I'm listening to the BBC Worldservice on shortwave as I type this for the latest news on the London commuter bombings. Yes, I know, I could listen to it through its website but old fashioned shortwave will have to do since my blazing fast 33.6 connect speed isn't quite up to the job. A note to the BBC: please don't eliminate your shortwave service entirely. The digital divide still forces people in developed nations to use it.
I find it somehow comforting that in the midst of this unspeakable tragedy, the world has united behind the United Kingdom in much the same way that they did during the September 11 attacks here in the United States. In my view, the UK government has every right to raise some serious hell in tracking down the people responsible for this monstrosity. The people of London need and deserve a rapid, decisive and accurate administration of justice. I hope they get it, and I hope the US government does everything it can to help in this work. As President Bush said succinctly, "The war on terror continues."
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