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on July 29, 2016 in World News

French Rush To Join New ‘National Guard’ Following Marion Le Pen Appeal

by Liam Deacon The French government will confirm the creation of a new civilian National Guard to help protect citizens and the nation from Islamist terror attacks. Authorities are urging all able-bodied patriots to step up with the aim of boosting the current 28,000 reservists by 12,000. According to the interior ministry, around 2,500 have already answered the call, including Marion Le Pen, the Catholic niece of the right-wing Front National party leader, Marine Le Pen. She tweeted on Tuesday: “In the West as in the East, Christians must stand up to resist Islam!” Adding: “Faced with the threat that… View Article

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on July 28, 2016 in World News

Rising fear of terrorism push Europeans to rethink approach to right-wing parties

A chain of bloody terrorist attacks in Western Europe is forcing many to reconsider their attitudes towards right-wing parties, which not long ago were considered too extreme and sometimes even branded “fascist.” In France, which according to President Francois Hollande is at war with the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group, people are growing increasingly unconvinced by the arguments of left-wing politicians, RT’s Anastasia Churkina reports from Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray. The town in the north of France saw the country’s latest Islamic State attack, when two teenagers killed an elderly priest at a local church. Father Jacques Hamel was brought to… View Article

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