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   Britain faces the “greatest and deepest” terror threat in the   
   country’s history, David Cameron warned as he pledged emergency   
   measures to tackle extremists.   
      
   The UK threat level was raised to “severe” — its second highest   
   — meaning that a terrorist attack is “highly likely” in light of   
   the growing danger from British jihadists returning from Iraq   
   and Syria.   
      
   The Prime Minister said that the risk posed by Isil (the Islamic   
   State of Iraq and the Levant) will last for “decades” and raised   
   the prospect of an expanding terrorist nation “on the shores of   
   the Mediterranean”.   
      
   He disclosed that Isil had made “specific” threats against the   
   UK and did not rule out military action to tackle the growing   
   problem.   
      
   More than 500 Britons are believed to have gone to Iraq and   
   Syria and at least half have returned, with some feared to be   
   planning attacks here. One major plot has been foiled.   
      
   The warning came as it emerged that a laptop seized from Isil in   
   Syria contained research on how to make a biological bomb and   
   religious justification to use it against civilians.   
      
   On Monday, Mr Cameron will unveil a number of “uncompromising”   
   measures to help tackle British jihadists and fill the “gaps in   
   our armoury”.   
      
   They will include stopping British fanatics from travelling to   
   or returning from the war zones by making it easier to seize   
   their passports.   
      
   He is also expected to tighten controls that can be put on the   
   movement and activities of terror suspects within the UK.   
      
   It is the first time in three years that the threat level has   
   stood at severe, just one short of “critical”, which would mean   
   an attack is imminent.   
      
   The raised alert will lead to an increase in the number of armed   
   police on the streets, especially around landmark sites and   
   airports.   
      
   Theresa May, the Home Secretary, insisted that the move was not   
   a result of any specific plot, but in light of the increasing   
   dangers posed by British fanatics and other foreign fighters in   
   Iraq and Syria.   
      
   The change also comes less than a week before a Nato summit in   
   south Wales, which will be the biggest gathering of heads of   
   state in the UK.   
      
   The White House said that it had consulted with the British   
   Government about the heightened threat level, but there was no   
   plan to raise America’s equivalent threat notice.   
      
   In a Downing Street press conference, Mr Cameron said: “What   
   we’re facing in Iraq now with Isil is a greater and deeper   
   threat to our security than we have known before.   
      
   “In Afghanistan the Taliban were prepared to play host to al-   
   Qaeda. With Isil we are facing a terrorist organisation not   
   being hosted in the country but seeking to establish and then   
   violently expand its own terrorist state.   
      
   “We could be facing a terrorist state on the shores of the   
   Mediterranean bordering a Nato State.   
      
   “We are in the middle of a generational struggle against a   
   poisonous and extremist ideology that I believe we will be   
   fighting for years if not decades.”   
      
   Mr Cameron said that the world had been “shocked and sickened”   
   by the Isil murder of James Foley, the US journalist, apparently   
   by a British terrorist.   
      
   He said that he was “absolutely satisfied that Isil has specific   
   threats and will make specific threats to the UK”.   
      
   Whitehall sources said Isil and other terrorist groups in Iraq   
   and Syria are planning attacks against the UK and other Western   
   countries.   
      
   The Prime Minister said: “It was clear evidence that this is not   
   some foreign conflict thousands of miles from home that we can   
   hope to ignore. The ambition to create an extremist caliphate in   
   the heart of Iraq and Syria is a threat to our own security here   
   in the UK.”   
      
   He said that the battle was between Islam and extremists who   
   used a “poisonous ideology” and “the most brutal forms of   
   terrorism to force people to accept a warped world view”.   
      
   Mr Cameron has been under pressure to join the US in air strikes   
   against the terror group. Downing Street has insisted that no   
   request has been made, but the Prime Minister yesterday would   
   not rule out military action.   
      
   “We must use all the resources we have at our disposal,” he   
   said. “Learning the lessons from the past doesn’t mean that   
   there isn’t a place for our military.   
      
   “The military were vital in driving al-Qaeda from Afghanistan   
   and we support the US air strikes against Isil in Iraq. Military   
   force is just one element of what we can do.”   
      
   There have also been calls for changes in the law to help strip   
   passports from British jihadists.   
      
   The Prime Minister promised there would be no knee-jerk   
   reaction, but added: “It is becoming clear that there are some   
   gaps in our armoury and we need to strengthen them. We need to   
   do more to stop people travelling, to stop those who do go from   
   returning and to deal decisively with those who are already   
   here.”   
      
   He went on: “Adhering to British values is not an option or   
   choice. It is a duty to those who live on this island. In the   
   end it is only by standing up that we will defeat extremism.”   
      
   Earlier this week Scotland Yard warned that the arrest rate for   
   those suspected of being involved in Syria or Iraq-related   
   terrorism had increased five-fold since last year.   
      
   The decision to raise the threat level was taken by the Joint   
   Terrorism Analysis Centre, which operates out of MI5 and is   
   independent of ministers.   
      
   Mrs May said: “We face a real and serious threat in the UK from   
   international terrorism. I would urge the public to remain   
   vigilant and to report any suspicious activity to the police.”   
      
   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-   
   uk/11065167/Britain-facing-greatest-terrorist-threat-in-   
   history.html   
      
   Dear Brits,   
      
   Please arrest Barack Hussein Obama for terrorist acts against   
   mankind the next time he tries to set foot in your country.   
      
   Thanks,   
      
   American Public   
      
            
      
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