tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141070.post3334036198771460400..comments2023-12-09T00:49:20.257-05:00Comments on WWVB : What Would Vannevar Blog?: G-20 in Pittsburgh: Luke's Real-World MomentVannevarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08513110035186346571noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141070.post-87010474669224908542009-07-27T09:19:47.258-04:002009-07-27T09:19:47.258-04:00Okay, got me on that one. Everything I know about...Okay, got me on that one. Everything I know about Interpol I know from movies. Don't they deal in like, information? At a high-profile international event wouldn't it be lurking? But no seriously -- I guess I meant there was the overlapping combined security apparatuses of all of the G-20 countries and what must be their somewhat professional methods of cooperation. I just feel like *the world* is providing security to some extent. "Who's responsible" for the world economy that these G-20 leaders are trying to keep from crashing and burning?Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141070.post-87757482961553421452009-07-26T00:09:07.877-04:002009-07-26T00:09:07.877-04:00Hi Bram,
Pittsburgh Politics are a bit like the To...Hi Bram,<br />Pittsburgh Politics are a bit like the TourDeFrance. Some German guy gets a flat, everybody asks "How's Lance?" Similarly, mayoral politics lurks in all events here.<br /><br />I do think that G-20 is a potential mayoral-election game changer, if there's a credible opponent. I concur that we may not have viable challengers.<br /><br />I get that the Mayor defers, but the question I'm interested in is: Who's Responsible?<br /><br />Finally Bram, if I may, and with great respect: Interpol? Responsible for security on American soil? Say it ain't so.<br /><br />With good cheer and best wishes, VannevarVannevarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08513110035186346571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141070.post-80507137254994495802009-07-25T23:25:38.835-04:002009-07-25T23:25:38.835-04:00I'm not anticipating security emergencies at t...I'm not anticipating security emergencies at the G-20 to get seriously out of hand, chiefly because I do not believe intense and provokative protesting activity is likely to occur outside the general zone around which the Secret Service and Interpol are responsible for everything really. Which I believe yes would include the Hilton at the point, no matter what. Also, I believe most protest organizations are going to be reasonably well-infiltrated. Also our public safety apparatus, though small, is consistently professional. And our Mayor does a good job deferring to Dir. of Public Safety Huss, who is eminently qualified for everything.<br /><br />Your comments about the mayoral race bug me. I'm still not sure we have potentially viable challengers -- but if we did/do, I don't necessarily know about your "G-20 going wrong" theory. The G-20 could go right in a lot of ways and still provide teachable moments.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.com