BRITAIN ON STANDBY FOR NUKE STRIKE; SECRET PLAN TO EVACUATE MILLIONS IN TERROR ALERT

August 17, 2002 | August 17, 2002 | John Twomey

[mitchbert]

They (the gov't) know something and they're trying to set up the mechanism to protect us without making it obvious that they know and avoid scaring the heck out of the population.

Pay attention, folks. Despite the best efforts of the U.S. Military, I'm not convinced Saddam will go down quietly. Horrifically, he may take a significant percentage of the population of Bagdhad down with him.

[Dog Gone]

Every western country needs these kinds of plans. I'm not sure how much help they would be in a real emergency, but it's certain to be of some use.

It's nothing to be alarmed about in a general sense. It's like the escape route which is posted on your hotel room door.

[Don Joe]

"police stress there is no specific intelligence about an imminent attack."

I don't believe that.

[sheik yerbouty]

It won't. Alas, the French have already surrendered.

[PoorMuttly]

This is great. Share the joy.

Roll on.

[McGavin999]

I just heard on FOX that President Bush has just signed off on the evacuation plan for DC. This is getting close.

[justshe]

But you have to admit, the TITLE of this piece:

BRITAIN ON STANDBY FOR NUKE STRIKE;

is just a BIT misleading based on the text in the article:

But police stress there is no specific
intelligence about an imminent attack.

At least that is the way *I* read the words 'on standby'.

[chance33_98]

We are doomed to repeat the mistakes we have made because we have failed to learn the lessons of the past. When there is a threat you consider great eliminate it - but the liberal wusses in power are too worried about the innocents being killed. I guess they do not consider us innocent.

If I build a bomb in my basement capable of taking out the whole neighborhood what will happen? I will be arrested and put where I cannot harm others. But when people like Sodomy Whosinsane does it the liberals bellyache about doing anything. Who then is our real enemy????

[Freedom2specul8]

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[thinden]

The Express used to be called "The Daily Express." It is regarded as being on the serious end of the London tabloid market and it is struggling in competition with The Daily Mail.

looks like they've scooped the big boys. thanx for the post.

[Dog Gone]

Oh, it's misleading, for sure. I was thinking about the substance of what Britain has done, not how this is being reported.

This is being spun as if London could be wiped out by a nuke later this weekend. That's absurd, but it sells papers.

[Phillip Augustus]

The former, I suspect. Then again, his hatred of France and the French people is hardly unique on this board.

[Hitlerys uterus]

Yeah, I "suspect" a couple of things too, bub. Funny, you don't see this moron calling fellow members names though.

[justshe]

Interesting too, that both Britain and D.C. announce their plans on the same day, no?

[Cold Heat]

LOL! What I see here is nothing more than a civil defense and preparedness document. Nothing more and nothing less. We have the same and they are updateing theirs.

More media BS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cold Heat]

PLEASE GOD, LET IT BE FRANCE!

Having given this some thought, I have no objections.:-)

[MadIvan]

Meanwhile the Wallabies got beaten by the Springboks, 33-31. ;)

Seriously, this says there is no specific threat, so it is so much scaremongering.

Regards, Ivan

[Phillip Augustus]

I would submit that a wish that an entire nation met a nuclear devastation is far more obnoxious than harmless namecalling on an anounymous message board.

[Hitlerys uterus]

Perhaps YOU view the FReeper community as nothing more than an "anonymous message board", but I can assure you that myself and most people here do not. Perhaps if you spent less time cheering on personal attacks on members you might find, as many here have, that FREE REPUBLIC is far more.

As for wishing a nuclear strike on the cowardly, collaborating french, I don't. As I said, if it has to happen to the euroweenies though.....

[Scott from the Left Coast]

I think the West is quietly preparing for the worst.

Well, not too quietly, apparently.