To all our brothers and sisters in England my thoughts and prayers go to you.
And as you stood beside us we will stand beside you.
I don't think it is a coincidence that these bombings happened the day after it was announced that the Olympics will be held in London.
I think it was a warning of things to come in London during the Olympics.
I hope I am wrong, and not trying to be a doom and gloom, but I think it was too much of a coincidence
Again my heart goes out to those in London that have been affected by this.
Those were my first thoughts Thrasher...this is how it will be for the Olympics, but after listening to "experts on terrorism" on Fox News this morning, they really think the decision on the Olympics wasn't a part of this attack...the attack was a coordinated one, one that would take time to plan, more time than just 24 hours...they think it's related to the G-8 summit, probably also to show Tony Blair that his country isn't safe, etc...
Only time will tell...it'll all come out eventually, but what worries me is how much I heard this morning about how prepared England is to deal with terrorists, yet they attacked with little or no warning...it really makes me think that we are all just as vulnerable as we were 4 years ago...I don't know that I feel all that much safer...do you guys? How easy is it to place bombs in our subways? On our trains and buses? I don't see security flanking these places or vehicles...
Am I an alarmist? I think I'm just a part of the "new world order" since 9/11...I hate that my kids will be growing up in a world so much different than the one I grew up in...
You need to realize something Michelle... dear.. sweety
it is not a matter of 24 hours to prepare.
Terrorists cells are already established, they already have primary, and secondary targets selected WAY before they do anything. They just wait for the right moment.
Because of having a complete attack plan already articulated, and primary and secondary targets selected most cells could probably strike with in 10 hours of the decision being made to go.
A cell might have targets picked out 4 years in advance just waiting.
For example, IF it is Olympic related, they could have had cells in each city being considered to host the Olympics, ready to strike, and depending on who was chosen would be the decision on who was attacked (just an example).
Each cell could have been giving these simple instructions, 11 words, months ago, hidden in a newspaper encrypted in someway, basically stating the following.
"If your city is selcted to host Olympics, strike designated targets"
No other communication between cells would have been required
Closer to home, providing there ARE terrorists cells here in the United States, I am sure they already have targets selected and are just waiting.
You don select a target based on its vulnerability.
You select a target that will provide the most shock and wait until it is vulnerable