Mali-born Paris siege hero to receive French nationality

Agence France Presse (AFP) 9news.com.au ^ | 1:52am January 16, 2015 | Agence France Presse (AFP)

[glorgau]

A Malian described as a "hero" after he helped hostages at a Jewish supermarket to hide during last week's Paris attacks will be awarded French nationality Tuesday, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.

Lassana Bathily, who has lived in France since 2006, had applied in July last year for French nationality, and Mr Cazeneuve, praising his "bravery", said in a statement he would be given it at a ceremony on Tuesday.

[glorgau]

That's the way the French should be playing this game. This is the carrot, and they should apply some stick to other various miscreants.

[9YearLurker]

Nice.

[I want the USA back]

Nice going, France.

[oldplayer]

With his picture pasted across Eurabia, he’s a “dead man walking.”
Oldplayer

[DesertRhino]

Speed and decisiveness. What’s it been, a week or so? And not just a green card, etc. Can anyone imagine OUR government doing something so common sense, so just, so fast?

[DesertRhino]

By contrast, we outed the Paki doctor who helped us confirm Bin Ladin’s location, and that Afghan guy who saved Luttrell back in 2007 is still praying we will just let him come here before Afghanistan falls.

Things like this are why we lose respect in the world with normal people.

[pierrem15]

Exactly right-- I have only seen a few people point out that the policeman executed at point blank range was a Muslim, and that at least one (if not more) of the French soldiers shot outside their base in the south of France by an islamo-kook a few years ago were also of Algerian descent.

These men gave their lives for la Republique and they ought to be recognized for that.

[kingu]

I think dropping the part about turning off the freezer is missing an important step. That was one sharp cookie, and France should be proud to have him as a citizen.

[GOYAKLA]

Maybe we could swap him for the loser in the white hut!
We could even throw in Eric, Al, Jesse, Leahy, Bergdahl and Pelosi!

[Gamecock]

Sure. And just look what happened to Babu!

[Larry Lucido]

Just make sure he gets his visa renewal application.

[Dr. Ursus]

Gamecock,your a very bad man!

[rey]

Becoming a citizen of France is a reward? Kidding.

[Eleutheria5]

Yeah, right. Give him a nice, public ceremony, photo op and everything. Then the local DAESH chapter can find him and kill him. If I were he, I’d leave the country, citizenship or none.

[Zhang Fei]

Not to mention plastic surgery and a name change.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

We sould do that—do something heroic and get citizenship in the USA.

[Red in Blue PA]

This one guy is worth a thousand Obama’s.

[Bobalu]

One turd is worth a thousand Obama’s.

[Red in Blue PA]

Touche!

[Paradox]

One turd is worth a thousand Obama’s.

My good sir, you have insulted fecal matter world wide!