Al Qaeda Plot in UK

A desperate search was under way in Britain Thursday night for the terrorist bomb factory from which a suspected Al Qaeda cell planned to launch a devastating attack in Manchester, possibly as soon as Easter.

Hours after Britain’s most senior counter-terrorism officer resigned in disgrace, police operations were concentrating on a rundown block of apartments east of Liverpool's city center.

The block was cordoned off and large quantities of material were seized for examination. People were evacuated from the area, which had been rented out by a private landlord to foreign students.

Pakistan has criticized Britain’s immigration system and offered to help with security checks on foreign students after it emerged that the majority of those arrested in connection with the alleged terror plot entered the country on student visas.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Thursday pointed the finger at Pakistan, saying it needed to do more to stop suspected terrorists coming in to the U.K. But Wajid Shamsul Hasan, the country's High Commissioner to the U.K., hit back — saying Britain was not doing enough to prevent bogus applications for foreign student status. He added that Pakistani authorities could carry out background checks on those applying for student visas but were currently prevented from doing so. - FOX News Story

Good thing that it was over in the UK. Here in the US we don't have a war on Terrorism anymore thanks to the new Leadership. We would have had to pass a bill to allow for funding for them so that they could love us, then we would apologize, and all have a group hug.