[Vivienne]

Did anyone else see this particularly powerful and dramatic programme to do with the July 7th bombings in London? (last night 9 pm, Channel 4)

I thought it was excellent.

[Munki Bhoy]

Wow, that anniversary passed me by even more than the June 30th anniversary of the attack of John Smeaton on a careless driver...

Yet when September 11th comes round, you hear nothing but anniversary talk.

[Vivienne]

I know what you mean.

[numeral]

The carriage number was, in fact, 166.
http://j7truth.blogspot.com/2008/07/miracle-of-carriage-346.html

[Vivienne]

[Vivienne]

It's horrible going on reading the other stories, including the Rachael North "stuff" whom people are claiming was never there.

[numeral]

It is nasty stuff. All the work of one criminal, I suspect, including all the "anonymous" comments on the "never ..." blog.

[Vivienne]

There's a lot of questions surrounding John Smeaton as well these days. Whether it's just jealousy, or whether there is something more to the claims he didn't do all he said remains to be seen. It will all come out though, in Court, when the CCTV evidence is finally shown.

[Munki Bhoy]

I think the John Smeaton thing is mainly due to the fact that very few people can corroborate his story of how he was the hero. That, the fact he has milked it well past his sell by date, and the frankly ridiculous situation which saw him get honours but others involved that day did not have kind of built up this hatred around him.

I've a funny feeling he was nothing more than an eyewitness who got lucky by being interviewed by the TV crews. However, his interviews that day were so entertaining I have no problem with him being a hero! My major problem is that he seems to be the only one. I mean, can you name the guy whose leg was broken confronting one of the terrorists? I know I can't. There's something wrong with that.

[Vivienne]

I've a feeling he got "lucky" too, but like I said, it will all come out sooner or later. One of the Scottish papers was saying, that, if he has been lying, he will need a bravery award just to get out the door!!

[numeral]

This is Smeato in the Guardian in Sep 2007:
"So I go outside and have a wee ciggie. When I'm finished I get up to go back inside, but then I think: "Go on, John, have another one - you're not gonna get one for hours again." I have about two or three draws when I suddenly hear this strange noise: a sort of screeching, like a braking car. I don't think much of it, but then there is a lot of commotion, a big bang. I think: What the hell is that all about? There is a Dutch family, shouting. I look around to my left, and I see a four by four that is on fire.

A guy comes out of the passenger side and walks towards the rear of the vehicle - a police officer comes running across towards him. Then the guy from the car just punches the police officer in the face. That's it, I think, you're not doing that, mate. I start shouting at the guy: "* come on then!" When he doesn't stop attacking the police officer, I run towards him and try to kick him as hard as I possibly can.

Meanwhile Michael Kerr [a holidaymaker], who ran up at the same time, is lying on the ground with his leg broke and missing his teeth. So me and a woman drag him away from the burning vehicle. I wasn't trying to be a hero and nothing - I was just trying to help people.

Afterwards I want to walk home to the train station, but there's a press pack, and they grab me. The adrenaline is buzzing."