The War Against Terrorism

Now, i know i am handling a delicate issue here, and if i offend anyone, i do apologies, but then we do live in a coutry with freedom of the press (well, that's a lie, but assuming we do)  I am not for one second saying that terrorism is not an important issue, i am simply sick of people making it out to be the biggest threat to our lives. Once again today i was on the bus, only to be stuck behind two old woman talking about how they were afraid to go on the local trains because of terrorism. This simply left me astonished...i mean...REALLY! What is the chance of terrorists blowing up the Alloa to Stirling train on a Monday morning? But ...  Read the complete review

Don't panic!! Just the one Brit dead in the Indian terror attacks and he was a Cypriot tax dodger. Few! We can all breathe a sigh of relief and get back to the really big news story off the week in the United Kingdom - who is going to win Celebrity Come Dancing! I'm being sarcastic, of course, and it was a terrible event for India, our Indian writers on dooyoo articulating the tragic events in their deliciously innocent and poetic writing style (patronizing I know). But if no British died and the cricketers are home and safe then we soon lose interest and shed no guilt. In the same week some 600 Nigerian Christians were hacked to death by, you guessed it, ...  Read the complete review

There have always been people who have been prepared to try and achieve their aims by terrorising others into submitting to their demands. History is full of such people, many of them achieved their aims because of the fear they created, or because governments or countries tried to appease them by compromise, or giving in totally to their demands. This has sent out a message to the fanatics that terrorism works, keep at it and we will bit by bit get what we want, even if it is not the wish of the majority. At the moment the threat to the western world is coming from fanatical Muslim fundamentalists. I have listened to all the arguments by the appeasers as to ...  Read the complete review

I have read reviews on here about the recent terrorism threats and feel very strongly that Blair should be here. After all he is supposed to be the one leading the country. Can you imagine the head of a corporate company being on holiday and a major catastrophe occurs while he is away? Would he entrust things to his deputies? I doubt it. So why isn't Blair here? Not that we need him of course, the sooner we get rid of him the better. Britain should not have to face these terrorist threats which are connected with his insistence on supporting his old mate President Bush. As for airport security being stepped up, I think it is time this was done. When ...  Read the complete review

"A terrorist plot to blow up planes in mid-flight from the UK to the US has been disrupted, Scotland Yard has said. It is thought the plan was to detonate up to three explosive devices smuggled on aircraft in hand luggage. " From www.bbc.co.uk/news 10 August 2006. As a result of the foiled terrorist plot, all hand luggage has been banned on flights to, from or within the UK. Any allowed items (sanitary towels, tampons, nappies, contact lenses) must be carried in a clear plastic bag. Nothing may be carried in pockets. Well done. But surely these precautions don't go far enough. Plastics explosives have evolved to such an extent ...  Read the complete review