Just because Blair said no investigation, is that the end of it?

[tk2kewl]

Cant Parliament demand it?

[spanone]

1. If one of my family members were dead I would demand investigation.

Who the fuck does blair think he is????

Bush* tried this same crap with 911. Who do these people think they work for?????

[converted_democrat]

2. I'm hoping that the people of the U.K. will demand better of Blair.....n/t

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. He's blowing hot air out his ass

He's just trying to save his sorry butt. But, but I did it for England.

[lady lib]

4. No investigation of what?

Sorry, I've been busy working and missed reading about this one.

[tk2kewl]

5. intelligence and bombings

they'll investigate the "who" but not the "how" they managed to pull it off

[lady lib]

8. I just found a link

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/8186face-f17a-11d9-9c3e-00000e2511c8.html

Blair rejects calls for probe into bombings
By James Blitz, Political Editor, and Jimmy Burns
Published: July 10 2005 20:55 | Last updated: July 10 2005 20:55

Tony Blair will on Monday reject Conservative demands for a government inquiry into last week's London bomb attacks, insisting such a move would distract from the task of catching the perpetrators.

-snip-

p.s. Thanks, tk2kewl :hi:

[librechik]

6. look, the police are investigating it--Blair won't hamper that

what he wants to stop is the Tories taking this opportunity to investigate how Labor (the government in power) did in response to the attack. It's a strictly political move on the Tories part.

The thorough investigation of this crime by Scotland Yard etc. will go on unimpeded.

UNLIKE the non-investigation of 9/11, which didn't happen and is forever tainted because the crime scene was compromised, evidence was hidden or removed before the investigators arrived, and only a political "investigation" happened (the 9/11 Commission) not a forensice investigation.

[tk2kewl]

7. sorry if i was unclear

but isn't he also saying they wont have an inquiry into intelligence failures

[librechik]

10. as I read it, he merely said now is not the time for an inquiry

(into official response or failures) while the police are still investigating the crime. He said it is more important right now to catch the perpetrators than to pinpoint official failures.

Seemed to me he left the door open for an inquiry later on.

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. These are the actual words, as far as I can see

An official said: "It is pretty preposterous when we have a vital police investigation under way for the police and security services to spend their time on an inquiry. The prime minister has absolute confidence in the security services and the police."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1525764,00.html

According to a Blair spokesman, the government wants ``to offer the authorities all the time, space and support they need in carrying out those two tasks. At this stage, we believe that any inquiry would get in the way of that.''

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/World/GG12Wd02.html

which doesn't rule out one later. He's right that one now would impede the investigation.

[ikri]

9. I'm pretty sure that the context is different

He's not saying that there should never be an inquiry, he's responding to Tory party demands for an inquiry now.

The Tories are trying, badly, to score political points here.

[helderheid]

11. this may answer why he doesn't want an investigation

Perhaps the company that hired the group to do a drill would be exposed...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4070512

[Melynn]

13. Holy Crap!

I wasn't aware that a private company was doing a drill based on a terrorist attack in London at the same time of the bombing until I clicked on your link.

Why would a private company be doing a terror drill? I don't understand that part at all. It would be good to get an answer to that question.