To that extent he must be considered an IRA agent. The nine groups in what are supposed to be all-party peace talks met with the British and Irish governments for a mere 15 minutes. Bob Blitzer, the FBI's chief domestic terrorism expert, said about 900 agents will be in Atlanta for the Games, staffing an intelligence centre, a field operations centre and a bomb-management centre. It's estimated there will be at least 20,000 security officials working the Summer Games. But China and Russia have opposed an extension.
China is angry over Haiti's diplomatic links to Taiwan, which Beijing considers a renegade province.
Since both China and Russia are permanent members of the Security Council, they can veto an extension of the Haiti mission. We welcome your feedback. All rights reserved.