Our own people bombed us - why?
It was a shock to Americans to learn that the Oklahoma bomber was not some foreign terrorist, but a fellow-citizen. A similar reaction has gripped Britons upon learning that the London bombings were carried out by our compatriots.
Anthony McRoy
Like most Britons, I was shocked that the London bombers were British-born — but not entirely surprised. It is not the first time that British Muslims have engaged in jihad or sacrificed their lives in what are called ‘martyrdom operations’ — two did so in Tel Aviv; the innovation is that the London bombers did it in the UK, against their fellow-Britons. What drives young Britons to attack their compatriots?
