BRITAIN ALARMED – AT 10:41 A.M. ET: Britain is considered a prime target for Islamic terror. The country is taking action. From London's Express:
SAS troops are patrolling the streets of Britain to prevent a Paris-style terrorist outrage.
The elite Special Forces have joined counter-terror police and 1,900 Army personnel in the biggest security operation since the 2012 London Olympics.
The news comes as Al Qaeda warned that France was only its third preferred target after Britain and the US.
Most of the Special Forces will be wearing civilian clothes, while some have donned police uniforms to accompany police officers who visit the homes of persons of interest in response to intelligence leads by MI5.
The security operation was rolled out after the Paris atrocities, in which 17 people, including three police officers, were killed as Islamic gunmen ran amok across the French capital over three days.
The bloodshed, masterminded by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, sent shockwaves around the world.
COMMENT: There is almost universal agreement among counter-terror people interviewed by the press that the Paris attacks will be duplicated. Field Marshal Obama has told us that the war on terror must wind down, and must end, as all wars end. Well, fella, wars normally aren't ended when one side wants to continue to fight. Terror may now be entering a new phase, with small groups, trained in the Mideast, carrying out attacks than can paralyze a city.
Obama may take up the matter during his next vacation.
January 11, 2015 |