As someone who lived in England for three years, what happened today really hurts... almost as much as if it happened again here in the US.
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London Bombings (Originally: Tube warning after 'bang' heard)
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Any other politically motivated posts here will de deleted.
Sorry if I missed anyone in the move.
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I'm sure that's a huge part of the reason they pulled this kind of attack: we're good at defending other kinds of targets, but what can you do with subways and buses? You can't inspect every single bag -- it's just not feasible. And even if you did, they could still have suicide bombers with strap-on explosives accomplish the same thing.eva01 said:
I don't know. The only thing I can think of is similar to the "air marshall" idea -- have cops with bomb-sniffing dogs riding on random subways and buses.
Even if that were to deter the terrorists from another attack of this kind, though, they'd just find another kind of soft target that's hard to protect, like schools. That's the problem with these guys -- trying to beat them is like playing Whack-a-Mole. You knock 'em down in one place and they pop up somewhere else.
Thomas Veil said:
I don't know about london but in NY and DC there is a good police presence on the subway.
Actually there is a good solution to prevent this in London. Make the Underground Nude only. I've heard they keep it warm enough
A lot of prayers, and an observation or two:
Am I alone in thinking that this might have anything to do with yesterdays' Olympic announcement? One might think that if the plan was to disrupt the summit in Edinburgh then they would strike closer to there.
All that being said, prayers out to those who need it.
Am I alone in thinking that this might have anything to do with yesterdays' Olympic announcement? One might think that if the plan was to disrupt the summit in Edinburgh then they would strike closer to there.
All that being said, prayers out to those who need it.
Have you any evidence of Anarchist groups deliberately killing people,sure propaganda of the deed circa late nineteenth century but they wre political leaders and deserved all they got.iMeowbot said:The thing with the Olympics is, well, they're several years away. An attack now wouldn't still have people unsettled by then. G8 summits, on the other hand, routinely attract all sorts of anarchist groups
I doubt there's a link to the Olympic announcement. If the intention was to disrupt London's celebrations, a better time to attack would surely have been in Trafalger Square yesterday, or at the celebration party that has since been cancelled. Also, it was impossible to predict (even yesterday) whether we would have got the Games or not and a co-ordinated attack such as this would have required months of planning, which would have been wasted if another city had got the nod ahead of London.CorvusCamenarum said:
Certainly, the attack has taken place a long way away from Edinburgh but in my mind at least it's too much of a coincidence that it has taken place on the opening day of the talks. The terrorists appear to be sending a clear warning to the leaders there that the threat of terrorism has not gone away, and a stark message to Tony Blair striking at his capital and his people as he welcomes some of the most powerful men in the world to Britain.
IMO it's not an Olympic 2012 decision related attack, but it was a surprise and with reflection in some ways not. We all know other capitals have been attacked, it was more a question of when ours was. Sympathies go out to all those that lost loved ones and to the injured ones that survived. I watched a lot of it on the news today, since it started breaking and the only good thing so far is that casualties are not as heavy as they could have been or that other or more powerful devices weren't used.
I do hope they catch those responsible.
I do hope they catch those responsible.
Disastrous.
My thoughts are with those who have had to experience this madness.
I go to London every year, and have lived close (Slough) for 7 years of my life. I love England, and consider it to be my second home.
No-one can forget New York's horrific attack.
Madrid is still in our memory.
And now London.
Who's next? Some peole say that my home country is next on the list, according to the list of nations who support the military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan....
My thoughts are with those who have had to experience this madness.
I go to London every year, and have lived close (Slough) for 7 years of my life. I love England, and consider it to be my second home.
No-one can forget New York's horrific attack.
Madrid is still in our memory.
And now London.
Who's next? Some peole say that my home country is next on the list, according to the list of nations who support the military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan....
Their friends and relatives may well have absolutely nothing to do with it. As Blair was quick to point out, these are the actions of a few individuals, and to start blaming anyone and everyone associated with these ******* does no one any goodYebot said:
