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July 7, 2005
London
I love London. Deeply, dearly, passionately. I've spent days walking its streets, touching its stones, drinking in its history. And riding its trains.
According to the BBC, "Mr Blair said it was 'reasonably clear' terrorists were behind the blasts." I know what Mr. Blair means, but do I misunderstand the meaning of terrorism? Isn't anyone who commits such a barbaric act against innocent people a terrorist? Is there any way that this could not be a case of terrorism?
We do understand what he means, though. And we understand that these terrorists will continue to commit acts like this, and we will continue to do what we are doing, until they stop.
Scanning the news articles, here's the opinion piece I like best on the subject (from the Jerusalem Post):
Whoever turns out to have been responsible for today's terrorist assault on central London, and however grave the death toll ultimately proves, there is already no mistaking that July 7, 2005 is Britain's September 11.Now in the UK, as then in the US, those who lust for death have struck at the heart of a civilized nation, exploiting trust and freedom to cause indiscriminate murder and mayhem.
And now as then, one suspects, the response of the targeted nation will be resilience and a determined response, rather than capitulation. London is not Madrid.
Posted by lynx at July 7, 2005 9:38 AM
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When Tony Blair said that it was "reasonably clear" the explosions were the work of terrorists, I believe they had just found evidence of explosives. Before that there had been reports that the explosions on the underground were due to power surges.
Posted by: Amanda Nicholas at July 7, 2005 6:04 PM
Thanks, Amanda. That makes much more sense. I didn't know about the power surges this morning.
Posted by: Stephanie at July 7, 2005 10:54 PM
Wow--I've been feeling like the only one out here who was troubled by the fact that terrorists decided the outcome of an election in a "democratic" nation. I'm shocked at how little this comes up in op-ed pieces.
Posted by: scsours at July 9, 2005 6:31 AM
Isn't that interesting? And yet, I'm pretty sure that *most* people are troubled by this.
Of course, notice where this op-ed was from.
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at July 9, 2005 7:49 AM