TRAVELS (and more) WITH CECILIA BRAINARD: Belgium Uses Cat Power against Terrorists

Monday, November 23, 2015

Belgium Uses Cat Power against Terrorists - #BrusselsLockdown #catpics

May the force be with us

On Brussels' third day of a lockdown, Sunday, the Belgian law enforcement asked their citizens not to post information about their operations on social media. The Belgians and others responded by posting funny cat pictures. This went viral and not only lightened the tension but also flooded the social media with memes that made it difficult for terrorists to track police activities.

Here are some of my favorite Twitter postings, followed by the thank-you from the law enforcement.

Leaked photos of #BrusselsLockdown suspects

Bat Cat

Belgium Police using the new 200mph Hovercat during terrorist operations

Covert ops.

They knew their day would come.

Residents told to stay away from windows. Not sure they got the message.

And the Police thank you:

For cats who helped us last night .. Help yourself! from Police Federale

Did Facebook Favor Paris Over Beirut?

Petition to Preserve Syrian Refugee Program in US

Photos grabbed from Twitter

Tags: cats, kittens, Belgium, Belgian, Brussels, #brusselslockdown, terrorism, Paris attacks, #catpics

This is all for now,

Cecilia

(My cat is getting very irritated at these terrorists.)

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books.. Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized. Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines. She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.