But Londoners themselves are strangely calm. Maybe it's because they've gotten used to bombs going off around the place with the IRA stuff. Maybe it's because no-one wants to think of what might happen here. But there seems to be a tangible refusal to be phased about any of it.
The English psyche is a strange beast. they rant endlessly about late trains and bad traffic, but will not even countenance the prospect of the Tube being attacked. A survey today says that over 84% of people here will not modify their travel plans due to the current situation. And this on a day when the police are allegedly hunting for people armed with those shoulder launched missiles ready to shoot down passenger jets.
People at work are rolling on the floor laughing at the news reports from the US of people stockpiling their pathetic tins of baked beans and a few bottles of water and wrapping their houses in clingfilm to help survive biological attack.
I reckon its a massive PR stunt to get us more afraid and to help soften up public opinion to be more supportive of a war on Iraq.
There is a big anti-war rally planned in London for Saturday, with plenty of others all around the world. We'll be doing some stomping around. See you there.
