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| U.S urges tight security for cricket matches |
| 2006-10-26 |
| THE US has called for tight security and safeguards against terrorism as nine Caribbean nations prepared to host next year's world cricket championship in the West Indies. The request came from US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, who spoke after talks with regional security officials about possible extremist threats during the 55-day Cricket World Cup. There is an "international ideology that uses terrorist means to promote its aims," Mr Chertoff told reporters today. "There is no reason to believe any part of the world is off limits, that includes this area as well." Mr Chertoff said that although cricket was not a sport in which the United States participates, large groups of US spectators were likely to visit the Caribbean during the international championship that begins next March. He said Washington would provide support for the cricket host countries, especially in the area of advance information about transatlantic air passengers. Britain and Interpol have also been involved in security plans for the event. The countries hosting the tournament are Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. Some 16 teams from around the world including Australia, England, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the West Indies will take part in the games that will end with a final in Barbados in April. |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #4 Also look for a lot of Blackwater, and KBR people to be "vacationing" there in the near future. As well as black members of US Special Forces, and FBI. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2006-10-26 22:54 |
| #3 Yes, but a terrorist strike in one of those countries would be the effective end of their economy, since it is incredibly hard to have a tourist economy without tourists. Besides, I expect that a lot of the "police" in that area over the next few weeks are going to be British Special Branch and SAS, along with persons vetted by MI-5 and MI-6. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2006-10-26 22:52 |
| #2 Last time I was in Nevis, they had a hard time keeping goats off the cricket pitch. I think the idea that they'll be able to stop a determined terrorist cell is, perhaps, optimistic. Great place to go on vacation though. |
| Posted by: WhiteCollarRedneck 2006-10-26 22:10 |