Ground troops, fighter jets and perhaps missiles For London Olympics

For London Olympics, Britain calls up the military

Ground troops, fighter jets and perhaps missiles will reinforce police in Britain's largest peacetime security operation. Some residents see it as overkill.

 

A British sailor is on watch at the bow of the Royal Navy helicopter carrier Ocean as it sails up the River Thames as part of security rehearsals in May for the London Olympics. (Oli Scarff / Getty Images / June 24, 2012)

LONDON — To maintain security in the world's latest hot spot, Britain is deploying spy planes, helicopters with snipers and the biggest warship in the Royal Navy's fleet. Up to 13,500 ground troops will be backed by more than 20,000 private guards. State-of-the-art radar systems and a carpet of security cameras will provide 24-hour surveillance.

Luckily, the theater of operation is up close and personal.

Let the London Games begin.

The massive military mobilization, which critics contend is overkill, is a key component of the extraordinary security precautions the British government is taking to keep the 2012 Summer Olympics safe.

But don't go calling London, a city that's no stranger to deadly terrorist attacks, Kabul-on-Thames. That would be an understatement. After all, not even in the Afghan capital are British authorities considering plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles, some on the rooftops of apartment buildings. And more British troops will be assigned to protect the Olympics than are stationed in all of Afghanistan.

Officials boast that they're bringing the full weight of Britain's security savvy to bear on the global sporting extravaganza, which kicks off July 27. Besides the armed forces, Scotland Yard's finest will be on the case, as will the country's domestic and foreign intelligence agencies.

"This is the biggest sporting event in the world, and with that comes the huge responsibility to deliver it safely and securely. It will require a big operation from the U.K. police, supported by the military," said James Brokenshire, the British government's minister for crime and security.

"But," he added, "we are absolutely clear that it will be proportionate and reassuring, not overbearing."

Too late for that, critics say.

The prospect of thousands of uniformed service personnel crawling over crowded London, along with an extra 9,500 police officers on peak days, has already raised hackles, particularly in the East End, site of the main venues. The neighborhood is home to a large minority population where heavy-handed police tactics have long been a source of friction, and some fear the Olympics could exacerbate that.

Then there's the price tag: $875 million and counting. The ballooning cost of security, now twice that previously planned, has helped drive up the overall Olympic budget from less than $4 billion to $15 billion — this at a time of the most sweeping government spending cuts in at least a generation.

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Comment by apeman2502 on June 26, 2012 at 2:09am

 Blasting anybody who tries to pass the short pudgy Brit in the running events is too harsh. All this brandishing of weapons and genocide is beneath the dignity of humanity. Actually, It is beneath the dignity of sewer rats. Something is afoot here. A panic has gripped the ones who sign the checks in Britain. Anthony Lawson proved it was the kooks at Buckingham and MI-6 who blew up the bus and commuter tunnels. Operation Gladio's documentation and extensive video productions of numerous confessions show the world what humps the swine at the top of the CIA and MI-6 are.

Comment by Anthony Furciniti on June 25, 2012 at 1:18pm

and the point?

Agenda 21 NWO OWE(One World Empire)  hail the Queen long live the Queen... but look out cause charles will soon be in charge shiver ....

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