Thursday, November 04, 2010

Paranoia at it's extreme?

Is this paranoia? Or simply extreme arrogance in the face of the American people?

It's not good enough that the man has reassigned half of the Atlantic fleet to baby sit his visit to India. Now he is having a specially built 12 by 12 bomb proof above ground tunnel constructed for him to pass through one time while he is visiting Mumbai.

A kilometer long 12 by 12 bomb proof tunnel, complete with air conditioning and closed circuit televisions, not to mention probably shoulder to shoulder security every inch of the way.

What is afoot? When in the history of this country has this extent of outlandish security measures been employed by any president.

Something is terribly wrong...

Tunnel for Obama near Mani Bhavan
It could give a sense of superior American organisation, or be an indicator of a deep-set persecution complex. It could also be a manifestation of Uncle Sam’s penchant for a show of strength.
The matter pertains to US president Barack Obama’s planned visit to Mani Bhavan —the Gandhi museum — on November 6, soon after he reaches Mumbai. On Monday, US secret agents visited the museum to plan Obama’s security detail.
They were accompanied by officers of Mumbai Police and civic officials of the D ward (where Mani Bhavan is located). While inspecting the route and the buildings lining up the route to the museum, the Americans detected a skyscraper near Peddar road and also found the area to be highly populated.
Since it is difficult to monitor such a congested area, they came up with a quick solution which left the Indians accompanying them amazed: A bomb-proof over-ground tunnel — to be installed by US military engineers in just an hour.
The tunnel would be a kilometre long and measure 12ft by 12ft — enough to let Obama’s cavalcade pass through. The tunnel would be centrally air-conditioned, fitted with close-circuit television cameras, and will be heavily guarded at every point, including, of course, its entry and exit.
Details about when exactly the tunnel would be made were not forthcoming. But officials said that the structure would be dismantled immediately after Obama leaves the area.

1 comment:

XtnYoda said...

For someone that detests our strengths... he certainly likes to hid behind our strengths.

Can we imagine the outcry if Bush would have done anything comparable?!