The terrorist murders yesterday cannot have happened. They must have been made up. They are clearly, as Michael Moore would put it, part of the fictitious times in which we live.

Michael Moore:

"There is no terrorist threat in this country. This is a lie. This is the biggest lie we've been told."

He's not alone, of course. Adam Curtis, producer of the disgusting BBC series, The Power of Nightmares, (for which I paid, thanks to the license fee), shared his wisdom with us:

Adam Curtis:

[Much of the currently perceived threat from international terrorism] "is a fantasy that has been exaggerated and distorted by politicians. It is a dark illusion that has spread unquestioned through governments around the world, the security services, and the international media...In an age when all the grand ideas have lost credibility, fear of a phantom enemy is all the politicians have left to maintain their power."

That phantom enemy killed 38 people, Mr Curtis and Mr Moore.

If we never hear the names Adam Curtis or Michael Moore again, it will not be soon enough.