Nightingales don't sing in Grosvenor Square.
Armada International › Vol. 28 Nbr. 6, December 2004
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Security: area
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Nightingales don't sing in Grosvenor Square.
On the battlefield there are recognised front lines and soldiers who wear distinctive uniforms. But in today's world where peacekeeping operations and anti-terrorist precautions are major tasks, soldiers and security forces face the unenviable task of protecting areas such as airports, embassies, military bases and other sensitive areas, and must do so without losing the respect and co-operation of the nearby civilian populace.
A popular song of the 1940s claimed, "The Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square". Now sixty years on, if that London-based nightingale feels like bursting into song, he'd better stay in Berkley Square, and not move a few blocks to the west. London's Grosvenor Square is no place for singing--home of the American Embassy, it is an area now noted for its security fences, concrete barriers and armed police. Let the nightingale choose the wrong nearby street to live in, and our nocturnal songbird had better carry an identity card to present to those armed police before leaving home to begin his nightly serenade. The American Embassy in London and the British 'bobbies' on the street who guard it face a classic problem of the pre...See the full content of this document
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