Olympic Police State

Cop Crackdown on Pigeon Park

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 23:35

Cops crack down on infamous Pigeon Park

Police defend efforts to control 'activity in that whole neighbourhood'

Mike Howell, Vancouver Courier, Friday, January 30, 2009

Pigeon Park is not what it used to be.

Military & Police to Invade Vancouver for 2010 Training Ex.

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 23:33

Military & Police to Invade Vancouver for 2010 Training Ex.

From Feb 9-13, 2009, several hundred military and police personnel will descend on Vancouver for 'Exercise Silver'. Bud Mercer, head of the RCMP's Integrated Security Unit, states in this article that they will be highly visible.

Civil Liberties Groups on 2010 Security and Surveillance Cameras

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 23:32

Two news articles on civil liberties groups concerns about 2010 security measures and surveillance cameras.

Watchdog calls 2010 Games a security mega-event
By Stephanie Levitz, THE CANADIAN PRESS, Feb. 3, 2009

Olympic Security on show in Vancouver

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 23:31

Olympic Security on show in Vancouver

Government security forces are conducting a major 2010 Olympics training exercise in Vancouver over the next ten days (Feb 3-13, 2009), with the focus being 'Exercise Silver' (Feb 9-13). Up to 1,000 cops & soldiers will be involved.

More Info on Military Camps for 2010 Security

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 23:28

Games-time corridor military camps in works

MOT quarries, Whistler athletes’ village among six sites under DND consideration
David Burke dburke@whistlerquestion.com, February 5, 2009

RCMP Statement on 2010 Security, Privacy & Civil Liberties

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 23:27

RCMP Statement on 2010 Security, Privacy & Civil Liberties

Police propaganda on how 'fair and responsible' the 2010 Police State will be... The statement was apparently motivated by recent media coverage (ie, civil liberties, CCTV surveillance cameras, and police repression of anti-Olympic activists) that made the 2010 Police State look like...

Helen Lenskyj Joins ORN in Condemning Olympic Security Exercises

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 23:26

TO ALL NEWS EDITORS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HELEN LENSKYJ JOINS OLYMPICS RESISTANCE NETWORK IN CONDEMNING OLYMPIC SECURITY EXERCISES

Press conference: Tues Feb 10th at 3:30 pm at Beatty Street Armoury (620
Beatty at Dunsmuir)

RCMP VISU Harass Victoria Activists

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 23:22

RCMP tap local activists

http://mondaymag.com/articles/entry/the-week67/
posted by Jason Youmans
02/11/2009 Monday Magazine

DTES Groups Continue Opposition to Police Street Sweeps

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 23:20

DTES GROUPS CONTINUE OPPOSITION TO POLICE STREET SWEEPS

PRESS CONFERENCE: Sun Feb 15th at 11 am. Pigeon Park (Carrall & Hastings)

Olympic Security To Cost $900 Million

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 23:17

Olympic security estimated to cost $900M

CBC News, Thursday, February 19, 2009

The federal and provincial governments have revealed their revised estimates for 2010 Olympic Games security, now pegged at $900 million, or almost five times the amount initially estimated.

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