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From: "George S. Tsapanos" <LYNGOS@email.msn.com>
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Subject: Re: travel dangers
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Mr. Steve Hays
When was the last time that you heard the Muslim minority of Thrace
pushing for any kind of autonomy ?
When was the last time that you heard  that they are interested to make
any kind of situation in Thrace   to appear as that of Koshovo ?
The Muslim minority of Thrace is equally  and even more fervent Greeks
than their  friends in their, the Orthodoxs.
Please don't listen and don't spread around Turkish rumors and lies.

Regards to all ..............L.


-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Hays <hays@ohiou.edu>
To: classics@u.washington.edu <classics@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: travel dangers


>The State Department has issued a vague warning to all Americans
everywhere
>in the world to be on the alert.
>
>As to travel in Greece, I myself would tend to avoid the northern
border
>region--not out of any fear, but because those communities probably
have
>plenty on their hands already.  If there is any serious tension, I
would
>expect it to be in Thrace because at least some Greeks are very antsy
that
>the Muslim minority in that area will try to capitalize on events to
the
>North to make their situation appear analogous to that of the Kosovo
>Albanians and to push for autonomy.
>
>The Athens News has mentioned a few demonstrations--from Athens and
>Thessalonike to Kastoria-- and the bombing of an Athens computer
retailer,
>but I doubt there is any danger involved.  Our Greek-in-Greece program
is in
>Athens right now, and I haven't heard a word--either from Bill Owens,
who is
>leading the group at this point, or from any parents (who would surely
have
>called if they had heard anything alarming from their kids).  As
always, I
>would feel much safer virtually anywhere in Greece than virtually
anywhere
>in the U.S.--particularly Philadelphia :).
>
>I will be joining our group for 4-5 weeks in May.  We'll settle on
quiet
>islands like Kassos or Agathonisi for several days at a time and do
>virtually nothing but read Homer and Plato 8-10 hours per day.  I
expect you
>all to pity me and sit on the edge of your seats in fear for my safety
while
>I carry out this daunting and dangerous undertaking.  As we used to
say,
>"Suffer, Baby, suffer!"
>
>
>Steve Hays
>
>Dan Tompkins wrote:
>
>> Has there been any news on potentially increased dangers to travel in
>> Greece, because of the Balkan conflict, and Istanbul, because of
problems
>> in Turkey?
>>
>> Dan Tompkins
>



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