"We have foiled mass murder on an unimaginable scale"

[sproglet]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

No offense to the Brits, but I would have expected trooper-like guards in armor standing at the ready instead of someone dressed in a tap dancing cabbie outfit gnawing their nails in worry.

None taken.

We learned our lesson the hard way with the accidental shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, and the recent bungled raids in Forest Gate. Doing things the 'American way' would just exacerbate an already delicate balancing act with ethnic minority communities who feel let down and persecuted by the police.

It's interesting to note that Tony Blair continues to fanny about on a yacht in Barbados whilst his country remains on 'critical' state of alert. Hopefully his and Bush's days in office are numbered.