More Terror Threats Directed At The Sochi Olympics

Terror 'Surprise' for Sochi Olympics? Purported Suicide Bombers' New Threat -- ABC News

Citing a new "surprise package" for Russia and Olympic spectators, Islamist militants in the North Caucasus on Sunday launched a new threat to the Sochi Olympics with a purported "martyrdom" video by two suicide bombers who attacked a transit hub 400 miles away.

The video posted on a Chechen extremist site considered a credible platform for militant statements featured two unidentified men before the black flag of jihad and cradling AKMS rifles.

The duo -- dressed in street clothes and without the usual trappings of jihadis -- casually explained that Russians and those attending the Winter Games next month will not be safe as long as forces sent by President Vladimir Putin occupy the North Caucasus region near Sochi, Russia.

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My Comment: The official line from the Russian government has not changed .... basically do not worry.

Is Sochi The Most Insane Winter Olympics Ever?

Fake Snow, 63F Heat And An Icy Chill Of Fear: Is Sochi The Most Insane Winter Olympics Ever? -- Daily Mail

* In 26 days, the Winter Olympics begin in Sochi, Russia
* But the temperature in the subtropical region reached 63F last February
* Forecast is predicting no more than 2cm of snow in the next week
* 40,000 soldiers, police and Federal Security Services were drafted in

With palm trees lining a promenade bathed in soft sunlight, it is easy to imagine that you are strolling along a beach on the Cote D'Azur.

An angler wearing a light sweater sits at the end of a jetty, keeping an eye on the three fishing lines he has dropped into the still water. Birds hunt for food as though it is mid-summer.

Just two things spoil the illusion of being in the South of France - the pebble, rather than sandy beach, and the displays of Olympic souvenirs on sale in small boutiques. Although the shops are also still selling beach balls and other summertime paraphernalia.

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My Comment: Security is the main concern .... but there is (cough cough) no snow. But my relatives who are familiar with that part of Russia keep on telling me .... one day it may be nice and balmy .... the next day expect cold and freezing with a snowstorm dump of 20cm of snow (if not more). And as the above video reveals .... they will make the snow if the need arises.

Russian Security Chief Vows To Make Security 'Invisible' At The Winter Olympics

Security will still be tight: A general view of the Bolshoy Ice Dome (left) and Adler Arena Skating Centre in the Olympic Park to be used for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

'London 2012 Was Like A Concentration Camp': Russian Chief Blasts Deployment Of Missiles And Snipers As He Vows To Make Security 'Invisible' At The Winter Olympics -- Daily Mail

A Russian security chief overseeing the Sochi Winter Olympics says he will not allow the event to become a 'concentration camp' like London's summer Games.

Alexei Lavrishchev, a spokesman for state security organisation the FSB, attacked the organisers of the 2012 Olympics for imposing for what he claimed were draconian safety measures.

In the biggest peacetime security operation the UK had ever seen, surface-to-air missiles, snipers and even warships were deployed across the English capital last year over heightened fears of a terrorist attack.

But Mr Lavrishchev insisted that security at the Sochi Games would be 'invisible'.

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My Comment: Security will be invisible at the Sochi Games .... hmmmm .... I doubt it.

Top Chechen Militant Leader Calls For Attacks On Sochi Olympic Games

Islamist Vows 'Maximum Force' To Stop Sochi 2014 Olympics -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Russian islamist rebels urged followers on Wednesday to use "maximum force" to prevent President Vladimir Putin staging the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

In an online video recorded in a forest, Doku Umarov said an order not to attack Russian targets outside the North Caucasus had been cancelled and likened holding the Games in the Black Sea city to performing "Satanic danc

Umarov sat wearing camouflage fatigues and a cap in front of a black jihadist flag, flanked by two fighters who, like him, were bearded. As he spoke, birds could be heard singing in the forest.

Sochi, which is due to host the Games next February, is a few hundred kilometres (miles) from the volatile and mountainous North Caucasus region in southern Russia where there is almost daily violence. But it was the homeland of ethnic Circassians until they were expelled in the 19th century.

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More News On Chechen Rebels Threatening The 2014 Olympic Games At Sochi

Top Chechen rebel makes rare internet appearance to encourage terror attacks at Winter Olympics in 2014 -- Daily Mail
Islamist leader to militants: 'Do everything possible' to prevent Sochi 2014 Olympics -- NBC
Chechen militant leader Doku Umarov calls on Islamists to disrupt Sochi Winter Olympics -- CBS/AP
Chechen Militant Leader Issues Olympic Threat -- ABC News
Chechen Rebel Leader Threatens to Make Olympics a Terror Target -- Bloomberg Businessweek
North Caucasus Insurgency Leader Seeks To 'Prevent Sochi Olympics' -- Radio Free Europe
Caucasus Emirate Leader Calls On Insurgents To Thwart Sochi Winter Olympics -- Radio Free Europe
Chechen militant, Doku Umarov, targets Winter Olympics in Sochi -- The Independent
Doku Umarov calls for Islamists to disrupt Sochi Winter Olympics -- The Telegraph
Chechen rebel calls for attacks on Sochi Games -- USA Today
Chechen Rebel Leader Doku Umarov Targets Sochi Winter Olympics 2014 -- IBTimes
Russian Officials Play Down Warlord’s Sochi Olympics Threat -- RIA Novosti

Russia Says It Has Foiled An Olympic Terror Plot In Sochi

Chechen Rebels 'Plotted To Attack' Sochi 2014 Olympics -- BBC

Russian security forces say they have foiled a plot by Chechen rebels to attack the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said arms, including anti-aircraft missiles, found in nearby Abkhazia were to have been used to attack the games.

The plan was masterminded by Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov, the committee said in a statement.

It also said Georgia's security services had cooperated in the plot.

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More News On Russian Reports That An Olympic Terror Plot In Sochi Has Been Foiled

FSB Claims Foiled Sochi Olympics Terrorist Plot -- RIA Novosti
FSB 'Foils Terrorist Plot' on Sochi Olympics -- Moscow Times
Three terrorist chieftains arrested in Abkhazia -- Voice of Russia
Georgia ‘helped terrorists get weapons’ to attack Russia -- RT
Russia’s secret service says it foiled terrorist plans in Sochi, the 2014 Winter Olympics host -- Washington Post/AP
Russia foils 2014 Sochi Games attack plot: official -- AFP
Russia Says It Foiled Sochi Olympics Terror Plot -- ABC News
Russia foils 2014 Winter Olympics terror plot, state media reports -- CNN

My Comment: I use to vacation at Sochi .... and yes .... it is a gorgeous place and an ideal place for the 2014 Winter Olympics (if they get the snow). Unfortunately .... the Caucasus is also one of the most unstable regions in the world.