British authorities claim that they have foiled a terrorist plot to blow up major transatlantic airlines:
The threat level to the UK has been raised by MI5 to critical after the arrests in London, High Wycombe and Birmingham.
Critical threat level – the highest – means “an attack is expected imminently and indicates an extremely high level of threat to the UK”.
Three US airlines are believed to have been targeted.
Mr Reid said had the attack gone ahead it would have caused a loss of life of “unprecedented scale”.
Scary stuff.
We’re going to be hearing a lot of skepticism and moonbat conspiracy theories in the next few days. But I’d much prefer to deal with those than with the innocent loss of life that could have resulted here. In six months, probably nobody will remember this – but better that than a repeat of 9/11.