Worse than 9/11 plot to blow up UK

[Clodhopper]

good lord..........this time they stopped it, what about next?

That's the point, of course: The security services have to succeed every time, the terrorists only have to succeed once. I must admit, I expected them to have managed at least one "spectacular" by now. It's a big tick of approval for the MIs and CIs involved.

[oscar]

Originally Posted by Clodhopper

That's the point, of course: The security services have to succeed every time, the terrorists only have to succeed once. I must admit, I expected them to have managed at least one "spectacular" by now. It's a big tick of approval for the MIs and CIs involved.

The response I hoped for and why I refrained from answering Spot's question. I put the thread on to discuss terror by Extremists and not to get into posts discussing the clarity of my title.

I admit, I also imagined a big un myself and It is down to Intelligence that we have not had one.

[G#Gill]

Originally Posted by oscar

The response I hoped for and why I refrained from answering Spot's question. I put the thread on to discuss terror by Extremists and not to get into posts discussing the clarity of my title.

I admit, I also imagined a big un myself and It is down to Intelligence that we have not had one.

Yet !!!

[luciferjohn]

Originally Posted by G#Gill

Yet !!!

i still say i hope noone else has one

[Richard Bell]

I wish the convicted terrorists good health...so that the murderous bastards aren't sprung from prison in seven years.

[Clodhopper]

I wish the convicted terrorists good health...so that the murderous bastards aren't sprung from prison in seven years

If one of them is dying, he probably will be before the end. They even let Ronnie Biggs out, and that didn't look likely for a long time.

And yes, I do approve of release on compassionate grounds.

[oscar]

Originally Posted by spot

In what sense is blowing up transatlantic jets "worse than 9/11"?

In what sense does it involve blowing up the UK?

Actually I will answer this question after all. Do the math Spot and there lies the answer.
The gang plotted to blow up 18 transatlantic flights.. If you have an average of 400 passengers on each flight that equals approx 3600 people if they had been successful. The death toll from 9/11 was estimated at 2,900.
To blow up the UK' stems from the fact that the suicide bombings would be on planes leaving the UK and one of the members stating that 'There will be body parts in the streets of the UK'. The effect of the planes detonating over the streets of the UK would have the same effect as the Lockerbie flight hitting Lockerbie but on a far larger scale. Doesn't take much to work out does it?

[spot]

Originally Posted by oscar

The gang plotted to blow up 18 transatlantic flights.. If you have an average of 400 passengers on each flight that equals approx 3600 people if they had been successful.

The trouble with you is your inevitable egging of the cake.

A gang of British Muslims plotted to cause carnage "on an almost unprecedented scale" by detonating up to 18 suicide bombs on transatlantic passenger flights, a court has heard [...] The alleged bombers had drawn up plans to attack seven Boeing 777, 767 and 763 aircraft, each carrying between 241 and 285 passengers and crew, operated by American Airlines, United Airlines and Air Canada

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...igger-911.html

Or do you have a reference to 18 flights transatlantic somewhere?

[oscar]

Originally Posted by spot

Or do you have a reference to 18 flights transatlantic somewhere?

Yes.

[spot]

Originally Posted by oscar

Yes.

Come on then, cough it up.