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    • #8690
      Avatarrogpodge
      Participant

      https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/26/europe/france-rail-network-disruption-paris-olympics-intl-hnk/index.html

      Arson attacks on the train network meant to disrupt the opening ceremonies. With the Palestinians directly threatening the Israeli delegation, this has the potential to be a really bad situation.

      Also, apparently the IOC gave Salt Lake City the 2034 Winter Games with the condition that the US DoJ drop its probe of the World Anti-Doping Agency and it’s failure to detect doping by Chinese swimmers.

    • #8696
      LegendLegend
      Keymaster

      I don’t know what to say except that France is a far less stable society than people think. Get off the beaten path and bad things can happen.

      A friend who is a PhD scientist and businessman had to visit a smaller city in France about 7 years ago on business. He was out in the evening and was approached by a group of middle eastern youths. One of them knifed him in the face without warning. Truly maimed him. Awful story.

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