Posted on 07/09/2005 12:40:51 PM PDT by Big Bad Bob
They did not have to do anything. That is the recurring theme of these strategies. They are surprise attacks against soft targets. Harden the target and they move to something we have not thought of.
This is a war. If we catch them, we should fry them.
I was due in the capital next weekend, but my mom won't let me go!!!
The police are forcing people out of Chinatown, there are thousands of people being forced out of this district of B'ham, lots of officers assisting the people, Beeb say that as many as 50,000 people are normally in B'ham city centre on your average Saturday.
"According to the Beeb, in the Midlands alone, there have been several false alarms in the last few days alone. "
We have. Sadly some local youths in the last couple of days thought it would be 'funny' to ring in hoaxes. They have caught two of them and they've been in court. This one seems morecreidible though today the police are in overdrive at the moment. Sirens etc...
I would advise you to lock and load, but I understand you'd get thrown in jail ahead of the terrorists.
Police evacuate Birmingham centre
Police in Birmingham in the Midlands are evacuating the city centre.
Earlier they issued a warning they had received intelligence suggesting a threat to the area.
"Our response needs to be proportionate in the action we're taking and in informing the public," a spokeswoman for West Midlands Police said.
Police are now closing down the Birmingham Broad street entertainment zone and asking people to go home. A statement will be released shortly.
Protestors against what?
The Italian police arrested quite a lot of illegal immigrants today. Is that what they are protesting against??
These type of things bring out the best and worse of people
I finally found it from Reuters in the UK. Not a lot reported yet.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050709/325/fn0ma.html
Police evacuate area of Birmingham after threat
LONDON (Reuters) - Police said on Saturday they were evacuating thousands of people from the centre of Birmingham after receiving a threat warning.
"West Midlands police...are now closing down the Broad Street entertainment zone and asking people to leave Birmingham town centre and go home," said a police spokesman in the country's second biggest city.
"Our inquiries are ongoing. We're not going into the nature of the threat."
Yeah, what's going on in Rome, I know there's been some fun and games in Milan in the last few days, but Rome?, not heard nothing at all.
It was only a blurb on Fox News. I thought they said protestors.
"I would advise you to lock and load, but I understand you'd get thrown in jail ahead of the terrorists."
I've got my cricket bat ready old chap.
and the false alarms start.
There's a word for them...
I think Patricia Hewitt used it yesterday...
Have you noticed any hairless dirtbags wearing bedsheets slinking around the neighborhood the past 2 days?
ROFL!
Fox news said 142 have been arrested in and around Milan.
Nice of you to say.
Know that your cousins on this side of the pond are with you 100%.
5.56mm
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