John Reid screws up terror grading system

The UK security threat level is to stay at "critical" following a suspected plot to blow up passenger planes, Home Secretary John Reid has said.

He said he believed the main suspects were in custody but it was right to "err on the side of caution". Link

That's hilarious - we are at the highest level of alert - beyond 'substantial', beyond 'severe' because "we are erring on the side of caution". That statement kind of undermines the point. We now need a number 11 on the volume knob.

UK Terror Grades

* Low - an attack is unlikely
* Moderate - an attack is possible, but not likely
* Substantial - an attack is a strong possibility
* Severe - an attack is highly likely
*critical - an attack is expected imminently**
**or possible erring