Rampant Government-Sponsored Islamophobia in London: Surface-to-Air Missile Systems Installed Throughout the City

Remember, we used to opine about how the Olympics were a time when the whole world dropped their daily grievances and celebrated the brotherhood of man, as we participated in the joy and beauty of Sport for Sports sake?

Yeah, that no longer exists.

From Atlas Shrugs.

Oh my, rampant islamophobia!

"It is the biggest peacetime security operation the country has ever seen" Uh, it ain't peacetime. Get a cluebat.

"Armed and ready: For the first time since the Second World War, London's green space is transformed by anti-aircraft guns for Olympic ring of steel" Daily mail, July 13, 2012 (thanks to david)

Rapier and high-velocity missile systems are being installed in Leytonstone, Bow, Blackheath Common and Oxleas Wood, Enfield and Epping Forest

It is the biggest peacetime security operation the country has ever seen

It is a sight which many older generations thought they would never see in this country again.

Soldiers in residential tower blocks and green open spaces were yesterday pictured installing surface-to-air missiles at six sites across the capital, a show of strength not seen in this country since the Second World War.

With two weeks to go before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games, it marks a dramatic development in the biggest peacetime security operation the country has ever seen.

Security: Soldiers in residential tower blocks and green open spaces were yesterday pictured installing surface-to-air missiles at a number of sites across the capital. This image shows Rapier missile systems on Blackheath Common


Go read the whole thing at Atlas Shrugs.