
ABC News says that Ghlam was a computer science student. But…but…poverty causes terrorism! “Paris police arrest man planning attacks on church service after he shot himself” by Harriet Alexander, Telegraph, April 22, 2015:
An Islamist extremist was arrested in France on Wednesday charged with murdering a fitness instructor and planning to carry out a terror attack on at least one Paris church later the same day.
The 24-year-old French-Algerian’s plans were exposed purely by chance on Sunday morning after he called an ambulance over a bullet injury to his leg.
The man, named by French press as Sid Ahmed Ghlam, said he had been involved in “a settling of scores”. But when police traced the blood back to his car, they found a large arsenal of loaded guns detailed plans to attack a Sunday morning congregation.
“Documents were also found and they prove, without any ambiguity, that the individual was preparing an imminent attack, in all probability, against one or two churches,” said Bernard Cazeneuve, the French interior minister, at a press conference on Wednesday.
He said that Ghlam was responsible for the murder of Aurélie Châtelain a 33-year-old fitness instructor, who was found in her car on Sunday morning, having been shot three times in the shoulder.
Mother to a five-year-old daughter, she was in Paris to attend a pilates class, and was described by her family in Caudry, 50 miles south of Lille, as “a ray of sunshine”.
DNA at the scene connected Ghlam to Miss Châtelain, said Mr Cazeneuve. In the man’s apartment, in southeastern Paris, more weapons were found as well as material linked to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, al-Qaeda and other Islamist extremists.
But on Wednesday morning, before Mr Cazeneuve spoke, Ghlam’s sister was arrested in the town of Saint-Dizier, near Nancy. She was living in a tough district of the town, and French media said she too was a “known radical”.
Ghlam’s girlfriend has also been held for questioning. Ghlam had moved to France in 2009, to join his family. A computer science student, he was placed on the “S” list – meaning “Sûreté de l’État”, state security – in 2014, said Mr Cazeneuve….
American says
This will be happening more frequently, with each passing day. Trey Gowdy has initiated an inquiry into continued Muslim immigration (refugees) into the US. Support him. Write your Congressmen to stop Muslim immigration now.
Ian H says
I thought the lovely young lady in the picture was the sister mentioned in the title. Perhaps you could add a caption to make it clearer that she is actually the murdered fitness intructor.
Rob says
Agreed. I thought she was the sister to begin with. I also thought ‘hell this is not the usual Islamist rag headed female with pudden face’.
I wonder if the French will take real action now that a church has been targeted and not a synagogue or a ‘bunch of folks in a deli’?
Mirren10 says
”Ghlam’s girlfriend has also been held for questioning. Ghlam had moved to France in 2009, to join his family. A computer science student, he was placed on the “S” list – meaning “Sûreté de l’État”, state security – in 2014, said Mr Cazeneuve….”
He was placed on the ”S” list in **2014**.
Yet another example of how the security forces, in *every** country, wilfully refuse to connect the dots. The result ? The murder of a woman, because she was **Jewish**.
These **evil** bastards, who close their eyes deliberately to this, deserve to be shot.
The scumbags who made the decision not to prosecute this pos, should be writhing in anguish over what they enabled. But they won’t be. No doubt, they are congratulating themselves on not being ”bigoted, racist, islamophobes.”
May they rot in hell.
Dazzle says
The security services across Europe and the Western world are much maligned. Who decides who is to be monitored/followed? We could learn a great deal from the Israelis – they should be an inspiration to us.
Our governments decide what they will pay for and therefore how many people may be under watch 24/7. Be certain that each government member will have protection, as will their immediate and close family. The amount of resources consumed by keeping close tabs on just one terrorist/potential terrorist is astonishing.
The security services in conjunction with the police must also provide intelligence led protection for national infrastructure such as power generation facilities both nuclear and conventional, armed forces barracks, national treasures, medium and large scale public events, sports stadia lone wolf attackers and so forth. Following recent experiences should we also be protecting churches and synagogues?
It is easy for the terrorists “fellow travellers” to ratchet up their threatening language, knowing that they are being monitored…what to do? Divert resources and increase surveillance or take the risk that it is only talk? Ready for another round of the blame game when something goes wrong?
Are voters prepared to pay the enormous sums that would be needed to keep tabs on all the threats all the time? I think not. We would do well to support our security services and direct our fury and bile at those who wish to destroy the foundations of our civilisation.
Would we not do better to remove the appalling Human Rights Act and it’s equivalents from the statute books and dispense with the lawyers who have made their fortunes from the HRA? The money freed up could be.diverted to the security services so that they may better protect us.
Governments and their policies change with alarming frequency – there are elections coming up in the UK and Germany and we have already had dramatic changes in the political landscape following elections in France. Imagine trying to direct security services in an atmosphere where policy changes and uncertainty are permanent issues
Our political leaders have all been thoroughly briefed and they know about the dangers the west faces, sadly they are moral cowards and will not speak the truth,
voegelinian says
” The amount of resources consumed by keeping close tabs on just one terrorist/potential terrorist is astonishing.”
It’s probably an amount higher and broader and costlier than it needs to be, because elaborate ways are in place to avoid the rational conclusion that:
a) only Muslims are to be surveilled
b) all Muslims are to be surveilled without any reason.
Dazzle says
As the UK now has surprising numbers of white and black British and European converts to Islam as well as reverts and Muslims and their offspring, from many of the UK former colonies, one could arrange for a target list to be produced that was “balanced” with respect to culture and nationality.
All encompassing surveillance would present something of a challenge given a current UK Muslim population in excess of 3 million people, a population that is expected to hit around 8 million by 2050. Muslims have significantly more children than non Muslims – almost half the UK Muslim population is under 25 years old.
The use of semi automated threat assessments means that there can be some impressive “first look” statistics with which to calm senior civil servants and ministers. We do not have the resources to effectively monitor even 0.1% of the current Muslim population. Stark though it is 99.9% of them don’t get a second look…
What are “elaborate ways”?
Sam Hawkins says
I haven’t heard that the woman he murdered is Jewish?
Though the moron may have thought that everyone in that suburb is Jewish. In fact, Villejuif is a place name, nothing more.
Beagle says
French security puts dangerous jihadis on the “S List” and then waits until they act before doing anything useful? How typical of the willfully blind West.
voegelinian says
Innocent until proven guilty; benefit of the doubt; fear of prejudice (pre-judging).
Eventually the shit of this protracted disaster of a slow-mo train wreck will hit the fan (Islam invites a mixing of metaphors) and the West will be forced to stop treating Muslims like everyone else and recognize them for the uniquely driven and mobilized trans-national ideology they are.
underbed cat says
All the myths about the social conditions of the people who commit these “jihads”, the belief that society has treated them badly , melt away… The ideology that motivates is stuck in a dark corner protected by men or woman in suits who say it is irrelevant or hijacked. The evidence, doctrine protected ..until someone finds the verses that commands to hate the infidel in the Koran…and doctrines. The world in the Islamic countries erupts and they point the finger of anger outward.
Jay Airahs says
“The world in the Islamic countries ” won’t admit that:
Muhammad expected obligation but is owed nothing.
Muhammad’s dogma is still a diaper because he spoke out of his butt.
“When the diaper gets full it is time for a change.”
JamesonRocks says
Nice that he shot himself! Too bad it was in the leg and not in the head…
Champ says
mohammedan murderers come in all shapes and sizes ..even the ‘pretty in pink’ ones. Note: never trust a muslim. Not ever.
Ian H says
The pretty pink young lady in the picture is the woman this bastard murdered. She probably was indeed as lovely as she appears. What man could be so twisted and filled with hate that he could bring himself to kill such a beautiful young woman so filled with life.
Champ says
Oh–thank you, Ian! ..my bad.
bobm says
probably killed Aurelie because he couldn’t take her with his right hand.. leaving this little 5 year old motherless.. this is what islam isis is.;.. the pits.. ..characterless chaos …selfish pitiful wretches on the highway to hell … and if they can’t convince you killing non muslims in churches ; well they’ll just slaughter their own by the thousands daily…. what a fate awaits them; what a terrible judgment..
DP111 says
Just looking at here face and loving eyes, it is clear that Aurélie Châtelain cannot be a Muslim.
Rob says
Amen!
divalicious says
whats the point putting him on any redundant and useless list. a guy on a worthless security list still has access to all those weapons and plans an attack ,wonder what people not on that list have access to.
the french better start arming themselves because their government will not protect them.he will probably be sentenced to do community service .
Carlos Danger says
Well, Ghlam’s certainly on the French “S” list now……with a bullet.
Shame he didn’t blow his bolshy great yarblockos off while he was a it.
pongidae rex says
If the current crop of spineless and idiotic leadership has been in place in the 1930s, we would all speak German and salute each other with Seig Heil.
somehistory says
These monsters who so willingly and gleefully murder the innocent and in horrible ways for no good reason at all, claim they are wishing to die for their false god…but when injuring themselves, seek medical treatment.
So much sorrow and suffering. There are no words of real comfort to offer the little child of this innocent lady. She should at least know that the one who murdered her mom will suffer as well. May the True God of all comfort (2 Cor. 1:3-5) give peace and hope to this little girl and the other members of her mother’s family.
The days of the beast responsible for this are numbered. satan knows this only too well and has upped the pace of the atrocities he inspires.
Thomas says
When I saw the victim’s picture, I though she was part of the evil plot. In the future, you should consider identifying victims as victims.
DP111 says
These lone wolves are far more then just a few lone wolves.
Its time to stop considering wolves as a protected species.
DP111 says
He (interior minister), said that Ghlam was responsible for the murder of Aurélie Châtelain..
No he wasn’t. It is the idiot politicians of the West who are esponsible for the thousands of murders of Westerners at the hands of Immigrant Muslims.
Hera says
The fact that this jihadi was a computer science student does not mean he was successful. Some of these people do not have the intelligence or discipline to succeed in collage. Then they blame the “infidel” for their failure. The younger Boston bomber was also a college student in nursing. His grades were published and they were horrific. He had a D average at best.
Arthur says
Robert, thanks for publishing the photo of the innocent victim. It is all too easy to let the innocent simply become numbered names, when each is a full person, complex and unique.
So sad that we continue to see the replacement of beauty and joy for ugliness and hate in this world. It is the legacy of Islam.
xxxChurch100 says
It is a pity this guy only shot himself in the leg .. He should have gone for the ” BIG zibeeba ” .
Having said that , it is remote and I know that it is unlikely , BUT maybe he will see the agony he has caused to that family…. come to his senses that Islam is a deceptive poison . ….. Then repent to The One True God of the Bible ….. who will accept His repentance .
voegelinian says
“DNA at the scene connected Ghlam to Miss Châtelain, said Mr Cazeneuve.”
I.e., he raped her.
wayne says
Daniel 7:1-8 ( KJV )
Great Beasts
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
Daniel 7
The first was like a lion,(lion of Justice symbol of England) and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, (Uncle Sam and the eagle) and a man’s heart was given to it. (England and the USA)
Revelation 6
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. (Christian Nations)
Daniel 7
And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, (symbol of Russia red bear) and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. (Russia or communist)
Revelation 6
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword (Red Communist)
Daniel 7
After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. (China or Asian descent )
Revelation 6
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. (Trade)
Daniel 7
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. (Middle East)
Revelation 6
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
(Muslims)
Dan 2
{And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, (5 on each foot not together as yet) part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
And as the toes of the feet (10 Nations no fully together yet) were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, (Muslims are all over the world) even as iron is not mixed with clay. (Now you know why the Muslims can’t get along with each other)
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, (Jesus) and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.}
Dan 7
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
And the ten horns (10 toes(10 Nations no fully together yet) out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: ( Shariah Law ) and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. (3-1/2 years)
Revelation 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, (3-1/2 years) from the face of the serpent.
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Dan 7
But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.