OLYMPIC MESS – AT 10:02 A.M. ET:  Many of us eagerly await the summer Olympics from London, due to start in days.  But things have not gone well on the security front, and there already changes being made.  This calls for an inquiry by the House of Commons, and you may be sure one is at hand.  From The Daily Mail:

The security shambles that has engulfed London 2012 has now forced the £27million Opening Ceremony to be slashed by half an hour, it was revealed today.

Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle's spectacle has been cut to three hours to ensure the 80,000 fans in the Olympic Stadium do not get stranded and left unable get home on Friday, July 27.

The extravaganza was due to finish at 12.30am but will now end around midnight to allow people enough time to get on packed public transport.

Ongoing fears over security also means Games organisers want more time to get the huge crowd safely out of the Olympic Stadium, a source has said.

And...

'The show has been cut because of fears that the checkpoints couldn't cope with the huge rush in and out of the stadium,' a London 2012 source told The Sun.

COMMENT:  The greater concern is that possible terrorists can get through an inadequate security screen, both at the Olympics, and throughout London, including London's airports. 

Incredibly, the extent of the mess wasn't revealed until a few weeks ago, an utter outrage.  But the trusty British army is being brought in, and the Tommies will handle things. 

If there's an eruption in the Mideast during the games, however, that could increase security concerns substantially, as partisans might try to use the Olympics to send a message, in the worst possible way. 

July 18, 2012