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Old Posted Jan 31, 2009, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Spork View Post
Now is the time to start your mercenary business!

On another note, as much as I support the Olympics (events and sports are fun, tourism advertising is great) and not support it (IOC is a joke), this security budget is out of control. I understand the need for emergency planning and such, but surely it should have been estimated as higher in the first place!
The original budget in the bid was $176-million, there was no way it could have cost that little in the first place. Even the IOC Bid Evaluation Commission and security experts said it was way too low.

It's hardly out of control, it is what it should be.