You have to admire how the British are plucky with a capital "P". Although many have pointed out how there's been no great shortage of bombings in London from WWII to the present--making London possibly the most prepared and capable city for dealing with such an event--it still doesn't account for the brevity and aplomb with which the police and citizenry have handled this attack. Or maybe it just seems so to me, an American, who is used to our leaders using tragedy to heighten fear and spread chaos in order to get carte blanche for an unrelated agenda. Either way, watching how the Brits react to an act of terror is a bit of a cultural smack-down.
As it was with Spain, and Cairo.
Speaking of Cairo...is this a coincidence?
Posted by Antigeist at July 7, 2005 02:27 PM