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07/15/2007: "Trees killed from terror fear"

For 60 years they have towered over some of London's most famous thoroughfares, admired by strolling tourists and office workers.

But now 12 landmark trees around Whitehall are being chopped down to be replaced by concrete barriers and bollards - for security reasons.

[ Metaphor for humanity: from fear, we destroy inherent beauty and replace it with barriers to the symbol but not reality of our fear. ]



http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23404303-details/The+latest+terror+victims...+Whitehall's+trees/article.do