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Diamante Alxadullilah that your fine and recovering. Bob did a good job in informing us. Do take care out there ppl.

Man shot dead by police on Tube Police have cordoned off a 200-metre area around the station A man has been shot dead by armed officers at Stockwell Tube station, as police hunt four would-be bombers. Passenger Mark Whitby told BBC News he had seen a man of Asian appearance shot five times by "plain-clothes police officers" with a handgun. "I saw the gun being fired five times into the guy - he is dead," he said. Passengers were evacuated from the Northern Line station in south London. The incident followed four minor explosions in the capital on Thursday. Police have cordoned off a 200-metre area around Stockwell station. Services on the Victoria and Northern lines have been suspended following a request by the police, London Underground said. Ambulances including an air ambulance have been sent to the scene at Stockwell. They pushed him to the floor, bundled on top of him and unloaded five shots into him Witness Mark Whitby 'They unloaded five shots' Mr Whitby, told BBC News: "I was sitting on the train reading my paper. "I heard a load of noise, people saying, 'Get out, get down'! "I saw an Asian guy run onto the train hotly pursued by three plain-clothes police officers. "One of them was carrying a black handgun - it looked like an automatic - they pushed him to the floor, bundled on top of him and unloaded five shots into him." Passenger Alison Bowditch told BBC News: "The tube pulled into the station and we were sitting there, you know, as you do and then there was just a lot of shouting and the sound of gunfire and then people were saying, 'Get off, get off!' "Somebody definitely went to the ground and as they went to the ground I heard gun fire and assumed they had been shot." People on my train started banging on the doors, saying, 'Let us off, let us off! Passenger Jason Dines Jason Dines, of Brixton, south London, was on a train that pulled in to Stockwell station at about 1000 BST. He told BBC News: "I suddenly became aware there was a real sense of panic. "I could see people running down the platform to the exit. "People on my train started banging on the doors, saying, 'Let us off, let us off!' "They were making so much noise, it was impossible to hear the driver's announcements. "The fear was contagious - I felt my heart racing. "The doors of the train opened - but the driver was trying to get everyone to get back on the train. "The PA system on the platform was clearer. "Once people got the message they got back onto my train, and we continued on our way. "At that point people were saying they had seen armed police shoot a man on the opposite platform. "People were very scared. I was very angry." After Thursday's London blasts, the bombers fled after detonators went off, causing small blasts, but failed to detonate the bombs themselves.

If you become an avid reader trust me you will be witty, clever, delightful, brilliant, and entertaining(not that you are not now) Currently reading FourFourTwo (google it)

I may well be on TV, standing behind a man disarged from hospital who they try to interview, me wearing silver framed glasses!

between that and watching the cricket next door at University College London i was giving directions to tourists, the general public and letting the media through our cordon,,,,

Russell Square is about 0.3 miles away, the roads are shut, police everywhere and the media, i've been trying to get on TV for the past 30mins miggling with the reporters

But what do you learn from reading fiction? a good comprehension of the language yes but what is it that is so appealing about it all. I have read 3 books in my entire life, Romeo and Juliet (at school), Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry (at school) and Malxom X autobiography (to fill the long journeys to and from work). ps NGONGE just wants his kids to think hes clever

Just came out the masjid and its all chaos again, nail bombs are being mentioned!

Batsman Runs Balls 4s 6s J L Langer c S J Harmison b A Flintoff 40 44 5 0 M L Hayden b M J Hoggard 12 25 2 0 R T Ponting c A J Strauss b S J Harmison 9 18 1 0 D R Martyn c G O Jones b S P Jones 2 4 0 0 M J Clarke lbw b S P Jones 11 22 2 0 S M Katich not out 7 25 1 0 A C Gilchrist not out 8 6 2 0 Extras 6nb 1w 1b 8 Total for 5 97 97 for 5 , not a bad start, but England will hit the self distruct botton when they are at the crease!

^^i see that Bob Marley CD you keep listening to has had a somewhat profound effect on you, i wonder why?

^^ Yeah i can see myself on the north circular listening intensively to some short stories But why do we read? Why are we encouraged to read? Why are we told reading ficticious books/stories are cool?

If you can’t bring yourself to reading stories on the net, I suggest that you note some of the names down and buy the books. Hmmm, what if you cant bring yourself to read a book at all? :confused:

any news on diamante?

Finally, the Ashes sahll be getting under way here in London for the first test at Lords. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/4697249.stm where is Rocko and Gedid?

The truth in the above statement is stretched. The US might be the richest nation on earth, quantitatively, not qualitatively. L'Italia, a country considered at the bottom of West Europe, has a better qualitative lifestyle than the US. A comparison of the following product made in each country is ample Very true, this qualitative lifestyle is alot more suitable to the Italians than to the Americans. But i wouldnt say they make better Pizzas, they fall apart as soon you pcik one up!

All of the players will be based in Europe, we will give many a African team a good run for their money after a little organisation. one must walk before one can run!

Wile E. Coyote! You scored 85 Aggression, 85 Sophistication, and 71 Optimism! You are intelligent, sophisticated, and the physical personification of the can-do attitude. No matter how many times something blows up in your face (figuratively or literally) or prized project collapses around you, you will pick yourself up and try, try again. There is a good chance that you are very skilled in problem solving and would probably make a fine engineer. Your main weaknesses (and this is likely obvious to everyone but yourself) are your overconfidence and complete lack of perspective. When you inevitably fail at a task (you can’t possibly achieve all of the lofty goals you set for yourself), you tend to take it personally. If you are not careful, you can become thoroughly obsessed with what is not really a very meaty goal. Try taking a step back from time to time and figure out for yourself if it is really worth it, or if your talents could be best put towards a more rewarding goal. Also, your desire for things to work out the way you’ve planned can make you a bit gullible.

^^maybe so, but what will happen when Arsenal face the likes of Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool (or crucial CL games)without Viera (the only man with some heart at Highbury)? Will the young ones wilt when they face Keane, Makalele, Lampard, Gerrard, Hamman, Scholes in those fiesty games that 'always' decide where the title is heading? Good luck to you boys

any one that knows any thing about african football knows that somalia let alone somaliland wont even qualify for the east and central african tournament let alone the african cup of nations or the world cup Anyone who knows anything about football knows that the World Cup is in Germany next year and not Cyprus. This is a tournament for small/unrecognised countries that operate with some or full autonomy. Concentrate on feeding all the hungry kids in somaliland lol. No hard feelings but our kids are hungry no matter where on the somali map u from. Save it saxib, that sort of rehtoric is beyond a reply from a more educated and intelligent individual

Press Association Monday July 18, 2005 An Afghan warlord was today convicted at his Old Bailey retrial of a "heinous" campaign of torture and hostage-taking in his homeland. As part of Faryadi Sarwar Zardad's reign of terror in Afghanistan between 1992 and 1996, he and his men had kept a "human dog" to savage victims, the court heard. Zardad was tracked down in London, where he was arrested and accused of plotting to take hostages and torture them. Many of his victims - some in fear of their lives - gave evidence from the British embassy in Kabul in two groundbreaking trials. In the first, last year, jurors were unable to agree a verdict and the prosecution decided Zardad should be retried. The total cost of the case is estimated to have exceeded £3m. Officials made several trips to Afghanistan. Under armed escort, they tracked down Zardad's alleged victims and arranged for them to give evidence via video link from the embassy. Zardad, 41, who lived in Gleneagles Road, Streatham, in south London, denied conspiracy to torture and conspiracy to take hostages between 1992 and 1996. After the jurors returned their verdicts the judge, Mr Justice Treacy, told them they had been involved "in a difficult and historic case". Prosecutors said Zardad and his men had created a culture of fear in the civilian population he controlled - "part of which inevitably involved the crimes of hostage-taking and torture". Zardad had been in charge of the road from Kabul to Jalabadad, in the Sarobi area, where he set up checkpoints that were merciless, alleged the attorney general, Lord Goldsmith, who came to the court for the first time since his appointment to prosecute at the start of the first trial. "We believe this to be the first time in any country in international law, and certainly in English law, where offences of torture and hostage-taking have been prosecuted in circumstances such as this," he told the first trial, adding that it was unusual for a British criminal court to try a case related to matters that had not occurred in the UK. "It is more unusual still to try matters when the defendant is not a British subject, nor the victims British. However, there are some crimes which are so heinous, such an affront to justice, that they can be tried in any country." At the first trial, Lord Goldsmith alleged that a "human dog" had been kept in a hole, and would be set upon civilians, "biting and attacking them to further the fear and terror". Only hearsay evidence of the "dog" emerged during the first trial. At the retrial, however, some evidence did emerge from a witness: an Afghan said a man known as Zardad's dog had bitten a man at a checkpoint when he failed to distribute grapes to soldiers quickly enough. Zardad's men had used "indiscriminate and unwarranted violence on innocent civilian travellers", the prosecution said. The court heard that they "would beat, wound and even shoot and kill civilians. They would detain and imprison them. They would hold them for ransom or exchange civilians taken at the checkpoint or elsewhere." One witness said he had been held for months and beaten so often that his family failed to recognise him on his return. Another recounted being bayoneted. He showed the judge and jury his scarred leg. One boy spoke of seeing his father tortured. The court was told Zardad had fought both the Russians and the Taliban in Afghanistan. Zardad said he had never tortured anyone and had given orders against torturers; neither had he conspired to take hostages. He came to Britain in 1998 on a fake passport, started living on benefits and sought asylum. However, when he learned he was being investigated in Afghanistan, he dropped his application. Zardad was tracked down to his suburban home in south London by John Simpson, for BBC's Newsnight. The programme was seen by a member of the parliamentary human rights committee and referred to the Home Office, which asked anti-terrorist branch officers to investigate. "By securing this conviction, the Crown Prosecution Service has shown there is no hiding place here for torturers and hostage-takers," the director of public prosecutions, Ken Macdonald, said. "Our lawyers have worked relentlessly to prepare this case - including visits to Afghanistan - and have overcome the difficulties of proving crimes committed in another country over 10 years ago. "Zardad's actions and those of his men were horrific. Through our witnesses, we were able to tell the jury of his reign of terror. The victims, many of whom are still terrified of Zardad, showed great courage in helping us present our case."

Somalis are very anti-social when it comes to mixing with others. I know ppl who have been here for donkeys years and still cant speak the language properly. The loud brash one among Somalis is usually the quiet one when in a place not so full of Somalis ie airports, stations etc etc. He will feel insecure if not among his fellow ppl, thats why he will not feel comfortable at work/college/uni (if) Now thats very sad.

Bob I do feel for Arsenal fans, Viera was immense, he is a colossus, he is a gladiator, he is a fighter, he is a winner. I shall miss watching the man in the Prem. You have lost 60% of your team (and that a realistic assessment). When Stevie G was about to leave last week, i was receiving text messages from Arsenal fans saying how Liverpool will not play at all next season. Its good fun now that the shoes is on the other foot so to speak. At least he went to Juve :cool:

all the best for the future IA

^^ a peaceful country is a joke all of a sudden :rolleyes: you tell us what a drug dealing murdering warlord can expect to bring to us eh, its not like we need him any more than somaliland needs the other 100 warlords turned wasiiro, with rag tag millitias in the south hassling poor civilians good question It seems as though its Somaliland bashing season again, the old saying goes,,,,, An elephant will always comment on the bad smell of another elephant's dung without realising his dung smells just as bad, but in this case, i dont think the elephant making the comments should have had that chicken tikka masala last night