[lbo-talk] Bush admin pressed Brits to arrest suspects

[Carl Remick]

>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
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>[gotta wonder if the Connecticut primary had anything to do with this]
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><http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14320452/>
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>Source: U.S., U.K. at odds over timing of arrests
>British wanted to continue surveillance on terror suspects, official  says

[Blair & Co., loyal stooges that they are, seem primed to continue to report 
hair-raising terrorist schemes on a regular basis between now and US 
election day.  The elections are 12 weeks away, so according to the story 
below, the UK has enough plots in the pipeline to horrify the public twice a 
week between now and Nov. 7.]

Britain Monitoring Other Terror Plots, Official Says

By ALAN COWELL

LONDON, Aug. 13 - Four days after the British government said it had foiled 
a plot by Islamic radicals to bring down up to 10 passenger jets bound for 
the United States, Britain's highest-ranking law enforcement official said 
today that about 24 other terrorist conspiracies were still under 
surveillance in this country.

The figure - far higher than had been made known - seemed likely to alarm 
many people. ...

<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/13/world/europe/13cnd-terror.html?hp&ex=1155528000&en=7f237a7bf72cb0b9&ei=5094&partner=homepage>

Carl