WC: United States team bus to show no flag The 32 official buses were presented Thursday in Frankfurt and the other 31 buses have large national flags of the their teams painted on rear sides. German and U.S. security officials came to the conclusion to leave the flag off the U.S. team bus, an official of the German organizing committee said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the topic. The bus is predominantly blue in color. ... 1. This is sad. 2. If you're trying to remove a bullseye don't advertise the US bus will be the only one without a flag and painted blue.
Spam from Riot Squad boards: Um, why would England, Italy and Brazil be thrilled about having a big target on THEIR buses? Or the teams in Germany's group? The whole idea is moronic.
Sorry, I don’t see it that way. If we had never invaded Iraq and Bill Clinton was still Commander in Chief we’d still have to deal with this B.S.
Missed the point, entirely. In 2002, we had the world behind us b4 BushCo squandered it away and exacerbated the notion that we are abusive of our world power.
What DOES Kim Jong-Il have to do to get anyone's attention? I wish I could find any trace of that book/article/whatever that claimed back in 1998 Osama tried to kill David Beckham and/or the US team. Maybe I dreamed it or something.
Didn't ObL have the hots for Posh Spice, but she turned him down for Becks? http://www.futermanrose.co.uk/robinson.html Robinson, Adam. Terror on the Pitch: How Bin Laden Targeted Beckham and the England Football Team. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 2002. http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s6i10717
Instead of cowardice, this could be a sign with showmanship. If you give a subtle hint to terrorists, that event will not heed to threats. All will have a better tournament. Maybe Team USA is one. That iterates. It will not back down from influences. This team has chemistry and I only question defense. However a good offense will make worries go away. This can hold true given circumstances with busses.
I know the US is dealing with "crazy insane fundamentalists" but I would think that terrorists would NOT do anything to disrupt the world's most popular event. They would lose all kinds of support and sympathy at home and abroad.
I did not have a single one this year. This is probably due to that $1000 speciality. Cup of gold silver and jewels....
Clinton is just as bad as Bush. He should be executed for bombing a helpless country like Serbia. If America is so worried about human rights violations than I'd like to see them fight China. F*ckin P*ssies!!!
It is a sad display that the US flag will not be on the teams bus. I do believe that much of it is due to the current administrations foul up in foreign affairs, Iraq. However, the big test will come for those of us making the trip over. Let's see if that US badge/flag each of us has is received.
Yeah, like 2002. As I recall, security was extremely tight, expensive, and much of it focused on the US team.
HA. The Republic of Korea's authorities aren't cowered by public opinion. Their riot police will have you walking with a police stick out of your ass for a week. ANd sometimes it would be nice if we had that here in the US. Start with them illegal immigrants who got here illegally and have no rights.
I'm not sure we should be as worried. I am confident that a country like Germany can provide good security. A disadvantage may be that terrorists may find it easier to sneak into Germany, but I still trust the German authorities. Think they lost all the skills from the Gestapo's time? LOL
Any links? I was at Korea'02 & did not see, hear or read of any of this. I did see large crowds watching the Korea games on TV. I know that there were some small protests over political issues, which received no media coverage. A couple of thefts & maybe one bar fight was all that I heard about.