To attack al Shabab’s camps in Southern Somalia or not to attack?

Good old fashioned news from the Irish Times. No speculation, just the facts.

This from the New York Times.

Rod Liddle, normally a Jeremy Clarkson soundalike has a bash at the Met. What interests me is this adoption of the left liberal clothing by commentators who are normally “vox populi”. The comments are reasonably fair, and suddenly Blair Peach is a martyr too, even though back then the Rod Liddles were totally with the … ‘ELLO, ‘ELLO, ‘ELLO. PC PORKIEPIE IS ON THE CASE AGAIN

There have been coordinated raids on properties across the North of England and a number of arrests. Bob Quick, senior police officer in charge of counter-terrorism was photographed getting out of a car with a document visible giving details of the raids. He has now resigned, but the story goes off at a number of … POLICE CHIEF QUITS OVER BLUNDER

Nigeria’s justice minister on bribery by Haliburton, the results of a US case, and the lack of prosecutions of the bribe-takers in Nigeria.

From the Liverpool Echo. lots of pictures ans links to more. Probably the most exciting thing ever to happen at and in a University Library. Lots of anonymous officers around the country talking about plan for a big explosion. Poor old Bob Quick. It would have been his hour of glory!

I was just thinking, better to run a critical piece on the police from the Telegraph rather than the Guardian…but it’s not true any more. There’s a Conservative dissatisfaction with the police that needs analysis. There’s a hint towards the bottom. The experience of the Countryside Alliance demo in London left the shires in no … G20 DEATH. HOW CAN WE TRUST THE POLICE NOW?

FBI has launched a Highway Serial killings database and found a pattern.

Chief Constable of Greater Manchester lets some information out, and denies most of the press speculation, but does say most of those arrested are Pakistani nationals in UK on student visas.