by Jeff Wells
Some time ago a crazy dream came to me.
I dreamt I was walkin’ into World War Three. – Bob Dylan

A few, brief thoughts about London.

I think, at this early stage, we should be cautious about all sweeping presumptions. We know false flag operations are not paranoid conjecture – that many have been conducted by governments against their own populations is no less true for its being hidden – but that doesn’t mean every flag is false. Synthetic terror exists, in part, because there is such a thing as unsynthesied terror: violence without stage management, perpetrated by unco-opted forces unpenetrated by its enemy’s Intelligence. Though naturally, that many more people today than four years ago would gladly give their lives to strike a blow against crusader nations is also by design, according to the neoconservatives’ rule-by-spiralling-chaos theory.

In the confusion, early reports detailing warnings of the attacks are being scrubbed from wire services, while security agencies are going into safe mode. An original story remains posted on Arutz Sheva, which quotes Israeli Army Radio as saying “Scotland Yard had intelligence warnings of the attacks a short time before they occurred. The Israeli Embassy in London was notified in advance, resulting in Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu remaining in his hotel room rather than make his way to the hotel adjacent to the site of the first explosion, a Liverpool Street train station, where he was to address and economic summit.”

Earliest reports spoke of six bombs. There only four detonations. Much later, two unexploded devices were found. A question: what was the media’s original source for there being six bombs?

“The Secret Organization of al Qaeda in Europe” has claimed responsibility, yet another “previously unknown” group. Though, since it has “al Qaeda” in its name, that will mean to most people, simply, that “al Qaeda” did it, as though it were a top-down outfit of villainy such as SMERSH or KAOS or the Legion of Doom. The forbidden knowledge that al Qaeda was subcontracted by Britain’s MI6 and paid £100,000 in 1996 for an assassination attempt upon Muammar Qaddafi is unlikely to be heard now over Blair’s tremulous turn at “They hate us for our freedoms.”
Full:rigorousintuition.com
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by Robert Thompson
Like every decent person, we must condemn the persons responsible for the bombings which have taken place today in London, but we must also condemn with equal vigour those who commit similar crimes every day in the Holy Land in the name of Zionism or in Iraq and elsewhere in support of Mr George W. Bush’s war against our civilisation.

The Statement put out by George Galloway, the Respect Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow, is a helpful reminder of the interrelationship of all such hideous attacks on innocent people going about their ordinary daily lives.

We cannot let pass without comment any such violation of human values, and we must express without fear our disgust at the perpetrators of all attrocities whether or not they are among the supposedly “great and good” of this world or not. London is in the same situation as Falujah or Rafah or Jenin, or, if one goes back in time the Warsaw Ghetto or Sabra and Shatila.

Let us all show our horror at the terrorism constantly used by the followers of the current Triumvirate of Evil, Mr George W. Bush, Mr Ariel Sharon and Mr Oussama bin Laden. Also, it would be unfair to forget their Scottish lap-dog, Mr Anthony (call me “Tony”) Blair, currently welcoming his Fuehrer at the G8 Meeting being held in the Gleneagles Hotel.

Let us also all show our revulsion for all who use such reckless violence to achieve their aims, starting with the same Triumvirate, whose followers, when their leaders pretend to be in disagreement with one another, cleverly use this phoney hostility as a means towards the destruction of all peace and decency in this world while they endeavour to strengthen their ruinous joint grip on our lives and on our freedoms.

If only these three criminals (together, of course, with their pathetic acolyte Mr Blair) could be brought together before the International Criminal Court to face their crimes as defined so clearly in the Nuremberg Principles, then the world would be a cleaner place.

In the meantime, we must all express our sympathy for all who are suffering or have suffered from the evil attacks in London, from the evil invasion and occupation of Iraq and from the evil invasion and occupation of the Holy Land, whatever may have been the supposed justification for any such terrorist actions.
Full: axisoflogic.com

by Robert Thompson
Like every decent person, we must condemn the persons responsible for the bombings which have taken place today in London, but we must also condemn with equal vigour those who commit similar crimes every day in the Holy Land in the name of Zionism or in Iraq and elsewhere in support of Mr George W. Bush’s war against our civilisation.

The Statement put out by George Galloway, the Respect Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow, is a helpful reminder of the interrelationship of all such hideous attacks on innocent people going about their ordinary daily lives.

We cannot let pass without comment any such violation of human values, and we must express without fear our disgust at the perpetrators of all attrocities whether or not they are among the supposedly “great and good” of this world or not. London is in the same situation as Falujah or Rafah or Jenin, or, if one goes back in time the Warsaw Ghetto or Sabra and Shatila.

Let us all show our horror at the terrorism constantly used by the followers of the current Triumvirate of Evil, Mr George W. Bush, Mr Ariel Sharon and Mr Oussama bin Laden. Also, it would be unfair to forget their Scottish lap-dog, Mr Anthony (call me “Tony”) Blair, currently welcoming his Fuehrer at the G8 Meeting being held in the Gleneagles Hotel.

Let us also all show our revulsion for all who use such reckless violence to achieve their aims, starting with the same Triumvirate, whose followers, when their leaders pretend to be in disagreement with one another, cleverly use this phoney hostility as a means towards the destruction of all peace and decency in this world while they endeavour to strengthen their ruinous joint grip on our lives and on our freedoms.

If only these three criminals (together, of course, with their pathetic acolyte Mr Blair) could be brought together before the International Criminal Court to face their crimes as defined so clearly in the Nuremberg Principles, then the world would be a cleaner place.

In the meantime, we must all express our sympathy for all who are suffering or have suffered from the evil attacks in London, from the evil invasion and occupation of Iraq and from the evil invasion and occupation of the Holy Land, whatever may have been the supposed justification for any such terrorist actions.
Full: axisoflogic.com

We extend our condolences to the families and loved ones of those who have lost their lives today and our heartfelt sympathy to all those who have been injured by the bombs in London.

No one can condone acts of violence aimed at working people going about their daily lives. They have not been a party to, nor are they responsible for, the decisions of their government. They are entirely innocent and we condemn those who have killed or injured them.

The loss of innocent lives, whether in this country or Iraq, is precisely the result of a world that has become a less safe and peaceful place in recent years.

We have worked without rest to remove the causes of such violence from our world. We argued, as did the security services in this country, that the attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq would increase the threat of terrorist attack in Britain. Tragically Londoners have now paid the price of the government ignoring such warnings.

We urge the government to remove people in this country from harms way, as the Spanish government acted to remove its people from harm, by ending the occupation of Iraq and by turning its full attention to the development of a real solution to the wider conflicts in the Middle East.

Only then will the innocents here and abroad be able to enjoy a life free of the threat of needless violence.
Full: respectcoalition.org

How can it be said that citizens in a self-proclaimed democracy are not responsible for the decisions of their government? This is the simple truth that Ward Churchill and others got crucified for. The actions of our governments in the UK and US dirty all of us, and willing or not, we are complicit. And furthermore, there is no evidence that this was an Islamist operation. The question must be, who benefits the most from this? If we could just hold that question in our minds, the horror of the answer might lead to a real confrontation with the beast that’s stalking the world. The carefully constructed illusion that these people care for the lives of ‘their own’ any more than they care for ‘the others’ is what has to fall away

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Islamic extremists have been using Iraq as a planning center for attacks around the world since losing Afghanistan as their base in 2001, the government’s chief spokesman said Friday.

Speaking about Thursday’s blasts in London that killed more than 50 people, Laith Kubba said “we don’t know exactly who carried out these acts but it is clear that these networks used to be in Afghanistan and now they work in Iraq.”

The spokesman said that insurgents in Iraq and those who carried out the London attacks “are from the same network. There are different groups in the world, but they all follow the same school.”

Kubba was referring to hardline Muslim extremists who label people that don’t agree with them as infidels.

“We don’t know exactly who enters Iraq then leaves to carry out attacks with explosives around the world,” he told The Associated Press.
Full:yahoo.com

o whatever whatever whatever. blame Iraq (and Syria)

Iraq’s government has accused Syria of allowing insurgents to cross its porous border into Iraq — a claim Damascus denies, saying it cannot fully control its portion of the frontier.

“…Africa should learn how to help itself. Speaking about help, do you see how America is actually helping Iraq? Is it good help? Killing them and sending medicine to them, is that good help? We have to help ourselves. Europe helps itself.

They even got help from Africa by enslaving Africans. If they didn’t take us as slaves, they wouldn’t be where they are today. History is why we are sitting here today. When we appreciate history, we begin to move forward. Africans should appreciate what their forefathers went through during the Slave Trade. Let us not abuse ourselves by saying that we sold ourselves…”
Full:allafrica.com

by Ken Kopka
MUCH CHEST-THUMPING will accompany this week’s announcement by the world’s wealthy (G8) nations of a new deal for African debt relief. According to British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown the $40 billion deal will mean 100% write-offs for fourteen African countries, covering their debts to the World Bank, African Development Bank, and International Monetary Fund.

More than a little Puritan guilt drove pre-summit negotiations and the expectation – soon shattered – that the agreement could mean a doubling of aid to Africa. There prevailed a sense, as British Prime Minister Tony Blair pressed United States President George Bush for additional funding, that in one gesture they might fix a sum that would relieve the white conscience of its African burden forever. The fantasy was further fostered by the non-governmental organisations (including Jubilee 2000) and pop stars pressing for the deal.

Like most acts of charity, however, the deal instead looked set to reinforce the symbolism of noble giver and pitiable recipient, and the racist suppositions on which the rich world’s dealings with the world’s poor have long rested. The question was who stood to profit the most by it.
Full: jamaica-gleaner.com
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Both of these are from AP articles an hour apart bearing the above title:

Version 1: 7:17amET

JERUSALEM – British police told the Israeli Embassy in London minutes before Thursday’s explosions that they had received warnings of possible terror attacks in the city, a senior Israeli official said…
Full: news.yahoo.com

Version 2: 8:17amET

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on his way to a hotel near the scene of one of the London blasts Thursday when he received a call to stay put, the foreign minister said.

”After the first explosion, our finance minister received a request not to go anywhere,” Finance Minister Silvan Shalom told Israel Army Radio.

Netanyahu was to have been the scheduled keynote speaker at an Israeli corporate investment conference at the Great Eastern hotel near the Liverpool Street subway station.
Full: nytimes.com

Version 3: 8:14pmET
Full: washingtonpost.com
…Police said there had been no warning and that the blasts at three subway stations went off within 26 minutes, starting at 8:51 a.m. in an Underground train just outside the financial district. Authorities initially blamed a power surge but realized it was a terror attack after the bus bombing near the British Museum at 9:47 a.m. _ less than an hour after the first explosion.

Pretty astonishing that the Israeli government was warned, and not the police.

Chancellor Gordon Brown says progress has been made in tackling poverty but it will take more than one G8 meeting to determine Africa’s long-term future.

He told the BBC: “It is a lifetime’s work where we empower the people of Africa and the developing countries to make decisions for themselves.”

…And he said the Live 8 events were an example of Britain at its best.

They were proof that “people can have power if they make their views felt”.

…But he stressed: “It is not a week’s work at the G8 that is going to determine the long-term future of Africa or the developing countries.”

The Pope has also joined in calls for world leaders to take action to stamp out poverty in Africa.

He urged them to take concrete measures to eradicate starvation and help poorer countries to develop.

…EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said that trade was the only way to convert humanitarian assistance into economic sustainability in Africa.

But he added: “It’s not a simple we throw a switch, we pull a lever and we have reform overnight for the benefit of all developing countries.

“Different developing countries have different interests and different needs and we have to accommodate them all.”
Full: bbc.co.uk

‘Determining Africa’s long-term future”…feels so nice they had to say it twice. Check those muscular verbs baby. “We” are so so goood… Only ‘we’ have the power to ’empower’. And which ‘people’ have the power? Why ‘ours’ of course. “‘We’ [sigh] have to accomodate ‘them’ all…whiteman’s burden is a bitch…
I’m reminded of what Eduardo Galeano said, that in ‘developing countries’ we do not see a lack of capitalism, but indeed capitalism in its “vicious senility.” Why are “they” poor? Simple. Because “we” are rich. Mr. Brown makes sure to say this is all going to take a very long time, since the fruits will be invisible, being non-existent.

It was, as Chris Martin of Coldplay put it, “the greatest thing that’s ever been organised probably in the history of the world”, and although veterans of the two world wars might have disagreed, for once the drift-net rock statement captured the mood.

…In the end, this is what saved the concert from mawkishness: the possibility of failure put steel in the atmosphere at Live 8.

“Come Monday morning, most people here will have probably forgotten a lot of what was said,” said David Smithey, 26, a manager from south London, when it was all over. “But that’s not the point. It’s not us, now, who’ve got to remember.”

At midday the approach to the park was a familiar pre-rock concert landscape of men weeing under trees, jocular police and a revivalist with a megaphone: “I used to be a sinner like you, now I’m a winner.”

And then you heard the conversations. “Bono gets all his merchandise made in a cooperative factory in South Africa,” said a girl in Top Shop’s finest, made-up for a chance appearance on telly.

“Surely the key issue is debt cancellation,” said a man waving an Arsenal flag. “Bob can get things done,” said another.

A girl dragging a suitcase of provisions said: “I feel bad, I just bought a load of stuff from Harrods food hall when there are, you know, people in Africa … ” Her friends reassured her that this was precisely the issue they were there to confront.

“Tony Blair can’t actually do anything,” came the voice of a lone cynic, to which her companion fairly screamed: “YES HE CAN, he’s got a percentage.”

At the entrance, fans without tickets pleaded for spares, but apologetically, lest they be mistaken for touts and beaten to death.

The fear of anti-climax made the crowd initially jittery and the organisers seemed to feel it too; the outline of Richard Curtis could be seen hovering anxiously in the wings on stage. It took a while for people to find their voice. When Bono said “eight of the most powerful men on earth are meeting in Gleneagles in Scotland”, a huge cheer went up and then abruptly stopped, as people wondered if they should rather be booing. “God bless you, Africa,” said Bono, more straightforwardly, and so it began.

…The weirdest sequence of the night was Jon Bon Jovi live from Philadelphia to Brian Wilson in Berlin to Snoop Dogg in London, and then a short film about starving children in Africa. The crowd could not shift registers quickly enough and ragged cheers spilt over as horrendous imagery flashed up on the giant screens. “No,” chided Sir Bob, coming on stage afterwards, “I don’t think we clap that, do you?”, before telling off the press for being a bunch of dirty cynics.

“Fock off, Bob!” someone called out, fondly.

…There were, of course, lots of warm, fuzzy and nonsensical statements from the stage, and it fell to Ms Dynamite, never one to shirk her duty, to remind everyone that “at the end of the day, we as a nation have robbed, killed, stolen and tortured the third world”, and that if there was a debt to be paid, we owed it.
Full: guardian.co.uk

Except for the ‘nonsensical statement’ at the end which is the only thing that made any sense to me, this sounds like that harrowing “10 Minutes Hate” scene from 1984. Hitting the reptile brain button. The reptiles, of course, are fine, it’s us humans that’re the problem.