Reply #1: It's a threat. That doesn't mean everybody should shit their pants

[liberalpragmatist]

Holy Joe and Cheney declaring that the London arrests make the Iraq War justified are particularly rich. These terrorists (and let's face it - the plot was pretty embryonic and could easily have been some thuggish teens talking big) weren't caught by the crushing civil liberties, weren't caught by invading random countries - they were caught by law enforcement and police action.