Media Watch -- "Mounting" Security Concerns for Sochi

(ATR) Experts weigh in on "mounting terrorism concerns" surrounding the upcoming Olympics.

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ROSA KHUTOR, RUSSIA - JANUARY 24:  People walk down a snowy sidewalk on January 24, 2014 in Rosa Khutor, Russia. The region will host the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics which start on February 6th, 2014.  (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)
ROSA KHUTOR, RUSSIA - JANUARY 24: People walk down a snowy sidewalk on January 24, 2014 in Rosa Khutor, Russia. The region will host the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics which start on February 6th, 2014. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)

Washington Post columnist Sally Jenkins writes that the IOC "jeopardized the safety of athletes and fans in awarding the Winter Games to Putin's Russia."

Los Angeles Times writer Paul Whitefield says that the Sochi Games "seem to be far more trouble than they're worth," following reports that a female suicide bomber may have "slipped inside the security cordon thrown up around the venues."

NPR's Corey Flintoff reports that in light of these security threats, Russians now "fear a legacy of black widows and not gold medals."

Boston Globe reporter David Filipov discusses "mounting terrorism concerns" ahead of the Winter Games with WBUR. He was recently in Dagestan, Russia to investigate the life of suspected Boston marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

A February 10 addition ofThe Nationwill highlight the"corruption, terrorism, and activism"behind the Sochi Olympics.

On Sunday, tennis legend Billie Jean King and United States figure skater Brian Boitano will appear on CBS'Face the Nation to discuss whether they have concerns about the US delegation traveling to Sochi.

SunHerald.com writer Matthew Schofield saysEurope is "less worried than" the United Statesabout threats to security for the upcoming Winter Olympics. This week, "several European and American experts" said the Russians are "quite capable" of securing the Winter Games.

Former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney appeared on NBC's Today show Friday morning, and said he would "feel comfortable sending his family to the Winter Olympics despite security concerns that seem to be mounting by the day."

CNN's Frankie Martin explores"the Olympics' forgotten people."The indigenous people of Sochi, the Circassians, have been "ignored" amid controversies such as security threats made against the Games and Russia's gay propaganda ban.

The New York Times features an alternative for those who will not be traveling to Sochi for the Winter Games in February. The Adirondack village of Lake Placid, New York offers "just about everything" you could get at the Sochi Olympics "except maddening transportation delays."

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