(LONDON) TUBE (SUBWAY) 'CYANIDE PLOT'

Sky News ^ | November 16, 2002 | Sky News

[MadIvan]

Three men have been charged over an alleged plot to release cyanide gas on the London Underground tube network.

The men are north African muslims said to belong to a group linked to al Qaeda.

The alleged plot was foiled after the group was infiltrated by MI5 agents in a six month operation.

The men are thought to be of either Tunisian or Moroccan background and belong to a group called the North African Front, said to have loose connections with Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network.

One of the men is aged 21, the second 33. The third is in his mid 30s.

They appeared at Bow Street Magistrates' Court earlier this week and were remanded in custody.

Details of the hearing were not released by Scotland Yard at the time and have only just emerged.

The three men will re-appear in court on Monday.

[America's Resolve]

or so the BBC says.

Really curious as to how the Guardian and other politically correct outfits are gonna lie their way out of this one.

[MadIvan]

Admittedly, I don't know too much about the IRA (other than the fact that I always hated their guts), but I don't think they go for the kind of overwhelming terrorism like the islamofascists do.

Oh, here's an idea of what the IRA would do - while not as severe in terms of lives, they would do damage to property:

From The International Herald Tribune

In April 1992, an IRA bomb in the heart of the City of London destroyed the Baltic exchange and heavily damaged several office towers, killing two people and causing £350 million ($570 million) in damage. A year later, a truck bomb in nearby Bishopsgate killed one person and caused £650 million in damage.

You get the idea.

Regards, Ivan

[Nebr FAL owner]

concerning crayola's on the walls make the little darling scrub them off . I had to do that only once & my two sisters learned that you scrible on the walls you get to stand & scrub the walls for HOURS & HOURS 80)

[sarcasm]

UK Police Charge Three Men Under Terrorism Act

By REUTERS

Filed at 6:54 p.m. ET

LONDON (Reuters) - British police said they had charged three men with terrorism offences but declined to comment on a newspaper claim the suspects had planned to release cyanide gas on London's Underground rail system.

Scotland Yard said late on Saturday the men had been charged under the Terrorism Act with ``possession of articles for the preparation, instigation and commission of terrorism acts.''

It named them as Rabah Chekat-Bais, 21, Karim Kadouri, 33, and Rabah Kadris, in his mid-30s. All were unemployed and living in Britain.

They were due to appear before magistrates in London on Monday, police said.

The Sunday Times newspaper said police had arrested three men of Tunisian or Moroccan background who had planned to launch a cyanide attack on the underground system, popularly known as The Tube.

The system is the world's oldest and one of the most extensive, carrying more than three million passengers every day around London.

The paper said the men were members of a group allegedly linked to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network and had planned to import chemicals into Britain to make a gas bomb.

It said they were among six men arrested by Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch during raids on addresses in North London on November 9. The other three men were later released, it said.

Police sources said the men had not been charged with plotting a specific attack and no noxious substance had been found during the course of the inquiry.

The newspaper said the arrests had prompted Prime Minister Tony Blair to raise the alarm over terror attacks during a speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet in London on Monday.

In his biggest foreign policy speech of the year, Blair said he was bombarded almost daily with new intelligence about threats to UK interests and urged Britons to be on their guard.

However, a Home Office spokeswoman denied there was a link between the arrests and Blair's comments.

``If the government or the police thought it was necessary to give the public a specific warning about any venue, including the Underground, then we would do it because our only consideration is for public safety,'' she said.

The London Underground has never been subjected to a major terror attack. However, the alleged plot is likely to rekindle memories of an assault seven years ago on the Tokyo metro.

Then, 12 people died and around 5,000 were injured when a Japanese religious cult released a nerve agent, sarin, on the underground during rush hour.

The Sunday Times report came days after the makers of an Italian liqueur were forced to scrap an advertising campaign due to worries it would spark fears of a cyanide attack on the Tube.

The campaign involved wafting the scent of almonds around London Underground stations in a bid to make travelers familiar with the aroma of amaretto liqueur.

Almonds smell like cyanide, and the company involved said it decided to withdraw the campaign ``in the light of the current security situation.''

[Salgak]

Well, to start, a simulated frontal lobotomy and no showers for a year (g). . . .

[jocon307]

"if us brits stuck a sign up saying "get all muslims out now!" we would probably be arrested for being anti-social.

well, that is what my sign will say, or something like it: End Immigration Now:Muslims Out Now.

it's not witty, but i think it will do it.

[Cobra64]

Because the Canadian PM does not stand by America. He's a socialist coward. Even the Canadians think he's useless. He is the Canadian equivelant of Jacques Chirac of France. Flaming libs, the whole lot.

[Gorzaloon]

The bastards you pictured have just sown the seeds of a tornado of rage. You can only push us so far before we turn right around and fight back - that is our history. I think that point has been reached.

As long as you still have more Churchills than you do Chamberlains. I pray you do, and wish we did.

I share your rage.

[Gorzaloon]

Wonder when the 'Islam...the future for America' signs will start popping up here? It won't be long.

When that happens you will see no more posts from me, because I will probably be in prison for murder.

F'kallah

[Palladin]

Here's a pat on the back for MI5. Good show, old chaps!!

[Dutchgirl]

My bad,Cooksey is correct, the quote I was thinking of was this: U.S. Senate candidate Saxby Chamblis' offered a unique Homeland Defense strategy on November 19th: "just turn [the sheriff] loose and have him arrest every Muslim that crosses the state line".

[livius]

here's an idea of what the IRA would do

The IRA was also known for showing people how to shoot out of the trunks of cars, a la DC Islamic snipers (who, in addition, trained at terrorist camps where the IRA sells its 'expertise.'")

[Dr.Deth]

I am so bloody angry there's probably bloody steam coming out of my ears.

I might be too if I lived in a country where it was basically illegal to defend myself, my home, or my neighbors against towlietrash.

[tdadams]

These murderous bastards can't let anyone live in peace. What the hell do think murdering innocent people on the tube is going to accomplish other than turning the whole world against Muslims. Idiots.

[Lizard_King]

This is the first I have heard of agents infiltrating an al Qaeda cell. Wonder how they got on the inside?

Well, after the requisite period of mumbling sullenly at the local mosque about how anglo-american culture is keepin' down the [fill in Muslim varient here], there's probably a trial where they test one to see just how many moral values one would sacrifice in the name of Allah. I am sure they begin with little things, like "would you take candy from a baby" working their way up to "how about detonating yourself in the midst of a crowded schoolyard?"; based on the responses, and the corresponding degree of determination the tester detects, the new recruit is placed in the organization where he can be used the most effectively.

of course, security is not a big concern, as even Muslims who do not advocate violent assaults on Westerners have obviously demonstrated no inclination to turn in the lunatics in their midst. Is it fear? Tacit approval? Who knows...we'll see how tough the Islamokazi segment is without Papa Saddam's money behind them.

[VMI70]

I don't know about the Holy Scripture part (the time line is a little off, I would think), and I agree with you that "irritated" is the operative word, which is where we are today.
It will take a massive incident (which will happen "sooner rather than later"), that will dwarf the 9/11 WTC attack, before the sleeping giant will fully awaken.

[NYC GOP Chick]

What monsters they are! There's certainly a reason that I've always despised them.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Well, Saxby sure does have the right idea. If only we could go back in time and do that across the entire nation...

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Not one office holder will ever, under any circumstances, stop the third world invasion. The office holders very being, their essence, consists in gaining and holding office. Through office the holder obtains money, the best food, women or little boys, drink and drugs. The office holder even obtains the best treatment for his colitis in order that he or she may properly evacuate. Lastly, the office holder can snore by being administered the best of present days sleeping potions. The aforementioned is their life. You and I exist to provide the money, the food, the drink and drugs, the boys and girls, and the free medical treatment. The American can go to hell! These third worlders provide them office through fraudulent votes and money both directly and indirectly.

[tictoc]

Courage, FRiend, courage.

Your country has weathered many a storm and will come through this.

With apologies for thread drift, I am reminded of a John Derbyshire column on National Review.

He relates that in the year 1213, King John of England wanted to give the country away... to Islam.

"Desperate to hold on to his position and confound his numerous enemies, John decided on a dramatic course of action: He would embrace Islam and turn England into a Moslem country! He thereupon dispatched a delegation to the most powerful Moslem ruler he knew of. This happened to be the Emir of Morocco, who rejoiced in the name Abu Abdullah Mohammed al-Nasir and was the fourth ruler of the fanatically Shi'ite Muwahid dynasty. "

We are past the age of divine right of kings. Today we are ruled - badly - by clueless bureaucrats unable or unwilling to see the threat for what it is. Marxist academics and socialist journalists are digging at the foundations from within; our populace is being softened into pudding. But our enemies have not yet seen the backbone we are capable of displaying. We will persevere, and we shall not fail.