Comments on: London bombings

By: mrben

mrben — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000

All in all it appears to have been handled in a very ‘British’ manner, which actually makes me surprisingly proud.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000

Regarding the statement from “Al Qaeda”: it’s not like in the old days of the IRA, when everyone knew who the spokespeople were and what the codewords were. Also, there isn’t a single organisation with the name “Al Qaeda”: there are hundreds of disparate associations between people and groups that sometimes take that name. It’s frustrating that the BBC and govt don’t acknowledge that half the problem we face is that there isn’t a single organisation that can be fought, or taken out.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000

When I was walking to Finsbury Park from Bloomsbury, it felt a lot more like a Tube strike day, except more good natured in many ways. I hope, possibly because we do have some memories of the IRA and are not totally new to this, that we react rather more soberly than after the Trade Center bombings. The WAGN train service to Bedfordshire was fantastic and efficient: they had an emergency half-hourly timetable running in no time.

By: anon

anon — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000

Re: The FTSE.

I was watching the events unfold on News 24, and they kept going over to Jeff Randall at the London Stock Exchange, who was waxing lyrical about how “resilient” the traders were being. I was so pissed off I was yelling at the TV.

People are dead. The BMA building is pock-marked with blood (in possibly the most horrifying image I’ve seen these past 2 days that didn’t involve dead bodies). And the BBC feels its important to go regularly to see how traders are doing, despite the fact that they’re stupidly rich and in no physical danger.

I also have to agree with the previous commentors. Its amazing how calm people are being about this. One woman walked out of the tube covered in blood and seemed to be shrugging it off. Any potential terrorists seeing this must be so devastated that their attacks have left little, if any damage. Forget the “War on Terror“, this is the real victory for non-extremists.

By: anon

anon — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000

Just to clarify my last post. When I said “little, if any damage“, I meant long term damage to the human condition, rather than the horrific damage it has done in taking human life.

By: Alina

Alina — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000

I don’t understand why they’re not yet naming any of the dead – surely some are not as hard to identify as others? I also don’t understand the relationship between 25 missing and 49 dead – the 25 are part of the 49? Who the hell are the other 24? I appreciate it’d be wrong to sensationalise it, but they’re being vague to the point of ridiculousness.

And yeah, I feel very proud to be a Londoner right now!

By: PHIL

PHIL — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000

IM FROM NOTTINGHAM,AND I DONT THINK ANYWHERE IS SAFE,WHEREVER ,THEY, ARE ,THERE WILL STILL BE ATTACKS,LONDON HAS HELD ITS HEAD HIGH WITH PRIDE AND PURE RESILIANCE TO TERRORISM,ALL OUR THAUGHTS ARE OTHER LONDONERS ,AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES,,PEACE…