Tag: sochi
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Interview w/ Michael Vail of StratRisks on Sochi, TPP, Ukraine
For our first installment of ‘Geopolitiks’ – a new series examining the real “news of the world” – we’re joined by Michael Vail of the indispensable StratRisks.com to help us […]
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Sochi 2014 Security Updates
The Sochi Olympic Games and the Threat of a Terrorist Attack. Who is Behind the Caucasus Terrorists? Putin says Boston marathon bombing by Chechen brothers justifies intense Sochi security Putin’s […]
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Avoiding Sochi Snoopers: Using Tor, Common Sense and Nail Polish to Prevent Russian Authorities Spying on Journalists
from ibtimes.co.uk: The Russian authorities are planning to monitor the online activity of every athlete, organiser and journalist during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, which begin later this week. Last […]
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Sochi Flashback: “Satanic Dancing on the Bones of Our Ancestors”
July 3, 2013: Islamist Rebel Vows ‘Maximum Force’ to Stop Sochi Olympics* from reuters.com: Russian Islamist rebel leaders urged their fighters on Wednesday to use “maximum force” to prevent President […]
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Sochi Officials Order Stray Dogs Killed Ahead of Olympics
from foxnews.com: Thousands of stray dogs have been living amid the mud and rubble of Olympic construction sites, roaming the streets and snowy mountainsides, and begging for scraps of food. […]
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Sochi Security Force to Be 40,000 Strong
from cbsnews.com: Officials in Russia are dealing with perhaps the only sporting event with even bigger security concerns than the Super Bowl – the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Security has […]
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US, Russia Forces Hunt Jihad Widow Feared Inside Olympic Zone
from foxnews.com: U.S. counterterrorism operatives are helping Russian security agents in the hunt for four female potential terrorists, including a “white widow” — the wife of a dead terrorist — […]