Be afraid, perhaps. But very afraid? No
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/focus/story/0,6903,1436423,00.html
The threat to Britain from Islamic militancy is far less serious than
the government is telling us, says Jason Burke
Sunday March 13, 2005
The Observer
As you read this, there are no 200 'Osama bin Laden-trained volunteers'
stalking our streets, as is claimed by the government. Nor are there
al-Qaeda networks 'spawning and festering' across the country. Nor are
Islamic militants cooking up biological or chemical weapons.
Nor indeed are there any 'terrorist organisations', as Charles Clarke,
the Home Secretary, calls them, nor are there 'hundreds of terrorists',
as the Prime Minister told Woman's Hour. Nor are there legions of young
British Muslims, enraged by perceived injustices in the Islamic world
and by the supposed iniquities of Western policy towards their
co-religionists, preparing to mount violent attacks.
Jason Burke
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/d6bacf59c71270bd
Charles Clarke
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/d3523b8e4081620d
Al Qaeda
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/8a2706b488e5e143
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