>>>>>Addressed to a UK resident who may know the French better than many here: it's a bad idea to attack the French. Unlike UK and US populations, the French won't weep or punish politicians if there are other casualties to take down the terrorists. The Russians are the same. Assuming these attacks were by Isis, it's about the worst own goal they could have come up with to attack those two. IMHO.
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>>>>Interesting interview with an ex-Le Figaro journo' this morning who was quite vociferous in placing the entire mess at the doorstep of the US and the UK, as a result of the invasion of Iraq.
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>>>Interesting article/opinion-piece in that same vein: http://dailyreckoning.com/blowback-the-washington-war-partys-folly-comes-home-to-roost/
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>>http://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/terrorisme/attaques-du-13-novembre-a-paris/en-images-attentats-de-paris-ces-photos-que-l-on-n-oubliera-jamais_1178377.html
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>A very interesting read with several "wow" points (if true) - http://atimes.com/2015/11/paris-terror-attacks-who-profits-escobar/
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"Belgian intel knows all there is to know about this state of affairs. The problem is essentially they can’t do anything about it"

Load of rubbish..
The way it's written says it all really.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_anti-terrorism_operations_in_Belgium