A lot of people are frightened these days.  Some are frightened of terrorists.  Others — parents of small children, particularly — are frightened of child molesters.  What could be more frightening than terrorists and paedophiles?

Terrorist paedophiles!

• Terrorists and child porn, oh my! (Schneier on Security)

Schneier quotes the Telegraph thus:

It is thought Islamist extremists are concealing messages in digital images and audio, video or other files.

Police are now investigating the link between terrorists and paedophilia in an attempt to unravel the system.

Naturally, putting terrorism and child abuse into the same sentence is powerful fearmongering juju:

Of course, terrorists and strangers preying on our children are two of the things that cause the most fear in people. Put them together, and there’s no limit to what sorts of laws you can get passed.

Add something about drug dealers and you’ve hit the PSH trifecta.

(Do read the comments on that Schneier post — there’s a great deal of insight to be found therein.)