[mac_truck]

Let us pray that the Olympics go well — despite the fact that they take place in the eastern Mediterranean, among a populace that is both without formidable military power and has expressed in a recent poll (by nearly a 90-percent majority) the belief that the United States is the chief threat to world peace.

Worth repeating. The 2004 summer olympics would seem an ideal target for Al Quada. Not to mention Greece's home grown terrorists.

[Tolik]

Greece as a whole is one of the harshest US critics. They are definitely more sympathetic to the "poor oppressed freedom fighters" than others. I wonder how it translates to the freedom of movement for them within the country. It's interesting that terrorists did not avoid striking sympathizing countries (as we think would be a prudent thing to do): French tanker, Belgian consulate in Morocco, sitting on the fence before Bali Australia. The Greek security forces have quite a trouble on their hands.