Britain Drops 'War on Terror' Label

Ravenmoon · Post by **Ravenmoon** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 3:06 pm

Britain Drops 'War on Terror' Label

The words "war on terror" will no longer be used by the British government to describe attacks on the public, the country's chief prosecutor said Dec. 27.

Sir Ken Macdonald said terrorist fanatics were not soldiers fighting a war but simply members of an aimless "death cult."

The Director of Public Prosecutions said: 'We resist the language of warfare, and I think the government has moved on this. It no longer uses this sort of language."

London is not a battlefield, he said.

"The people who were murdered on July 7 were not the victims of war. The men who killed them were not soldiers," Macdonald said. "They were fantasists, narcissists, murderers and criminals and need to be responded to in that way."

His remarks signal a change in emphasis across Whitehall, where the "war on terror" language has officially been ditched.

Officials were concerned it could act as a recruiting tool for Al Qaeda, which is determined to manufacture a battle between Islam and the West.

The term "Islamic terrorist" will also no longer be used. Officials believe it is unhelpful because it appears to directly link the religion to terrorist atrocities.

In an interview with BBC Radio's World at One, Macdonald made a fresh attack on plans to extend beyond 28 days the length of time a terror suspect can be held without trial.

He said that the evidence had shown that the existing limit was working well and he accused ministers of legislating on the basis of 'hypotheticals'.

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Thermate911 · Post by **Thermate911** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 5:16 pm

"They were fantasists, narcissists, murderers and criminals and need to be responded to in that way."

Sound like primary job qualifications for the alphabet soup of spookery to me...

How slow the wheels grind. You may or may not recall this badge from Oct2001:-

Post by **TonyGosling** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:58 pm

This is from back in April
Did it pass me by?

Britain drops Bush’s 'war on terror'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... ge_id=1811

Emmanuel · Post by **Emmanuel** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:39 am

Ok the lable has gone but its still allright to reinforce the sterotypes of Muslims= violence constantly on every * news bulletin.
BBC = 223 = 322 = skull and bones = death of humanity

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:21 pm

I'm sorry, but that is really dumb numerology.

Emmanuel · Post by **Emmanuel** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:57 pm

What do you know Jack? about numerology.
Its numerology in its simplest form.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:42 pm

I don't mean to be rude, but really, do you really think that the British Broadcasting Corporation was named as such because BBC = 223 (omg reverse it!)

Emmanuel · Post by **Emmanuel** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:23 am

I saw this in pictoral form before, cant recall where. Numbers are used for a purpose. There is no such thing as chance.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:23 am

Yes there is. My mobile number has a 666 in the middle of it.

Not believing in chance must be a very strange way to live.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:56 am

What are your thoughts on the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA = 911)?

What about the Federation of Fly Fishers or the Future of Freedom Foundation (FFF = 666)?