Underground & Bus Blasts
Originally uploaded by beckster.
Until I knew better, I was in a low-grade panic. I called my brother’s office. I emailed. Then my mom called with good news. Thankfully, my brother is fine. He’s up north in Birmingham, though he was in the city just yesterday. My sister-in-law is at home some two hours away and the boys are safe.
Now I can stop worrying and just be mad.
“I want to say one thing: This was not a terrorist attack against the mighty or the powerful, it is not aimed at presidents or prime ministers, it was aimed at ordinary working-class Londoners.”
- Ken Livingston, Mayor of London*
- 7 July 2005 – LiveJournal Community – A constantly updating messageboard full of resources, news and general encouragement.
- London Bombing MeFi Thread – 551 comments and growing, ranging from sympathy to outrage to general snark.
UPDATE: I’ve disabled further comments on this post. Surely there are arguments to be made about motives and conspiracies, but they can keep until later.
