Kerry: Charlie Hebdo Massacre Had Clearer ‘Rationale’ Than Paris Attacks

And Kerry’s statement assumes a few degree causality between Charlie Hebdo’s content and the deaths of 10 of its editorial staffers, while arguably one of the bases of a free or democratic society is that such a connection between speech and physical safety can never be legitimate or rational.

Gov. Chris Christie (R., N.J.) said that Secretary of State John Kerry “needs to get a few sleep and shut up” Wednesday in response to Kerry’s comment that he could see a “rationale” behind the Charlie Hebdo attacks.

After the cover was unveiled, Boer tweeted, “Thank you for all of your messages”.

“They have weapons”, reads the top of the cover with “Screw them, we have champagne” written below. (And that’s the sanitized version).

The recent attacks, which took place in six popular locations around Paris, have recalled a sombre atmosphere likened to that which surrounded the Charlie Hebdo attack on 7th January 2015. That attack left 12 people dead, including Charlie Hebdo’s top editor and several of the publication’s cartoonists. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the Hebdo attack. They kill people because of who they are, and they kill people because of what they believe. The magazine has a history of spurning controversy by drawing satirical cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, as well as Christian and Jewish religious figures such as the pope.

Doctors and hospitals in Paris scrambled early Saturday to treat at least 200 people who were reported injured in six separate terror attacks Friday night.

“In France, we always have the right to write and draw. We have champagne”, reads the headline of the publication’s new issue.

“Without realizing it, Parisians in 2015 have become like the Londoners of the 1940s, determined not to give in to fear no matter what”, wrote Laurent Sourisseau.

“Forgive me if my cartoons lead to misunderstanding”, Sfar continued. “Of course we welcome any loving thoughts for Paris, whether they are religious or not”.