Pessimistic

Strathclyde Police's new chief constable used his first interview in the job to declare that it was "almost certain" that Scotland would face another terrorist attack. Stephen House said he would be "surprised" if there wasn't.

I think this is an extremely pessimistic view. If he's basing his assertion on intelligence, then we should be able to stop this before it happens.

This is a similar to the idea recently floated by intelligence services that there are 200 "hardcore" people in Scotland and 20 who are of "significant interest". It sounds like they have been identified - why is it not possible to arrest them and put them on trial like Atif Siddique, the lyrical terrorist and the paintball terrorists?

If Mr House is making a political statement, then I don't think his views on the matter are any more deserving of publicity than anyone else's. There's the possibility of another attack of course, but it's by no means certain. To talk up the ability of the terrorists to get round our security services is curious for the man in charge of police.

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[sk]

An Occam's razor like take on terrorism.

[joe90]

"It is almost certain that there will be a terror incident in the next few years. I would be surprised if there were not further terrorist attacks in Scotland.

It's only a matter of time before somebody writes down another terrorist lyric, believe me, I'm in charge of the Polis!

If only the BBC would illustrate their articles about terrorism in Scotland using the actual words, written down in the most recent terrorist attack on the UK, by none other than the 'lyrical terrorist', instead of using images of the half-arsed terrorist attack on Glasgow Airport.

Imagine that - a BBC internet image of scrawly writing on the back of a fag packet - ooooh, dead scarey!

Mind you,
it's only a matter fo time before the lyrics come flooding in, refering to the new head of Strathclyde Polis, as a New Labour dickhead - but that's just a prediction and not to be taken seriously, just like anything said in public Iam Blair and his ex-employees.

I look forward to the first terrorist the new Chief Constable saves us all from.

By the way,
I see, the always groovy, Aamer Anwar might be in-line to succeed from Mordechai Vanunu as Rector of my Alma Mater
Race is on to be Glasgow University’s new rector
The Herald (Glasgow)
23 Nov 2007

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[joe90]

erratum -

"...just like anything said in public Iam Blair and his ex-employees."

should read

"...just like anything said in public by Ian Blair and his ex-employees."

Sorry about that!

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