Month July 2005

London police ‘shoot to kill’ policy

The police killing was condemned by Muslim groups, which expressed shock at the news of the victim’s innocence. “To give licence to people to shoot to kill just like that, on the basis of suspicion, is very frightening,” Azzam Tamimi…

London police: stone cold killers

The man who was shot five times in the head by London police on the subway was innocent. That’s right, innocent. No bomb, no links to bombers. Nothing except he ran from them. So they pushed him on the ground…

Look for the root, don’t just react

These two cogent posts address the same subject, we need to understand why terrorism happens, what their motivations are, and get it at the root, rather than flashy useless “security.” Such security does little except scare people silly and boost state power. Which…

Still don’t know if he had a bomb

“I saw it all. He was dead, five shots”“I looked at his face … He was absolutely petrified” No report of the London subway shooting I’ve seen said, yes, he had a bomb. Has anyone seen news to the contrary?