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Originally Posted by punky
But the whole reason MI-5 was secret in the first place, is that people on our level can't really comprehend the danger posed by us, and so what we don't know won't hurt us. We can go about our little lives without worrying about who is about to kill us. Like the "Men In Black" principle. Figures are hushed and sketchy at most, but I saw once that apparently England has upto 30 active threats against the country, each and every month, that need action to netralise.
Of course after 9/11 people found out that the intelligence agencies had some prior warnings or indications, and they pressed for a more transparent security service. Now threats are more public (like the Wall Street one), everyone is moaning about the culture of fear.
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All well & good, but according to Ramrod, the government have said they cannot try these people as the evidence is inadmissable or revealing it would jeapordise ongiong ops. I was pointing out they could just classify any evidence therefore reducing any chance of leaking.
I didn't mention (and wasn't actually talking about) any security service.