14,000 Policemen to Secure Bush's Visit to Jerusalem

[Hissyspit]

Source: Xinhua

14,000 policemen to secure Bush’s visit to Jerusalem

May 13th, 2008 - 7:35 pm

Xinhua
Jerusalem, May 13 (Xinhua) About 14,000 Israeli police officers will man the streets of Jerusalem, safeguarding US President George W. Bush’s three-day visit to Jerusalem beginning Wednesday, local daily Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday, citing the Israeli police. Jerusalem District Police Commander Aharon Franco said their major concern was terrorist threats, noting that a closure of the West Bank that went into force ahead of Independence Day has been extended until Saturday night. However, the police have not received security threats against Bush yet, Franco said.

People in Jerusalem can expect major traffic jams throughout the city as the police will close off central Jerusalem thoroughfares during the visit, dubbed by the police “Operation Clear Skies 2″. In an effort to alleviate traffic issues, Bush will arrive in Jerusalem by helicopter. He will land at the city’s Givat Ram stadium before heading to Jerusalem’s landmark King David Hotel, his residence during his trip. “We are trying to minimize as much as possible the damage done to the public,” Franco was quoted by Jerusalem Post as saying.

The police plan to close major streets for shorter periods of time than they did during Bush’s previous visit in January for “lessons learned”.

Around 10,000 officers had been deployed for safeguarding Bush’s January visit, his first as president, Franco said.

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[The_Casual_Observer]

1. That's all? Seems like lax security for that guy. 200,000 would be

be reasonable a number to protect his sorry ass. It's got to be a least that many when he goes out in public in the US.

[Mind_your_head]

2. How many "police officers" does Israel have anyway?

According to wikipedia, the population of Israel is 7,282,000.

If you take 7,282,000 divided by 14,000 = 520.14xxxxx

So there is one 'police officer' for every 520 people in Israel? Doesn't that number seem kinda high?

You think all of these police officers are really all 'police officers' (rather than, say, military) and/or are they all really 'Israeli'?

I dunno, I'm just asking a question/wondering about the validity of this "story".

[dipsydoodle]

5. They just got the one

and a postman. The rest will be Blackwater etc.

[jeff30997]

3. Protecting him from...what?

American tourists? Since that primate moved in the White House,terrorist organizations recruitment and financing have skyrocketed! They'll all cry when he leaves Office.

[murielm99]

4. Why don't they just clear out all the people from border

to border during his visit? Then he can walk around all by himself and he won't need all those policemen.:silly:

[dipsydoodle]

6. More or less what happened in Dubai

or so I'm told. Effectively put the population under lockdown at home.

[ConcernedCanuk]

7. 14,000! - takes that many cops to carry away all them flowers and cakes Jr.'s fans be throwin?

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He's more loved than the Pope!

What a man!!

[ToughLuck]

8. Send them to Iraq and send our guys home.

[timtom]

9. Well, thank God for that!

:sarcasm:

[dutch-Eddie]

10. LoL, this is such a lame thread, I could not stop laughing for a

whole 30 seconds... Thank you :)