Comments on: British Investigations Yield Few Clues Thus Far

By: Danny Carlton (aka Jack Lewis)

Danny Carlton (aka Jack Lewis) — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:10:08 +0000

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By: McGehee

McGehee — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:56:10 +0000

Darla. Decaf.

By: Darla Nuan

Darla Nuan — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:56:03 +0000

Terrorism canât be eradicated completely.

Thanks, Senator Kerry, but you lost the election. We happen to be in A WAR AGAINST TERRORISM. It can be defeated. It's comments like yours that give the terrorists confidence and erode the morale of the troops. Please, consider moving to France.

By: Mark in Mexico

Mark in Mexico — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:19:48 +0000

Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, we need you.

Scotland Yard and MI5 ask for help.
Few leaks, no leads, no suspects.
In this extraordinary report from the NYT, Britain has asked for help in tracking down those responsible for 49 dead and more than 1000 wounded in the London terror bombings last...

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:54:24 +0000

I think the point here is that a determined terrorist can always get through. Some have phrased it, "The security services need to be right 100% of the time; the terrorists, only 1%." That's not far off.

It's incredibly easy to commit an act of terrorism, no matter how narrowly you define it. A high school education; access to a few components or a gun and you can commit terrorism.

Perfect security is unattainable, even in police states--how many assassination attempts did Hitler face?

I do think we now live in a different world, one with a higher level of anxiety and insecurity about our personal safety. Terrorism can't be eradicated completely. Once one group gets pushed own, another group will find grievances serious enough to die or kill for.

Had we been living in Europe for the past 30 years, we would have realized this, what with bombings and assassinations from the IRA, the Red Brigades, ETA, even the Mafia.

This certainly isn't Kansas of the 1930s, Toto.