To: Dont Mention the War
Reportedly, and this is from mostly Greek newspapers...there are hints that Athens paid off $200 million to some AQ middle-men to ensure no trouble at the games. Greeks often use money to ensure things happen or don't happen. It wouldn't surprise.
To: pepsionice
".there are hints that Athens paid off $200 million to some AQ middle-men to ensure no trouble at the games." And a free minature GPS thrown in free
47 posted on
08/06/2004 11:00:09 PM PDT by
spokeshave
(strategery + schadenfreude = stratenschadenfreudery)
To: pepsionice
Reportedly, and this is from mostly Greek newspapers...there are hints that Athens paid off $200 million to some AQ middle-men to ensure no trouble at the games.Wonder if NBC coughed up any of that?
53 posted on
08/07/2004 4:30:24 AM PDT by
mewzilla
To: pepsionice
It's probably even a valid deduction according to their tax laws.
62 posted on
08/07/2004 8:16:07 PM PDT by
txhurl
(A splinter, shorter than a staple, about as thick, barely stuck in his skin = Kerry a purple heart.)
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