Mark Steyn asks whether - in the aftermath of the Iraqi mission and the Iranian hostages - Britain has "lost its survival instinct." Umm...

[Dave Vaughan] was wearing a flashing police helmet, a red nose and size 48 shoes. But even in his guise as PC Konk the clown, he was not above suspicion by airport security chiefs - who strip-searched him just in case. The stunned 60-year-old was frisked by guards and ordered to remove his comedy costume down to his shorts and T-shirt after setting off an alarm at Birmingham International Airport. He was even ordered to hand over his plastic handcuffs as they were deemed a 'risk' before eventually being allowed to board his flight. Mr Vaughan, a children's entertainer for 25 years, had been booked by Variety Club Midlands to perform for disadvantaged youngsters on a one-hour circular flight known as the Search for Santa.

This from a culture that used to rightfully pride itself on common sense and fair play.

60 percent of Britain's Muslim schools are linked to extremists. There are over 30 active terrorist plots from literally thousands of UK-born jihadists at any given time on British soil. More than two-thirds of those plots are somehow linked to Pakistan. And the Brits are responding by giving Pakistani jihadists wrist slaps, offering the Pakistanis direct aid, and domestically implementing sharia. Plus they're strip searching clowns. So yeah, I think something may be amiss.

References:
* "Britain has lost the stomach for a fight" [Steyn / NRO Corner]
* PC Konk the clown strip-searched by airport security guards - because they thought he was a terrorist [Daily Mail]
* Exclusive: over 60 per cent of Britain's Muslim schools have extremist links, says draft report [Telegraph]
* Terrorists in Pakistan planning over 20 attacks on Britain, says Gordon Brown [Telegraph]
* I'm Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - Thousands Of UK-Born Jihadists In Enclaves Across All Of Britain [MR]
* UK: Jihadist Planned Mumbai-Style Massacre in Britain, Trained in Lashkar-e-Taiba Camps.... [Zippers]
* Britain: Attacks show need to help Pakistan [JPost]
* We're Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - Archbishop of Canterbury Says British Sharia Is "Unavoidable" [MR]

Previously:
* I'm Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - UK Imam Bans Symbols Of "British Nationalism"
* I'm Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - London Mega-Mosque Proceeding On Schedule (Plus: Waves Of Jihadists Infiltrating UK Labs To Get Weapons)
* I'm Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - Anglican Leader Advocates End Of Anglican Church, British Christians Generally Agnostic On Whether Christianity Is True