected of having struck two mortal knife blows on a 16-year-old adolescent in a Courbevoie apartment before fleeing on a two-wheeler.

The man, killed by a police shot, had already reportedly showed up at the scene of the homicide, his parents indicated. Their son was squatting in the lodging according to information given to the investigators. He showed psychiatric problems and had already fled from the family residence in  Loiret and from the psychiatric hospital.

A man "known to the police"

Later in the evening, the man wounded a police officer who had been called by a private security guard of a Louis Vuitton boutique in the 8th arrondissement of Paris to report the presence in the store of an individual armed with a knife.

Police prefecture tweet:

"Intervention in progress in the Champs-Elysees sector of Paris. Avoid the sector, let the (police) do their work. The police prefect is at the scene."

The injured police officer, struck "in the neck near the cervical, is in urgent care, but his life is not in danger," the Paris prefect of police, Laurent Nunez, stated Thursday evening.

According to a police source, the attacker was of Senegalese nationality and was "known to the police".

This attack occurred eight days from the opening of the Olympic games, for which an average of 35,000 police and gendarmes will be mobilized each day.

Agence  France Presse

The Return of Trump

 

From the 2019 Carnivale celebration in Viareggio, Italy in 2019.

The Secret Service: Should Director Kimberly Cheatle Resign?

 

Kimberly Cheatle

I'm not a believer in rushing to judgment, and there is still a lot we need to know about the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on Saturday. A couple of days ago, I posted an article, which first appeared on the conservative website, New English Review, and then was cross-posted here. Some of the readers at New English Review have taken me to task for expressing my long-held respect for the Secret Service, but even more for my insistence that there was no deliberate attempt on the part of the agency (especially those on the ground) to facilitate the shooter in killing the former president. The New English Review is no conspiracy site, but you cannot account for all the people who read your postings and choose to comment on them. At least one such reader firmly believes that the agents assigned to protect Trump "set him up" to be killed. I consider that ridiculous.

Having said all that, it is obvious to all that serious mistakes were made, first in not securing that building, and second, not responding properly to the initial sightings of the shooter. I just don't see any way those lapses can be explained away or excused. Was it deliberate? Were agents in the protective detail trying to "set Trump up" to be killed? I don't believe that for a second. I also take issue with those attacking at least one of the female agents who were escorting Trump off the stage into the vehicle that took him to the hospital.  How cruel can you be by posting videos and photos of that agent seemingly having difficulty in holstering her weapon? Many of the people crucifying this agent have never been in a shooting incident (I have.) In spite of your training, things move fast from second to second, and yes, you feel the fear. Hopefully, you fall back on your training and do your job. Nobody in that detail that surrounded Trump ran from the scene or hid behind a building.  

Yet, there must be accountability for the breakdown in security. Trump survived, but one man was killed, and two others seriously wounded. I suspect that there are a few agents who were responsible for the advance trip to Butler to set up security or who were negligent on Saturday who will be disciplined, possibly even fired. That brings us to the Director of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle. She is taking a great deal of heat and demands for her resignation or firing. 

I suspect there is more to be learned about her role in deciding on the level of manpower and resources devoted to protecting Trump. That also applies to her direct subordinates who may have been more directly involved in implementing the policies. I understand that she was a Secret Service agent herself for many years and was involved in the security detail that protected Biden when he was vice president. She then left the service to take a position with Pepsico. It is said by some that it was Jill Biden who got her hired to become director. That I do not know.

Based on what I have seen to this point, my feeling is that Cheatle should resign or be fired. She is the director and she must take ultimate responsibility for the agency's biggest failure since the Kennedy assassination in 1963. Even if she didn't micro-manage the operation of the Trump detail, that is  irrelevant. I should note at this point that there are claims that the Trump campaign or possibly the Secret Service team protecting him had requested additional manpower or resources which were rejected by the agency and/or DHS (which oversees the Secret Service).  If true, Cheatle and/or any other high-level supervisors who made such a decision should accept the responsibility for that error. (Both the Secret Service and DHS deny the allegations.)

Moreover, Cheatle's public statements in the now infamous interview with ABC's Pierre Thomas have only made her case worse. Whatever failings on the part of the local officers assigned to Saturday's event, they were operating under the umbrella of the Secret Service, and any breakdowns are still the responsibility of the Secret Service. In addition, her claim that no agents were placed on the roof of the building because it was sloped, and therefore, posed a safety risk, is ridiculous. The Secret Service sniper(s) who took out the shooter were also positioned on a roof that was sloped. Cheatle told her interviewer that she accepted responsibility for the failure because she is the director of the agency, yet, she said she would not resign. I think she should reconsider.

As I have previously stated, I take no pleasure in criticizing the Secret Service. I have always considered them a highly professional organization based on my own experiences with them as a DEA agent. I am sure the now-retired agents I knew are shaking their heads at what occurred. Even great agencies can decline if headed by the wrong people. This is not about whether a female can lead a law enforcement agency or even be a field agent-they can. And let's not forget: what we witnessed live on TV Saturday was agents, male and female, running toward the danger to save former President Trump, regardless of whether they were fumbling with their guns or not. 

Finally, Serious mistakes were made, and there should be accountability for those mistakes. But until someone comes forward with proof and people are charged, I refuse to believe that anybody in the Secret Service was conspiring to get Trump assassinated Saturday. There may well be attempts by higher-ups to conceal embarrassing mistakes, but in this case, they will likely fail because millions of Americans have seen with their own eyes that things went wrong. Conspiracy theories thrive when there is a lack of total transparency and accountability. I fully recognize that the current administration is full of skullduggery. Hopefully, come January, we will have an administration that we can trust. But right now, let's deal in facts and not conspiracy theories.

Jen Psaki Needs to Be Reminded Who Got Shot

Jen Psaki

MSNBC talking head and former Biden White House press spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, true to form, has made disgusting comments in the wake of the Trump assassination attempt.  Speaking on Meet the Press, Sunday, the day after the shooting, Psaki demanded that the Republicans-the Republicans- tone down the rhetoric in referring to the Republican convention that was set to begin the following day. This after years of demonization of Trump by her side. Just in the days and weeks leading up to Saturday's shooting, President Biden and his followers referred to Trump as a "Hitler", a dangerous man who would end democracy, an existential threat to America, a man who must be stopped however necessary. Is it any wonder that some deranged, 20-year-old like Thomas Matthew Crooks would decide to take out this "danger to American democracy"?  

Psaki, who burst into prominence as a spokesperson for the Obama  2008 presidential campaign and was rewarded with an appointment as State Department press spokesperson before eventually becoming President Biden's White House spokesperson, has a long history as a partisan mouthpiece. She should know better, you would think. Apparently, however, Psaki needs to be reminded of a few facts.

It was not President Biden who was the target of an assassination attempt. It was not Biden who was shot. It was not a Biden supporter who was killed. The two people critically wounded were not Biden supporters.

It was the other side, Jen, the Republican candidate who was shot and wounded. It was a Trump supporter who was killed. It was two Trump supporters who were wounded.

And no, Jen, the Republicans are not recklessly talking about carrying out revenge against President Biden. They are not advocating assassinating anybody. They are not making reckless statements about putting  Biden in the "bullseye", as Biden recently said about Trump.  It is the Democrats who should lower the tone of their rhetoric.  

But here we have hypocrites like Jen Psaki, who have the gumption to take a tragedy like this and turn it around and upside down on its head by insisting that it is the victims who must lower the tone of their rhetoric. What strange times we are living in.

The Secret Service

This article first appeared in New English Review.

 In thinking about what I could write about the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, I had to ponder what I could add to what is being reported and commented on by millions around the world.  The answer to that question was right there swirling in my head because, among my primary concerns for former President Trump, the deceased spectator, his family, the two wounded individuals, and the country in general, I find that my thoughts also keep going back to the Secret Service and the criticism that is being directed at them.

Being a retired Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent (1973-1995), I had several occasions to come into contact with the Secret Service. On one occasion, I worked an undercover case with a Secret Service agent, and during my tour of duty in Milan, Italy (1982-87), they also had an office down the hall from ours in the US Consulate in Milan. Many people don't realize that aside from their protection duties, the Secret Service is also responsible for investigating counterfeit currency cases. At that time, there was a lot of counterfeit US currency circulating in northern Italy, and so the Secret Service opened an office in Milan. To this day, I have a certificate of appreciation from the Secret Service hanging proudly on my wall, as well as an autographed photo of President Ronald Reagan "to (me) with best wishes". (The latter was actually a gift from one of my Secret Service colleagues in Italy, and the signature is machine-made. I never met Reagan.) All of that is a lead in to saying that I have enormous respect for the Secret Service. I consider them an outstanding, professional organization, and I feel sadness at the apparent black eye they are suffering today.

Make no mistake: The agents who dove on President Trump, shielded him with their bodies, and got him into the vehicle are heroes. They did what they are trained to do, in effect, take a bullet, if necessary for the president-whoever that may be. Yet, the entire world is asking why that building, some 150 yards or so from where Trump was standing, was not secured. How did the shooter get up to the roof of that building in the first place? As I write, there is still speculation and outright Internet rumors going around as to how agents and or police responded to the rooftop alert from witnesses, exactly when the Secret Service snipers zeroed in on the shooter, and were they short on manpower, if so, why? That will all be sorted out in the coming days and weeks.

What I do know is that for every event that a Secret Service protectee attends, an advance team goes to the location several days earlier to prepare for the protection operation. They meet with local police, get information as to any possible threats in the area, identify locations of the closest hospitals, scout out the event location, and plan the operation. The question is how did that building figure in the planning and was it actually overlooked? The coming investigation will focus greatly on that advance trip and what kind of operational plan was made up. 

Another point I want to mention is this: As with any law enforcement agency, these tragic events serve as a teaching point for agency training in order to prevent a repetition of any mistakes that might have been made. This is not for the purposes of crucifying individual agents, but for legitimate training purposes. The assassination of President Kennedy in 1963 became a training "manual" for future Secret Service agents, and their protection methods have become much more sophisticated since. Has that stopped attempts on presidents? No, unfortunately, these will continue, but lives can be saved. 

Though DEA does not have protective duties, we do have operations that require planning. We have also had our share of tragedies and agents killed in the line of duty. In our case, these have mostly occurred during undercover operations and raids. To prevent these tragedies, DEA, like any professional law enforcement agency in the US, requires an operational plan be drawn up for instances like the above. (Of course, sometimes, things happen so fast that having an operation plan becomes difficult if not impossible.) 

In terms of training, many of our tragedies in which we have lost agents have become material for training future agents. One term we use is "risk management", that is, certain methods as to how risks can be reduced when working undercover or conducting search or arrest warrants. I myself taught some of those classes while stationed at the DEA Office of Training during my final tour of duty before retiring in 1995.

As I said, there is now and will continue to be intense scrutiny on the Secret Service. We know the questions; we must await the answers and the solutions. I sincerely hope that Congress does not decide that the solution is to scrap the Secret Service and reassign protection duties to another agency, DHS or the FBI. That, in my view, would be a grievous error, but that is a whole different discussion. If the Secret Service erred in Butler, they will correct the error and learn from it. If disciplinary measures are needed, they will be taken. If there is some institutional problem, for example, with current leadership, hopefully, that will be addressed. If criticism of the Secret Service is warranted in this case, so be it. I still believe, however, that these agents are dedicated, courageous, and professional people.

The Trump Shooting

 I happened to be watching the Trump speech on TV when the shots rang out. There is nothing I can add to what the news is reporting. The only thing I would add is that the Internet is running with rumors that the shooter has been identified. There is a name attached and an affiliation mentioned. This is totally unconfirmed, and I don't see any purpose to put it out at this stage.

Our prayers are with the deceased victim and his family. We also need to pray for our country.

( Hat tip Gates of Vienna and Vlad Tepes.)

* Update 7-14-24: The name floating on the Internet has proved to be false. As we all know now, the (deceased) shooter is identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks (20) of Bethel Park, Pa.

Netherlands to Extradite Woman Suspected in Murder Attempt of Spanish Politician

(l-r) Accused shooter, Mehrez Ayari-victim, Alejo Vidal-Quadras

We have been following the story about the attempted murder of a Spanish politician in Madrid and the subsequent arrests of suspects, including in the Netherlands. This week, a Dutch court in Amsterdam approved the extradition of Chahinez K., a woman residing in the Netherlands, to Spain. There are also  suspected connections to Iran and a plan by the same group to murder an Iranian journalist residing in the Netherlands. 

The below article from Omroep Brabant.nl is translated by Fousesquawk. 

https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4504557/aanslag-op-politicus-bossche-vrouw-27-moet-naar-de-spaanse-cel

Attack on politician: Woman from Den Bosch (27) going to Spanish cell

Wednesday at 14:09-Updated Thursday at 15:16

Caption: Image after the attack (photo ANP)

Chahinez K. (27) from Den Bosch, who is suspected of involvement in an (attempted) murder attack upon a Spanish politician, will be turned over to Spain. She has been in custody in the Netherlands since April. K. is suspected of financing and preparation in the attempted murder attack.

Written by Ron Vorstermans

The woman denies having anything to do with the attack against politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras in Madrid. He was shot in the head and barely survived the attack.

The International Legal Assistance Chamber of the Amsterdam court has approved the extradition to Spain, as was decided Wednesday. The Spanish authorities have guaranteed that if K. is convicted, she will be allowed to serve her sentence in the Netherlands.

Fugitive

The ex-(husband) of K. according to her lawyer, is one of the co-suspects. He is still a fugitive. The woman reportedly flew spontaneously to the south of Spain at his request then accompanied him to Madrid. She was seen there with him by investigators.

She also reportedly transferred payments of 200 euros and 50 euros to him upon his request. Three days before the attack, he reportedly transferred 250 euros to an accomplice. "I was just used," K. said earlier regarding the suspected financing.

Another man arrested

A 38-year-old man with Tunisian nationality was arrested in Haarlem on June 9 for the attempted murder. According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, he is the suspected shooter. Spain has also requested his extradition.

At the end of last month, the Public Prosecutor's Office announced that this man, together with a 27-year-old Colombian, is also suspected of (plotting) the assassination of an Iranian activist and journalist residing in the Netherlands. Vidal-Quadras has connections with the Iranian opposition, which according to (Quadras), was the motive for the (attempted) murder attack.

Biden's "Big Boy" Press Conference

Yesterday was not a very good day for President Biden. On the same day, he committed two embarrassing name gaffes. First, he introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskii to his NATO audience as "President Putin". In the evening, he held his widely-anticipated press conference, dubbed the "big boy" press conference by White House press spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre. It came in the evening after Biden wrapped up hosting the NATO summit. Another screwup by his schedulers? I don't know, but in my opinion, Biden's performance was not impressive though certainly not as bad as his performance in the debate against former President Trump. His opening remarks about the NATO summit were read from a teleprompter, but, of course, it could not be used for the Q and A.  Once again, he got names wrong as he referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as "Vice President Trump". There were other gaffes too, but in addition, Biden had trouble reading the names of the reporters he was supposed to call on for questions.

As I normally do, I switched back and forth between Fox, CNN, and MSNBC to compare and contrast the reactions of the various talking heads. To me, the biggest difference (what set Fox off from the other two) was that CNN and MSNBC, while expressing concern about Biden's ability to go forward, were more sympathetic to him as a person, and as a president, while stressing the importance of defeating the evil Trump in November, etc. Fox was less forgiving of Biden, both as a person and as president. As is usually the case, both Fox and CNN had a few commentators from opposing camps; Fox had a few Democrats, while CNN had a few Republicans, but, of course, they were in the minority in each. 

If there was a "consensus" among commentators of all three networks, it was that Biden's performance was just good enough to buy him a little more time, but that the calls for him to drop out would continue. That is faint praise, indeed.

One other difference is that Fox is reporting rumors that former President Barack Obama is quietly supporting efforts by Democrats to get Biden out of the race. Some are speculating that one reason Biden is holding on is that he is angry at Obama, whom he served loyally as vice president, and who is now "stabbing him in the back." The other networks are reporting that Obama has "huddled" with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the issue of whether Biden can go forward.

On Fox, I believe it was Washington Times journalist Charles Hurt, a conservative, who said before the presser that the Democrats' worst nightmare was that Biden's performance would fall in the middle and slow down the effort of getting him to drop out. As of right now, that seems to be the case, but at this point, everything could still change from one day to the next. 

As for Trump, I suspect he is putting off naming his vice president candidate until he has a better idea of what Biden will do. Previously, he stated that he would announce his pick before or during the upcoming Republic convention in Milwaukee next week. Now it appears he will announce the pick during the convention.

My personal opinion is that Biden's days are still numbered. Yesterday, he showed nothing that could convince voters that he can still do the job, let alone for four more years. The Democrats are still in crisis mode, but the Republicans should not get too overconfident. Never underestimate the Democrats' ability to pull the rabbit out of the hat.

Austria: Terror Suspect Found Dead in Cell Prior to Deportation to Russia

"Hi! You have reached the suicide hotline. If you are a terrorist and considering suicide, all of our operators are assisting other callers. Please call back in 6 months. Goodbye."

Today in Austria, a 40-year-old ISIS terror suspect from Dagestan was found dead in his cell on the day (today) he was to be deported to Russia. He was part of a group that was accused of planning a terror attack in Vienna and the Cologne Cathedral in Germany during the Christmas season of 2023. A separate Austrian source (Der Standard) is reporting the death was, indeed, suicide. Last May, the criminal charges were dropped, but the group was still held in detention pending deportation.

At the end of the below article, the newspaper (Heute) writes info about how to call the suicide hotline!!!! (So does the Der Standard.)

 The Heute article below is translated by Fousesquawk.

 https://www.heute.at/s/is-verdaechtiger-vor-abschiebung-tot-in-zelle-entdeckt-120047307

Planned attack in Vienna

ISIS-suspect found dead in cell prior to deportation

A 40-year-old from Dagestan reportedly had planned an attack in Vienna on 24 December. Shortly before his deportation, he has now been found dead.

From Heute Newsdesk July 11, 2024 at 13:25

Caption: Police were able to prevent a possible attack on the Stephans Cathedral

Karl Schöndorfer / picturedesk.com

A terror cell from the notorious ISIS-offshoot, Islamic State-Khorasan (ISPK), caused a lot of commotion last Christmas Eve with attack plans against the Vienna Stephan's Cathedral. After an investigation by State Security, five terror suspects were arrested in Germany and Vienna.

The group was surprisingly released from custody at the end of May. According to (the judiciary), there was no exigent suspicion of a crime. All the suspects- 4 men and 1 woman were transferred to deportation custody.

A 40-year-old from Dagestan was reportedly the brain of the terror network. On Thursday, the man was to be flown to Russia. However, according to a report from "Krone" (news) the IS- fanatic was found dead in his cell during the morning hours.

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Biden to Hold "Big Boy" Press Conference Today

 

Shame: Anne Frank Memorial in Amsterdam Vandalized ("Gaza")

Stijn Nijssen, a councilor for the VVD (Peoples' Party for Freedom and Democracy) in Amsterdam, has posted a photo on X of a statue of Anne Frank in Amsterdam that was spray painted with the word, "Gaza" this week by some unidentified vandal(s).

Nijssen's accompanying words are translated by Fousesquawk.

 https://twitter.com/StijnNijssen/status/1810669913503101227

"The image of Anne Frank on Merwedeplein (square) in the Rivierenbuurt (neighborhood in Amsterdam)  is defaced by a vandal with the text, "Gaza".

It is really shameful that someone would think to bring attention to the Palestinian issue by smearing an image of Anne Frank, the international symbol of the Holocaust."

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Fousesquawk comment: Yes, it is shameful, beyond words, in my view. While sickening, it should come as no surprise. The supporters of the Palestinians and Hamas feel no sorrow for Anne Frank or the 6 million other victims of the Holocaust. That's because they are filled with hatred for Jews in general. 

Dutch Jewry suffered great losses during the German occupation. Most of the Jews who were shipped to the extermination camps from the Netherlands never returned. The numbers are not exact, but it is estimated that about 100,000 Dutch Jews died in the Holocaust while some 35,000 survived. As with most all occupied nations during World War 2, there was a Dutch resistance, while at the same time, there were Dutch Nazis and collaborators.

I am no stranger to the Netherlands, and I firmly believe that this incident is not reflective of the Dutch people in general. While I have my opinion, I won't speculate here about who the perpetrator(s) in this incident might be. Suffice to say that Jew-hatred is once again alive and well in many Western European countries like the Netherlands, primarily due to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as age-old hatreds. It must be confronted and stamped out, not only in Europe but in the US as well.

France: Two Months After the Bloody Prisoner Escape

Mohamed Amra

On May 14, in northern France, a police van carrying a prisoner named Mohamed Amra was attacked by his confederates, and Amra was freed. Two correctional officers were killed and three wounded. Two months later, Amra and the attackers are still at large. Now the French police and prosecutors have sent out a public appeal for witnesses to come forward if they were in the vicinity that day and observed anything unusual. 

The below article from today's France Bleu is translated by Fousesquawk.

 https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/les-autorites-lancent-un-appel-a-temoins-deux-mois-apres-l-evasion-de-mohamed-amra-a-incarville-eure-1219540

Correctional officers killed in Eure: A appeal for witnesses sent out two months after the escape of Mohamed Amra at Incarville.

On Wednesday, the authorities are sending out and appeal for witnesses after the escape of the drug trafficker Mohamed Amra on May 14 at the Incarville toll booth in Eure. The attack on the prison van left two dead and three wounded.

Wednesday, 10 July 2024 at 10:56-Updated Wednesday, 10 July 2024 at 17:03.

Caption: Two correctional officers killed

The attack at Incarville on 14 May left two dead and three wounded. On Wednesday, 10 July, the authorities sent out an appeal for witnesses. They are asking, "anyone present on 14 May between 10 am-noon between Acquigny and Evreux, or more generally, in the Eure and Seine-Maritime, to report any suspicious or unusual event".

The contact number if you have any information to transmit to the police is 0800 35 83 35. It is a toll-free number. You can also send an email to dnpj-oclco-temoin@interieur.gouv.fr.

The police say that the two vehicles used by the attackers to flee were set on fire. The first was burned at Houetteville around 11:20 on the day of the escape. The second a little later around 11:50 at Gauville-la-Campagne. If you saw these vehicles, you are also asked to come forward. They are a white Audi S5, license plate CZ-328-HK and a black BMW 4 series, license plate ED-398-RH.

The Prosecutor's Office is also disseminating an appeal for witnesses via text to residents of the concerned zone.

(Text):

To anyone present between Acquigny and Evreux, or more generally, in Eure and Seine-Maritime,

witness to unusual events or having seen the offenders' vehicles (specifically, a black BMW series 4 and a white Audi S5)

Please contact

0800358335 or

dnpj-oclco-temoin@interieur.gouv.fr.

Additional information:

hppts://www.masecurite.interieur.gouv.fr/appelatemoin1405

Caption: The text received by residents.

The two correctional officers killed were from Calvados. They worked at the regional judicial extraction* center at Caen. Three other officers were wounded during this attack.

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* Judicial extraction refers to the transport of prisoners between prison and court (translator).

Austria: It's the Chechens Against the Syrians in the Vienna Cup

Police in Vienna

Austria may have been eliminated from the Euro Cup soccer matches going on in Germany, but forget about whether Spain, the Netherlands, or England will win the coveted Euro Cup. The truly exciting match is going on in Vienna, where it's the Chechens against the Syrians battling for the coveted Streets of Vienna Cup. (The Austrian police team was eliminated years ago.) 

The below article from today's Heute (Austria) is translated by Fousesquawk.

 https://www.heute.at/s/bandenstreit-in-wien-nun-gibt-es-brisante-wendung-120047005

Chechens against Syrians

Gang fight in Vienna- Now there is an explosive twist

For days, a bloody conflict in the Vienna migrant community has been escalating. Now the "elders" are reportedly negotiating a peaceful solution.

By Maxim Zdziarski

Caption: Police operation in Vienna-Brigittinau

There has been a conflict between Chechens and Syrians in Vienna. In January, there was reportedly a fight-since then there has been a bloody feud between both communities on Vienna's streets.

Last weekend, the dispute between both groups reached its sad high point. On Friday, there was a gang fight between Syrians and Chechens, in which knives and weapons were used. Just two days later, Syrians were attacked by masked men at the Meidling train station. There were injuries here as well.

Hate continues on Internet

The Criminal Police are now investigating at high speed. A 29-year-old Chechen has already been arrested. In his apartment, a blank pistol was found.

While the youths continue to massively agitate against each other in their chat groups, others from the communities are trying to finally settle the dispute. They speak of "making peace", which means peace between the two parties. On the other hand, others continue to foment the hatred. "Chechens and Turks will continue to f*** you in Vienna until you will regret being born at all."

"Elders" reportedly to bring peace

Explosive: Not only state institutions, but the "elders", that is, respected personalities within the diaspora, are reportedly already working on a peaceful solution-this was explained by a Chechen influencer on Tiktok. Apparently, there will reportedly be a meeting in which the hatchet will be buried. If and when that will take place remains to be seen.

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Fousesquawk comment: I have the perfect peaceful solution: Arrests, imprisonment, and deportations.

Problem solved.