Some really cannot see the wood for the trees, stop making excuses for these terrorists, you do gooders are the reason we are in the position we are in. Face the reality of the situation these terrorist are being encouraged to carry out these atrocious acts,
Perhaps the idea of having these types of weapons in the vehicle is a way of showing martyrdom? I guess most terrorists know there's very little chance that they'll survive, therefore it ensures that the incident could never been be reported as a tragedy involving a lorry who's driver simply lost control. There are other clues that could be left in a vehicle, although whatever remains in the aftermath would probably need to be quite hardy to withstand a fair bit of damage/return fire.Yes they can - however, this bloke had guns and grenades. This is what make me think he is a terrorist rather than someone who has just had a breakdown
Some really cannot see the wood for the trees, stop making excuses for these terrorists, you do gooders are the reason we are in the position we are in. Face the reality of the situation these terrorist are being encouraged to carry out these atrocious acts,
Nope, going to war and stirring up a hornets nest in the Middle East is the reason we are in this position. We should have left well alone, the whole area was always a powder keg waiting to go off and we helped light the fuse.
No it isn't.The logic conclusion to your argument is we all convert to Islam.
Weird isn't it?It makes me fucking laugh,you've got satellites that can pick an ant up having a shit in the desert,but some how you can't pick up 100's of isis marching into citys in Iraq and Syria.
In my opinion your coming at it the wrong way there. I think the evidence clearly indicates our "civilised" countries didn't go in there to help the oppressed but for our own vested interests. Otherwise, if what your saying is indeed true, why are we picking and choosing which oppressed peoples to help? What about the Kurds? The Irish for so long? The Native Americans? The Ukrainians (in Russia's case)? etc. etc. There are many oppressed peoples around the world western governments don't give a toss about.
On another point: we know there is a large influence on U.S. government from weaponry manufacturers in their own country. You have to ask the question... how would these companies survive with no war in the world? They certainly wouldn't be generating healthy profits.
It makes me fucking laugh,you've got satellites that can pick an ant up having a shit in the desert,but some how you can't pick up 100's of isis marching into citys in Iraq and Syria.
But they have the technology though I can guarantee that.The technology just really isn't that amazing. They can monitor specific targets with a lot of effort and at certain times, and trying to track one ant amongst thousands is nigh on impossible even when you can see all 1000 of them!
They simply can't monitor all of Syria in detail in one go.
Even if you can clearly see vehicles / movement moving into a city, what can you do about it? not much in most cases, not even the USA has the manpower.
But they have the technology though I can guarantee that.
I can understand the analogy but with the middle east it's far less likely applicable than anywhere else in the world. The middle east, to gun running U.S. corps is just some desert playground far from any "civilised life." I genuinely do not believe these people don't care remotely about the damage caused and health of people in the region. Health & food corps don't appear to care for the wellbeing of their own citizens with all the issues of patents hampering drug research, toxic food preservatives, geo-engineering etc. All they care about is profit and how flashy their own meaningless lives are.
For this to happen what we are seeing now, it is clear there are smoke and mirrors and hidden interests in this region, it's been a board game between western countries and Russia for a long time. Imagine growing up there and all you've ever known is some foreign army being the antagonist in your region, foreign countries telling your's how it should be run. Imagine that situation here. There is a lot of hate in that region which is an easy opportunity for power grabbers to misguide and direct where they wish. Baghdad in the middle ages used to be a centre of academia and what we call "civilisation," the reason the region is so messed up is because of other countries meddling - is this to weaken the threat to the state of Israel? There's so many factors, it's just a complete, horrid mess.
Yes I agree and fundamentalists will always manipulate a situation to their own ends (just like the West might exploit a situation for its own ends).
In truth, I don't think most people care what happens in the Middle East. These atrocities are commonplace, but they aren't as widely reported as the French attacks and people aren't debating them to the same extent. Of course, SOME people here keep a keen eye on matters, but the vast majority don't really care all that much. There's not many people on Facebook brandishing Israeli or Palestinian motifs, let alone Syrian ones - but the moment it's London or French we're awash with #prayfornice etc.
If you ask people, of course they'll say they 'care' - but it's only in a notional sense. Nobody stops in their tracks at the news of a bus bombing in Jerusalem.
I'm not criticising that though - it's just human nature. 100 lives 'matter' when we want them to, but in truth, they don't count for much at all.
Wondered the same or was he part of a gang that backed out at the last minute ?Perhaps the idea of having these types of weapons in the vehicle is a way of showing martyrdom? I guess most terrorists know there's very little chance that they'll survive, therefore it ensures that the incident could never been be reported as a tragedy involving a lorry who's driver simply lost control. There are other clues that could be left in a vehicle, although whatever remains in the aftermath would probably need to be quite hardy to withstand a fair bit of damage/return fire.
Make sure you cherish every second with your family. Go and read and extra story with your kids when they're in bed, when they want you to play the silly games think twice about saying not now, snuggle up together and embrace the moment of togetherness as yesterday has shown it can all end in a heartbeat. Poor fuckers didn't stand a chance, we all have our sliding doors moments where one wrong turn can end in tears and tragedy.
I don't disagree with you, but that's true with or without terrorism.
You're more likely to have a car crash than die at the hands of a terrorist. Certainly more likely to have a heart attack etc.
Time is precious.