Originally posted by subz
The explosives were not home made, they were thought to be C4 or RDX right?

You can make C4 at home if you know how. That's all I'll say on that subject.

lol, no offence intended astronomer.

Bad example for the states there

But Paki is just a shortened form of Pakistani, Like a Scot is a shortened form of Scottish.

Originally posted by Snoopdopey
lol, no offence intended astronomer.

Bad example for the states there

But Paki is just a shortened form of Pakistani, Like a Scot is a shortened form of Scottish.

Actually, as I pointed out above, it is not.

Definition of the term Paki is as follows; "Used as a disparaging term for a person from Pakistan or neighboring countries or for the descendant of such a person."

disparaging "often insulting or vulgar speech about another person or group.".

It's not a nice term, never has been or will be.

[edit on 12/7/2005 by Odium]

Yes guys, there are tons of Asians in Scotland and i've never seen a white Pakistani in my life, which is why i'm saying the odds weren't stacked in their favour, it's not a very common thing, and if you say it is, your talking out your backside.

How many black Scottish people do you see walking about, and i don't mean people who have moved here and been granted citizenship, i mean bog standard british people, most of us are white, would you agree? Yes.

I'm not going to get into a racial debate about how i'm a racist because i'm not, ask many of my Asian friends, they will be happy to correct you.

The lads at school i was mates with took the term paki with a pinch of salt, as soon as people start debating about whether it's offensive or not is the time people need to lighten up.

It's a shortened form of the word Pakistani, no matter it's origins or what it's supposed to mean, at the end of the day it's a shortened form and should not be taken offensively.

I feel we are going off on a side issue, and i do not want to fuel a debate about racism because i am far from a racist.

You can follow up this conversation is another forum if you like, with someone else, because it is becoming daft.

Update, reported on fox
there is a terror alert at the parliment building. all entrances and exits have been closed. will add link once i can find it

Odium, I remember the police saying that it was high explosives that was used in the attacks. And that it wasnt stuff you could make at home.

Originally posted by kenshiro2012
Update, reported on fox
there is a terror alert at the parliment building. all entrances and exits have been closed. will add link once i can find it

well, im watching parliament live now (on the BBC parliament channel) and it doesnt look like they have been told or informed.

The one that was reporting from skynet. (sister stations)
They have reported it twice but as yet there is no link that I can provide.
Lo Siento.

Originally posted by Nygdan

Nice post Nygdan--very thought provoking.

I meant that as a compliment related to your earlier posting.

Originally posted by Nygdan

To say its a 'near immpossible coincidence' that they found them days after they started looking is preposterous.

When I said it was damn fine police work, I meant exactly that--I wasn't being sarcastic. The above quote, which you included me in, was not my posting.

[edit on 12-7-2005 by Astronomer68]

Originally posted by kenshiro2012
The one that was reporting from skynet. (sister stations)
They have reported it twice but as yet there is no link that I can provide.
Lo Siento.

BBC website is reporting it, but said "more to come"...
have to wait and see

Originally posted by kenshiro2012
The one that was reporting from skynet. (sister stations)
They have reported it twice but as yet there is no link that I can provide.
Lo Siento.

Kenshiro, eres Español o no?

Si no, porque el "lo siento" al final

Me viví en España por cuatro años en Camarma de estrellas es un ciudad oeste de Alcala

If true that police have identified a bomber because his family enquired after him then it just goes to show what a bunch of rat brains these people are.
Why could'nt Mr terrorist say he was going on a holiday for a weeks before the bombings even happend. It would'nt have to be true, and they would'nt have to say "on holiday to Dim Laden camp".
In addition to doing the anti war cause no favours, giving Bush another reason to bang on about "the threat from terrorism" and Blair an excuse to push identity cards these people get caught within less than a week.

If true the stupidity of these people is more powerful than the force of their bombs.

I'd say you have to be pritty stiff lipped and smart to not slip up to people you live in the same house with about something as big as this.

Quite the opposite of ratbrained.

thematrix,
by that logic then the family members of these suicide bombers should also be arrested as being accomplices since they did not warn the police goverment etc what these idiots were planing / thinking of doing.

Originally posted by kenshiro2012
thematrix,
by that logic then the family members of these suicide bombers should also be arrested as being accomplices since they did not warn the police goverment etc what these idiots were planing / thinking of doing.

text book answer kenshiro2012

the police may think the family are apart of a cell

Originally posted by Snoopdopey
Odium.

I'm from Scotland and people call us Scots.

and what would you call english people? sassenachs?