Australian Pranksters Nearly Breach the $140 Million Security System at the Recent APEC Meeting.

Gary North

September 13, 2007

Security for the international meeting of APEC in Australia cost $140 million. That's Australian dollars, but it's still a lot of money.

These pranksters, called the Chaser, pretended to be Canadian officials. They got within 30 feet of the closed meeting where the nations' leaders were.

The Chaser is a group of professional comedians. They have a national TV show satirizing the news: The Chaser's War on Everything. Their slogan is to the point: "Striving for mediocrity in a world of excellence since 1999." They were up against some even more mediocre talent. Australia's security services are not laughing.

See the whole thing on YouTube:

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo2aUUFGDIg&NR=1

This does not add to my confidence regarding government progams to insure national security.

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