Bombings... a Ratz' perspective!

Cheers to you guys for your support over this 'situation' we have created for ourselves but, to be honest, it just seems like business as usual for those of us who were about during the IRA reign of terror a few years ago. Having lived in Northern Ireland in the early seventies and in Iran in the late seventies I have become somewhat accustomed to these kinds of 'attrocities'.

Whilst I do not wish to belittle last week's incident I cannot help but be saddened by the attention a few dozen needless deaths have recieved when there are thousands dying needlessly, every single week in less fortunate countries, that could really use the media spotlight more.

To add insult to injury it now appears likely that the people who killed my fellow countrymen were also British. Sick! Who do we declare war on after 7/7? Yorkshire?

I can't say the whole affair in London didn't affect me completely; I had 2 friends going to Russel Square that day to book into a Hotel in preparation for the Queen concert that was supposed to happen the next day. Fortunately they had not reached King's Cross before being turned back. I was worried sick until I managed to make contact with them at about 7.30pm when they eventually got home.

These things must be kept in perspective, however. It was a bad day... but there will be much worse to come in the future.