Posted on 01/16/2010 9:24:14 PM PST by Cindy
BELLINGHAM, Wash.
SNIPPET: "The goal, officials say, is to be ready for any emergency that might be magnified by having the Olympics and a few hundred thousand visitors next door, whether a terrorist attack, a truck overturned on Interstate 5 near the border or disruptions from the big winter storms that often pound the region."
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Travel.State.Gov - U.S. Department of State - Office of the Spokesman - Fact Sheet: "2010 WINTER OLYMPICS" (SNIPPET: "Security Assessment: The U.S. Government remains concerned about the sustained international terrorists threats directed against U.S. citizens and interests abroad. While there have been no specific, credible terrorist threats to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, in the post-September 11th world, the threat from international terrorist groups at major public events is always a principal concern. As security increases in and around Olympic venues, terrorists could shift their focus to more unprotected Olympic venues, open public spaces, hotels, railway and other transportation systems, churches, restaurants, and other sites not associated with the Olympics. U.S. citizens planning to attend Olympic events or to participate in any large-scale public gatherings during the Olympic Games are advised to use caution and to be alert to their surroundings at all times. This includes the periods immediately before and after these events.")
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/border_patrol/border_patrol_sectors/blaine_sector_wa/
SNIPPET from the front page:
“Report Suspicious Activity to
1-800-BE-ALERT”
ping
They can move the Winter Olympics to Haiti for all I care. And the Summer to Reykjavík.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/terrorism-the-games-wild-card-20100116-mdfq.html
“Terrorism the Games wild card”
CLIVE WILLIAMS
January 17, 2010
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/security-blanket/article1433573/
“Security blanket”
ROBERT MATAS
VANCOUVER From Saturday’s Globe and Mail
Published on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 12:00AM EST
Last updated on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 3:54AM EST
SNIPPET: “Securing the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics will bring out the largest military and police presence on Canada’s West Coast since the end of the Second World War.”
OFF THREAD TOPIC, but fyi:
http://www.norad.mil/News/2010/011410_a.html
“NORAD exercise flights planned today over Colorado Springs”
Jan. 14, 2010
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.
SNIPPET: “Since Sept. 11, 2001, NORAD fighters have responded to more than 3,300 possible air threats in Canada and the United States.”
If you fly airplanes in NW Washington watch out for this.
Well, looks like it covers just about everything.
Thank you fanfan and a blessed Sunday to you.
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123190407
“Air Force officials to fly missions to support Vancouver Olympics”
Posted 2/12/2010
by Capt. Justin Brockhoff
618th Tanker Airlift Control Center Public Affairs
2/12/2010 - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2450941/posts
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http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/olympics-feds-reading-tweets/story?id=9825070
“During the Olympics, The Feds Will Be Reading Your Tweets And the Blotter
DHS Is Monitoring Social Media and Web Sites for Terror and Disaster Info”
By JASON RYAN
Feb. 13, 2010
SNIPPET: “As the winter Olympics begin, the Department of Homeland Security has disclosed that it will be monitoring the comments and posts on websites and social media like Twitter for information on possible terror threats. Among the sites listed in a privacy impact statement filed Friday afternoon by DHS are the Drudge Report, the Huffington Post, Twitter, Google and this web site, the Blotter.”
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