U.K. raises terror threat level to SEVERE

[Dude!]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a8trOcLkVwCM&pos=8

the English intelligence services
are so much better than the neutered
American ones, so believe this

when it happens, i just hope the
English read the nice peaceful people
their rights
and give them a lawyer who has them
keep quiet
and then put them on trial in
a densely populated part of London

it's the american way

[underdog]

The security when flying through Heathrow was ridiculous. I think they're just a paranoid people.

[Furtherman]

Bloody hell!

[Judge Smails]

We should consider adopting their sure-fire method of obtaining intelligence.

For instance, this latest intel was obtained by an alert constable who walked up to a group of suspicious looking Arabic youths purchasing a Norwegian Blue parrot and said; "Right, what's all this then?"

[furie]

Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue Beautiful plumage!

[Hottub]

Pining for the fjords?

[Furtherman]

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[EliSnow]

Pining for the fjords?

A Møøse once bit my sister...

[razorboy]

how much money
to buy Dude
a one-way nonrefundable
ticket
to the U.K.?

[JimBeam]

A Møøse once bit my sister...


Those responsible have been sacked.

[A.J.]

The security when flying through Heathrow was ridiculous. I think they're just a paranoid people.

Everything changed after 7/7.

[keithy_19]

I think the whole threat level system is such bullshit.

[FUNKMAN]

I think the whole threat level system is such bullshit.

until somebody loses an eye

[keithy_19]

until somebody loses an eye

Does government intelligence agencies really act different when the level goes up?

If that's the case then things are pretty screwy considering they should always be dilligent and at the top of their game.

It's just a system that seems to tell the masses that the government is working for you but if we mess up, well, it was a severe threat.

[FUNKMAN]

Does government intelligence agencies really act different when the level goes up?

If that's the case then things are pretty screwy considering they should always be dilligent and at the top of their game.

It's just a system that seems to tell the masses that the government is working for you but if we mess up, well, it was a severe threat.


humans are imperfect... that's all i should have to say

[furie]

Does government intelligence agencies really act different when the level goes up?


Yes
priorities shift and focus on the threat until the threat is mitigated and operation plans can catch up on what they neglected during the high alert.

If that's the case then things are pretty screwy considering they should always be dilligent and at the top of their game.

i hope you understand that people and systems can't operate at 100% all the time.

[Hottub]

until somebody loses an eye

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2148/2278586665_eeb3b7a777.jpg

[FUNKMAN]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2148/2278586665_eeb3b7a777.jpg

Kudos Sir!

made me laugh... needed that... thank you!

[FUNKMAN]

wrong thread... too much Loon