Clearly Michael Harpon’s wife knew that he was going to wage jihad. That must be why she was arrested, which was left unexplained at the time.
“Killing at the police headquarters: why the terrorist track is favored,” translated from “Tuerie à la préfecture de police : pourquoi la piste terroriste est privilégiée,” Le Parisien, October 4, 2019 (thanks to BD):
The knife attacks committed on Thursday at the Paris police headquarters, which killed four people and wounded many others, were a terrorist act. The antiterrorist section of the Paris judicial police has officially taken over the investigation by the national antiterrorist prosecutor’s office of Paris.
Mickaël H., a computer specialist from the prefecture, had bought his knife, equipped with a ceramic blade of 33 cm, the same morning. According to a source familiar with the case, the investigations revealed that he sent his wife an SMS mentioning this purchase shortly before taking action. She answered in substance: “Only God will judge you”. At least one of the victims was slaughtered.
The perpetrator of the events was also the subject of a “report” after the attack against Charlie Hebdo committed in January 2015….
revereridesagain says
If the Harpons, living and deceased, dig themselves into this thing any deeper they will have to start conducting the inquiry in China.
somehistory says
If I had a dollar for every time this turns out to be the case, usually revealed only after the authorities have said, ‘not terrorism,’…I would be really rich.
Out of the blue…seemingly…a moslim goes on a killing rampage. No one expected it. He was a hard worker, been on the job for a long time, showed some problems, but nothing serious, nothing to worry about, until the instant he goes merrily jihading his way to the fictional lusty so-called “paradise.”
Oh, the shock! Who would have thought it? Uh, oh, he didn’t like blah, blah, and he yelled the infamous phrase of untruth, and he had family members who prove to be bad news, and he was a part of a terror group or had contacted them, watched videos, or expressed on fb or twittered about their wonderfulness, and then…it’s not terror…and then, along comes “Jones” and he reveals he has been watching this creep for some time, and he was on the “list” of watchables.
Who would have guessed? Practically anyone who has read these postings for any length of time.
Savvy Kafir says
The pattern does seem familiar, doesn’t it? And it’s one reason I have learned to be wary of ALL Muslims.
In my ultra-PC workplace, where virtue signaling seems to be the central focus & top priority of a once-great university, it seems that every day I see some new, military-age, bearded Muslim employee or student — if not two or three or four of them. And more than a few women in headscarves or hijabs, or the occasional niqab or full-on burqa. The university is clearly hiring Muslims & admitting Muslim students in preference to all others. You would think the Muslim population in the U.S. was at least 20% or 30%, rather than 1% – 2%. And this in a part of the country where there were very few Muslims 10 or 20 years ago. The Islam-friendly fools running the university have put their non-Muslim employees & students (and other townspeople) in serious danger — and, of course, have banned the carrying of guns & certain other weapons on university property, making us all the more vulnerable to jihadis, as well as random psychopaths.
I make it a daily practice to carry weapons that won’t get me fired, while still giving me a fighting chance, in some scenarios at least — and to always remain vigilant whenever I find myself in the presence of one, or two, or three of these bearded Allah junkies. I never turn my back to them, and keep my back to the wall whenever possible. I’m always in Condition Yellow when at the university, and go to Condition Orange whenever Muslims are nearby. And when off campus, in parts of town where I’m likely to encounter Muslims, I always carry a gun, even when it’s not convenient to do so. I suggest that others in similar situations take similar precautions, to whatever degree is possible. We’ve got to do what we can to make ourselves “hard targets”, instead of soft, easy ones — for the sake of principle, as well as for personal survival, and the survival of those around us.
It sucks to have to worry about this stuff. It pisses me off that I have to live this way – in what was a safe & wonderful town, not very long ago. But our moral “betters” in the Regressive Left have decided what’s best for all of us, and taken important decisions out of our fumbling hands. For me, it’s especially mystifying & infuriating to realize that this insanity has been brought about by fellow “progressives”. The ones who can’t be bothered to do a little fact-checking when it comes to hot-button issues such as Islam or guns. Those “progressives” who have embraced the poison of political correctness, bought into the lie of cultural relativism, and allied themselves with ISLAM (for f*ck’s sake!) — THE least progressive, most retrograde ideology on Earth. Sometimes it still feels like a bad dream.
somehistory says
sometimes I do dream about this stuff…but in my dreams I can do things not allowed in real life.
The bearded guys, angry looks in the eyes, angry voices as they talk on the phone in arabic….no telling what they are saying or planning to do.
A very long time ago, when I was a teenager, I heard on some program that if one prepares in their mind what they will do under a particular circumstance, he/she will be more likely to do those things and come out okay than if they never imagine “what if..'”
And the ones who presented the study also had some results from an experiment.
Dividing a group of basketball players into three smaller groups:
They had one group refrain from playing or thinking about playing for two weeks.
One group was told to think about playing, specifically about making baskets, but were not allowed to play.
The third group was allowed to play as much as they wished, specifically practicing making baskets.
At the end of the two weeks, it was found that the non players/thinkers had no improvement in their ability. The second group had improvement, and it matched the improvement of the third group that was allowed to play.
I believe I can put this to use in the area of protection from someone who would suddenly lunge at me with a knife…if I imagine what defensive moves I would need to survive.
James Lincoln says
somehistory,
Excellent strategy to imagine what defensive moves you would need to take in order to survive.
My plan:
The biggest thing to me is maintaining situational awareness. Head on a swivel.
I took tae kwon do while in college, had small arms training in the military, and still cross train with weights and cardio seven days a week – and I’m in my 60s.
I own several rifles and handguns and am in the process of choosing a concealed handgun that will be effective if ever needed – but relatively easy to carry.
It’s been hard to get my head around all this. I grew up in a small town in the 1950s that had virtually no crime and people didn’t even lock their doors. I wish I could go back….
somehistory says
James Lincoln
I don’t have any guns and was never in the military. My father and an uncle who were, taught me to shoot several different guns, double barreled shotgun, single barreled shotgun, and handgun. But, I have never owned one. I had a little bit of training in judo and Karate. Not nearly qualifying for a belt of any color and so long ago, I probably remember very little.
I have been in life-threatening situations before and managed to escape without having to use a weapon.
I often think of places where moslims might attack and that I frequent. I have decided that should I be in a crowd and an attack occur, I would not try to run. I believe it is better to be mentally prepared and determined to go down fighting if it’s necessary to go down at all. If the majority in a crowd react properly, I believe the terrorist would find less success. But, if even one person reacts properly, perhaps fewer people would be killed.
There is a guy who was in the military and he has a program of teaching people how to fight and win, to ‘take out’ the attacker. His name is Tim Larkin and his training is called TFT. I have not been able to afford to go and be trained, but he has had some free online videos and given me some good ideas about what I could do if a terror attack situation arises.
He doesn’t just show what to do, he shows what not to do. I hope I never need his advice. But, better to have it and not need it than to think it will never happen to me or my family.
James Lincoln says
somehistory,
You certainly right about Tim Larkin and his TFT training. Excellent videos.
Stay safe.
somehistory says
James Lincoln
I esp like the fact that he says age is not a barrier to people defending themselves. And some of his advice is so simple, anyone could follow it. So much better than the usual self-defense courses.
I appreciate your feedback and comments from the standpoint of your medical knowledge and training and I believe we can all help each other, as each one is just a little…or a lot…different with the same goal of staying safe and not becoming the victim of islam and the mad moslim murderers..
You too, stay safe. The “beast” will be defeated.
GreekEmpress says
Savvy Kaffir,
Please stay safe!!!
James Lincoln says
Savvy Kafir,
An excellent-and sobering-post. My compliments.
I went to a state university in the early 1970s and I don’t recall seeing even one Muslim student or professor. But those days are long gone…
You’re certainly smart to carry weapons that will not get you fired – and to remain vigilant.
I certainly agree with concealed – carry off campus. And I also agree, it’s not always convenient – but necessary in a lot of areas nowadays.
Stay safe.
Janice Mermikli says
Excellent post. I too am puzzled how progressive individuals (and women, in particular) can ally themselves with Islam, unless it be through ignorance. However, there is so much information out there that it is impossible not to know the truth about Islam unless one wilfully refuses to read up about it. (Denial is not just a river in Egypt!)
I am very confllcted about firearms and would prefer it if there were strict gun control but I understand that, with the world in the situation it is presently in, with so much (mainly Islamic) terrorism, people may feel safer when armed. What a dreadful situation our politicians have put us in!
Phil Copson says
“…. I too am puzzled how progressive individuals….can ally themselves with Islam…”
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Ask yourself “Progressing towards what ?” – Socialism is not about social justice, it’s about smashing the existing social order, looting what’s left and imposing tyranny. It’s invariable method is to stand the truth on it’s head at all times. Whilst not perfect, Western society has produced the most prosperous, safest, and most liberal societies the world has ever known – so Lefties naturally claim that it’s all about grinding the faces of the poor and encourage women to believe that they are “oppressed by the patriarchy.” Because Western society is nice and safe, Left-wingers can then exercise their urge to violence by shouting and screaming about Donald Trump or Israel, safe in the knowledge that nobody intends them any harm at all. Faced with a real threat such as ISIS or a real patriarchy such as Islam, they decide that (A) it’s far too risky to say anything at all, and (B) by pretending that dangerous people are safe, they can simultaneously excuse themselves from any moral duty to oppose them while getting a vicarious thrill out of watching the carnage and claiming that the victims are to blame.
The vicious Peter Haines / Corbyns / Pelosis / Sanders etc of this world are in love with Communism, Castro and Khomeini / Marx, Mao and Maduro, and thrill to the thought of overthrowing relatively benign governments in Rhodesia, South Africa, Iran etc and handing their helpless populations over to mass-murderers, whilst denying all responsibility for the blood-bath that follows.
Socialists can’t create, they can only wreck what others have built up, and they can’t wait to destroy Israel and the West in general.
James Lincoln says
Phil Copson,
An excellent post, my compliments.
I have never read a more accurate description about “progressives”, and I read a lot…
abad says
“Socialists can’t create, they can only wreck what others have built up, and they can’t wait to destroy Israel and the West in general.”
Phil Copson, this is precisely what Socialism and Islam have in common. Destroy what someone else created and contributed to human society. However as long as Trump gets re-elected – Sanders doesn’t stand a chance, he might drop dead by the next election, Warren is a big-time cray cray, and Yang wants to give tax-free federal stipends in excess of a grand to 329 million people for the rest of their lives (in short, Yang wants to see the USA be the next Greece).
“Progressivism” is too destructive to civilized society.
Canada says
Robert, Christine,
I do no know her last name but checgue out beck and a women named Tania ?.
He is having her on a pod? tomorrow, works with the F.B.I. now.
Connect with.
Do it.
Michael Copeland says
Ceramic blades are fantastically sharp. Some kitchens have discontinued using them because of the ease of accidental self-injury.
Dawne says
This was so obviously going to be the case, right from when the story broke. I genuinely don’t know who the authorities think they’re fooling when they refuse to consider terrorism as a motive in these sort of crimes.
Rufolino says
The authorities are fooling themselves !!
Rarely says
The story goes that a few years ago a prof at the U of Texas asked his students for a definition of “Political Correctness”. One submission in the contest went as follows:
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media , which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end”.
Needless to say it won first prize.
Rarely says
My error – it was apparently at Texas A&M. (as if it matters)
Salome says
Here in Australia the public broadcaster broadcast the initial report of a stabbing incident involving an employee at a police station, but it appears to have gone silent thereafter. Uncomfy truths?
gravenimage says
France: Muslim who killed 4 was subject of counterterror report in 2015, wife told him “Only Allah will judge you”
The perpetrator of the events was also the subject of a “report” after the attack against Charlie Hebdo committed in January 2015….
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How many times have we seen *this*–where the Jihadist was a *known* threat, but was still free to murder people? Madness.