Catalog of incompetence:

Sabtu, 14 Juli 2012
Amid Reports of Ineptitude,... July 14, 2012


  • fiasco
  • whistleblowers
  • chaos
  • disarray
  • falling asleep during training sessions
  • listening to music during training sessions
  • failure to spot hidden weapons
  • poorly educated and unprepared
  • apology – “deep regret” (training company spokesperson)
  • “we do not tolerate people not paying attention”
  • mismanagement
  • imbroglio
  • political fallout
  • dire conclusion
  • worst prognostications
  • failures in security planning
  • debacle
  • major weaknesses
  • catalog of disasters
  • haphazard planning
  • vulnerability to terrorist attacks
  • increase in police and military deployment
  • $80 million loss on contract
  • military plan to intercept potential attacks
  • ground to air missiles missiles ringing the Park
  • strike force
  • supersonic Typhoon fighters
  • snipers
  • 24-hour “readiness” status
  • Panglossian optimism ... “but this time we could (at least) afford to build the venues.”

Are we talking about the police/military training of less than enthusiastic recruits of some puppet regime? Training of airport security personnel? No. All these words and phrases are lifted from a New York Timesarticle about security preparations for the London Olympics. To think the Greeks declared a moratorium on warfare during the period of the games. Seems like the simplest way to ensure “security” for them.

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