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Sir John Stevens, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner warned the British public today in a television interview that Islamic terrorists linked to al-Qa'eda remain at large in Britain and pose a continuing security threat. He believes that Osama bin Laden and his henchmen are seeking to make use of existing terror networks in plans for further attacks.

"We know that there are certain links with al-Qa'eda and, of course, the link with North Africa is proven."

Presumably, this has nothing to do with Britain's policy on asylum seekers that allows a Taliban soldier who fought British and American troops in Afghanistan to be granted asylum here because he fears persecution from the new Western-backed government in Kabul (as already mentioned by Perry in the post below).

Although this is the first known case of a Taliban soldier being granted asylum in this country, I have no doubt that many have entered Britain with false documents and identities. They may need not bother anymore. Unless the policy changes, the successful application may open the doors to hundreds of other similar requests.

I wonder whether in few months' time the police chief will insist that his officers are 'on top of' the situation. It seems that the left hand does not know what the right is doing.

Indeed, the state is not your friend.