WTF happened in London?! ***EDIT: multiple coordinated terrorist bomb attacks***

[Otaking]

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: conjur


What is clear, though, is that the fvcking BS rhetoric from this admin that "America and the world are safer" is now completely and utterly without basis. Attacks like this will continue no matter what countries are invaded and no matter what sanctions are imposed upon others. There will always be a fringe element seeking to cause death and destruction.

Better security at home at ports, chemical plants, transportation hubs, trucking industry, etc. is what we need, not more bombs and bullets.

Oh yeah. THAT'S gonna work! :roll:

Crime? Screw going after the criminals! Hide in your homes and barricade your doors!

Bees stinging you when you walk outside your door? Screw finding the hives and destroying them, better to wear a bee suit every time you leave your house!

Your answer to terrorism warms the hearts of terrorists all over the world, Conjur. You're exactly the kind of pussy they hope all westerners are.

Your plan is exactly what they want us to do: Run away with our tails between our legs and hide.

Yes, it will work. Extra security at places like that would minimize, at the least, any damage done as they wouldn't be able to board trains, planes, ships, etc.

What's Blair going to do now? Bomb Iraq again? Invading Iraq has created MORE terrorism in the world.

Get a fvcking clue.

I have a fscking clue, Conjur. You, unfortunately, do not.

We are in the Middle East because that's where the terrorists are.

You don't fight the bees where they're stinging you, you go to the nest and kill them. You don't hide in your home from criminals, you hunt them down and jail them.

You don't hide in your country from terrorists, you go where they originate (or as close as you can get) and deal with them there. Iraq and Afghanistan were the only two ME countries we could legally invade and remove terrorist friendly regimes.

Doing so did stir up the bees, but MOST of the attacks have been THERE. It will be messy before it's better. But in the long run it beats hiding at home and becoming their bitches like you would have us do. Slowly but surely we will democratize the ME and negate religious fanaticism in the region. (Just as we did fascism in Europe) To fail to do so now would only make it far worse in the long run.

Cliffs: Grow some balls.

 

[Iron Woode]

The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) is now on high alert, including TTC constables making sure order is maintained.

France is now on its 2nd highest alert.

Canada is on middle alert.

Oil is now down $4 US a barrel.

 

[pepo]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) is now on high alert, including TTC constables making sure order is maintained.

France is now on it 2nd highest alert.

Canada is on middle alert.

Oil is now down $4 US a barrel.

r u sure about the oil!!??

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: pepo

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) is now on high alert, including TTC constables making sure order is maintained.

France is now on it 2nd highest alert.

Canada is on middle alert.

Oil is now down $4 US a barrel.

r u sure about the oil!!??

yes I even capped it.

Brent Crude is now at $57.97 US and W. Texas Crude at $61.21 US.

 

[Dimkaumd]

anyone know the casualty numbers? im hearing over 40 dead???

 

[0roo0roo]

joy, now much more money will need to be spent on security. not to mention the economic damage of shutting down a subway. so much less for africa. of course its not as if jihadis care about such things.

 

[GoingUp]

ive always wondered why this doesnt happen more often... its so easy to slip bombs on buses and such.

its going to happen in the US eventually

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) is now on high alert, including TTC constables making sure order is maintained.

France is now on its 2nd highest alert.

Canada is on middle alert.

Oil is now down $4 US a barrel.

i didnt realise it would have such an impact

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
ive always wondered why this doesnt happen more often... its so easy to slip bombs on buses and such.

its going to happen in the US eventually

It's extraordinarily hard to get past the security in Central london usually, however apparently security was lacking today thanks to G8 in Scotland.

 

[DannyBoy]

There are still people trapped on the tube apparently.

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: Dimkaumd


Again, please explain how it is offensive? The socialists' support in Spain skyrocketed after the madrid attacks, and hence they won the elections..
Is that statement incorrect? I dont quite see how its offensive??

The socialists would have one the election anyway, if the predictions were right. They might have gotten some extra votes after the attacks. But I actually believe that the spanish voters didn't mix the war against terrorism with the war against Saddam Hussein. So while they support the fight against terror they didn't support the attack on Iraq.

But lets discuss it in another thread if we need to.

 

[RichPLS]

This is a World War, but not between the civilized world and Iraq. The enemy is a group of radical Islamic terrorists. They have no country.

I wonder when some people here will realize this?


Iraq is just one theater of the war much like Belguim was.

And yes, the terrorists' had a country. They were in Afganistan for one. And yes they move from country to country. Indonesia, Phillipians, Iraq, Iran..... the list goes on.

 

[RichPLS]

I wonder if this attack is not related to the G-8 Summit, but rather to the awarding of the Olympics. This possibility would mean, of course, that had the Olympics gone to one of the other four cities, that bombs would have been detonated there.

And that means that there is the capability to attack almost any city within 24 hours notice. Just some of my paranoid thoughts emerging on this somber AM.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) is now on high alert, including TTC constables making sure order is maintained.

France is now on its 2nd highest alert.

Canada is on middle alert.

Oil is now down $4 US a barrel.

i didnt realise it would have such an impact

I capped all of this while capping Blairs speech. I have it as a raw mpeg2 DVD settings file. 200 megs for a 3 and a half min cap.

 

[Led Zeppelin]

What's Bush doing, running for his life again, or falling off his tricycle? :roll:

 

[AdamSnow]

Here's to all the people who have or know someone who has been affected by this... This is crazy...

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode
The TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) is now on high alert, including TTC constables making sure order is maintained.

France is now on its 2nd highest alert.

Canada is on middle alert.

Oil is now down $4 US a barrel.

Uhh...not anymore:

Oil bounces from losses after UK attacks
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic..._RTRIDST_0_BUSINESS-MARKETS-OIL-DC.XML

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices bounced back from a heavy drop on Thursday in reaction to a coordinated series of terror attacks on central London's public transport system.

U.S. crude fell to a low of $57.20 as it became clear the blasts were deliberate, but recovered by 1235 GMT to $60.50 a barrel, down 78 cents on the day.

Brent crude in London fell to a low of $55.55 before recovering to $59.23 a barrel, down 61 cents on the day.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: RichPLS
I wonder if this attack is not related to the G-8 Summit, but rather to the awarding of the Olympics. This possibility would mean, of course, that had the Olympics gone to one of the other four cities, that bombs would have been detonated there.

And that means that there is the capability to attack almost any city within 24 hours notice. Just some of my paranoid thoughts emerging on this somber AM.

That's what I wrote in my blog this morning. If I were Chirac, I'd be quite nervous right now.

 

[MoobyTheGoldenCalf]

Originally posted by: RichPLS
I wonder if this attack is not related to the G-8 Summit, but rather to the awarding of the Olympics. This possibility would mean, of course, that had the Olympics gone to one of the other four cities, that bombs would have been detonated there.

And that means that there is the capability to attack almost any city within 24 hours notice. Just some of my paranoid thoughts emerging on this somber AM.

There is no way this attack could have been put together in one day. 7 coordinated bombings across the city? I'd bet it was being planned for months. This has zero to do with the olympics.

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: RichPLS
This is a World War, but not between the civilized world and Iraq. The enemy is a group of radical Islamic terrorists. They have no country.

I wonder when some people here will realize this?


Iraq is just one theater of the war much like Belguim was.

And yes, the terrorists' had a country. They were in Afganistan for one. And yes they move from country to country. Indonesia, Phillipians, Iraq, Iran..... the list goes on.

:thumbsup:

 

[Josh]

apparently at least 40 confirmed dead is what cnn is saying...wait for everything to die down for the official statistics...

 

[Led Zeppelin]

CNN saying +/- 45 people dead.

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: MoobyTheGoldenCalf

Originally posted by: RichPLS
I wonder if this attack is not related to the G-8 Summit, but rather to the awarding of the Olympics. This possibility would mean, of course, that had the Olympics gone to one of the other four cities, that bombs would have been detonated there.

And that means that there is the capability to attack almost any city within 24 hours notice. Just some of my paranoid thoughts emerging on this somber AM.

There is no way this attack could have been put together in one day. 7 coordinated bombings across the city? I'd bet it was being planned for months. This has zero to do with the olympics.

G-8 definately, hit the country while the 8 most powerfull nations are gathered in it.

 

[Iron Woode]

Sky TV reports 45 dead.