Posted on 11/16/2006 10:53:11 AM PST by OESY
British intelligence officials believe that al-Qaida is determined to attack the UK with a nuclear weapon, it emerged yesterday. The announcement, from an officially organised Foreign Office counter-terrorism briefing for the media, was the latest in a series of bleak assessments by senior officials and ministers about the terrorist threat facing Britain.
UK officials have detected "an awful lot of chatter" on jihadi websites expressing the desire to acquire chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons....
The warning comes after a speech last week by the foreign secretary, Margaret Beckett, on the terrorist threat facing the UK, and a rare public outing for Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, the head of MI5, who warned that there were at least 30 active plots to attack Britain.
With new counter-terrorism measures to be unveiled in tomorrow's Queen's speech, the weekend saw Gordon Brown back an extension to the time for which terrorism suspects can be held without charge, beyond the current 28 days....
For al-Qaida and jihadis, a devastating nuclear attack on Britain, not just the use of a "dirty bomb', would be part of the desire and agenda to cripple the west, sources said....
The network of the rogue Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, which is feared to have sold nuclear technology to Libya, Iran and North Korea, was broken up three years ago, but there are fears that other illegal networks may exist.
British counter terrorism officials believe plots they have thwarted and plots they claim are being hatched have strong links to Pakistan. They say hundreds of Britons travelled in the past year to Pakistan for terrorism activity, including training in camps and acting as couriers for messages. Officials also believe Britons are taking cash to terrorists in Pakistan.
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islamicfinder dot org will be a good palce to start.
20 years from now, that may change. For now, it's not happening nor will they even consider it.
True. Forgot those points......
Because Muslims kill Muslims. Why are the muslim terrorists in Iraq killing Iraqi Muslims?
Because they are a bloddthirsty death cult, that's why.
We have not been aggressive enough since 9/11, I'm almost hoping they detonate a nuclear bomb (hopefully, accidentally in their own region) so that we can respond with the overwhelmingly appropriate response this war needs.
Look at the contrast (in our response) between Pearl Harbor and 9/11.
It is only a paradox for peace-niks, that the thing which they most want to avoid by appeasement is that which they inevitably encourage.
Their fundamental pig ignorance is that they think that the bully on the block will be avoided by showing signs of "reasonableness"...read weakness.
So, they will bring the chaos to us all. Yet in their colossal stupidity, they don't realize that they are going to be the last ones prepared for when the fruits of their "philosophy" strikes home. So be it. The chips have fallen, and I will have to look after my idiot friends and family, because I won't have the luxury of caring about the others.
But maybe they're right and I'm wrong. At this point, I hope they're right, but I doubt it.
It's OK, most leftists are infinitely more worried about generating electricity with nuclear power than about jihadists acquiring WMDs and using them in cities, so I'm sure this is nothing to worry about..... /s
Relax. I was being slightly tongue-in-cheek.
bttt
After we change our skivvies, we impose a complete embargo against the Arab world until they decide to join the rest of us in the 21st century.
Kiss the Bill of Rights goodbye.
Just so it's proportionate...
gee, you think the US media would focus on London being nuked - maybe a 2 day story - unless some new Foley IMs are discovered.
very true, that would be the best plan.
but my fear is - nothing would be done.
"Isn't Britain 25% Islam right now? Why attack there?"
Because they are moderate matyrs.
Isn't it sad that many of us think nothing, or something "measured" will be done?
Have we become that weak as a nation or are we just projecting our disappointment about the last election?
To see what the government WOULD do if we were nuked, watch the speech at the end of the Sum of all Fears.
For what we should do, any Muslim's worst nightware would do.
"Can we live in a more insane world?"
You tell me after reading this:
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?category=REGION&storyID=526597&BCCode=&newsdate=10/18/2006
I think that Bush should keep the football close. And if our allies get nuked send a pair to Saudi Arabia.
Apologize later. Time to smake this BS down.
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