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MowCowWhoHow III

(2,103 posts)
Thu Nov 19, 2015, 04:09 PM Nov 2015

Some attackers used refugee crisis to 'slip into' France: PM

Source: AFP

Paris (AFP) - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Thursday said some of those linked to the Paris attacks had taken advantage of the chaos caused by Europe's worst migration crisis since World War II "to slip in" unnoticed.

"These individuals took advantage of the refugee crisis.. of the chaos, perhaps, for some of them to slip in" to France, he said.

"Others were in Belgium already. And others, I must remind you, were in France," he said.

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Some attackers used refugee crisis to 'slip into' France: PM (Original Post) MowCowWhoHow III Nov 2015 OP
The vast majority were French and Belgium citizens uppityperson Nov 2015 #1
I think he meant to say "slip back into" France bigworld Nov 2015 #2
Poor translation from the French...but it suits the purposes of American mass propaganda. Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #3
So please supply the very accurate translation, Fred MowCowWhoHow III Nov 2015 #5
Do your own research...sowing fear and division is not my thing! Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #6
I'm shocked MowCowWhoHow III Nov 2015 #7
Gosh Fred, we had a big old exchange in which you claimed poor translation skills. Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #9
bit of a difference here land vs water PatrynXX Nov 2015 #4
Most of them had traveled from Europe to Syria and back again CJCRANE Nov 2015 #8

bigworld

(1,807 posts)
2. I think he meant to say "slip back into" France
Thu Nov 19, 2015, 04:32 PM
Nov 2015

using the refugee crisis as cover.

These weren't refugees, of course, but Daesh likely is very much using the influx to their advantage.

MowCowWhoHow III

(2,103 posts)
5. So please supply the very accurate translation, Fred
Thu Nov 19, 2015, 04:46 PM
Nov 2015

(and the original French text so we can check your work against that of Agence France-Presse)

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
9. Gosh Fred, we had a big old exchange in which you claimed poor translation skills.
Thu Nov 19, 2015, 05:45 PM
Nov 2015

It was about an arson at a synagogue, you thought the word 'ablaze' was too strong to use.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026050140

So are you a good translator or a poor one?

PatrynXX

(5,668 posts)
4. bit of a difference here land vs water
Thu Nov 19, 2015, 04:44 PM
Nov 2015

the ones going thru massive Vetting process that even most Presidential candidates probably couldn't make thru and this vast land of water makes it easier to get on a plane.

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
8. Most of them had traveled from Europe to Syria and back again
Thu Nov 19, 2015, 05:19 PM
Nov 2015

some of them several times.

Supporting jihadis and keeping open borders is a recipe for disaster.

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