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NYT: US to Invade Greece with Armed Troops
Under intense pressure from the United States, Greece will allow 400 American Special Forces soldiers to be present at the Olympic Games next month under NATO auspices and will also permit American, Israeli and possibly British security officers to carry weapons, Greek and American officials said.
Seems like a lot of troops, unless they have reason to suspect something. How many carriers do we have in the Med within strike distance of Athens?
| Not really, 3 shifts, 24/7 coverage, lots of venues, lots of atheletes, 400 is kind of light. |
The delicate arrangements, which the officials say will not be formally acknowledged for fear of roiling anti-American sentiment, represent a significant departure from Olympic tradition, as well as from Greek law, which prohibits foreign personnel from carrying weapons within the country. Until now, the only nation known to have armed its security forces at the Olympics is Israel, whose agents have been carrying arms largely without prior approval from host countries since 1972, when Black September, a Palestinian group, killed Israeli athletes and officials in the Olympic Village in Munich.
But wait, there's more!
Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-07-21 |
