Purely speculation, but as long as my wife is down for a nap with the baby on this sultry summer day, let me go ahead and speculate.
or, maybe.....
The fact that only one person is injured. Again, pure speculation, but doesn't this seem more like the work of the IRA or one of its offshoots like The Real IRA? When the ROP strikes they are going for casualties, but when the IRA strikes it is political theater. Most of the time, the IRA is looking to do plenty of property damage with as few injuries as possible.
Plus, militant Irish Republicans aren't looking to meet 72 virgins in the afterlife. The bombers, from what I am hearing on TV, ran away.
Just a thought. I'm probably wrong. Ok, back to vacation.
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pure rubblish what a joke this article is
Posted by: graeme at July 21, 2005 01:01 PM (QB3fv)
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the idea that the ira or the so-called real ira dont kill people right and al-qaeda doenst exist either
idiot
Posted by: Graeme at July 21, 2005 01:03 PM (QB3fv)
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Now, if they ran away and into a pub, I would bet on the Irish.
Posted by: Wine-aholic at July 21, 2005 01:08 PM (Wsn+K)
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Uh, yeah, like the IRA has to copy cat anybody!
Posted by: princesskimberley at July 21, 2005 01:30 PM (LNA9X)
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not IRA but maybe right wingers trying to stir up greater anti-muslim sentiment...I think if it was al-qaeda it would have been lethal.
Posted by: Mr. K at July 21, 2005 01:38 PM (Ry/cV)
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The IRA call in their bombs first. They'd certainly have claimed responsibility by now.
Posted by: Eric J at July 21, 2005 01:42 PM (hrQvk)
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IRA generally calls in bomb attacks. Whether they are honest, lying, or fuck up in giving locations is another matter. But the camel fuckers never call shit in. I think if this wasn't a botched Jihadi attack it was done by amateur wannabe Jihadists. It was too small scale to be done by the usual suspects. Not large enough bombs. Or perhaps they are up to something testing British reaction for another plan that they have in mind. Something just doesn't seem right about this. But I'll put my money on no Irish Republican involvement.
Posted by: Mike at July 21, 2005 01:43 PM (8Bx+v)
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graeme--I think your post is pure rubblish, too.
Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at July 21, 2005 01:58 PM (x+5JB)
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Nah, leave the Micks out of it. The IRA's on a short leash these days. If it wasn't A-rabs then my guess would be Project Mayhem.
Posted by: Leopold Stotch at July 21, 2005 02:38 PM (7FyEu)
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Well, if greg won't say it then, IT WAS THE JOOOOOOOS!
Posted by: The Dread Pundit Bluto at July 21, 2005 02:55 PM (RHG+K)
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Definately not the IRA. I already gave my thoughts a couple posts down.
Posted by: Oyster at July 21, 2005 03:02 PM (fl6E1)
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So lemme get this straight...if I become a...errr...."successful" blogger, whatever that is, I will have at least one person who comes by every day to leave JOOOOO-hatin' comments? [Sorry, just came from Ace of Spades, home of some more daily JOOO-haterz.]
Whew. A burden has been lifted!!! I shall now stop checking my site traffic and just judge the merit of my words on how many JOOOOOO haters stop by to say "hi."
Posted by: Feisty at July 21, 2005 03:04 PM (QBrm4)
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Like I said before, how about re-arming the IRA and turn them loose against the jihadists. C'mon, it could be good fun!
Posted by: Venom at July 21, 2005 03:18 PM (dbxVM)
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Rusty,
My brotha!
Welcome to the 'conspiratorial' club. I knew you could!
Bluto!
Shame on you.
Posted by: greg at July 21, 2005 03:44 PM (3D/yw)
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Dammit Bluto, I have dibs on busting greg for his Kosher Konspiracy Kapers™. And yes, Feisty, you will know you've made it once the Black Helicopter™ crowd decides to camp in your crawlspace. If you don't eradicate them immediately, they will set up a colony, just like the hippies in South Park.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at July 21, 2005 03:51 PM (0yYS2)
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"Bush sees London attacks as reason for Patriot Act
President Bush yesterday invoked the terrorist attacks in London as a compelling reason for Congress to renew the USA Patriot Act and for local governments to beef up security on mass-transit systems."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050720-102536-4094r.htm
Can you say, "wag the dog"?
Posted by: greg at July 21, 2005 04:34 PM (3D/yw)
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May someone say this words to CIA, Fbi, Scotland yard etc...?
Appears clear that the new-islamic terror has two ways: the political and criminal way, as Al Qaeda etc.
In Europe there is an other situation: with the Al Qaeda connection, there is also the new islamic youth subculture. As the red terrorism of the '70, like italian red brigades and RAF in Germany. They work together. But the question of a possible big jump of the young eurabic terrorism, is not to ferget. Believe me: we have a new problem.
Paolo della Sala
Le guerre civili blog
http://leguerrecivili.splinder.com
Posted by: Paolo della Sala at July 21, 2005 05:18 PM (gOiqe)
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Paolo,
Che Catzo dice?
Posted by: greg at July 22, 2005 05:13 AM (3D/yw)
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