Looks like I'm not the only person rattling the tip jar at Christmas. French and American security services are warning of an imminent attack on the Channel Tunnel, saying the threat-level is "sky high". I guess they must want a large budget increase, a further erosion of civil liberties, and some shiny new gadgets under the tree.
Seriously, given the number of times these people cry wolf, it is very difficult not to be cynical about them.
seriously, the number of times you claim that dealing with terrorism is a matter of policing and intelligence rather than of military operations doesn't quite gel with the number of times you slag off at the police and security services.
ReplyDeleteIt's difficult not to be very cynical about your Goldilocks views.
It's been nearly a week and the tunnel remains intact.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, the various Alpine tunnels like the Mt. Blanc and Gotthard tunnels have no security screening (you just pay and drive through, or catch a normal train). If, as the UK government frequently claims, Britain's belligerence doesn't make it a terrorist target, why wouldn't the Al attack the Alpine tunnels instead?