The morning after the day that might have been
As the world wakes up to the thought of what might have been, passengers still face at some of the world's busiest airports. Although we haven't had our meeting I think it's fair to say we'll be discussing yesterday's foiled terror plot. This morning the US has warned of possible . There's the intervention of the to help thwart the attack.
Here at WHYS we've been thinking about possible questions arising from yesterday's events...
Why don't people believe anything anymore? A large proportion of comments we recieved yesterday were from people who believed, among other things, the arrests were a tactic to divert attention from the Middle East. Is everyone a cynic?
Even if western powers changed their foreign policies would potential attacks like this stop?
There's also the business angle. Airlines are going to be struggling now and what's the future for duty free? Can terrorism only succeed when it hits people in the pocket?
Do you think President Bush was right to call the bomb plotters "Islamic Fascists"? And if so, is it helpful?
And what about the date? Reports are suggesting police have found airline tickets for this Saturday and next Wednesday, does 12/8 or 16/8 sound as good as 9/11 or 7/7? Your thoughts wanted.
Here's a flavour of toady's news so far.
In other news…
, 28 people confirmed dead and more than 1 million people displaced.
to citizens in Beirut to leave.
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