I'm still in a bit of shock about the bomb blasts in London. BBC has dedicated coverage that includes articles, eyewitness accounts and many many pictures.

Lest we feed America's already shameful lust for racial and ethnic revenge, it's important to note that Muslim leaders have condemned the attack:

Muslim News editor Ahmed Versi noted one of London's biggest Muslim areas, around Aldgate, had been targeted.

Mr Sheikh said the unique good relationship Muslims had with the government and society was threatened.

"The person who did this was targeting along with wider British society the Muslim community, ruining the good relationship we have."

Sir Iqbal Sacranie of the Muslim Council of Britain said he utterly condemned the attacks.

"We are simply appalled and want to express our deepest condolences to the families.

"These terrorists, these evil people want to demoralise us as a nation and divide us.

"All of must unite in helping the police to hunt these murderers down."

Mr Versi said he had already received one threatening e-mail about the blasts.

"There might be some increase in attacks on the Muslim community especially visible aspects of Islam like mosques, community centres and women with headscarves.

"Recently there have been a lot of attacks on Muslim women on buses in London, it has increased during the last few months."

But he said the immediate Muslim revulsion at the attacks could help calm the situation.

"I don't think there'll be as high a number of attacks as after 11 September because Muslims have come out very strongly, especially Muslim leaders, condemning the attacks.

"I'm sure many Muslims will have been injured as well... one of the bombs - at Aldgate - was near to the east London mosque, it's a very heavy Muslim area.

"Muslims have to be vigilant now, especially the mosques, and I hope the police will increase security on mosques and Islamic centres."

I dread the fear-mongering our own government will perpetrate. London has a state-of-the-art Big Brother system with scads of video cameras everywhere, and still this happens. If anything, I think this is testament to the error in thinking we can win a "war on terror" by building a police state while simply bombing the crap out of Iraq, instead of dealing with the very real threat of the al-Qaeda murderers.

My heart goes out to the victims and their families in London.

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