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ntluser · 17-03-2004, 20:02

The Madrid bomb blast was effective because the civilian population placed too heavy a reliance on the police and security services.

These services with limited finance and staffing and under tremendous and unreasonable pressure to succeed are faced with an enormous task.

Fighting terrorism,like fighting crime will only work when we all lend our support to combatting it.

Each one of us will have to become more vigilant, more observant and more security conscious. We must be prepared to report anything suspicious or out of the ordinary.

Just simple things like not leaving baggage unattended on buses, at airports etc will mean that there is one less item for the police and security services to deal with.

Part of the battle against terrorism is the sheer volume of numbers. The other part is to do with identifying and imprisoning convicted terrorists.

And when we catch and convict these people they need to go to prison for life and not be released back into the terrorist ranks once again.

Hopefully, someone in Government will recognise this fact and lead a really effective battle against terrorists.One based on action, not on rhetoric.

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ntluser Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester Age: 79 Services: Virgin Media XL Telephone,TV with Tivo box & Superhub3 upto 150Mb Broadband, Sky World, & Freeview+ Posts: 1,901	Re: Madrid Bomb Blast The Madrid bomb blast was effective because the civilian population placed too heavy a reliance on the police and security services. These services with limited finance and staffing and under tremendous and unreasonable pressure to succeed are faced with an enormous task. Fighting terrorism,like fighting crime will only work when we all lend our support to combatting it. Each one of us will have to become more vigilant, more observant and more security conscious. We must be prepared to report anything suspicious or out of the ordinary. Just simple things like not leaving baggage unattended on buses, at airports etc will mean that there is one less item for the police and security services to deal with. Part of the battle against terrorism is the sheer volume of numbers. The other part is to do with identifying and imprisoning convicted terrorists. And when we catch and convict these people they need to go to prison for life and not be released back into the terrorist ranks once again. Hopefully, someone in Government will recognise this fact and lead a really effective battle against terrorists.One based on action, not on rhetoric.