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Soldiers Deployed in UK as Threat Level Raised to Critical

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday May 24 2017, @03:13PM   Printer-friendly

n1 writes:

For the first time in 10 years, the Prime Minister said the terror threat had been raised to the highest possible level, from 
severe to critical, meaning an attack 
is "expected imminently".

[...] Mrs May also announced that troops would replace police officers at set-piece events including sports venues and concerts.

It will be the first time since 2003 – when the Government reacted to a plot to bring down an airliner – that troops are deployed on the streets.

[...] It is the first time Britain has been on maximum terrorist alert since 2007, when a blazing car loaded with gas canisters was driven into Glasgow Airport.

Source: The Telegraph

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  • (Score: 2) by butthurt on Wednesday May 24 2017, @05:07PM (2 children)

    by butthurt (6141) on Wednesday May 24 2017, @05:07PM (#514947) Journal

    Obviously mistakes were made in the past, like letting his parents into the country, granting automatic citizenship to anyone born in your country, etc.

    Your ideas are not without precedent. Australia is very cautious about admitting refugees.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_affair [wikipedia.org]

    Qatar is very cautious about granting citizenship:

    Qatar's government is keen to protect the status quo and doesn't want to compromise its cultural values or standard of living by allowing foreigners to become a permanent part of society. The only route to becoming a naturalized citizen is by marriage to a national; even this, however, doesn't guarantee citizenship, particularly for non-Muslims.

    In exceptional circumstances only, Qatar's ruler might grant citizenship to a foreigner who has provided outstanding service to the state over a number of years. A generous employer might reward a loyal worker who has made a major contribution to the company over many years by providing him with a work and residence permit renewable each year, until the employee reaches the age of 60.

    -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Qatar [wikipedia.org]

    Adoption of such policies in response to terrorism would rightly be perceived as a success by the terrorists.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 24 2017, @06:29PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 24 2017, @06:29PM (#515007)

    Your ideas are not without precedent. Australia is very cautious about admitting refugees.

    Of course, they would be! For a while there, all the immigrants were criminals!