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Figures reveal ourorder of priorities

TO MY horror, I read (Irish Examiner, June 24) some of the statistics in relation to the security operation for the recent Bush visit:

Figures reveal ourorder of priorities

Thu, 01 Jul, 2004 - 01:00

4,000 gardaí (35% of the force) and 2,000 army personnel were involved.

3,000 households in the Shannon area affected by a virtual lockdown

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