http://www.newswatch.co.uk/headlines.asp?ref=FD1723571X



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Scotland Yard today confirmed that the vehicles will be used for two separate duties but were not prepared to discuss where.

It's the MET... London? Oops.


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"Police are in a completely different ball game now with counter-terrorism being thrust on them. I think it is an ideal solution to a very dangerous situation the police are facing.

Which ball game? How is this different from the IRA? Oh... right... because the IRA were helpful by warning before the attacks.



How reassuring: the police are safe even if nobody else is.

By the time these vehicles hit the streets they will be dealing entirely with the effect; the cause will have detonated itself along with countless innocent victims because so-called intelligence policing is in reality ineffective.

Such a threat as we have seen, is ALREADY here.

However, perhaps we should expect to see these vehicles positioned at the end of a street where for instance, a peaceful demonstration is planned against the continued abuse of the immigration system, or demonstrating against a dictatorship that goes by the name of New Labour and it's insidious 'stealth tax' policies?

The potential scenario's are infinite as long as the target is visible and the pro-*test*-('") lawful. Such targets are certainly a threat but only to those who feel threatened by question..

So as far as terrorism goes these vehicles will in my opinion merely pick up the pieces, for they cannot protect we, the public, against an element that has no regard whatsoever for human life and an element that was invited into this country by a group of people intent on creating a false sense of security.

Another eduated post, claiming the "Police are safe when no one else is".

Also the Metropolitan Police already have several of these vans, have you seen any at "peaceful" demos. In fact have you seen any of them at any demos?

BTW the MET also patrol/Police elsewhere other than London.

In my force we have two Jenkels, I don't see what the problem is

NWO is that initials for No idea What is going On in the world

I disagree with that comment - I assume you are aware (from the news, therefore public knowledge) of the numerous planned attacks which have been foiled and subsequently prevented by police over the past few years. Granted, there's still some way to go but there's hundreds of officers working 24/7 on this sort of thing.

Officers do need protection. At the end of the day NWO, if there's no police because they're all injured / not fit for duty then who is going to protect you and your family?

Is it one of the blue vans from this page? http://www.johngodwin.net/1195/ax0007gr/1371.html

Yup, I think they're either the same or very similar.

What type of vehicles are they? They remind me of American ambulances (the shape of the van).

Yep that's them. Their wheelbase is a Chevy 3500 full armoured, run flat tyres and filtered air conditioning. Also firing ports in the side, with extractor fans to suck anything nasty that gets in thru' the F/ports.

Comish, check the Intranet back issues of the job for the full story on them. About 18 months ago.

That's what ours look like, and they must only come in blue.

Will do Jim, thanks

They are pretty mean machines to be honest. There's not much these beasts can't/wont stand up to.

Demolition derby with them and psni landy's me thinks, tickets £20

This is a non story...the Met have had some of these vehicles for about 3 or so years now...the sharp eyed amongst you would have noticed some being used during the anti terror operations last summer...so we have bought a few more....so what ?