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EVERY month without a new 7/7 terror strike lulls us into dangerous false security.
Memories have faded so fast that some would rather condemn police for overkill than praise them for trying to protect us. So the trial of terror plotter Dhiren Barot is a timely wake-up call. Barot admits planning bombs big enough to puncture the River Thames and flood the capital’s Tube network. His targets included mainline stations and top hotels. And he aimed to paralyse London and New York with simultaneous nuclear dirty bombs. Barot can’t be dismissed as a harmless fantasist. He was trained to kill by al-Qaeda. His signed plans were found in Pakistan. Barot’s confession saves us a long and costly trial. But security chiefs warn there are hundreds more where he came from — and thousands willing to offer support. It is only a matter of time before some succeed. We cannot afford to drop our guard for an instant. |