And In Other News...

Huge co-ordinated bomb blasts on the Mumbai (neé Bombay) commuter train system happened today, at least 170 people killed. According to the BBC no one has claimed responsibility yet. India has had her fair share of home grown terrorism over the years, so it could be domestic incident or it could be linked to the "war on terror". It's a ghastly ghastly act whoever has done it and we should not ignore it or treat it as being less newsworthy because it hasn't happened in Europe or America, which we have a sad tendency to do.

Were We "Lucky" Today?

The news is now saying that the minor explosions that happened today could well have been major bomb blasts but for our fortune that the terrorists were unlucky/incompetant. I hope that they are captured, perhaps that way with live suspects to question (not torture) we will be able to get solid intelligence that will help break up some more of the terrorist rings that seem to be operating here.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4705117.stm

Considered Thoughts?

I've got two things to say about yesterday and then I will leave it alone as there are those that have first hand experience which I don't, but I have a mate who is in the RAF he has come back from Basra within the last month. T had a very valid point to make about yesterday and I paraphrase wildly but it was basically this. "We are upset about these 4 bombs in London and rightly so, but this happens every day in Basra and do we give a fuck? No because they are not white and they don't speak English"

The Queen made a speech today. No disrespect to her Maj but she is talking rubbish. She said that this wouldn't change the way we lived we would go on just as we have before. No it won't, I grew up with having my bag searched every time I entered a public building, visitors noted that we never had bins on our railway stations or Airports and that was for the IRA, who were never ever painted into being the biggest bogy men ever. We will go back to routine searches and fear except on a more regular basis. The levels of fear and distrust will rise just that little bit, more things will get that much worse not better. More barriers and the attacks will be used by those who will twist anything to support ID cards or to oppose ID cards. So many little freedoms will be eaten away.

So what if we still drink tea, London and the south east will never be the same again. Americans have admired our fortitude yes we are good at that but do not mistake the lack of obvious hysteria for the lack of hysteria.

London

What do you say? Its dreadful, cruel attack on ordinary people not doing anything, who ever the terrorists are it won't help their cause because attacking ordinary people never does, I'm scared this will only create more violence in the long run. I'm being very selfish I'm hoping my cousin and her husband who live in London and anyone else I know have not been affected by this; Mum has just rung their number and it is busy which is a good sign.

Just saw Tony Blair give his comments on this, he said it's linked to the start of the G8 summit, perhaps but I wonder if it was not linked to us winning the Olympics. I don't know I wouldn't wish this on anyone, it is appalling.

12:44 Quick update. Kate and Scott are both ok