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

[jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net]

Just because they were planning to blow up planes doesn't make their arrest at any time before this happens a 
good thing. If there is good reason to imagine that with continued surveillance over the short term additional 
suspects appeared likely to be uncovered. Or if evidence against the know suspects is shaky for a few of them 
then yes, arresting them prematurely for silly reasons related to PR rather than law enforcement is a bad thing.

Do you disagree with this for some reason? Do you have evidence the Brits wanted to continue surveillance not 
because they thought it necessary but because they were incompetent or bored?

John Thornton

On 13 Aug 2006 at 13:11, andie nachgeborenen wrote:

If it's true they were going to blow up planes, is it
a bad thing they were arrested?


> --- Carl Remick <carlremick at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  [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.]
>  
>  Carl