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Tony Blair ist not the real hero. Ther heros are those people who helped retrieving the bodies and giving first aid to the people that needed it.

I just want to point here: http://www.hnn.us/blogs/entries/12955.html

Tony Blair often misses the important points about this.

We have to look at this with reason and clarity and I hope this will prevail and not just render another unnecessary war against some "terrorist-harboring country". There are too many fall-backs for those terrorists, so that you can't combat them with conventional weapons. As Chris summarized apropriately, this is a clash of cultures and only our example can win us this war!

And Julia, this is has nothing to do with "weakling", it is about rational planning, strategy and realistic analysis of military options. If there were a country that could be attacked, all good, go make it suffer, but there isn't one single country. And to devestate the lives of many innocent to find "some" terrorist is just not going to work. And besides, if you wanna fight this war, then join the army and do it.
I have seen too much of this useless blood-shed. It is like trying to hunt ants with billiard-balls. It is useless, you won't win this way.

Post 41

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 12:20pm

Hello UK SOLOists,

Glad to hear you are all well. I'll be over in the UK from the 12th to the 20th. Not sure if I'll have a moment to get into London, but if I can I'll buy you all a drink!

Ethan

Post 42

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 12:26pm

By amazing coincidence Rudolph Giuliani was in London today, and not too far from one of the tube stations where a bomb went off.

I just saw him interviewed on the news, his words were brilliant as always.

Post 43

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 12:27pm

Kudos to our British participants on their and their country's "stiff upper lip," and getting the underground running again by afternoon, and riding it. I've been told, by someone who was there the last time London was under attack, that their customary salutation in those days was, "Keep your pecker up!" I can't think of anything more appropriate to say now.

Post 44

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 7:33am

My heart goes out to the people of Britain. Nobody f**ks with my sister country and gets away with it.

Post 45

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 1:10pm

Hmm. Perhaps it was "dander" rather than "pecker". You certainly wouldn't say "keep your pecker up" these days, not unless you were selling viagra perhaps :-)

But I certainly agree with the intended sentiment. Londoners will remain stoic in the face of this.

Ethan, I'll private you my number, and I'll see if a few of us can meet up for that drink.

Post 46

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 1:37pm

I love London. While there can only be one New York there really is only one London. 9 million people from every corner of the planet, working to achieve their dreams. Different languages, food, theatre, music and mushy peas. It is not an easy life in London but you learn to survive here and the murderous acts of today will not change the mode of thinking of many Londoners.

Tomorrow morning I will be swiping my travelcard at the local Tube station and travelling to Central London alongside up to 3 million other Londoners I guess. Yes, there may be a bit of a scrum to get into a carriage but we will fit in. Londoners kept that stiff upper lip in the face of the Blitz over 50 years ago, tomorrow will be no different.

And if anyone has the technical knowledge to attach the Union Jack flag to this thread with the music of "Land of Hope and Glory" as a tribute to British resilience then I would indeed be most grateful.

Julian

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Post 47

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 1:59pm

This attack is truly terrible, and ought to embolden freedom fighters on both sides of the Pond.

I am very relieved to hear everyone (from SOLO) was okay. I was getting worried reading the posts ... no word from Marcus ... still no word ... haven't been able to reach him ... (that scared the hell out of me!).

Ed

Post 48

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 2:01pm

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 2:21pm

'Land of hope and glory'... right?

Elgar's Pomp amd Circumstance, #1...

(Edited by robert malcom on 7/07, 2:23pm)

Post 50

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 3:04pm

Thanks Duncan.

I especially love the sentiment in the chorus of "Rule Britannia".

Rule Britannia!
Britannia rule the waves.
We never, never, never shall be slaves.

Post 51

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 3:37pm

Nice one Duncan.

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 5:23pm

Altho' there's much blame to go around here, in the end, the ambitious and energetic Iranian and Saudi dictators -- so hated by their citizens -- probably bear the most responsibility for this atrocity. They should be immediately and brutally attacked. After all, they are the ones who most create, worldwide, the hateful jihadist atmosphere and fund the evil islamicist ideology.

The noble British Lion needs to roar in outrage. It needs to horrifically maul the governmental, political, religious, military and police leaders of many of these miserable radical Islamic countries. Now is not the time for impotent, useless, sissified, counterproductive statements of resolve or confidence. Now is the time for action and revenge. Now is the time for many Moslems to die.

Post 53

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 6:52pm

Now is the time for many Moslems to die.

Replace "Moslems" with terrorists and you won't hear a peep out of me.

Sarah

Post 54

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 7:52pm

Just caught this thread, and don't have time to read it all, but hope all our British Soloists are all right...

Post 55

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 8:07pm

I'm glad to hear that everyone I've come to know here on SOLO are ok. Marcus, you had me worried! : )

I want Justice! My heart cries out for those who've been hurt or killed. I look forward to finding out who has done this, and I hope we prevent these murderers from causing more destruction.

Post 56

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 8:20pm

"Revenge is a dish best served cold!" - by a very famous Englishman. Alas, my Mohomadite friends, your order is up! Eat what thou hast reaped! It will be served bloody and rare! Bon Apetite!

Post 57

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 8:41pm

Andre Zantonavich wrote: "Now is the time for many Moslems to die."

Sarah House commented: "Replace 'Moslems' with terrorists and you won't hear a peep out of me."

Replace "many Moslems" with "all terrorists," and you'll hear a rousing "right on!" out of me. :-)

REB

Post 58

Thursday, July 7, 2005 - 9:12pm

Right on Roger!

Friday, July 8, 2005 - 12:27am