Massacres and Profits: A Brief History of the Olympics
Filed under: Control, Corporate Crimes, Corruption, Financial, Winter Olympics 2010
Source: no2010.com -
Those who promote the Olympics are interested in power, prestige and profit.
Developers and construction companies stand to benefit from the public money spent on road construction and new sports facilities. Politicians get to preside over a large-scale spectacle. But what will the rest of us get from the [three-year] lead up to the Olympics? What will be the real legacy of the Olympic games?
Politicians and business leaders are quick to promise that the Olympics will not lose money, and that people will not be pushed out of their homes by rent increases, but we can see from the experience of other cities that these promises have not panned out — they are simply a strategy to try to co-opt those opposed to the Games. Read more
Police State Canada 2010 and the Dark Side of the Olympics
Filed under: Canada related, Winter Olympics 2010
Source: nauresistance.org
By Dana Gabriel
The 2010 Winter Olympic Games will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from February 12-28. It will be the largest security operation in Canadian history. Military planners will undoubtedly use it as a template for securing future high profile events. Canadian security officials continue to work closely with their American counterparts in preparation for the test that the Games will pose to the security of its shared border. Integration of Canada’s security and military structures with the U.S. have already been advanced through the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD), NORTHCOM, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), the Bi-National Planning Group, the Civil Assistance Plan, as well as other initiatives. Training and security provisions for the Olympics might be used to further accelerate the merging of U.S-Canada command structures and the militarization of North America. The 2010 Olympics will be a hellhole of police state measures with far-reaching effects that could remain in place long after the Games are finished. Read more
CTV: Security upgrades in BC
Filed under: Canada related, Winter Olympics 2010
Source: CTV
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