Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.
You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.
If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.
A recent US poll conducted by YouGov found that 11 per cent of Americans plan to boycott TV coverage of the event on the basis of Vladimir Putin’s policies.
What do you think?
Poll Results:
I've no interest whatsoever in the games. (1062)
Politics shouldn't come into it. I'll be tuning in. (864)
The policies are wrong, but I'm watching anyway. (734)
I plan to boycott the games too. (401)
Advertisement
Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone...
A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article.
Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.
What the Journal has chosen not to report on is the picture emerging from the inquiry is one of ineptitude by the Police command, from the negotiations, there where none, to the type of weapon and ammunition used. The Army’s elite anti terrorist unit 4RAR made a submission stating that for close quarter combat and hostage retrieval use of a large Assault rifle using 5.62 ammunition was totally inappropriate, as demonstrated by the outcome, had they been called in they would have used the smaller MP5′s using 9mm which are specifically designed for the purpose.
Here it also happens immediately because these incidences are so rare. The ombudsman has already begun an investigation into the death of a man shot by armed Guards a few days ago.
He was involved in an incident with the Guards and died in said incident. Of course the involvement of the Guards contributed to his death but the investigation will show to what extent.
I’ll translate it for you. You denied that the Guards had any involvement either directly or indirectly and then said he killed himself to avoid capture by the Guards. I’m basically saying you’re contradicting yourself.
Jason, only 1 hour ago you thought he was killed by armed gardai.
You didn’t even read the story and you go as if you were an eyewitness at the scene or have inside information.
You get 1st prize for the most patronising poster on this site.
“Jason, are you saying, the guards actions somehow contributed to this sc*umbags death.`
`He made a conscious decision to kill himself to avoid capture.
The end.”
What other meaning could possibly be interpreted from these two follow-on comments?
“It’s understood that the driver pointed his gun at uniformed gardaí for them to get back when he got out of the car and that they were unarmed and RETREATED.
He then walked over to a grass verge and a gunshot was heard.”
The Gardai retreated, he could have ran but he didn’t. He chose of his own free will to put a gun to his head and pull the trigger.
So no, the gardai doing their job did not in fact “contribute” to his suicide.
You make it out like the two unarmed Gardai should carry some responsibility for this mans suicide, they absolutely should not.
@Jason, perhaps his own involvement contributed to his death. Perhaps if the woman he had taken hostage hadn’t run into two unarmed Gardaí she might not be alive. Perhaps if the two unarmed Gardaí hadn’t became suspicious of that woman’s injuries and investigated, she may in fact be no lying in a shallow grave in the Dublin mountains. Perhaps this man had already decided on his fate long before the Gardaí became involved. Perhaps you expect Gardaí not to do their jobs. Perhaps GSOC will find that the Gardaí did not contribute in any way to this man’s death as a result of a self inflicted gun shot and retreated to a safe distance when they, unarmed, were threatened with a gun. Perhaps you might keep up to speed and get your facts in order. Perhaps.
Frank, there are five letters in your name – if we drop the even numbers that leaves three letters, the middle one of which is the third letter. Add the two threes and you have a six – the number of the beast. Spooky…
But there’s more – F A and K are the 6th, 1st and 11th letters of the alphabet:
6+1=7
7×11=77, the unholy number! Alarm bells now…
Take the letters we dropped, the R and the N: Counting backwards (Satan’s way) from the end of the alphabet they’re the 9th and 13 letters.
9+13=22
22+11(for the K) = 33!
3+3=6!
6+1=7!
Satan’s numbers are all over your name lad – that must make you the antichrist (or something like that)….
No point in banning him, he is entitled to his point. However he regularly resorts to hate speech, such as the accusations of actors, in tragedies, these comments should be censored due to their effect on the families of those involved
To be fair, his accusations that the Sandy Hook massacre among many others were fake could get the Journal in trouble if the wrong person reads those opinions in an open public forum.
He hasn’t been banned for his unique outlook on life and mathematics, more that some of his comments have caused offence in the past especially when he’s been challenged on his points.
Although “anti-semitic” is definitely an overused phrase, I’d argue that the Iranian anti-semitic propaganda cartoons (that Frank loves to link to) and their portrayal of jews is eerily similar to 1930′s nazi propaganda and is a far more valid reason to be banned than numerology/false flags etc..
ps. I’m waiting to be labelled as a z1onist/NWO shill for saying that!
Frank you are quite capable of lying to twist whatever point you are trying to prove or coming up with some new theory after your first one is proven beyond doubt
Frank, whatever way you look at it, some of the cartoons you post which portray jews as caricatured hook-nosed demons complete with horns, blood drenched fangs and claws are anti-semitic.
As I said before, they’re remarkably similar to 1930′s nazi anti-jewish cartoons, or closer to home how the Irish were portrayed in british magazines in the 1800′s.
For the record I am not, never have been and never will be jewish or Israeli.
Frank, any kind of stereotyping is wrong (as we should know only too well) but the kind of cartoons you sometimes post are distasteful and misguided at best, and hate-filled, racist and downright dangerous at worst.
Avina Laaf_All those cartoons that I post are in relation to political Zi0nism and its war crimes.
I guess you just do not want to see political satire exposing Israels war crimes. I bet you would have absolutely no problem with the media publishing Charlie Hebdo cartoons that would insult Islam.
Frank I have no problem with political satire and I have no problem with Israeli war crimes being exposed.
Some of your cartoons are verging on incitement to race hatred though, and as we saw in the 1930′s that is a very very dangerous path to go down.
Avina Laaf_ I see that from a different angle.. The former oppressed are now fast becoming the oppressors.
This was made clear after last summer with the pure unrestrained brutality that was demonstrated to the world in GAZA and no doubt we will see more of it in the coming days after what happened in Golan. There is also an election on the horizon and unfortunately usually means bloodshed.
Avina Laaf_ I make it clear that it is Political Zi0nism that I point the finger at..
The same engine that caused the unrelentlessness Genocide of 2100 including 500 children in GAZA last Summer. The same engine that pulls the ropes on the US Government to carry out proxy regime changing battles in the Middle east including the attempted overthrowing of the Syrian Government. (with Iran next in the crosshairs)..
You know damn well who I am pointing the finger at and don’t try to throw the antisemitic card at me.,
Well if that’s true you need to pick your cartoons more carefully Frank, as some of them have stereotyped jews as an entire race of child-eating devils – if that’s not anti-semitic you tell me what is?? That, coupled with your continued insistence that jews created and released ebola tells me all I need to know about your attitudes.
Avina Laaf_I still think you are a hypocrite. You have no problems with cartoons depicting insults to Islam through Charlie Hebdo Je Suis Charlie stuff yet you deplore cartoons that hit out at political Zi0nism. If the Cartoons is offensive to Jewish people it would be removed from the forums that they are posted in. All the cartoons that I post are aimed at exposing political Zionism which is the extreme opposite poles of a magnet to Judaism
The Numbers certainly tell us quite a lot about Ebola and HIV AIDS for that matter and where it all comes from. You trip over the number 33 in all of them. 33 is written over quite a lot of other things including ALL these recent false flags.
Frank, I’m not sure whether you’re deliberately trying to miss the point at this stage. I have no problem with any satirical cartoon, especially not with one that satirises mohammed, god, buddha, jesus or anybody else. Most of your linked cartoons fall into this category.
I have a huge problem though with propaganda cartoons that deliberately set out to portray an entire race (whoever they are) as some kind of sub-humans. Such cartoons are a clear encitement to racial hatred and history has told us that this type of stereotyping can be very, very dangerous. Iran is currently pumping out such propaganda cartoons aimed at demonising jews in this way, and you have sometimes linked to them.
I’m not even going to enter into a discussion with you about numerology – you think its an accurate predictor of world events, I think its a load of claptrap, lets just leave it at that.
The murder was witnessed by a police sharpshooter? If he had a clear line of sight and the gun man had a hostage on his knees with a shotgun to his head then surely he should have been authorized to shoot him.
It would have ended the siege immediately with no further bullets and loss of life.
I know people complain about about America all the time but if it happened there I suspect that would have been the out come and the shooting justified.
Robert you are assuming he could see both the victim and the perpetrator! You are also assuming the marksman viewed this via a rifle scope rather than other optical devices he could have been a spotter.
Perhaps he could identify a fun barrel and a victim through his scope but not get a clean shot at the shooter.
Perhaps this was not the first time in the incident this had happened??
I get what your saying but if it was a sniper team as the article suggests then there would have been both a spotter with binoculars and a marksman looking through a scope. This is how police and military sniper teams work. If he did have the shot he should have taken it.
That siege was never going to end peacefully, especially with an Islamic nut involved. Having a sniper take him out would have been the best outcome in my opinion and I’m sure the opportunity would have presented itself at some point.
Robert, the police tried to take him out with a marksman but they couldn’t achieve this. Monis had lined up hostages in the windows and rotated them on a regular basis to make sure that snipers couldn’t take him out through a window without hitting a civilian in the process.
Thanks Lisa that’s a perfectly reasonable answer as to why a sniper couldn’t take him out. Much better than the excuses suggested by others which don’t make sense.
Namely that they didn’t have sight of him, which would be incompotent of the sniper teams or that the human shield was a barrier even though the sniper clearly described what happened.
Man accused of driving car through Liverpool crowd to appear in court on charges against six victims
9 mins ago
5
Mental Health Crisis
Minister says we need faster responses for people presenting to ED with mental health crisis
26 mins ago
241
2
ciaran mullooly
Irish MEP used AI to write open letter about Gaza which quoted Swedish House Mafia
29 May
53.2k
Your Cookies. Your Choice.
Cookies help provide our news service while also enabling the advertising needed to fund this work.
We categorise cookies as Necessary, Performance (used to analyse the site performance) and Targeting (used to target advertising which helps us keep this service free).
We and our 197 partners store and access personal data, like browsing data or unique identifiers, on your device. Selecting Accept All enables tracking technologies to support the purposes shown under we and our partners process data to provide. If trackers are disabled, some content and ads you see may not be as relevant to you. You can resurface this menu to change your choices or withdraw consent at any time by clicking the Cookie Preferences link on the bottom of the webpage .Your choices will have effect within our Website. For more details, refer to our Privacy Policy.
We and our vendors process data for the following purposes:
Use precise geolocation data. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Store and/or access information on a device. Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development.
Cookies Preference Centre
We process your data to deliver content or advertisements and measure the delivery of such content or advertisements to extract insights about our website. We share this information with our partners on the basis of consent. You may exercise your right to consent, based on a specific purpose below or at a partner level in the link under each purpose. Some vendors may process your data based on their legitimate interests, which does not require your consent. You cannot object to tracking technologies placed to ensure security, prevent fraud, fix errors, or deliver and present advertising and content, and precise geolocation data and active scanning of device characteristics for identification may be used to support this purpose. This exception does not apply to targeted advertising. These choices will be signaled to our vendors participating in the Transparency and Consent Framework.
Manage Consent Preferences
Necessary Cookies
Always Active
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work.
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then these services may not function properly.
Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not be able to monitor our performance.
Store and/or access information on a device 137 partners can use this purpose
Cookies, device or similar online identifiers (e.g. login-based identifiers, randomly assigned identifiers, network based identifiers) together with other information (e.g. browser type and information, language, screen size, supported technologies etc.) can be stored or read on your device to recognise it each time it connects to an app or to a website, for one or several of the purposes presented here.
Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development 177 partners can use this purpose
Use limited data to select advertising 139 partners can use this purpose
Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times an ad is presented to you).
Create profiles for personalised advertising 101 partners can use this purpose
Information about your activity on this service (such as forms you submit, content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about you (for example, information from your previous activity on this service and other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or improve a profile about you (that might include possible interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present advertising that appears more relevant based on your possible interests by this and other entities.
Use profiles to select personalised advertising 102 partners can use this purpose
Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on your advertising profiles, which can reflect your activity on this service or other websites or apps (like the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests and personal aspects.
Create profiles to personalise content 47 partners can use this purpose
Information about your activity on this service (for instance, forms you submit, non-advertising content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about you (such as your previous activity on this service or other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or improve a profile about you (which might for example include possible interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests, such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find content that matches your interests.
Use profiles to select personalised content 43 partners can use this purpose
Content presented to you on this service can be based on your content personalisation profiles, which can reflect your activity on this or other services (for instance, the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests and personal aspects. This can for example be used to adapt the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find (non-advertising) content that matches your interests.
Measure advertising performance 161 partners can use this purpose
Information regarding which advertising is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine how well an advert has worked for you or other users and whether the goals of the advertising were reached. For instance, whether you saw an ad, whether you clicked on it, whether it led you to buy a product or visit a website, etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of advertising campaigns.
Measure content performance 73 partners can use this purpose
Information regarding which content is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine whether the (non-advertising) content e.g. reached its intended audience and matched your interests. For instance, whether you read an article, watch a video, listen to a podcast or look at a product description, how long you spent on this service and the web pages you visit etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of (non-advertising) content that is shown to you.
Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources 96 partners can use this purpose
Reports can be generated based on the combination of data sets (like user profiles, statistics, market research, analytics data) regarding your interactions and those of other users with advertising or (non-advertising) content to identify common characteristics (for instance, to determine which target audiences are more receptive to an ad campaign or to certain contents).
Develop and improve services 102 partners can use this purpose
Information about your activity on this service, such as your interaction with ads or content, can be very helpful to improve products and services and to build new products and services based on user interactions, the type of audience, etc. This specific purpose does not include the development or improvement of user profiles and identifiers.
Use limited data to select content 45 partners can use this purpose
Content presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type, or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times a video or an article is presented to you).
Use precise geolocation data 60 partners can use this special feature
With your acceptance, your precise location (within a radius of less than 500 metres) may be used in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Actively scan device characteristics for identification 29 partners can use this special feature
With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed fonts or plugins, the resolution of your screen) in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors 112 partners can use this special purpose
Always Active
Your data can be used to monitor for and prevent unusual and possibly fraudulent activity (for example, regarding advertising, ad clicks by bots), and ensure systems and processes work properly and securely. It can also be used to correct any problems you, the publisher or the advertiser may encounter in the delivery of content and ads and in your interaction with them.
Deliver and present advertising and content 115 partners can use this special purpose
Always Active
Certain information (like an IP address or device capabilities) is used to ensure the technical compatibility of the content or advertising, and to facilitate the transmission of the content or ad to your device.
Match and combine data from other data sources 84 partners can use this feature
Always Active
Information about your activity on this service may be matched and combined with other information relating to you and originating from various sources (for instance your activity on a separate online service, your use of a loyalty card in-store, or your answers to a survey), in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Link different devices 63 partners can use this feature
Always Active
In support of the purposes explained in this notice, your device might be considered as likely linked to other devices that belong to you or your household (for instance because you are logged in to the same service on both your phone and your computer, or because you may use the same Internet connection on both devices).
Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically 107 partners can use this feature
Always Active
Your device might be distinguished from other devices based on information it automatically sends when accessing the Internet (for instance, the IP address of your Internet connection or the type of browser you are using) in support of the purposes exposed in this notice.
Save and communicate privacy choices 90 partners can use this special purpose
Always Active
The choices you make regarding the purposes and entities listed in this notice are saved and made available to those entities in the form of digital signals (such as a string of characters). This is necessary in order to enable both this service and those entities to respect such choices.
have your say