With a week to go before APEC there must be some intense crystal ball gazing going on in the security command centre. We know that there is going to be a huge demonstration aimed mainly at US president George Bush - but exactly what tactics the feral organizers will use is still a mystery.
A darker problem concerns the intentions of Muslim jihadists in Australia. Obviously APEC is a magnet that will draw their attention because whatever happens here during that week will be world news.
A recurring worry is the whereabouts of those M 72 rocket launchers stolen from a defence armoury and sold to a terrorist group. It is suspected that they were sealed in plastic pipes and buried underground - waiting for the right occasion to be used for maximum effect.
World leaders will be flying in to Australia - and what better targets than aircraft carrying important people ?
Flight plans and movements are a closely guarded secret, but it is unlikely that Sydney airport will be the destination. The airport is surrounded by suburbs and the risk of such a weapon being fired from any one of hundreds of thousands of unit patios would be too much of a risk.
Incoming leaders will more likely land at defence department air fields - which are isolated and much easier to lock down.
So - that leaves a handful of hotels that will house world leaders - and open up an interesting cat and mouse game between those wishing to do harm and the security forces standing guard.
A lot of people will be holding their breath until the last leader safely exits our shores !
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