UK Terror threat level raised to severe (Christmas, speech, terrorism)

[AuDiBelle]

BBC News - UK terrorist threat level raised to 'severe'

Although there was no intelligence to suggest a terrorist attack is indeed imminent, the threat level was increased from substantial to severe.

It is in response to the perceived increased threat from international terrorism following the failed Detroit airliner bombing on Christmas day.

Not a lot of information about why exactly they raised it other than "vague talk" as reported on news. Hmm.

[AeroGuyDC]

Originally Posted by whatyousay

BBC News - UK terrorist threat level raised to 'severe'

Although there was no intelligence to suggest a terrorist attack is indeed imminent, the threat level was increased from substantial to severe.


Not a lot of information about why exactly they raised it other than "vague talk" as reported on news. Hmm.

It's not a matter of "if", but "when."

I'm often very cynnical of government, but I also trust their gut feeling if they feel the need to raise the threat level. Something must have got their attention.

[18Montclair]

poor UK...so much bad has come to there for allying themselves with George W Bush.

[Sonrise]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

poor UK...so much bad has come to there for allying themselves with George W Bush.

When in doubt blame Bush; pathetic.

[allydriver]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

poor UK...so much bad has come to there for allying themselves with George W Bush.

The UK achieved great satan status long before George Bush.

[thinkin about it]

In Britian you already hand your testicles over at the Airport check-in.

No guns.
No "hate speech."
Camera's watching everything you do short take a dump.

And that's just daily life as an Englishmen. Can you imagine what they do when they want to hype up the fear-mongering with "terror alerts?"

[AuDiBelle]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

poor UK...so much bad has come to there for allying themselves with George W Bush.

LOL, their status as a non-Islamic country placed them in the terrorists' firing lines long before Bush, but nice try blaming Bush.

[california-jewel]

Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC

It's not a matter of "if", but "when."

I'm often very cynnical of government, but I also trust their gut feeling if they feel the need to raise the threat level. Something must have got their attention.

You know that's right, and being there Government, i'm more then positive they must know something is up. Something really got there attnetion, at this point, i can only imagine what.

[evilnewbie]

There was something in the news today about a plane "exploding" in Lebanon or something... that might explain why... the government said it was not a terrorist act and was likely due to a lightning strike that destroyed the plane... they showed footage of it... it did NOT look like a lightning strike... I haven't seen a storm where there was only ONE lightning strike and that it hit a plane of all things it could of hit and then causing the plane to explode...

[doc1]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

poor UK...so much bad has come to there for allying themselves with George W Bush.

What a sad post.