Britain Raises Terror Threat To Severe, Attack ‘Highly Likely’

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

LONDON (WNEW/AP) — Britain raised the terror threat level from substantial to severe Friday, meaning that a terrorist attack is considered highly likely.

Home Secretary Theresa Mays said the decision to raise the threat level was related to developments in Iraq and Syria, but that there was no information to suggest an attack was imminent. Some of the plots are likely to involve fighters who have traveled from Britain and Europe to take part in fighting in the Middle East.

“We face a real and serious threat in the UK from international terrorism,” she said. “I would urge the public to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activity to the police.”

May says the decision by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Center is made on the basis of intelligence and is independent of government. “Severe” is the second-highest of five levels.


Read more: http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/08/29/britain-raises-terror-threat-to-severe-attack-highly-likely/

[malthaussen]

1. They keep doing this...

... over here, over there... "No evidence of any attack," but "the threat is high."

I dunno, something here doesn't seem to add up.

-- Mal

[alcina]

3. Distraction, maybe?

This quote is totally out of context from another post, but it seems to me to be a clue:

“David Cameron has made up his mind. He wants to stay in,” Mr. Carswell told a news conference. “It’s all about positioning for the election." (http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014882780)

I'm pretty sure we've seen this before, somewhere.....

[Octafish]

9. Sumpin' adds up, plenty! Heh heh heh.

Money trumps peace in Britain, too.

BAE Systems pays $450 million to settle bribery scandal charges

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/05/AR2010020503811.html

[sufrommich]

2. I think this has more to do with Cameron trying to

mimic UKIP as they are losing voters to them.From what I can tell UKIP wants out of the EU and an end to muslim immigration to the UK,they're the UKs Tea Party.

[flamingdem]

14. Think it's more in this area too

I was just in England and Ukip signs were everywhere -- thought I don't think they're doing all that well electorally they'll benefit from Islamophobia more than the Tories

[Agschmid]

20. There was a party defection...

Someone went from conservative to UKIP and it's big news, BBC is on and on about it.

[CJCRANE]

4. Here we go.

Hold on tight.

[Sunlei]

5. can't they tell those people 100? who went over to fight they are not welcome back?

[CJCRANE]

6. A lot of the radical preachers and groups are based in Britain.

ISIS Supporters Hand Out Leaflets On Oxford Street
'The dawn of a new era has begun': ISIS supporters hand out leaflets in London's Oxford Street encouraging people to move to newly proclaimed Islamic State

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2723703/The-dawn-new-era-begun-ISIS-supporters-hand-leaflets-Oxford-Street-encouraging-people-newly-proclaimed-Islamic-State.html

This is a monster they allowed to incubate right under their noses.

[christx30]

8. Doesn't Britian have a hate speech law?

If it does, can it be used to stop those people from passing out leaflets? Maybe deporting new immigrants that are disruptive?

[CJCRANE]

11. You're forgetting it's a Conservative government.

They're not in the business of sovling problems.

If they clamped down on the hate preachers then more people might turn their attention to the banks and corporations that are robbing them blind.

[Sunlei]

12. 'IS' 'supporters should be the first to move to Syria and Iraq. Their "Leaders" are cowards.

[dipsydoodle]

7. Not currently

Would need a change in the law

[Sunlei]

13. London should change their travel & immigrant laws? Don't come back "IS fighters"

[matt819]

10. Here are the UK Threat Levels

From a UK government website, here are the threat levels, lowest to highest:

low - an attack is unlikely
moderate - an attack is possible but not likely
substantial - an attack is a strong possibility
severe - an attack is highly likely
critical - an attack is expected imminently

I don't know, I kinda miss Tom Ridge's color-coded threat circle. Almost made threat levels entertaining, though I think he could have used more creative colors, maybe like sunburst yellow or seafoam green to enhance its appeal.

[Helen Borg]

15. Poor Brits... They always copy US failures... 10 years later.

[CJCRANE]

16. If these guys are such a threat why don't we get the whole world together in the UN

and have a World Conference?

[blkmusclmachine]

17. Just like George W. Bush's bullsh!t Terror Levels

Scared yet?

Cuz we got a democracy-killing Security Apparatus to "protect" you from the "bad" guys...


TRUST US!!! (Cuz we wouldn't LIE to you!)


Bwahahahaha

[FiveGoodMen]

18. Even if it were true...

...what value is there is scaring the public?

(Yeah, that was rhetorical)

[jakeXT]

19. Any exercises planned ?