Terrorism Escalates in Britain

Britain Meets Terrorism

Although I have written about the Muslim terrorist organisation known as Al-Qaida before, it seems there is always more to write. Britain has recently raised it's terrorist alert level to 'critical'. This is due to two attempted car bomb attacks that were miraculously prevented in central London. In addition there was the recent incident of the jeep which was driven directly into a Glasgow airport terminal and then set on fire. The alerts are out and the police and army will be patrolling every major train station and bus terminal. Once again terrorists have managed to bring home the message that they are a very real threat and that this threat is very close to home.

Time to Wake Up

It would seem that the incidents described over the weekend, were diabolically devised terrorist acts of pointless slaying. A miracle occurred and no innocent civilians were killed (although some were harmed). It is chilling to think of what could have been the result of a car bomb exploding adjacent to a packed London nightclub. With hundreds dead and wounded, the horror scenes would have been just the sort that would delight Al-Qaida. At least Britain has taken the issue to heart and raised their alert level appropriately. Unfortunately it would seem that this is not enough. Experience has taught us that 'raising alert levels' and 'increasing security' result in less successful terrorist attempts. These measures do not serve to prevent the attempts altogether. Only uprooting the weed from it's source can solve the problem of terrorism once and for all. We can only hope that this will somehow occur before living in fear of the next strike becomes a day to day experience.