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2009-12-20 Britain

Police expect Mumbai-style terror attack on City of London

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Posted by tipper 2009-12-20 07:22|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Copycats: Coming to a city near you in the USA?

Posted by Hammerhead 2009-12-20 08:39|| 2009-12-20 08:39|| Front Page Top

#2 copycat or sharing of operational methods by terrorist groups?

Air India Flight 182 (23 June 1985) - Boeing 747 destroyed over Ireland by bomb (329 dead)

Pan Am Flight 103 (21 December 1988) - Boeing 747 destroyed over Scotland by bomb (270 dead)

World Trade Center bombing - truck bomb in basement of tower (26 February 1993) (6 dead, 1042 injured)

Bombay Stock Exchange bombing - car bomb in basement of tower) (and 12 other sites) (12 March 1993) (250 dead, 700 injured)

Posted by john frum 2009-12-20 09:43|| 2009-12-20 09:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Somethings got to be done with these wayward Amish!

Posted by Hammerhead 2009-12-20 09:46|| 2009-12-20 09:46|| Front Page Top

#4 When a group of people at one of the Mumbai hotels was lined up to be shot, a Muslim couple complained that they were Muslim. The terrorists demanded proof, so the couple recited one of the suras from the Quran, the only one they had memorized in Arabic (they were Turkish), and they were spared. The others were executed SS style. Since British law forbids self defense, maybe Londoners could bone up on the Quran and claim they are Muslim if caught in a similar circumstance.

Posted by Number 673927 2009-12-20 10:07|| 2009-12-20 10:07|| Front Page Top

#5 #1 Copycats: Coming to a city near you in the USA?
Posted by: Hammerhead 2009-12-20 08:39

Watch what happens when Bambi, Holder, et al have their little circus in New York City with Khalid Sheik Muhammad (or whatever his name is).

Posted by WolfDog 2009-12-20 11:38|| 2009-12-20 11:38|| Front Page Top

#6 although given the draconian gun laws, alternative methods should be the primary option.

Yes a few that won't immediately bring the Bobbies crashing thru your doors, Britian did very well for centuries with the English Longbow, A modern Pistol/Rifle equivalent is a crossbow and Quarrels, I've seen Pistol grip small crossbows that are NOT toys, they would be legal, concealable and deadly, but only one shot, (A spur to improving your aim).

I think Bobbies would look askance at Swords, so maybe a sword/Cane.

Anybody else got any better ideas?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-12-20 12:30|| 2009-12-20 12:30|| Front Page Top

#7 I think there's a pressing need for self-defense training in Britain, probably in the form of martial arts instruction, the use of improvised weapons, and a penchant for stiff leather clothing, especially vests or jackets (something that will either turn a knife, or reduce its effectiveness). Of course, the most important act that Parliament could pass would be the re-arming of the British subject. Let everyone whose ancestry stretches back over five generations on British soil be allowed one rifle, one shotgun, and one handgun per person, with 500 rounds of ammunition for each. Crime would plummet, and Muslims would become nervous. Reviving the "Home Guard" wouldn't be a bad idea, either.

Posted by Old Patriot 2009-12-20 14:11|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/ 2009-12-20 14:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Do bobbies pack nowadays? I've been there a few times, but never noticed.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2009-12-20 14:25|| 2009-12-20 14:25|| Front Page Top

#9 So, we have to wait for the SAS to get back once this sh starts? Sounds like a green light to go ahead for the Islamic kaffirs. They could knock this place out overnight. Mean-time, I improvise bolts for my pistol crossbow from car ariels, (where did I get that idea, lol), whilst
I work on my design for an extending baton. High profile cops are tooled up, MM, local ones only have spray/tasers, if they're lucky.

Posted by rhodesiafever 2009-12-20 17:00|| 2009-12-20 17:00|| Front Page Top

#10 See also PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > RUSSIA AND ISLAMIC WORLD PARTNERSHIP; + SAUDI KING CONSIDERS INDIA HIS "SECOND HOME".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-12-20 19:11|| 2009-12-20 19:11|| Front Page Top

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