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2005-07-09 Britain

Possible Pakistani link to London booms ... wotta surprise

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-07-09 00:08|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A Suprize? Really? Considering that even the Magic Kingdom it's self is not as islamonutsy as Wakipakiland my first guess was that at least some involved have some connection to Pakistan. It can't be anyother way, after it's where the patron saint lives under protection of the inteligence services and military.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-07-09 00:21|| 2005-07-09 00:21|| Front Page Top

#2 No doubt there were some short-notice passengers on the flight to Islamabad.

Posted by Pappy 2005-07-09 01:07|| 2005-07-09 01:07|| Front Page Top

#3 There is concern that Sen Dick Durban might hinder
the investigation into the recent 7/7 London subway train bombings
and thus increase the risk of another terrorist attack
by publicly expressing his concerns over how Pakistani authorities
might be handling and treating the uncooperative detainee,
the British national, Zeeshan Haider,
who was recently apprehended in the North-West Frontier region of Pakistan
and held on suspiscion of association with extremists in the area
believed to be the last hide out and stronghold of
Osama Bin Laden and the Al Qaeda terrorist network.

Posted by Kristian "Kid" David 2005-07-09 03:57|| 2005-07-09 03:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Forget about 'sleeper cells'. Its reasonably clear these are homegrown jihadis. Mechanical timers and the fact one accidentally boomed himself indicate a self-taught group. One thing caught my attention yesterday - the tube explosions were after the trains had traveled less than two hundred meters from where they believed the boomers left the train. That indicates to me they used a timer the boomer had to set - something like a kitchen timer.

Posted by phil_b 2005-07-09 05:46|| 2005-07-09 05:46|| Front Page Top

#5 were relatively crude devices containing less than 10 pounds of explosives each.

So imagine the carnage if they had carried the average 10kg (22lbs) of explosives used by suicide bombers in Israel?

Posted by Elminemble Whuse3187 2005-07-09 10:25|| 2005-07-09 10:25|| Front Page Top

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