"We have been reiterating since May 2004,when we won the bid, as South Africa we are confident the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be safe and secure."

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

to say 'get real.' What is dangerous is to commit "This is extraordinary, to spend a whole lot of money that we might not have on a system that most certainly won't help when the world is changing, when we're facing new threats, where now more and more military experts are saying there are different alternatives."

VOA: standard.2010.04.30