Here is a transcript of Kouachi’s conversation, as
reported by the web site BuzzFeed:
Kouachi: We’re just telling you that we are the defenders of the prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and that I, Cherif Kouachi, was sent by “Al Qaeda in Yemen,” ok?
Journalist: Ok
Kouachi: And that I went there and that it’s imam Al-Awlaki that financed me.
Journalist: Ok, and how long ago was it?
Kouachi: It was a long time ago. Before he was killed. [inaudible]
Journalist: So you came back to France not long ago?
Kouachi: Oh yes, a while ago… the secret service I know them, don’t worry about it. I know very well how I was able to do things well.
Journalist: Ok, and now there is only you and your brother here?
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| Brothers Said Kouachi and Cherif |
Kouachi: That’s not your problem.
Journalist: Some people are behind you, or not?
Kouachi: That’s not your problem.
Journalist: Ok, and are you planning on killing again in the name of Allah or not?
Kouachi: Kill who?
Journalist: I don’t know. That’s what I’m asking you.
Kouachi: Did we kill any civilians in the past two days people have been looking for us?
Journalist: You killed journalists.
Kouachi: No but, did we kill any civilians? Civilians, or people during the two days you spent looking for us?
Journalist: Wait, wait, Cherif, Cherif, did you kill this morning?
Kouachi: But we are not killers. We are defenders of the prophet. We don’t kill women, we don’t kill anyone. We defend the prophet. If someone offend the prophet then there is no problem, we can kill him. But we don’t kill women. We’re not like you. You’re the ones killing the children of Muslims in Irak, in Syria, in Afghanistan. That’s you. Not us. We have honor codes in Islam.
Journalist: But right now you avenged yourself, no? You killed people?
Kouachi: We avenged ourselves exactly. You said it well. You said it yourself, we avenged ourselves.
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Sounds like a Democrat. Sounds like Obama, actually. Sounds like Dianne Feinstein. Maxine Waters, sounds exactly like Barbara Boxer. Sounds like Michelle Obama.
Sounded like Harry Reid.
Sounded like Nancy Pelosi.
R. Crumb, the great curmudgeonly chronicler of the hippie era in San Francisco, applies the proper dose of ridicule.
The future must not belong to those who avenge the Prophet.
@ST: Thanks for that. I asked about R Crumb's reaction the other day at Althouse. As per usual, I was ignored.
Ha ha ha. With flies buzzing around. Nice touch.
Crumb was a certified loon, was he not? I saw a show about him one time. The keep on trucking guy, right? A Jewish ne'er do well. That's what the show depicted. Alcoholic or druggie or some such. I forget.
I'm glad the French hunted them down like dogs and shot them dead.
D.E.D. DEAD.
Also Malkin had a tweet, I suppose supporting a post, about a 12th century Italian church with a fresco depicting and naming Mohammed being dragged off by demons.
A bit Hieronymus Bosch-like. Man, those medieval guys sure had wild imaginations. Muslims tried to blow up the church, and I can see why.
St. Petronio in Bologna
Mmmm, bologna.
Now I have a craving for mortadella. So called because if you eat too much it means death in della. :-/
No seriously.
Those 12 century Christians knew what they were dealing with. It's like every generation must learn the same thing anew. Our sense of hopeful pretend is just that powerful.
And there's Diane Feinstein with her bogus partisan-ass report about CIA without a single interview or principles that would disrupt her pre-made conclusion, dropping her turd on her way out, wrenching global conversation and damaging US interests because... because... because she is Democrat, and that is the only reason she needs. She'll have something self-righteously sanctimonious to say about this as well. I read such all day long.
Good thing I have my garden coming together or else i'd become quite cross indeed. I see political wankerism wherever I turn. And I find I can no longer stay silent and demurely withdrawn, my naturally occurring sweet and gentile nature evaporated. I tend to lash out shockingly. At least my friends are shocked. They're unaccustomed to being nailed with contrary opinions and hasten to change subjects that they brought up.
But we don’t kill women. We’re not like you.
Perhaps we should field female combat troops -- they'd be invincible according to Cherif.
Ace put up a video of two cellos playing "wake me up (when it's all over)" played by two boys.
I looked to see if I have that in i-Tunes. I do not. Downloaded the song from Amazon. Free for Prime, but I want to own it, so bought it.
Opened up YouTube to observe the kid's interpretations.
I notice they make a distinction between "wise" and "smart" that I do not make. Dictionaries support their choice.
I tap my wrist (watch) for "time," they all use the word for "since," time elapsing from from the shoulder.
Their "wake up" is not distinct. One is tap on the shoulder +"up" The song also has "open my eyes,"
"Wake up" and "open my eyes" are the same concept, similar to "surprise." The two girls muddle this.
Their "journey" looks like handwaving. There is no "through"
The word "end" can be either "stop" or "finish" Theirs is flappy hands. Their journey is flappy and their finish is flappy. One girl hold out three fingers throughout muddling the whole thing. The other girl flaps her hands like flippers throughout the whole thing.
I realize I incorporate a very good deal of SEE (seeing essential English) into my ASL (American sign language.) and that does make my style quite idiosyncratic whereas these girls are sticking with straight ASL but their style too are idiosyncratic and not in a way that makes things clearer.
My "travel" and "journey" is a fast series of loops from point to point to point. Their's is simply movement forward.
My "youth" and "too young" are very clearly energetic lively youth. Theirs in indistinguishable from "pleasure" and "happy" and "monkey" I am looking for clarity and not seeing it.
The lyrics and the rhythm and beat are what attracted us to this song in the first place but none of that is conveyed. Only a slapdash interpretation of the lyrics with none of the joy of the song and the music.
There are musical passages without lyrics but with exceedingly distinct instrumentation that can be interpreted. Since they are bouncing around to indicate a musical passage, why not incorporate the twists and turns and the beat that is heard? I do not understand the absence of imaginative dance. Since they're dancing.
Both girls push the hair out of their face as if readying for the lyrics to begin. it is NOT about your hair. It is not about how great you look on camera. It is not about you showing off. It is not about you getting across some slipshod version of what the words say. It is about you conveying the music that attracted you in the first place. How splendidly the words hit the beat, the where they rhyme, the rises and falls, and stops, and the twists. Show that. All the words should just come out of you automatically as if you are dancing it. No lagging behind, no speeding ahead, no saying it a different way.
girl 1: quite muddled
girl 2; more precise but distracting separated fingers.
guy: best interpretation (poor recording
young male: complete mess
There is another of kids just goofing around that does no justice to the song whatsover.
There is yet another of a teen choir covering the song, quite good, and two interpreting it, the male over dramatically without providing clarity, the girl without any clarity at all.
I did learn a new way to say "wise" None use my way of saying "smart" All of those words are done at the forehead using one motion or another. They all use a hooked index finger that cranks downward. I tap the forehead with middle finger then flick it outward like a spark off the head. "think," "idea," "concept," "genius," "dream," "imagine," "pretend," and whatever related word all fall into that system.
If only they would take my imaginary class I'd have them all whipped into shape.
So, that's all that with that.
The guys at Auschwitz had the same defense.
Good one, ST. "The proper dose of ridicule."
I like the way Crumb poked fun at himself, too, while wickedly taunting the Mohammedans. He knows they've got it coming, and that they might be coming for him now.
It's very simple really: no one wants his head chopped off. That's Islam's "secret weapon." That's why it's going to have to get so much worse in the West (including The States) before the outrage and then the courage builds up to overcome that fear.
There are very few with the courage of R. Crumb. It's always been that way and it always will be.
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