The Murder of Sir David Amess
'Terrorist Events' - Only one narrative.
Over the years, I have taken a special interest in high profile events, labelled as 'terrorist'. Invariably they only have one narrative - the one that emanates from the government - which is replicated by virtually all media outlets (MSM) without exception or challenge. Interestingly, on closer inspection these events always seem to throw up common features, or reveal other anomalies which tend to go against the prevailing story-line.
Anything that might raise questions about the way the incident was handled or caused, particularly if it challenges the narrative, never sees the light of day, at least in the MSM. Despite its inevitable short-comings, it is only the alternative media that must be relied on to provide the necessary critique. Is this the reason for the current government campaign to control the media and internet?
One line of inquiry that is positively regarded as anathema and the province of 'conspiracy theory', is that elements of the government itself, might have in some way been involved in the event, either failing to identify the risky individual or intention, knowing of a plot but failing to intervene or even actively assisting or organising it. Of course history has proved these are very real possibilities that should never be excluded from consideration.
Details of the attack
It is in this context that the latest outrage against Sir David Amess (69) on Friday 15th October, 2021 took place and was reported across MSM. The claimed assailant is a British citizen of Somali descent, named as Ali Harbi Ali (25). He was born in the UK after his family fled war-torn Somalia in the 1990's. His father was a former Somali government official, in fact an advisor to the Somali Prime Minister, and he grew up in a generally Christian environment - he sang in the local church choir - in Croydon, where coincidentally there have been other strange stabbing deaths, still not fully explained. (See: https://veaterecosan.blogspot.com/search?q=croydon )
A security services failure?
Apparently (according to the BBC) some years previously, Ali had been referred to the Home Office 'Anti-Terrorist Prevent Scheme', yet it is claimed he was unknown as a threat by MI5. So yet again the perpetrator of a terrorist event certainly had been flagged up at some stage to British security, yet was unwatched and un-monitored. This becomes even more unbelievable in the light of information just released, that Ali had been planning an attack for no less than two years, yet nothing raised alarm bells in any of the security agencies. (See: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10103053/Suspect-Ali-Harbi-Ali-25-charged-murdering-Sir-David-Amess.html ) Perhaps someone should enquire if, at any stage, either father or son actually worked for, or cooperated with, British Intelligence?
No attempt to run
Ali was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and has since been detained under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act. Apparently he did not try to escape, remained at the scene and was quoted by witnesses as remaining strangely quiet and composed following the stabbing. This is a feature that has been noted before in assailants and given rise to suggestions of hypnosis or some other form of mental or behavioural control. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) reports he has now been charged with murder and preparing acts of terrorism.
Why was it designated a 'terrorist incident' so quickly?
The speed with which it was announced that this was designated a 'terrorist attack' raises concerns. True 'terrorism' usually involves detailed planning by covert individuals intent on not being caught or identified. Stabbings are common. What determined the 'terrorist' label so quickly? Quick decisions often indicate pre-planning on the part of those behind the event. There are suggestions of Muslim extremism, retribution for the bombing of Syria, influence by radical preachers, links to Al Shabab (See: https://www.csis.org/blogs/examining-extremism/examining-extremism-harakat-al-shabaab-al-mujahideen-al-shabaab ) but all these remain vague and ill defined. The true motivation may never be revealed.
It should be noted that this stabbing, in contrast to all the other stabbings that take place on a daily basis, was immediately defined as a 'terrorist event' and the arrest was made under the Terrorism Act rather than the Common Law offence of Murder. No one has explained how, by whom and for what reason this decision was made so expeditiously. Clearly it took the investigation out of the hands of the usual local Essex homicide detectives and effectively transferred it to the Metropolitan Police and MI5. Some might consider this to be decidedly spooky!
We have not been told what distinguishes the crime as 'terrorist' as distinct from just another brutal stabbing murder. The main advantage to the police in using the Terrorism Act powers seems to be that the suspect may be detained for 14 days prior to being charged, rather than the normal four and that the whole process of investigation and prosecution can be wrapped in an additional veil of secrecy. (See below)
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has now (21.10.21) announced he has been charged with murder and preparing acts of terrorism.
Emergency response anomalies
The speed with which the police attended within about five minutes and designated the crime as 'terrorist' in nature, is in stark contrast to the way in which the medical emergency was handled.
Although trained first aiders were on scene within minutes, despite every rule of the 'golden hour' after an incident, they continued to treat him at the scene, rather than dispatching him immediately, stabilised and supported in the best way possible, to hospital A&E, where all the expertise and facilities would obviously be on hand. Was the hospital contacted and asked to prepare for an emergency admission? Perhaps it should be asked?
The BBC quotes a local Southend Councillor, John Lamb as saying (as reported by the UK Column) that "Paramedics had been working on Sir David for over two and a half hours and they hadn't got him on the way to hospital." If accurate this is truly astounding and undoubtedly requires explanation that as yet has not been forth-coming.
UK Column (See: https://www.ukcolumn.org/ukcolumn-news/uk-column-news-18th-october-2021) provided a timeline from the BBC article that is informative. Sir David arrived at the location and entered the church at 12.05. Within minutes he had been attacked and stabbed as the police were there super fast by 12.15 pm. However amazingly another two hours elapsed before the air ambulance arrived (at 2.13 pm) and nearly 3.0 pm when the announcement was made by police he had died.
Whether he was ever transferred to hospital or was collected by an undertaker, is not clear. However the fact that an air ambulance was called so long after the attack seems to suggest he was still alive at that stage. Nor is it clear who the para-medics were and when they arrived, nor why they did not carry out an immediate evacuation to hospital, as that is the procedure most likely to save a life.
Parallels with other incidents
I am sure I am not the only one who is reminded of the details of the delay that was involved in conveying Princess Diana to hospital following her horrendous 1997 car accident in Paris, nor of the claims made by some, that this was a deliberate planned operation by the security services.
The parallels with the Manchester bombing, though different in detail, are worth noting. There, an individual well known to the security services was said to be responsible. In contrast multiple ambulances arrived whilst the fire service was not even notified for hours, beside many other suspicious circumstances high lighted by Richard D. Hall and others. https://www.richplanet.net/richp_genre.php?ref=283&part=1&gen=2 In one instance a father actually blamed MI5 for the death of his daughter in that incident. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2xPP_Bip1g
Then there was the stabbing of PC Palmer in the grounds of Parliament in which unusually Tobias Ellwood took a leading role in the resuscitation attempts, despite medically qualified personnel being present. In the Amess case Mr Ellwood has (according to the Daily Mail) suggested constituency meetings be paused whilst security measures are re-assessed. (See below)
Then again there are the parallels with the Jo Cox murder in Batley on the 16.6.16. The BBC pointedly carried a quote by her husband Brendan Cox as follows: "The widower of murdered MP Jo Cox has spoken of his "very physical reaction" to the killing of Sir David Amess. Brendan Cox said he was put back "in that moment five years ago" when he learned his wife had been killed by a right-wing extremist in West Yorkshire. He said he felt "a wave of emotion" for Sir David's family and applauded their statement calling for togetherness"
Presumably in layman's language he means he was physically sick when he heard the news. Leaving aside the forensic examination of that event by Richard D Hall that seriously questions whether a man was framed for the murder (See: https://www.richplanet.net/richp_genre.php?ref=266&part=1&gen=2) the intentional links to other questionable 'terrorist events' in emotive ways, tends to throw a cloud of suspicion over the current one.
Why were warning signs missed?
Apparently Ali travelled some distance from Kentish Town in North London to Leigh on Sea for an appointment with Sir David. Why when his own MP was the Leader of the Opposition, Sir Kier Starmer, did he make that journey and choose instead Sir David as his victim? Did no one in the Essex constituency flag up the issue or ask why an obvious Somali man with high level connections, was coming all that way and for what purpose?
I thought there was a convention that MPs did not meet other MP's constituents? You might even have expected the appointment be declined or even advice sought from the police. Kier Starmer must now feel relieved that he was not the target. Was that the point of the operation?
Last Rites denied
Another strange and perhaps even alarming feature, was the fact that despite being practising Roman Catholic, Sir David was apparently denied the Last Rites. A priest who attended the Methodist Church used for his 'surgery' - not the medical meaning of course - was not allowed in, presumably on the orders of the police. This is an extraordinary decision. Why was it made? (For a discussion on this aspect see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Ml0u5YHdE)
Common political features of 'terrorist events'
I have often flagged up the amazing way in which 'terror events' of the sort we have witnessed over particularly the last two decades, have coincided with domestic or international events, the purpose undoubtedly being to influence public opinion in a certain direction.
Arguably it started with the 'inside job' of 9/11 in New York and Washington, and has continued in American and European centres ever since. I have covered many of these in other articles on this blog so will not go over old ground. (For more information used the search facility on https://veaterecosan.blogspot.com/
Needless to say the last two years have been dominated by the Coronavirus 'pandemic', in many ways synonymous with a calculated 'terrorist event', with analogous social and political outcomes:- greater state intervention and control of people's lives and the media; a diminution of true democracy and accountability; ever more authoritarian and totalitarian government.
(See: https://mega.nz/file/HZNmyRKB#xF15FrsAEZkwBPi4tdUP5toBBqeRHDJJAHzZt6Hg_Qg)
So we might reasonably pose the question, did the nature and timing of this tragic and brutal event have wider consequences or influence other political developments?
Qatar links?
Sir David was the Chairman of the All Party Committee on Qatar. He had made multiple trips there over the years. Only two days prior to his death (Wed. 13th Oct.) he had flown back from the country where he met the Emir. His last 'tweet' included a photograph of it.
In 2019, the MP gave the country’s ambassador a tour of Southend, hoping to win his support and Qatari funding for his long-running campaign to make the Essex seaside town a city. (In his honour the Queen has now done so)
Only days before his murder, Ali's father, Harbi Abi Kullane, who lives in London, publicly criticised Qatar. He said, "Since Feb 17 we have unfortunately witnessed the unhealthy direct involvement of Qatar in the Somali political arena. It is time this notorious and ill-conceived relation was eliminated and utterly diminish its influence." Ali's uncle Awale Kullane is currently still the Somali ambassador to China. As with the Al Hilli murders, these high level connections are unlikely to be unrelated to the subsequent events. (For the Al Hilli case see: https://veaterecosan.blogspot.com/search?q=al+hilli )
Could this have provided the motivation for the killing? Could Ali Harbi Ali have been working on the instructions of enemies of Qatar? It certainly has many in the region. In June 2017, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen broke diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing Qatar of 'supporting terrorism'. The crisis escalated a dispute over Qatar's support of the Muslim |Brotherhood which is considered a terrorist organization by some Arab nations. Ostensibly the diplomatic crisis ended in January 2021 with the signing of 'Al Ula declaration'. (Source: Wikipedia) No doubt tensions continue.
The politics of the region are complicated and impenetrable. As a tiny nation both by area and population, though flushed with money from its oil and gas resources, it punches above its weight. It is claimed it was essentially Qatari money that funded Al Qaida and the mayhem that followed the American invasion of Iraq and its foreign relations with Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, Britain and America have to be viewed in the over-arching geo-political tensions that exist between these powers.
The brutal murder of Kamal Khashoggi proved that Saudi Arabia was perfectly capable of assassinating those it sees as an adversary, nor should we overlook Israel's and America's disgraceful catalogue of extra-judicial killing, often using proxies and subterfuge.
Was it a 'nudging' event?
It is clear that it was treated very differently by the media to other stabbings, murders and deaths that happen on a daily basis. It was given blanket coverage and evoked the sort of emotional and political response common to these very special events. Much of this might be expected but we should also be very wary of politically motivated, hidden manipulation of the public's emotions.
Psychological levers - the government calls it 'nudging' - have been blatantly used to get compliance during the Covid hysteria, virtually with no opposition. Literally billions of tax-payer's money has been spent on it without demur. Government has become the 'hidden persuader' in full sight.
It's emergency powers were extended four days after Sir David's murder and a day after the Commons spent a day in his honour. The most draconian measure since the Second World War was passed without debate and with virtually no opposition. An arms deal to the Ukraine was also announced. No doubt there are other proposals in the the pipeline including the 'on line harms bill' being pressed by Kier Starmer again, but we shall have to see how David Amess' murder is used to justify them.
The British State is engaged in almost permanent propaganda to influence the mind of the British population and it has been remarkably successful. I have seen enough to convince me that, buried deep within the labyrinthine corridors of power, there are those prepared to use 'terrorist events' of the sort we have witnessed, of which the murder of Sir David Amess may be one, to pursue an essentially anti-democratic, authoritarian and repressive agenda, of which everyone should be very afraid.
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