“Drones, Missiles, and Gunships, Oh My!” Welcome to the 2012 London Olympics
http://www.globalpolicy.org/mercenary-companies/51603-drones-missiles-and-gunships-oh-my-welcome-to-the-2012-london-ol
There will be as many as 48,000 security forces in London during the 2012 Summer Olympics. These forces will be armed with surface-to-air missiles, sonic weapons, surveillance drones, attack dogs, an eleven-mile electric fence, facial-recognition CCTV systems, and other high-tech security apparatuses. It is the UK’s biggest mobilization of military forces since World War II. The author of this article argues that the whole ordeal is not as much about athletes competing within a community of nations, as it is a “neoliberal Trojan Horse” aimed to attract investments at the expense of basic civil liberties.
