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In Paris for the Olympic Games, security will be the tightest ever. There will be snipers on roofs overlooking the River Seine and machine-gun-carrying cops patrolling the streets. Already the armed cops have their hands full trying to control local gangs looking to rob visitors who are in town for the games.

And it is not for show. The French are at the top of the tree when it comes to counterterrorism.

Thousands of French soldiers are part of the security operation for the Paris Olympics. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)Credit: nna\riwood

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