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Bank E-Communications Aid During London Bombings

Posted by Zonk on from the backups-that-work dept.

davidwr writes "Reuters and eWeek report on how the British Banks' emergency chatroom and web site helped them cope with Thursday's terrorist bombing." From the article: "The Bank of England, the Treasury and the Financial Services Authority switched on a secure section of their Financial Sector Continuity Web site to talk to major banks in the City of London's financial hub about how they were coping. A Bank of England spokeswoman said this was the first time the secure site had been used in an actual crisis situation since its creation in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York."

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  1. On that note... by ZephyrXero · · Score: 0, Troll

    The recent bombings have brought 9/11 back into the minds of many. So now is a good time to remind people that we still dont' know what really happened on that day. If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's a nice video I found today.

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    "A truly wise man realizes he knows nothing."
    1. Re:On that note... by cranos · · Score: 0, Troll

      I think we knwo what happened on 119. Fanatics flew into buildings killing thousands and giving the "neo-cons" just the excuse they needed.

    2. Re:On that note... by ZephyrXero · · Score: 0, Troll

      Yes...I meant to say skyscraper.

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      "A truly wise man realizes he knows nothing."
    3. Re:On that note... by ZephyrXero · · Score: 0, Troll

      oops, skyscraper...not just any building ;)

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      "A truly wise man realizes he knows nothing."