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Originally Posted by andygrif

<snip>...... I can't personally draw any other conclusion apart from the government trying to scare the public.

Well naturally....we are in the run up to a general election and Mr Bliar and his cronies are trying to appear proactive toward terrorism plus justify their current legislations with regard to terrorism.

Originally Posted by Earl of Bronze

Real world terrorists, usually dont go anywhere near high profile targets like parliment buildings. Yes I know an attack was carried out on the Indian parliment, but thats India, and a similar op in GB would be extremely difficult to achieve. Its more likely that a 'Soft Target' would be chosen, as was chosen in Spain. Half a dozen blokes, carrying rucks full of explosives and large ball-barings in a very open public place is a more realistic threat.What are the security services supposed to do to stop that sort of attack. It cant be done, unless someone makes a mistake then civilians will die. Its how I would plan an attack, but then again, I'm trained to think like that.

Precisely ! Remember Warrington and Manchester bombs ??