Paris Attacks

[Middle-aged Europe]

RIP to the victims

[Middle-aged Europe]

Some thoughts:

1) 9/11 happened 14 years ago. Since then, wars have been waged in/against Afghanistan and Iraq under the rationale of fighting terrorism. In Syria (and Iraq), a Western military intervention has been conducted against the Islamic State for the past one and a half years now. Harsh anti-terrorism laws have been passed in various countries in the wake of 9/11 as well as the 2004 Madrid and 2005 London attacks. The NSA has supposedly put global telephone and Internet communications under constant surveillance. The US has significantly increased targetted killings via drone strikes in recent years. So, why does something like Paris happen? Isn't it past time to reach the conclusion that our governments have failed in proctecting us? Aren't we doing enough or are we simply doing it wrong?

2) On November 13, terrorist attacks carried out by the IS kill 130 people in Paris. The act is immediately condemned by the US president among various other world leaders. Here in this forum a thread is opened on the attacks which by now has reached 10 pages. A day prior - on Nov. 12 - terrorist attacks carried out by the IS killed more than 40 people in Beirut. In the US, this attack was condemned by National Security Council spokesman Ned Price. No thread on the Beirut attacks was opened on this forum. Is this perhaps one of the things we're doing wrong?

[Middle-aged Europe]

Another picture of the female terrorist, probably from two years ago or so.

So, what happened with her?