Was out for dinner last night when news came through of the bombings in London. Thankfully all my friends there are OK. Watched a bit of coverage when I got home and the one thing which struck me was how calm and ordered things appeared. The emergency services were going about their jobs in a well-organised fashion and there were no hysterics or bewilderment from witnesses and surviors. I know London has a long history of dealing with terrorism thanks to the I.R.A. and the attack wasn’t as shocking as the images of the WTC collapsing, but even still it was impressive.

Still, I couldn’t help noticing that after almost four years of the ‘War On Terror™’, Bin Laden, its main protagonist, is alive, well, active and no nearer to being caught. Focused on the wrong problem perhaps?

Update: this Guardian article lists the major I.R.A. bombs which went off in London and gives a good idea of why they were so prepared.