Notations For the Week-End (Special Edition): On #ParisAttacks & a Prayer For Peace

As we write this, we are monitoring updates from Europe as SkyNews is reporting live on the victims and the aftermath.   129 People have died and 99 are still in hospital.

Parisians are gathering at the Place De La Republic to honor the fallen.  . One of the fallen is a 23-Year Old Student From Cal State Long Beach, Nohemi Gonzalez..     Maddona in Sweden said it best last night during a concert when she noted, "...They want to shut us up...we will never let them."   We here @ #Outsiders echo this sentiment in the strongest possible terms we could muster.

At the G20 Summit, the leaders led a minute of silence to honor the victims of Paris and Ankara.   Condementations have been forthcoming from the entire world.   France has declared 3 Days of National Morning--we here at #Outsiders have decided to go dark for the next 48 hrs in honor of all the victims of all the wars as we leave you all with this image of Paris and the Jewish Prayer for Peace that Corey Robin noted in his blog which we have noted below for reference: 

May we see the day when war and bloodshed cease,

when a great peace will embrace the whole world.

Then nation will not threaten nation,

and mankind will not again know war.

For all who live on earth shall realize

we have not come into being to hate or to destroy.

We have come into being

to praise, to labor and to love.

& a Muslim Prayer For Peace:

Merciful God, You made all of the people of the world in Your own image and placed before us the pathway of salvation through different Preachers who claimed to have been Your Saints and Prophets. But, the contradictions in their teachings and interpretations of them have resulted in creating divisions, hatreds and bloodshed in the world community. Millions of innocent men, women and children have so far been brutally killed by the militants of several religions who have been committing horrifying crimes against humanity, and millions more would be butchered by them in the future, if You do not help us find ways to reunite peacefully.

IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL, look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the controversial teachings of arrogance, divisions and hatreds which have badly infected our hearts; break down the walls that separate us; reunite us in bonds of love; and work through our struggle and confusion to accomplish Your purposes on earth; that, in Your good time, all nations and races may jointly serve You in justice, peace and harmony.  (Amen) 

We shall overcome!!!

Notations On Our World (Special Edition): As the World Remembers Paris.....

It has been quite a day in our World.      One subtle but critical difference that we welcome here in #Outsiders is the fact that France will drop the name "ISIL/ISLAMIC STATE" and refer them to the name we here at #Outsiders have noted repeatedly for the murderers who have wrecked so much misery on Syria and Iraq and now Paris.

The World has come together and it was so beautiful to be witness to it:



We here @ #Outsiders join the World as we say, "..We Shall Overcome" and hope that the G20 will be firm in its' commitment to be transformational in how it deals with the cancer of Daesh as the existential threat of climate change.

Notations On Our World: On the Tragic Day In #France w/the #ParisShooting

President Hollande & Prime Minister Valls

We have been on the World Media Watch throughout the past 5 hours as events have unfolded in Paris.  In a series of apparent coordinated attacks, a number of key venues in Central Paris were attacked and there have been multitude fatatlies.   Our team and our founder have been on Twitter sharing periodic updates.    What was horrific was the latest we just received on 100 people having been killed at the Batalcan Concert Venue. +FRANCE 24  is reporting live on the situation right now and is hereby available here. as the Police have raided the Concert hall. 

The President of France has declared a State of Emergency throughout France as the Goverment of France come to grips with the aftermath of this horrific and heinous act.     President Hollande spoke within the past hour to update France and the world on the situation as he also chaired a meeting of the French Cabinet: 

   

President Hollande  along with the Prime Minister went on to  the Concert Hall to assess the situation as President Hollande has cancelled his scheduled trip to the G20.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all the victims of this tragedy as we extend our profound sense of condolosences to the people of France during this very dark hour.

Vive L'France.