Terror in the UK Continues - Glasgow Airport Attacked by Flaming Cherokee (Updated)
Posted by StormWarning on 30 Jun 2007 at 01:51 pm | Tagged as: Current Affairs, International Issues, Opinions
Connected or not to the interrupted London car bomb attacks, this morning Britain experienced another terror attack as two men in a blazing Jeep Cherokee crashed through the glass doors of Scotland’s second largest airport. While there are no one reports of injuries, the two suspects have been arrested.
The suspects are described as Asian (that could mean anything at this point, but given the nature of the British Muslim population, its more likely to be Pakistani).
"One has to conclude … these are linked," Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, former head of Britain’s joint intelligence committee, told Sky News. "This is a very young government, and we may yet see further attacks."
Welcome Gordon Brown! It is such a clearly directed message to Mr. Brown and his incoming government. Update: This may also be in coordination with the Queen’s presence for the Inauguration of Scotland’s Parliament.
As eye witnesses said (from TIME Magazine):
- "The car came speeding past at about 30 mph. It was approaching the
building quickly," said Scott Leeson, who was nearby at the time. "Then
the driver swerved the car around so he could ram straight in to the
door. He must have been trying to smash straight through."
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Leeson said bollards — security posts outside the entrance — stopped
the driver from barreling into the bustling terminal at Glasgow’s
airport. "He’s trying to get through the main door frame
but the bollards have stopped him from going through. If he’d got
through, he’d have killed hundreds, obviously," he said.
Yes, it has taken some time to get to this point, but what we may now be seeing is a adoption of more traditional terrorist tactics by the Islamic groups (essentially any means necessary). Car bombs, and rolling flaming Cherokees. It is a wave of the future and an echoing of events past. The terrorist threats are real. If the terrorists "dumb down" the size of their plans, the threat becomes broader reaching. As was said regarding the car bombing attempts…there was nothing in these that couldn’t be purchased at a hardware store.
See RCP crosspost.
UPDATE: See more information at Right Truth (written a bit after mine and with more detail.
Current Affairs, International Issues, Opinions
Don’t forget one terrorist was yelling “Allah Allah.” They were “Asian”, which in British speak means Middle Eastern.
However, the talking heads out of the UK are saying, “this has nothing to do with Islam, these are just people who hate the West.” (and happen to be Pakistani/Middle Eastern???)
Oh Geesh.
If you look at UK Muslim demographics the chances are that they’d be Pakistani (approx. 1.3% of the total population).
Now, the real question is what is going on in Britain? IS it al Qaeda influence directly or indirectly? Or is it straightforwardly young men becoming homegrown terrorists? There is no difference in impact, but certainly a difference in cause/effect.
i guess john edwards thinks this is a bumpper sticker too or i guess moveon.org will say prez BUSH planned this , will these idiot libs every get it
Richie, why is it “idiot libs?” The fact is that there are some “idiot conservatives” who claim that I am a “lib.”