Apec security leaves bitter taste in Sydney

Source: BBC News

After Sydney hosted the 2000 Olympics, a compelling case could be made for holding the games in the city every four years, such was the panache and energy which pulsated through its staging. After Apec, most Sydneysiders are saying "Never again".
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"Somebody in the security operation got very carried away with their own self-importance, and nobody in the state or federal government counterbalanced them.

"It was totally and utterly disproportionate."
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From demonstrations of its new high-powered water cannon to night-time exercises involving riot police, the New South Wales police were determined to show they were ready for large-scale protests with the possibility of turning violent.


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brag about solving problems at this point.

And if you have a leader prone to do so, you need to take the necessary steps to remove them.

out and greet our war criminal faux pResident with songs and rose petals?

possibly help him win re-election??????

clearly neither of them has woken up to the fact that Bush has no credibility with the majority of
the population - no matter how they vote.

I'm sure Howard also thought that Australians would be impressed by the fact that he was hosting
world leaders. Given that nothing was achieved and the city was locked down for a week and many
small business lost money by having to close, he just comes over as a dickhead.

Aussies don't like that type of security-especally in their major cities.