Video of July 7 bomber released

[TRUTH]

A video allegedly showing London bomber Shehzad Tanweer has been aired on al-Jazeera television.

The video was released on the eve of the first anniversary of the 7 July bombings, which killed 52 people.

Tanweer, from Leeds, killed six people after detonating a suicide bomb on a Circle Line train in central London.

He says, in a Yorkshire accent: "What have you witnessed now is only the beginning of a string of attacks that will continue and become stronger."

The attacks will continue "until you pull your forces out of Afghanistan and Iraq", he says.

The video, the release of which was announced on an Islamist web site, included a statement from Ayman al-Zawahri, al-Qaeda's second in command, and American Adam Gadahn, also known as Azzam al-Amriki.

Gadahn is believed by US authorities to be running al-Qaeda's propaganda operation. In the video Tanweer refers to the non-Muslims of Britain.

He says because they voted for a government which "continues to oppress our mothers, children, brothers and sisters in Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq and Chechnya", then they deserve such actions.

BBC correspondent Frank Gardner said the video appeared to be genuine.

It is very similar to a video of fellow bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan, released in September 2005.

Both bombers were dressed in a similar way, including their headdresses.

Timing

If the video was confirmed as genuine, it would lead weight to the theory that al-Qaeda was behind the London bombings, our correspondent said.

Scotland Yard's Assistant Commissioner Andy Hayman said police were aware of the video and that it would form part of their investigation.

"There can be no doubt that the release of the video at this time can only cause maximum hurt and distress to the families and friends of those who died on 7/7 and the hundreds of people who were injured in the terrorist attacks.

"We are sure that the overwhelming majority of all communities are united in condemning any attempt to justify last years terrorist attacks in London."

Our correspondent said the video would be a shock to Tanweer's family who would have had no idea what their son was up to.

Tanweer, 22, was a sports science graduate whose interests included cricket and ju-jitsu.

Along with Khan, he became known to the security services on the periphery of other surveillance operations, but other "priorities" meant no further investigation took place.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5154714.stm

[Ally]

That is well sick. If there was no terror mastermind and no links to Al-Qaeda then who's releasing these tapes?

[Andrew Johnson]

Who's releasing the tapes. Um. Tough one!

.... (Consults "intelligence" services by telephone, ... fax... and e-mail)...

(12 months of secret study) (Talks to witnesses, informants, contacts...).

John Humphreys!! Yes, that's him! He's on Mastermind! He released the tapes. It's obvious! It's his holiday souvenir rug in the background!!

Oh b*. He hasn't got Muslim connections... oh well. Maybe he asked questions about Islamic culture on the programme at one time..... That ought to be "spinnable".

[Jayhawk]

Reuters today:
Al Jazeera said Zawahiri praised Tanweer, saying: "He studied physical fitness at university and he had a passion for boxing"

7/7 truth website:
Tanweer's father: "He has planned his career in sport. Even on the night before he died, he was playing cricket"

hmmmmm........

[Leiff]

'BBC correspondent Frank Gardner said the video appeared to be genuine.'

Genuine propaganda!

[Sinclair]

Remember that it has been leaked all over the place that Shehzad Tanweer was also under surveilance (along with Mohammed Siddique Khan) in Spring 2004 by UK security services & then (inexplicably) let go. It is also possible that Tanweer was videoed by the security services (as MS Khan was) in some sort of pretend scenario exercise, and that this 'confession' video is a product of such.

From John Reid's statement in the House of Commons on 15th May 2006:

...there was no sustained surveillance of the two gentlemen in question, Khan and Tanweer, that they had been peripheral to another investigation, that the decision had been made because they were peripheral, and that it would be a wrong judgment to use resources and assets to pursue them rather than the main characters in the main conspiracy that was being pursued.

Who is talking conspiracy theories now?? Dr. John Reid??


The other operation that was going on around that time (March/April 2004 was Operation Crevice, the trial of which has been very hush hush & is yet (I believe) to be concluded.

Good point Ally, Who the frick is releasing these tapes.

I see that the BBC 'security' correspondent Frank Gardner says he thinks it is genuine. Oh so that's it then. He falls so unquestionly into line with the Official Line/Governments spins. No rigorous analysis whatsoever...........

[Newspeak International]

More bollox to further the mantra of the "security services",that these threats are real, and to expect another "Terror Attack" very shortly, by the "islamo-fascist's", AKA the "security services".

It's so blasted obvious now, I've heard it said from someone who hasn't a clue, that folks are saying the "terror thing" is government driven.

Aljazeera website is almost a carbon copy of the BBC's site nowdays.

(or was that always the case?)


N

[Abandoned Ego]

I have to be honest, I dont pay too much attention to the talking heads these days, and as such I could be hallucinating .....

But I could have sworn I heard John Snow say at the very end of tonights broadcast something along the lines that we werent shown the entire video , which ' made reference to the forestgate raids'

It would be interesting to see exactly what context John Snow meant by that comment........In other words was he referrring to the general policies adopted by police, or was this a specific reference to a police action that the late Tanweer could have absolutely no reasonable knowledge of, unless.......

[Newspeak International]

I never saw the last 20 minutes of C4 news, wish I had now AE.

[dean_saor]

[Banish]

[Scapegoat]

[Leiff]

Got this off Wikipedia on Al Jazeera history:

'The channel began broadcasting in late 1996. In April of that year, BBC World's Arabic language TV station, faced with censorship demands by the Saudi Arabian government, had shut down after two years of operation. Many former BBC staff members joined Al Jazeera.'

Maybe it all makes sense after all...