French President Francois Hollande said a state of emergency would be declared across France and national borders shut following a spate of attacks in Paris on Friday evening in which he said dozens were killed and several wounded.
“It is horror,” Hollande said in a brief statement on television, adding that a cabinet meeting had been called.
“A state of emergency will be declared,” he said. “The second measure will be the closure of national borders,” he added.
“We must ensure that no one comes in to commit any act whatsoever, and at the same time make sure that those who have committed these crimes should be arrested if they try to leave the country,” he added.
Shortly after the speech, Hollande’s office announced that he was canceling his participation at the G20 meeting in Turkey this weekend.
A mandatory curfew was instituted in Paris, the first since 1944, according to the Associated Press.
Shortly after midnight Paris time, a French government official said the country’s state of emergency had gone into effect.
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Below is a full translation of Hollande’s speech:
“My dear compatriots,
As I speak, terrorist attacks of unprecedented proportions are underway in the Paris area. There are dozens killed, there are many injured. It is a horror.
We have, on my decision, mobilized all forces possible to neutralize the terrorists and make all concerned areas safe. I have also asked for military reinforcements. They are currently in the Paris area, to ensure that no new attack can take place. I have also called a cabinet meeting that will be held in a few minutes.
Two decisions will be taken: a state of emergency will be declared, which means that some places will be closed, traffic may be banned , and there will also be searches which may be decided throughout Ile de France (greater Paris). The state of emergency will be proclaimed throughout the territory (of France).
The second decision I have made is to close the borders. We must ensure that no one enters to commit any crimes and that those who have committed the crimes that we have unfortunately seen can also be arrested if they should leave the territory.
This is a terrible ordeal which once again assails us. We know where it comes from, who these criminals are, who these terrorists are.
In these difficult moments, we must – and I’m thinking of the many victims, their families and the injured – show compassion and solidarity. But we must also show unity and calm.
Faced with terror, France must be strong, it must be great and the state authorities must be firm. We will be.
We must also call on everyone to be responsible.
What the terrorists want is to scare us and fill us with dread. There is indeed reason to be afraid. There is dread, but in the face of this dread, there is a nation that knows how to defend itself, that knows how to mobilize its forces and, once again, will defeat the terrorists.
French citizens, we have not completed the operations. There are still some that are extremely difficult. It’s at this moment that the security forces are staging an assault, especially in a place in Paris.
I ask you to keep all your trust in what we can do with the security forces to protect our nation from terrorist acts.
Long live the Republic and long live France.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hollande-attacks-borders-curfew_56467d29e4b045bf3def3699
“A state of emergency will be declared,”
Martial law. See how easy?
“The second measure will be the closure of national borders,”
Close the prison gates.
“We must ensure that no one enters to commit any crimes…
… just in case the ‘government’ hasn’t already stolen everything you own.”
““A state of emergency will be declared,” he said. “The second measure will be the closure of national borders,” he added.”
In other words, MARTIAL LAW!
How hard is it for you to say it?
MARTIAL LAW!
See? Wasn’t so hard.
It’s almost like an ugly forbidden word for the politicians to say every time something like this happens. It’s like if they say it, they’ll get fired or something.
It’s like they have to say, “UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANT” rather than saying, “ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT” or they’ll get fired.
That’s Communism for ya!
And yes, #1. You beat me to it, again. Damn! lol
I suppose October 13th was way too obvious 😉
Supposedly,
France’s Philip 4th calls for knights templar to be destroyed on Friday October the 13th, 1307. Accusing them of devil worship..which was not true.
-flek
More observations….tinfoil hat secure 😉
13 and friday the 13th
Supposedly:
“France’s Philip 4th calls for knights templar to be destroyed on Friday October the 13th, 1307. Accusing them of devil worship.”
http://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/Masonry/Essays/friday13.html
Also concerning freemasonry
“Masonic Symbols In a $1 Bill
13 leaves in the olive branches
13 bars and stripes in the shield
13 feathers in the tail
13 arrows
13 letters in the “E Pluribus Unum” on the ribbon
13 stars in the green crest above
32 long feathers representing the 32° in Masonry
13 granite stones in the Pyramid with the Masonic “All-seeing Eye” completing it
13 letters in Annuit Coeptis, “God has prospered.”
On the front of the dollar bill is the seal of the United States made up of a key, square, and the Scales of Justice, as well as a compass; which, of course, is an important symbol in Masonry.
James B. Walker 32° ”
13th card of the Tarot is the card of death.
The Death card contains elements of a sudden and unexpected change.
Chapter 13 of revelation is about antichrist and the beast.
In ‘jewish’ kaballah 13 is the meaning of the snake, dragon, satan.
This friday the 13th is the first day of ‘jewish’ month Kislev. Considered a month of darkness.
From the talmud:
“When Adam — who was created in the beginning of the year, on the first day of Tishri — noticed that during the first three months of his life, the days were getting gradually shorter, he said, ‘Woe is to me! Because I’ve sinned, the world around me is being darkened and is returning to its state of chaos and confusion; this must be the kind of death which has been sentenced to me from Heaven!’ ”
http://www.jewishanswers.org/ask-the-rabbi-2566/the-jewish-view-of-satan/?p=2566
“However, in Judaism Satan is an agent of G-d, created by G-d for a specific purpose, and something very good. Satan is simply an agent of G-d, just as all the other angels are simply agents of G-d. ”
“The dragon, a symbol for Satan, is found 13 times in Revelation. Satan is behind all rebellion against God.”
From what I gather concerning the occultists, they believe it and act on the numerology and signs and whatever….even if you don’t believe it.
-flek