Sochi Terror Threat

[peacetraveler22]

I don't know how Russians feel about the Olympics, but American television is already showing a lot of ads and promos for the event. In general, the Olympics are a big deal here. Most people enjoy them and are glued to their televisions watching the events and coverage for almost three weeks. However, this past week U.S. media has been on a mission to instill fear about possible terror threats in and around Sochi. It started at the end of December with the Volgograd bombings, but this week panic reached epic proportions with the release of a new video from Islamic terrorists and the identification of potential "black widow" bombers. Of course, it's normal to discuss terror threats before any Olympic Games but Sochi and Russia are receiving a lot more attention than other Olympic hosts, at least in the American press.

What do you think? Can Russian security forces handle the threats posed by these extremists at the Olympics? If possible, would you attend the Sochi Games?

Comments

Kiev, Ukraine

[onkel-hans.livejournal.com]

Watch live what is happening in Kiev:
http://espreso.tv/stream

It is horrible.

Re: Kiev, Ukraine

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

Yes, I see it. My friend is from Kyiv. Real chaos there.

Re: Kiev, Ukraine

[onkel-hans.livejournal.com]

This may push Putin to follow the steps of Hitler in Sudetenland and Austria - Anschluess.

Shall we react like in 1938 (after the Olympics in Germany) letting him go? I am afraid we will.
Obama made a great mistake not appointing John McCain the Secretary of State!

We need a soldier, John Kerry is too intellectual and soft for this job. (This actually is why he and Al Gore, both lost to the clown Dubba Bush)