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Why Britain and not the U.S.?
The Seattle Times ^ | Saturday, July 7, 2007 | By Matthew Schofield

Posted on 07/07/2007 7:24:53 AM PDT by CGblue

Why Britain and not the U.S.?

By Matthew Schofield McClatchy Newspapers

LONDON — From the moment that emergency workers spotted the bomb-laden car a week ago in London's crowded West End, it was clear that for the fourth straight year — and third straight summer — this city was being readied for a major terrorist attack.

Yet England isn't the Great Satan to al-Qaida extremists. Terrorism experts all agree that for al-Qaida operatives and sympathizers, the preferred villain is the United States.

So why do attacks keep happening here? And why, since the horror of Sept. 11, has America avoided another assault?

(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaida; britain; enemywithin; globaljihad; infiltration; internet; islam; jihad; muhammadsminions; terrorism; waronislamism
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To: sono; rodguy911; holdonnow; bnelson44; SJackson; Cindy

ping


2 posted on 07/07/2007 7:28:15 AM PDT by AliVeritas (Do you not think an Angel rides in the Whirlwind and directs this Storm?)
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To: AliVeritas

Assimilation is the key.


3 posted on 07/07/2007 7:28:51 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys--Reagan and Bush)
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To: CGblue
The United States is geographically more separate from the Middle East

Six hours farther.

Hardly an insurmountable obstacle.

4 posted on 07/07/2007 7:30:13 AM PDT by Sherman Logan (It's not the heat, it's the stupidity.)
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To: CGblue

I suspect that it has to do with a greater sense of national identity. You come to the United States and become American. You go to any nation in Europe and remain a foreigner. Even if you were born there, if your parents are from elsewhere.

Foreigners that come here are owners. Foreigners in the UK are renters.


5 posted on 07/07/2007 7:32:17 AM PDT by No Truce With Kings (The opinions expressed are mine! Mine! MINE! All Mine!)
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To: yldstrk
Assimilation is the key.

And hopefully, the eventual re-export of a more tolerant islam.

6 posted on 07/07/2007 7:32:59 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: Sherman Logan

Wide open borders ping


7 posted on 07/07/2007 7:34:05 AM PDT by spokeshave (Hey GOP...NO money till border closed and criminal illegals deported)
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To: CGblue

why..britain?
I..think..the..answer..is..very..simple

Cause..she..aint..so..great..anymore.

She..has..been..weakened..through..immigration,liberal/leftist..thought..and..its..institutions..have..been..penetrated..by..islam.

Therefore..she..is..an..easy..pushover

Loads..of..manpower..in..place..who..have.access..to..information,..the..cover..of..political..correctness..under..which..they..can..hide..and..a..large..base..of..sheep..who..feel..islam..is..not..a..threat.

The..US..does..not..have..nearly..the..concentration,penetration..and..less..of..a..tolerence..for..these..new.thoughts..from..the..caveman..world


8 posted on 07/07/2007 7:35:21 AM PDT by himno hero
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To: CGblue

to..all..

sorry,..no..space..bar


9 posted on 07/07/2007 7:36:41 AM PDT by himno hero
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To: CGblue
Why Britain and not the U.S.?

The reason is shown below. The UK's PC new Prime Minister, who loves PC diversity and hates the war in Iraq.

Brown puckers his lips to serial kiss the arses of the al Qaeda serial killers serving as Doctors and Police Officers in the UK.

10 posted on 07/07/2007 7:36:56 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Support Free Republic with donations, That is the conservative way. No Freeploading!)
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To: himno hero

That’s gotta suck.

Keyboards aren’t expensive. They’ve got a dozen of them at the local Goodwill for $1 each.


11 posted on 07/07/2007 7:42:54 AM PDT by Sherman Logan (It's not the heat, it's the stupidity.)
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To: CGblue
Why not the United States? Well, gee, how about the simple reason that the Muzzies know that the negatives would far out-weight the positives of such an attack on the U.S. It would weaken their allies in the U.S. (that would be the Democrat Party), and would piss off the American people (who already seem to be forgetting about 9/11).
12 posted on 07/07/2007 7:43:44 AM PDT by NurdlyPeon (Thompson / Hunter in 2008)
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To: CGblue
The US has been hit harder than Europe in terms of the number of fatalities. The two attacks against the WTC and the one against the Pentagon plus the crash of the plane in PA, killed 3000 people.

I suggest that we stop patting ourselves on the back about the lack of attacks and realize that we are still the number 1 target of AQ. The first attack on the WTC took place in 1993 and was followed up eight years later. AQ is noted for its careful planning and multiple attacks. I have no doubt that they are planning another spectacular attack against the US. That is the reason why we have not been hit again--yet.

13 posted on 07/07/2007 7:43:59 AM PDT by kabar
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To: AliVeritas

Because in the US when some local decides to go jihadi, the press squelches it.


14 posted on 07/07/2007 7:46:26 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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To: NurdlyPeon

I agree with you in terms of the timing. AQ has been trying to isolate the US in Iraq. They were successful in getting the Spanish to pull out and now they are working on the Brits, especially now that Blair is gone. We will be the last big target after they have isolated us. And they will wait until the political timing is right.


15 posted on 07/07/2007 7:47:07 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Sherman Logan

I..am.in..africa

its..a..mac

so..I..have..to..wait..another..couple..of..weeks..until..I..get..home..to..america


16 posted on 07/07/2007 7:47:30 AM PDT by himno hero
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To: himno hero

LOL! I thought that all of those dots were for effect. Use TAB instead of the dots. At least your lines will wrap. Good luck!


17 posted on 07/07/2007 7:47:40 AM PDT by Clara Lou (Fred Thompson, '08-- imwithfred.com)
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To: yldstrk

Assimilation didn’t seem to work on the 9-11 nineteen however.
barbra ann


18 posted on 07/07/2007 7:51:20 AM PDT by barb-tex (Why replace the IRS with anything?)
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To: Clara Lou
I thought that all of those dots were for effect.

Me too. Edgy new media performance art. ROTFL.

19 posted on 07/07/2007 7:52:27 AM PDT by Milhous (There are only two ways of telling the complete truth: anonymously and posthumously. - Thomas Sowell)
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To: AliVeritas

A smaller percentage of our overall popultation is Islamic. Hope it stays that way.


20 posted on 07/07/2007 7:53:58 AM PDT by BeckB
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