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London bombers may not have known that these were supposed to be *suicide* attacks
2005-07-16
The suspicious thing about this bombing is that there were no post-attack video testimonials with the bombers talking about their voluntary commitment to blow themselves up. What if they had thought they were simply emulating the Madrid attacks?
There is also speculation the four bombers were DUPED into carrying their bombs without realising they would explode while still in their possession. Sir Ian admitted it was “puzzling” that the gang were carrying personal identity documents.

The bombers had also bought a pay-and-display ticket for their hire car at Luton Railway Station.

One security source said: “It is odd that they bought that parking ticket — not what you would do if you knew you were about to die.

“There is a slim possibility they were set up — the bombs primed to go off earlier than they expected.”
Posted by:Zhang Fei

#14  Simple. Two timer circuits, or the second one wasn't connected to anything.... The "real" timer was set by the 'mastermind' before. The fourth guy figgered it out and was trying to disconnect it when it went off.

Or, (and this is REALLY great!) we will start broadcasting to Muslim tools that their leaders will think nothing of killing them, too. Might cut down on 'volunteers".
Posted by: Bobby   2005-07-16 21:30  

#13  They don't now.
Posted by: Captain America   2005-07-16 23:40  

#12  no "wills videos" if you've got nothing to will except the lingering body odor and debts to society....worthless cysts on civilization
Posted by: Frank G   2005-07-16 23:08  

#11  This is interesting. If the presence of parking tickets is disinformation from the Brits it is may make a potential bomb carrier think twice. If it is true it may make the potential bomb carrier think twice.
Posted by: canaveraldan   2005-07-16 22:25  

#10  If the 4th terrorist had figured out something was not going as planned, why not ditch the bag? staying with it doesn't make sense, unless he WANTED to die in an explosion.

The double timers could be it. It would mean AQ is having a hard time finding volunteers to die for Islamofascism?
Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever)   2005-07-16 21:41  

#9  Simple. Two timer circuits, or the second one wasn't connected to anything.... The "real" timer was set by the 'mastermind' before. The fourth guy figgered it out and was trying to disconnect it when it went off.

Or, (and this is REALLY great!) we will start broadcasting to Muslim tools that their leaders will think nothing of killing them, too. Might cut down on 'volunteers".
Posted by: Bobby   2005-07-16 21:30  

#8  

London police have released a CCTV image of the four Moslem mass-murderers as they set out from Luton on their terrorist attack -- taken in Luton at 0720 BST on Thursday 7 July.
Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever)   2005-07-16 21:20  

#7  GH you sad Moslem tool.
We know your ways of taqiya and jihad.
Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever)   2005-07-16 21:11  

#6  Yday on the news, they kept mentioning that leading upto the attack, many cctvs failed to be working , so how did they manage to trace the boys every moves in a report on timesonline.co.uk ? baffling if u ask me. It seems to point towards an inside job if you ask me.hmmmm....
Posted by: Grulet Hupinens8491   2005-07-16 19:41  

#5  For them to have been duped about when the explosions would take place, it's too much of a coincidence that the bus-bomber would not explode at the same time as the others, isn't it?

Maybe they thought they were on a Madrid-style mission. Or the one on the bus had "mis-programmed" the bombs of the other three. It'd be interesting to know if he was seen fidgeting with his bag earlier than in the bus.
Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever)   2005-07-16 18:51  

#4  I wouldn't be suprized it this turns out to be true, it sounds like the kind of thing their handlers might do. But we will never know unless one left a diary and, the peelers and UK government let us see it. In any case rot in Hell you pig feces.
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-07-16 18:49  

#3  These are indeed puzzling signs. The lack of martyr-wills is a big one. The similarity to the Madrid attack is another one. The easily tracked trail left behind, too.

HOWEVER, it is difficult to imagine that the timing of the explosions could have been so perfect. British trains are very often delayed, hence they could easily have been sitting in one carriage stuck in the countryside when their bombs exploded. It's also bizarre that the fourth bomber, who very probably wanted to take the Northern Line which happened to experience delays, would not explode on time but much later and in a bus.

The majority of the evidence still points to suicide bombings.
Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever)   2005-07-16 18:47  

#2  Yeah, this was all over the papers here this morning. Apparently they bought return tickets as well - apparently.

Only two things to note;

1) It was a suicide attack, and they were very careful about not getting found out to the extent that they behaved as though they were going back to Luton. In that case, rot in Hell.
2) They were duped - there is some credence to this in that the shite on the bus was 'very agitated' with his bag - perhaps he started to figure it out. In that case, I can only hope that in the last split-second before their eyes were pushed out the backs of their heads, they realised they'd been lied to. And they can still rot in Hell.

Also check out this thread on Samizdata about the possible alliance of 'rightwing extremists' and 'football hooligans' (scare quotes because this is coming from Al Gaurdian) to have 'high-profile anti-muslim' events in the capital. The comments are the most interesting. People are getting very fed up of all the multi-culti bullshit we've had thrown at us.
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2005-07-16 18:40  

#1  "It is odd that they bought that parking ticket — not what you would do if you knew you were about to die"
Idiot security officer that's completely dumb mistake, looking this situation trough western eyes
Posted by: Hupomoque Spoluter7949   2005-07-16 18:31  

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