Hmmmmmm 2
At last the mainstream media are asking the right sort of questions.
EXCLUSIVE: WAS IT SUICIDE?
Why did they buy return train tickets to Luton? Why did they buy pay & display tickets for cars? Why were there no usual shouts of 'Allah Akhbar'? Why were bombs in bags and not on their bodies?
THE London bombers may have been duped into killing themselves so their secrets stayed hidden. Police and MI5 are probing if the four men were told by their al-Qaeda controller they had time to escape after setting off timers. Instead, the devices exploded immediately. A security source said: "If the bombers lived and were caught they'd probably have cracked. Would their masters have allowed that to happen? We think not."
The evidence is compelling: The terrorists bought return rail tickets, and pay and display car park tickets, before boarding _ a train at Luton for London. None of the men was heard to cry "Allah Akhbar!" - "God is great" - usually screamed by suicide bombers as they detonate their bomb. Their devices were in large rucksacks which could be easily dumped instead of being strapped to their bodies. They carried wallets containing their driving licences, bank cards and other personal items. Suicide bombers normally strip themselves of identifying material.
Similar terror attacks against public transport in Madrid last year were carried out by recruits who had time to escape and planned to strike again. Bomber Hasib Hussain detonated his device at the rear of the top deck of a No 30 bus, not in the middle of the bottom deck where most damage would be caused.
Additionally, two of the bombers had strong personal reasons for staying alive. Jermaine Lindsay's partner Samantha Lewthwaite, 22, mother of his one-year-old son, is expecting her second baby within days. Mohammed Sidique Khan's wife Hasina, mum of a 14-month-old daughter, is also pregnant. Our source disclosed: "The theory that they were not a suicide squad is gathering pace. They were the weakest link.
"We think it's possible they were told that when they pressed buttons to set off timers they'd have a short time to abandon the bombs and get away before the blast. Instead, the bombs exploded immediately."
Is their 'controller' from al-Qaeda though? The following story seemed a bit bonkers when I first read it. Now the pieces seem to be dropping into place.
How the Government Staged the London Bombings in Ten Easy Steps
At the other end of the scale, Channel 4 News, usually the best of a bad bunch, have discovered where the 'bombers' bought their rucksacks. They even have a correspondent outside the camping shop in Leeds. Can this story be trivialised any further? Yes. The C4 correspondent reports that the shop will no longer stock that particular brand of rucksack. I feel safer already.
The BBC report that three of the four London suicide bombers visited Pakistan last year and ask whether they met with any al-Qaeda contacts while there. This must be a red herring. If Pakistan, which is a long way short of being a democracy, has links to al-Qaeda then what would George Bush be doing selling them F-16 fighter jets?
Meanwhile, a group of terrorism experts from Chatham House - formerly the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the Economic and Social Research Council have found that Britain has suffered as a result of Mr Blair acting as a "pillion passenger" of the US in the war on terror. Their study goes on to say that there is "no doubt" that the Iraq war imposed "particular difficulties for the UK" and that the conflict has boosted al-Qaeda "propaganda, recruitment and fundraising". It also states that UK troop deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq increased the chances of an attack. Luckily though Tony Blair, Defence Secretary John Reid and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw (hear no link, see no link, speak of no link) reject any Iraq terror link. What tangled webs.
EXCLUSIVE: WAS IT SUICIDE?
Why did they buy return train tickets to Luton? Why did they buy pay & display tickets for cars? Why were there no usual shouts of 'Allah Akhbar'? Why were bombs in bags and not on their bodies?
THE London bombers may have been duped into killing themselves so their secrets stayed hidden. Police and MI5 are probing if the four men were told by their al-Qaeda controller they had time to escape after setting off timers. Instead, the devices exploded immediately. A security source said: "If the bombers lived and were caught they'd probably have cracked. Would their masters have allowed that to happen? We think not."
The evidence is compelling: The terrorists bought return rail tickets, and pay and display car park tickets, before boarding _ a train at Luton for London. None of the men was heard to cry "Allah Akhbar!" - "God is great" - usually screamed by suicide bombers as they detonate their bomb. Their devices were in large rucksacks which could be easily dumped instead of being strapped to their bodies. They carried wallets containing their driving licences, bank cards and other personal items. Suicide bombers normally strip themselves of identifying material.
Similar terror attacks against public transport in Madrid last year were carried out by recruits who had time to escape and planned to strike again. Bomber Hasib Hussain detonated his device at the rear of the top deck of a No 30 bus, not in the middle of the bottom deck where most damage would be caused.
Additionally, two of the bombers had strong personal reasons for staying alive. Jermaine Lindsay's partner Samantha Lewthwaite, 22, mother of his one-year-old son, is expecting her second baby within days. Mohammed Sidique Khan's wife Hasina, mum of a 14-month-old daughter, is also pregnant. Our source disclosed: "The theory that they were not a suicide squad is gathering pace. They were the weakest link.
"We think it's possible they were told that when they pressed buttons to set off timers they'd have a short time to abandon the bombs and get away before the blast. Instead, the bombs exploded immediately."
Is their 'controller' from al-Qaeda though? The following story seemed a bit bonkers when I first read it. Now the pieces seem to be dropping into place.
How the Government Staged the London Bombings in Ten Easy Steps
At the other end of the scale, Channel 4 News, usually the best of a bad bunch, have discovered where the 'bombers' bought their rucksacks. They even have a correspondent outside the camping shop in Leeds. Can this story be trivialised any further? Yes. The C4 correspondent reports that the shop will no longer stock that particular brand of rucksack. I feel safer already.
The BBC report that three of the four London suicide bombers visited Pakistan last year and ask whether they met with any al-Qaeda contacts while there. This must be a red herring. If Pakistan, which is a long way short of being a democracy, has links to al-Qaeda then what would George Bush be doing selling them F-16 fighter jets?
Meanwhile, a group of terrorism experts from Chatham House - formerly the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the Economic and Social Research Council have found that Britain has suffered as a result of Mr Blair acting as a "pillion passenger" of the US in the war on terror. Their study goes on to say that there is "no doubt" that the Iraq war imposed "particular difficulties for the UK" and that the conflict has boosted al-Qaeda "propaganda, recruitment and fundraising". It also states that UK troop deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq increased the chances of an attack. Luckily though Tony Blair, Defence Secretary John Reid and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw (hear no link, see no link, speak of no link) reject any Iraq terror link. What tangled webs.
posted by phylos @ 17:51
4 Comments:
Thank you for this post..I was trying not to read the news today-but I am glad I saw this. I also appreciated your response to how little knowledge people (States & UK) have about Muslims "the other people". I could go on and on about it. I think my favorite thing about the religion of Islam is the general respect the Koran has for not only Jesus but also Moses (they are considered prophets). I am not religious by any means-but I think it is ironic that it is the only of the three largest religions that recognizes the contributions of the others in some form. I do of course recognize that it is in most aspects like most other religions. Hope this was not too heavy..I do adore my phylo news!
Thanks Em. Appreciate your comments as ever.
From my own (limited) study of holy texts I understand that there are huge similarities between the major works. I further believe that each book contains a verse along the lines of "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". Wouldn't this planet be a far more civilised place if we all adopted that maxim?
ps
I promised a piece months ago on my own religious journey from atlar boy to atheist. I think I can hang it off some of the things going on now - not London, but the bickering going on in the Anglican faith presently & the religious right. The first paragraph is always the hardest isn't it!? I'll have a go.
The one plea I have at the moment is SATOP SHOOTING THE SUSPECTS DEAD! let them be arrested and talk. My natural suspicions think that once all the 4 new suspects are dead, we will never have a clear picture, only what the government want us to believe.
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