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Politics : Your Thoughts Regarding France? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jimpit who wrote (476)	7/21/2004 4:41:36 PM
From: Cage Rattler	Respond to of 662

Ill-bred bastards... Tour director says fans spat at Armstrong Wed 21 July, 2004 19:44 L'ALPE D'HUEZ, France (Reuters) - Tour de France director Jean-Marie Leblanc has admitted he had seen fans spit at five-times champion Lance Armstrong during the 15.5-km time trial to L'Alpe d'Huez. Leblanc also said the swarming crowds on the twisting climb on Wednesday had frightened him as riders, including Armstrong, were forced to weave through excited fans who jumped out on to the road. "I was scared too and I felt relieved when we reached the section with barriers," Leblanc told Reuters after stage winner Armstrong described the stage as a "bad idea" and hit out at some German fans. "Until this morning, everybody thought this time trial was a good idea and now we realised it was not so. "There were lots of aggressive fans surrounding the riders and I even saw two idiots spit at Lance Armstrong." "Unfortunately I doubt you can put barriers on the 14 kilometres of the climb," he added. Armstrong, who stormed to victory nearly a minute ahead of his closest challenger Jan Ullrich and now looks set for a record sixth Tour win, urged organisers to think seriously about holding another time trial at the ski resort. "I don't know if that's such a good thing for the Tour de France. I don't think it's safe. I think organisers should watch out," said the American.

To: jimpit who wrote (476)	8/1/2004 12:11:22 PM
From: Scrapps	Respond to of 662

Series of Blasts Target Iraq Churches 08/01/04 2 minutes ago By OMAR SINAN, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq - A series of coordinated explosions rocked churches in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul on Sunday in the first attacks targeting the country's Christian minority during the violent 15-month insurgency to oust U.S.-led forces in the country. Two explosions just minutes apart shook separate Baghdad churches during Sunday evening services, and two other blasts struck outside a church in Mosul at roughly the same time, Iraqi officials said. The U.S. military confirmed two other explosions in Baghdad on Sunday evening, but their target was not immediately known. ___________________________________________________________ Should we call for time-out cuz they aren't fighting fair?