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In reply to the discussion: Four men arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack to kill Queen Elizabeth [View all]zonkers
(5,865 posts)14. Wait, isn't this the plot of "Naked Gun"?
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Four men arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack to kill Queen Elizabeth [View all]
7962
Nov 2014
OP
Notice the source for the queen as the target is The Sun, Murdoch's rag
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2014
#1
Killing the Queen would be seen by the Jihadists as an absolutely huge, historic victory,
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#32
He is well-known for putting his foot into his mouth when speaking publicly. I have the impressiont
Cal33
Nov 2014
#42
More casualties of Western media's forwarding of propaganda by terrorists to the masses, the terrorists need
Fred Sanders
Nov 2014
#11
See, George? See what you're supposed to do when you receive intel that a terrorist attack...
KansDem
Nov 2014
#15
Going off topic here...but he sure did look like he was waiting to get "the nod" in that video.
C Moon
Nov 2014
#18
In the months following that iconic video, FSTV aired a program out of Canada about it.
freshwest
Nov 2014
#53
If they were Islamist, I'll bet they passed on the Guy Fawkes masks! - nt
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#19
It seems more unlikely for thinking a knife attack on the queen at the ceremony could succeed
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2014
#39
It'd definitely be a victory symbolically. Like blowing up a religious shrine. She's the ceremonial
freshwest
Nov 2014
#37
Again, this would be an absolutely gut-wrenching, devastating body blow in the UK,
Nye Bevan
Nov 2014
#51
what would they gain from doing it besides increasing public support in the West for attacking them?
yurbud
Nov 2014
#52
Update: 3 men charged with plotting to behead a member of the public
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2014
#55