Terrorism, but not as we know it?!
Eight have been arrested in early morning (4am!) raids on properties in Birmingham.
Security sources have told the BBC the alleged plot would not have involved mass casualties but marked “a different approach to terrorism in the UK”.
From what I heard on the radio, this means no bombs, no ‘conventional’ terrorist methods. So how would one sow terror unconventionally?
- Allowing George Bush to stand for election in the UK
- Invasion of the White Van Men (read the report if you don’t get this)
- prolific pirating of Burberry check baseball caps
- Bingo being only entertainment every night of the week
I’m making light, but it’s because we don’t know very much at all. And given how overblown the ‘airplane bombs’ threat was last year, I wouldn’t be surprised if the threat was distant (though definitely warranting nipping in the bud) and over-dramatised.
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I watched the news tis morning and they were talking about the “kidnapping gangs” of Bagdad and the execution videos and so on…
This being done on ‘home’ soil is considered the new tactic.
I think I’ll stay in China…
Yes, I saw it on the news last night, and here’s a link to more details: Police Quiz Beheading Plot Suspects. I really wonder how developed this plan was — not that I’m saying it wasn’t. You’ve gotta be pretty damn pathological, not religious, to plan this sort of atrocity.
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