Unfortunately terrorism is as much a political statement for those in power as it is those trying to perpetuate terror. Just look at the draconian laws that have come out of them and the statements (completely unworkable without deconstructing the Internet and modern society) David Cameron has made in recent days. Ratchet up the threat and use that as a way of dhoehorning new laws that couldn't be passed before (see the "snoopers charter", turfed out once before but now wanting to be pushed through again...)
Yes. Plain as day. I'm just going to go on a little rant here, to expand on that with some personal thoughts of mine. You don't have to agree, obviously.
From a very practical cold-blooded perspective - the only way to guarantee that "important people" won't be killed in terrorist attacks, is to control terrorist networks. Following on from that, if those in control of terrorist networks (double-agents) don't arrange for actual terrorist attacks from time to time, then those serving under them would splinter off more often (as happens from time to time) and commit terrorist attacks the authorities have absolutely no control over, in which "important people" (too big to fail/die, you know?) could lose their lives. Like Mountbatten did for instance, which must have given the Establishment a real fright and make them consider measures they may not have considered before.
This is how I believe these people think and operate. Their self-preservation instincts are paramount. It is their mantra to favour security (their own first and foremost, of course) above freedom, and it is their practice to deceive. So, given that, and the fact they have power and influence and can actually take such measures, the loose scenario I laid out must be quite close to what is actually going on behind the scenes.
Some "sheep" must be culled from time to time for the heads of the herd to ensure their own survival. Someone; upon learning who the target will be; decides to let it happen or to round them all up and start over by creating a new terrorist structure or infiltrating the new one that springs up. Continued involvement in terrorism thereby become a necessity for state power structures, and intelligence agencies will be involved in terrorism about as much as they are involved in fighting it. As long as the power structures we have today remain in place, terrorism will continue. And people will keep asking themselves now and then: "How come they never go for Obama/Cameron etc?"
Take a good look at our "brave leaders", how they were willing to walk among "everyone else" in Paris, exposing themselves to the exact same dangers as everyone else, to "confront and condemn terrorism":
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...demonstration-in-frances-history-9972895.html
Priceless.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way. For those who think I'm just talking out of my arse because they don't know any better, I'll point them to Operation Gladio; the MI5 agent who took part in IRA bombings which killed innocent people, to help him rise up the ranks (I forget his code-name, Swordfish or something?); and the two SAS guys driving around Basra with bombs in their vehicle, apprehended by the local police and then sprung out of the local jail by a British tank, before they could be tried for terrorism. Isolated incidents or merely the tip of the iceberg? Who knows. Who the **** has oversight of these people to know? I have no good reason to trust them or governments anymore. We're all being manipulated, turned against each other, even while they make fancy speeches of "everyone getting along and respecting each other" to appear innocent and reasonable. And the sad thing is, it's all too easy for them to accomplish. Things have gone very sour and the light of day (the publics' eyes) needs to be shone in places that have not received any in a long time. And there is no politician with any intention of doing so but of course we'll still see plenty of people arguing about which of them would be better. It's like slaves being asked which plantation overseer they would prefer to lie to them.
Anyway, this **** is depressing, and I have no solution for it either, other than for people, en masse, to stop wanting to be led by others. And that would be a miracle if there ever was one.
