Get real, I entreat you. Bush, Blair and their minions have -- or should have -- zero credibility. The War on Terror was a lunatic notion from the get-go, and the whole cockamamie enterprise has been turbocharged by politics throughout. It's possible this was a real threat; it seems more likely it was terrorist vaporware. The UK's Komical Konstables have an impressive record of conjuring up false positives on the security front.
In short, I think this whole recent RED ALERT reeks. At this late date, I have no intention of giving the US or UK government the benefit of any doubt on any subject whatsoever.
Carl