Terrorist Threat Level Raised to Severe...

[Coito ergo sum]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12133290 Looks like there are indications al-Qaeda may be considering an attack against an airport or aviation sector target,

Hmmm...I wish they would disclose more about the intelligence they have, but I am sure they keep that secret due to "sources and methods" secrecy concerns...

[Lozzer]

The terrorist thread has been a 'severe' in the UK for years, there's little bother or worry.

[Eriku]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!!!

.......nah, false alarm... only foolin'.

[devogue]

[Atheist-Lite]

Their testing the firebell on the run up to the Wedding, go back to sleep, don't be alarmed.

[sandinista]

[Coito ergo sum]

The terrorist thread has been a 'severe' in the UK for years, there's little bother or worry.

It was just raised from "substantial" to "severe."

[Coito ergo sum]

It's a big yawn, until an attack succeeds, of course. If thousands of people get killed, it'll no longer be a yawn.

[Atheist-Lite]

There's over 7billion here and everyday thousands die and are born. A few thousand are a drop in the ocean. Not nearly enough to reign in the damaging effects of over-population. They might make a significant impact going the unconventional route? They need to be really thinking about a bio-weapon attack, a virus, perhaps something left over from the Soviet days sitting in a test tube somewhere in Tezakistan?

[Ironclad]

I look after a small airfield and we've been 'heightened' for some time, no mention of severe as yet here.

[Feck]

There's over 7billion here and everyday thousands die and are born. A few thousand are a drop in the ocean. Not nearly enough to reign in the damaging effects of over-population. They might make a significant impact going the unconventional route? They need to be really thinking about a bio-weapon attack, a virus, perhaps something left over from the Soviet days sitting in a test tube somewhere in Tezakistan?

Yep

and also
I wonder if that is why there were Chinooks flying into Our airport this morning ?

[PsychoSerenity]

The terrorist thread has been a 'severe' in the UK for years, there's little bother or worry.

It was just raised from "substantial" to "severe."

No, it says that's just at transport hubs. "The threat to the UK overall remains where it has been for the past year at the second-highest level, "severe"."

It's a big yawn, until an attack succeeds, of course. If thousands of people get killed, it'll no longer be a yawn.

It still is a yawn. There's little anyone can do about it. Even once it's happened, it may happen again, it may not.

If someone really wants to kill people, they can. Sure, the security forces will do what they can to track suspects etc. and in places like airports they can really make security strong, but it's almost impossible to stop any other targets they could potentially go for.

Of course we'd be safer if we hadn't spent the last decade pissing people off.

[Atheist-Lite]

Everyone suspects Al Quaida and affiliates but other bodies such as The Bilderbergers have a forced population reduction plan for the planet. It is easy to think it was the guy who hit us yesterday is the same guy today but it could easily be someone tougher and bigger, even someone supposedly on our side - the insider threat in high places?

[drl2]

Whenever I hear the word "Bilderberger" I think of this guy and I can no longer take the conversation seriously.

[Atheist-Lite]

Whenever I hear the word "Bilderberger" I think of this guy and I can no longer take the conversation seriously.

The Trilateral Commision and folks all benefit from the conspiracy hacks, probably even bankroll some of them? No one takes the Bilderbergers seriously and that is the way they like it.