This almost certainly has nothing to do with the Olympics -- an operation with this level of sophistication had to have been planned a long time in advance.
God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God Save the Queen.
O Lord and God arise,
Scatter his enemies,
And make them fall.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Thee our hopes we fix
God Save the Queen.
Nor on this land alone,
But be God's mercies known
From shore to shore.
Lord, make the nation see
That men should brothers be,
And form one family
The wide world o'er.
Thy choicest gifts in store
On him be pleased to pour
Long may she reign!
May she defend our laws
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen.
We are all Citizens of London today...
Absolutely!!! The date for the city selection has been known for at least a year. As far as sophistication, how sophisticated is this? Explosives and cell phone detonators. Go and rent The Longest Day. It took one quattrain from a Verlaine poem to set in motion all kinds of action by the Maquis, and all coordinated by time, The Invasion within 24 hours. How much les difficult to accomplish this vicious attack. This may or may not have anything to do with London's selection, but al Queda likes statements and symbols anf the coincidence, I think, is too great.