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   2012 Olympic Games in London, UK 

AUGUST 9, 2012

Basque terror suspect Kemen Uranga Artola arrested in UK

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19182330


AUGUST 2, 2012

London 2012 Olympics: Terror and gridlock warnings turn London into a ghost town

Source: http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/pictures/london-2012-olympics-terror-and-gridlock-warnings-turn-london-into-a-ghost-town-1-2444834


 AUGUST 1, 2012

Terrorist Attack Thwarted Against English Defence League

Source: http://frontpagemag.com/2012/stephenbrown/terrorist-attack-thwarted-against-english-defence-league/


JULY 31, 2012

Q&A: Stanford terrorism expert Martha Crenshaw on Olympic security

Source: http://phys.org/news/2012-07-qa-stanford-terrorism-expert-martha.html


JULY 30, 2012

Op-Ed: The terror enigma — Gauging the threat to the 2012 Olympic Games

Source: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/329527#ixzz227HlgLXN


JULY 28, 2012

London 2012, Terrorism and the Militarization of the City

Source: http://www.e-ir.info/2012/07/27/london-2012-terrorism-and-the-militarization-of-the-city/


JULY 27, 2012 - OPENINIG CEREMONY OF THE LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES

Shadow war threatens London Olympics

Source: http://www.wtop.com/807/2964074/Shadow-war-threatens-London-Olympics


Terrorism and Olympics

Source: http://www.start.umd.edu/start/publications/br/TerrorismAndOlympics.pdf

Mitt Romney questions London's readiness for Olympic Games

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/26/mitt-romney-london-olympic-games

JULY 26, 2012

'Pain in the neck': London's Olympic lanes befuddle, frustrate motorists

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48317165/ns/world_news-london_2012_hosting_the_games/#.UBFuyFI4okg

Top athletes 'hand golden ticket to terrorists' by posting pictures of their security passes on Twitter

Source:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178759/London-2012-Olympics-Athletes-hand-golden-ticket-terrorists-posting-security-pass-pictures-Twitter.html?ito=feeds-newsxml


Liam Corcoran, 11, evades Manchester Airport security to fly to Rome without ticket or passport

Source:http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/liam-corcoran-11-evades-manchester-airport-security-to-fly-to-rome-without-ticket-or-passport/story-e6frf7jo-1226435073780

“Ancient Greek Olympic Games Were Totally Corrupted” Says British Documentary

Source: http://eu.greekreporter.com/2012/07/25/ancient-greek-olympic-games-were-totally-corrupted-says-british-documentary/


JULY 25, 2012

Government forced to call in 1,200 extra troops who were placed on standby for Olympic Games after G4S security fiasco

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178175/London-2012-Olympics-1-200-extra-troops-called-G4S-security-fiasco.html#ixzz21eKMZid9

 

London 2012 Olympics: 'Lone wolf' terror attack a concern for Games security

Source: http://www.standard.co.uk/olympics/olympic-news/london-2012-olympics-lone-wolf-terror-attack-a-concern-for-games-security-7975775.html

 

International SOS Prepares Organizations and their Employees and Guests for Safe Travel to the 2012 Olympics Games

Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/international-sos-prepares-organizations-and-their-employees-and-guests-for-safe-travel-to-the-2012-olympics-games-2012-07-24


JULY 23, 2012

CSARN Olympic Games MONITOR


Israel fears Iranian terror attack on London - Hit squad may be targeting athletes, Mossad claims

Source: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Israel+fears+Iranian+terror+attack+London/6973431/story.html#ixzz21SXCxZaM


JULY 22, 2012

40 years after Munich, is security at the 2012 Olympic Games tight enough to ensure that history doesn’t repeat itself?

Source:http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/features/40-years-after-munich-is-security-at-the-2012-olympic-games-tight-enough-to-ensure-that-history-doesn-t-repeat-itself-1-2425520


JULY 21, 2012

London 2012 Olympics - a look at the unprecedented levels of security

Source: http://www.legalweek.com/legal-week/blog-post/2193274/london-2012-olympics-a-look-at-the-unprecedented-levels-of-security


Olympic defense: British officials secure London for 2012 Games

Source: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/328906#ixzz21KQRGJWf


JULY 20, 2012

'Sabotaging of the Olympics': Theresa May attacks border staff walkout that has cast a shadow over Games build-up

Source:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2176246/Sabotaging-Olympics-Theresa-May-attacks-border-staff-walkout-cast-shadow-Games-build-up.html#ixzz218LwbHfa


JULY 19, 2012

New G4S embarrassment as two guards protecting Olympic venue are arrested on suspicion of being illegal immigrants

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2175492/London-2012-Olympics-security-crisis-Cameron-vows-G4S-costs.html#ixzz215vD5dAi


JULY 17, 2012

Will the London Olympics be safe? (25 min Video)

Source: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2012/07/201271643930549890.html

JULY 16, 2012

ComRes Olympic Games Poll

Source: http://www.comres.co.uk/polls/BBC_News_Olympics_July2012.pdf


JULY 14, 2012

Discovery Channel: Sport Under Threat

Premieres on Sunday at 2100 hrs (9:00 p.m. SIN/HK) starting July 15 2012

Source: http://press.discovery.com/asia-pacific/dsc/programs/sport-under-threat/

London Olympics: Anti-gang operations intensify

Source: http://www.examiner.com/article/london-olympics-anti-gang-operations-intensify


JULY 13, 2012

‘50-50 chance’ explosives could be sneaked into London Olympics

Source: http://www.rt.com/news/g4s-olympics-security-training-068/


Fortress London: UK capital resembles war zone ahead of Olympics

Source: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/londoners-fear-olympic-games-security-makes-them-terrorist-target/story-fnd134gw-1226424520479


JULY 12, 2012

Philip Hammond: Additional 3,500 troops expected to be provided to help with 2012 London Olympics security

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18806936


JULY 10, 2012

The London Olympics: Are terrorists plotting an attack?

Source: http://theweek.com/article/index/230287/the-london-olympics-are-terrorists-plotting-an-attack

2012 Olympics: Missile sites around London has residents worried

Source: http://www.examiner.com/article/2012-olympics-missile-sites-around-london-has-residents-worried


JULY 9, 2012
London bomber widow Samantha Lewthwaite recruiting female terror squads in Somalia

Source: http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/09/12637862-london-bomber-widow-samantha-lewthwaite-recruiting-female-terror-squads-in-somalia?lite

JULY 7, 2012
London bombing survivor fears Olympic terror attack

Source: http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/london_bombing_survivor_fears_olympic_terror_attack_1_1431059


JULY 5, 2012
White Muslim convert who threatened to disrupt Royal Wedding among six held as police swoop in raids across London to stop 'major terrorist attack'

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2169193/London-2012-Olympics-Former-Blunkett-bobby-held-terror-swoops.html