http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34023361
"French media said the men who overpowered the suspect were US Marines."
Doubtless they were unarmed. A different breed. No doubt saved a lot of lives.
Don't have the words to convey how sick of these fuckers I am.
Quote from: Zulu1966 on August 21, 2015, 03:06:50 PM
Don't have the words to convey how sick of these fuckers I am.
+1
Semper Fi. God Bless the US Marine Corps.
"French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade cut his hand smashing the alarm glass "
Including a very large picture of his smiling face.
Given the rest of the article, am I the only one who finds that funny?
Quote from: Zulu1966 on August 21, 2015, 03:06:50 PM
Don't have the words to convey how sick of these fuckers I am.
+100
I was sick of them when I was just a kid, constantly seeing airline hijackings and bombings on the news. That was three decades ago.
I have no sympathy even for those apathetic towards their beliefs & activities, much less those paying lip service. This war against Islamic terrorism has been ongoing since before I was born - the longest in US history by far. It was never fully declared as such and our leadership has done it's best to portray it as anything but. It's been a war nonetheless.
Quote from: Freyland on August 21, 2015, 03:44:28 PM
"French actor Jean-Hugues Anglade cut his hand smashing the alarm glass "
Including a very large picture of his smiling face.
Given the rest of the article, am I the only one who finds that funny?
Nope. The irony was not lost on me.
Quote from: Nefaro on August 21, 2015, 03:46:50 PM
I have no sympathy even for those apathetic towards their beliefs & activities, much less those paying lip service. This war against Islamic terrorism has been ongoing since before I was born - the longest in US history by far. It was never fully declared as such and our leadership has done it's best to portray it as anything but. It's been a war nonetheless.
+1
The word is no longer in fashion, but it is fascism. Call them fascists, islamofascists, or whatevz, but they are simply brutes who will only be stopped with brute force. A lot of brute force.
So US Marines helped save France - again!
Thanks again, marines. O0
"French media said the passengers who overpowered the suspect were US Marines who had heard the man loading a weapon in a toilet cubicle and confronted him when he came out.
The interior minister praised the Americans, one of whom was seriously injured"
Here is hoping for a swift and full recovery.
Not Marines but National Guard?
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/give-me-back-my-gun-paris-train-attacker-pleaded-with-americans#xtor=CS1-10
Latest is its one Oregon national Guard member and and one US Air Force service member and their friend. Sounds like the Guardsman is a combat vet.
Also a UK citizen was involved in the end. Bravo to all of them for corageous action in that sitaution regardelss of where they come from or if they were in the service etc.
Now lets cue up all the jokes of how the Marines always get the credit! ;D
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/21/amsterdam-paris-train-gunman-france
Con
fair play - im not sure if i heard an AK47 been cocked the direction i would head in is towards it!
"Give me back my gun!" ha
Quote from: Gusington on August 22, 2015, 04:11:16 PM
"Give me back my gun!" ha
Yeah, I laughed at that one too.
"I'm going to blow you to...DAH...where?" haha
Now that the story has settled down...
Well done to those passengers that took him down. Call it Air Force 1, Nat Guard 1, French civi 1, Brit civi 1, Student 1. Which gives Islamic T -5.
Quote from: Nefaro on August 21, 2015, 03:46:50 PM
Quote from: Zulu1966 on August 21, 2015, 03:06:50 PM
Don't have the words to convey how sick of these fuckers I am.
+100
I was sick of them when I was just a kid, constantly seeing airline hijackings and bombings on the news. That was three decades ago.
Agreed 100%
I was in the USMC when the barracks got bombed in 83 and it still sickens and angers me to this day. What is equally scarier is that political correctness and even some aspects of the media are afraid to call it what it actually is. There is something spreading not only here in the US but as well as what were once great and proud civilizations in Europe. The first person to guess that this is gets a free slab of bacon.
I have no sympathy even for those apathetic towards their beliefs & activities, much less those paying lip service. This war against Islamic terrorism has been ongoing since before I was born - the longest in US history by far. It was never fully declared as such and our leadership has done it's best to portray it as anything but. It's been a war nonetheless.
"Men who stopped train attacker awarded Legion d'Honneur" (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/08/24/train-attack-france-highest-honor/32252247/)
^Well earned and well deserved!
^^+3. Heroes all - no error! O0
And is now part of Dancing with the Stars
http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/us-hero-of-french-train-attack-joins-dancing-with-the-stars
I feel sorry for France.
All they did was show these guys on TV for a few seconds while the gave them a medal that would be awkward to wear in public.
In America we have Dancing with the Stars where they'll have the chance to be on TV for weeks!
Quote from: LongBlade on September 03, 2015, 08:24:23 AM
I feel sorry for France.
All they did was show these guys on TV for a few seconds while the gave them a medal that would be awkward to wear in public.
In America we have Dancing with the Stars where they'll have the chance to be on TV for weeks!
LOL! :2funny:
But then again they deserve their fame. They are heroes for all those lives they saved with their prompt and courageous action. O:-)
Developing story. No reports on motive.
QuoteSpencer Stone, one of the three Americans hailed a hero in the French train attack in August, is in stable condition after being stabbed near Sacramento, a senior Pentagon official told Fox News.
The Air Force Times reported that Stone was stabbed four times in the chest early Thursday.
"A1C Spencer Stone has been transported to a local hospital, and is currently being treated for injury," an Air Force spokesman said, according to the report. "The incident is currently under investigation by local law enforcement."
source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/10/08/spencer-stone-french-train-hero-in-reportedly-in-stable-condition-after/
wtf?
I don't want to get political but we need stronger knife control laws in this country.
Random crime or crazy Muslim reprisal?
Hope he makes it - guys legendary status will explode when he gets out
Reports on his condition are mixed. Might be critical, might be stable.
Talk about the fickle finger of Fate!
Get well soon, Spencer.
Bar fight. Condition reported as stable.
QuoteDetails of the stabbing early Thursday are unclear. A reporter for ABC 10 tweeted that police are looking for one suspect in the stabbing.
A senior Pentagon official said Stone was stabbed during a bar fight. Fox 40 reported that police are investigating a stabbing that occurred at around 1:30 a.m. In that case, a group of men were leaving a bar and a fight ensued. One man was stabbed in the upper torso, the report said, without naming the victim.
source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/10/08/spencer-stone-french-train-hero-in-reportedly-in-stable-condition-after/?intcmp=hpbt1