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Posted on Jun 29, 2007

Now that England’s streets and sidewalks have been outfitted with an elaborate closed-circuit TV system, British police are using footage from London’s Haymarket district in trying to track down the party behind Friday’s attempted car bombings.


BBC:

An ambulance crew spotted the metallic green Mercedes by chance outside the busy Tiger Tiger night club in Haymarket at 0130BST (0030GMT).

Police defused a bomb made of 60 litres of petrol, gas cylinders and nails.

The BBC’s Daniel Sandford said a second device was found in another Mercedes in a car park in London’s Park Lane.

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By Jon, July 2, 2007 at 1:06 pm Link to this comment
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Responding to: “There are tens of millions of well-armed American citizens who will never let this country be hijacked by a rogue government, including the current one…”

One is reminded that the tens of millions of well-armed American citizens are the same ones who have been BEGGING for a daddy-style government that they can follow.

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By D. Anderson, July 2, 2007 at 5:03 am Link to this comment

Rage 3:15

Nice post - keep ‘em coming.

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By lilmamzer, July 1, 2007 at 8:50 pm Link to this comment

#83001 by 911truthdotorg:

They’ve got to fear us up for when he bombs the hell out of Iran and declares martial law.

Then the USA will simply disappear.

Oh, please.
Spare us the ridiculous doom-and-gloom conspiracy theories.

There are tens of millions of well-armed American citizens who will never let this country be hijacked by a rogue government, including the current one.

Come back after the 2008 elections and tell us how the crow tasted.

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By 911truthdotorg, July 1, 2007 at 5:16 pm Link to this comment

Famous quote:
We have nothing to fear but bush himself!

This ex-CIA analyst on Keith Olbermann gives his analysis on the supposed car bomb in London.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK5-jIfOBjQ

They’ve got to fear us up for when he bombs the hell out of Iran and declares martial law.

Then the USA will simply disappear.

Google videos: 9/11 Press for Truth, Loose Change 2nd Edition, America: Freedom to Fascism

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By rage, June 30, 2007 at 4:51 pm Link to this comment
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DAMN! I guess it’s been a really tough week for Dumya, with way too much attention focused on his horrendous incompetence. He has learned some daunting facts this week, like one citizen in 4 feels he’s an idiot. Dick Vader has received a subpoena. Three more Fredo-relevant rats abandoned their posts with the US Justice Department. Christi Todd Whitman shot herself in the foot, shooting Rotten Rudy in the back. Dick Lugar called the Iraqi occupation a lost cause. Poppy41 had to supervise Putin visitation at Kennebunckport. And, as if all that were not enough of the devil’s purse, Mr. Brown was ushered into 10 Downing Street, amidst much Blair whining, causing Dumya to say 9/11 in a speech to the Navy 27 times. So, Dumya is officially way beyond just being beside himself with perplexity. He has reached the critical mass of apoplectic hysteria. The two car loads of smoking terrorism made from materials purchased at a local hardware store is just the first hint for Brown from Blair’s disgruntled warholic buddies. Brownie Boy is way too openly out of step with the imperial global policies of the Dumya White House. Dumya is not feeling any love these days. Dumya needs Brownie Boy to hug his tar-covered behind, not add the first bag of chicken feathers.

We the People of the PLANET EARTH are not asleep. And, the old al Quaiada controlled demolition threat, that ISI/MI5/CIA created gem meant scare the piss out of all humanity, is starting to lose it’s fizz with every desperate application. With the sands of the Bush hour glass slowly sucking this lame duck toward impeachment, it is increasingly more complicated for his cronies to set that megaton blast off and quickly get the thermite residue off his hands before he reads his next 9/11 laced admonishments of global fear and loathing. No matter what the Murdockians at Fixed News are telling Administration 43, they need to realize that we have always suspected them of most of the terrorism that has occurred during their depraved tenure. Why wouldn’t we suspect them of this new world order, when they are the fundamental beneficiaries of their terror-gleaned hegemony? Furthermore, if they keep this crap up, I promise the world courts will be less charitable to them than they have been to their extraordinarily rendered and their GITMO detained.

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By lilmamzer, June 30, 2007 at 3:48 pm Link to this comment

#82543 by peedeecee:

C’mon, let’s be real here. The problem is not Muslims, or Christians, or Sikhs, or Jews, or any other religion. The problem is EXTREMISTS.

You are half-right.

You are right - the problem is not Christians, Jews or Sikhs.

And you are wrong - these guys ARE (I bet you my house) Muslims.

More than coincidence? bwahahahahaha

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By lilmamzer, June 30, 2007 at 3:41 pm Link to this comment

#82536 by nefertiti:

desertdude

Im sorry but “their prophet” never ever told them to fight and terrorise a country that offered them citizens and rights . it is wrong . their prophet told them they could fight back in Self defense ONLY. plenty of chapters that say so , but never to be in the Offensive end or premtive strike ,NEVER

Weak argument. Muslims all over the world, nearly every day, committing acts like this. Thailand, Nigeria, Indonesia, Chechnya, Russia, of course attacking Israel every day, Iraq….all in the name of Islam.

Dollars to donuts it’s members of nefertiti’s golden sweet Religion of Peace, not Jews or Buddhists, or Hindus.

Just a hunch.

Religion of Peace strikes again, spreading sweet Muslim peace all over the world.

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By ~B~, June 30, 2007 at 1:47 pm Link to this comment

These attempts don’t seem suspicious to any of ya?

They are obviously not meant to be very dangerous attacks while being touted as seriously deadly threats. The most recent attack on the Glasgow airport was a flaming suv. The police claimed he could have killed hundreds. Get real. Even angry people who have driven their vehicles into DENSE crowds along streets with NO barriers rarely kill more than a handful. Sometimes only injuries and no deaths. More fear mongering is what I am hearing. Regardless if they are real attacks or false flag ops.

B

http://b-political.blogspot.com/

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By yours truly, June 30, 2007 at 11:41 am Link to this comment
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Hmm, what a coincidence, that, while the Pentagon is claiming that Al Qaeda’s behind all the violence in Iraq, along comes this London car bomb scare.  What’s it all about?  Stoking fear, getting us ready for another 9/11, that’s what.  Why?  So that our president can declare martial law, that’s why, after which he’ll claim that he rules by divine right.  What the heck, he already speaks to god, so why not?

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By notsleeping@thewheel, June 30, 2007 at 11:09 am Link to this comment
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3 words-
false flag operation

I feel a lot safer because they’re searching cars in NYC today. (sarcasm, just in case you missed it)

What a bunch of BS! We are truly sheep

911truth.org

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By QuyTran, June 30, 2007 at 10:20 am Link to this comment

Big circus of the new Brown’s administration !

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By Gregorio, June 29, 2007 at 10:49 pm Link to this comment
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How much do you want to bet the security cameras were broken or inoperable?  Because if they were working then the stooge from MI5 would be exposed.  This whole thing is as bogus as color coded alertstatus, and comes at a time when the new guy wants to show everyone he can do the job.

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By peedeecee, June 29, 2007 at 6:35 pm Link to this comment

C’mon, let’s be real here. The problem is not Muslims, or Christians, or Sikhs, or Jews, or any other religion. The problem is EXTREMISTS.

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By nefertiti, June 29, 2007 at 6:20 pm Link to this comment

desertdude

Im sorry but “their prophet” never ever told them to fight and terrorise a country that offered them citizens and rights . it is wrong . their prophet told them they could fight back in Self defense ONLY. plenty of chapters that say so , but never to be in the Offensive end or premtive strike ,NEVER .

I hope they find the culprits whoever they are and punish them severely .

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By desertdude, June 29, 2007 at 6:05 pm Link to this comment

Butt,butt,buttttt they are all peacefull(So the President says.) I would hate to see those who hate us. Thes are people that have lived the good life in London. But they follow the teachings of the Pedophile Muhammed. Nothing but a buch of people controlled by the Devil himself.

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By vet240, June 29, 2007 at 4:27 pm Link to this comment
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Let us hope our security is as good as the Bobbies in Britain.

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By ~B~, June 29, 2007 at 3:33 pm Link to this comment

Does anyone else smell something?

B

http://b-political.blogspot.com/

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