How the Mighty have fallen......
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I remember a time when we were the most feared nation on earth!!! For god's sake our national war time leader (Churchill) and his oppo 'invented' the concentration camp during the Boer war!!! Does nobody in the world study history??? Sir Francis Drake was a Royally sanctioned Pirate!! We invented Terrorism!!! This is a sad state of affairs when we've sunk below Afghanistan as a place most worthy of an attack!! there's nothing left there now apart from some mud huts and the worlds major supply of moutain goats!!

UK '10th on terror target list'


Britain has a high number of symbolic targets
The UK has been ranked 10th in the world for its vulnerability to a terrorist attack.

1. Colombia
2. Israel
3. Pakistan
4. United States
5. Philippines
6. Afghanistan
7. Indonesia
8. Iraq
9. India
10. UK

Britain's close relationship with the US, its role in the Iraq war and a "sophisticated militant Islamic network", were key reasons cited by the study.

It also highlights the UK's high number of symbolic targets such as the Houses of Parliament.

In the study, by risk assessment group the World Markets Research Centre, the UK was ahead of Russia, Liberia, Yemen and Lebanon as a country most likely to be targeted.

Colombia, Israel and Pakistan head the Global Terrorism Index for 2003-04, with the USA in fourth place.

Risk assessments for terrorism were carried out in 186 sovereign states and against countries' overseas interests for the next 12 months.