Don't Bungle the Talks

O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans c v A wEEkLy GREEk AmERICAN PUBLICATION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 13, ISSUE 676 September 25-October 1, 2010 $1.50 Peterson’s Chrysostomos Warns Christofias: Don't Bungle The Talks Simple Archbishops Sees No Solution, Success Says Church Is Not That Rich By Theodore Kalmoukos Chrysostomos said that, “The TNH Staff Writer Turks want everything, they put Formula forth maximalist positions. They BOSTON - “The national issue speak of two Peoples, two of Cyprus is not going well at States, two Nations; you under - Americans: Save, all” His Beatitude Archbishop stand that we are not heading Chrysostomos of Cyprus said in towards a solution.” Christofias Sacrifice, Choose, an exclusive interview to The has been unable to make any National Herald. The Arch - headway with Turkish leaders Hike Revenues bishop sent a clear message to since taking office on Feb. 2008, Cypriot President Demetris despite making unilateral con - NEW YORK – When self-made Christofias, who was in New cessions. Greek Cypriots in a billionaire Pete Peterson told an York attending the United Na - 2004 referendum defeated the audience at a Leadership 100 tions opening ceremonies “not so-called Annan Plan for re-uni - meeting here Sept. 9 that that to accept an international meet - fication, named for former U.N. American Dream was fading, he ing before the internal problems leader Koffi Annan, and also laid out a grim scenario that with the Turkish-Cypriots are re - Christofias’ critics said he is giv - portrayed the United States slip - solved.” The Archbishop said if ing away too much and that part ping into an unrecoverable eco - that happened, “The solution of his ideas mimic the rejected nomic crisis for the simple reason which will be imposed will be plan. that politicians and people today un-favorable to the Cypriot peo - NO SOLUTION SEEN won’t do what the World War II ple and in a few years Cyprus Asked where he would like generation did: save more than will become Turkish.” And, he to see the Cyprus leadership go - spend. The 84-year-old Peterson, added, “We cannot afford to ing, he said: “I believe that there a son of Greek immigrants, make any more mistakes.” is no possibility for a solution of warned his talk “will not be a Asked if Christofias, who is the Cyprus issue,” and stated charismatic, uplifting, inspira - trying to re-unify the divided is - that, “The issue should be rede - tional speech,” citing what he land by offering a settlement fined on its original base, be - called his “negative charisma,” that would allow a Turk to serve cause we had the worst possible but more significantly startling alternate terms as its President, invasion with many dead, miss - and worrying facts about the is on the right track, he said, ing, and refuges. The problem American economy he said in “Because I am not a member of is that Turkey wants to control many ways is worse off than the National Council I have no geopolitically the Middle East Greece, which is on the edge of way of knowing details, but and all of Cyprus.” As to what default. The key problem, he TNH/COSTAS BEJ based on his public statements would be a just and viable solu - said, is the staggering American He may be having trouble back home with his unpopular austerity measures, but Greek Prime he will not accept a solution tion, the Archbishop said, “A debt that politicians keep passing Minister was thronged by crowds when he came to the Greek consulate on New York’s upper which is not going to serve the on, and a population unwilling East Side on Sept. 22 during part of his visit to the United States for the opening of the United Cypriot People as it will not be Continued on page 5 to sacrifice for themselves or their Nations General Assembly, and a swing to Washington to meet Vice President Joe Biden a viable solution.” To a question family’s future. “If you were to about how Cypriot officials have ask me what the next crisis might approached the dilemma of part be, it could well be a global debt of the island being occupied crisis and it might well call for a Papandreou, in U.S., Touts His Plans since the Turkish invasion of Kotsonaros: global solution,” he said. 1974, the Archbishop said, “We He was talking to an audience have deflected from the right that included many successful NEW YORK – As truck drivers sembly to meet with New York included Greece’s domestic and way,” and said that, “The prob - Champion of Greek American business leaders, blocked roads and tried to storm Stock Exchange (NYSE) officials foreign policies. Biden ex - lem of Cyprus is the invasion professionals, and people who the Parliament in Athens and and then went to Washington to pressed his appreciation for Pa - and the occupation of the 37% had come from as far as Califor - unions planned yet another meet Vice President Joe Biden, pandreou’s efforts to advance of the land of the Republic of Mat, Movies nia to attend the event, and had mass protest, Greek Prime Min - who expressed continued sup - the integration of the countries Cyprus by the Turks. We have their rapt attention with a blunt ister George Papandreou was in port for Greece’s economic and of Southeast Europe into Euro- gone away from that position speech short on diplomacy and New York and Washington, con - political reforms and praised Pa - Atlantic structures, and he em - and the issue has become inter- By Steve Frangos tough with the truth. “Today, the tinuing to try to make a case pandreou for his tough stance, phasized the need for leaders in communal. The two sides have TNH Staff Writer majority of the American people that Greece’s economy is turn - that has included cutting public Athens and the Former Yugoslav not quarreled. The Turkish- do believe their children will do ing the corner and that the sector salaries by more than Republic of Macedonia (FY - Cypriots and the Greek-Cypriots CHICAGO - George D. Kot - better than they. Yet Americans country will not default on its 10%, raising taxes and slashing ROM) to quickly agree upon a have lived together nicely for sonaros is one of the most have been misinformed and, yes, obligations, including $146 bil - pension reforms to rein in the mutually acceptable solution to centuries. We do not even have unique Greeks ever to settle in dis-informed, sometimes quite in - lion in loans from the European country’s runaway deficit and resolve their differences over a religious problem in Cyprus. North America. Kotsonaros was tentionally, by politicians who be - Union and International Mone - debt. the name issue, as the wran - The problem is the invasion. simultaneously one of the most lieve that the American people tary Fund. Papandreou used the Politics and economics were gling heads toward its 19th year Again, Turkey invaded and con - successful powerhouse wrestlers can’t take the plain, hard truth. occasion of the annual opening on the agenda wherever he tinues to occupy 37% of the and recognized character-actors Politicians are focused on the session of the UN General As - went, with a range of issues that Continued on page 9 land.” of his generation. Even Jim Lon - next election, not the next gen - dos, the heavyweight wrestling eration. Politicians also believe champion of the United States that is not only politically incor - never had the success in Holly - rect but politically terminal to ask wood that Kotsonaros achieved. for any shared sacrifice. I simply N.Y. Storm Kotsonaros, over the course of do not accept that,” he said. his career as a professional He said repeated patterns of wrestler, competed in Greece, spending had created a national Fells Tree, Europe, North Africa, North debt that is $62 trillion, or America and Australia. While $485,000 per household, or 10 Kotsonaros’ film career covered times its earnings, and impossible Kills Woman only six years, readily available to repay. “We owe more than we news accounts all agree that his own,” he said. The only way to By Demetri Tsakas two careers unquestionably reverse that, he said, is with cur - TNH Staff Writer complimented each other in the rent Greek-like austerity mea - public’s recognition of him. Fi - sures to increase revenues and NEW YORK – A 30-year-old nancially well to do, long before reduce spending, while encour - woman from Pennsylvania was 1929, Kotsonaros continued his aging Americans to save more so killed in a deadly, tornado-like dual career as professional they don’t have to rely on bor - storm with winds up to 100 miles wrestler and movie actor when rowing. Most, he said, aren’t will - per hour which blasted New York he experienced considerable ing to do so, accustomed to the City on Sept. 16, uprooting trees losses in the 1929 stock market and tossing them like spears, crash. Reading between the Continued on page 5 choking off power to tens of thou - lines, and often in front-page sands of people, and halting most headlines, Kotsonaros was at all trains in and out of Long Island. times what his generation called The ferocious winds sent a mas - a high roller. Boisterous, nearly sive tree crashing onto the car of always bursting with energy, a Blessing of Iline Levakis after she pulled off rough prankster to friends as the Grand Central Parkway near well as enemies Kotsonaros was Jewel Avenue in Forest Hills to filled with life until his tragic the Waters escape the blinding rain.

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