By Judi McLeod ——Bio and Archives--November 23, 2015
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“He also claimed that ISIS cannot strike a 'mortal blow' against the US and warned that overreacting to the Paris attacks would play into the terrorists' hands. (DailyMail) “Obama called for resolve in the face of heightened threats from jihadists, adding that the most powerful tool to fight terrorists is to show steel and that ‘we are not afraid’. “That starts, he said, with leaders who are scheduled to attend climate talks later this month in Paris, where 130 people were killed in a single night of blood-soaked violence. With Brussels in lockdown, and cities from Beirut to Bamako reeling from terror attacks, Obama urged world leaders not to abandon the summit.”Is that because the summit, advancing the lie that global warming and not Islamic terrorism is the best PR that ISIS could ever have? Delegates who may be secretly quaking in their boost in case of another terrorist attack while they are saving the world need not worry.
“Conference participants, including about 140 heads of state, will be in a closed, protected area as they work toward an international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius. Some public demonstrations planned to coincide with the COP21 talks were canceled on security concerns after coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris on Nov. 13 killed 130 people. “The security of everything within the rooms of the conference we will guarantee 100 percent, because it will be under our control, but we can’t completely ensure the safety of the external part,” Fabius told reporters after meeting with Brazil President Dilma Rousseff in the South American nation’s capital. “The Sustainable Innovation Forum at the climate conference is scheduled to be held Dec. 7-8 at the Stade de France, the national stadium and one of the sites targeted in the terror attacks. “France will offer its intelligence services and security expertise to Brazil as Latin America’s biggest country prepares for the 2016 Olympics, Fabius said. “He also visited India and South Africa to finalize details of the climate agreement expected to be signed in Paris. Fabius said success at the conference is necessary to ensure that the planet remains “viable” for the human race.Let’s hope that Fabius wasn’t more right than he thought when he stated “we can’t completely ensure the safety of the external part”.
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