This AP release on statements by British officials about the London train bombers gives you an idea how badly the UK dropped the ball on this investigation; they are clearly in a state of complete confusion: British Say 3 Terror Attacks Prevented.

And perhaps the most shocking bit of news: even after being alerted about two of the suicide bombers, British authorities failed to uncover the plot—because of limited resources.

LONDON - The suicide bombers who killed 52 passengers on London’s transit system last year contacted someone in Pakistan just before striking, Britain’s top law enforcement official said Thursday.

Home Secretary John Reid also told the House of Commons that police and intelligence agencies had thwarted three attacks since the July 7 bombings, but did not say who was behind them or where and when they were to take place.

Reid’s statement indicated that a third bombing attempt had been stopped since February when Peter Clarke, deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, said two attacks had been thwarted since the transit bombings.

A report by the Intelligence and Security Committee concluded that intelligence agents had been alerted to two of the suicide bombers before the attacks but limited resources prevented them from uncovering the plot.

The committee said intelligence agents did not concentrate on the two terror suspects — Siddique Khan and Shazad Tanweer — because they were not believed to be an urgent threat and investigators decided to focus on “known plans to attack the U.K.”

Reid, speaking of the contacts ahead of the attacks, said authorities did not know what was discussed. Authorities have long held that the four bombers were homegrown terrorists who acted alone.