#BELGIUM: Transport Min. Resigns Over Known Security Lapses At Brussels Airport

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Belgian Transport Minister Jacqueline Galant submitted her resignation to Prime Minister Charles Michel after being heavily criticized by the opposition of ignoring a report which criticized security at Brussels Airport long before the brutal attack. There has also been severe internal dissension within the Transportation Ministry over her style, and Michel complained he was never made aware of an audit by the EU earlier this that criticized security at the airport.

#FRANCE: PM Valls: Some Terrorist Suspects "Slipped In" Amid Refugee Crisis

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Some of the suspects in the Paris attacks took advantage of Europe's migrant crisis to "slip in" unnoticed, the French premier said Thursday, warning the EU needed to "take responsibility" over border controls.

#FRANCE: National Front EU Parliament Member Calls for "Elimination" of French #Jihadis

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#US: Cable Networks, Left and Right, Critique Obama's "Muddled" Message on #ISIS

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Minutes after Pres. Obama's press conference today in Estonia on ISIS, in which he said his goal was to "Degrade and Destroy" the  group, but also to "Shrink" and "Manage" it, major US Cable networks - on the Left and Right of the political spectrum - expressed bewilderment at the apparent contradiction.

#TUNISIA: Pres. Marzouki Considers Amnesty For "Deceived" Jihadis

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Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki is proposing amnesty for what he calls "deceived" jihadists, provided they have never been convicted of murder.

GAZA: Islamic Jihad Cuts Ties to Hamas After Jihad Chief Killed by Police [world politics news]