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Report identifies UK terrorist enclaves
Report identifies UK terrorist enclaves
The document, which was drawn up by the intelligence branch of the Ministry of Defence, MI5 and Special Branch, states that "some thousands" of extremists are active in the UK. They are predominantly UK-born and aged between 18 and 30, and many are believed to have been trained in overseas ...
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Thousands of Terrorists in UK
Boots and Sabers — ... It’s still a dangerous world out there . The document, which was drawn up by the intelligence branch of the Ministry of Defence, MI5 and Special Branch, states that “some thousands” of extremists are active in the UK. They are predominantly UK-born and aged between 18 and 30, and many are believed to have been trained in overseas terrorist camps. Under the heading “International Terrorism”, the report, which is marked “restricted” states: “For the foreseeable future the UK will continue to be a high-priority target for international terrorists aligned with al-Qaeda. It will ...

Acceptance
Belmont Club — Two British articles are connected by a single emotion. Acceptance. The first is a Telegraph article describing the “thousands of [Islamic] extremists” who are active in the UK, living in known neighborhoods, sending large quantities of money to Southwest Asia to support the Jihad and are planning attacks on British government centers.“The main extremist concentrations are in London, Birmingham, with significant extremist networks in the South East, notably Luton. Extremist networks are principally engaged in spreading their extremist message, training, fund raising and ...

The Sunday Best....
Theo Spark — ... get rid of Ken Bruce. He is brilliant. DVLA still sell your data without checks as 30,000 requests a month bypass vetting system. This must be stopped right now. Two-mortgages Prezza: How credit crunch will lose John Prescott £200,000 on luxury London flat. Ahhh, poor little Prezza!!! Severe weather warning as tornado threatens to batter UK. We already get tornados, albeit little ones so what's the fuss. Report identifies UK terrorist enclaves. Round them up and boot them out. ...

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/9/2008
Gates of Vienna — ... Report Identifies UK Terrorist Enclaves Secret enclaves of al-Qaeda extremists based in London, Birmingham and Luton are planning mass-casualty attacks in Britain, according to a leaked Government intelligence report. The document, which was drawn up by the intelligence branch of the Ministry of Defence, MI5 and Special Branch, states that “some thousands” of extremists are active in the UK. They are predominantly UK-born and aged between 18 and 30, and many are believed to have been trained in ...

UK Terrorism Intelligence Report highlights extremist 'enclaves'
Counterterrorism Blog — ... in the UK, was leaked to the Sunday Telegraph newspaper in the UK. The document outlines the continued high threat to the UK from international terrorists aligned with al-Qaeda and in particular the severe threat to the Government Security Zone (GSZ) in the center of London, which covers the Houses of Parliament, Whitehall and Buckingham Palace. The report also highlights the continued presence of extremist 'enclaves' in the UK within Birmingham, Luton and South East England. ...

UK report identifies jihadist enclaves within country
Jihad Watch — And details how they are still planning "mass-casualty attacks" in Britain. More on this story. "Report identifies UK terrorist enclaves," by Sean Rayment for the Telegraph, November 9 (thanks to Europe News): Secret enclaves of al-Qaeda extremists based in London, Birmingham and Luton are planning mass-casualty attacks in Britain, according to a leaked Government intelligence report. The document, which was drawn up by the intelligence branch of the Ministry of Defence, MI5 and Special Branch, states that "some thousands" of ...

The UK and the US: Same Revolution, Different Consequences?
The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe — ... , with 6 million pounds already distributed to various Muslim groups. Yet, in the last few days it was revealed that Al Qaeda operatives and sympathizers, actively engaged in plotting mass casualty attacks, now number “some thousands” in Britain alone. Now too, it is suggested, poor Whites need to be funded if they are not to turn to extremism. And how many other groups must we bribe, if we are to keep the peace? ...

Video: 9/11 hijacker yuks it up on martyrdom tape
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... ; five years later, he steered Flight 93 into the ground. If you believe MI5, there are literally thousands more like him inside the UK as I write this. Needless to say, he also represents a huge hole in Trutherism. As the least likely of the 19 to have been involved in the plot, he was always a prime candidate for ...

Lawfare in Londonistan
Weekly Standard Blog — ... have skipped what are called "control orders," which essentially is bail, and are missing. British intelligence believes there are over 2,000 determined jihadists operating inside the country and plotting attacks from "enclaves" in London, Birmingham, and Luton. Britain’s capital has earned the derisive title of ...

Al Qaeda-trained Britons return from Pakistan
The Long War Journal — ... British intelligence officers are nearly overwhelmed with tracking terror suspects operating inside Britain, many of whom are Pakistanis. In November 2008, an intelligence report stated there are "extremist concentrations" in "London, [and] Birmingham, with significant extremist networks in the South East, notably Luton." ...

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