>>Is anyone else a little concerned / curious as to why the lead article on the BBC 10 O'Clock news tonight - 17/10 - was all about how ready the RAF is to shoot down a hijacked passenger jet in British airspace?<<
Not concerned for my safety personally - ghastly though a terrorist attack is the numbers are hugely in my favour as regards survival. If I tried to roll my own dice and pick a flight that was planned to be hijacked I would fail.
The timing of this news item is just intimidation and spin by the 'Government'. The boys have been on 'Q' for years - why pick October 2005 to frighten everyone again? In any country there are people whose job is to consider the worst case scenario.
It used to be considered appaling to spread alarm and despondency. This 'Government' thrives on it along with other bully boy tactics.