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2004-04-01 Britain

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-04-01 1:01:40 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hopefully, they're on the level.

Posted by ex-lib 2004-04-01 1:14:31 AM|| 2004-04-01 1:14:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Nice long time gap between Madrid and the raids bagging the explosives... so they speak out within 2 days - AFTER the raids? Right. Don't give them any credit for they have done nothing useful - they're just peddling as fast as they can now that the gig is up in the UK. If they were REALLY serious, if they didn't support the asshats, they would've spoken long long long before now. Shoulda, coulda, woulda, pfeh. Bollocks. Tag 'em and Bag 'em in Whack-a-Mole style, UK. Get hard - or get creamed.

Posted by .com 2004-04-01 1:49:43 AM|| 2004-04-01 1:49:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Funny how they always react, late, defensively. They never pro-act, loud, stong or often.

They better start getting onto the front foot as a matter of habit and necessity or the backlash will be loud, strong, often and habitual.

Posted by Michael Gill 2004-04-01 2:02:05 AM|| 2004-04-01 2:02:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 One should remember that we can only see what we can see. That in this war, there is a lot going on underground, out of sight that we can't see, nor should, as that might expose investigations and operations to the bad guys.

The Muslim community is speaking publically now. How much help they have been giving the police underground, privately, covertly, we may never know.

Posted by Ben 2004-04-01 3:36:43 AM|| 2004-04-01 3:36:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 hmm, late or not, it's a good message they are giving to the Muslim community.

Posted by lyot 2004-04-01 3:39:20 AM|| 2004-04-01 3:39:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 A step in the right direction at least. Not a very big one, but better then the silence we've had up 'til now.

Posted by Jarhead 2004-04-01 7:44:36 AM|| 2004-04-01 7:44:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 [Troll droppings deleted]

Posted by Murray TROLL 2004-04-01 8:10:32 AM|| 2004-04-01 8:10:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 it never fails, just when you think the Moslems might have their head on straight you get this line,

"..But he said the government also had a responsibility not to engage in policies which would breed terrorists.."

Posted by mhw 2004-04-01 8:22:43 AM|| 2004-04-01 8:22:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 When in Rome...

Posted by Howard UK 2004-04-01 9:42:29 AM|| 2004-04-01 9:42:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Note the careful weasel wording: "...we would be expected to inform police..." and "...I have no doubt that Muslims...". All speculative, nothing authoritative or definite.

Posted by mjh 2004-04-01 9:51:33 AM|| 2004-04-01 9:51:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 "We have laws in this country, and if people are engaged in wrongdoing then the police arrest them and charge them. There is no sympathy for anyone engaged in that kind of activity. I have no doubt that the Muslim community will co-operate if they believe an act of terror is being planned or designed."

But he said the government also had a responsibility not to engage in policies which would breed terrorists.

There it is - the "yes, but..." tack.

For some, not much has changed.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-01 11:55:01 AM|| 2004-04-01 11:55:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 Yes, I noticed the long time gap too, .com.

Posted by Ptah 2004-04-01 12:55:41 PM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-04-01 12:55:41 PM|| Front Page Top

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