Tens of thousands of French soldiers and police officers will be patrolling the streets and transport hubs during Christmas and New Year in France. The French interior minister has announced that the security measure is a general response taken in the face of a ” high” terrorist threat level and comes in the wake of recent attacks.
Shortly after the Berlin truck terrorism suspect Anis Amri was killed in a shoot out with Milan police, railway tickets found on Amri's body showed he had traveled from Chambery in south-eastern France to Turin and then on to Milan, according to Italy's Ansa. Which is strange because while he kept ticket stubs, he had virtually nothing else on him: Milan police said Amri was carrying few personal belongings, had no cell phone and no other arms apart from a small knife in his backpack. He had several hundred euros but no documents.
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A new world order is coming of age and the transition is painful to accept for a Western middle class with a deep-seated sense of entitlement.
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With almost 90% of the nation disapproving of him, it hardly a surprise that French President Hollande just told the nation that "for the good of his country" he will not run for Presidency in 2017 saying he was “conscious of the risks” a candidacy would have caused.
The unprecedented decision was driven by his historically low popularity ratings.