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[raven-blackbird]

On 1/7/2015 Clover29 said:

I grew up in England with the constant threat of IRA attacks (they bombed my home town on Mother's Day). Europeans just grit their teeth and get on with it, without thinking the sky is falling and that Mom needs to come and fix it all for them.

so..................the English government didn't hunt down IRA members....not just in Europe but in America.....they didn't reek havoc on the Irish communities.........everyone just pushed the rubble away and had a cup of tea...............................................raven

[Say Nay]

On 1/7/2015 Clover29 said:

I grew up in England with the constant threat of IRA attacks (they bombed my home town on Mother's Day). Europeans just grit their teeth and get on with it, without thinking the sky is falling and that Mom needs to come and fix it all for them.

When I first visited London years ago I needed to throw something away and there were no trash bins in the streets. I asked someone on the bus about it and he laughed and muttered something about silly Americans. I didn't realize they were removed for safety reasons.

[TammyWhynot]

ISIS is spreading FAST where? I agree with the PTB, that group is JV and not high on the "need to worry about" list unless you are living or traveling thru the ME. Homegrown radicals are more of a threat to us than ISIS.

[Preds]

A street magician in Syria beloved by children was beheaded by militants with the Islamic State group after his performances were deemed to be insulting to God, the Daily Mirror reported Wednesday.

The murder of the magician, who was known as “Sorcerer,” was called “barbarism and butchery” by a Syrian activist who knew him but fled to safety in nearby Turkey.

"The magician was a popular man who entertained people with little tricks on the street like making coins or phone disappear,” the activist told the British tabloid. "He was just called Sorcerer by people and...

But to the Islamic State, the group formerly known as ISIS, the street magician’s tricks were anti-Islamic because they were performed through “illusions and falsehood,” according to the Mirror.