Jason Burke's
recent piece in The Observer, all dolled up with apocalyptic titling, offers yet another batch of tasty snacks for the dispositional gloom-doomer. Among other juicy bits, the investigation informs us that:
Major co-ordinated attacks on the critical infrastructure of Western nations, such as the Channel Tunnel or passenger jets, are 'within the capability and ambition' of militants close to the al-Qaeda leadership and acting independently and are being actively planned.
Burke adds that:
All [sources consulted] thought the struggle against Islamic terrorism was growing and would last 'many decades'.
Ah, the bright angelic wings of our shiny new millennium, not to mention "the ooze of oil / Crushed."
