Why terrorism? I don't mean why do people do it, although lord knows that's a good question. But why is it called terrorism? Why not panicism? Or fearism? Or frightism? Or horrorism ( Read more... )

So the government raises the terror alert to 'Severe', which apparently means 'attack is highly likely', but then says there is no intelligence to suggest a terrorist attack is imminent. Which begs the question, why raise the terror alert?

Unless there is evidence suggesting an attack is imminent, but they don't want to frighten people by ( Read more... )

The number of people on the BBC Have Your Say forums who think they will be safe from swine flu because they don't eat meat is quite staggering. Not to mention worrying. I even read a comment from one person who was suggesting that this is a covert Islamic bioterrorism attack specifically targetting all non-Muslims, because Muslims don't eat pork ( Read more... )

First these car bombs yesterday and now this flaming car at Glasgow Airport - and I'm sure the timing is a coincidence. And ooh, they attack Scotland as soon as we get a Scottish PM. Heh. Poor Gordon. First few days and he's right in the thick of it. Bet he's wishing Tony had stuck around a while longer ( Read more... )

'Aircraft terror plot' uncovered

Still, you've got to admire the British attitude: "Eight hours without an iPod - that's the most inconvenient thing." Once I got over the fear that would be my reaction exactly. "No books? No iPod? What am I going to do for eight hours?"

You know, considering the troubled times we live in, with terrorists blowing up innocent civilians on what seems like a regular basis, with governments pursuing more and more illegal and immoral activities in the name of 'safety', with civil liberties increasingly diminished and encroached upon by those same governments, in these times it's nice to ( Read more... )

Christ, Inter Milan are such wimps! Cancelling their pre-season tour of England because of 'security concerns'! Honestly, such cowards.

They were only playing one game in London anyway, at Crystal Palace - the other three were at Leicester, Norwich and Portsmouth. Wimps, the lot of 'em. You've not seen us cancelling the athletics meet at Crystal ( Read more... )

See now, this...this is why I love my country. We could scream; we could wail; we could cry and wring our hands and gnash our teeth and get angry and look for someone to blame. But no. Not the British. We could never let such things get in the way of our stiff upper-lip and sense of humour. It's not for nothing that the most common thing I've heard ( Read more... )

"Britain is now burning with fear, terror and panic in its northern, southern, eastern, and western quarters."

No. No, we are not. That may be the aim, but it's not the result. The lack of 'fear, terror and panic' is something they've been commenting about on the news. I've seen the emergency services on the news coping with the tragic disaster ( Read more... )

"London rocked by terror attacks"

I just...I can't even...I can't even begin to understand the people who would do this. I cannot understand it. Whatever differences people have, and I get that people have huge differences, in many varied ways, there must be a better way than this. Violence like this cannot ever be an answer.

But at the same time, ( Read more... )