Shit. Shitshitshit.

[misscam]

I want to weep.

Not this shit again. Part of me wants to curse at the sodding bastards who did this, part of me just feels very, very tired. I hope all Brits on my flist are safe and that their friends and families are safe.

I love Britain. I've always been an Anlgophile, growing up with BBC programs and British authors and even British football. And somewhere in a dark part of me I know I've been waiting for this shit to happen, giving the UK's profile, given the Iraq mess, given the rotten world. Still, I am sorry. So very, very sorry. This should not happen. This should not be.

Yet it is.

And you bastards who did this, who attack innocent civilians where they are most vulnerable - you're no warriors in battle. Like so many before you, you are cowards in a war. You have no claim to the word 'warrior' or 'jihad.' You kill because you hate and I pity you, for it is all you'll ever know, all you'll ever be and you don't even understand why this is such a great sorrow. For this and this alone, I do pity you. For the rest - fuck you, you sodding murderous bastards.

Also, STFU Bush (and possibly Blair - I will reserve judgement on you for now. You did seem genuinly affected). If either of you try to take political advantage of this, I hope a whale falls on you both.

Comments

[arandil13.livejournal.com]

I think the best quote I heard about this was from someone that works with my husband. (Their company has offices in New York and London - my husband being in the New York office and this man being in the London office):

"Another case of Al-Q cowards murdering office workers & pretending its a great military strike of some kind."

That's all it is. I mean, it's terrible and all, but if they had real balls, they'd go after military targets and not innocent civilians. Cowards. Dogs.

[huinesoron.livejournal.com]

And what good would that do? Kill a few soldiers - if you can even get at a military base - and there's hundreds more. Take out the transport system in central London - which was what this was designed to do, not to kill large numbers of people - and you paralyse the capital of the UK for a day, possibly more. It's easy to see which is more effective, and very hard to see why you should let a few civilians stand in the way.

And (back to the original points) as to people taking political advantage of it... the Shadow Home Secretary made a speech. He was virtually giggling with glee at the opportunity to get one up on Labour. I wanted to hit him.

[arandil13.livejournal.com]

Whatever. I still say it was a cowardly thing to do.

[silvery-lass.livejournal.com]

Military buildings are more heavily guarded than public transport. And on 9/11 they did attack Pentagon.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Wars tehse days are less about courage and more about what you can cripple.