In The News: Olympic Air Defense

[rabid1st]

I didn't know how to categorize this post. Was it something I learned, as I learned it? Or was it simply something very odd in the news?

I did a little research and went with odd. However, it could well be that this is something other countries have done as well and if so, I do want to learn more about it.

Britain is thinking about putting missiles on the roofs of upscale apartment complexes. These would be air defense missiles to defend the Olympics. Really? I mean, yes, I know that The Olympics have been targeted by terrorists in the past. People have been taken hostage and killed. But, air strikes? I do wonder about things like this. Is there a legitimate alert/threat that someone might, I don't know...hijack a plane headed for London and fly it into the Gymnastics arena? I don't want to be frightened of the sort of people who would think of something along these lines. Have we always need air defense of the Olympics? It seems like overkill to me. And it seems like the authorities, if they haven't got some concrete evidence of something, are just as creepy as the terrorists.

http://news.yahoo.com/apartment-blocks-may-host-missiles-olympics-123840712--olympics.html

Comments

[keswindhover.livejournal.com]

They're obviously thinking about a September 11-style attack.

The weird thing for me is sending the residents a letter to TELL them about it. Wouldn't you try a little.... I don't know.... subterfuge?

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Unless the whole point of something like this is to deter attacks. My feeling is that they just want the terrorists to know that the missiles are there. Not that having a plane blown out of the air over London wouldn't be a terrible thing for Olympic Tourists to witness. Le Sigh!

[soophelia.livejournal.com]

I agree with you.

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Hey! I expected you to pop up with some House/Wilson cheer at some point. Though I'm glad to see you agree with me about the weirdness of Olympic Air Defense. I just wondered if they've had it for decades and we've been blissfully ignorant.

On the subject of H/W...I am still rather unspoiled. Though I did take a peek at the main page of finale pics. I am so cynical now about the PTB's jerking my chain that all I could think was "I see dead people." Naturally, I didn't feel I should join in the celebration with that attitude. But boy will you see me blowing my kazoo and swilling champagne if we do have the uplifting H/W moment that I've always felt we should have at the end.

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Certainly, I do already feel vindicated in that H/W is the end game for the show. I know during the dark days of Huddy there was a lot of doubt about that being true. But I did love how they dropped the immigration wife as soon as they got the news about cancellation.