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2004-11-22 Britain

Al-Qaeda planned to hit London before US election

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-11-22 4:57:03 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yes, yes, you did ;)

Though to be fair, I still don't entirely understand the rationale behind such an attack. Even if they killed thousands of Londoners, they still stand to lose far more in terms of infrastructure in London in the potential MI5 retaliation than the UK would in any terrorist attack. IMO, their best strategy would be not to carry out any attacks in Europe, or at least only against those governments they know they can bully. In the event Europe actually does grow a pair, they stand to lose quite a bit.

But then, I'm just a dumb kufr, so what the hell do I know?

Posted by Dan Darling 2004-11-22 12:05:55 AM|| [http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2004-11-22 12:05:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 At some level the True Believers (TM) are prolly angry at the operatives living the good Western life in London. Page Three wimmin, Euro teevee with all its nekkidness, football, pubs aplenty. A nice big bomb would kill a bunch of infidels, embarass the Great Satan, and send a lot of the al-Q bureacrats running for cover in Pakland and Yemen. Back home where they can go to masjid 5 x a day and memorize some more of the Koran.

Posted by Seafarious 2004-11-22 11:00:04 AM|| 2004-11-22 11:00:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 They'd be doing the Brits a favor if they blew up that stupid water ring memorial to Diana. Typical artiste vision, it doesn't work.

Posted by anonymous2u 2004-11-22 11:46:36 AM|| 2004-11-22 11:46:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 They'd be doing the Brits a favor if they blew up that stupid water ring memorial to Diana.

Sat in Hyde Park by the ring back in the summer, it occurred to me that in the event of a nuclear strike on London, that particualr feature would be one of the very few to survive intact. It may not work, but it's almost indestructable. Shame indeed.

Posted by Bulldog 2004-11-22 12:57:02 PM|| 2004-11-22 12:57:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm with Dan. AQ's fifth column hatemongers in Finsbury and elsewhere in the UK enjoy a level of tolerance unique in Europe, provided all the wet work occurs outside the UK. Why mess with a good thing?

Posted by lex 2004-11-22 1:04:42 PM|| 2004-11-22 1:04:42 PM|| Front Page Top

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