Only a Full Inquiry Can Unlock the Secrets of 7/7 ; the Conviction of Five Wouldbe Terrorists has Exposed Leads That Investigators Missed Prior to the London Bombings.We Need to Know the Full Story

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THIS was supposed to be the big one: the trial that finally proved to the faint-hearts and doubters that Britain faced a serious terrorist threat. As a bonus, it would also show that the police and the security services were doing a fine job of protecting us from harm. At least that was the idea.

The operation known as "Crevice" was, on the face of it, a triumph of preventative detective work. Journalists covering security issues at the time were told that when the plotters came to court, our understanding of Islamic militancy in Britain would be completely transformed.

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Only a Full Inquiry Can Unlock the Secrets of 7/7 ; the Conviction of Five Wouldbe Terrorists has Exposed Leads That Investigators Missed Prior to the London Bombings.We Need to Know the Full Story

Then came 7/7 and everything changed. That terrible morning not only wiped out 52 innocent lives, but also blew a devastating hole in the reputation of the country's anti-terrorist professionals.

The trial that finally ended yesterday with life sentences for five British Muslims has indeed proved that no o...

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