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Father of Hero Soldier Alek Skarlatos Speaks With S o C V th ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 10 0 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A weeKly GreeK-AmericAn PublicAtion 1915-2015 VOL. 18, ISSUE 933 August 29 - September 4, 2015 c v $1.50 Chanos on Father of Hero Soldier Alek Skarlatos Speaks w1ith TNH China: He Proud Dad Speaks Knew What About Son’s and Most Didn’t Friends’ Bravery By Demetris Tsakas By Constantine S. Sirigos TNH Staff Writer ROSEBURG, OR – On August 21, Alex Skarlatos, a 22 year- NEW YORK – When the stock old National Guardsman who market in New York crashed on had just completed a tour of August 24 mainly in response duty in Afghanistan, along with to fears about Chinese economic fellow U.S. soldiers Spencer weakness, the media turned to Stone and Anthony Sadler, the man who has been warning charged a man on a French train about a China bubble for years, who was carrying an AK-47, a famed short seller James pistol and a box cutter and sub - Chanos. dued him before he could kill One day later, New York anyone. Times op-ed columnist Joe No - The soldiers grabbed him by cera wrote in a piece titled “The the neck and beat him over the Man Who Got China Right” (see head with his own automatic ri - page 14 of this edition) that “in fle until he was unconscious, the the fall of 2009, Jim Chanos be - New York Times reported. It was gan to ask questions about the Skarlatos who took the AK-47 Chinese economy.” The observa - away and hit the man with its tion that the country was gorg - muzzle. ing on commodities “soon led Skarlatos’ father, Emanuel, Chanos to make an audacious spoke with The National Herald call: China was in the midst of a few hours after his son’s heroic an unsustainable credit bubble.” act – immediately dominated Chanos spoke with The Na - the news in the United States, tional Herald about a range of France, and throughout the matters, including the Eurozone world. and Greek crises, as well as “Our Alex made all of us China. proud,” the elder Skarlatos said. He warned about focusing on “All the relatives, friends, and the ups and downs of the his fellow citizens are proud of Shanghai Stock Exchange and AP Photo/VisAr Kryeziu him. All of Roseburg (the Ore - explained to TNH that he is not Record Numbers of Migrants Flock to Greece, Their Gateway to Europe gon town in which the Skar - shorting companies on the SSE, latoses live), the state of Ore - which is too speculative to sup - Afghan migrant carries his elderly mother on his back after 23, 2015. Greece this year has been overwhelmed by record gon, and the nation is proud. port broader conclusions. reaching the shore of Eftalou beach, 60 kilometers north of the numbers of migrants arriving on its eastern Aegean islands, His unparalleled heroism cer - “We are shorting things that port town of Mytilini after crossing the Aegean from Turkey on with more than 160,000 landing so far. Related stories on tainly saved many people from basically are first derivatives of the southeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, Sunday, Aug. pages 10-11. death.” China, things like movements in Skarlatos and his wife, global commodities markets and Karen, from the moment they other things that reflect the un - spoke to their son directly to derlying economic fundamen - learn what happened, have been tals,” he said. Judge Goes on Anti-Greek Rant in Courtroom constantly receiving phonecalls Chanos continues to most from local and national media. concerned about the credit sit - Alek contacted them around uation and overbuilding in MEDIA, PA – Michael Coll, a but Coll continued: “So can I "just means that he's a straight the language I used during the 1:30 local (Pacific) time in Ore - China, but he emphasized to Senior Judge in Delaware Coun - take judicial note of the fact that racist person. If he said that hearing." gon, about five hours after the TNH readers that “the American try, PA proceeded to rant about the Greeks are in bankruptcy as about us, you know he would've Coll told TNH that he had no incident. Before then, he was re - economy appears to be fine… Greeks during a child support a nation and one of the reasons, said that about anybody, blacks, additional comments to make, laying the details to the police China should not affect the av - hearing involving Gus Hartas, the principal reason is because Hispanics..." but provided a full transcript of and the press. Alek said he ex - erage American, but if you are as court transcripts revealed. none of them ever pay taxes?” Hartas also described how the case. There was no other pected to meet with French doing business with China be Coll asked Hartas: "Are you “I object,” the attorney said. his mother, who was in court mention of Greeks or Greece, President Francois Hollande, careful…they have credit issues of Greek background, sir?" “I object to the statements that with him, had her head down but tirade came after testimony and speak via telephone with and will probably further depre - When Hartas replied "yes," you’re making.” and was crying when Coll made was given that led Coll to be - President Obama. Having just ciate their currency.” the judge went into a rant: "The “Well, these are simply state - the remarks. lieve that Hartas was being dis - completed his Afghanistan tour, FOX Market Watch said of Greeks never pay taxes," he said. ments of fact, right?” the judge Coll apologized via NBC10: honest about his finances. Alek expected to go on vacation, Chanos that “The perennial "That's why their country is in asked. "My language does not accu - Coll also vacated the child including a trip to Greece. Due bankruptcy." Hartas told NBC10 news that rately reflect my feelings about Continued on page 7 Hartas' attorney objected, Coll's comments about Greeks the Greek community. I regret Continued on page 5 Continued on page 4 Coalition Attempts Fail, as Will the New New Elections Loom Again Gremigrants ATHENS — Greece was headed ners to form a government but Be Happy? toward its second general elec - so deep is the division that party tion this year after attempts by leaders even refused to sit to - rival parties to the former ruling gether with President Prokopis By Michael Kakias Radical Left SYRIZA failed to Pavlopoulos, who had the au - produce a government and bit - thority to find a solution before One of the Greek crisis’ worst ter rancor continued on the po - appointing a caretaker govern - consequences is the growing litical landscape. ment. number of Greeks immigrating SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras Tsipras wants the elections to foreign countries to pursue a resigned as Prime Minister on Sept. 20 before new austerity better life. Aug. 20 and called for the elec - measures he formerly opposed This, of course, is not the first tions in a bid to rid the party of will come into play, leading crit - time Greeks chose to migrate. rebels and impose more auster - ics to say he is going to hit During the 1920s, 1950s and ity demanded by international Greeks with a new wave of taxes 1960s, many people made the lenders. he swore to oppose ahead of the difficult decision to leave behind Under the Constitution, the Jan. 25 snap elections. family and friends with the next two parties in Parliament The New Democracy Conser - hopes of finding better oppor - had the right to try to get part - vatives who were unseated by tunities. During those decades, Tsipras were unable to find any - droves of people left Greece to one willing to help them form a go abroad, especially to the government and then the new United States, for a better life. For subscription: Popular Unity formed by Comparing the migrations of 718.784.5255 SYRIZA breakaway and former then and now, there are many [email protected] energy minister Panagiotis similarities, but also significant Lafazanis also couldn’t get a Honoring Theodore Spyropoulos – Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Hellene differences. partner. The most important common Tsipras’ former coalition part - Chicago friends and admirers of the late Theodore Spyropoulos honored him by erecting a characteristic is the feeling of statue in the Kalavryta Forest, near his birthplace, that has benefited from the reforestation ef - Continued on page 9 forts of “Plant Your Roots in Greece, Inc.,” which he founded. Continued on page 5 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 GreeK AmericAn news Photo AGency/Dimitrios s. PAnAGos The Muses in Southampton features the rich and creative display of the “Colors of Greece” exhibition, next to the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church, which runs through Sept. 8. Clockwise from top left: Journalist Irene Vantaraki, curator of the exhibit at the Kimisis Church, beams with pride in the artists’ work; guests at the August 8 lecture of Adm. James Stavrides also enjoyed a preview of the paintings; Daphne Angelidou’s triptych titled “Umbrellas;” guests, including John and Margo Catsimatidis (front row, center) enjoying the opening reception; a still life followed a painting of a woman in a field by Christos Pallantzas, a mystical painting by Paschalis Angelidis. The Resplendent “Colors of Greece” on Display at Muses in the Hamptons TNH Staff At an extremely difficult po - ditional private collection of im - Modern Greek painting to the The exhibition is located at Filopoulou, Savas Georgiadis, litical time in Greek history, and portant Greek artists of the 20th residents and visitors of the East The Muses, 111 Saint Andrews Irene Iliopoulou, Sophia SOUTHHAMPTON, NY – A under adverse financial circum - Century.
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