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Hold the Security - Greece proposes Olympic truce!
Forget Munich; we should all be friends...
Greece has made a stand for stupidity world peace at the United Nations General Assembly, by calling for a revival of the Olympic truce during next year’s games in Athens. The 16-day ceasefire mirrors the age old tradition once kept in ancient Greece when a truce - or ekecheiria - meant athletes and spectators could enjoy the Olympics without fear.
Hey, maybe even Sammy’ll turn up to watch the massacre.
In introducing the resolution, the Greek foreign minister said it would create "a vital window of opportunity for the terrorists peaceful solution of conflicts". The non-sensicalbinding resolution is expected to be adopted by the UN in November. Greece appealed for co-sponsors to the proposals, which would call for a truce from 13-29 August when the games are held in the Greek capital.
Who’s the greater fool, the fool or the cloud-dweller who follows the fool?
"If we could have peace for 16 days, maybe, just maybe, that we can have it forever," said Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou in his address at the 58th session of the UN General Assembly on Friday.
Is this what passes for realpolitik for Greeks nowadays? No wonder they love the EU...
The ancient peace tradition was revived in 1992, when the International Olympic Committee launched an appeal for the observance of the Olympic truce. At that time it helped allow athletes from the former Yugoslav republics to join the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
We had World Peace (TM). Damn! I missed it!
"The call to observe the Olympic truce is an appeal for the Games to silence the guns - all over the world," said UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. "It gives parties in violent conflict a reason to pause, to provide relief to suffering populations, to reflect on the misery of war, and to open dialogue."
"Fluffy kittens and puppies will learn that fighting is not the answer. Likewise, terrorists and fanatics will become moderates and devote their lives to balloon sculpture."
Mr Papandreou said the truce - a United Nations stunt tradition since 1993 - would be the key component of the resolution entitled Building A Peaceful And Better World Through Sport And The Olympic Ideal.
...all toghether now: "Kumbaya..."
Posted by: Bulldog 2003-09-27
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