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July 7th 2005 London Bombings

Reports analysis - omissions

Al Qaeda:

No explanation for why the website claim was taken seriously.

No explanation for the initial, "hallmarks of Al Qaeda" rhetoric.

No explanation for the numerous unsubstantiated stories reported by the press that have originally come from 'security sources'.

Fails to properly assess the authenticity of the video released through Al Jazeera of Khan.

Bus:

No reference to bus cameras being out of operation and no explanation for this.

No reference to exactly why the bus was diverted and who diverted it.

The reports fail to mention what intelligence was gathered through the surrounding cameras which would have captured the explosion.

CCTV:

There are only specific references to four cctv images:

One reference to a Micra on Hyde Park Road, Leeds and one reference to Tanweer at Woodhall Services.

Two images of all four men - one released to public purporting to show the four men entering Luton station and the other, which has not been released, apparently shows the men "at 08.26 on the concourse close to the Thameslink platform." (Home Office)

The police have previously released images of Hussain apparently from the 7th July at Luton station and in Boots (Kings Cross). It is not made clear why the image from Luton is not timestamped and it is not explained why the image of Hussain in Boots at 0900 appears to show normality when Kings Cross was being evacuated at this time.

It is unclear why so few cctv images are sourced in the report when the men would have been caught on hundreds if not thousands of cameras during their supposed journey.

Drills:

No reference is found in either report of the drills being conducted on the morning of the 7th July by Visor Consultants.

Explosives:

No explanation is given with regard to how the bombs were made or who made them. It is not made clear why the initial assessments made by experts and police, which indicated that high grade explosives were used, have been omitted from the official reports.

Home Office: "Expert examination continues but it appears the bombs were homemade, and that the ingredients used were all readily commercially available and not particularly expensive. Each device appears to have consisted of around 2-5 kg of home made explosive."

ISC: "Post-incident forensic analysis has shown that the explosions were caused by home-made organic peroxide-based devices."

Identification:

The reports do not reveal exactly what documents and belongings the authorities supposedly recovered from the bomb sites. There is no mention of post mortems. It is not made clear exactly where the DNA that identified the men was found.

Home Office: DNA has identified the four at the four separate bombsites.

Investigation:

18 Alexander Grove, Leeds - no evidence is provided to verify that the men had access to this property. DNA apparently found. Still does not clarify exactly what the police found in way of explosives.

No mention that forensic analysis found nothing incriminating at the men's homes or at other places searched such as the gyms, bookshop and youth centre.

Fails to account for an almost 2 hour gap in the alleged journey from Leeds to Luton station.

No explanation for the lack of witnesses who claim to of seen the men and the lack of cctv footage.

Cars at Luton - little information provided of the explosives which were supposedly left in the cars. It is not made clear how the police were led to the cars. Lindsay's wife was reportedly told that the police identified him from the pay and display ticket, but the Home Office state that the Brava was towed for not having a pay and display ticket.

Hussain's movements - large gaps that the narrative does not fill in. Unclear where certain information has come from.

Mastermind:

Initially it was thought that there must have been a support network behind the attacks but the reports imply that the men were influenced by an ideology, and were not trained by terrorists but acted independently.

The intelligence supplied to the press about Haroon Aswat being in communication with some of the men is not mentioned.

Home Office: The press reported later that a known extremist figure and possible mastermind left the UK shortly before the bombings. There is no evidence that this individual was involved.

This is presumably Haroon Aswat. Why don't they name him? What exactly was Aswat's connection with MI6 at the time of the bombings? There is no attempt to understand why the press took the intelligence about Aswat's connection seriously.

Prior Knowledge:

There is no mention of the reported warnings from the Saudis or the USA.

There is no attempt to explain why Israeli officials reported that the Israeli embassy in London had received a warning of a possible attack shortly before the bombs detonated.

The prior knowledge MI5 had of Khan and Tanweer remains relatively unknown. On the periphery of alleged bomb plots could in theory mean that the men were innocent. If the leak to the Times is to be believed then MI5 are guilty of with holding evidence from the government.

The Four Men:

The reports do not reveal where much of the information about the four men has come from and the language used reflects uncertainty. Although they make it relatively clear that a number of the most incriminating stories reported by the press have no basis, they do not attempt to explain why the press published these stories which were often provided by unknown security sources.

The Train:

The reports do not make clear where certain information has come from with regard to the alleged journey the men took from Luton to London.

The Tubes:

The reports do not account for the changing of the Piccadilly line tube from 311 to 331.

The Witnesses:

The reports do not mention that several witnesses who were close to the blasts do not remember seeing anyone fitting the descriptions of the men.

Fails to explain witness accounts suggesting that the bombs detonated underneath the carriages.

Fails to mention Richard Jones and Danny Biddle are unreliable witnesses.

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