British Home Secretary John Reid believes that the country’s key energy installations and infrastructure are among the likely targets of terrorists, but has said the government could not guarantee ’100 percent success’ in the fight against terrorism. Speaking at the Royal United Services Institute Wednesday, Reid said that terrorists could cause devastation through an ‘electronic attack’ on the UK’s infrastructure. He said that Al Qaeda’s aim was to ‘bleed us to bankruptcy’, adding that Western energy supplies could be among targets threatened. ‘It is easy to appreciate the devastation of a physical attack and what it can bring but we must not underestimate the potentially devastating consequences of an electronic attack,’ he told the audience. Reid’s speech comes in the wake of the arrest of six people Tuesday on charges of abetting terrorism in Britain, and reports of leaks of intelligence documents. He also announced the restructuring of the Home Office that will see the creation of the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism.Speaking on the new office, Reid said: ‘It will provide that faster, brighter and more agile response to the terrorist threat through a new drive, cohesion, and by providing a greater strategic capacity to our fight against terrorism.’ However, he added: ‘I can promise you 100 percent commitment from everyone involved, 100 percent dedication, but I have to be straight: we cannot promise 100 percent success. That would be an insult to your intelligence, to my integrity, to indicate that we can ever guarantee that in fighting terrorism. ‘We are making these changes because we cannot afford one ounce of complacency in this struggle against terrorism. ‘The changes that we are introducing by refocusing the Home Office on immigration, crime and counter-terrorism are intended to supplement those efforts.’

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