attack in London

i lack a lot of the details. i haven't seen anything on the news yet, just read nomadlife only been in camp and travelling. I would like to eexpress my sympathy to all the people that suffered and live in London, must have been shocking.

On a second note i am happy all the people i know in London are safe (pretty much the list on nomadlife.org and a few more include all). Though it's not the best thing to happen in your neighboorhood.

Maybe the Olympics and the terrorist attack are not linked but in my opinion, though shocking as a bomb attack can be, it was to be expected. In this terrorism frenzy era that we live, when a country is awarded the olympic games it's a once in a lifetime eopportunity for people who want to terrorise others and gain power to show everyone how easy it is to attack and make everyone's life a scary experience. If you attack a "secure" environment" "successfully" then you can literally attack anywhere in the world you wish to do so.

We went through a process like this in Greece as well last year and the year before. I remember there was a gas tube explosion sometime in Athens more of a prank (no victims, noone hurt), and it was reported in all major world media - CNN, BBC, etc - (two months before the Olympics) as a security breach. I don't know how other olympics were or are gonna be in the future, but they will always be a challenge for any terrorist in teh world.

And i don't know how the hell you don't make yourself, your country, the event itself a target. It's difficult to have a strategy for that. Sad but true.

I can only hope that such events will not follow in the future.