Paris: best resources

[ by Charles Cameron — where I’m finding clarity in the fog, and grateful for it ]

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From my point of view, the most calm-headed and significant tweet thus far today must be Will McCants‘ offering of scholarly context:

Insulting the prophet — a helpful scholarly review of the concept in Islam https://t.co/HMeEfqCItI

— Will McCants (@will_mccants) January 7, 2015

With any luck I’ll get back to this.

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IMO, these tweets offer links to the two best resources thus far for thinking about the perpetrators:

Who attacked Charlie Hebdo in Paris? Assessing a Jihadi Attack in The West, ISIS vs al Qaeda | FPRI: http://t.co/UOwBopBpjk

— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) January 7, 2015

2 weeks ago I predicted more "mysterious" terrorism in Europe in 2015. It sucks to be there so soon. #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/UqySss6eLx

— John Schindler (@20committee) January 7, 2015

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Back soon.