HUMAN WRONGS WATCH

Human Wrongs Watch

By Pepe Escobar*, 8 January 2015 (RT)

A pro-style jihadist commando attack in Europe’s heart. Cui bono?

**Demonstrators gather at the Place de la République in Paris, 7 January 2015 | Author: JeSuisGodefroyTroude | Wikimedia Commons

Careful planning and preparation, Kalashnikovs, rocket-propelled grenade launcher, balaclavas, sand-colored ammunition vest stuffed with spare magazines, army boots, easy escape in a black Citroen…

And the icing on this particularly lethal cake: faultless Paris-based logistical support to pull it all off.

A former top French military commander, Frédéric Gallois, has stressed the perfect application of “urban guerrilla technique” (where are those notorious Western counter-terrorism “experts” when one needs them?)

Some said they spoke perfect French, while others maintained their command of the language was mangled and broken. Anyway, what matters is that they uttered the magic word: “We’re Al-Qaeda.”

Human Wrongs Watch

Making an impassioned appeal for tolerance, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 8 January 2015 called for understanding among all communities to heal the tensions within societies – a particularly poignant plea following Wednesday’s horrific attack on the staff at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, and in the face of ongoing sectarian violence across Africa’s Sahel region being fueled by Boko Haram. 

Photo: UNESCO/Pilar Chang-Joo