Article

2007-06-30 Britain

Police: Glasgow Airport Attack Linked to Attempted London Bombings

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Sherry 2007-06-30 16:48|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Britain

#1 Yes, I can sense some kind of underlying pattern to these attacks, some common element... They all involved vehicles, that's it.

Posted by Whinetch Mussolini7320 2007-06-30 17:08|| 2007-06-30 17:08|| Front Page Top

#2 You could knock me over with a feather.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-06-30 17:12|| 2007-06-30 17:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Quick, someone call Larry Johnson to confirm this isn't terrorism.

Posted by doc 2007-06-30 17:16|| 2007-06-30 17:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Quick, someone call Larry Johnson to confirm this isn't terrorism.

Posted by doc 2007-06-30 17:16|| 2007-06-30 17:16|| Front Page Top

#5 "Glasgow Airport Attack Linked to Attempted London Bombings"

Well, duh! Ya' think?

Nothing gets by these geniuses, does it?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-06-30 17:18|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-06-30 17:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Dare they now link all three attacks to Islamic terrorism? Oh, the suspense!

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-30 17:36|| 2007-06-30 17:36|| Front Page Top

#7 doc - that is a disturbing link. Olberman should have stayed with sports where his wit and humor could do no damage 1and who the &uck is LJ? What a maroon. Do they need an attack to land on their head before they take it seriously?

Posted by Unique Battle 2007-06-30 18:39|| 2007-06-30 18:39|| Front Page Top

#8 Anti-Catholic feelings, Gordon Riots etc.

Posted by Shipman 2007-06-30 18:40|| 2007-06-30 18:40|| Front Page Top

#9 Article up now. Final graf compares to that Algerian picked up at the Canadian border in 1999 who intended to blow up Los Angeles airport. In their report FoxNews compared this attack to the Egyptian who tried to shoot up the El Al check in counter, and was killed by armed Israeli staff. At the time it was claimed he was insane. Now Fox at least is all but saying jihadi.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-06-30 20:50|| 2007-06-30 20:50|| Front Page Top

#10 Here you are
Blazing jeep rams into Glasgow Airport

Now, what bothers me is the following.
What are the chances of 3 consecutive attacks all being duds?

Posted by gromgoru 2007-06-30 20:57|| 2007-06-30 20:57|| Front Page Top

#11 Ya'know, if muzzies continue as they are doing, they may finally get that backlash, so far mythical, they invoke at every opportunity.

As you say, TW, people are starting to see a pattern that they were unwilling to acknowledge before.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-06-30 20:59|| 2007-06-30 20:59|| Front Page Top

#12 Gr0mgoru, pretty good chances. But that does not mean there aren't more coming and that they would be duds too.

What I see is probing of defences (using more stupid expendable jihadi rookies) as well as possible smokescreens. The D date is 7/7/07.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-06-30 21:03|| 2007-06-30 21:03|| Front Page Top

#13 Gr0mgoru, pretty good chances. But that does not mean there aren't more coming and that they would be duds too.

Quoth Old Bill, "Therein lies the rub." Don't expect your foe to make a bad move.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-30 21:14|| 2007-06-30 21:14|| Front Page Top

#14 2x4, Zen, still doesn't jib. In particular, coupled with the use of the expensive cars.

p.s. Zen, 7/7/7 is just a week away. The Brits will remain alert for a week.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-06-30 21:55|| 2007-06-30 21:55|| Front Page Top

#15 It makes sense to me. In a materialistic society, people would be less likely to look crossways at a Muslim if he's in a nice car.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-06-30 22:00|| 2007-06-30 22:00|| Front Page Top

#16 Yep. "One of us" rather than the frothing punks in Paki slums

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-06-30 22:10|| 2007-06-30 22:10|| Front Page Top

#17 The Brits will remain alert for a week.

Let's all hope so.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-30 22:17|| 2007-06-30 22:17|| Front Page Top

#18 Indeed. Let's hope so.

Posted by Shipman 2007-06-30 22:19|| 2007-06-30 22:19|| Front Page Top

#19 "2x4, Zen, still doesn't jib. In particular, coupled with the use of the expensive cars."
"It makes sense to me. In a materialistic society, people would be less likely to look crossways at a Muslim if he's in a nice car. "

Haven't heard yet if the cars belong to the terrs or are stolen. Seems to me stolen would work nicely, as long as the time between boosting and blasting wasn't too great, given Britian's ring of steel camera set up

Posted by USN, ret. 2007-06-30 22:29|| 2007-06-30 22:29|| Front Page Top

#20 Not if they're likining this to "the Troubles."

We all should be so lucky.

Posted by anonymous2u 2007-06-30 22:33|| 2007-06-30 22:33|| Front Page Top

#21 I thought I had read somewhere that the first car found was stolen.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-06-30 22:36|| 2007-06-30 22:36|| Front Page Top

#22 Ah, yes, while Rome burns, ignorance is bliss...

London Mayor Defends Islamists

Posted by Helmuth, Speaking for Chusoling1715 2007-06-30 22:38|| 2007-06-30 22:38|| Front Page Top

#23 In a materialistic society, people would be less likely to look crossways at a Muslim

Forgive me, Mike N., but perhaps this needs to change.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-30 22:39|| 2007-06-30 22:39|| Front Page Top

#24 Oh well, the link doesn't work so here is the reassuring message by London's Mayor after the bombing by Muslims...

"In this city, Muslims are more likely to be law-abiding than non-Muslims and less likely to support the use of violence to achieve political ends than non-Muslims," he told BBC Radio.

You know your town is in trouble when your mayor is more than in just a little bit of denial. Better get that scotch and gin flowing mayor, it's going to be a long week I bet for you, an official Islamic apologist.

Posted by Helmuth, Speaking for Chusoling1715 2007-06-30 22:44|| 2007-06-30 22:44|| Front Page Top

#25 What are the chances of 3 consecutive attacks all being duds?

Possible. There is a chance that the masterminds have been killed off or rendered useless, and we're seeing the second string.

Also possible these are just feints. Enough of them and response-teams get tired and confused. That's already happened.

Posted by Pappy 2007-06-30 22:48|| 2007-06-30 22:48|| Front Page Top

#26 It is also possible that many of the smart jihadis are now dead.

Posted by Super Hose 2007-06-30 22:52|| 2007-06-30 22:52|| Front Page Top

#27 Also possible these are just feints. Enough of them and response-teams get tired and confused.

Too right, Pappy. Thimk: Flying Imams.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-30 22:55|| 2007-06-30 22:55|| Front Page Top

#28 Thank God! "Red" Ken has assured me that my suspicion of Muslims is completely unfounded.

Whatta moron. Its the fact that the people of London keep voting for this moonbat that prevents me from feeling good about Englands chances of survival.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-06-30 22:56|| 2007-06-30 22:56|| Front Page Top

#29 US Knew of today's Glascow attack, two weeks ago.

A US official told ABCNews.com that the intelligence reports led to the assignment of Federal Air Marshals to flights into and out of both Glasgow and Prague.

Air marshals had been added to flights into and out of Germany late last month, based on similar warnings.

Posted by Helmuth, Speaking for Chusoling1715 2007-06-30 23:14|| 2007-06-30 23:14|| Front Page Top

#30 Helmuth, US anticipated the attacks and warned about them. No need to give it a conspiracy theory flavor.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-06-30 23:18|| 2007-06-30 23:18|| Front Page Top

#31 twobyfour

I don't do conspiracy theories. This explains why they bad guys couldn't get in the front door of the place. This also could explain why all the bombings are fizzling out. The bad guys are heavily infiltrated. Expect large arrests of the bad guys now about to be pointed out by the infiltrators.

Posted by Helmuth, Speaking for Chusoling1715 2007-06-30 23:23|| 2007-06-30 23:23|| Front Page Top

#32 people of London keep voting for this moonbat

London's population is 31% foreign born and 38% of all the UK muslims (600,000) live there.

Posted by ed 2007-06-30 23:24|| 2007-06-30 23:24|| Front Page Top

#33 Stumble and fall.

Posted by newc">newc 2007-06-30 23:35|| 2007-06-30 23:35|| Front Page Top

23:35 newc
23:35 Frank G
23:24 ed
23:23 Helmuth, Speaking for Chusoling1715
23:21 Zenster
23:18 trailing wife
23:18 twobyfour
23:14 Helmuth, Speaking for Chusoling1715
23:06 Zenster
23:05 Zenster
23:02 Zenster
23:00 Pappy
22:58 RD
22:56 Mike N.
22:55 Zenster
22:52 Super Hose
22:51 Zenster
22:48 Pappy
22:44 Helmuth, Speaking for Chusoling1715
22:40 gromgoru
22:39 Zenster
22:38 Helmuth, Speaking for Chusoling1715
22:36 Mike N.
22:35 gromgoru