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Aug. 11th, 2006 09:59 amI'm feeling very cynical today.
I'd like to think that our security forces have done their work well in the last couple of days, stopping a serious plot that could have caused hundreds of deaths.
I look forward to seeing some of these people convicted and sentenced to long jail terms. Assuming that they're guilty, of course.
The catch is that we really don't have the best track record on this sort of thing. ( Read more... ) It doesn't inspire confidence.
As for the political side of things, I'd just like to remind people that this government famously described 9/11 as "a good day to bury bad news".
Even if the security forces did their job perfectly yesterday - and I'd like to believe that they did - then someone behind a desk will be working out how to turn this to their political advantage, to hide bad news or silence opposition.
I'd like to think that our security forces have done their work well in the last couple of days, stopping a serious plot that could have caused hundreds of deaths.
I look forward to seeing some of these people convicted and sentenced to long jail terms. Assuming that they're guilty, of course.
The catch is that we really don't have the best track record on this sort of thing. ( Read more... ) It doesn't inspire confidence.
As for the political side of things, I'd just like to remind people that this government famously described 9/11 as "a good day to bury bad news".
Even if the security forces did their job perfectly yesterday - and I'd like to believe that they did - then someone behind a desk will be working out how to turn this to their political advantage, to hide bad news or silence opposition.
