From the New York Times: “Counterterrorism officials estimate that 10,000 to 15,000 Muslims living in Britain are supporters of Al Qaeda. Among that number, officials believe that as many as 600 men were trained in camps connected with Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and elsewhere.”

ME: That 10,000 to 15,000 number strikes me as stunning. At times hasn’t that been our estimate of the strength of the–of course, considerably more active and lethal–insurgency in Iraq? How did the Brits let this happen? Good coverage of that question in both the Times and the Washginton Post today.