Tarmac Protest Raises Security Question

News out of London England reported that environmental protesters cut through the perimeter fence of Britain's third largest airport and occupied the tarmac. This forced the cancellation of more than 50 flights and raised questions over the vulnerability of airports. Two waves of protesters arrived at Stansted Airport before dawn. Using an old fire truck for cover, the first group sliced through the fence with bolt cutters. A second group ran through the gap. The action was meant to protest a possible second runway and escalating carbon emissions. Police arrested 57 people. They were right in arresting them for breaking in by cutting the fence.

Olympic Torch

They had to reroute the Olympic torch away from thousands of demonstrators and spectators who crowded the city of San Francisco's waterfront on Wednesday to witness the flame's symbolic journey to the Beijing games. They had to cancel the San Francisco Bat waterfront ceremony. They moved it to the Airport instead. This was because of massive crowds of both pro- and anti- Chinese protesters. It is too bad this had to happen. Officials had to drive the Olympic torch about a mile inland and handed it off to two runners away from the protesters and media.