According to the British newspaper the Telegraph, MI5 agents had been watching a group of terrorists who were planning major attacks on shoppers in England in the next few days before they moved to arrest them. The attacks were planned for the Easter bank holiday, which is one of the busiest shopping days of the year in England. Police are currently looking for the bomb factory where the explosives were to be assembled. According to the article:
"All but one of the men arrested were Pakistani nationals who came to Britain on student visas. This suggested a possible new tactic by al-Qaeda, which had previously used British-based extremists who travelled to Pakistan for training."
Several of the people questioned in connection with this plot have been from the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Part of the timing of the planned plot was that the terrorists consider Easter as the most significant Christian holiday for an attack.
Terrorism is a very serious matter, and to treat it lightly is to welcome terrorist attacks. President Obama has stopped referring to the "War on Terror" and is beginning to follow the Clinton Presidencys' model of treating terrorism as a law enforcement matter. This is a serious mistake that will result in the deaths of many innocent Americans and innocent people in other countries.
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