Al Qaeda Calling In London
LONDON -- Three blasts rocked the London subway and one tore open a packed double-decker bus during the morning rush hour today, sending bloodied victims fleeing after what a shaken Prime Minister Tony Blair called "barbaric" terrorist attacks. A U.S. law enforcement official said at least 40 people were killed and London hospitals reported more than 300 wounded.
Blair said the "terrorist attacks" were clearly designed to coincide with the opening of the G-8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland. They also came a day after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics. The explosions hit three subway stations and a double-decker bus in rapid succession between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. Implementing an emergency plan, authorities immediately shut down the subway and bus lines that log 8.4 million passenger trips every weekday. It brought the city's transportation system to a standstill and left many central London streets deserted.
"It was chaos," said Gary Lewis, 32, who was evacuated from a subway train at King's Cross station. "The one haunting image was someone whose face was totally black and pouring with blood."
Blair, flanked by fellow G-8 leaders, including President Bush, said: "We shall prevail and they shall not." Earlier, a shaken Blair said, "Whatever they do, it is our determination that they will never succeed in destroying what we hold dear in this country and in other civilized nations throughout the world."
He then departed by helicopter back to London. He said the meeting of the world leaders would continue. President Bush later warned Americans to be "extra vigilant" as they head to work after the deadly explosions in London. He said he had conferred with federal homeland security officials back in Washington. A group calling itself "The Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe" posted a claim of responsibility for the blasts, saying they were in retaliation for Britain's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The statement, which also threatened attacks in Italy and Denmark, was published on a Web site popular with Islamic militants, according to Elaph, a secular Arabic-language news Web site, and Der Spiegel magazine in Berlin, which published the text on their Web sites.
European stocks dropped sharply after the blasts, with exchanges in London, Paris and Germany all down about 2 percent. Insurance and travel-related stocks were hit hard, and the British pound also fell. Gold, traditionally seen as a safe haven, rose.
The U.S. official spoke on condition of anonymity because British officials have yet to make public the death toll. U.S. authorities learned of the number from their British counterparts, according to the official.
So, the "barbarians" were at the gate, and kicked it wide open. With forty confirmed dead, and hundreds injured, Tony Blair is heading home from the G-8 summit. Time to go to work. Time to send a message. I would not be surprised in Blair took a heavy-handed approach to doing what is necessary to protect his nation. And yes, I’m sure the idiot antiwar nuts in Britain will protest—again—their country’s involvement in the War on Terror.
You know what? This is what the world needed. It needed a reminder like this, like Madrid, like 11 Sept. I know it sounds cruel and callous, but after these attacks, the "alert" status most people have gradually decreases. Look at this nation: We had the worst terrorist attack in years, and just four short years later, so many have forgotten. The government hasn’t because it’s still fighting the barbarians abroad, and watching cells in America. But the public has forgotten. And the public has forgotten M11. They will forget this latest bombing in a matter of months.
Sad, isn’t it. Western civilization is locked in a battle against the Islamo-fascists, and all people can do is yawn about, and flip the channel to something more "interesting." I’ll grant our readers this: I maybe a pretty boring guy with the amount of news I listen to, that I research, and that I watch, but you won’t find a more informed person than myself. OK, yeah, I guess that’s boring to a lot of people.
But in this day and age, there’s little room for "fun and games." This world is not a safe place as long as bloodthirsty, backwards barbarians attack innocent men, women, and children. And for all the idiots on the Left that claim Britain deserved this brutal attack this morning, pray I never meet you face to face; I might just end up throttling you over your stupidity. I’m sick of the asses on the Left claiming such thing. I’d like to round up all the idiots on the Left that think like that, and send them to a deserted island. Then, I’d nuke it. Some people, ladies and gentlemen, are simply too stupid to live, and I don't abide stupidity too long.
But my heart goes out to Britain this morning. I pray for those that were murdered, and I pray for those recovering in the hospitals. And I pray for Tony Blair to have the strength to deal with this attack. God Blees you, Minister Blair, and good luck. You’re going to need it.
Publius II
LONDON -- Three blasts rocked the London subway and one tore open a packed double-decker bus during the morning rush hour today, sending bloodied victims fleeing after what a shaken Prime Minister Tony Blair called "barbaric" terrorist attacks. A U.S. law enforcement official said at least 40 people were killed and London hospitals reported more than 300 wounded.
Blair said the "terrorist attacks" were clearly designed to coincide with the opening of the G-8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland. They also came a day after London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics. The explosions hit three subway stations and a double-decker bus in rapid succession between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. Implementing an emergency plan, authorities immediately shut down the subway and bus lines that log 8.4 million passenger trips every weekday. It brought the city's transportation system to a standstill and left many central London streets deserted.
"It was chaos," said Gary Lewis, 32, who was evacuated from a subway train at King's Cross station. "The one haunting image was someone whose face was totally black and pouring with blood."
Blair, flanked by fellow G-8 leaders, including President Bush, said: "We shall prevail and they shall not." Earlier, a shaken Blair said, "Whatever they do, it is our determination that they will never succeed in destroying what we hold dear in this country and in other civilized nations throughout the world."
He then departed by helicopter back to London. He said the meeting of the world leaders would continue. President Bush later warned Americans to be "extra vigilant" as they head to work after the deadly explosions in London. He said he had conferred with federal homeland security officials back in Washington. A group calling itself "The Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe" posted a claim of responsibility for the blasts, saying they were in retaliation for Britain's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The statement, which also threatened attacks in Italy and Denmark, was published on a Web site popular with Islamic militants, according to Elaph, a secular Arabic-language news Web site, and Der Spiegel magazine in Berlin, which published the text on their Web sites.
European stocks dropped sharply after the blasts, with exchanges in London, Paris and Germany all down about 2 percent. Insurance and travel-related stocks were hit hard, and the British pound also fell. Gold, traditionally seen as a safe haven, rose.
The U.S. official spoke on condition of anonymity because British officials have yet to make public the death toll. U.S. authorities learned of the number from their British counterparts, according to the official.
So, the "barbarians" were at the gate, and kicked it wide open. With forty confirmed dead, and hundreds injured, Tony Blair is heading home from the G-8 summit. Time to go to work. Time to send a message. I would not be surprised in Blair took a heavy-handed approach to doing what is necessary to protect his nation. And yes, I’m sure the idiot antiwar nuts in Britain will protest—again—their country’s involvement in the War on Terror.
You know what? This is what the world needed. It needed a reminder like this, like Madrid, like 11 Sept. I know it sounds cruel and callous, but after these attacks, the "alert" status most people have gradually decreases. Look at this nation: We had the worst terrorist attack in years, and just four short years later, so many have forgotten. The government hasn’t because it’s still fighting the barbarians abroad, and watching cells in America. But the public has forgotten. And the public has forgotten M11. They will forget this latest bombing in a matter of months.
Sad, isn’t it. Western civilization is locked in a battle against the Islamo-fascists, and all people can do is yawn about, and flip the channel to something more "interesting." I’ll grant our readers this: I maybe a pretty boring guy with the amount of news I listen to, that I research, and that I watch, but you won’t find a more informed person than myself. OK, yeah, I guess that’s boring to a lot of people.
But in this day and age, there’s little room for "fun and games." This world is not a safe place as long as bloodthirsty, backwards barbarians attack innocent men, women, and children. And for all the idiots on the Left that claim Britain deserved this brutal attack this morning, pray I never meet you face to face; I might just end up throttling you over your stupidity. I’m sick of the asses on the Left claiming such thing. I’d like to round up all the idiots on the Left that think like that, and send them to a deserted island. Then, I’d nuke it. Some people, ladies and gentlemen, are simply too stupid to live, and I don't abide stupidity too long.
But my heart goes out to Britain this morning. I pray for those that were murdered, and I pray for those recovering in the hospitals. And I pray for Tony Blair to have the strength to deal with this attack. God Blees you, Minister Blair, and good luck. You’re going to need it.
Publius II
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