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2003-01-15 Europe

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Posted by Anonymous 2003-01-15 10:39 am|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Very sad, really, and another unfortunate wake-up call to the british public opinion. Last year, one of our anti-terrorism judge pointed that the officials across the channel were in denial about islamic threats, not unlike France's before the 1994-95 hijacking-bombings spree. The last few weeks must have changed their mind.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-01-15 10:59:48|| 2003-01-15 10:59:48|| Front Page Top

#2 The same edition of BBC News World Edition has an analysis article that makes the following interesting points:

"It has been said, erroneously, that it was a tip-off from the French which led to the Wood Green arrests. [note: he 'Wood Green arrests' are the original ricin bust.]"
"In fact, intelligence had come in from a number of foreign agencies including some in North Africa."
"And information culled, controversially, from some of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, has also been fed back to M15 to help pinpoint suspects in Britain."

Posted by Patrick Phillips 2003-01-15 11:23:32|| 2003-01-15 11:23:32|| Front Page Top

#3 The Brits are going to have to get over their smug, anti-"Yankee" objection to guns. Over here, police are ordered to meet force with overwhelming force. Think like this: terrorist life is cheap.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-01-15 13:59:25|| 2003-01-15 13:59:25|| Front Page Top

#4 It's a real shame. As far as I know, any arrest like this in the U.S. would have resulted in a body search and handcuffing as the first order of business, followed by securing the critters away from pointy things. Only then would you search the premises, do the Miranda thing and start questioning.

Pistols wouldn't have been necessary to stop these mutts -- proper police technique would do it, at least, proper technique as we do it here.

Posted by Steve White 2003-01-15 22:11:41|| 2003-01-15 22:11:41|| Front Page Top

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