All my hopes and prayers for people in London and their relatives. May you and yours be safe and well.
ETA: There is a check-in community for LJers at

Now that the shock has worn off, I'm now worried about the "afterwards." This is normal for me and is not meant as disrespect for the victims or their families. I knew with 9/11 even before the second tower fell that it was going to be used to start a war (little did I know that it would be used to start the wrong war).
I fear this situation will quickly spiral even more out of control than it already is.
Would that there was someone who could pull us back from the brink of this.
I hope that the leaders in the U.K. are more level-headed with the aftermath than the leaders in the U.S. were.
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ETA2: Also, it appears that

I will be more than happy to pass on whatever message you need me to pass on via phone or email.