Posted on 07/07/2005 1:45:13 AM PDT by RWR8189
There has been an explosion at Aldgate East underground station in London, causing the closure of the entire Tube network.
There are also reports that a second incident took place at Edgware Road station in north west London.
The Aldgate East blast was caused by "some kind of power surge", according to Tube infrastructure company Metronet, which is responsible for maintaining the Metropolitan line.
A spokesman said: "We don't know the extent of the problem yet."
A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We have just sent some resources out to the scene."
British Transport Police confirmed that there are "walking wounded" and said paramedics have responded to one report of a person classed as "life at risk".
"It's chaos, with people trying to work out what has happened," said a spokesman.
"All we know at the moment is that staff reported a loud bang at 8.49am. No one is sure what caused an explosion, but it is thought it could have been a collision, a power cut, or a power cable problem."
One witness said the packed underground train he was on was 200 metres from Kings Cross when there was a huge flash.
The train stopped and people were using umberellas to smash windows of the trains. Passengers were led out of the train by underground staff.
He added people were milling around Kings Cross covered in soot.
You imply that they are idiots and kill just because they like to do it. Their actions have proven that they are not stupid. That they are willing to die so that they can kill makes them very dangerous, but they still choose where and when and how to kill very carefully. Don't let your hatred (I think you will accept this word) for them blind you. They have a purpose and they will do whatever they can to make it real. The US is their ultimate enemy and they will try to drive all our support away if they can. That's why they won't do anything in Ottawa. In London they may affect our ally, in Ottawa they will just make a mess and maybe even drive some "neutral" country into our corner. They can blow up all of Indonesia, Malaysia and the southern Philippines and it will have no effect. Those people will still hate us, and killing a few Western tourists will mean nothing to them.
If I can quote from Finding Nemo, "A shark is not just a mindless eating machine" :-)
There it is. The leftist template, and an unmitigated lie.
Expect to hear that a lot in the coming days.................especially when the political left gets their talking points organized for the Sunday morning talk shows.
Disgusting.
As you wish.
Don't assume that I think things that I have not said, furball.
My opinion is not based on my 'hate' for them. Just a recognition that they are evil.
Please be careful. You are falling into a template of your own. GB would have probably been a target even if they weren't there for us, but if you're caught holding hands with your cousins across the pond, you'll get extra attention. GB got on board with us because they usually do "the right thing". They have a great sense of honor. Could we have done Iraq politically without GB?
Hatred does not imply irrationality.
Don't place on me an erroneous assumption that you yourself are guilty of.
He has he flag upside down. When the flag is flown upsidedown it is a sign of distress.
Nor does it negate it.
Which causes me to ask...........if you don't recognize the template of the left that everything is Bush's fault, are you up to speed on who they really are?
Hmm... I'm guilty of some unknown thing in your mind now.
Okay, I can live with that.
"They are filled with hate, and therefore are irrational."
"Hatred does not imply irrationality"
"Nor does it negate it"
You said because of their hatred they are irrational. I have seen nothing irrational about their actions. Your last statement about negation is meaningless.
I said that I knew Muslims who would not hurt a fly, to which you replied "As you wish."
And now you are accusing me of having something unknown in my mind.
Most amusing, Leapfrog.
Go on and assume all Muslims are evil people. You'll be wrong, but if it makes you feel good about yourself (as I suspect from your strange posts that it does), go ahead and think it.....
"He has he flag upside down. When the flag is flown upsidedown it is a sign of distress."
Yes, you're absolutely right. The white diagonal nearest the pole should be up, not down.
Well now..........this is where we will continue to disagree.
You think blowing up innocent people is rational, and I don't.
Good day, furball.
Thank you for the permission.
I feel much better about myself now.
No, it is because these radical terrorists are a bunch of inhuman animals who would do this war or no war.
They attacked NY and DC before the Iraq war, something these leftists seem to forget!
Therein lies the problem.
(You're not :)
Now if you'll excuse me, I prefer to stay on topic, and not engage in any more stimulating dialogue about your prejudices........
>>Could we have done Iraq politically without GB?<<
With this president? Yes.
While I HATE grouping a whole city together into one lump, I was mighty surprised to see that in Madison.
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