After looking around the forums, I thought that this was the most appropriate place to post this thread. I just read about a terrorist attack that occurred in Glasgow, Scotland. One day after the failed attempt in London, England. Now, I realize that I am thousands of miles away from this here in the states, not to mention that I live in a fairly small midwestern town but the idea that people are so angry just freaks me out. Does anybody else have any opinions on this?

That's just sad.  What can I say?  I think that terrorism is the worst type of plague affecting humanity today.  Needless to say, it can not be justified in the so called civilized world we live in today. 

tink

   It is very terrible.  I do not understand the true purpose other than to give the impotent males who plan it and carry it out a sense of power that they are not capable of achieving in any other fashion.

   I wish I could save the world.
but I can't.
   So, I wish I could just change the world.
but I can't.

  It just occurred to me that this type of thing has been happening for a really long time and the world tends to come out okay.  There have been terrorists since the beginning of the patriachy. They always fall by the wayside.

   

Part of the problem is that the UK is paying a price for supporting US policy for so long.  Anyone think the timing was accidental that it occurred on Gordon Brown's (a Scotsman) first days as PM?

And speaking of US policy, does anyone else find it disturbing that the US is now feared and hated almost as much as Nazi Germany was?

Beverly

Quote from: BeverlyAnn on June 30, 2007, 07:16:38 PM
Part of the problem is that the UK is paying a price for supporting US policy for so long.  Anyone think the timing was accidental that it occurred on Gordon Brown's (a Scotsman) first days as PM?

And speaking of US policy, does anyone else find it disturbing that the US is now feared and hated almost as much as Nazi Germany was?

Beverly

It's a shame because it could of been very different.

What a horrid episode!

We are literally on the verge of losing our constitution.  And here we sit enthralled with Paris Hilton.

We wield a big stick in the world.  We wave our money and expect other nations to GIVE us their resources.

We have set up a "free market" in Iraq and contracted infrastructure reconstruction to Haliburton who in turn is bringing in foreign workers to do the job... instead of Iraqis.

Those who don't have armies to fight our foreign policy only have one response available and that is to kill themselves.

Terrorism has been used for thousands of years.  It is the most effective means of warfare for those who have no hope for a better life.

And.... let us not forget, the power brokers on both sides that organize this party and pull us all into the fray.

Every time I have turned into CNN today, that Jeep is still burning.  Can't they put that fire out?  How many hours has it been burning?  I'll wager it's still burning on the early morning news too.

.... just a few incoherent thoughts from a ditzy blonde...

Cindi

Terrorism is terrible and unjustifiable, but of course lots and lots of innocent iraqi civilians are dying every day from similar car bomb attacks.

It's strange how a burning car at a UK airport that causes (as far as I'm aware...) zero casuatlies gets so much airtime, while we barely hear about attacks happening regularly elsewhere that are actually fatal...

MVER XXX

QuotePart of the problem is that the UK is paying a price for supporting US policy for so long.  Anyone think the timing was accidental that it occurred on Gordon Brown's (a Scotsman) first days as PM?

And speaking of US policy, does anyone else find it disturbing that the US is now feared and hated almost as much as Nazi Germany was?

Bingo on both observations!  You a smart lady!

Like the bumper sticker says: We are making enemies faster than we can kill them.

When this same thing happens in the US, they will seal the borders. And then the comparisons with Nazi Germany will no longer be made. Know why?  I know that you do.......

i wouldnt mind if the terrorists were blowing people up, but they have so far been about as sucessful as the cornish liberation front (Oo Aar Aye)
we demand real terrorists before we get emo...

Quote from: Rachael on July 01, 2007, 07:31:10 AM
i wouldnt mind if the terrorists were blowing people up, but they have so far been about as sucessful as the cornish liberation front (Oo Aar Aye)
we demand real terrorists before we get emo...

even if they are failing to hurt anyone right now, they are learning from these mistakes. The fact that there are losers who feel the need to resort to any kind of violent attempts at garnering attention is itself worthy of our regret.

In my opinion.