Uk 'must Face Security Challenge'

[TriWooOx]

Quote:The UK is currently unable to meet the challenges posed by the various threats it is facing, a new commission for security in Britain has warned.

Ex-Nato chief Lord Robertson and former Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown are to lead the 17-strong Independent Commission on National Security in the 21st Century.

It aims to build a consensus on how to deal with threats such as terrorism, organised crime and energy security.

Lord Robertson said there was much more Britain could do to meet such threats.

Unique opportunity

"This commission, and the wide range of expertise it draws upon, will provide a unique opportunity to examine Britain's long-term security needs," he added.

And deputy chairman Ian Kearns said Britain had a long way to go before it was effectively able to meet the security challenges of the 21st Century.

He blamed this failing on what he called "a lack of joined-up approach in government".

He told the BBC there needed to be better co-ordination between organisations like the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Defence, which was why the commission included experts from both these fields and why, he said, it would be distancing itself from day-to-day political debates.

The other experts on the commission include Shami Chakrabarti, director of human rights group Liberty, and former UN ambassador Sir Jeremy Greenstock.

Specific challenges

The commission, run by the Institute for Public Policy Research, which will be launched by the International Development Secretary Hilary Benn.

It will discuss the changing global security environment and the specific challenges and opportunities this poses for the UK.

It will also publish an independent national security strategy.

Lord Ashdown said: "It is clear that we are approaching the end game in Iraq and that we need to think through, carefully and strategically, what the post-Iraq world will look like.

"It would be disastrous if the outcome of recent experience was a greater reluctance to intervene in conflict situations around the world," he said.

"But lessons must be learned, and this means a willingness to contemplate radical reform of our security institutions both at home and internationally."

Among the other commissioners are: Sir David Omand, former security and intelligence co-ordinator in the Cabinet Office; Lord Guthrie, former Chief of the Defence Staff; Sir Chris Fox, former Chief Constable of Northamptonshire; Professor Michael Clarke from the Centre for Defence Studies, Kings College London, and Democrat senator Tom Daschle, former majority leader of the US Senate.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6682507.stm

[flatron]

17-strong Independent Commission with no vested interests or hidden agendas?

[Shinobi]

Im expecting something big what with all these suspicious fires getting started in London lately.
These very things bring London to its knees and to a halt.

Perhaps their codswallop is a cover for us to prepare ?

Lets be honest here we know that the attacks wont be coming from abroad dont we.

The only threats we are facing are comming from that which exists within our very own system and government
(insert mi5 & 6 here too)

[harflimon]

Quote:Im expecting something big what with all these suspicious fires getting started in London lately.
These very things bring London to its knees and to a halt.

Perhaps their codswallop is a cover for us to prepare ?

Yea I agree, I think it's more important that we try and find out where the next False Flag attack is coming instead of trying to pinpoint a date so we can slap ourselves on the back about it. Knowing the date of a future attack doesn't help us any unless we know where it's going to be.

Will it be London again? No offense to the brits here, but it seems like London is the biggest prison on the planet full of a bunch of pansy slaves. After 7/7 the cameras have gone up faster than ever and nobody seems to mind their privacy being taken.

Does America need to be hit? Again lets be honest, a lot of Americans are dumber than shit and have no idea what's going on either.

I think Paris is the next prime target. There's a huge Muslim population that seems to always be at odds with the native Parisians. There are constant riots and the French seem like the least of the Western Powers to accept the 'War on Terror' besides Germany. But France has the all important Veto in the U.N. It would be the best bet IMO that Paris, or somewhere else in France, will be the next place hit.