Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/11/2011

There has been another deadly attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt. This time the incident occurred on a train, and according to some reports the perpetrator was a policeman. Witnesses say the gunman boarded the train and appeared to look around until he identified a group of Christians. He then shot and killed one man, and wounded five others.

In other news, Barack Obama has formally buried the “special relationship” between the USA and the UK by declaring France to be America’s biggest ally. Meanwhile, Turkish farmers who live near the Greek border have expressed their support for Greece’s proposed border fence, saying that it will cut down on the flow of illegal migrants who trample their crops.

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Thanks to C. Cantoni, Caroline Glick, CSP, DF, Fjordman, Gaia, Insubria, JD, Vlad Tepes, and all the other tipsters who sent these in.

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