Bush: London attacks show need to stay on offense (Not The Onion)

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N09269668.htm

WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush praised the resilience of Londoners on Saturday after deadly transit bombings and pledged to "stay on the offense" in the war on terrorism as he urged Americans to remain on alert.

"In this dark hour, the people of Great Britain can know that the American people stand with them," Bush said in his weekly radio address.

"This week, there is great suffering in the city of London. Yet the British people are resilient, and they have faced brutal enemies before," he added.

British authorities have said the attacks bear the hallmarks of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network, the Islamic militant group behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington.

[SHRED]

1. Oh yeah

"stay on the offense"

Hey Chimp:
You are a hardheaded dullard that has zero imagination regarding the 'war'.
You are killing Iraqi civilians, our sons and daughters, and stirring more hatred worldwide that result in bombings of more innocent people.
A big FUCK YOU is in order.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. There is not a shred of evidence to support these statements...

that is if you are a hardheaded dullard. He is a perfect tool. Cheney has tauht him well.

[SHRED]

16. "...shred..."

I get it.
:rofl:

Good point. He is more likely a good actor involved in a horrific plot.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

20. OK, now get back up and keep helping edumacate those in here who

are just starting to put their foot in the pool.... good day!!

[deminks]

2. Radio address still full of the same tired, failed rhetoric

"We will stay on the offense, fighting the terrorists abroad so we do not have to face them at home," Bush said.

snip from the above article.

I can't believe he still used that line after what just happened. They really haven't got a clue.

[City Lights]

6. Unbelievable.

His cluelessness leaves me speechless. :wow:

[baby_bear]

8. They count on the people not having a clue

Surely they know their rhetoric is hollow, pathetic and cynical, but they figure the American people will wrap themselves in the flag even tighter and trust in their "leader."

Sad to say, to a large part that is what will happen.

I hope the British press picks up on this radio addresss and decries it. The American press likely will not - but I would be most pleased to be proved wrong.

b_b

[reprobate]

24. Nah, he just needs a new scriptwriter. No oringinal thought in that head.

[wake.up.america]

4. What is the plan to stop terror?

Anybody know what Bush is talking about when he says America and its allies will not stop waging war on terror?
So, how far along are we?
When do declare victory?
How many terrorists are there? Bush must know because he says we are winning.
Does he have inclination about why these guys are pissed off to the max?
How much money is he making off this whole fiasco?

[Amonester]

38. Good questions, indeed.

None of them shall we ever hear an answer from the dumb parrot-in-chief, of course... So lemme guess.

1. I think - and I am not the only one - ** is talking about doing everything he/they can to make it last forever (thanks to Liebold&Co)

2. Farther away every day.

3. See "Mission Accomplished" (the word Victory doesn't mean the same thing for the PNAC gangsters as it does for the rest of us, honest and poor mortals).

4. The number of terralists is growing exponentially, as hoped for in the PNAC gangsters'$ plan. And again, the word we doesn't mean the same for these political bandits as it does for the rest of us, honest and poor mortals.

5. Pissed off is the exact word... (re.: Gitmo's piss on a book...)

6. Good question, but it's not just him... I'd say about half of the money he/they charge on the national credit card (cash for them now and payable bills plus interest for future taxpayers).

All 'n all, they really think we're all dumbier than them... So they keep plotting and catapulting the propaganda (fear). Hey, those off-shore accounts just love it like it is, why change the course?? No need to. "They" believe...

:hangover:

[Wetzelbill]

5. oh fuck.....here we go again.....

:boring:

[H5N1]

7. The perfect timing makes me wonder if, once again, we did it

[patalicat]

10. ... we did it

its a no brainer
but can't think right now its saturday.. gotta go to wal-mart and save

[Jack Rabbit]

9. I thought we were supposed to be on the offensive so this wouldn't happen

At least that's what he said at Fort Bragg on June 28. We were taking the war to the terrorists in Iraq (oh, never mind the argument that they weren't very effective there until after he invaded) so that we wouldn't have to fight them at home.

Of course, the attack was not on an American city, but on London, the capital and largest city of a US ally.

Bush probably thinks that's what allies are for -- to take the hit for him.

[Allenberg]

12. " so that we wouldn't have to fight them at home."

Exactly. Try telling that to the Britons that lost loved ones.

[reprobate]

Slight correctgion: We ARE on the offensive, and MADE this happen.

Never believe that there is anything this junta would not do to keep power.

So now they are responsible for New York, D.C. and London. Another Mad George Trifecta.

[antonialee839]

29. Apparently these terrorists didn't

get Monkey's "YOU MUST ONLY FIGHT IN IRAQ" memo.

[Jack Rabbit]

35. Related thought from another thread

Please click here.

Subject (revised): It's not impossible that there will be another attack on American soil

First of all, as most of us know, invading Iraq had nothing to do with terrorism and could not have made Americans or anybody else safer.

Second, in order to invade Iraq, the Bush regime had to remove resources from Afghanistan, where the terrorists were. They have regrouped.

Third, by invading Iraq, they turned the small-time punk Zarqawi into a mafia don; now he really is allied with Osama, where he wasn't before, and now Iraq really is a terrorist training ground, where it wasn't before.

Since invading Iraq, there have been major terrorist attacks in Bali, Istanbul, Riyadh, Madrid and now London. Bush does not have terrorists on the run, but they are running all over the world. His war on terrorism is a failure.

Let's all hope I'm wrong, but that there can be a terrorist attack on American soil in the near future is not unthinkable.

[Rose Siding]

11. First, we must find out what country they're from. Then, invade...

an entirely *different* country. It really throws them off!

[Demit]

30. LOL! Good one.

[ist rad]

13. this should be shocking

but tragically, it's just par for the course for Bush--who didn't think he'd come out with shit like this?

[soda]

14. matt says

Unlike four years ago, however, I refuse to accept that the attack on London was anything less than a false-flag operation designed to enrage Western "civilization" against the Middle East. Why? Because there is no reason for "terrorist" groups to attack England. As recently as this week, the Ministry of Defense announced that plans were being drafted that would pull British armed forces from the quagmires in Iraq and Afghanistan. With the British effectively admitting they're throwing in the towel, the only motivation to stay could come from an attack that compels the forces to stay and fight "global terrorism.
"http://www.thesimon.com/magazine/articles/canon_fodder/0889_what_behind_london_attacks.html

[buddha8]

15. Orwell

One sees from reading "1984" that there is now literally no difference between the mindless newspeak used to manipulate the dull general mass in the novel and the stuff they are throwing up today. The exact same obsession with Fear and the artificial creation of an Imaginary Enemy who is ubiquitos but ofcourse cannot be seen and who is responsible for all the grief of an otherwise innocent and 'civilized' society. Simply astounding. There is such enormous contempt on the part of corporate media for its listeners. And why shouldn't there be. A larger herd of domesticated farm animals has never before in history been documented. The good Germans of the 30s were not as numerous though they were as equally frightened,paranoid and bestial in their profound self-centeredness. The Roman mobs of the Collesium years are literally indistinguishable from the facist millions who digest ESPN 24 hours a day and would greedily gorge on death conflicts and animal sacrifice if only the FCC would cooperate.

I am afraid we are in for a very long,dark period. The plebians are too dull,too ignorant and far too easily manipulated and all power now rests in the Executive 'branch' and our current one party system. Spontaneous marches and protests and mass mobilizations for peace and sanity and reducation are the best and only hope. This in the tradition of Ghandi and King. This should include mass protests of the corporate media centers which are disseminating this warmongering,fear-Garbage. The youth and the educated literally need to rise up, move beyond their monitors and demonstrate until the voice for peace and sanity is heard over and over and over again. The Big Lies that have been perpetrated will take a long time to dissolve and a message of truth will not penetrate no matter the circumstances for a good while.

[pfitz59]

25. The BFEE will never release their iron grip.........

A dark cloud has descended on Western Civilization, and the sheeple are lost in the desert. Watched small slice of TUCKHEAD Carlson regarding London bombings. The Arab guy on show kept saying "look at the reason behind the bombings". Carlson was insufferable saying the acts were "despicable', but refused to question "WHY?" So long as the "MEDIA" (and the sheeple)refuse to ask "why?" these incidents will continue. Ask yourself, why are most of the foreign 'insurgents' in Iraq Saudi citizens? better yet, why not ask Bush why he hasn't invaded Saudi Arabia? This whole situation is so nasty.

[reprobate]

27. Buddha, you struck the spike on the wide end.

Thanks for calling our attention to the similarities. One would wonder if they somehow found a way to clone Orwell and thru cosmetic surgery produced KKKRove.

I do believe that you are right. Their playbook has Orwell's signature written all over it.

[WinkyDink]

17. terrorists

Europeans remember and are aware of, even if Bush does and is not, the Baader-Meinhof Gang, the Red Brigades, the sympathetic murderous Japanese Red Army, the IRA, the Basque Separatists, etc. They remember car bombings; train, train station, and airport massacres; plane and cruise ship hijackings; kidnappings and assassinations; Munich '72.
They know there is NO WAY TO WAGE A WAR against terrorists, who live in their---and our---midst! They must be hunted down, by the Mossad, MI6, or whatever special Intelligence units a nation has.

No, WE instead ruin Britain's attempts to do just that with their Al-Qaeda cells, and a Bushco man DELIBERATELY outs a valued CIA agent.
How did we get this psychopath in the White House????????

[cliss]

22. Hi, Winky Dink

Welcome to the DU! :smoke:

I agree with you. There is no way to win a war against terrorists. They can strike anytime, anywhere. THEY call the shots, as millions sit in Europe and wonder when they will strike next.

I'm sure there is a lot of anxiety in Europe right now, in particular Italy and Denmark.

Bush knows his rhetoric is of a limited duration. Like a turkey sandwich in the deli section, there is an expiration date on his foolish bravado. At some point, people will start rebelling.

[sabra]

18. Bush salutes British resolve

<<SNIP>>
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/12095359.htm

Bush salutes British resolve

DARLENE SUPERVILLE

Associated Press


WASHINGTON - President Bush paid tribute to the British people on Saturday, two days after deadly bombings struck London's transit system, and reiterated his pledge that the "cause of freedom will prevail" against terrorists who are trying to shake the will of the free world.

Hailing the British, survivors of the Nazi blitz, as resilient, Bush said they and Americans stood together to defeat the "murderous ideologies" of the 20th century and will do so again in the 21st.

"The terrorists cannot shake our will," the president said in his weekly radio address. "America and its allies will act decisively, because we know that the future of civilization is at stake in this struggle, and we know that the cause of freedom will prevail."

Bush was in Scotland for the annual meeting of leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations when bombs exploded throughout London's subway system and on a double-decker bus during the morning rush-hour Thursday, killing dozens and wounding hundreds more. A little-known group claiming links to the al-Qaida terrorist network claimed responsibility for the attacks.

<</SNIP>>

[mr blur]

23. Every time he opens his stupid mouth,

he pisses off more and more of "his allies". I cannot remember a US president more reviled and scorned over here than Bush is. I mean, Reagan was pretty unpopular here, but compared to Bush he was almost human.

[olddad56]

19. How could he get any more offensive?

[Straight Shooter]

21. ist rad, soda, WinkyDink, buddha8 and patalicat

*whew* Welcome to DU :hi:

[ist rad]

31. lol...thanks

:hi:

[0007]

26. junior is mentally unstable

"Upon returning from the summit on Friday, Bush paid a visit to the British Embassy in Washington. Choking back tears, he signed a book of condolence and laid a wreath in front of the ambassador's residence."

[SammyWinstonJack]

32. Choking back tears.

Sure! Right! I'll just bet he was......NOT!

[uppityperson]

28. I find Mr.bush is still offensive, quite offensive.

Welcome to DU deminks (not sure if you've been welcomed yet), wake.up.america ,H5N1, patalicat, ist rad, soda, buddha8, WinkyDink, olddad56. Lots of newish people here. Welcome, may your stays be peaceful and productive.

[pinkpops]

33. The *It's better to fight them in England than over here* stratergy

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

34. I'm surprised he didn't say this:

See? It happened in England. That's abroad. That's not here in the U.S. God bless America.

[moondust]

37. "We're gonna fight them in Canada so we don't have to fight them here!"

"We're fighting them in Minnesota so we don't have to fight them here where me and my little buddies are hiding!"

[pinkpops]

40. P.S.

And what do you mean WE? WE be hidin (behind our flag).

[XemaSab]

36. (not the Onion).... *chuckle*

n/t

[norml]

39. They are trying to divert attention away from Pakistan.

Pak interrogating suspect for links with London carnage

Peshawar: Pakistani authorities are interrogating a British national, Zeeshan Siddique, suspected of having links with al Qaeda and militants in the UK, for his possible role in Thursday’s serial bomb blasts in London. Security agencies had picked up the man from near Peshawar in May.

Though Sidddique’s links with some of the militants belonging with Al Muhajiroun, a radical Muslim group in the UK, have been established, his association with the group as such has not been proved. However, the interrogators have recovered several phone numbers from his possession allegedly linking him to al Qaeda operatives, and feel he may be the missing link in the plot.

The interrogators have also recovered from him a CD containing programmes regarding circuit works, aeronautical mapping and digital simulation. He has reportedly disclosed to the interrogators, that he was a suspect in a failed plot to bomb pubs, restaurants and rail stations in London.

According to The Dawn , they are now focusing on a note in which Siddique states that one of his comrades had informed him that ‘wagon’ had now been called off. According to the paper, the reference to ‘wagon’ has prompted security officials to take a fresh look at the whole case with particular reference to the bombings in London’s underground tubes.


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http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=5761

[MisterP]

41. this man does not have a brain! he's been pithed!

[opihimoimoi]

42. Is that a Lobotomy???

[bemildred]

44. Sort of. It's how live frogs are "prepared" for dissection, or something.

Stick in needle in the skull and stir, I think.

[opihimoimoi]

45. OMG, it explains things gone beserk in the White House...

[pinniped]

43. WTF exactly is the "hallmark" of Al Qaeda????

Do they hold the monopoly on multiple bombs going on at once?

No other groups have been able to figure out the closely guarded techniques?