The Wire

And in London, while British police continue the hunt for suspects, concerns are being raised that these latest bombings may be used as a premise to further restrict civil liberties in western countries. At a forum on the weekend in Sydney, held by the Canterbury Bankstown Peace Group, attendees heard that The numbers of victims of the war on terror is rapidly mounting, despite governments around the world putting in place some of the most restrictive and invasive laws the global community has ever seen, all in the name of safety and protection. After the latest bombings in London, where some of the most intrusive legislation is in place, people are again asking, are laws that fly in the face of due process and democracy effective in the fight against terrorism? Cameron Murphy, President of the New South Wales Civil Liberties Commission, spoke about the uncertainty, which seems to be plaguing world leaders in their War on terror.