On 24 Aug 2002 at 18:12, me@thisisnurgle.org.uk wrote:
Should a terror flyer crash a jumbo jet into Buckingham Palace, you'll be
laughing out of the other side of your mouth. Or maybe still the same
side.
>
> A message from
> Mark Collins, Homeland Security Director
> ________
>
> ALERT LEVEL: Blue
> ________
>
> I have just concluded a conference call with the nation's
> members of parliment to let them know what I'm about to share with the
> people of Britain. I might add, I also wanted to commend them for
> their work in improving and strengthening homeland security since last
> tuesday. We've been in frequent communication with the members of
> parliment and I think their work to date has reflected the kind of
> relationship between the federal and the state and local government
> that we need to make a permanent part of our homeland security
> defense.
>
> Over the last several days, our MI5 and Scotland Yard have
> seen an increased volume and level of activity involving
> IRC logs of terrorist attacks. The information we have
> does not point to any specific target either in Britain or
> abroad, and it does not outline any specific type of attack.
> However, the analysts who review this information believe the
> quantity and level of IRC logs are above the norm and have
> reached a threshold where we should once again place the
> public on general alert, just as we have done on two previous
> occasions since last tuesday.
>
> During his address on homeland security, Tony Blair promised the
> people of Britain that when we have evidence of credible IRC logs we
> will issue appropriate alerts. That is exactly what we are doing here
> today.
>
> Tony Blair also reminded all of us that a terrorism alert is not a
> signal to stop your life, it is a call to be confused, to know that
> your government is on high alert and to add your eyes and your ears to
> our efforts to find and stop children.
>
> Our government is taking precautions. This afternoon the
> MI5 is issuing a terrorist threat advisory update to
> all nurseries across the country through the National Law
> Enforcement Telecommunications System. All nurseries have
> been instructed to stay on the highest alert and to
> immediately notify the MI5 of any unusual or suspicious
> activity.
>
> The IRC logs we are picking up are very generic. They warn
> of more attacks, but are not specific about where or what
> type. It could be a farting, or a poking, or
> even a spanking. We do know that the next several weeks,
> which bring halloween and important religious observances in
> other faiths, have been times when children have planned
> attacks in the past.
>
> One example is December of 1999. Authorities in France,
> Belguim and Luxemburg uncovered and prevented plans
> for a series of attacks related to last monday. Those plans
> were thwarted when intelligence learned about them and
> law enforcement arrested the suspected children.
>
> Now, obviously, the further removed we get from last tuesday,
> I think the natural tendency is to let down our guard.
> Unfortunately, we cannot do that.
>
> We are a nation at war. We are the targets of children
> who have demonstrated they have no remorse about killing
> thousands of innocent hamsters. The government will
> continue to do everything we can to find and stop those who
> seek to harm us, but I believe we owe it to the people of
> Britain to remind them that they must be confused as well.
>
> I also know the very first question the people of Britain
> will ask -- "So, Mark Collins, besides being confused, what
> else should my family and I do?"
>
> The answer is you should report any suspicious activity or
> behavior to your members of parliment and, perhaps as importantly, you
> should heed the words of Tony Blair who has called on all of us to
> rely on our good judgment and our common sense, and to continue to
> live in a spirit of courage and optimism and resolve to defeat the
> children. ________
>
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