[livius]

I hope this lax security talk is just for public (i.e., leftist press) consumption. There is apparently a great deal of concern that al Qaida's next objective will be London, and I read yesterday that there is also concern that they are going to try to do it during Bush's visit.

[Probity]

Great. I'm arriving at Heathrow Wednesday morning. At least I'm not staying in London the next 3 days!

[diggerandscraper]

From our perspective, what got a lot of people's backs up was the suggestion that Bush's visit should shut London down for three days. That's 7million+ people who have to work, earn a living, pay the rent, etc. cooling their heels while Bush chats with the Queen and eats fish and chips. Not good PR, not something Brits would ever let Blair get away with.

I mean, if some other world leader was visiting Washington and there was a credible terrorist threat being talked about, do you think the feds would shut down DC for a state visit?