London Terrorist Attack News Stories & Columns, July 9 (UPDATED)

By Andrew Cochran

Suspects Emerge in London Bombings - "Police radically revised the timing of the deadly blasts that tore through the London Underground, saying Saturday that the bombs were detonated just seconds apart � not 26 minutes as first reported. The explosions were so intense that none of the 49 known dead has yet been identified. Police indicated as many as 50 additional victims were unaccounted for.

UK police clear part of Birmingham in new scare - Police evacuated thousands of people and sealed off the center of Britain's second city Birmingham on Saturday night...(a)cting in response to intelligence of a threat, they cleared the city's entertainment and Chinatown districts of some 30,000 people and carried out a controlled explosion on a bus."

Europe's police asked to step up hunt for Morocco-born scholar - London Times story on search for Moroccan Mohamed Guerbouzi, as discussed by Evan Kohlmann on Thursday

Terror suspect: MI5 asks for deportation

London's Islamists unusually mum

Police follow North African connection - As also discussed here by Steven Emerson and Michael Kraft

Transit Alert Level May Be Dropped in Days - US alert level might be dropped to yellow soon

Arab chatrooms see mixed reaction

City used secret portal for business after terror attacks - "London's financial regulators used a secret internet chatroom to keep financial markets running smoothly after Thursday's terror attacks, regulators said."

Columns

Terror plan that failed completely - London Express & Star column: attacks failed to terrorize British

The Same Old, Same Old . . .An anatomy of the London bombing - Victor Davis Hanson on Islamic fascism

I resent your success. I hate you and your kind. So I bomb you - Truly outstanding analysis of true nature of terrorism, including current Islamic terrorists, by Roger Scruton in London Times (thanks to Jeffrey Imm for sending this)

British "Covenant of Security" with Islamists Ends - Daniel Pipes column

Al Qaeda's latest strategic mistake - Intriguing column in Asharq Alawsat, the Arabic daily in London: "This latest attack only serves US and British interests and encourages those who have been demanding an extensive and bold international effort against terrorism. It weakens considerably the already fragile positions of France and Germany and forces their governments to join forces with any future alliance against fighting terror. In particular, this week�s attacks have harmed the Islamic presence across Europe, especially in Britain where civil liberties protect those who support terrorism, even turning a blind eye to celebrations of violence and the presence of al Qaeda operatives. As a result, the government of Tony Blair will find it hard to resist calls by different Arab governments to hand over their citizens guilty of promoting terrorism on British soil."

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