The British on intelligence: a collection (SIS, MI5, GCHQ & more)

[AdamG]

Temporary stand-alone post for Max visibility.

London (AFP) - The head of Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 warned on Thursday that militant Islamists in Syria were planning "mass casualty attacks" in the West and that intelligence services may be powerless to stop them.

http://news.yahoo.com/militants-plan...005654650.html

Moderator's Note

This thread was originally entitled 'Militants planning mass casualty attacks against West' and has now been renamed.

[davidbfpo]

The actual, full speech given yesterday by the British Security Service (MI5) has many, many points and reassurances on why:https://www.mi5.gov.uk/home/about-us...ntability.html

I have yet to read it fully and may comment later.

[davidbfpo]

For those with little time this commentary summarises the speech:http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/fraser-...sm-in-britain/

A wider article '....what are the implications of the Paris shootings for counterterrorism policy in Europe?' by two Kings College academics:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...in-Europe.html