Solidarity in Paris,France

       Demonstrators in Paris were joined by President Francois Hollande and his predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy in a large outpouring to support the time honored French position of freedom of expression(freedom of speech).  Prime Minister Angela Merkel of Germany also appeared at the rally is a show of support from Europe's main economic power.
      This rally came in response to the events in the French capitol which included the attack by Islamists on the satirical French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, where cartoonists and editors were murdered in a planned assault.  Another murderer took hostages at a Jewish store that resulted in the deaths of 4 hostages.  A French police officer also was murdered.
     Videos made by one of the murderers included voiced support for ISIS or islamic state in Syria.
As we have commented in earlier posts, these actions by islamist militants will reverberate across the continent for years to come.
     For now, the French population has converted its grief to action.