LAT: Bomb Plot Evidence 'Immense,' British Say

[A-Schwarzenegger]

Wow.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-fg-terror22aug22,1,5102894.story

I read the story with urgency to see what "evidence" was connected to
that "immense"...

Bomb Plot Evidence 'Immense,' British Say

LONDON — In the first unveiling of evidence in the alleged plot to down U.S.-bound airliners, British authorities said Monday that their searches had turned up "martyrdom videos," suicide notes, bomb-making equipment and maps.

The evidence, offered to bolster charges filed Monday against 11 suspects, hinted at a trove of material and leads yet to be examined.

"The scale is immense. Inquiries will span the globe. The enormity of the alleged plot will be matched only by our determination to follow every lead, and every line of inquiry," said Peter Clarke, chief of counter-terrorism for the London police.

(OH, the SCALE of the ALLEGED PLOT is IMMENSE, not the EVIDENCE.
Well, that's practically the same thing.)

But less than two weeks after arresting two dozen suspects, British authorities have faced increased skepticism from the public. In particular, many of Britain's estimated 1.5 million Muslims have been angered by previous roundups, including two in which suspects were shot, that failed to uncover adequate evidence of terrorism.

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1. Would this be the British alleged terror plot - that bush and friends

have been quick to take credit for foiling? Amazing how they could suddenly and mysteriously morph from disgraceful incompetents to the much more efficient MI5, MI6 and the New Scotland Yard.

Amazing people they are. :eyes:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

5. Amazing and immense.

[stepnw1f]

2. LOL..... Jesus Christ, What Absolute Bullshit

Iiiiii'mmmmm sssspppiiiinnnnniiiiiinnngggg.

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3. Larry Johnson summarized the "immensity" of this plot

pretty well in a recent blog entry

We'll say it again--the plotters had not yet actually prepared or mixed a potential explosive. More importantly, they did not have a working prototype of a viable explosive charge that would pass muster at a screening checkpoint. The British plotters reportedly did have hydrogen peroxide. Big deal. Go to your local drug store and you too can buy some.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

4. But one of them had gone through a ritual body shaving.

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7. Don't forget the martyrdom tapes.

The Young Turks did an appropriate bit about putting together a martyrdom tape well before you'd ever need it. Do you update that periodically, like a resume? Do you just add to it, like a diary? "Met a nice girl today... having second thoughts about this whole martyr thing..."

[jumpoffdaplanet]

6. Translated: We haven't got shit

but we'll fuck with these guys nevertheless.