U.S. Orders Boost of Airport Security in Wake of London, Glasgow Terrorist Acts

[Exatreides]

Because Timothy Mcvay wasn't American eh?

[Neil]

If anything, these latest attacks once again show that the highly organised global terrorist network we keep gettnig told about, doesn't really exist. It seems that - once again - we have a bunch of not particularly well organised people not achieving very much... Post 911 we were told there were thousands of sleep cells who were all part of a highly organise Al Qaeda network... As with virtually all of the nonsense that came on the back of 911 (including Iraq), it's all proved to be a buch of bollards... http://www.homepageofthedead.com/rumsfeld.mpg

[DjfunkmasterG]

If anything, these latest attacks once again show that the highly organised global terrorist network we keep gettnig told about, doesn't really exist. It seems that - once again - we have a bunch of not particularly well organised people not achieving very much... Post 911 we were told there were thousands of sleep cells who were all part of a highly organise Al Qaeda network... As with virtually all of the nonsense that came on the back of 911 (including Iraq), it's all proved to be a buch of bollards... http://www.homepageofthedead.com/rumsfeld.mpg Neil, you are my hero. How friggin organized are they if every single time they try to blow something up they get caught or the problem diffused before it happens? I give many Kudo's to England, and the UK in general. You guys catch more terrorist cells trying to plan something than any other government I hear about.

[MinionZombie]

Timothy McVae - militia group nutjob anti-government type. Nothing "new" there, there's always wack-jobs like that out there, and there's plenty of anti-authoritarian/government people out there. How do you protect against nutters like that beyond the adequate measures we already have in place and have had in place for a long time. Freedom isn't foolproof, the current measures aren't 100%, but they're better than squat-all. Someone is always going to sneak through a crack somewhere at some point in time and something bad will happen. Something bad is bound to happen at some point in time, that's life. And despite your post, which possibly sounds a little sarky (maybe I'm reading the intonation wrong), we had the IRA.

[Tied2thetracks]

If anything, these latest attacks once again show that the highly organised global terrorist network we keep gettnig told about, doesn't really exist. It seems that - once again - we have a bunch of not particularly well organised people not achieving very much... Post 911 we were told there were thousands of sleep cells who were all part of a highly organise Al Qaeda network... As with virtually all of the nonsense that came on the back of 911 (including Iraq), it's all proved to be a buch of bollards... http://www.homepageofthedead.com/rumsfeld.mpg You must get your news from CNN. Post 9/11 sleeper cells have been busted, I never hear reports that there were thousands to be found. You Britts remember that whole 7/7 thing right? And now car bombs found ready to go. Not all of these idiots are well planned or intelligent, but you don't need a degree to kill people. I'm not living in fear but I do realize the threat is real.

[MinionZombie]

Basically, you could say that "successful" attacks are down to luck on one side (their's) and incompetance on the other (our's). What is really messed up is that 3 of the arrested 7 are freaking doctors/medics working in this country! What happened to the hypocratic oath?! We'll see if they really are those responsible or not in due course, but if they are, that's messed up - I'm talking "Right at Your Door" messed up (watched it this afternoon, great film, but utterly terrifying, just makes you go "oh that's f*cked up" ). Unsuccessful attacks (the majority - at least in the West, you don't hear of many unsuccessful car bombs in Iraq etc do you? ) are bad luck (for the terrorists) and good luck with a dousing of competance for us.

[LoSTBoY]

I have a new hero! http://www.johnsmeaton.com/ This is the guy how helped a policeman subdue (read: kick in) one of the Glasgow Terrorists. Check out the 'Other John Links' for news video of him being interviewed. Pure legend!

[MissJacksonCA]

what's this pint pledge thing?

[darth los]

What happened to the hypocratic oath?! The same thing that happened to all the religeous principles that tell them not to kill etc. They get corrupted and brainwashed at some point. They actually rationalize their acts of murder with religeous zealotry.

[MinionZombie]

Now apparently all 8 people arrested have NHS connections! Great, so I guess there's another reason not to go into an NHS hospital these days. As if waiting lists, MRSA, incompetance, lack of doctor's and nurses and the smell wasn't bad enough, now you'll probably end up getting treated by a terrorist! (I guarantee that joke (or thereabouts) ends up on 8 out of 10 Cats on Friday )

[LoSTBoY]

what's this pint pledge thing? It's for people who appreaciated his involvement with the terrorists. You can buy him a pint which is being kept on a TAB behind the airport bar. The goal was 1000 pints but it has easily passed it.

[Neil]

It's for people who appreaciated his involvement with the terrorists. You can buy him a pint which is being kept on a TAB behind the airport bar. The goal was 1000 pints but it has easily passed it. LMFAO!!!

[MinionZombie]

hehe, noiiice! Free booze! "Kick in" - you're damn straight.

[Khardis]

Besides it's the media that blows up the whole "all arabs are terrorists". I bet you'll find alot more whites in the US willing to destroy the goverment than you'll find arabs. How many would act on it though? Tim McVey is the only one in recent memory. Neil, you are my hero. How friggin organized are they if every single time they try to blow something up they get caught or the problem diffused before it happens? I give many Kudo's to England, and the UK in general. You guys catch more terrorist cells trying to plan something than any other government I hear about. For 1, Britain has experience. and 2. They get caught because as organized as many of them are, our governments Intel folks are much more organized, especially when they aren't being screwed by politicians. Case in point, 9/11 happend not long after Clinton left office, the CIA and FBI were still gutted. After the entire thing went down they released the CIA and FBI and let them do thier jobs. As such terror plots like the Fort Dix and JFK bombings have been uncovered on time. Thanks domestic spying

[darth los]

How many would act on it though? Tim McVey is the only one in recent memory. For 1, Britain has experience. That's a good point. Israel is another country, unfortunately, with tons of experience in that department. America is in it's infancy in terms of dealing with domestic terrorist threats.