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Post-Gazette VOL. 119 - NO. 47 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, NOVEMBER 20, 2015 $.35 A COPY An Attack on Paris is an Attack on Us All by Sal Giarratani Two days after the deadly just an attack on the French ISIS terror attack on Paris, people, but on all of western France, France is promising civilization. Radical Islam isn’t to “destroy” radical Jihadists just about Syria and Iraq or the and ISIS who killed 132 people Middle East, it is a worldwide and injured about 350 others threat, cancerous, with no in seven attacks committed borders. by eight jihadists. Two of the The Sunday Globe headline terrorists killed reportedly en- says after “horror” there is tered France through Greece “resolve.” What resolve and by and were so-called refugees whom? Are those words going to from Syria. Others in the plot be followed through or are they were apparently French-born just reactive sound-bites serv- jihadists, which is even scarier ing to sooth the anger growing if there is something scarier over such a bloody attack. than what happened on Friday The United States made a big the 13th. deal about a drone strike that President Obama, in a TV took out a character named interview taped the day prior (Continued on Page 14) to the Paris attacks, stated his belief that ISIS had been con- Jane Richard, age 9, a tained. Within 24 hours of that Boston Marathon victim statement, like his statement who lost her eight-year-old earlier this year that ISIS was brother Martin in the a J.V. team, proved incorrect. bombings shares a message The attacks on Paris weren’t of “peace” for Paris. Buon Natale News Briefs NORTH END ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION by Sal Giarratani presents the 45TH Annual We are All French Today The attack overseas on the city of Paris in France 2015 NORTH END was called an attack on humanity by President Obama who condemned this act of terrorism and extremism, but once again will not utter the words CHRISTMAS PARADE “ISIS” or “Radical Islam.” He’s still in his denial. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 - 1:00 P.M. However, I think this was an attack against western civilization because France is the seat of this civi- lization of ours. These religious fanatics see all of western Europe and the English-speaking world as their sworn enemies. They prove over and over again that they can strike anyone at anytime without warning and infl ict their brutality on innocent people around the world. Secretary of State John Kerry said they cannot win, but I don’t think ISIS cares you-know-what about Kerry’s thinking. Western civilization is at a war of someone else’s making and we can’t defeat this enemy until we fi rst recognize who it is. Ask Britain, they know. Ask France, they know who to blame for the worst attack on France since the Second World War. Civilization must stand together against the Merry Christmas barbarians at the gates. SEE SANTA CLAUS ARRIVE AT NORTH END PARK Dr. Ben Carson’s Exaggeration BY HELICOPTER AT 1:00 P.M. on West Point In case of bad weather, Parade will be held the next Sunday, December 20th Recently, the liberal news media starting with Po- In Association with THE TASTE OF THE NORTH END • THE NAZZARO CENTER litico jumped all over something in Carson’s autobi- NORTH END AGAINST DRUGS • MAYOR’S OFFICE OF ARTS, TOURISM AND SPECIAL EVENTS ography concerning his “appointment” to West Point back in 1969. He says he was offered an appointment based on his high marks in high school while also being a top ROTC leader in the Detroit area. Dedicated in Memory When you read his autobiography, it does sound like he was accepted to West Point before turning of it down. However, he admits recently that he never (Continued on Page 14) JAMES “Jimmy” PALLOTTA THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE HAS MOVED TO 343 CHELSEA ST., DAY SQUARE, EAST BOSTON This offi ce is open on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, for the convenience of our East Boston and North Shore clients and contributors Call 617-227-8929 for more information PAGE 2 POST-GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Saint Florian by Bennett Molinari and Richard Molinari Florian was born about the year 250 AD in the ancient Ro- man city of Aelium Cetiumin in what is today Sankt Polten, Austria. He joined the Roman Army and advanced through the ranks rising to the position CRUX of commander of the Imperial When Spartacus, the famous Army in the Roman province gladiator, was fi nally defeated of Noricum. In addition to his in his servile war against Rome military duties, Florian was also (70 B.C.), about 6,000 of his fol- responsible for organizing fi re- lowers (slaves) were crucifi ed all fi ghting brigades. He organized along the Appian Way between and trained an elite group of Capua and Rome. This was the soldiers whose sole duty was time when masters enjoyed to fi ght fi res. such absolute power over their Florian was a Christian at a slaves that crucifixions were time when the Roman emperors ordered for even slight offenses. were trying to eliminate Chris- The fi rst laws passed in favor tianity throughout their realm. of slaves occurred during the It was the time of the Emperor reign of Augustus. Later, the Diocletian’s persecution of emperor Hadrian decreed that Christians. Word had reached to dispose of him in a different slaves could not be executed Florian’s superiors that he was manner. Instead of burning without the sentence of a mag- not enforcing the persecutions Florian, Aquilinus executed him istrate. Finally, Antoninus Pius, against Christians in his terri- by drowning in the Enns River successor to Hadrian, ordered tory. Aquilinus, Florian’s su- with a millstone tied around his that the murder of a slave by perior, was sent to investigate neck. The execution took place his master was punishable as these reports. When he ordered in the year 304 AD. a homicide. Florian to offer sacrifi ce to the Saint Florian is the patron In addition to slaves, those Roman gods in accordance saint of Linz, Austria; chim- persons living in the Roman with the Roman religion, he ney sweeps; soap makers, “Cruciatus” or “Cruciare” bodies in an attempt to stop the provinces were subject to cru- refused. Florian was arrested and fi refi ghters. The St. Flo- are the Latin expressions for suicides of those persons who cifi xion for such major crimes and condemned to be burned rian cross is widely used in torture, torment, or to put to were driven to despair in forced as murder, piracy, revolt, at the stake. Standing on the fi refi ghter emblems. His feast the rack. “Crux” refers to the labor camps. We are also told and conspiracy. During the funeral pyre, Florian stated that day is May 4th. St. Florian cross as an instrument of capi- that executions by crucifi xion Roman war and occupation of it was his intention to climb to is also the patron of Upper tal punishment during ancient were very common with the Jerusalem, the obstinacy and heaven on the fl ames of the pyre Austria, jointly with Saint times in eastern countries. Carthaginians, who were noted rebellious nature of the Jews prepared for him. Aquilinus be- Leopold, as well as one of Darius, an early king of Persia for the cruelty of their methods, caused the wholesale infl iction came apprehensive and decided Poland’s patron saints. (about 500 B.C.), boasted that and through them it was intro- of this punishment. Varus, a he had crucifi ed the leader of duced into Rome. Roman consul, crucifi ed 2,000 every rebellious group that had The ancient Romans were Jews at one time, while Florus, opposed him. Persons who had naturally a hard-hearted people. a procurator, crucified sev- NOBILE INSURANCE been executed by other means This fact is alluded to by many eral hundred, including Roman were sometimes placed on a historians. The great Cicero citizens of Jewish birth. When ALBANO F. 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