Arthur Wedge
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That was the headline that linked to the article on their news page yesterday
That was the headline that linked to the article on their news page yesterday
Fade and Die
Medal Winner
Yes as highlighted in this piece it was a wake up call for the security services who were more used to fighting terroists who are organised along more military lines. It was also a wake up call for the whole country, realising that young men, born and bred in this country could carry out such atrocities in the name of Islam.
Is the UK really any safer 20 years on from 7/7?
The British state has an evolved and sophisticated suite of powers and tools - but the shape of the threat has shifted.www.bbc.co.uk
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Deleted member 35927
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No I don't think so.
Arthur Wedge
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As the poster said it was something similar and you can prob get the gist even if the wording wasn’t exact
Think the point being made was clear
Fade and Die
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Well to be fair evemccc said the headline said “The day London changed forever’ or something similar….(I can’t remember the exact wording) so try not to get hooked up on the semantics.
If you want the exact headline it’s here at Arab News, it’s an excellent article…
https://pressreader.com/article/281663966019063
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It's not semantics, he says the BBC were being ridiculous with the headline. I'd like to read the article from the BBC
Arthur Wedge
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That’s a good article
The one thing that hits home is the bombers were all British nationals radicalised within the UK
evemccc
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Didn’t say it was an article - you did (semantics)
Took me all of 15 seconds to search for where I had seen it
A Google (other search engines are available) search will find it….
It was a BBC Radio London Special entitled: 7/7 The 24 hours that changed London —- the third paragraph from the top of the description of the radio programme uses the words I emphasised
It was (which is where I saw it) on the homepage of the BBC yesterday
KenL
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I think people are too worried about ending up in jail for 3 years for saying anything now
Within the UK but driven by events across the world.
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Right it's a radio show.
Number 1 daughter works in central London. That day was frantic for us. Phone calls trying to get through a jammed service provider. It was a difficult day for us to say the least, until we knew she was safe. And once that was established we could open our eyes and mind to the wider issue.
Several years later she walked out of her office in Westminster just as a police officer drew his gun, right in front of her, and shot the terrorist who had just killed PC Keith Palmer, super-hero.
The Ariana Grande MEN concert bombing in Manchester was the same year as PC Keith Palmer’s tragic death. Number 3 son was picking up his girlfriend from the concert that night.
Am I wired/triggered by terror attacks in the U.K.? Hell yes!! Do I know what it’s like to be waiting on a phone call? It’s horrendous!
What’s my view on terrorists? They are soldiers. If they die during the incident, result. If they are home grown terrorists that are captured, treasonous = hang ‘em.
AliMc
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My mate worked in London in 1991 when the ira fired mortars into Downing Street, a couple of us were down visiting and arrived on that very day, I think he was living in Maidstone and remember being held in an underground station as we tried to move around, there was a really strange atmosphere there for a while
Arthur Wedge
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Same with us in 1989 - my dad was stationed at RAF Bishops Court and it came under a Mortar attack
Thankfully they only hit the control rooms that had recently emptied - couple months before could have been different
KenL
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Anyone who downplays the impact of terrorism is this country in the past is an unmentionable.
