attack against the UK seems "inevitable"
the scotsman reports on the warning issued yesterday by metropolitan police commissioner, sir john stevens, that britain is now an inevitable target for international terrorists despite police success in thwarting previous attacks. his fears were echoed by london's mayor, ken livingstone, who said it would be "miraculous" if the capital escaped attack.despite the gravity of his forecast, mr livingstone insisted london remained one of the safest cities in the world and urged the public to go about their usual business.
well, i'd say use a bit more of your common sense and take a moment to reflect upon time and place. at times when alerts are hightened, it just makes more sense to consciously avoid certain locations. once the threat level hits orange (according to the us homeland security system) i will, for instance, refrain from unavoidable travel, i will not use public transport nor be present at any large concentrations of people such as at tourist attractions, sporting events and shopping centres.
note that the heightened security in britain was echoed in paris where the interior ministry announced it had received threats of a possible attack from an islamist group. a recent letter, sent to several newspapers, threatened «to plunge france into terror and remorse and spill blood outside its frontiers».
