Posted on 07/31/2004 2:13:12 PM PDT by Grzegorz 246
ROME - NATO (news - web sites) has begun deploying forces from an anti-biochemical weapons unit to Greece as part of security at the Olympics, officials said Friday.
The first forces left from the Czech Republic on Wednesday for Halkida, 55 miles north of Athens, said Lt. Col. Dimitrios Iliadif of NATO's southern Europe command in Naples.
Personnel, vehicles and equipment for the unit were also deploying from Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Spain, NATO said.
The Multinational Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Task Force can conduct surveillance and decontamination, among other tasks that are part of efforts to protect against weapons of mass destruction.
NATO has pledged to assist Greek authorities to protect the Aug. 13-29 games from any terrorist attacks.
The full force will be in position in Halkida by Sunday, NATO said. It was not immediately clear how many of the NATO forces had already arrived in Greece.
Where are France and Germany??
I wonder if NATO is there to help with security, or pave the way or to help Albanians retake Chameria?
al-Qaeda only gets through when there is no dilligence. They are not that good when confronted with security. al-Qaeda only has the aility to go after undefended/soft targets.
Al-Q may not be the only entity who want to capitalize on embarrasing Greece during the Olympics. The UCK and Turks come to mind.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.