London/Glasgow Non-Bombs

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Well they did actually have a car smashed into the airport in glasgow which blew up.

It looks like it is pretty much just a burning car to me. The Jeep is still in one piece and there is no visible structure damage, so I'd say that was no bomb.

So, why is it that authorities and the media describe these guys as evil genius masterminds that could have killed thousands when they really should be stating that these crazed nutjobs wanted to do lots of damage but were really incompetent morons? One portrayal reinforces the terrorist ideal while encouraging more to enlist in their ranks by glorifying the perpetrators. The other doesn't exactly increase terrorist morale or make their attempts so terrifying.

It doesn't exactly make one think very highly of the reporting authorities when you realize they seem to want to scare everyone just as much as the extremist groups do.