Saturday, June 19, 2004

Beware World Travelers & Hikin' Monkeys

I have to tell you many of my Jewish friends expressed concerns when the Berlin wall came tumblin' down. Have we taken mutli-culturalism a tad too far? Of course not, but I'm thinking of a new writing project -- something along the lines of The Tao of Paintball.

What we got here is a clear case of a Green Party alumnus doing a little bit of Earth First action :-) or Big Foot is foot loose again. But don't ask me, I'm just "riding on the metro".

Silly bikers, hikers and such. I'll bet they're even noshing on gorp. XOX - Meg

German 'Samurai' on the Loose in Woods Near Berlin

Fri Jun 18, 1:48 PM ET Add Oddly Enough - Reuters to My Yahoo!


BERLIN (Reuters) - A camouflage-clad German man wielding a samurai sword attacked at least seven hikers in forests west of Berlin, performing sword tricks before ordering them to leave the woods, police said Friday.

They suspect a 46-year-old local man who trained in martial arts and survival skills in camps in Papua New Guinea and Vietnam to be the attacker.

"He's dangerous and has been hard to find because he wears camouflage," said Catrin Feistauer, spokeswoman for the Nauen police department. Police have used infrared cameras mounted on helicopters to try and track him down.

The man pushed two elderly people off their bikes and, flashing his sword, shouted at them to leave the forest. He later tried to drive a young couple out of the woods. No one was seriously hurt.





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