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Berlin xmas market
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19/12/2016 21:58
19/12/2016 21:58
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Some fine soul drove a truck into the xmas market on the kudamm tonight; killed nine and injured dozens... sometimes I despair. (As it happened we were with granddaughter at a different market; we're fine). http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38373867
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Re: Berlin xmas market
[Re: barnacle]
#1590570
20/12/2016 10:39
20/12/2016 10:39
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My wife and I have been to that market in the past.
We usually stayed in the Fruhling am Zoo hotel about 200 metres away from there.
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Re: Berlin xmas market
[Re: barnacle]
#1590572
20/12/2016 11:21
20/12/2016 11:21
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glenn1960
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let them rove round Europe and this is what you get .........no control over these events, ask the french.
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Re: Berlin xmas market
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20/12/2016 12:17
20/12/2016 12:17
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Ah! Another observer unable to differentiate between the actions of a single deranged individual, and the society of which he claims membership. Logic 101: All cats are mammals. Aristotle is a mammal. Therefore, Aristotle is a cat. Doh...
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Re: Berlin xmas market
[Re: barnacle]
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20/12/2016 13:54
20/12/2016 13:54
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Normally these days I tend to keep away from discussions such as this. Obviously tragic, & who/what/in the name of, or what ever, this could be the work of any deranged individual who for various reasons sees this as a way of making a mark/stand for whatever they believe in. Was listening to a radio discussion some time ago about so called terrorists & what was turning up more often than not was pathetic people who committed these horrible atrocities. Some were just looking for excitement & this sort of thing fitted the bill, obviously there was more to this & some religious nonsense was in the mix as well. Most were single men who were working alone tended to be young, unemployed, fed up with life in general & spent a lot of time on the net, obviously being brainwashed by the vile spiel being trotted out in the name of some geezer who supposedly lived a long time ago & for some reason had the answer to everything Just to add, most of these nutters are living in the country where these tragic events happen. Take a look at Britain. Similar things happened here with bombings & attacks were generally carried out with home grown nutters.
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Re: Berlin xmas market
[Re: barnacle]
#1590746
22/12/2016 21:27
22/12/2016 21:27
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I heard the same program (article?) - but one point made was not that so many engineers per se ended up as radicals but that so many radicals had engineering degrees.
Not *quite* the same thing, but if you're already vaguely radical, having an engineering qualification is a bad sign... That's because engineers are doers, not dreamers.
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Re: Berlin xmas market
[Re: barnacle]
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22/12/2016 23:27
22/12/2016 23:27
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And his fingerprints too.
I suspect he wants to be caught and go out in a violent confrontation to ensure his martyrdom.
Who knows what goes on in a deranged mind?
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Re: Berlin xmas market
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23/12/2016 12:29
23/12/2016 12:29
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Did I hear correctly today that they found the Tunisian suspect's wallet and ID in the cab of the truck?
Isn't that a little bit convenient?
They found the Nice attackers ID in the truck he used, too. Perhaps it's deliberate - or maybe to misdirect the police...
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Re: Berlin xmas market
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#1590770
23/12/2016 12:33
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Did I hear correctly today that they found the Tunisian suspect's wallet and ID in the cab of the truck?
Isn't that a little bit convenient?
They found the Nice attackers ID in the truck he used, too. Perhaps it's deliberate - or maybe to misdirect the police... Or perhaps as I said last night a couple of posts up.
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Re: Berlin xmas market
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#1590795
23/12/2016 19:21
23/12/2016 19:21
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Did I hear correctly today that they found the Tunisian suspect's wallet and ID in the cab of the truck?
Isn't that a little bit convenient?
Only if you are ignorant of the fact that most other countries require people to carry ID around with them, so there is absolutely nothing strange or suspicious about finding ID at the scenes of crimes
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Re: Berlin xmas market
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#1590798
23/12/2016 20:17
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Did I hear correctly today that they found the Tunisian suspect's wallet and ID in the cab of the truck?
Isn't that a little bit convenient?
Only if you are ignorant of the fact that most other countries require people to carry ID around with them, so there is absolutely nothing strange or suspicious about finding ID at the scenes of crimes I guess we're aware of that very pertinent fact Signor A, but I have to agree with the other comments about actually "leaving" it at the SOTC - after all the detailed planning it seems strange and over-sloppy! However I might guess that you have enough preofessional experience to know more of what goes on "behind the scenes" than us men-in-the-street....... Oh and hopefully if you get coupe-bound again this year we can all have the pleasure of meeting up with another coopster on our North of Scotland Tour?
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Re: Berlin xmas market
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#1590799
23/12/2016 20:35
23/12/2016 20:35
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Did I hear correctly today that they found the Tunisian suspect's wallet and ID in the cab of the truck?
Isn't that a little bit convenient?
Only if you are ignorant of the fact that most other countries require people to carry ID around with them, so there is absolutely nothing strange or suspicious about finding ID at the scenes of crimes Whilst it is common knowledge that most other countries require people to carry ID. Seeing as it was a criminal act then yes I would think it is strange and suspicious in leaving ID at the crime scene.
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