[IPSM] I wish this were a parody, it's not...

[Macdonald Stainsby]

Terror, mentally ill threaten Games
By KATHLEEN HARRIS, NATIONAL BUREAU CHIEF
Edmonton Sun Nov 5/2008	

Canada is facing the threat of terrorist attacks, disruption from 
mentally disturbed people and corruption from organized criminals as it 
plays host to the 2010 Olympic Games.

Documents obtained by Sun Media through Access to Information show 
officials are also bracing for potential cost overruns, public health 
disasters and protests during the international sporting event in 
Vancouver-Whistler.

One May 2007 RCMP threat assessment report warns that a thwarted 
terrorist plot to attack sites in Canada last year serves as a reminder 
that "not only must we monitor international terrorist plots directed 
toward the Olympics, but as well, those originating within Canada."

The perception that Canada has shifted away from being a peacekeeping 
nation with a combat role in Afghanistan might increase the risk of 
becoming a target, the report suggests.

But the documents, heavily censored and stamped "secret," suggest the 
most likely and immediate risk to Canada lies in financial security, 
with corruption the "inevitable byproduct" of vast sums of money and 
multi-million dollar profits associated with the Games.


Another document predicts counterfeit production of official clothing 
will be rampant.

"It is expected that counterfeit reproduction of these products will 
increase as the Games approach, translating into financial loss to 
taxpayers," the documents read.

As for the risk posed by mentally unstable people, the reports suggest 
while some have a propensity for violence, most are disruptive.

In Athens in 2004, a Canadian spectator jumped into the Olympic diving 
pool wearing a tutu and white tights with polka dots. During the same 
Games, an Irish-born former priest disrupted a marathon by pushing the 
race leader into the crowd, declaring he wanted to announce the second 
coming of Jesus.

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