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Vatican defends Pope after punch remark - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • (CNN)Pope Francis used a punch to make a point about the limits of free expressi
  • on, but he ended up on the defensive because of it
  • Everyone has not only the liberty, but also the obligation, "to say what he thinks to help the common good,"
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  • "If Dr. Gasbarri, a great friend, says a swear word against my mother, then a punch awaits him," Francis said. "It's normal, it's normal. One cannot provoke, one cannot insult other people's faith, one cannot make fun
  • of faith."
  • Francis steadfastly denounced the terrorists' killings and the idea that anyone -- as the France attackers apparently did -- could pretend to justify such violence in the name of God.
  • One cannot make war (or) kill in the name of one's own religion," Francis said
  • prendergastja on 17 Jan 15
     
    Pope Francis talked about the shootings in France without actually referencing the terrorists or Charlie Hebdo. He said that if someone does something than they can expect repercussions. He used an example that is someone cursed at his mother than they could expect a punch. The Pope was forced to defend this comment.
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Two Italian women seized by al-Qaeda released - Telegraph - 0 views

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  • uggesting that Italy has continued its long-running policy of paying ransoms for captives.
  • The two young women were taken hostage in July while working on humanitarian projects in the embattled northern city of Aleppo.
  • Dressed in black hijabs, Ms Ramelli, 20, and Ms Marzullo, 21, appealed for help in the video, saying they were “in great danger” and could be killed.
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  • Their families were criticised in Italy for allowing their daughters to travel to Syria,
  • Italy, along with France and Spain, is believed to pay ransoms to secure the release of its citizens if they are kidnapped or held as hostages
  • Britain has long argued that paying such ransoms only encourages militant and terrorist groups to kidnap more victims.
  • prendergastja on 17 Jan 15
     
    Two young Italian women were taken hostage in July while working in Syria on humanitarian projects in the city of Aleppo. The Italian government payed the ransom to secure the release of the two women on January 16, 2015.
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US unveils 1st plan of its kind to fight drugs in Caribbean - AP News 1/16/2015 8:00 PM - 0 views

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  • he flow of cocaine from the Caribbean to the U.S. has more than doubled in the past three years.
  • t is the
  • first federal plan of its kind that outlines the steps federal authorities are taking and will take to crack down on drug trafficking specifically in both U.S. territories.
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  • Some 100 tons (91 metric tons) of cocaine passed through the Caribbean in 2013,
  • at least 90 percent of the drugs that enter Puerto Rico end up in the U.S.
  • suspects relying on go-fast boats, ferries, yachts and even cruise ships to transport drugs.
  • Cash seizures at Puerto Rico's main international airport are at an all-time high, according to the plan.
  • Drugs are blamed for more than 80 percent of killings in Puerto Rico,
  • prendergastja on 17 Jan 15
     
    The U.S. is showing a new plan to fight drug trafficking made by the Obama administration. This plan will focus on the Dominican Republic and especially Puerto Rico. These countries have been used heavily to traffic cocaine into the U.S. The DEA is going to focus more on the vehicles coming in and out of these countries including go-fast boats, ferries, and planes.
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Charlie Hebdo cofounder blames slain editor for provoking attack - Yahoo News - 0 views

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  • one of the satirical French newspaper's founding members is blaming the publication’s slain editor for provoking the attacks,
  • What made him feel the need to drag the team into overdoing it?”
  • one of five staff members killed in last week’s shootings, for his stubbornness after publishing a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad, which was followed by the 2011 firebombing of the newspaper’s offices.
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  • “I believe that we [were] fools who took an unnecessary risk,” Roussel, who writes under the pen name Delfeil de Ton, continued.
  • For years, decades even, it was a provocation, and then one day the provocation turns against us.
  • prendergastja on 16 Jan 15
     
    Henri Roussel, who is a cofounder, blames the editor who was killed during the shootings. He blames Stephane Charbonnier for the shootings saying that he overdid it.
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