{"article":{"id":250459,"heading":"British government: 13,500 troops to be deployed for the London 2012 Olympics","author":"Cem Ert\u00fcr","created":"2011-12-18 11:26:58","modified":"2026-10-25 17:02:54","last_modified":"Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:02:54","article":"

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British\r\ngovernment: 13,500 troops to be deployed for the London 2012 Olympics<\/b>
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\r\nWarship in the Thames for 2012\r\nOlympics<\/b>  (*)
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\r\nby Owen Gibson, The Guardian,\r\n16 December 2011<\/i>
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The [British] Ministry of\r\nDefence has insisted that the London Olympics will retain a celebratory\r\natmosphere despite unveiling plans for a warship on the [River] Thames,\r\nsurface to air missiles and fighter planes on standby and the\r\ndeployment of 13,500 military personnel.
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\r\n[British Defence Minister Philip] Hammond revealed that the Royal\r\nNavy's largest ship, 22,500-tonne helicopter carrier HMS Ocean, would\r\nbe based in Greenwich [south London] for the duration of the [Olympic]\r\nGames, while assault vessel HMS Bulwark would be moored in Weymouth,\r\nwhere the sailing events will take place.
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\r\nAn “appropriate and scaleable” air security plan\r\nincludes Typhoon aircraft at RAF Northolt [airbase in northwest\r\nLondon], helicopters operating from HMS Ocean and\r\n“appropriate” surface to air missile systems. The\r\n[London Metropolitan] police will also deploy up to 12,000 officers on\r\nthe busiest days of the [Olympic] Games, with the operation being\r\nplanned on the basis that the terrorist threat level will be set at\r\nsevere.<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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\r\nOlympic terror flights\r\nwill divert to Scotland <\/strong><\/div>\r\n

Aircraft under threat from\r\nterrorists will be diverted to a Scottish airport under controversial\r\nplans to protect the London Olympics from an attack.<\/p>\r\n

by\r\nGareth Rose, The Scotsman, 16 December 2011<\/em><\/p>\r\n

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\r\nTheresa May: We will never know how many people got through without\r\nproper checks<\/b>
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\r\nTheresa May, the Home Secretary, has admitted that the number of people\r\nwho entered the country without being checked against a Home Office\r\ndatabase of terror suspects and illegal immigrants will never be known.
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\r\nDaily Telegraph, 7 November\r\n2011 <\/i>
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\r\nLondon 2012: SAS build top secret base on Olympics Park to combat\r\npotential terrorist attacks<\/b><\/p>\r\n

The SAS will play a key role in\r\nOlympics security with elite troops ready to swoop via the Thames in\r\nthe event of a terror attack.<\/p>\r\n

Daily\r\nMirror, 3 November 2011<\/i>
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\r\nSAS come home to fight Games terror
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\r\nTHE SAS are pulling out of Afghanistan in six months to protect London\r\nfrom potential terror attacks during the 2012 Olympics.
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\r\nby David Willetts, The Sun, 21\r\nJune 2011 <\/i>
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\r\nThe Guardian: Britain\r\nprepares to take part in US strikes against Iran<\/strong>
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\r\nby Cem Ertür, San Fransisco Bay Area Independent Media Center,\r\n2 November 2011
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\r\nUK Prime Minister Cameron: We must not be afraid to use military force\r\nagainst tyrants <\/b>
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\r\nby Cem Ertür, San Francisco Bay Area Indymedia, 26 September\r\n2011 
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\r\nBritish government: We wasted millions chasing wrong terrorist threats<\/b>
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\r\nby Cem Ertür, 911Blogger, 6 June 2011
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\r\nhttp:\/\/911blogger.com\/news\/2011-06-10\/british-government-we-wasted-millions-chasing-wrong-terrorist-threats
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\r\nUK Foreign Minister: We will\r\ncontinue to fight against terrorism wherever it rears its head<\/b>
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\r\nby Cem Ertür, 911Blogger, 5 May 2011
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\r\nhttp:\/\/911blogger.com\/news\/2011-05-04\/uk-foreign-minister-we-will-continue-fight-against-terrorism-wherever-it-rears-its-head
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