Blog 1: The 2014 Winter Olympics and the threats on Sochi.

Summary

Sochi. Every two years we come together as a world and celebrate our very best athletes in the Olympic games.  This Friday is the beginning of the 2014 Winter Olympic games held in Sochi Russia. With a gathering of so many countries in one place it can be assumed that there will be a security threat. With Sochi, we don’t have to assume, well-known terrorist organizations have out right said that Sochi is a target and that it will be done “By any means.” The Russian government has an estimates 100,000 security personal watching over the games through several different channels. But is that enough? It the recent weeks leading up to the games there have been several suicide bomber attacks. The Russian president Vladimir Putin has assured that the games will be safe and successful, but has had a long history and struggle with militants with in its borders. Since the 1990’s 80,000 citizens have died due to the struggle between Islamist and Jihadist.  The conflict goes back over 200 years. Sochi land was once part of a Muslim population known as the Caucasus. During the mid 1800’s it was seized by Russia, which amounted to the genocide of many Muslims. Sochi is no longer about the games, it is about what will come after.

Analysis

This article illuminates the long and history behind the threat of terrorism in this region.  Although not discussed in this article, the Olympics are about peace and coming together as nations to celebrate our athletes. With the looming threat of suicide bombers Sochi is not exactly in a state of state of terror, but the threat is inmate and real. Holding the games in such a region is a lot like poking a bear. A big bear.  The power of terrorism is in it s ability to grab headlines and command the worlds attention. Some of the most infamous act are known just by there date, 9/11. Now the biggest stage is set for the Olympic games and the world is watching. The question is what will we watch? The triumph of athletes or the fall of nation?

http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/05/will-black-widows-other-terrorists-stalk-the-sochi-games/