Mopping up operations touching on the fringe

Given the density of our population and the demographic situation we are placed in, it should really work as an advantage for our intelligence agencies to gather appropriate information leading to the hideouts of the masterminds resulting in their ultimate capture. Questions have arisen about infrastructural capacity, professionalism and commitment of those responsible for capturing people who instigated and mentored the bombing operations. From the slender result, it seems that tenacity, sincerity and political will are in short supply within the powers that be.

We must move fast and track down the leaders and planners of these bomb blasts. In this regard our administration should consider drawing on British expertise, particularly in the areas of forensic and other high tech methods of criminal investigation, in response to the offer made by the visiting UK Minster of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Kim Howells, MP. While tackling terrorism and bomb blasts through police and intelligence gathering followed by swift and stern actions against the perpetrators is a top priority concern, the government is well advised not to lose sight of the need for monitoring institutions and organisations that have potentials for breeding extremism.

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