http://montaraventures.com/blog/2008/04/11/on-the-olympic-flame/ Mike Harding's Blog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:35:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://montaraventures.com/blog/2008/04/11/on-the-olympic-flame/#comment-34715 mike Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:20:42 +0000 http://montaraventures.com/blog/?p=1042#comment-34715 I agree, JHP is a pretty secure place and the closing ceremony could have been held there in relative safety. Hindsight is 20/20 and it's easy to criticize - overall, it wasn't a bad outcome I think. I agree, JHP is a pretty secure place and the closing ceremony could have been held there in relative safety. Hindsight is 20/20 and it’s easy to criticize - overall, it wasn’t a bad outcome I think.

]]> http://montaraventures.com/blog/2008/04/11/on-the-olympic-flame/#comment-34714 Kevin Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:13:57 +0000 http://montaraventures.com/blog/?p=1042#comment-34714 While I support the message of the pro-Tibet protesters, I think it was the right call to move the torch route. However, the one mistake they made was not taking the torch to JH Plaza at the end. They kept hinting that they could transport it by water to the plaza. Once inside the plaza, the torch was very safe because the only people admitted inside were hand-picked by China. I'm sure the security could have handled the rest from there. While I support the message of the pro-Tibet protesters, I think it was the right call to move the torch route. However, the one mistake they made was not taking the torch to JH Plaza at the end. They kept hinting that they could transport it by water to the plaza. Once inside the plaza, the torch was very safe because the only people admitted inside were hand-picked by China. I’m sure the security could have handled the rest from there.

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