Party Conventions, Olympics Are Top Security Worries

[CaptinCrunch]

Chiefs of CIA, FBI Testifying Before Senate Panel


WASHINGTON (Feb. 24) - The Olympic Games in Greece and the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating conventions are among the FBI's top security concerns this year.


Despite gains made against al-Qaida, FBI Director Robert Mueller believes the organization remains the primary terrorist threat against U.S. interests at home and abroad. The FBI is concerned the organization will attempt to launch another major attack.

Mueller, CIA Director George Tenet and the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency director, Vice Adm. Lowell Jacoby, were appearing Tuesday to offer these and other assessments in an annual appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Mueller was to give a status report on investigations into terrorist financing and discuss concerns about other groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah. The FBI also is paying close attention to large public gatherings at this summer's Olympics in Athens, the Democratic National Convention in Boston and the Republican National Convention in New York City.

Tenet was likely to touch on issues ranging from al-Qaida, the war in Iraq, the unrest in Haiti and nuclear proliferation in Libya, North Korea and Iran.

[ColdFront77]

The Democratic National Convention is Monday, July 26th through Thursday, July 29th
at the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Summer Olympics are Friday, August 13th to Sunday, August 29th in Athens, Greece.

And...

The Republican National Convention is Monday, August 30th through Thursday, September 2nd
at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.