tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post7008071670752194186..comments2024-03-29T05:13:18.992+00:00Comments on UK Commentators: Darwin Awards - Early LeadersLabanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031578024191117985noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-65964191627721672792007-07-04T06:33:00.000+00:002007-07-04T06:33:00.000+00:00"the first terrorist attempt against Britain which..."the first terrorist attempt against Britain which doesn't target England.'<BR/><BR/><BR/>Lockerbie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-36897438443441263572007-07-02T13:32:00.000+00:002007-07-02T13:32:00.000+00:00"The point of terrorism is to cause terror (and to..."The point of terrorism is to cause terror (and to a certain degree, disruption). They have achieved that, "<BR/><BR/>umm, no, more like howls of derision.<BR/><BR/>There is a good reason why Islamic countries are backward....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-33997472487787317832007-07-02T00:33:00.000+00:002007-07-02T00:33:00.000+00:00Laban: "...the first terrorist attempt against Bri...<B>Laban:</B> <I>"...the first terrorist attempt against Britain which doesn't target England..."</I><BR/><BR/>The IRA did quite a bit of terrorist targeting in Northern Ireland too you know, and that is certainly part of Britain (much to their chagrin).<BR/><BR/>As far as targeting England goes, Scotland and Wales weren't targeted not because of who they are, but because of who they weren't - i.e. not English (the English being seen as the oppressors to the likes of the IRA).<BR/><BR/>Additionally, if you want to get the attention of the British government, concentrating on London (co-incidentally in England), the home of the British government, is a pretty good choice...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-22805551190846937162007-07-01T18:54:00.000+00:002007-07-01T18:54:00.000+00:00the government inV for Vendetta.another trashy fil...<I>the government in<BR/>V for Vendetta.</I><BR/><BR/>another trashy film telling us the threat is from The Right and that Christians and heterosexuals are all baddies.....it becomes so awfully trite<BR/><BR/>Obviously we would be unwise to depart from our current Nirvana for anything different.....<BR/><BR/>Why are films so banal ? Does Noam Chomsky script them all ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-42283109472163334792007-07-01T10:32:00.000+00:002007-07-01T10:32:00.000+00:00These attacks in such short time have come at very...These attacks in such short time have come at very convient time for the government. <BR/><BR/>They now have an excuse to bring on ID cards and 90 days detention. Just like the government in <BR/>V for Vendetta. If you know what I meanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-69691386992458956192007-07-01T10:03:00.000+00:002007-07-01T10:03:00.000+00:00Yes, but at least the science lessons won't be fun...Yes, but at least the science lessons won't be funded by the state. Science in UK schools is so bad no jihadist worth his salt could get anything useful out of it.Labanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031578024191117985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-58079228096611856872007-07-01T09:05:00.000+00:002007-07-01T09:05:00.000+00:00I have to agree with "the all-seeing eye"As satisf...I have to agree with "the all-seeing eye"<BR/>As satisfying as it is to see jihadi self immolation we should not be smug about this. One wonders what would have happened if they had the Iranian know how which is being employed to deadly effect in Iraq. Surely it is only a matter of time before someone gives these clowns some science lessons and the result then will be vastly different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-72986212342524922142007-07-01T07:45:00.000+00:002007-07-01T07:45:00.000+00:00There is little point in being smug. Only luck sav...There is little point in being smug. Only luck saved the British from embarrassing lapses of security, just as it has been FBI information that has saved Britain from earlier plots. If we knew how limited MI5 success is in penetrating these cells smugness would be a very ianppropriate response.<BR/><BR/>It is fortunate that IRA men have not been available to provide technical assistance, nor that a good supply of electricians or chemists has been available to these people.<BR/><BR/>All things can be made to work in the end and I am very surprised they have not tried to kill judges or do an Airey Neave beneath the Commons......it is clear that professionalism has not yet been brought to bear as it was on 9/11.....which suggests that such actions are harder to organise without assistance...and whether Al-qaeda did in fact have an Intelligence Service (Iraq, ISI, Syria ?) helping them in the 9/11 attackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-29877431210662447392007-07-01T06:52:00.000+00:002007-07-01T06:52:00.000+00:00Am I the only one to find the jeering of the haple...Am I the only one to find the jeering of the hapless terrorists and their 'failed attempts' slightly missing the point?<BR/><BR/>The point of terrorism is to cause terror (and to a certain degree, disruption). They have achieved that, whether they kill dozens as in 7/7, or none, as this weekend.<BR/><BR/>Now, every suspect car will cause mass disruption (see Liverpool) and fuel the political machine's never ending search for more oppressive restrictions.<BR/><BR/>I don't think the people behind this are so dim, whatever the IQ level of their footsoldiers....JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-52768741544735093872007-07-01T06:23:00.000+00:002007-07-01T06:23:00.000+00:00'...the first terrorist attempt against Britain wh...'...the first terrorist attempt against Britain which doesn't target England.'<BR/><BR/>Wish you all the best over there, and hope the above will at least give the Yanks some pause in that they habitually refer to British events as happening in 'England'.<BR/><BR/>-AussieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-89510157300052038242007-07-01T02:07:00.000+00:002007-07-01T02:07:00.000+00:00Ooops! "in the event they do survive their terrori...Ooops! "in the event they <B>do</B> survive their terrorist act.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-59311378294352523952007-07-01T02:06:00.000+00:002007-07-01T02:06:00.000+00:00Im sorry to see the slightly toasted guys at Glasg...Im sorry to see the slightly toasted guys at Glasgow didnt get the full de Menezes treatment as they exited their vehicle.<BR/><BR/>They've made a bargain, they will give their lives for the cause. Fair enough. They must <I>always</I> be held to their side of the bargain in the event they dont survive their terrorist act.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5187043.post-52413457667126486672007-07-01T00:57:00.000+00:002007-07-01T00:57:00.000+00:00Even the 7/7 guys were too effing thick to realise...Even the 7/7 guys were too effing thick to realise the cut'n'cover of the District & Circle lines worked to mitigate their evil intent...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com