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To: goldsnow who wrote (4028)9/20/2001 5:30:08 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 23908
 
Holy shit! That ballsy John Paul didn't cancel his trip to Central Asia... HEY, Lustiger! Get ready... you might crack the jackpot pretty soon (don't get me wrong: I REALLY don't want the Pope to become the ongoing holy crusade's first martyr!)

September 20, 2001

2,000 to provide security for pope

By Victor L. Simpson
ASSOCIATED PRESS


VATICAN CITY - The Vatican is playing down the risks, but Kazakhstan is mobilizing more than 2,000 soldiers and police to protect Pope John Paul II when he begins a visit to the volatile Central Asian region on Saturday.

Kazakhstan says the measures are unprecedented after the terrorist attacks in the United States. An aide said John Paul, reportedly targeted in the past by Islamic militants, insisted on making the trip, part of his efforts for better relations with non-Catholics.
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washtimes.com