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Nye Bevan

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54. You answered your own question.

Reply to yurbud (Reply #52)

Thu Nov 13, 2014, 01:13 PM

Nov 2014

If they didn't want Westerners to support attacking them then they wouldn't regularly murder Westerners on Youtube.

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Four men arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack to kill Queen Elizabeth [View all] 7962 Nov 2014 OP

Notice the source for the queen as the target is The Sun, Murdoch's rag muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #1

USA corporate bullshit media is runing with it Iliyah Nov 2014 #12

Yeas, sure... Helen Borg Nov 2014 #2

For goodness sake, she's 88 years old. Why plot to kill her? Shrike47 Nov 2014 #3

As Queen, killing her would be considered a major symbolic victory Lurks Often Nov 2014 #17

I Somehow Doubt RobinA Nov 2014 #28

You are kidding? Scairp Nov 2014 #21

Practically a kid in that family Reter Nov 2014 #31

Killing the Queen would be seen by the Jihadists as an absolutely huge, historic victory, Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #32

Why not just get rid of the Royals .. Lenomsky Nov 2014 #4

That's up to the people of Britain, GGJohn Nov 2014 #5

I'm British technically .. Lenomsky Nov 2014 #8

Hopefully not by assassination marshall Nov 2014 #45

Have the citizens of Britain indicated that they wish to relieve msanthrope Nov 2014 #7

Lenomsky Diclotican Nov 2014 #20

Diclotican, thanks for informing of the European POV. freshwest Nov 2014 #30

freshwest Diclotican Nov 2014 #43

It's really none of our business Scairp Nov 2014 #22

He is well-known for putting his foot into his mouth when speaking publicly. I have the impressiont Cal33 Nov 2014 #42

Time will do that before too long. EEO Nov 2014 #6

My BS threat level is red marmar Nov 2014 #9

My crap detector went red line with "Islamist" and knife attack. sarge43 Nov 2014 #13

Do you recall the weapons that the Islamists used on 9/11? (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #34

Yes and I also recall 3000 people murdered at once n/t sarge43 Nov 2014 #35

The members of ISIL used knives to cut the heads off of their victims. Major Hogwash Nov 2014 #36

Good point (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #41

Commercial jetliners... LanternWaste Nov 2014 #50

$20 says they were followers of Anjem Choudary cosmicone Nov 2014 #10

That would not be a surprise Scairp Nov 2014 #23

More casualties of Western media's forwarding of propaganda by terrorists to the masses, the terrorists need Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #11

Wait, isn't this the plot of "Naked Gun"? zonkers Nov 2014 #14

See, George? See what you're supposed to do when you receive intel that a terrorist attack... KansDem Nov 2014 #15

Going off topic here...but he sure did look like he was waiting to get "the nod" in that video. C Moon Nov 2014 #18

In the months following that iconic video, FSTV aired a program out of Canada about it. freshwest Nov 2014 #53

More of the same Feral Child Nov 2014 #16

Knives/axes, whats the difference? We've already had axe attacks 7962 Nov 2014 #29

A knife Feral Child Nov 2014 #47

Hey, we had the guy in NYC attack armed cops with a hatchet. 7962 Nov 2014 #49

If they were Islamist, I'll bet they passed on the Guy Fawkes masks! - nt KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #19

And get Prince Charlie as successor? Cleita Nov 2014 #24

This woman survived the London Blitz. christx30 Nov 2014 #25

christx30 Diclotican Nov 2014 #44

Islamist plot ??? Rhinodawg Nov 2014 #26

Doesn't pass the smell test. Jamastiene Nov 2014 #27

It would be an absolutely devastating event for everyone in the UK. Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #33

It seems more unlikely for thinking a knife attack on the queen at the ceremony could succeed muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #39

It'd definitely be a victory symbolically. Like blowing up a religious shrine. She's the ceremonial freshwest Nov 2014 #37

Thank you. Jamastiene Nov 2014 #46

It would be as big a fundraising/recruiting success as 9/11 was Recursion Nov 2014 #38

She is the head of state of the UK. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #40

what would be the point? She's pretty damn old yurbud Nov 2014 #48

Again, this would be an absolutely gut-wrenching, devastating body blow in the UK, Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #51

what would they gain from doing it besides increasing public support in the West for attacking them? yurbud Nov 2014 #52

You answered your own question. Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #54

Update: 3 men charged with plotting to behead a member of the public muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #55

Reggie Jackson is still on the loose Capt. Obvious Nov 2014 #56