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May 7, 2006
UK: Unchecked Muslim Radicalization Led to 7/7 Bombings
The bombings of 7th July, 2005 upon London Transport, in which 52 people died may have been avoided, if Muslim radicalisation in Britain had been dealt with earlier, states today's Telegraph. Official reports into the 7/7 bombings will be released later in the week, and MPs and senior civil servants will argue that there are many Muslims who are being raised in Britain who have little incentive to stay away from Islamist extremism.
One of these studies has been compiled by Members of Parliament from the Intelligence and Security Committee and the other has been produced by the Home Office. As well as examining the issue of the 7/7 bombings, the reports will also deal with the police's shooting of an innocent Brazilian, Jean Charles Menenezes at Stockwell station.
The opposition Conservatives (Tories) have said an independent inquiry should have been made on these issues. According to their homeland security spokesperson, Patrick Mercer: "Many of these recommendations are sensible and long overdue but it does not get away from the fact that we must have a full independent inquiry. It is the only way to get to the bottom of all this."
The Intelligence & Security Committee report is believed to exonerate the intelligence agencies in their failures to prevent the attacks, and to excuse them on the grounds of poor funding and resources. This report is thought to conclude that though the bombers shared sympathies with al-Qaeda, it is not known what, if any, contact they had had with the group.
Many of the most sensitive parts of the Intelligence & Security Report are expected to be censored from public scrutiny.
The report is expected to announce that a new public warning system should be set up to inform of potential attacks. Currently, such warnings are the responsibility of the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, which does not automatically make its anxieties public.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at May 7, 2006 6:46 AM
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