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Old 12-14-2014, 11:30 PM
 
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Apparently five hostages have managed to escape. There are live updates on the link the op provided.
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Old 12-15-2014, 12:07 AM
 
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Now insensitive bunch of people are taking selfies in front of the cafe...

Outrage over Sydney 'siege selfies' - 9news.com.au
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Old 12-15-2014, 12:10 AM
 
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Now insensitive bunch of people are taking selfies in front of the cafe...

Outrage over Sydney 'siege selfies' - 9news.com.au
Idiots.
Kind of ironic coming from channel 9 though.
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Old 12-15-2014, 02:12 AM
 
Location: San Francisco
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These Islamist throwbacks are on the losing side of history. In the 21st century clinging to some absurd and irrational beliefs from the 7th century desert, they're largely dependant on infidel technology and know-how (their god doesn't seem to have done them much good). When they use a computer designed in Silicon Valley, they lose. When they drive a Japanese pick-up truck, they lose. When they post a video or send an email, they lose. Moribund and reactive - riding the coat tails of those they decry, you might almost feel sorry for them.
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Old 12-15-2014, 02:27 AM
 
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It's all over the news right now!

They are ISIS supporters. They're holding the flag of ISIS.

Five people flee from Sydney cafe amid hostage drama - CNN.com
At this point, the "they" appear to be hostages inside the café, and not ISIS supporters.
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Old 12-15-2014, 02:45 AM
 
Location: San Francisco
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^ At any point the people holding the flag to the window looked nothing like IS 'supporters'. (BTW 'supporters' - sounds incongruous - like a f***ing football team).
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Old 12-15-2014, 02:59 AM
 
Location: New England
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Its not an ISIS flag, though supposedly one has been requested.
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Old 12-15-2014, 03:00 AM
 
Location: Sydney, Australia
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At this point, the "they" appear to be hostages inside the café, and not ISIS supporters.
I actually always knew that the people against the windows were citizens (you could tell). I meant "they" (the hostage takers) made the hostages carry the ISIS flag towards the window. I thought there were more than one perpetrators, hence "they". I was extremely hasty when I posted that comment.

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Idiots.
Kind of ironic coming from channel 9 though.
Although I prefer 7 I still believe that all media is the same thing really. I don't see any difference between say, 9 and 7, except the fact that I'm more used to the channel 7 presenters...
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Old 12-15-2014, 03:24 AM
 
Location: 23.7 million to 162 million miles North of Venus
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Its not an ISIS flag, though supposedly one has been requested.
Yep, there were two demands made and one of the demands was for an ISIS flag - the putz couldn't even bring his own ISIS flag.
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Old 12-15-2014, 05:04 AM
 
Location: Currently living in Reddit
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ISIS wants to incite a full-scale war on Islam, believing their brand of Islam will ultimately prevail over every other "weaker" religion.

So give them their wish. All the zealots from every organized religion can fight it out. Then when they're all dead, the rest of us can finally live in peace.
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