"We need to keep terrorism in some kind of context. For example, every year in the UK, more people die in road accidents than have been killed by terrorists in all of recorded history." -- Nigel Inkster, former assistant chief of MI-6, as quoted in "Top MI6 spy: Terrorism less serious than bird flu", by Lewis Page, The Register, 2009-02-11
Two more soundbite-sized quotes (in the same article) that we over here in the US ought to heed: "A move away from the rhetoric of GWOT will help," and, "We should keep our nerve and our faith in our own values. Our own behaviour - especially with respect to the rule of law - is very important."
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