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Heathrow currently shut down.
Seeing Im flying back in a week Im glad of the heightened security.

So far 21 arrested and im sure there wil be more after interogation.

A sad fact of life which we can only hope authorities can thwart, a daunting constant task.

The solution in the case of airline bomb threats is to change the way of aviation.
Passenger planes rigged for passengers ONLY.
Baggage planes follow forward with luguage.

This would eliminate most of the threat to passengers.
In the meantime I hope not to win the lottery.

Your UK correspondant Tech/a
 
With 1.5 million muslims in the UK and the suffering being experienced in Lebanon it was only a matter of time before this happened.

I wonder what effect it will have on the markets?
 
bowser said:
With 1.5 million muslims in the UK and the suffering being experienced in Lebanon it was only a matter of time before this happened.

I wonder what effect it will have on the markets?
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Here we go.... do we even know who did this...?
But i bet i can tell u who the media will attaCH the blame to... ;)

As to effect on markets:

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures on Thursday were set for a decline, as renewed terrorism concerns after British authorities foiled a plot to blow up U.S.-bound flights added to lingering concerns about the state of the economy.
S&P 500 futures dropped 4.7 points at 1,266.70 and Nasdaq 100 futures shed 8.25 points at 1,486.75.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Story.aspx?guid={CF163F7E-25AC-4FC7-A752-9012652846FF}&siteid=
 
This is a very controversial thing say but its my opinion:

Until the U.S. changes it's unilateral foriegn policy, and the jews and muslims accept each others right to share the holy land, we will endure this forever.

Theres really no hope is there?
 
tech/a said:
The solution in the case of airline bomb threats is to change the way of aviation.
Passenger planes rigged for passengers ONLY.
Baggage planes follow forward with luguage.

This would eliminate most of the threat to passengers.
In the meantime I hope not to win the lottery.

Your UK correspondant Tech/a
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Agreed that it would work but if we need to go to such lengths then IMO the terrorists have won. :2twocents
 
CanOz said:
This is a very controversial thing say but its my opinion:

Until the U.S. changes it's unilateral foriegn policy, and the jews and muslims accept each others right to share the holy land, we will endure this forever.

Theres really no hope is there?
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It's only controversial in extreme right wing circles... Just about everybody else would agree with you.

Cheers
 
It seems that terrorism is the work of ideology and that, that is imported to Britain is going to make itself unwelcome in the future.

Actually, I beleive it is becomming clear to everyone that restrictions should be put on ideology that is foreign in content. Call it religious intolerance if you like. It`s done in the middle east and parts of Asia. The communists see its malignant power, why doesn`t the west?
 
Snake Pliskin said:
The communists see its malignant power, why doesn`t the west?
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That's a good question Snake. I have some ideas on this, but not sure the forum is ready for them.

Suffice to say we have a perfectly good culture in the west. We should be defending that culture, not subjugating it to any other that comes along.

Cheers
 
wayneL said:
That's a good question Snake. I have some ideas on this, but not sure the forum is ready for them.
Suffice to say we have a perfectly good culture in the west. We should be defending that culture, not subjugating it to any other that comes along.

Cheers
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Please tell Wayne. It`s important for a society to discuss these things. I see the west dying out due to it`s incessant need to apologise for everything.
 
Snake Pliskin said:
Please tell Wayne. It`s important for a society to discuss these things. I see the west dying out due to it`s incessant need to apologise for everything.
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Very true. By inviting all these foreigners to live in western world countries, and tolerating their cultures and religions while they show intolerance and contempt for ours, we create an environment that fosters the development of the situations we see in England with the bombings last year, and now this airline terror threat.
Pity the politicians in western countries don't have the common sense to see this for themselves.

Bunyip
 
Why does everyone conveniently forget that 200 years ago, British Dutch and French were the foreigners in Australia?
 
Shame thing to happen. Not sure what these people get out of it but as i said before they have nothing to live for and everything to die for.

Sick motivation, but its a reality.
 
visual said:
English born pakistani, :mad:
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Yep. English born Pakistanis and Pakistan born Pakistanis.

What a hell of an overreaction. Deano should have kept his trap shut.
 
Prospector said:
Why does everyone conveniently forget that 200 years ago, British Dutch and French were the foreigners in Australia?
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That's quite true, Prospector. And those foreigners who were our ancestors showed just as much intolerance towards the local population and their values and culture as the current crop of imports are showing towards us and our values and culture.

However, I'm not sure what relevance your comments have to the current situation of Islamic extremists wanting to kill and maim innocent men, women and children who have never lifted a finger against them, and in fact have provided them with a far better life than they'd have if they lived in their Islamic countries of origin.
We have to live in the present and address the current situation, not dwell on what happened in the past long before we were born.

Bunyip
 
Prospector said:
Why does everyone conveniently forget that 200 years ago, British Dutch and French were the foreigners in Australia?
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Still two wrongs dont make a right
 

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