Commentaries, Opinions, And Analysis On Yesterday's Terror Attack In London

Blood On The Streets Of Woolwich -- Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

If you came across this footage as you were browsing the Web, you would not immediately know what you were watching. You might mistake it for a stunt, or a setup, or even a promotional clip for an upcoming film. Even when you discovered what it actually represented, you could be forgiven for finding it unreal.

The footage is British. It was Wednesday afternoon in Woolwich, a district of southeast London. The man addressing the camera has yet to be named, but he is not a figure easily forgotten. He wears jeans, a dark jacket with the hood back, and a black knit cap, but his hands are bright red all over. The right hand is free; the left carries a knife and a meat cleaver, also covered in blood. He gesticulates, using both hands to reinforce what he is saying. Some of his statement has been elided for legal reasons (in Britain, the media is not supposed to broadcast confessions), but this is a text of what can be heard in the clip:

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Analysis On Yesterday's Terror Attack In London

'MI5 may have questions to answer over attackers' -- The Telegraph
Woolwich attack: confusing, horrific, bizarre – the horror that made literally no sense -- Dan Hodges, The Telegraph
'You could feel something horrible had happened' -- Sarah Brown, CNN
Butchery in Woolwich -- Tim Judah, Bloomberg
Woolwich attack: MI5's worst nightmare has come true -- Chris Hughes, Mirror
Woolwich killing: The long-feared attack -- Dominic Casciani, BBC
Woolwich Attack: Confusing, Horrific, Bizarre That Makes No Sense -- Dan Hodges, The Telegraph
Act of Terror Will Never Divide Our City -- Sadiq Khan, London Evening Standard
Newspapers were right to publish horrific images of the Woolwich terror attack -- Iain Martin, The Telegraph
The real enemy in London hacking death -- Frida Ghitis, Special to CNN
Were suspects influenced by Nigerian terrorists? -- The Telegraph
Woolwich attack: of course British foreign policy had a role -- Joe Glenton, The Guardian
It Is Terror But It Is Not Wise To Overreact -- Sam Kiley, SKY News
Was the London killing of a British soldier 'terrorism'? -- Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian
London soldier slaying homegrown Islamic extremism? -- Tucker Reals, CBS
Woolwich Beheading: Was Soldier Butchered by al-Qaida Cell or Lone Wolves? -- Timur Moon, IBTimes
Crazed animals... how news of the savage Woolwich attack exploded on Twitter -- Daily Mail
London Attack: The New Face of Terror -- Clive Hunter, Daily Beast
London attack: Terrorists targeting soldiers at home again? -- Nick Hunt, CNN
Woolwich attack: A new template -- Mark Urban, BBC
Woolwich analysis: African links are probed amid fears of more ‘lone wolves’ -- Martin Bentham, London Evening Standard
Killers knew attack would go viral – and embraced it -- Eamon Delaney, Independent.ie
Q&A: What is known about London attack -- AP