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Bernard Gaynor: Predictably getting the siege all wrong
2015-01-03
[The Pickering Post] Australia has woken to the devastating news that two hostages died in the Lindt Café last night. Like all Australians, my thoughts and prayers are with the families of those now grieving.

But I am not going to join in with the mob in perpetuating the myths that are already being circulated as a result of this completely preventable tragedy. And it was completely preventable. It was the entirely predictable outcome of the decision to allow a violent culture with a superiority complex and an itchy trigger finger to take root in Australia.

So expect to see more Islamic flags and more grieving families.
This war has only just started and it’s not going well.

And here are five things the mainstream media is spinning wrong about the Islamic addition to Christmas festivities in Australia over the last 24 hours.......
Gaynor's blog site. Bernard Gaynor has a background in military intelligence, Arabic language and culture and has returned from three Iraq deployments.
A righteous rant. Written three weeks ago, immediately following the Lindt Cafe hostage situation -- the one where he wanted a proper IS flag to replace the home-made mock-up he'd brought with him -- but timeless in the points the writer makes.
Posted by:Besoeker

#1  Boy Howdy, The little blurb about Broken Hill, circa 1915 ought to make some who think this is all a recent phenomenon heads spin.

Of course, in reality, this has been an ongoing problem since about 865...
Posted by: Bill Clinton   2015-01-03 14:01  

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