We knew that another terrorist attack was coming.

[Guaranteed]

I can't get over the feeling that this was planned, in particular for Blair, who's been having the most troubles recently.

[Tesla]

1. I can see it now

* callin his friend "Sam"

[praxiz]

3. Sam? (nt)

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

18. As in "Uncle"

[DemBones DemBones]

20. O - Sam - a. nt

[praxiz]

2. Ofcourse it was planned

How could it not be planned? But who are you suggesting this was planned BY?

[Guaranteed]

5. I'm saying that it feels like the G8 summit and the attack

were planned together.

[praxiz]

12. It's not a coincidence that this happened today

on the first day of the G8-summit.

I mean, where do you think all the London coppers are these days? London? Nuh-Uh?

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

4. Trust me, this does NOT help Blair.

He was already on his way out. This can only hasten his departure.

[Guaranteed]

7. You don't think his people are going to "rally around him?" nt

[praxiz]

9. Brits hold their leaders responsible when they screw up.

Blair is toast. Of course his closest supporters are going to continue to support him, but that doesn't mean HE DID IT, for crying out loud.

[Guaranteed]

11. What makes you say that? nt

[Bouncy Ball]

15. Blair was already on VERY thin ice as it was.

This is NOT going to help him, not one bit, and I'm sure he knows it.

Brits will probably have a different reaction than most sheeple Americans.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

27. No, I don't.

UK does not equal US. Tony Blair is deeply unpopular here.

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. BUT it could help BUSH by creating another frenzy.

His sheeple always buy this shit. Bush couldn't very well have this happen here. He's SUPPOSEDLY keeping us safe. If this happened here, he would pay for it. We expected this! We all knew there would be a terrorist attack if Cooper or Miller testified. Here it is. They have become predictable.

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. CIA.....MI5? That was my first thought.

The Secret Group of Al Qaeda?????? Sounds like a name BUSH made up himself. My gut says CIA.

[praxiz]

8. Why in the name of hell would the CIA attack London?

They have _NOTHING_ to gain from this.

Geeeez...

[Billy Burnett]

16. Power. Budget. Support.

All part of the Bushian agenda.

[ragin_acadian]

makes sense to me.

bush's polls are down, another terrorist attack in the US would mean that bush isn't "protecting" us from terrorism - but, if there were a terror attack in another country......

some further thoughts on why Bush needed another terrorist incident to dry hump:

wasn't the UK almost ready to pull out of Iraq?
DSM made it to the CNN crawl the other morning - we are starting to get actual news on tv news.
army recruiting numbers.
O'Conners retirement - need support for an extreme right wing replacement.

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[theboss]

29. If I were a Muslim, I would be embarrassed

They apparently have all these terrorist organizations that can't do jack shit.

Meanwhile the US and Britain are blowing shit up all over the place in their name.

Can't their guys get in on the action just once. I mean, they were able to beat the Soviets, but they have not been able to plant one bomb since 2000.

[i miss america]

13. ITA! I can't believe how skeptical I've become of this administration

[theboss]

19. I thought we liked the CIA now

On all the Plame posts, the CIA is held up as the last vestige of sanity.

Which I have to admit, I find creepy.

[in_cog_ni_to]

23. We do? I don't!

The CIA works for the cabal.

[jojo54]

14. No this wasn't planned.

It does happen to be a HUGE convenience for CCB though......deflection from DSM, Rove/Plame, the still=missing $$ in Iraq, hell, the war in Iraq itself......

[DemBones DemBones]

21. SOMEBODY planned it. The bombs didn't

get there without planning by somebody.

[lebkuchen]

22. Not a distraction, but more bad news upon bad news for Bush and Blair

Of course they're going to continue to paint a rosy picture. That is their MO, in spite of realities to the contrary.

Meanwhile, how will the dufus Americans voting for Bush because another attack since 9-11 hasn't yet taken place on US soil react? Will the UK be too close for comfort for these lamebrains RW fascists, or will they breathe a sigh of relief and "reason," "Well, at least it wasn't us, due to Bush's vigilance, leadership and moral guidance!"

[SammyWinstonJack]

25. Yep!

That will be the bu$h** supporters train of "thought". "Well, at least it wasn't us, due to Bush's vigilance, leadership and moral guidance!" Count on it!

[theboss]

24. I don't see how it's a distraction

It will all come back to Iraq....

[lebkuchen]

26. Do you mean in terms of retaliation for the US/UK bombing Iraq?

I have yet to hear any talking head mention that as a possibility--don't expect to, since the "media" will continue to push the art of war and retaliation in unquestioning fashion just as they did post 9-11.

[dogday]

28. Why not? It worked so well for Bush

These dirty politicians, I really don't put anything past them.