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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Putting The "War Against Terror" Into Perspective
Bee stings kill as many people in Britain as terrorist attacks do, according to a report by a Government watchdog who claims the risk from extremists has fallen “markedly” in recent years.
David Anderson said that no one has even been injured by an Islamist in this country for more than two years, while the number of convictions has dropped to a “handful”.
As a result he suggested that ministers could relax some anti-terror laws without endangering public safety, such as by allowing terror suspects to apply for bail or making it harder to ban certain groups.
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My Comment: On face value this assertion is true .... but .... it will just take one major 9/11 event to change this argument completely.
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