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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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10.11.02

Amid warnings that an attack by al-Qaeda is imminent, plans have been drawn up to evacuate major cities and deal with large numbers of contaminated corpses. Police snipers are being trained to kill suicide bombers and anti-radiation pills are being distributed to hospitals.

The disclosure comes just two days after Home Secretary David Blunkett warned of the threat from terrorist dirty bombs and poisoned gas attacks in a mistakenly released security alert. His statement, withdrawn at the last minute, was intended as a warning for the public to be extra vigilant in the run-up to Christmas.

Whitehall sources told The Observer that the intelligence services believe the threat of attack on Britain is growing steadily. The Bali bombing and the attack on a French supertanker in Yemen have led Western security forces to conclude that al-Qaeda is regrouping and preparing for further attacks. 'There is considerable new intelligence and the background noise is growing that there is increased activity from al-Qaeda,' said one intelligence source.

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