The protestor was identified as defrocked Irish priest Cornelius Horan, the same man who disrupted the British Grand Prix in July 2003 by running onto the course during the race.
Horan, who once wrote a book about an upcoming apocalypse, wore a piece of paper on his back which read
"The Grand Prix Priest. Israel Fulfilment of Prophecy Says The Bible."
ATHENS � Israel has played a major role in securing the Olympic Games from insurgency attacks.
At least 20 Israeli defense and security companies have won contracts in Greece's $1.5 billion security project for the Olympics. The companies have offered security expertise, sensors, naval patrol vessels and a range of software packages.
Officials said Israel has sent military and police advisers to enhance Greece's armed forces. They said the training included the creation of sterile zones on both land, air and sea.
Other training focused on a Greek response to an insurgency attack as well as distinguishing between a lethal attack and a civil protest. Israel has also helped Greece in VIP protection, Middle East Newsline reported.
The Greek security effort has been capped by a $312 million command and control system headed by Science Applications International Corp. At least a dozen Israeli companies, including Elbit Systems, Israel Shipyards, Motorola Israel and Check Point Software Technologies, participate in the C2 project.
We need a name for that. Some kind of gambler's term for the second layer in, where the rube feels smug for seeing the complexity and gets an investment in the second-layer illusion. Those poor Jews, those poor Israelis, even nutjob priests are wrecking the Olympics to make them feel bad. Let's not talk about how this will muddy and diffuse the Franklin spy almost-case. Let's not point out that Israeli security was practically running Athens. And do you think they were more, or less, on alert for the closing hours of the Games?
What this is is a cynical estimation of the intelligence of the American people, and who cares what the rest of the world thinks.
