Re: MD The London Bombing

From: gav (gav_gc@yahoo.com.au)
Date: Sun Jul 10 2005 - 23:27:35 BST

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    ian,
    the funny thing is i hear your voice as i read your
    words now.

    cheers
    gav
    --- ian glendinning <psybertron@gmail.com> wrote:

    > Gav, Horse,
    >
    > I'm a cock-up theorist rather than a conspiracy
    > theorist.
    >
    > No doubt someone knew something about some bombings
    > that seemed to be
    > planned to take place - I suspect someone does every
    > single day.
    > Whether anyone knew anything definitively enough at
    > the right time to
    > take any actions - who knows, and who would have
    > listened, except a
    > paranoid Israeli perhaps.
    >
    > No doubt for the bombers it was opportunism - whilst
    > the cat and his
    > security forces were away north of the border -
    > strike home.
    >
    > Life aint that complicated.
    >
    > Ian
    >
    > On 7/10/05, Horse <horse@darkstar.uk.net> wrote:
    > > Hi Gav and MDers
    > >
    > > On 10 Jul 2005 at 1:04, gav wrote:
    > >
    > > > hello all,
    > > > firstly to all temporary liverpudlians, and
    > > > ant....wow!
    > >
    > > Definitely. A great time was had by all I think.
    > It was really good to meet so many list
    > > members. Lots of interesting papers and a good
    > social time.
    > >
    > > >
    > > > secondly:
    > > > this is something that is a lot easier to skirt
    > around
    > > > but i would feel like a bit of a coward if i
    > did.
    > > > please don't blindly accept the corporate media
    > view
    > > > of what happened in london.
    > > >
    > > > a few points to consider:
    > > > 1. why when the leaders of the G8 are in
    > edinburgh
    > > > (nice opportunity for some really effective
    > terrorism
    > > > there) are innocent londoners targeted instead?
    > >
    > > A possible answer could be that with so much
    > attention on Edinburgh, in terms of
    > > security forces and police, London was the easier
    > target. Also, London is the financial
    > > capital of the UK and bringing London to a
    > standstill had a significant effect
    > > economically. I don't think that the intention was
    > to maximise loss of life or these actions
    > > would have been carried out the weekend before at
    > the Live 8 concert - 150-200,000 in
    > > one place is a much easier target. Disruption was
    > the name of the game here I suspect.
    > >
    > > >
    > > > 2. how was binyamin netanyahu (the israeli
    > politician)
    > > > warned not to go to liverpool station prior to
    > the
    > > > attacks?
    > > > According to IsraelNN.com, Scotland Yard
    > received
    > > > intelligence warnings of the attacks a short
    > time
    > > > before they occurred.
    > > >
    > > > The Israeli Embassy in London was notified in
    > advance,
    > > > resulting in Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
    > > > remaining in his hotel room rather than make his
    > way
    > > > to the hotel adjacent to the site of the first
    > > > explosion, a Liverpool Street train station,
    > where he
    > > > was to address an economic summit.
    > >
    > > I hadn't heard this but it wouldn't surprise me if
    > it were true. Not sure how much
    > > information might have been received but maybe not
    > enough to stop the attacks.
    > >
    > > >
    > > > 3. who benefits? as lenin said, this simple
    > question
    > > > usually reveals the perpetrators. well the uk
    > now has
    > > > an excuse to stay in iraq. id cards will be
    > heavily
    > > > back on the agenda. the attention is taken of
    > the G8
    > > > and their continuing rape of africa. harsher
    > national
    > > > security laws...good bet i reckon. so who
    > benefits?
    > > > those that already have the power and are
    > seeking to
    > > > consolidate and expand it. fear, confusion,
    > divide and
    > > > rule...standard tactics. who doesn't benefit:
    > iraq,
    > > > africa, muslims everywhere, the public
    > > > generally....hmmmm
    > >
    > > I think you're about right here as it will almost
    > certainly be used to further erode civil
    > > liberties and increase the authoritarian climate
    > that already prevails. One thing I would
    > > note was that Charles Clarke, the UK Home
    > Secretary, did admit (albeit grudgingly) that
    > > ID cards would not have stopped the bombings - but
    > that's never been the reason for
    > > them.
    > >
    > > >
    > > > a little research will reveal the complicity of
    > the US
    > > > and other intelligence services in 9/11; is this
    > time
    > > > round any different? i suspect not...but of
    > course i
    > > > could be wrong.
    > >
    > > Again, I don't know how true this is but it
    > wouldn't surprise me if true.
    > > I don't think that the security services and
    > police forces of the UK, USA, Spain etc. are
    > > the answer to any of these problems. The problem
    > is with the politicians and their
    > > friends in certain business sectors.
    > >
    > > Anyway, good to hear from you and here's to the
    > next get together.
    > >
    > > See ya
    > >
    > >
    > > Horse
    > >
    > >
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