Explosions in London...

[BushPilot]

You seem almost happy that he hasn't captured OBL as he said he would. Today is hardly the day to gloat, BushPilot.

Btw, I watched a show on CBC yesterday (Fifth Estate?) about Ann Coulter and Bill O'Reilly and - yikes - Rachel Marsden....now I can see why folks as yourself dislike "conservatives", but I really hope you see OBL as the real bad guy at the end of the day.

No, it rather pisses me off that after nearly four years and how many billions of dollars spent we still haven't found that fucker. I'm not gloating. I'm just pointing out that another posters smug opinion that GWB is a man of action is blatantly false. He said he'd get him, he had the whole world's support, yet he managed to fuck it up. He might be in Iraq, though. We just don't know, do we?

PS I really do hate Ann Coulter (who really does look like a heroin addicted whore you might find on the downtown eastside) and Bill O'Reilly. How that useless cunt Rachel Marsden got a spot as an authority on anything, I don't know. Shouldn't she be stalking some poor university swimming coach, or something?

 

[hornydude]

the Wahabis are training their grandchildren to carry on this war

Thanks for summing up why they are the bad guys...only a sick dumb fuck would want his grandkids and their grandkids involved in a perpetual war. BushPilot and other weenies please take note.

 

[Herb_The_Perb]

Put this baby in the Hall of Fame of idiotic posts, right in there with some of dittman's classics.

Well, maybe our boy dittman can be approached, but he will never be equalled or surpassed.
And we're lucky enough to have him participating in this very thread.
Better yet, he knows who did it.
I think he's one of them.

 

[BushPilot]

BushPilot and other weenies please take note.

Care to explain? I don't want to involve anyone in any kind of war, not me, nor my living family, or my future family. I also don't want to go fight an enemy whose only goal is to rid their lands of western military presence. I'd much rather get western soldiers out of there and be done with it. This perpetual war that you speak of, it's being caused by us.

 

[georgebushmoron]

the US won't change any of its policies because its economy is about as fragile as it can get ... most of its debt is owned by China, Japan and the Saudi's so if the US decides to 'get tough' these countries can dump billions of dollars in US debt and the US economy is toast.

Yeh China manufactures all those Canadian patches and buttons. Where would Americans be without them? We're the biggest buyer of them, not them hosers! Without them, we can't feel safe travelling what with all those foreigners out there. But rest assured, they can't dump US Bonds because those silly little Arabs agreed to take US currency as the defacto exchange to buy oil. Silly little rascals! China needs oil to quickly get its rice paddies up to 1st world standards ya know. Those noodle eaters will keep us afloat a long time, as long as the sheiks suddenly don't decide to use the Euro instead! Alas not to worry! Look at what happened to Sadaam when he traded off 1/3 of his reserves in USD for the Euro! That'll teach him! The world is better off without Sadaam. I mean, the USD is better off without Sadaam! Stupid cockroach in the spider hole!

 

[dexi]

...no one could know how safe or unsafe we would be had the US not attacked terrorists.

The US attacked terrorists?

I know they went over to the middle east and blew some shit up real good. I know they tore up Iraq like Dubya used to do to his daddy's lawn doing donuts in the Charger.

But did they really get very many terrorists?

I saw a few mugshots on TV and the newscaster alway said they had "alleged ties to al-qaeda" but there weren't really very many and the newscaster never seemed too sure about it. Maybe with Dubya's attempts to marry Saddam and 9/11, they just just got tired of having egg on their faces after reporting on some with "ties to al Qaeda."

 

[BushPilot]

Someone on here once said she was a great writer and always had her facts right, and the first time I read something of hers it looks like something out of Mein Kampf.

take a bow dittman. You're the first person to actually claim that Ann Coulter's writing has any merit beyond right-wing propaganda.

 

[georgebushmoron]

Canada faces a much less danger of terrorism but not because our boarders are open or we have terrorist here; the reason is that we are much more educated than Americans and have a better form of government that will not take us to war, so few people can get rich. We as a nation respect other countries and cultures and we get the same respect back in majority of countries on earth.

You must think people in the 3rd world think like you do. Sorry, but what they see is that you're wealthy, they aren't, and presumably because you might be aligned with the US and you're ravaging their resources. Canada is as much a target for those who would commit terrorist acts because they have been pushed to the point of doing the insane. Sorry, but your sane logical thinking won't protect you this time.

 

[georgebushmoron]

Aside from that there are events like the Montreal Comedy Festival...

Yayyyy terrorists!!! I hate that stupid festival anyways. By the way, I hope they do in that stupid "Bard on the Beach". How annoying!

 

[Herb_The_Perb]

By the way, I hope they do in that stupid "Bard on the Beach". How annoying!

You will be pleased to learn that BOTB has been discontinued, and is being replaced by Brad on the Beach, a lighthearted summer comedy about a gay synchronized swimming team training for the 2008 Olympics.

 

[georgebushmoron]

You will be pleased to learn that BOTB has been discontinued, and is being replaced by Brad on the Beach, a lighthearted summer comedy about a gay synchronized swimming team training for the 2008 Olympics.

That's where the War on Homos comes in. Thanks for the update!

 

[luckydog71]

So, how would you classify those countries that are actively involved in Afghanistan, a legitimate front in the 'War on Terror,' but refused to participate in the oil/money-grab that is the war in Iraq? Because a Canada did not support your war on fictional grounds, that does not mean we wish to tacitly appease the masterminds. Last I saw the 'masterminds' are located predominantly in three places, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. We don't want to mention the Saudis or Egyptians because they're your friends, right? Keep looking, and you just might find them in Iraq, though.

Actually, I was thinking more of France, Germany and Russia when I made those comments.

My thoughts on Canada not participating in the Iraq war are; it is your decision. I think you are wrong, but I do not hold a grudge.

I think Canada is a safe haven for many terrorist groups and like Mexico, Canada makes a great staging place to hit the US. However US needs to be responsible to secure our own borders and I think that is one of W failings. I want him to increase border security.

What I find surprising is the complacent attitude shown by many Canadian posters here, thinking they are safe. You are not safe. Bali was not. Spain was not. Saudi was not. Russia was not. Even the pacifists in France are potential targets for these fanatics.

I really hope the US does NOT take the lead on the 7/7 response. Britain needs to be the leader here and the US needs to support their decision, what ever that is. Of all the countries in the world, Britain is without a doubt our closest friend and ally. We need to stand beside them now.

 

[Sigpig02]

In case anyone is wondering

It looks like England will now be more fully involved in this war. And our PM said we will lend any assistance that they may need so it will be an interesting few days.

 

[JFK]

You must think people in the 3rd world think like you do. Sorry, but what they see is that you're wealthy, they aren't, and presumably because you might be aligned with the US and you're ravaging their resources. Canada is as much a target for those who would commit terrorist acts because they have been pushed to the point of doing the insane. Sorry, but your sane logical thinking won't protect you this time.

Unlike most keyboard fighters here, I have traveled through most of Asia, Europe and middle east and most countries have a very nice attitude toward Canadians. While the only countries who like to work with Americans are the corrupt banana republics that their government is forced to obedience by American businesses, people in these countries prefer to work with us and European countries. It is unfortunate that we don't take advantage of this fact to develop our trade and export, so we wouldn't be as dependent on our export to USA.

 

[eljudo]

People , people.

Lets stop and think for a minute.

Why is britain surprised at the attack? or anyone else for that matter?

We have been at war with the muslim world for several years now. I know its distasful and hard to swallow, but the chaos you see today is what average people go though everyday in iraq and palestine.

Innocent people die over there as well. War is not pretty. If you are willing to fight a war over the middle east, then get used to it when war reaches your side of the lake. Lets not call them fanatics.. for they are not. they are combatants or warriors , or soldiers.. theres no difference between them blowing up a building or vehicles.. or US dumping bombs on their cities.. not caring if it falls on a school, church, playground or military building. No matter what both sides are inflicting pain and death on each other. The US pilot dropping a smart bomb on a wedding hut is not any better than the so called terrorist planting a bomb downtown. Both of them KILL people. Both are murderers. No matter what you call it.....

Now before you say " well terrorists kills more innocent civilians!"... I say this to you... they do not have smart bombs, nor any other advanced military equipment.. they do not have stealth fighters or bases throughout the world.. they are fighting with what they got.. and nothing else..

We need to find out what motivates the terrorists.. and why do they hate us? I just dont buy that they hate our " freedom " or " way of life"

They want us out of there. They dont want us to mingle with their countries and political systems. Why are we so stubborn to keep on trying to force democracy down their throat? we are not forcing it on the cubans, chinese, or north korea , so why them?

Unless of course theres more to it than simply " democracy".. something more like control of the crude and military advantage of setting up bases over there.. for a long time to come.........

I hate wars.. I hate the death of innocent people.. I am just trying to make sense of this bullshit that has been going on for a while now.. all in the name of " freedom "

 

[Chantal]

DID I not make some sense?

 

[Sigpig02]

Hard to say

I think with the muslim world I think its from during the crusade period. After all we were the Barbarian's not them. But I think they are tired of being used as pawns by the Great powers of this world and they are fighting back the only way they know how. But that is just my opinion I could be wrong.

 

[Fudd]

Translink had a very lame response to this incident. They just added more minimum wage wana be cops and ticket checkers. When a terrorist threat occures I want to see bomb sniffing dogs, police and military troops with full body armor and armed with assault rifles and machine guns checking every suspicious looking package and person. Do they even have a real effective plan for terrorist attacks or not?

 

[Sigpig02]

Oh great

Just what we need wanna-be soldiers helping the wanna-be cops

 

[chiefwiggum]

You are right Cali, it would be like bombing Bali or somethin'. Oh just a minute they did.

Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but this is a ridiculous comparison.

The whole SE Asian region around Bali and Indonesia is home to several militant Islamic fundamentalist groups - Canada is not.

Bali is, at any time of the year, filled with Australians - Australia, if you'll recall, also stood "shoulder to shoulder" with GWB in the fallout from 9-11 and the War in Iraq.

Is it impossible that Canada would be the target of a terrorist attack? No. Is it likely? An even bigger "no".

Canada must be prudent and do its due diligence in preserving and/or enhancing security. Canada is technically on Al Quaeda's list of "targets" - but to freak out and go haywire with protecting against another 9-11 is foolish, reactionary, and unnecessary.