British Spies KNEW & Had Investigated Bombers-1 Yr BEFORE Attacks

[kpete]

Britain had investigated July 7 bombers
LONDON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- British spies knew the ringleader of the July 7, 2005, London bombings was planning to fight for al-Qaida more than a year before the suicide attacks.

British security sources revealed that MI5 bugged Mohammad Sidique Khan and Shehzad Tanweer, a second bomber, for two months as they talked about Khan's desire to fight in what he saw as the Islamic holy war, The Sunday Times of London reports.

Agents also listened in as the men talked between themselves about Khan's plans to return to Pakistan where he had attended a camp for British terrorists. They also spoke about engaging in crime to raise money for Islamist extremism.

However, police and MI5 officers determined the two men did not present a "direct threat" to national security. The detectives concluded the men were primarily involved in fraud rather than preparing to mount attacks in the near future -- and as a result, surveillance on them stopped.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060122-071930-9914r

[Junkdrawer]

1. LIHOP-BV???

Let It Happen On Purpose - British Version???

[Warpy]

3. More likely they just didn't keep close enough tabs on them

to know they'd managed to get their hands on explosives.

There are a lot of people out there who dream of bombing stuff. Some of them might even have searched the net and found out how to do it. Getting the explosives is the tricky part, and that's the part the authorities need to watch.

Apparently the UK didn't.

[marmar]

4. Perhaps...

and perhaps this wasn't without precedent....

:tinfoilhat:

[NVMojo]

2. someone needs to do some serious time for this ...