Britain Braces For New Jihadist Attacks As 800 Radicalized Prisoners Are Released

From Jihad Watch:

Britain braces for new jihad attacks as 800 "radicalized" prisoners are released


So what is being done now to make sure that no more prisoners are "radicalized" while incarcerated? What's that? Nothing at all, you say? To do something effective about it would be "Islamophobic," you say? Well, then, by all means cease and desist! Death before political incorrectness! "Britain faces new terror wave," by Duncan Gardham for the Telegraph, August 27 (thanks to Kris):



Britain faces a new wave of home grown terrorists as 800 radicalised Islamist prisoners are released from jail, a leading security expert warns.

Michael Clarke, a former government adviser and the head of the Royal United Services Institute, says he believes the security services could struggle to cope with a new generation of extremists seeking to carry out "lone wolf" attacks.



In a report published today, Prof Clarke says that, over the next five to 10 years, about 800 prisoners - in jail for non-terrorism offences - are due to be released on to the streets having been radicalised in jail.



They will be joined by convicted terrorists serving short sentences who, once freed, are likely to be just as committed to the cause of jihad as before they were jailed, the report claims.



Prof Clarke, who advised Gordon Brown as a member of the National Security Forum and is a visiting professor at King's College London, warns that this "new wave" will pose a significant challenge to the security services responsible for identifying and monitoring them.



While previous al-Qaeda tactics involved so-called "spectacular" attacks, the report warns that the terrorist group's leaders, such as Yemeni preacher and US citizen Anwar al-Awlaki, are encouraging individuals to launch less sophisticated but equally deadly attacks on crowded places.



Their targets have also changed from concentrating on aircraft to including attacks on trains, hotels and sporting events. The report will serve as a stark reminder to the Government and public that the threat from Islamist terrorism remains severe, even though there has not been a fatal attack on British soil since 2005.



The current government threat level stands at "severe", indicating a terrorist attack is considered "highly likely". The level was raised from "substantial" in January....



Posted by Robert on August 27, 2010 1:53 AM