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    U.S. to monitor events after incident

    LOS ANGELES -- The United States plans to play in the world championships. Safety will come first, though.

    USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said Wednesday that the Americans expect to participate in the event in Turkey later this summer, but players wouldn't be put in harm's way.

    "Right now we're not doing anything but planning to be there," Colangelo told The Associated Press. "If world events cause us to have to take another look at, we will, but I think it's too early to speculate on anything like 'what if.'"

    Relations between Turkey and Israel were seriously strained after nine people were killed Monday when Israeli commandos stormed a six-ship flotilla in international waters. About 700 activists -- including 400 Turks -- were trying to break the Israeli and Egyptian naval blockade of Gaza.

    The U.S. team is scheduled to play in Istanbul at the tournament that runs from Aug. 28-Sept. 12.

    "Let's wait and see what happens," Colangelo said. "If there's a reason that would change our, if something happens that really would change our position, then we'd have to do what we have to do. So I think it's too early to project. We're always looking out for the safety of our people, let's face it."

    The Americans were plagued by player withdrawals before the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Some players cited security fears following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington as a reason for pulling out.

    So Colangelo is aware that players may have concerns, even if it's far too early to think about that now.

    "So far nothing has really happened that would deter us," he said. "If there are developments that cause us to take stock and have to reconsider, then we have to do that. But so far I would say no."
    USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo says the United States plans to play in the world championships in Turkey but will watch to see if events in that part of the world force a change.


    Are there reasons for concern?
    Please not that for the "conflict" in question there's the appropriate thread in the UN section
    Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit, wenn man sie als eine Heilung sieht
    Artificial Nature

  • #2
    was there any competition in past years where us didn't brig security fear in media
    Jordi Bertomeu sucks!

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    • #3
      Originally posted by pohani komarac View Post
      was there any competition in past years where us didn't brig security fear in media
      This one is a bit different, being that Turkey is so close to the Middle East.

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      • #4
        Several of our Asian friends have expressed disappointment of FIBA's decision to let Yemen host the Asian U18 tourney this year.

        Stereotype or legitimate concern? I don't know exactly, but it does seem like there are people who are genuinely afraid that they would not let their children to attend. When this happens it is a serious loss to the game.
        aim low, score high

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        • #5
          This at least seems more legit than 2004, which was mostly paranoia. I hope nothing extreme comes from the incident in question, but you never know.
          Pistons: 2021-22 Let the Motorcade begin!!

          Bronze medal 2013 Eurobasket prediction Game.

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          • #6
            come on this is paranoic too.Istambul is a very safe city for them,and this current incident is not going to change this-esp by the time the championship comes.
            It's not like Turkey is in the Middle East.
            "The worst part is wondering how you’ll find the strength tomorrow to go on doing what you did today and have been doing for much too long,where you’ll find the strength for all that stupid running around,those attempts to escape from crushing necessity,which always founder and serve only to convince you one more time that destiny is implacable,that every night will find you down and out,crushed by the dread of more and more sordid and insecure tomorrows.~Céline

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            • #7
              There isn't any more risk than there was a week ago.
              Originally posted by Fedfan
              Most ppl get childish when they lose.
              Originally posted by GuTO
              refs in games of Spain walks with literally poop in his pants afraid of the Spanish players

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Fedfan View Post
                It's not like Turkey is in the Middle East.
                In fact, it is. But that doesn't really change anything, it should be safe in Turkey.

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                • #9
                  There's a risk always in any major tournament. But in Turkey it won't be any higher than in Berlin or Paris. I know the security image of Turkey is not the best one, but that's mostly a misconception.
                  5 out 6 scientists say Russian roulette is safe.

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                  • #10
                    I thought Turkey was in Near East but you're right.
                    "The worst part is wondering how you’ll find the strength tomorrow to go on doing what you did today and have been doing for much too long,where you’ll find the strength for all that stupid running around,those attempts to escape from crushing necessity,which always founder and serve only to convince you one more time that destiny is implacable,that every night will find you down and out,crushed by the dread of more and more sordid and insecure tomorrows.~Céline

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Fedfan View Post
                      I thought Turkey was in Near East but you're right.
                      Actually, those are different names for more or less the same place. Both are correct for Turkey.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Dtown View Post
                        This at least seems more legit than 2004, which was mostly paranoia. I hope nothing extreme comes from the incident in question, but you never know.
                        The people who complained in 2004 about security just didn't want to play.

                        I don't really think this is a story. Some writer just needed to write something and thought he could make a story out of the flotilla thing, so he made a phone call to Jerry Colangelo for a quote.
                        "I really like the attitudes of eagles. They never give up. When they grab a fish or something else, they never let it go. It doesn't matter. In a book, they write they find a skeleton of [an] eagle and there is no fish. It means that the fish beat him and killed him, but he didn't let go." -- Donatas Motiejunas

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Gytaz View Post
                          Actually, those are different names for more or less the same place. Both are correct for Turkey.
                          Turkey is a peninsula that, uniquely, straddles 2 continents. Located in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia, 97 percent of its area occupies Anatolia, the peninsula of land that lies between the Black Sea on the northern coast of the country, and the Mediterranean to the south, where the continents of Asia and Europe meet. The remaining 3 percent of the country is in Thrace, a region in the southeastern Balkan peninsula, north of the Aegean Sea. Turkey has an area of 780,580 square kilometers (301,382 square miles) with a total coastline of 8,430 kilometers (5,238 miles), and shares its land borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. The country is strategically situated since it controls the Turkish Straits, comprised of the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, which connect the Black Sea to the Aegean on the west coast. Comparatively, Turkey is slightly larger than the state of Texas. The capital city, Ankara, is located in the northwest center of Anatolia.

                          Read more: Turkey - Location and size, Population, Textiles and clothing, Iron and steel, Chemicals, Cement, Construction, Mining, Services http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/e...#ixzz0qj796d00
                          "All hostilities come from unnecessary generalizations"
                          Carl Gustav Jung

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                          • #14
                            I know where Turkey is, thank you. Or do you think that all the stuff that you pasted here somehow makes my statement wrong?

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                            • #15
                              Now I'm confused!Where's Turkey exactly???
                              "The worst part is wondering how you’ll find the strength tomorrow to go on doing what you did today and have been doing for much too long,where you’ll find the strength for all that stupid running around,those attempts to escape from crushing necessity,which always founder and serve only to convince you one more time that destiny is implacable,that every night will find you down and out,crushed by the dread of more and more sordid and insecure tomorrows.~Céline

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