tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182119.post2467975334241152834..comments2024-03-28T10:36:31.949+00:00Comments on House of Dumb: The Tipping PointDJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446322024174274621noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182119.post-65953580957196126012010-01-23T10:21:11.692+00:002010-01-23T10:21:11.692+00:00"...the fact he used a liquid explosive...&qu..."...the fact he used a liquid explosive..."<br /><br />Quibbling over minor details as ever: I think he used PETN, which isn't a liquid unless in solution or the contents of your pants are <i>really</i> hot.Dave Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182119.post-89209740800117982622010-01-21T12:51:25.711+00:002010-01-21T12:51:25.711+00:00Jon
I think you'll be pleased to read this in...Jon<br /><br />I think you'll be pleased to read <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/feedarticle/8908924" rel="nofollow">this</a> in which those doughty Muslim crime fighters - well, not including crime committed <i>by</i> Muslims obviously - throw their weight against the government's Prevent "strategy". According to the National Association of Muslim Police "the hatred towards Muslims [apparently caused by the Prevent strategy] has grown to a level that defies all logic and is an affront to British values."<br /><br />I like the use of the phrase "British values": what would members of the NAMP know about "British values"? Maybe they learnt them from <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1242902/Met-chief-Ali-Dizaei-Iranian-gangster-scares-people-claims-web-designer-confronted-unpaid-bill.html" rel="nofollow">this guy</a>.Umbongonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182119.post-56713512633034195052010-01-21T05:59:25.709+00:002010-01-21T05:59:25.709+00:00"But we don't profile: that would be unci...<i>"But we don't profile: that would be uncivilised. Instead, we have compulsory nudie scanners."</i> <br /><br />Which <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/are-planned-airport-scanners-just-a-scam-1856175.html" rel="nofollow">may not work</a> and may be <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/6933898/Full-body-scanners-may-break-child-pornography-laws.html" rel="nofollow">illegal for children</a>...JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.com