Car Bomb Found in London 20 Days After al Qaeda Suicide Bomber 'Graduation Ceremony'

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[Sub-Driver]

Car Bomb Found in London 20 Days After al Qaeda Suicide Bomber 'Graduation Ceremony'

June 29, 2007 7:02 AM

Brian Ross Reports:

The discovery of a massive car bomb set to detonate in central London comes just three weeks after what was described as an al Qaeda graduation ceremony of suicide bomb teams to be dispatched to Europe and the United States.

A videotape obtained by ABC News from a Pakistani journalist shows groups of dozens of men al Qaeda says have gone through a terror training camp somewhere in Pakistan.

Teams of 50 to 60 men were supposedly dispatched to the United States, Canada, Germany and Great Britain.

On the tape, the leader of the British team speaks of the mission in broken English, "Let me say something about why we are going along with my team to tell a suicide attack in Britain."

That was just 20 days ago, and the existence of the tape first reported by ABC News put British and German security experts on edge.

[Sub-Driver]

ROP

[theDentist]

Gee, I hope they don’t find out about our exposed Southern border.

[AmericaUnited]

So a NON-SUICIDE bomb is found and they link it to a SUICIDE bomber class.

The MSM are just such dumb asses...

[Rushmore Rocks]

fyi

[hophead]

This does not look like a suicide bomber but a remote bomb.

[God luvs America]

since when did you expect them to report the news rather than continue to create the news??

[JoanneSD]

I think the terrorists are testing out the New Prime minister, to see if he has any huevos....tony is gone now..

[Shelayne]

FWIW, I just heard a report that they believe that it was to be a suicide bomb, but the perp ran away when it failed to detonate.

Who knows? Perhaps it was caught on one of their many hidden cameras?

[cripplecreek]

Shhhh. That a secret between you, me, 300 million Americans and some 30 million illegals.

[Cindy]

Thank you RR.

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Updating here:

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[Bladerunnuh]

They graduated these guys, and they couldn’t even set it off? i’d flunk them. Kids today— they just don’t pay attention in class

[Cindy]

RECAP:

Blogs.ABCNEWS.com - The Blotter: "FULL TALIBAN GRADUATION VIDEO POSTED" (June 22, 2007, 6:20 pm)

Blogs.ABCNEWS.com - The Blotter: "U.S. ISSUES 'INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN' ON ABC NEWS TALIBAN VIDEO" (June 21, 2007, 12:19 pm)

BILL ROGGIO.com - THE FOURTH RAIL - blog: "AL QAEDA CAMP STRUCK IN NORTH WAZIRISTAN, PAKISTAN 32 reported killed in strike launched from Afghanistan; follows news of Taliban, al Qaeda suicide squads graduation" (June 19, 2007)

blogs.ABC NEWS.com - The Blotter: "EXCLUSIVE: SUICIDE BOMB TEAMS SENT TO U.S., EUROPE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The tape shows Taliban military commander Mansoor Dadullah, whose brother was killed by the U.S. last month, introducing and congratulating each team as they stood.") (June 18, 2007)

ABC NEWS.go.com: "INSIDE A TALIBAN ''COMMENCEMENT' Teams of newly trained suicide bombers are being sent to the U.S. and Europe."

Google - Search Blogs: "DADULLAH"

Google - Search Blogs: "DADALLAH"

YouTube.com - Videos: "DADULLAH"

YouTube.com - Videos: "DADALLAH"

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "The 'Top Twelve' list of Arabic Salafyist/Jihadist forums"

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1630: "NEW TALIBAN MILIARY COMMANDER MANSOUR DADALLAH: BIN LADEN IS ALIVE AND WELL" (SNIPPET: "The following are excerpts from an interview with the new Taliban military commander, Mansour Dadallah, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on June 17, 2007.") (June 21, 2007)

"ia350643.us.archive.org/3/items/mansoor/7agidadullah.wmv"

"www.liveleak.com/view?i=e46_1181066358" (Added June 5, 2007)

"www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d7-e4PvF9A" (Added to YouTube.com on June 5, 2007) (Note: Details Snippet: "Mansour Dadullah, Taliban's new miliary commander in Afghanistan...")

YouTube.com - Profile Title: "AlJazeeraEnglish"

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "DEAD TALIBAN LEADER WAS TRAINING U.S. RECRUITS" by Evan Kohlmann (May 14, 2007, 06:11 pm)

Blogs.ABC News.com: "DEAD TALIBAN LEADER WAS TRAINING U.S. RECRUITS" -Brian Ross and Christopher Isham report (May 14, 2007, 5:03 pm)

DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "TALIBAN MILITANTS KILLED, CAPTURED; AFGHAN VILLAGERS DETAIN FIGHTERS" (May 13, 2007)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com (AP): Kandahar, Afghanistan - "TALIBAN MILITARY CHIEF KILLED IN ASSAULT" (May 14, 2007)

JIHAD WATCH.org: "'RADICAL WEBSITES LIKE THESE'" (May 13, 2007)

BILL ROGGIO.COM - THE FOURTH RAIL - blog: "AFGHANISTAN"

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Looks like they flunked bomb class...Thank God!

[wayoverontheright]

So a NON-SUICIDE bomb is found and they link it to a SUICIDE bomber class.

I was going to point out the same thing.

It is interesting to me that this was planned as a remote detonation. Rest assured if someone were willing to die for the cause this would have been a suicide event. I find it extremely gratifying that apparently not one willing martyr could be found. I don't believe they've run out of virgins in heaven, I believe that this could be an indication that the minions now see the jihad as a losing cause.

And why the Brits and why not the US? Could it be that our willingness to stand and shed blood in Iraq has restored the respect, the lack of which caused them to attack us to begin with? Are the Brits displaying weakness by pulling out of Iraq?

This war won't have a formal declaration of surrender, we will just realize a capitulation has occurred over a long period of time. Wars are fought on both strategic and psychological battlefields, and we would do well to pay attention to the latter, and notice it when the enemy is unable to utilize their strongest weapon.

[AmericaUnited]

I just heard a report that they believe that it was to be a suicide bomb, but the perp ran away when it failed to detonate

I heard a Scotland Yrad guy say it was to be detonated via cell phone.

[WVNight]

Nothing to see here, move along, move along.....

[Cementjungle]

CNN is suggesting that the two car bombs may be linked. They say we have no idea though who may be behind them.

[mohresearcher]

It is past time to detain all suspects and deport the rest.

Liberal Western democracies don’t have to commit suicide by letting the vermin of the world into our countries.

Wake up America! Build the fence and start deporting ALL illegal immigrants NOW.

[mohresearcher]

It is past time to detain all suspects and deport the rest.

Liberal Western democracies don’t have to commit suicide by letting the vermin of the world into our countries.

Wake up America! Build the fence and start deporting ALL illegal immigrants NOW.

[Jane Austen]

Exactly.