Well another group of cowards has struck. Three bombs were exploded in the London rush hour killing at least 40 people on a double Decker bus, and in two underground stations. A terrorist group claiming affiliation with Al-Qaeda has taken “credit” for this latest attack.
Using the excuse of British involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan they unleashed the worst carnage on London since the bombing raids of World War two. Even at the height of the I.R.A. bombings of the sixties and the seventies the citizens of London have never had to deal with such a horrendous event.
World reaction has been quick with denunciations coming thick and furious from all of Britain’s allies. These have been quickly followed by announcements of beefed up security in all G8 countries who have troops involved in either Iraq or Afghanistan. From Toronto to Washington, and Rome to Sydney (which although not G8, Australia has been one of America’s biggest supporters in Iraq) all mass transit systems are being scrutinized for potential threats.
As the countdown to the G8 meetings in Scotland this weekend continues it is certain that security restrictions around the site will be increased even more. What this will mean for the demonstrations planned to coincide with the conference remains to be seen. Already there have been clashes between protestors and police at the barricades and fences surrounding the Gleneagles Hotel, and this latest act is bound to increase police worries about the potential for any type of violence.
The British author Christopher Brookmyre in his book A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away refers to terrorists as “wankers without the balls to face a man with a gun”, or at least words to that effect. For all their brave talk about fighting for one cause or another they never have the courage of their convictions.
The bravery involved in sneaking up behind somebody and hitting them in the back of the head with a hammer while their sleeping is all that these so called freedom fighters are good for. It is very rare for them to ever take on combat soldiers in any kind real engagement.
There was a time when guerrilla groups were actually fighting units. From the original Spanish partisans who fought Napoleon, (the word guerrilla comes from the Spanish word for war, not from a member of the ape family--similar to the French word guerre) and engaged in hit and run tactics against supply trains and other lightly armed troops, their simple objective was to make life as miserable as possible for the forces occupying their country.
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Article comments
1 - RJ
If a country does NOT begin searching people more frequently and enacting more security precautions, then the people are too afraid to go about their lives. The gov't does what it does not because it is salivating to take away basic freedoms, but because it wants to catch terrorists and make its citizens feel safer.
All sorts of rights have been temporarily suspended in the US during wartime, and they have always been returned after the war was over. (Civil War, WWI, WWII, etc.)
Have faith in a DEMOCRATICALLY-elected gov't to demand the return of liberties after the war has passed.
If it doesn't THEN it is time to take to the streets...
2 - gonzo marx
/disagree
to paraphrase Franklin..
those that are willing to sacrifice some Liberties in the name of Security , deserve neither
i always forget the exact words of that Quote...but never the sentiment
stand or fall, i chose to do it as a Free Man, not as some "ward" of a police state
fuck the "feel good" bullshit "security measures" that don't help...friskin glittle old ladies in airports...puh-leeeeze
try securing our southern border for a start...any clue as to how many non-mexican illegal aliens cross there on a daily basis?
go look it up
until our Government starts taking measures like that seriously, anything less is mere posing for the camera
nuff said?
Excelsior!
3 - RJ
GM:
I agree that a lot of it is just for the cameras...I mean, we simply cannot prevent terrorism EVERYWHERE, ALL THE TIME!
But, if a gov't does NOT go through the motions after something like this, it will be criticized harshly, and the citizenry will lose faith in its ability.
It's all PR. It's what ANY gov't would do. And it's TEMPORARY!
4 - gonzo marx
so was the Income Tax, RJ
History teaches us that once a government has taken something, it is very rare for it to return said thing to it's citizenry
so, forgive me if i don't believe a single word from our Government without proof...especially about anything "temporary"
can you define this temporary?
can you define when this "war" will be over?
the winning conditions before we say "mission accomplished" ?
on and on
until such Answers are given, then i will stand by my previous statements, i will NEVER surrender one iota of my Liberty...fucking period
lock me up if needed, fine...i take full Responsibility for my position, and my actions...but i will NEVER be a sheep
Excelsior!
5 - gypsyman
Hey gonzo:
This has nothing to do with this post, but I thought you'd be interested in a new comment that showed up on my Hunter S. Thompson post
cheers
gypsyman