Posted on 01/25/2014 5:42:55 AM PST by Daffynition
U.S. Olympic athletes are being warned not to wear their uniforms outside the games venues in Sochi because of fears of terrorist attacks in the southern Russian city, according to senior officials in the Obama administration.
The unusual caution comes as Russian security forces search for a so-called "black widow" who they fear may be plotting to carry out an attack at the upcoming Winter Olympics. Athletes participating in earlier games, including London and Beijing, did not face a similar warning.
The United States will have a large security contingent at the games – including FBI personal and diplomatic agents. Officials will be prepared for evacuations by air or sea if needed, the senior officials said, with ships being sent to the Black Sea.
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Maybe Ralph Lauren hates ‘Merika like OBummer does.
I’d love to see some of the designers ideas that didn’t get the contract. Also, wonder how much he got for the effort.
Those sweater/jackets, whatever they are are embarrassingly ugly.
[Without people in them] .......I hope. :)
Close enough. Both have an abominable taste in fashion.
Back in the late ‘80s, we flew our C-5 into Madrid, Spain. We were told to change out of our flight suits and into civilian clothes to go from the base to our hotel in the city. So we did and then they packed us into a blue Air Force bus marked as such and away we went. Go figure.
;)
They coulda gone with Hugo Boss.
All seriousness aside...wearing those sweaters/jackets could get you a serious beat down for looking like a wuss.
Hussein wanted to be sure everyone sent on the US Oly teams looks gay.
What would Mitt do?
Ummm. My guess would be Mitt would have approved also.They are still ugly.
First time I saw that sweater I thought...polo?...seriously...we have polo at the winter games...where are the sweaters for, ski, luge, skate...then I figured it out...please note the thought process happened in nanoseconds. I’m not that dense. :-)
Or they added “Marco Polo” as an Olympic event.
Way back when I was a touring musician, we had a free day in NYC. We were told not to wear our tour jackets, for fear they might be misconstrued as gang symbols.
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