What If Nobody Comes?
Suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, is believed to have developed radical Islamist views during visits to Yemen,
and the country’s foreign minister this week appealed for international help to take on as many as 300 al Qaida operatives believed to be using it as a base.
Mr Brown said the January 28 meeting would be a stand-alone event involving key international partners held alongside the conference on the future of Afghanistan being held in London on the same day.
But Mr Brown stopped short of saying that full body scanning machines would definitely be brought in, saying that he would consult with United States President Barack Obama on the introduction of new searches at airport, including the possibility of full body scans.
Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary, had claimed that the introduction of full body scanners is not possible without the permission of the European Union.Four £10,000 scanners are thought to be in storage at Heathrow airport following a trial, but staff are banned from using them.
So what is the point of hosting a conference when we can’t even implement any (pre-decided) recommendations and daft ideas which come out of it? On the subject of daft ideas…
Warning of the risk to world peace from terrorism fermented in
LutonBradfordYemen, Mr Brown also announced that a new “Friends of Yemen” group would be established in the region to help prevent the Middle Eastern nation slipping into a failed state.
Well, that’ll make it all just splendid then. There’s plenty more in the Telegraph’s article to make you want to hurl things at your computer screen, but annoyingly they don’t have the catarthic release afforded by the Daily Mail’s comments section – over there you can unwind by clicking the Down arrows against any comment which doesn’t advocate the death penalty for anyone without a good British surname. Which is always a relaxing way to waste 15 minutes in the office.
Too bad ‘Lord Adonis’ doesn’t look the part, unlike the Lutonites, who mostly do.
Cheers.
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