#1 "... Ministers continually call for the most Draconian measures, convinced that they are justified given the extreme nature of the times; but they are fiercely opposed by those who cling to timeless British values.
Amid the fall-out from July 7, the irreconcilable forces came closer to some form of consensus, but that has now retreated. In its darker moments, the government warns that only another attack, or a near miss, could convince the nay-sayers that it is ministers and the security forces who have right on their side."
I'm convinced that not even another attack, no matter how grievous, will protect Britain - or America, for that matter.
This article asserts the (now) classic disingenuous press view, substituting such foolishness as "fiercely opposed by those who cling to timeless British values" for the actual fact, the Islamic killers have learned how to use the traditional openness, tolerance , and civility of Western society against us. |