yesterday London celebrates getting 2012 Olympics and then today.....

[bobbieinok]

what a seesaw of emotions

simplistic question: could there be any connection????????

[ck4829]

1. The scary thing is that there is so much on the table

A conference that can change the world, the environment, and start the healing on an entire Continent.

Britain was going to partially withdraw.

The Olympics.

All of this stuff happened, it's just so weird.

[ProgressiveFool]

2. it gave me a nasty chill

When I opened the LA and NY Times this morning and saw the picture of the happy crowds in London, knowing that tomorrow both would carry another, this time heart-breaking picture of London on the front page.

[spindoctor]

3. Hmm...maybe it was the FRENCH behind the explosions...

They had the motive.

Hmmmmm

[Al-CIAda]

5. I am waiting for the MSNBC poll to suggest as much

-given that we were offered a chance to express our satisfaction that Paris was not chosen on a poll yesterday.

[Eric J in MN]

4. I don't think so. I think the terrorists planned it for today

a long time ago.

The seventh day of seventh month of a year adding up to 7 (2+0+0+5)

[bobbieinok]

6. there's been number significance in all of these hits, hasn't there?????

[HEyHEY]

7. And what would the signifigance of that be?

[asthmaticeog]

8. Duuuuude, don't you get it?

When something coincides, it's never just a coincidence! Look at the numbers, maaaaaan!

[Eric J in MN]

9. choosing a date they hoped would be memorable (nt)

nt

[HEyHEY]

11. ANd they thought merely picking the year it happened was that date?

[Lisa]

10. it was probably the icing on the cake, for them

Planning the attack for during the week of the G8 meeting was likely deliberate, not just for the political impact (and media coverage, with so much coverage of the UK) -- but also for practical reasons. Security would have been more focused on protecting the visiting leaders at the other end of the country, so they may have thought it would make things easier.

I suppose it's possible that they had originally planned it for Friday but moved it up a day after the Olympics news, just out of spite (and to take advantage of the extra international press coverage of London).