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To: longnshort who wrote (648642)	3/23/2012 1:49:16 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1580019

Our "government? ACTING PRESIDENT Valerie Jarrett who at a White House function ordered a 4 star general to refill her drink. PUBLIC FACE "PRESIDENT" Barack Hussein Obama who thinks the US has 57 states

To: longnshort who wrote (648642)	3/23/2012 2:23:56 PM
From: joseffy	2 Recommendations Respond to of 1580019

Outrage as teacher tells pupils to hold a minute's silence for Toulouse terrorist who killed seven because he was 'victim of an unhappy childhood' Teacher drew attention to the fact that Merah was from a disadvantaged immigrant background France’s Education Minister, called for Lorraine Collin to be ‘suspended immediately' Hundreds of people participated in a minute of silence to Merah's victims today at Capitol square in Toulouse By Peter Allen, 23 March 2012 dailymail.co.uk An English teacher sparked outrage across France today after calling for her pupils to observe a minute’s silence for Toulouse serial killer Mohammed Merah. In disturbing scenes at Gustave Flaubert High School in Rouen, Normandy, Lorraine Collin, 56, described the 23-year-old who murdered seven including three children as himself being the ‘victim of an unhappy childhood’. This prompted up to 15 pupils aged between 17 and 18 to storm out of their classroom and report Ms Collin to their headmaster. Luc Chatel, France’s Education Minister, called for Ms Collin to be ‘suspended immediately’, saying he ‘condemned this unspeakable behaviour without reservation’. It came as Merah’s elder brother said he was ‘very proud’ of what his brother had done, hailing him as someone who fought for what he believed in. Merah was gunned down by special forces police yesterday after three separate attacks which saw four die at a Jewish school, along with three soldiers from ethnic minorities who had fought in Afghanistan. Ms Collin drew attention to the fact that Merah was from a disadvantaged French-Algerian immigrant background and had been drawn to Islamic extremism while serving a prison sentence. Merah said he had shot three youngsters at the Jewish school in Toulouse on Monday in revenge for Palestinian children killed by the Israeli Army. French Al Qaeda fanatic was on terror watch list, caught planting Taliban bombs and a suspect in first murder two weeks ago: So WHY was he ever allowed to roam free and kill seven? Referring to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Ms Collin even said that Merah’s links with Al-Qaeda had been ‘invented by the media and Sarko.’ It was only when her students began to leave, or to argue with her, that she appeared to back down, saying she was ‘not feeling too well and perhaps take some time off.’ Ms Collin’s comments were soon afterwards reported by the Paris Normandie news website, who quoted an unnamed parent saying: ‘The students acted as responsible citizens by leaving the classroom. They hope the teacher will be suspended. ‘Otherwise, I will give permission for my daughter to boycott English classes until the end of the year.’ Arrested: Meanwhile police applied to detain Merah's elder brother, 29-year-old Abdelkader Merah, in custody for a further day, following his arrest yesterday A spokesman for the school said what happened was a ‘sad incident’, and that a disciplinary procedure was underway. Meanwhile police applied to detain Merah’s elder brother, 29-year-old Abdelkader Merah, in custody for a further day, following his arrest on Wednesday. Abdelkader, who himself has strong links with Islamic extremism, has told officers that he was ‘very proud of how his brother died’, reported Le Point magazine. Despite this, Addelkader has said he had no links to his brother’s crimes. Among rising concerns that extremists like Merah could threaten countries like Britain, European security officials warned of a Jidhadist threat which was becoming harder to track down. Europol chief Rob Wainwright told the AP news agency: ‘We have a different kind of jihadist threat emerging and it's getting stronger. It is much more decentralized and harder to track.’ Meanwhile hundreds of people participated in a minute of silence to pay tribute to the victims of the Toulouse school and three French soldiers, at the Capitol square in Toulouse, France.