Attack Warning Red

[Jimbuna]

Can't say I'm surprised....should have been raised months ago.

The UK's terror threat level has been raised from "substantial" to "severe" in response to conflicts in Iraq and Syria, Home Secretary Theresa May says.

The new alert level rates the risk of an attack on the UK "highly likely", although Mrs May said there was no evidence to suggest one was "imminent".

It is the second highest of five possible UK threat levels.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28986271

[Oberon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2qoyVqkXUM&feature=player_detailpage#t=58


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28986271

You may now officially panic, run around screaming and forget about governmental nonsense because the terrorists are going to kill us all.

Have a safe and productive work day.

Alternatively, you can express your skepticism via twitter:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/29/terrorist-threat-level-raised-twitter-responds-with-jokes_n_5737308.html?1409330186

https://31.media.tumblr.com/6f073d8176ab39584fe45a43707a45da/tumblr_mwqkkiwDWf1qk6v3ao1_400.gif

[Nippelspanner]

2:57! :har:

[Oberon]

2:57! :har:

I must admit 2:46 always gets a little chuckle from me, knowing my luck if the balloon ever went up that's where I'd be. :haha:

[Catfish]

So the "threat level" has been "raised" ? At least this sure raises the thread level ..
Friends of mine are currently in the UK, i so i can fully understand your reaction :D



From the reactions:
"Threat level: Salad for dinner."
:rotfl2::rotfl2:

[Pisces]

Disregard, my previous writing makes no sense after this thread got moved and merged.

[Skybird]

Of course we can run around now, screaming. But why dying tired?

[Stealhead]

Of course we can run around now, screaming. But why dying tired?

They say that the birth rate in the US spiked several months after the Cuban Missile Crisis.

[Oberon]

Of course we can run around now, screaming. But why dying tired?

It's healthier for you, lose excess weight so when the radiation comes it has less distance to travel through the body. :yep:
It's called being considerate, being an atomic particle is no easy task you know. Remember, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. :know:

[eddie]

I don't think anyone is worried that ISIS will come marching through London or New York anytime soon, but with AQ calling for more attacks by individuals instead of anything like the subway attack or 9/11 all over again, I think the "Lonewolf" attack might be what their going on about. Like when that British soldier was killed recently in the UK, or something on the order of the bombings in Boston.

No reason for anyone to get super paranoid about it, but if something bad happens, and our Governments didn't say anything about a terrorist threat, we'd be all over them about that too.

[Rhodes]

http://www.samuelrunge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/get-on-with-it.png

[Oberon]

I don't think anyone is worried that ISIS will come marching through London or New York anytime soon, but with AQ calling for more attacks by individuals instead of anything like the subway attack or 9/11 all over again, I think the "Lonewolf" attack might be what their going on about. Like when that British soldier was killed recently in the UK, or something on the order of the bombings in Boston.

No reason for anyone to get super paranoid about it, but if something bad happens, and our Governments didn't say anything about a terrorist threat, we'd be all over them about that too.

Aye, that's likely the case, I just have to shake my head when I consider the 1960s-90s where we had much more regular acts of terrorism than today and yet nowhere near the amount of governmental hysteria about it. Admittedly the IRA wasn't prone to sending suicide bombers across, but people in London were used to bomb scares, tube station closures, and the occasional car bomb or pipe bomb.
If it happens, it happens, but yeah, you're right, society has changed now and we'd only go "why wasn't there any warning?!" if it did. :/\\!!

[Catfish]

^ This is exactly what it is about.
Terrorist activity has always been there as an abstract or not so abstract threat (think about 'Carlos', the german 'RAF', the IRA, the fake leftist bombings, done by right-wingers to discredit the left done by the Gladio units and whatnot), but are we really afraid about it, every day, 24 hours ?

And do we really blame our governments ?


But it is not only about
If it happens, it happens, but yeah, you're right, society has changed now and we'd only go "why wasn't there any warning?!"
itis about whether terrorist warning alarms make any sense, apart from having a justification for harsher laws and getting more information via official eavesdropping on own citizens.

[Wolferz]

^ This is exactly what it is about.
Terrorist activity has always been there as an abstract or not so abstract threat (think about 'Carlos', the german 'RAF', the IRA, the fake leftist bombings, done by right-wingers to discredit the left done by the Gladio units and whatnot), but are we really afraid about it, every day, 24 hours ?

And do we really blame our governments ?


But it is not only about

itis about whether terrorist warning alarms make any sense, apart from having a justification for harsher laws and getting more information via official eavesdropping on own citizens.

Makes you wonder who the real terrorists are. Do it?:-?

[TarJak]

Aye, that's likely the case, I just have to shake my head when I consider the 1960s-90s where we had much more regular acts of terrorism than today and yet nowhere near the amount of governmental hysteria about it. Admittedly the IRA wasn't prone to sending suicide bombers across, but people in London were used to bomb scares, tube station closures, and the occasional car bomb or pipe bomb.
If it happens, it happens, but yeah, you're right, society has changed now and we'd only go "why wasn't there any warning?!" if it did. :/\\!!
Well remember the IRA did give warnings in most cases. With a few notable exceptions of course.

[Oberon]

^ This is exactly what it is about.
Terrorist activity has always been there as an abstract or not so abstract threat (think about 'Carlos', the german 'RAF', the IRA, the fake leftist bombings, done by right-wingers to discredit the left done by the Gladio units and whatnot), but are we really afraid about it, every day, 24 hours ?

And do we really blame our governments ?


But it is not only about

itis about whether terrorist warning alarms make any sense, apart from having a justification for harsher laws and getting more information via official eavesdropping on own citizens.

Well, I don't know about Germany, but aside from in the immediate aftermath of terrorist incidents not much thought of terrorism goes through the mind of the average Londoner except for the usual drills that have been hammered into commuters since the 1970s, report suspcious items or unattended luggage. Generally speaking though even in the immediate aftermath of 7/7 (hard to think it'll soon be 10 years) London just got on with it as normal.
The problem is, the media will stir up the finger pointing and the cases for legal proceedings if the state is not seen to be actively protecting its citizens. Where there's blame, there's a claim, as the old saying goes. So to cover its backside, the government has to shove out these warnings which people pay very little attention to because if something DOES happen, then people can't turn around and say "Why didn't you warn us?!"
Unfortunately the same goes for the CCTV, and yes, I ponder the slow sleepwalk into a police monitored society, however people in large numbers are sheep, and there are fewer places with larger numbers than major cities, and so the sheep demand to be protected from the wolves, and if that means employing a wolf to do so, then they just have to hope that the wolf doesn't get hungry. :dead:

Well remember the IRA did give warnings in most cases. With a few notable exceptions of course.

Aye, they were generally quite good in that respect, but the fact still stands that the IRA killed on average 23 British civilians per year (that's 644 over the course of 27 years) whereas so far Al'Qaeda has managed to kill 4 civilians per year (that's 52 over the course of 13 years [those 52 being the civilians killed on 7/7]). Now, obviously for it to be a fair comparison I'll have to come back and re-evaluate in 2028, so someone remind me in 14 years, but so far, thankfully, the AQ death toll has been low. Now...whether this is due to the AQ threat being overhyped, or due to excellent action by our security services and their equipment we will never truly know.


EDIT: It's also interesting to note, that more people have died in the US as a result of racial tensions than of Al'Qaeda terrorism, over 4000 people have been lynched in the period between 1882 and 1968, with probably even more before then (could even be as high as 7000, if some numbers are to be believed).

[Stealhead]

I have never bothered to look at the stats but I am willing to bet that you are far more likely to get murdered by an 89 year old woman who belongs to a motorcycle gang than being killed by a terrorist.


Why don't they have a warning level for shoe laces deadly bastards they just love tripping you and causing you to break your neck.They must have made at least 70 or 80 attempts on my life in kindergarten.

[Oberon]

I have never bothered to look at the stats but I am willing to bet that you are far more likely to get murdered by an 89 year old woman who belongs to a motorcycle gang than being killed by a terrorist.


Why don't they have a warning level for shoe laces deadly bastards they just love tripping you and causing you to break your neck.They must have made at least 70 or 80 attempts on my life in kindergarten.


Personally, I think the British threat level should be directly proportionate to the amount of tea available in the country, the lower the stock the higher the warning. :yep:

[nikimcbee]

Code Red?:/\\k:

Steed, running out of crisps is not an emergency.

And yes, since the NSA has been monitoring Steed's every move, I'm releasing Steed's "emergency call" to Scotland Yard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrPn9omoYNE

[Armistead]

They say that the birth rate in the US spiked several months after the Cuban Missile Crisis.

I'm a direct result of that....heck with protection during a crisis..

[TarJak]

Between 2003 and 2008, 108 people in the United States died from injuries caused by cattle, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

So cows are more dangerous than AQ.:D

The world is a far less dangerous place according to Professor Pinker: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-29/amidst-war-and-terror-are-the-better-angels-of-our/5707092

[Jimbuna]

Point taken, thread moved :)

:oops:

[Catfish]

Between 2003 and 2008, 108 people in the United States died from injuries caused by cattle, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
So cows are more dangerous than AQ.:D

And do not forget BSE.
I am sure also scottish highland cattle has a plan ..

If only NSA and GCHQ knew that.

[Tango589]

Threat level: Looks overcast, chance of rain in the afternoon.

[Oberon]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=215323 :03:

[Jimbuna]

The biggest threat atm will probably be heart attack or hypothermia from the latest ice bucket challenge.

[Jimbuna]

Aye, an hour after mine :)

[STEED]

Up the revolution the Plebs are fighting back.

Black pudding in one hand and a pint of Yorkshire ale in the other while wearing a nice flat cap. :O:

[Oberon]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwSVLTeCMAAcdIU.jpg:large

[Tango589]

ALERTS TO THREATS IN 2014 EUROPE : BY JOHN CLEESE

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in the Middle East and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada...

[ExFishermanBob]

Mine was raised this morning - down to 1/2 bottle of Frascati for an entire evening's merchant raiding.... and no Commissario Montalbano on BBC2.

Tsk.

[swamprat69er]

ALERTS TO THREATS IN 2014 EUROPE : BY JOHN CLEESE

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in the Middle East and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada...
:har::har::har:

[Garion]

I wonder if the threat level will fall again AFTER the vote in September? Just askin.... :woot:

Tongue firmly in cheek

Cheers

Gary :D

[Oberon]

I wonder if the threat level will fall again AFTER the vote in September? Just askin.... :woot:

Tongue firmly in cheek

Cheers

Gary :D

Timing does seem a little suspicious doesn't it? What with that and the sudden UKIP defection in Clacton...not that the government would ever decide a day being a good day to 'bury bad new (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Moore#9.2F11_email_scandal)s' (TM).

Still, the overall response of the British public can be summed up in one film reference:

http://i.imgur.com/8BZyLIm.jpg

[Wolferz]

Grab your blankie, your favorite water fowl and stay in for some tellie.:03:

What are the jihadists gonna do, send you some Ebola infected buggas?:-?

[Tango589]

*ALARM CODE RED* *ALARM CODE RED* *ALARM CODE RED*

We've run out of tea bags on site. I'm nipping down the shops. Does anyone want anything

[Wolferz]

*ALARM CODE RED* *ALARM CODE RED* *ALARM CODE RED*

We've run out of tea bags on site. I'm nipping down the shops. Does anyone want anything

Pick up some condoms in case some of those randy government types show up.:timeout:

Meanwhile...
On this side of the pond, our government types are singing the same warnings.
Second verse, same as the first.

:shifty::-?:hmmm:

[Oberon]

*ALARM CODE RED* *ALARM CODE RED* *ALARM CODE RED*

We've run out of tea bags on site. I'm nipping down the shops. Does anyone want anything

Some MOPP4 equipment please, and a geiger counter...oh, and some jelly babies.

[Jimbuna]

Some MOPP4 equipment please, and a geiger counter...oh, and some jelly babies.

Don't forget the dark chocolate for the boss :03:

[Wolferz]

Some antibiotics would be nice too. They'll go well with the Vindaloo.:O:

[Tango589]

Ok, I'm back. I've got tea bags, MOPP4 equipment, jelly babies and a Geiger counter for Oberon, dark chocolate for the guv and antibiotics for Wolferz. I've also bought a few spare changes of trousers and underwear, as we may well need them when the balloon goes up.

[Wolferz]

Good work, Tango.:up:

And here I am thinking the NSA has our backs.
:har::har:
What a bunch of moroons! Working for moroons!:arrgh!:

[STEED]

Daily Poop

Day 3 of mass riots and looting in the UK as fear runs a muck up and down the land. Stock Markets close on a all time high after a great day's trading.








And now we return you back to the real world....

[Tango589]

And now we return you back to the real world....

Ever present threats of terror, voter apathy, incompetent government and a country being dragged through the sh1t backwards.

Just another day in paradise.:yeah:

[STEED]

Ever present threats of terror, voter apathy, incompetent government and a country being dragged through the sh1t backwards.

Just another day in paradise.:yeah:

Great one. :har: :har::up:

[TarJak]

Meanwhile in Paradise: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-12/australia-increases-terrorism-threat-level/5739466

OMG!, ONoz! what will we do now?
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs17/f/2007/194/9/1/OMG_ONOZ_by_u63r.gifhttp://fc08.deviantart.net/fs17/f/2007/194/9/1/OMG_ONOZ_by_u63r.gif


Chuck me another tinnie mate. She'll be right.:03:
http://cdn.motinetwork.net/demotivationalposters.net/image/demotivational-poster/small/1109/australiana-australia-drink-world-beer-win-demotivational-posters-1315918927.jpg

[Oberon]

Be worried when it gets raised to level John Marsden... :haha:

[TarJak]

That was the day before tomorrow IIRC. ;)

[Jimbuna]

No worries....Foster's enroute.

That should deter anyone from wanting to cause more harm on you :)

[STEED]

Daily Poop

Day 9 or maybe day 11 shops have been looted up and down the land, mass arrests and kangaroo courts sentence looters to go free. The Toffs have long departed to warmer countries to exploit while the UK burns to the ground as the water companies turn off the taps. Stock Markets are booming as the rich get richer with all their illegal HF trading.

BREAKING NEWS - UK has gone to Brown Alert, hold your noses this is going to be a stinker!




And now we return you back to the real world....

[Jimbuna]

And now we return you back to the real world....

And now for something completely different.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGK8IC-bGnU

[nikimcbee]

Steed out of crisps again?:hmmm:

[nikimcbee]

Meanwhile in Paradise: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-12/australia-increases-terrorism-threat-level/5739466

OMG!, ONoz! what will we do now?
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs17/f/2007/194/9/1/OMG_ONOZ_by_u63r.gifhttp://fc08.deviantart.net/fs17/f/2007/194/9/1/OMG_ONOZ_by_u63r.gif


Chuck me another tinnie mate. She'll be right.:03:
http://cdn.motinetwork.net/demotivationalposters.net/image/demotivational-poster/small/1109/australiana-australia-drink-world-beer-win-demotivational-posters-1315918927.jpg

Who would want to terrorize the colony?



:hmmm:
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01581/greatWhiteShark460_1581547c.jpg
oh.

[STEED]

>>>>BREAKING NEWS<<<<

We take live to Toff Boy cameron in a cobra meeting planning out his bathroom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npEwra5344s

[nikimcbee]

>>>>BREAKING NEWS<<<<

We take live to Toff Boy cameron in a cobra meeting planning out his bathroom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npEwra5344s

Nice flat Steed.:up:

Your voice sounds familiar....:hmmm::/\\k:

[Catfish]

"What we do have is intelligence that there are people with the intent and the capability to mount attacks," he said."



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/penaeus/facepalm2.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/penaeus/media/facepalm2.jpg.html)

[Catfish]

So, the big one exploded in London.
GCHQ: "Look! We warned you!"


Or, nothing happens.
GCHQ: "Because we took care of the terrorists!"


Always a win-win situation for our brotherly secret services, eh?