Multiple explosions in Brussels Airport and Metro

[ArcadiaGP]

I
HATE
THAT
SONG.



Not a bad dream. But just a DREAM.

Probably easy to argue that song is why certain groups want to kill us. Not the song specifically, but it's lyrics/message.

 

[printcraft]

From the BBC, some interesting perspectives from around the world.

There are "black days" ahead with "Daesh [IS] waging a war on the world", says a commentator in Lebanese pan-Arab leftist daily Al-Safir. [Side note: a Lebanese publication referring to the terrorists as "Daesh" is interesting, as it is commonly accepted as a pejorative label.]

Saudi private daily Al-Riyadh wants the world to stand up to Iran, which it accuses of cooperating with Al-Qaeda and Lebanon's Hezbollah in Syria, saying that Tehran is fuelling sectarianism and terrorism.

Syria's pro-government daily Al-Thawrah blames the West for "allowing the Israelis to provide Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey with expertise to strengthen Al-Qaeda, Daesh and Al-Nusra Front".
Egypt's state-flagship Al-Ahram daily also blames the West, which it accuses of failing to support anti-terror efforts in Egypt and the region.
The Emirati private daily Al-Ittihad appeals to Europeans not to take tough reactionary measures against Arab and Muslim communities. "This is what the terrorists want", it says.
A commentator in Jordan's pro-government daily, Al-Dustour, warns that until the US decides to take a firm stance, Europe "will continue to pay the price in the form of a massive refugee crisis and transnational terrorism".
A commentator writing in Israel's Yisrael Hayom says Europe is "sunk in agreements" that limit measures like surveillance, "entering Muslim neighbourhoods", detention and interrogation. The writer says Europe should "set off on a defensive war" otherwise, it will find itself "defeated in the evil war its enemies are initiating".

They maybe, might sorta, wanna, start doing a little house cleaning on their own before blaming everybody else for the state their house is in.

"MY weeds are too damn high! You neighbor, yes you, come trim my weeds."

 

[cobber]

In case anyone missed this, Trump is called out for calling Brussels a hellhole in January. I suppose what just happened is his fault, right NYT?

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/w...ty-to-insult-brussels.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Brussels Attack Brothers Were Arrested Last Week | The Daily Caller

 

[Expat]

Brussels Attack Brothers Were Arrested Last Week | The Daily Caller

So you're thinking popo triggered all of this with their harassment of these fine young men :-)

I heard one of the talking heads say that one of them had been arrested in 2009 for killing a cop during a hijack or something. Said he was sentenced to 9 years then got the good behavior early release.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

So you're thinking popo triggered all of this with their harassment of these fine young men :-)

I heard one of the talking heads say that one of them had been arrested in 2009 for killing a cop during a hijack or something. Said he was sentenced to 9 years then got the good behavior early release.

Cynical, I know but I'm thinking had they blasphemed global warming or committed some heinous act of hate speech, they might have still been under the prison and all of those people might still be alive.

 

[ghitch75]

wonder if someone was trying something close to home?....4 miles from me...

Man detained after claiming to have explosives in his vehicle at Crane's Bloomington gate - HeraldTimesOnline: Local News

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

wonder if someone was trying something close to home?....4 miles from me...

Man detained after claiming to have explosives in his vehicle at Crane's Bloomington gate - HeraldTimesOnline: Local News

Here's a little information that is not behind a pay wall:

Man Detained After Saying He Had Explosives At Crane Gate - WBIW.com / Local

Not much to go on here.

 

[ghitch75]

Here's a little information that is not behind a pay wall:

Man Detained After Saying He Had Explosives At Crane Gate - WBIW.com / Local

Not much to go on here.

says the same on HT.....very little info....

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

says the same on HT.....very little info....

Good to know. The WBIW stuff was awfully sketchy.

 

[T.Lex]

Interesting BBC pic of the cell, or overlapping cells, responsible for the Paris and Brussels attacks.

 

[T.Lex]

I'll take that action. Over/under is what, 30 days?

Not a done deal, but moving quickly:
Belgian interior minister offered to resign over "foreign terror - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

Belgium's interior minister submitted his resignation after unprecedented peacetime attacks on this country and revelations that one of the attackers had been flagged as a "foreign terrorist fighter," but the prime minister refused to accept it.

Interior Minister Jan Jambon said after a government meeting Thursday that "If you put all things in a row, you can ask yourself major questions" about the government's handling of the threat from Islamic extremists.

Dude is still (to his credit) speaking honestly, but that's not really part of the job right now. His boss is showing loyalty, but I'll be surprised if he lasts to the end of the month.

 

[T.Lex]

Fascinating look at the intel agency work to track the terrorists and cells.

IS in Europe: The race to the death - BBC News

Does not provide warm and fuzzy feelings. One particularly interesting tidbit - after dropping numerous international acronyms for various national intelligence agencies, we get this:

In October, MI6 and MI5 met with a European partner agency to discuss Abaaoud and their concern about a report that he was intending to send 60 trained fighters to attack Belgium, France, Germany and the UK.
Other agencies, too, were trying to find a way of countering Abaaoud and discussed setting up a specialist team to target an individual who was now Europe's most wanted man.

I strongly suspect the unnamed "European Partner Agency" was either Russia or the Rainbow team. I know that cooperation across ideological borders is better than most people think.

 

[miguel]

WHOA!!!

This is a ****ing surprise, isn't it?

Brussels attacks raids uncover "alarming" evidence of Europe-wide jihadist cell - CBS News

 

[pudly]

WHOA!!!

This is a ****ing surprise, isn't it?

Brussels attacks raids uncover "alarming" evidence of Europe-wide jihadist cell - CBS News

The only surprise is that they've only found the one.

 

[hoosierdoc]

You know the best way to cover a few hundred Muslim terrorists? Flood the region with a million Muslims.

 

[pudly]

Brussels "March Against Fear" cancelled due to security fears.

Europe is dying and Angela Merkel will be remembered as the one who pushed in the shiv.

 

[actaeon277]

Brussels "March Against Fear" cancelled due to security fears.

Europe is dying and Angela Merkel will be remembered as the one who pushed in the shiv.

"March Against Fear"
I guess they don't understand the term, or they woulda marched.

 

[T.Lex]

Brussels attacks: Belgium releases terror murder suspect - BBC News

They've released Faysal Cheffrou, the free lance journalist who some thought might've been the 3rd guy (in the hat) at the airport. Lack of evidence.

Something else related to the airport bombing that I'd like to get INGO perspective on is the use of a single glove. To the extent it was mentioned in news accounts, it was superficially stated that the gloves may have hidden the detonators. The more I've thought about that, the more it really doesn't make sense. If the detonators were wireless, they could've gone into their pockets. If they were wired, then the wires would still go from the gloves to the bombs.

In my limited imagination, I can only conceive that something in or on the gloves was the actual detonator. That, by opening the bag and sticking the glove in the bomb, it would detonate. Even so, I'm not sure why that was necessary. Whatever substance was the detonating agent, it could also have been kept in a pocket. Any INGOers have any ideas about why the gloves were necessary?

 

[HoughMade]