Carr slams opportunists

Bolshie David Carr of Samizdata has criticised advocates of an FBI-style force for the UK for opportunism. He said: "Will the establishment of yet another state agency lead to the discovery of the whereabouts of these two children? Will it deliver them unharmed back to their respective homes? Will it stop this kind of thing happening again? The answer in all cases is 'no' but that doesn't matter."

It is believed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was set up in the US in the late 1920s. In recent years it has failed to prevent either September 11th, Oklahoma or Clinton.