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Originally Posted by Bobblehead

Well, according to the article linked:In contrast to previous reports, one senior British official suggested an attack was not imminent, saying the suspects had not yet purchased any airline tickets. In fact, some did not even have passports.

The thing is tickets can be purchased mere hours before the flight. Yes, that alone might raise some suspicion, but it happens ALL the time. People who miss certain flights or traveling on last minute notice or emergency. As for Passports. It could be quite possible that they didn't have British passports or others for that matter, but it is also quite possible that they may have planned on using altered, forged or counterft passports from some other source on the day of their departure.

Doesn't this put the case against some of the perpetrators into doubt?

I don't think this puts anything into doubt.

I hope they have additional evidence against them, but by acting before any tickets had even been purchased won't that mean that, at best, they will only be charged with much lesser crimes?

Do you know what the criminal statutes are in the UK and the punishments. There maybe no distinction between planning and carrying out terrorist attacks. So it might not make that much of a difference. As for waiting till they purchased tickets.......what if you were the person that was to fly with them. Do you think the authorities should wait until the brink or stop it before any possibility of injury.

If people continue giving up their rights, then how much liberty is going to be left to protect?

I agree with you 100%. By implementing such restrictions, I believe the Terrorists are achieving thier goals.