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Originally Posted by WOMBAI
Just had to read the Daily Mail first before I could respond - as apparently that is where my opinions come from! 
I don't doubt any of the information you have given - but my primary concern, as seems to be that of most ordinary Brits, understandably, is the more recent attacks on Britain, America and our forces in Afghanistan etc in the last few years - going back to 9/11.
They are Muslin attacks and they are what affect us most at this point in time - and we are all well aware that the situation is going to continue, and may well get worse - and that is why many, including myself, have the views we have - not because of what we read in the Daily Mail. |
Thats understandable, as most of the current terrorist attacks that do affect us or are publicised seem to be perpetrated by Islamic fundamentalists.
Incidentally a larger proportion of the intelligence budget allocated to MI5 is spent on non-Islamic intelligence operations. there are still ongoing operations against Provisional splinter groups such as the Real IRA and Continuity IRA.
The reasons for this primarily are, domestic terrorism generally does not meet with the same international co-operation as international terrorism. there is also the amount of resources available. For example because certain groups do have training camps on or near operational areas for the armed forces, special forces can be tasked to act in an intelligence operation with less red tape than on a domestic operation.