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Flagg wrote:
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Durandal wrote:*snip*
I'm sorry, but did I hear someone whining?

Paraguay is safe, so don't start dumping your currency holdings yet.

In the meantime, the Australian debate on whether or not to recommit troops to Afghanistan is as good as over and our troops in Iraq are likely to be reinforced. I can't see the WoT spreading, but I can sure as shit see it getting a shot in the arm.
What the fuck does Iraq have to do with Al Qaeda? Oh, that's right, nothing.
What about that Al-Zaquawi [I spelt his name wrong...] fellow? He is AQ isn't he?


Apparently the bus was not a tourist bus, it was the number 30 if that means anything to our London members.
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ALI_G wrote:
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weemadando wrote: I'm sorry, but did I hear someone whining?

Paraguay is safe, so don't start dumping your currency holdings yet.

In the meantime, the Australian debate on whether or not to recommit troops to Afghanistan is as good as over and our troops in Iraq are likely to be reinforced. I can't see the WoT spreading, but I can sure as shit see it getting a shot in the arm.
What the fuck does Iraq have to do with Al Qaeda? Oh, that's right, nothing.
What about that Al-Zaquawi [I spelt his name wrong...] fellow? He is AQ isn't he?


Apparently the bus was not a tourist bus, it was the number 30 if that means anything to our London members.
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weemadando wrote:
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ClaysGhost wrote: Eh? Isn't that the same order of daftness as arresting all Catholics to spite the IRA, or all the Protestants to annoy the UDA?
I just get the impression that Islam is a far more polarized religion than Christianity - there appears to be a lot of fundies and a few muslims-in-name-only, with only a few actual moderates.
I don't think I've ever met any muslim I wouldn't class as a moderate...

Most of them are happy enough with the basic "restrictions" of their religion and don't feel that they're lifestyles are that cramped by them.
How can you know that's not just a sham and they aren't either fundies at heart or those Muslims-in-name-only (MsINO) I mentioned? After all, the people found to be the 9/11 hijackers lived very Western lifestyles.
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Peregrin Toker wrote:
How can you know that's not just a sham and they aren't either fundies at heart or those Muslims-in-name-only (MsINO) I mentioned? After all, the people found to be the 9/11 hijackers lived very Western lifestyles.
How do I know that you aren't a card carrying KKK spam bot? :roll: fuckhead :roll:
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[quote="ALI_G"

Apparently the bus was not a tourist bus, it was the number 30 if that means anything to our London members.[/quote]

Yes. It's the bus I usually take to go into uni during term time. Moves from Marble Arch in the western end of Oxford St to Hackney in NE London. It does pass through King's Cross and Aldgate as well I think.
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Thanks to Archaic...

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CaptainChewbacca wrote:Thanks to Archaic...

*snip*[/img]

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They just showed images of the front of the BMA building that the bus blew up next to. It's literally painted in black blood from the blast. Fuuuuck.
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kheegan wrote:Sorry...make that several MILLION Muslims.
1.6 million.
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kheegan wrote:
CaptainChewbacca wrote:Thanks to Archaic...

*snip*[/img]

Be afraid.
Who's the guy standing at the extreme right? He's TALL.
Isn't that the PM of Italy?
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CaptainChewbacca wrote:
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CaptainChewbacca wrote:Thanks to Archaic...

*snip*[/img]

Be afraid.
Who's the guy standing at the extreme right? He's TALL.
Isn't that the PM of Italy?
I don't think so ... could be President of Mexico?
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weemadando wrote:
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How can you know that's not just a sham and they aren't either fundies at heart or those Muslims-in-name-only (MsINO) I mentioned? After all, the people found to be the 9/11 hijackers lived very Western lifestyles.
How do I know that you aren't a card carrying KKK spam bot? :roll: fuckhead :roll:

This gives me another idea... could the bombing perhaps be done by Neo-Nazis who then put out a false message claiming Al-Qaeda responsibility in order to boost xenophobia across Europe?
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ABC News - World leaders condemn London blasts

Fuck me - thats a whole lot of condemnation - check out the link, everyone from NATO to Pope Benedict stating a willingness to kick arse and take names.
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ALI_G wrote:
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kheegan wrote: Who's the guy standing at the extreme right? He's TALL.
Isn't that the PM of Italy?
I don't think so ... could be President of Mexico?
Yup, that's Fox. Didn't realize he was so tall.
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Peregrin Toker wrote:
weemadando wrote:
Peregrin Toker wrote: I just get the impression that Islam is a far more polarized religion than Christianity - there appears to be a lot of fundies and a few muslims-in-name-only, with only a few actual moderates.
I don't think I've ever met any muslim I wouldn't class as a moderate...

Most of them are happy enough with the basic "restrictions" of their religion and don't feel that they're lifestyles are that cramped by them.
How can you know that's not just a sham and they aren't either fundies at heart or those Muslims-in-name-only (MsINO) I mentioned? After all, the people found to be the 9/11 hijackers lived very Western lifestyles.
Hey, now here's an idea: How about after we round them all up, we put them in "decontamination rooms" and pump a bunch of gas in there to kill 'em?
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Peregrin Toker wrote:
How can you know that's not just a sham and they aren't either fundies at heart or those Muslims-in-name-only (MsINO) I mentioned? After all, the people found to be the 9/11 hijackers lived very Western lifestyles.
:?

Because if a significant majority of muslims are lunatic fringe mass murderers, not people who go to work to raise thier families but avoid pork and alcohol, and perhaps wear a headscarve, I'd never have lived long enough to try to comprehend this preposterous statement made on a internet webboard.
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My news channels are now saying that there were only 4 bombs, some bombs may have been suicide ones, and some guy who is not Al-Qaeda is now claiming responsibility too. (Al-Zsomething)

Are we getting new info or am I just listening to the wrong sources?
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MRDOD wrote:My news channels are now saying that there were only 4 bombs, some bombs may have been suicide ones, and some guy who is not Al-Qaeda is now claiming responsibility too. (Al-Zsomething)

Are we getting new info or am I just listening to the wrong sources?
Nobody knows what the hell is going on right now. 4 or 7 or 10, no clue.
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Muslim women warned to protect themselves from revenge attacks:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4660411.stm
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Apparently FBI officials have "leaked" to CNN that the Brits have confirmed 40 dead.
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ALI_G wrote:Muslim women warned to protect themselves from revenge attacks:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4660411.stm
I would hope that ANYONE linked to a revenge attack would suffer some pretty hefty fucking penalties.
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You reap what you sow.

Just like the UK's involvement in Iraq (and to a lesser extent Afganistan), the idiots responsible for these attrocious acts will also reap what they sowed.

My heartfelt condolences to all the victims and their families, and wish those injured a speedy recovery.
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CaptainChewbacca wrote: Nobody knows what the hell is going on right now. 4 or 7 or 10, no clue.
That's reassuring. I've heard there were 4 bombs, but two trains were near eachother or collided or something and also people exited through 6 tunnels when wounded so it looked like there were more.
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weemadando wrote:
ALI_G wrote:Muslim women warned to protect themselves from revenge attacks:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4660411.stm
I would hope that ANYONE linked to a revenge attack would suffer some pretty hefty fucking penalties.
Well, in the US it'd be a hate crime. Does the UK have hate-crime laws?
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weemadando wrote:Apparently FBI officials have "leaked" to CNN that the Brits have confirmed 40 dead.
Looks like Andrew Marr's statement that this would not be as bad as Omagh seems preety fucking stupid now.
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