'The London Olympics are no ordinary games. Not since World War II have Britain and the United States teamed up for such a massive security operation on British soil.

Londoners, spectators, tourists and athletes know that surface-to-air missile batteries will be nearby on the rooftops of people’s homes, with armed jets and helicopters in the skies. The Olympics weren’t supposed to be like this. They began in ancient Greece to give the people a break from war, the Stop the War Coalition reported.'

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