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Looks at the prevention of terrorism in Great Britain following the July, 2005 London subway bombings. Comments on the positive and negative aspects of publicly acknowledged grief following the terrorist attacks on London; Comments on cultural traditions of emotional reserve in British society contrasted with public expressions of mourning; Controversy surrounding the discovery that a writer for the "Guardian" newspaper belonged to an extremist Islamic group; Criticism for Great Britain's immigration policies and support for multiculturalism; Discussion of the legal status and social conditions of Muslims in Great Britain.

Discusses the behavior of the British after terrorist bombings in 2005. Assertion that the British dealt with the bombings in a calm manner; Focus on England's anti-war movement; Assertion that the terrorists responsible for the bombings were Britons that had been seduced into the Islamist death cult.

Offers a discussion about whether British Prime Minister Tony Blair encouraged the London bombers of July 7, 2005, by his endorsement of the U.S. policy in the Iraq War. Description of the four suicide bombers; Question of how to break through to suicide bombers.

Looks at the recent deaths of Americans and Iraqis in Iraq and the deaths of Londoners in the recent London subway bombings. Description of comments from United States military leaders in Iraq about the deaths and suicide bombings; Discussion of the effect on Iraqis of the many deaths of non-involved Iraqis; Comparison of how the Iraqis cope with the deaths to how Americans cope with American soldiers' deaths; Author's question about the motivation of the terrorists and what they hope to accomplish.

Looks at politics and government in Great Britain as of August 8, 2005. Report that London won its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games; Focus of the G8 summit of world leaders held in Scotland on the alleviation of poverty in Africa; Impact of the London subway bombings on Great Britain; Criticism of British culture by French President Jacques Chirac; Discussion of political relations between France and Great Britain.