Tight security on an Olympic scale
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Fighter">Fighter</span> <span word="jets">jets</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>. <span word="Missiles">Missiles</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Brother">Brother</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="teamed">teamed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="soil">soil</span>.</p><p><span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>, <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 27. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="embedded">embedded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span>, <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="troubleshooting">troubleshooting</span>. <span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Interpol">Interpol</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="collaboration">collaboration</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rooted">rooted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 11, 2001 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="bombings">bombings</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005.</p><p><span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>' <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="ally">ally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="plots">plots</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2006 <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="transatlantic">transatlantic</span> <span word="airliners">airliners</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hatched">hatched</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sizable">sizable</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="since">since</span> 9/11 - <span word="Salt">Salt</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="Athens">Athens</span>, <span word="Turin">Turin</span>, <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vancouver">Vancouver</span> - <span word="London">London</span> <span word="poses">poses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="breed">breed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="Susman">Susman</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>. "<span word="That">That</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tumultuous">tumultuous</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="London">London</span>."</p>
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