Security matters can be secret
Too true and there are guidelines for the press or what not to publish one such area are called D notices
For example D Notice 1 states that 'It is requested that disclosure or publication of highly classified information within the categories listed below should not be made without first seeking advice:
(a) details of present or future operations, methods, tactics and contingency planning, to meet particular hostile situations and to counter threats of terrorist attacks; '
etc etc
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Previously on "Security level dropped 1 hr before bombings"
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Thanks John Galt for a semi-serious answer to this. As you askless police? less money? what?
Yes I can understand that security matters can be secret. However, there is a public angle to all these matters. Their news office should be telling the public what is going on, and where we are all upto. Are we at risk? Should we be super-vigilllant. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office seem able to do this if we go abroad. However, nobody wants to tell us what is going on in our own country. I'm not specifically talking about today, but rather a week ago, 2 weeks ago, 3 weeks ago etc. Before the bombings.
So would I be correct in believing that when the likes of Sir Ian Blair rattle on, it is merely hot air, and has little meaning? If so, he would seem to blend in well with our current government.
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Lowering the security level
Much as I am enjoying the handbags at dawn fight between AtW and Chico - Does anyone here really have an idea what this means - less police? less money? what?
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Originally posted by ChicoAtw Get a life... saddoo
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I might be sick and lonely, but i am certainly not ****ed in the head like you Chico.
Make sure you mention this episode on your weekly confession.
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AtW I see you are trying to hit 10000 posts so you will type any nonsense. You are a sick and lonely man.
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Originally posted by Chiconaturally the risk post election was not as great.
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Originally posted by Chicodatestamp you heard incorrectly - the security level was lowered about a month ago.It had been raised for the election and naturally the risk post election was not as great.
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As Gerry Adams said back when he was "a bad man", "you have to be lucky every day, we only have to be lucky once".
By definition, any successful terrorist attack will have been one that the intelligence and security services were not aware of. Lowering the security level (a grade within a grade) one month before the attacks did not contribute to their success or otherwise.Last edited by Lucifer Box; 8 July 2005, 12:44.
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datestamp you heard incorrectly - the security level was lowered about a month ago.It had been raised for the election and naturally the risk post election was not as great.
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Security level dropped 1 hr before bombings
Sorry no link yet.
It has been stated on the radio that security levels for London were dropped a level, one hour before the London bombings. Alistair Darling when interviewed gave a load of old waffle about travel security and "there's not much point in having these levels if we don't change them now and them". There was, I believe some boasts about London having the best security services in the world, prior to the bombings.
Yes we know that this government has some real useless f***wits, but do any of them have the first clue about anything.
If there are wild statements about catching up with terrorists, won't they have to know at least a little bit about them, before they can get the bloodhounds on the trail.
As somebody said - Live8, G8, Olympics etc, it isn't rocket science to realise we should be on our guard.
Do they even know the nationality of the attackers yet? Were they drinking Guinness? Or were they eating garlic? Or did they have a suntan? Do we know anything?Tags: None
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