Olympian security efforts..............

As the news breaks that we are to be subject to a form of Olympic martial law, I wonder what the real agenda is here? Last nights news made the point that we would have more fully armed soldiers on 'security duties' during the Olympics, than are currently serving in Afghanistan.

This will involve more than 13000 personnel and include warships on the Thames and jet fighters in the sky. Because we are told that the Olympics are a terrorist target we are supposed to accept this without a murmur, on the basis that the government knows best and is doing everything that it can to 'keep us safe'.

Bucko makes some good points at his place, so I'm not going to rehash all of that. I will make the following points though.

We live in a society that has an artificial negative view of guns, we are told that they are unnecessary and that people who have them are either criminals or potential criminals. Britain has some of the most draconian gun laws in the world.

The Olympic facilities built for the shooting disciplines will be demolished after the event, the government does not want to seen to encourage shooting.
Shooting sports were excluded from the schools ticket allocation, the government does not want to seen to encourage shooting.
TV reporting of shooting will be minimal and probably only feature medal ceremonies,  the government does not want to seen to encourage shooting.
Contestants weapons will be transported to the facilities under an armed escort, the government does not want to seen to encourage shooting.

Contrast with this;

Armed police will be present at all the Olympic events.
Armed soldiers will share security operations with the police.
The military will be under police command.
If you are visiting the Olympics, you will effectively be searched at gunpoint.
If you are found to have the wrong brand of drink or the wrong logo on clothes they will be removed at gunpoint.
If you object you may be ejected at gunpoint.
You will be controlled at gunpoint.


The government does not want to seen to encourage shooting. It is encouraging the use of firearms to control the population. It is encouraging the acceptance of policing by force with the support of the military. Do they know something we don't? I don't believe that this is just about security at the Olympics. I think it is practise for something else.