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2007-01-13 Europe

Claim of Responsibility in Athens Terror Attack

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Posted by Fred 2007-01-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The group has been atpund since '03 and only NOW do they decide to start a special anti-terror task force?

Posted by Mike N. 2007-01-13 00:22|| 2007-01-13 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 It'll be two rookies, a traffic-control cop due to retire in six months, and the 'slow kid' who cleans out the police cars. But it'll be a special anti-terror task force, yubetcha!

Posted by Pappy 2007-01-13 00:30|| 2007-01-13 00:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Pappy. Who gets to hold the bullet?

Posted by Mike N. 2007-01-13 01:03|| 2007-01-13 01:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Truly the arsehole of Europe, a fetid swamp of bad food and screaming armpits.

Posted by Unons Thruger8323 2007-01-13 04:27|| 2007-01-13 04:27|| Front Page Top

#5 When you are a jet, you are a jet from your first cigirette to your _______________.

Posted by newc">newc 2007-01-13 04:31|| 2007-01-13 04:31|| Front Page Top

#6 It'll be two rookies, a traffic-control cop due to retire in six months, and the 'slow kid' who cleans out the police cars. But it'll be a special anti-terror task force, yubetcha!

The Wire: Season 6.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-01-13 06:21|| 2007-01-13 06:21|| Front Page Top

#7 We must have gone to different restaurants there, Unons Thruger8323. Unlike in Paris, I never had a bad meal during my visit to Greece.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-13 07:36|| 2007-01-13 07:36|| Front Page Top

#8 Agreed TW,

I almost died from a meal last time I was in Paris. It was so, strange and surreal.

I was staying in the Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (a wonderful place to stay if you ever get a chance, esp. if you like history). After the meal in city, went to sleep, as a busy day of work ahead.

Few hours later felt very ill, but tried to power through. After fighting off the urge to purge for a while, I gave in went to bathroom to vomit.

Thus ensued, 18 hours of non-stop violent purging. I could not even hold down water and as night bleed into morning, and mid-morning I started to really worry. I was terrified to enter the French medical system given my citizenship and the issues that existed (and still exist) today with France. Not so much for the care per se, but more so the run-around and extreeme billings that come later.

So every fifteen minutes, I found myself laying on the wonderfully cool marble floors in the bathroom hoping that this time it was over. It was so strange in the Chateau, because it was off season and mostly empty. All these wonderful fixtures and ambiance, and all I could care about was keeping some minor amount of water down.

The only happy part was the morning when all the kids were playing in the park. Finally after 18 hours or so of purging every 15 to 30 minutes, I could hold things down.

I have never seen a mini-bar empty so fast, and the $12 litre of coke was the best thing in my life.

Never, ever, eat the Andouille without first saturating you system with Alcohol. Lesson Learned.

I will never forget the fragrance of the hotel (cleaning) and to this day if I smell somthing like my stomach will turn instantly.

Posted by bombay">bombay 2007-01-13 12:31|| 2007-01-13 12:31|| Front Page Top

#9 Who gets to hold the bullet?

It's kept in a locked box in the ouzo-cabinet of a mid-level official from the Secretariat in the Directorate of Civil Defence and Policy Planning in Emergencies, Greek Ministry of Justice.

Of course it takes 12 days notice and filling out triplicate paperwork to be eventually approved by the EUROJUST Unit of the European Union, but it'll happen. Eventually ...

Posted by Pappy 2007-01-13 12:32|| 2007-01-13 12:32|| Front Page Top

#10 Goodness, bombay dear. I just had dull and poorly prepared food, for the most part (granted, we didn't go to incredibly overpriced foodie restaurants, but tried a variety of cafes as we wandered around the city). Thankfully I've never had an experience like yours, although Mr. Wife has some unamusing tales. And I'm awfully glad you survived your experience.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-13 12:38|| 2007-01-13 12:38|| Front Page Top

#11 don't order the Emetic soup :-)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-01-13 13:11|| 2007-01-13 13:11|| Front Page Top

#12 Always, always check out the lavatory first, before eating ANYTHING! Especially in a foreign country, but tjis applies to the States as well.
My daughter and I have practiced this strategem for years... the only time I ever got sick from eating something overseas was a creme napoleon from a bakery in Athens. I should have noticed that it came from an unrefrigerated case. My own fault.
Always check the bathroom... if it's clean, then there is hope for the kitchen, as well!

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2007-01-13 13:23|| www.ncobrief.com]">[www.ncobrief.com] 2007-01-13 13:23|| Front Page Top

#13 Sgt. Mom, don't have to do that in Germany. I never had a bad meal there the entire 10 years I spent in country, unless it was on an American military base.

The Greek terrorist attack appears more and more to have been a "Hey look, we're here, too!" attention-getter, rather than a serious assault on US interests.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-01-13 14:43|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-01-13 14:43|| Front Page Top

#14 The Greek terrorist attack appears more and more to have been a "Hey look, we're here, too!" attention-getter

So's the Greek government's response. And they've had decades of practice.

Posted by Pappy 2007-01-13 15:17|| 2007-01-13 15:17|| Front Page Top

#15 The COS will get to whoever did this. The local keystone cops will never have a clue, but they will provide entertainment, the US will NEVER give up un the hunt for someone who attacks our embassy. They will find them and deal with them.

Posted by 49 Pan 2007-01-13 16:52|| 2007-01-13 16:52|| Front Page Top

#16 Not so sure about that Pan. For example, Mamoud is now President of Iran.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-01-13 17:52|| 2007-01-13 17:52|| Front Page Top

#17 Ya carter really fucked that one. We, the US, have been very successful in hunting embassy bombers, just got a couple last week. But ya got me on the Iranian embassy. The irony of carter cutting the CIA capabilities and that embassy event is interesting.

Posted by 49 Pan 2007-01-13 19:03|| 2007-01-13 19:03|| Front Page Top

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