What if the London bombings turn out to be more like Columbine?

[sleipnir]

I wonder, is it possible we're seeing no connection to any real terroist group because these few young men acted alone? I wonder, the evidence is mounting that they were "normal lads" with nothing extraodinary about them.

Except that instead of bullies and atheletes, their hatred runs red because of the Iraq War and the Palistine-Israel conflict.

[bmcatt]

1. Looking for my tinfoil hat

I'm sure this qualifies me for a tinfoil hat, but I'm a little suspicious of how very quickly the British authorities managed to identify the suspects. All the bodies haven't been identified yet, but, somehow, they've managed to find document-type evidence as well as track them down?

I guess all those CCTV cameras allowed them to just follow them all backwards to their houses or something?

As I say, this is possibly just a matter of missing my anti-paranoia meds ("Ok, who's been screwing with my anti-paranoia shot again?"), but this seems just a little bit too pat for my tastes.

[applegrove]

2. You make the point that it is kid's being fed some myth that turns

them into suicide bombers or suicide shooters. That is a likeness. Both are following some dream of being allpowerful.