Posted on 11/09/2006 5:25:01 PM PST by excludethis
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's intelligence agency head was quoted on Friday as saying up to about 30 major terrorist plots were being planned in the country and that future threats could involve chemicals and nuclear technology.
Eliza Manningham-Buller, director general of MI5, said young British Muslims were being groomed to become suicide bombers and that her agents were tracking some 1,600 suspects, most of whom were British-born and linked to al Qaeda.
"We are aware of numerous plots to kill people and damage our economy. What do I mean by numerous? Five? Ten? No, nearer 30 ... that we know of," Manningham-Buller said in a speech in London on Thursday that was reported by British media.
She was quoted as saying the plots were "priority one" cases.
Last year, Britain suffered its worst peace-time attack when four British Muslims blew themselves up on London's transport network, killing 52 commuters and wounding hundreds.
"My officers and the police are working to contend with some 200 groupings or networks, totaling over 1,600 identified individuals who are actively engaged in plotting or facilitating terrorist acts here and overseas," she said.
Manningham-Buller said the number of cases being pursued by security services had risen by 80 percent since January.
"Today we see the use of home-made improvised explosive devices. Tomorrow's threat may -- and I suggest will -- include the use of chemicals, bacteriological agents, radioactive materials and even nuclear technology," she said.
Extracts of her speech were carried by the BBC, the top-selling Sun tabloid, the Times and the Guardian.
Manningham-Buller said it was clear from so-called "martrydom" videos that suicide bombers were motivated in part by "their interpretation as anti-Muslim of UK foreign policy, in particular the UK's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan."
No problem for us, the Rats said so.
How many attacks are being planned here? Oh, that's right. We don't need to worry. Now that the Dems won, there is no terrorist threat.
Alright, move along, move along...nothing to see here!
No problem, just tell all Islamo-fascist terrorists around the world that Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and Rosie O'Donnell want to kiss and make up..... there need not be any more terrorism in our new kumbaya world. It worked before 9/11 with Bill Clinton and Algore, didn't it??? /s
BTTT
I've been reading Mark Steyn's book "America Alone", Europe is done if they don't start doing something drastic and very soon.
Islam is a disease that is dedicated to killing us...when will people wake up? We're in the middle of an Islamic pandemic.
I hope all you "teach them a lesson" RINO's are happy with your new government.
And the Dims want to take away our guns here in the States? I DON'T THINK SO
Clinton's human dildo, geraldo, spent an inordinate amount of time earlier this evening imforming us sheep all about clinton's ground-breaking progress in the ME until the GW Bush regime took over and screwed it all up.
Nope. We'll have another Civil War.
When San Francisco gets hit, Pelosi will want military and other outside assistance. Before that help could arrive, I would hope that stinking place would fall in the Pacific Ocean. Screw them. Yes, and I am a homophobe too.
Terrorism? Just 'a nuisance," says John Kerry, uh, Jon Cary.
["Europe is done if they don't start doing something drastic and very soon."]
I have an idea. Let's let the cartoonists in Denmark do so more work...That will roust the roaches out of there cells into the open...and, well, they can take care 'em (Ahem, shoot 'em).
That's what always infuriated about the British TV show Spooks/MI5. From watching it, you'd think that abortion clinic bombers and disgruntled Serbians were at least as likely terrorist threats as Muslims.
Europe is beginning to see the light, after decades of allowing radical Islamists to immigrate to their countries. I hope it's not too late.
The birth rates between Muslims and others indicate it's already over.
Suicide Bombers? .. I wonder if this will finally wake people up
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