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Post by DixonHill on Jul 7, 2005 6:36:13 GMT -5
Tony Blair has said terrorists will not succeed in destroying "our values and our way of life" after blasts hit London's transport network.
The prime minister said it was reasonably clear the blasts were a terrorist attack designed to coincide with the G8 summit in Gleneagles.
He said he was flying back to London to hear reports from police and emergency services face-to-face.
But the G8 summit would continue in his absence, he said in a TV address.
Mr Blair said it was "reasonably clear" terrorists were behind the blasts.
"It is important that those engaged in terrorism realise that our determination to defend our values and our way of life is greater than their determination to cause death and destruction to innocent people in a desire to impose extremism on the world," he said.
"Whatever they do, it is our determination that they will never succeed in destroying what we hold dear in this country and in other civilised nations throughout the world."
Mr Blair said all the G8 leaders wanted the meeting to continue in his absence so "that we should continue to discuss the issues that we are discussing and reach the conclusions that we were going to reach".
"Each of the countries around that table have some experience of the effects of terrorism and all the leaders ... share our complete resolution to defeat this terrorism," he continued.
"It is particularly barbaric this has happened on a day when people are meeting to try to help the problems of poverty in Africa and the long term problems of climate change and the environment.
"Just as it's reasonably clear this is a series of terrorist attacks, it's also reasonably clear, that it is designed and meant to coincide with the G8."
BBC political editor Andrew Marr said Mr Blair was clearly extremely upset when he gave his reaction to the blasts.
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Post by giggergrl on Jul 7, 2005 10:54:36 GMT -5
thanks Dix.
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Post by Wireless on Jul 7, 2005 14:43:07 GMT -5
Thanks for the post Dix.
I have just got home from work, and Ive been hearing random reports all day.
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Post by giggergrl on Jul 7, 2005 14:52:15 GMT -5
thanks for article dix..
will wait to make any comments..
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Post by albertzz on Jul 7, 2005 14:55:08 GMT -5
they're already winning. think about their objective
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Post by chocolate st*rfish on Jul 7, 2005 15:30:12 GMT -5
they're already winning. think about their objective was about to say the same.
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Post by Currian on Jul 7, 2005 16:22:40 GMT -5
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Post by wash25 on Jul 7, 2005 21:04:19 GMT -5
I'm not saying the terrorists are good or bad-- but strictly from a strategic perspective-- this was a pretty dumb move the terrorists, ya? I mean, they're already eroding American support on Iraq and coming back in Afghanistan-- the last thing they should want to do is steele the UK's resolve. Anyway more pictures here www.xanga.com/morganfreebase
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Post by nyr401994 on Jul 8, 2005 13:02:39 GMT -5
I'm not saying the terrorists are good or bad-- but strictly from a strategic perspective-- this was a pretty dumb move the terrorists, ya? I mean, they're already eroding American support on Iraq and coming back in Afghanistan-- the last thing they should want to do is steele the UK's resolve. Anyway more pictures here www.xanga.com/morganfreebaseyou should know that all they're trying to do is scare the masses... and by what they did yesterday, in madrid, and in 9/11, they're doing their job.
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Post by wash25 on Jul 8, 2005 13:09:17 GMT -5
Ya but they're not trying to scare the masses for the sake of scaring the masses. They have political goals they seek to advance by these sorts of attacks. But what the fuck that is I have no idea. I mean, if they want the UK out of Iraq-- not exactly smart to piss them off. It might work with Spain but London isn't Madrid is it?
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Post by nyr401994 on Jul 8, 2005 23:36:29 GMT -5
Ya but they're not trying to scare the masses for the sake of scaring the masses. They have political goals they seek to advance by these sorts of attacks. But what the fuck that is I have no idea. I mean, if they want the UK out of Iraq-- not exactly smart to piss them off. It might work with Spain but London isn't Madrid is it? it did work with spain... you're forgetting the train bombing there (911 days after 9/11)
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Post by giggergrl on Jul 8, 2005 23:48:27 GMT -5
they're already winning. think about their objective well on NPR today they said the same... we have to watch what we say... when Bush said "you are either with us or against us.." this fueled the fire... I realize that this was one experts view.. No need for some1 to blast this. just reiterating what was said...
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Post by giggergrl on Jul 8, 2005 23:56:49 GMT -5
I'm not saying the terrorists are good or bad-- but strictly from a strategic perspective-- this was a pretty dumb move the terrorists, ya? I mean, they're already eroding American support on Iraq and coming back in Afghanistan-- the last thing they should want to do is steele the UK's resolve. Anyway more pictures here www.xanga.com/morganfreebaseI hope I follow what you say... ist off this is a war of religion (and some other "interests.") when our admin, and their colleagues make threatening statements i.e. Pat Roberts and other religious fanatics that breed intolerance and r "in cohoots" with white house.. such as Islam is evil... Muslim world takes this as a DIRECT threat. terrorists/insurgents are in Iraq to protest/fight their occupation by the west..(and occupation of Palestine by isreal) and they are clearly "punishing " england for their participation in all of this. I am PRO america, but for fuck's sake we needed to get to know our enemy a bit more before all hell broke loose and we pissed off the world acting unilaterally. (I fully supported war in afghansitan and still do. clear cut training camps for terrorists... solid evidence...) NPR mentioned maybe we shld start teaching arabic etc in the schools today, considering we are going to be in this for the long haul... ? speaking the language wld be a good start in the mending process. good posts all. peace
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Post by wash25 on Jul 9, 2005 0:49:32 GMT -5
* 1st world trade center attack * The Phillipines * Kenya * The USS Cole * 911 * Bali
I'm not pro-war (or anti-war, for that matter). I just really don't care either way. But I'm just pointing out that all those attacks occured prior to Iraq.
That having been said-- Iraq is soooooo yesterday. Who cares.
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Post by albertzz on Jul 10, 2005 10:57:59 GMT -5
they're already winning. think about their objective well on NPR today they said the same... we have to watch what we say... when Bush said "you are either with us or against us.." this fueled the fire... I realize that this was one experts view.. No need for some1 to blast this. just reiterating what was said... if we "watch what we say" then they're winning too, even more, decisively fuck that - this will suck we should try our best to stamp it out - we can't really - -but it's still better than a conventional war and we shouldn't sacrifice everything that differentiates us in an effort to stamp it out or ewe become no better than them (guantanamo, police state etc)
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Post by wash25 on Jul 10, 2005 17:38:52 GMT -5
But if you were the terrorists wouldn't that crack you up? It's like, you could bomb any country you want-- and they really won't do anything because they don't wanna stoop down to your level. You'd be like, "Ok, cool then. Who's next?"
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Post by giggergrl on Jul 10, 2005 22:29:13 GMT -5
bottom line for this to happen
WE NEED A UNITED FRONT - all of europe, USA and the UK. TOGETHER - NOW ! fuck all this unilateralism ! stop it ! Peace, Tam
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