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Title: US to spend $200 mn a day on Obama's Mumbai visit
Source:
ndtv.com/
URL Source: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/u ... -on-obama-s-mumbai-visit-64106
Published: Nov 2, 2010
Author: Press Trust of India
Post Date: 2010-11-02 14:29:00 by WhiteSands
Keywords: obama, spend,spend,spend
Views: 211
Comments: 4
The US would be spending a whopping $200 million (Rs. 900 crore approx) per day on President Barack Obama's visit to the city. "The huge amount of around $200 million would be spent on security, stay and other aspects of the Presidential visit," a top official of the Maharashtra Government privy to the arrangements for the high-profile visit said. About 3,000 people including Secret Service agents, US government officials and journalists would accompany the President. Several officials from the White House and US security agencies are already here for the past one week with helicopters, a ship and high-end security instruments. "Except for personnel providing immediate security to the President, the US officials may not be allowed to carry weapons. The state police is competent to take care of the security measures and they would be piloting the Presidential convoy," the official said on condition of anonymity. Navy and Air Force has been asked by the state government to intensify patrolling along the Mumbai coastline and its airspace during Obama's stay. The city's airspace will be closed half-an-hour before the President's arrival for all aircraft barring those carrying the US delegation. The personnel from SRPF, Force One, besides the NSG contingent stationed here would be roped in for the President's security, the official said. The area from Hotel Taj, where Obama and his wife Michelle would stay, to Shikra helipad in Colaba would be cordoned off completely during the movement of the President.
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#1. To: WhiteSands (#0)
Obama thinks he is a potentate from a oil sheikdom, where he "owns" the country and its resources.
Obama is a megalomaniac.
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Just say we ran out of money and leave him there. He's more at home there, anyway.
Well, [war's] got to do something for attention, his multiple personalities aren't speaking to him any more, and his imaginary friends keep finding excuses not to come over. (Murron)
"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves is sinful and tyrannical." -- Thomas Jefferson
#2. To: jwpegler (#1)
About 3,000 people including Secret Service agents, US government officials and journalists would accompany the President.
Barrack Hussein Obama
President of the United States of America said that some Americans ; "They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back."
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