Greek protesters don't want Powell there

[Nambe]

ATHENS (AP)

Greek anti-globalization groups urged the government Wednesday to call off a planned visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell, saying he would try to exploit the Olympics for President Bush's re-election campaign.

Powell plans to arrive in Athens on Saturday for talks with Premier Costas Caramanlis and to attend the Games' closing ceremony the following night.

"He is a hawk, a war criminal and an arch-murderer. .. We do not want him here," said Yiannis Sifakakis, who is organizing a protest march to the U.S. Embassy on Friday. "Colin Powell is coming here while the Americans are killing people in Iraq." ..

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[u2spirit]

1. bully for the Greeks

We don't want him here either. Mai Lai anyone?

[goclark]

2. Colin needs to stay home

and keep running that tape of his presentation to the UN when he showed the world the phony photos.

I hope the Olympic participants welcome him with unwelcome arms.

[napi21]

3. Now the Greeks hate shrub. Who else is he going to pi** off?

Is there anybody left? I think we were all used to some people hating us, but now it seems to be the entire world! I hope it's really shrub they hate, and not Americans. Maybe when shrub is gone in January, we can start to regain our reputation.