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British burning books?

Paul Hinds | 22.07.2005 08:50 | Analysis | London

I got stopped to day by a policeman for reading a book called Incendiary on the was into Stockwell tube. Am I a terror suspect?

Lets hope the British dont get around to burning books, it would look awful in the international press. I heard a roumour that they are planning to make certain books illegal, post 7/7, particularly one describing making bomb. It seems in the normal way the law is going to get implemented before it appear in the House of Commons, so hide you copies of "The Anarchist Cookbook". Perhaps putting up some shelves in the basement would be a good idea, since if it is left to the discretion of the British Bobby us "Readers" have got something to worry about.

P.S. Incendiary is not a book about making bombs, its about the aftermath of a terrorist attack in London.

Paul Hinds

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Dangerous Thoughts

22.07.2005 09:38

dangerous thoughts
dangerous thoughts

Perhaps they were the thought police.

The Bill


More details please

22.07.2005 10:46

As you have probably now heard, a extra-judicial police killing took place around the time you were stopped - can you please give more details as to what was said etc.

thanks

Tripdee


a point

22.07.2005 11:12

nb. The anarchist Cookbook is neither 'anarchist' ( the author is a right winger whose previous work has included a fawning biography of the House of Saud ) nor a 'cookbook' ( no carrot cake and incendiary instructions liable to blowup whoever follows them ).

retired colonel


followup and comment

22.07.2005 14:07

Well it seems maybe the Police had a reason to be jumpy in Stockwell this morning, could it be that Blair's fight fire with fire retoric is not being taken very well by the people that count right now. (i.e. the ones with bombs strapped to their bodies). Are we to expect more bombs?

How come after the Madrid bombings Al Q. expressed that the response was perfect and Spain need fear no more attacks from them. In London we get "Seconds Out, Round Two!". Has Blair been taking diplomacy lessons from Bush? I bet Blair wishes he came up with "Cheese eating surrender monkeys" now, because his wise words have not exactly been laughed at.

Sorry, but i'm not one of the 33% in Britan that thinks the bombs in London have nothing to do with the war in Iraq.
Terrorism? war on terror? how could they possibly be related, guv.

Say what you like about 7/7 but I say a second round soon after the first has to be related to the government response. Capturing and killing is not a good solution, we need a policy that stops people wanting to kill londoners. Perhaps, if WE stopped killing people in Muslim countries they would not want to kill us, just a hunch, but surely worth a try.

Paul Hinds


Books

28.07.2005 13:03


Was your book confiscated?


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