Northern Ireland (merged thread)

[davidbfpo]

Comments made after another bomb and criticism of the lack of intelligence on the 'new' enemy in 'old bottles'; link:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...e-tactics.html

The bombing:

The fact that police received a warning that a device was left in one area and a device actually exploded in another has similarities to the Omagh bombing that we would not like to see repeated.

On the criticism:

It is time for everyone to face up to some inconvenient political truths about this violence. It is now very clear that MI5 is not up to the task of leading intelligence-gathering in the north. The SDLP believes we need an aggressive, high-profile, all-Ireland intelligence-gathering operation based on the bond of trust which has grown between police and public.

Elsewhere some, hopefully good news:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-10984738