Al Qaeda suspected of massive bomb attack on nightclub (UK)

Evening Standard (UK) ^ | 6/29/07 | Evening Standard (UK)

[NonValueAdded]

There are several variations of the "coexist" graphic (suggest you Google it), all placing the various symbols of religion in lieu of the letters. In its simplest form, the one used in the graphic, you have the Crescent of Islam, the Star of David, and the Christian Cross represented, making it the plea for coexistence. Others might use the peace sign for the "o", I've seen a mini-Star dotting the "i", etc.

A noble aim to be true. My take on it, and why I asled for the graphic, is that radical elements can co-opt a religion and "eat the others up," the pacman analogy fitting today's scenario. Rather than a slam on The Religion of Peace is is a call for them to guard against poerception becoming reality. A retro version could have the cross turn into a sword and impale from right to left. Christians don't do that anymore.

All those religions should be able to co-exist.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I wonder who the brave bomb squad officer who had to disarm this thing is?

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Let’s see. Threats to attack England. Numerous attempts. All obviously done by the death cult. AND WHY THE HELL DON’T THEY EXPEL ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE DEATH CULT?

[pacelvi]

we should tell them what they told us...

terrorism is just something you have to cope with.

[PGalt]

BTTT!

[KosmicKitty]

But the Breck Girl assures me that the WOT is just a bumper stcker slogan

Guess it’ a BBQ too

[pacelvi]

“a pathetic bomb”

screw you.. like if i would have died in it i would have cared how sophisticated it was...

ugh such complacenent people like you drive me nuts.

[PapaBear3625]

Looks like they were targeting the nightclub at it’s 2AM closing time. The Tiger Tiger club has a capacity of 1,700.

There would have been a big crowd in the street right at closing, most likely

It would have been an even bigger massacre if they had managed to ram the car into the nightclub before setting it off. A gasoline/propane explosion inside a confined space would have probably killed most of the people there

[CarrotAndStick]

Ohh it spells ‘Co-exist’. Co-exist?!! With Islam?!! Lol!

Heh heh heh! Very creative animation, indeed!

Thanks!

[jimbo123]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1272910,00.html

The massive quantity of petrol along with several propane gas cylinders could have combined to create a massive explosion.

There was so much petrol in the vehicle that the highly flammable vapour it gave off is believed to have looked like smoke.

[Malesherbes]

Well, the Brits brought it on themselves, having imported a few million Muslins to live amongst them in socialist harmony. Having said that, no schadenfreude here, since we are next.

Somewhere among those 12 to 20 million imports that Bush wants to turn into citizens are X number of bomb experts just waiting to put their skills into effect.

[jdm]

Excerpt from The Telegraph:

What do we know about the car bomb discovered in London's West End?

• An ambulance crew on an unrelated emergency call in The Haymarket reports a smoking silver Mercedes car to the police around 2am this morning
• Officers inspecting the car discover large quantities of petrol, a number of gas cylinders and containers holding nails inside
• There were at least 60 litres of petrol on the back seat and in the boot of the car in various sized containers
• Police sources said the car bomb was a "big device"
• They also said it was potentially moments away from killing a "significant number" of people
• One witness said the car was seen being driven "erratically" before it collided with some bins or bin bags on the pavement
• The driver ran off, apparently uninjured by the minor collision, which did not damage the vehicle. The lights of the car were left on
• Police used a remote-controlled vehicle to investigate the car before bomb squad officers made the device safe
• The massive quantity of petrol coupled with several propane gas cylinders could have combined to create a massive explosion
• There was so much petrol in the vehicle that the highly flammable vapour it gave off is believed to have looked like smoke
• A source said it was "impossible" to know whether the perpetrator was acting alone or as part of a large group
• Whitehall sources said that the police and security services were looking at possible international links - including similarities to car bombs used by insurgents in Iraq
• A police cordon was thrown around the Haymarket, causing massive disruption to thousands of rush-hour commuters
• Forensic officers supervised the removal of the metallic light-green Mercedes saloon in a covered transporter lorry
• Security experts said the bomb could have been timed to coincide with the change at the top of Government
• Piccadilly Tube station remained closed, while 16 bus routes which normally pass through the area were being diverted, said a spokeswoman for Transport for London.

[The Great RJ]

Watching CNN this morning (not by choice...it was what has on in a hotel coffee shop) Christina Amanpour and some former Clinton CIA shill went out of their way trying to tie this attack to the US and UK presence in Iraq. They virtually stated that if the US and UK weren't in Iraq this terrible thing might not have happened.

The tragedy is that such attacks will happen in the US sooner or later and that Iraq will have nothing to do with them. The retreat of US forces at the behest of a white flag Congress will have emboldened the terrorists to do more hoping to force the ultimate retreat in the surrender of the US to Islamic domination.

[RockinRight]

Actually, I think they’re starting to “get it” slowly. Hopefully, they will totally get it before it’s too late.

[dennisw]

• One witness said the car was seen being driven "erratically" before it collided with some bins or bin bags on the pavement
• The driver ran off, apparently uninjured by the minor collision, which did not damage the vehicle. The lights of the car were left on

Drugged up driver perhaps?? The Arabs like to get their suicide bombers drugged up.

[Blue Turtle]

Just a “bumper sticker”....move along.

[USF]

See comments on the other thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1858162/posts

[Paco]

I was thinking the same thing! Thanks for the pic Tijera but something looks amiss...I don’t think there’s any way that uniform can hold the huge cojones this guy must have. Maybe that uniform contains a kilt...

[Frank_Discussion]

Gas Fumes? If there was so much gas in the vehicle that it looked as if it were smoking, it may have dazed him. Maybe even made it difficult to drive and painful to his eyes.

[jdm]

If this thing had gone off, the casualties could have been the worst since 9/11. I think they said around 2,000 people were at the nightclub, which would have been close proximity to the bomb.