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seemslikeadream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-30-07 06:47 PM
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Two remarkable things happened in the last two days within half a mile of each other,
http://www.craigmurray.co.uk/archives/2007/06/bombs_and_the_g.html

Two remarkable things happened in the last two days within half a mile of each other, at either end of Piccadilly. One, the car bomb, you have probably heard of. The second you probably haven't.



Here's the one you may have not heard about, note the name Khashoggi
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2899751
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seemslikeadream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-30-07 06:49 PM
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1. plenty of companies - and wealthy individuals - making huge amounts of money
http://www.craigmurray.co.uk/archives/2007/06/bombs_and_the_g.html

Let me be quite clear again: Islamic extremists may very well be responsible. I am not saying they are not. But let me expand a bit on my Cui Bono theme.

There are plenty of companies - and wealthy individuals - making huge amounts of money from both the War on Terror and its equally ugly sister, the War in Iraq. There has been much speculation that Brown will edge away from both of these. If British troops were to withdraw from Iraq, for example, that could reduce the access currently enjoyed by companies, for example Aegis and BAE, to billions of dollars of US government contracts for arms and mercenaries. These companies make money out of killing. Death is their business. Today's car bomb - and the immediate media presumption it is Islamic terrorism - certainly forces Brown further into the War on Terror. The fact that the Iraq war is the root cause of an upsurge of terror in the UK, strangely does not negate the surge of political support for the War that this sort of incident brings as a reflex reaction from our leaders.

I am not saying it was Aegis or BAE. I am saying don't be one-eyed about the possibilities. Look at the list of amazing things in London above. Do I really believe that there are wealthy people in London who would stage this sort of thing to protect or further their financial interests? Yes, I do.
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sicksicksick_N_tired Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-30-07 07:02 PM
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2. Hmmm. Could be related,...
,...AT LEAST as related as BushCO suggests al Qaeda is every act of violence, every where.
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seemslikeadream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-30-07 07:05 PM
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3. Marwan's relationship with Kamal Adham--the Saudi intelligence chief
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2007/06/i-find-something-very-fishy-about.html

I find something very fishy about the coverage of Ashraf Marwan's death. First, you find this sudden sympathy in the Israeli press for this Arab. Secondly, there is something very suspicious: none of the articles in the Arabic or Western press have talked about Marwan's relationship with Kamal Adham--the Saudi intelligence chief during King Faysal's reign. Those two constituted an influential team playing a role similar to that played by Bandar these days (prior to the bribery scandal. I heard that the US Justice Department is investigating the scandal. Let me guess. No evidence of wrongdoing will be found. And Bandar will be officially declared the most honest and transparent official on the face of the glob). Also, Ashraf Marwan's son, Jamal, owns the Melody Arabic music channel.
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seemslikeadream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-01-07 08:37 AM
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4. kick
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Malikshah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-01-07 01:08 PM
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5. But, but, but...it's al-Qa'ida, it's the boogeyman. Those conspiracies are valid
anything else is just tinfoil material!!!!:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

Nice catch. Will file away for later retrieval
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me b zola Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-01-07 01:33 PM
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6. k&r
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