Terrorist attacks in London

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

Good question.....but I mean the terrorists themselves. I know this is serious stuff but this latest attempt seems to me a bit lame. Almost like those old superman shows when the bad guy runs out of bullets then throws the gun at Superman....just my take on it, I have no idea if there is anything to it or not.

Ah yes, "the terrorists". I guess these guys will be having their union cards revoked.

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Ah yes, "the terrorists". I guess these guys will be having their union cards revoked.

[Scrooge McSam]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Ah yes, "the terrorists". I guess these guys will be having their union cards revoked.

ROFL

[€uroMeinke]

No no no - if they're on your side they are "freedom fighters"

[scaeagles]

Today there were blasts in Egypt. Four to seven car bombs. Several dead. Assuming it was done by terrorists, why Egypt? I suppose there could be anti-Egyptian terrorist groups, but if this is Al Qaida and their ilk, what possible gain is therre for them?

Egypt isn't friendly to terrorists, but they aren't pro-Isreal or supportive of our actions in Iraq.

I am a bit confounded by this.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4709491.stm

[SacTown Chronic]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I am a bit confounded by this.

Nowadays, anyone with a grudge is a potential terrorist. Suicide bombings are the internet age equivalent of a good old fashioned murder-suicide. And there's the appeal of having seventy virgins waiting for you in Paradise. Though, to be honest, a little virgin goes a long way and that many virgins seems excessive to me.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic

Though, to be honest, a little virgin goes a long way and that many virgins seems excessive to me.

But we're talking for all eternity here, Sac. Heading into that first millenium that first virgin might be looking a bit.....unvirginlike.

[SacTown Chronic]

Three hours in Paradise with me and that first virgin will look a bit...unvirginlike.

[Prudence]

I believe that Al Qaida and similar groups feel that Egypt it too friendly to the west. I was reading something about this recently, but now can't remember where. Also, the area in question was popular with Israeli tourists.

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Prudence

the area in question was popular with Israeli tourists.

That's true, and I suppose terrorists don't care about such things, but all that does is discourage tourism by everyone, hurting the Egyptian economy.