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Wintermint

Wintermint

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England's 'second city', an hour away from me last night. A terrorist bomb and 22 people killed, some of them children.

Such evil. When will it end?
 

It's every parents' nightmare and that is how terrorists get to us. If we refuse to be intimidated by bombs on trains they up the ante to kill kids at school or at a concert.

So far away in Australia all I can to is weep with my fellow humans and think how much I love all of the wonderful Brits who rushed in to help and to take care of the traumatised youngsters. Respect.
 

Absolutely dreadful, so many cut down before their life began.

Why did the authorities shut down all public transport leaving
thousands stranded in a big city, many young girls on their own?

Mike.
 
Heartbreaking! Can't watch the news without sobbing. Especially the young ones 8 or 10 years old. They are exuberant, joyful, excited, full of life. How can anyone even think of harming one so innocent? I can't comprehend it.

Whoever planned such evil deserves to have his life taken away. They do not deserve to live on this planet. Truly, the scriptures are right: "It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble."

I hope he gets what justice dictates, and my God have mercy on his soul, because on earth no one else can have any mercy, I don't think.
 
Seems like that peaceful bunch has struck again, the wrong country or place gets hit we could see a possibly improvement but many will suffer when we do so from it. This act sure is no surprise more will follow. As noticed very special targets are selected here and elsewhere offering the least chance of defense from victims.
 
I cried this morning when I watched a mother on TV expressing her fear and desperation over not having heard from her daughter, her phone not responding, authorities unable to give her answers at this time....the young, the innocent, the families of this horrible act of evil terrorism....it's hard to grasp. I stand with all of our UK friends in sharing your overwhelming grief. "We've got to do better. We've got to love one another" .
 
My heart goes out to all who were targeted by terrorism once again. My sympathy to all the victims and their families, may the dead rest peacefully. :(
 
Thanks for all the responses and kind words. A couple of follow-ups.
exwisehe: The terrorist blew himself up with the bomb. My only regret is that he isn't aware that he hasn't gone to paradise.

Camper6: The police have identified the bomber, though they haven't released his name. They have however said he was a British citizen. So not a case of 'importing'.
 
My condolences to the families of the victims and well wishes to everyone in the U.K.

Peace - Chic
 
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It seems that most of the terrorist acts that have taken place in Europe, in recent years, have been committed by citizens, or long term residents, of those nations. The "vetting" of refugees is not going to do much to stop these tragedies, if they are being committed by disenchanted and brainwashed members of the present populations. ISIS has no need to infiltrate a western nation, so long as it can continue to convert people into terrorists, via Social Media, etc.
 
Another suspect is in custody, British-born, I haven't heard the name yet. I understand your point about "vetting " Don, but I don't think it should stop at this point in time.
 
I also live a short drive away from Manchester.
I am still having difficulty taking it in.
I find it impossible to understand how innocent children can be targeted in such a manner.

It is unmanly and unholy - Jihad my arse!
 
The suspect was born in the UK of Lybian parents. More important he traveled to Libya and Syria which should've sent off 10 red flags. He was on a list or known to intelligence officials. They say the bomb needed more than homemade internet instructions. One expert said homemade bombs are extremely dangerous, so dangerous that terrorists have been known to rent or buy separate apts & houses just to make bombs. Father arrested today in Libya.

http://thepoliticalinsider.com/manchester-terrorist-travel-libya-syria/

http://hotair.com/archives/2017/05/...sticated-almost-impossible-bomber-didnt-help/

It should be noted several US attackers also traveled overseas with a year or two of their attack right into the heart of radical Islam. Somethings besides 'training' is happening on those trips.
 
Interestingly his father was part of the anti Gaddafi movement - part of the 'Arab Spring' so many western politicians had such high (and fruitless) hopes for. He supported a Muslim Libya it seems, fled to the UK because of oppression by the Gadhafi thugdom (only recently at the time an ally of the west) and then had a son who seems to have become radicalised and decided that bombing kids was somehow a good thing to do.

The stories are complex, interwoven and are not served well by knee jerk jingoistic responses.
 

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