August 11, 2006

THE 1%ERS:

Tip Followed '05 Attacks on London Transit (Craig Whitlock and Dafna Linzer, 8/11/06, Washington Post)

It all began with a tip: In the aftermath of the July 7, 2005, suicide bombings on London's transit system, British authorities received a call from a worried member of the Muslim community, reporting general suspicions about an acquaintance.

From that vague but vital piece of information, according to a senior European intelligence official, British authorities opened the investigation into what they said turned out to be a well-coordinated and long-planned plot to bomb multiple transatlantic flights heading toward the United States -- an assault designed to rival the scope and lethality of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackings.

By late 2005, the probe had expanded to involve several hundred investigators on three continents. They kept dozens of suspects under close surveillance for months, even as some of the plotters traveled between Britain and Pakistan to raise money, find recruits and refine their scheme, according to interviews with U.S. and European counterterrorism officials.


Yet the opponents of Mr. Blair and Mr. Bush wonder why they remain so focused on terrorism even five years after 9-11....

Posted by Orrin Judd at August 11, 2006 10:36 AM
Comments

It's only a matter of time before someone in the MSM throws out the idea that this incident was designed to give the GOP a bump before the Fall elections.

Posted by: Bartman at August 11, 2006 10:55 AM

Bartman:

NBC’s Kevin Corke has already hinted as much.

(You didn't think these eedjits would wait 24 hours, did you?)

Posted by: Jim in Chicago at August 11, 2006 11:25 AM

Unsurprising. The MSM demonstrated some time back that they consider themselves the political opposition to the Bush administration. The WOT is just another political campaign to them.

Very unhealthy.

JP

Posted by: jefferson park at August 11, 2006 12:07 PM

Jim: Wow, that was fast. Even for them.

Posted by: Bartman at August 11, 2006 12:12 PM

C'mon, just wait until Olberman hits the airwaves tonight. And Chris Matthews.

Krugman and Bob Herbert won't be far behind.

Posted by: ratbert at August 11, 2006 12:39 PM

As someone stuck in a Glascow hotel room reading and writing on a Blackberry and wondering when I'll be able to get back to Chicago, I'd like to express my sincere thanks to whomever dropped the 10p on these terrorists. Looks like the wife won't get her hands on the insurance money just yet!

Posted by: Rick T at August 11, 2006 2:06 PM

Rick T. -

Did you see Charles Schumer at the airport?

Hang in there. One of my best work buddies got stuck in Moldova on 9/11 - he was there to pick up his bride! They had a few extra days to canoodle in Franfurt before finally making it home.

Posted by: jim hamlen at August 11, 2006 2:48 PM

Glasgow eh. Celtic are at home tomorrow, 3pm local time, to St. Mirren. You might want to head over to Parkhead for the match. Ixnay on the otestantpray if you do tho!

Try the haggis.

Posted by: Jim in Chicago at August 11, 2006 4:10 PM
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