S o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A weekly Greek-AmericAn PublicAtion www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 15, ISSUE 777 September 1-7 , 2012 $1.50 Montsnigos, 41, Int’l Greek-American Navigates the Republican Ship Data Corp VP Killed in RNC’s Chairman Revitalizes Party Hit-and-Run Accident Finances, Morale

TNH Staff met at the time of the crash, ac - TNH Staff cording to the police. WESTON, MA – Greek-Ameri - The WBZ-TV’s I-Team re - TAMPA, FL – Reince Priebus, can Alexander Motsenigos, 41, ported that the authorities are the 40 year-old Greek-American was struck and killed while rid - looking very closely at the dri - who in 2011 was elected chair - ing his bike in his neighborhood ver’s past history. Police report - man of a Republican National in Weston, MA by a hit and run edly have found the truck. Committee (RNC) that was sink - driver. The driver is described as a ing from debt and disorganiza - The police have interviewed man between 40 and 50 years tion, has sailed a stronger, more a truck driver but no arrest has old with a commercial driver’s confident Republican party into been made yet. license. Tampa, FL for its national Con - Motsenigos was born in When TNH asked why no vention this week. Greece and immigrated to the charges have been filed yet, Presiding over his first na - United States in 1986. He was sources said the case is “very tional convention, Priebus has a Program Vice President for In - complicated.” been described at the Weather - ternational Data Corp’s (IDC) Local police, the Norfolk man-in-Chief as Hurricane Isaac Global Services markets and County District Attorney’s office, wreaked havoc with the Con - Trends, married to Nilanthi, and and Massachusetts State Police vention schedule. He has also the father of a six year-old son. are conducting the investiga - weathered the media storm – The couple would have cele - tion. Police have asked for the sometimes he endures 20 inter - brated their wedding anniver - public’s help with information views per day – which included sary in a few weeks. about the crash. a live confrontation with The accident took place on Motsenigos and the driver of MSNBC host Chris Matthews on August 24 around 2PM on We - the truck were traveling side by Monday. ston Road in Weston, which is a side on Weston Road, according Exhibiting a human touch, he highly regarded and economi - to Lieutenant Maria Cleary of declared "I'd like to take a mo - cally advanced Community. Wellesley police. Asked if there ment to recognize the hard Motsenigos was wearing a hel - was a chance the driver did not work of the security personnel, realize Motsenigos had been emergency responders and vol - struck by the vehicle, Cleary unteers who are working to said, “yes.” Metropolitan Methodios of Boston with RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. Methodios offered a keep all convention attendees In a statement, Motsenigos’ prayer at the Republican National Convention, but it did not receive prime time coverage. and all of those in the path of family asked for information Hurricane Isaac out of harm's from witnesses: “We are so way." deeply saddened by the loss of Priebus was born on March our dearest Alex. He was gentle, 18, 1972 in Kenosha, WI where kind, and loving father and de - Papadopoulos Vital to Mars Mission he was raised. His mother Dim - voted husband. The world has itra (Roula) was born in Greece lost a special man. Our heart is and his father was of German broken but has room for forgive - By Theodore Kalmoukos ploration and hypersonics. He for graduate studies and re - descent. His first name rhymes ness. Please, if you have infor - TNH Staff Writer is a Stanford university gradu - search. He is the founder of the with “pints” and his last name mation that will help us grieve ate, where he earned a PhD in Silicon Valley Space Center is pronounced PREE-bus. Reince with our loss, do come for - SAN JOSE, CA – Dr. Periklis 1992. From 1987 forward, he (SVSC) and the National Center spent many summers in Greece, ward.” Papadopoulos, a Greek-Ameri - worked at the NASA-Ames Re - for Advanced Small Satellite learning the language and the Last month, Montsenigos can astronomer, was an instru - search Center in Silicon Valley Technologies (NCASST). He has other aspects of the country. served as best man in his mental contributor in landing as senior staff scientist at the two young children, Panos and Fr. Alexander Karloutsos, younger brother’s wedding, they the rover Curiosity on Mars on Aerothermodynamics branch for Elias. Protopresbyter of the Ecumeni - said. He had two other broth - August 6, an event that cap - over 20 years. His kind, calm, and humble cal Patriarchate, has come to ers. tured the world's attention. Papadopoulos participated in qualities are evident through know Priebus well and is not At IDC, he analyzed out - Papadopoulos was born in several planetary mission stud - conversation. When we identi - surprised at his devotion and sourcing by technology firms Kalamata, Greece in 1963. He ies, including the Mars Science fied ourselves, he said: "your success. “What I admire the such as IBM and Hewlett- graduated from Lycee Leonin Laboratory (MSL). Currently, work is commendable at TNH, I most about Reince is that in ad - Alexander Motsenigos ,who Packard. He had worked for the High School and immigrated to he is a professor at the San Jose follow your electronic publica - dition to being a great Ameri - died when struck by a truck company for 12 years. the United States in 1982 to California State University and tions." can, and proud of it, he does while riding his bicycle in his study aeronautics/astronautics program director of the Aero - hometown, Weston, MA. Continued on page 6 with specialty in planetary ex - space Engineering department Continued on page 4 Continued on page 3 Greek-Canadian Bride, 30, Niarchos Foundation Entrusts Cup to Museum

Drowns in a Quebec River ATHENS – The Stavros Niarchos Foundation fulfilled its promise to lend the famous cup that At Fashion Photo Session Olympic winner Spyros Louis won – against all odds during the first modern Olympics in By Philip Caulfield win Falls, Quebec, months after Athens in 1896 – to the Athens New York Daily News her June 5 marriage. Museum for one year. It was "I can't anymore, it's too recently auctioned by his family QUEBEC, Canada - Maria Pan - heavy." and purchased by the Founda - tazopoulos, 30, wanted to have Those were the chilling last tion so as to remain in Greek “have fun” with her wedding words of a beautiful Canadian possession. dress, so she arranged to have a bride who drowned in a river The event took place in the fashion photo shoot near Dor - during a photo shoot last week Museum’s large and impressive after her wedding dress became entrance and was attended by soaked and dragged her under, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras a friend told a Canadian news and many other guests. Samaras agency. won a round of applause when Greeks Gird Maria Pantazopoulos, 30, he said that Greece, like Louis, was having a photographer take will win this marathon, too. shots for a "trash the dress" Foundation co-President An - for More photo series when she waded dreas C Dracopolus said “our ac - into a river near Dorwin Falls in tions were motivated by a sense Rawdon, Quebec, at around 2 of duty towards Greek history Austerity p.m. Friday, authorities said. and towards our founder, my Meant to evoke high-glamor uncle, Stavros Niarchos. In these fashion shoots, "trash the dress" hard times for our country, all By Andy Dabilis photos feature brides posing in Greeks must draw from the TNH Staff Writer gritty or natural settings like strength, the endurance, and AP Photo/Petros GiAnnAkouris beaches, forests or city streets. the determination that drove Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (r), and his wife Georgia observer the silver cup won at ATHENS – Greek Prime Minis - Pantazopoulos was married Spyros Louis to victory, not in the first modern Olympic Games, in Athens in 1896, by marathon runner Spyros Louis, at the ter Antonis Samaras’ uneasy on June 9, but wanted to im - Acropolis Museum in Athens, on Monday, Aug 27. The cup, recently sold by the Greek athlete's coalition government is plan - mortalize the moment with a Continued on page 9 descendants, was bought by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation at an auction in London. ning ever harsher austerity mea - collection of playful snapshots, sures than originally planned to a friend said. make $14.16 billion in in cuts Her husband, Billy, wasn't demanded by international there for the shoot. lenders to keep rescue loans "She's a really fun girl, and Eleni Daniilidou Holds Tennis Clinic in Astoria coming, with signs that it could she just didn't want her wedding face social unrest soon, that is dress sitting in a box in the already starting to mount. closet," family friend Leeza By Constantine S. Sirigos light before her. Once on the people and at six feet tall Dani - Samaras had reportedly con - Pousoulidis told the Montreal TNH Staff Writer tour, she made it to 14th the ilidou does stand out among vinced his reluctant partners, Gazette. world – the highest ever Greeks, indeed. the PASOK Socialists of Evange - "She said 'I want to have fun ASTORIA – Eleni Daniilidou is achieved by a Greek. She char - She and her father learned los Venizelos and the Democra - with my wedding dress. I want one of Greece’s great athletes. acterizes her style as aggressive, tennis at the same time, so he tic Left of Fotis Kouvelis, to go to have great pictures and mem - On Sunday afternoon, August liking to charge the net. was not her first teacher. Her along with deep pension cuts ories of me in my wedding 26 she could have been relaxing Her most memorable mo - first serious coach was noted and other Draconian measures, dress.'" with friends and fans in advance ment was beating Justine Henin Greek tennis player John Rigas, which would force the Leftists Louis Pagakis, her photogra - of the U.S. Open, where she is at Wimbledon, when the latter who helped the latecomer make to renege on their campaign pher, was taking some shots competing in both singles and was ranked number 1. She also great progress. She began to pledges ahead of the critical near the edge of the river when doubles matches with the best savors victories against Monica tour professionally at 14. June 17 elections not to impose Pantazopoulos said she wanted tennis players in the world. In - Seles and Jennifer Capriati. “It Daniilidou has participated more austerity on workers, pen - to go in. stead, she presented a tennis was really amazing.” in three Olympics, and has been sioners, and the poor. "At one point, she told him, clinic for the children of Astoria. There are plenty of athletic a consistent force in all major The newspaper Kathimerini 'I want you to take some photos It didn’t matter that few of genes in her family – her brother Grand Slam tournaments. She reported that the government of me floating in the water,'" the children were Greek-Ameri - played for the Greek national was won three WTA singles and Anouk Benzacar, the photogra - cans. Wanting to connect with volleyball team and her sister two doubles titles. Continued on page 9 pher's wife and a friend of the the community was Daniilidou’s for the national basketball She slipped recently due to bride, told Canada's QMI motivation and the Association squad – but the two things that injuries, “But I cannot complain. Agency. of Greek American Professional strike one upon meeting Dani - I am healthy now after four Women (AGAPW) made it hap - ilidou are her passion her down- surgeries,” including two serious For subscription: The garment quickly became pen. Daniilidou told TNH she Greece’s tennis star Eleni to-earth friendliness. knee operations. 718.784.5255 soaked, and the deceptively was astonished at the turnout Daniilidou. Born in 1982, she has roots Still recovering, this summer [email protected] quick tides swept the young and enthusiasm of the children both on the island of Crete she broke a losing streak with bride downstream. – and she promised to be back. Thessaloniki, but “I wanted to through her father, who was a two match victories. “It was Pagakis jumped in to try to Daniilidou’s pledges are not become the first international dentist in the Greek armed good to find the winning feeling save her, but the water-logged to be taken lightly. She picked Greek tennis player,” she said. forces, and in Macedonia, where again,” she said. There was a up tennis relatively late by ten - She doesn’t’ mind that some her mother is from. Both regions Continued on page 6 nis standards, at age 9 ½, in other Greeks got into the spot - are known for producing tall Continued on page 2 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 1-7, 2012 A New Philadelphia Convention: Reform Party GOINGS ON... n AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 1 tival activities, scheduled By Constantinos E. Scaros At this late stage, the Reform ORANGE, CT – The St. Barbara events, child care and restroom Party ticket is not likely to have Greek Orthodox Church is hold - areas are marked on festival On a weekend in September an impact in this year’s presi - ing its 32nd annual Greek Fes - brochure, available from 1787, America’s Founding Fa - dential race. In reality, many of tival, which is held every Labor www.columbiasgreekfestival.co thers traveled from all the states this column’s readers would not Day weekend, indoors and out m. to convene in Philadelphia, PA, even know the names Andre on the Church's 10 country for no less a monumental pur - Barnett and Ken Cross at all, acres. Hours: 12 noon to 10 PM CONCORD, CA – The St. pose than saving the United were it not for this week’s in - Aug. 31, Sept. 1,2; 12 noon to Demetrios Greek Orthodox States. The fledgling young na - stallment, for good reason – 8 PM Sept 3. Free parking, free Church is holding its annual tion was on the brink of doom, there is practically no advertis - admission, rain or shine. All the Greek festival on Friday, Sept. as its first form of government ing or media coverage. Only po - usual offerings: Greek food, pas - 14 5-11PM, Saturday, Sept. 15 – based on the Articles of Con - litical diehards would know, by tries, live music, dancing, agora 12 Noon-11PM, Sunday, Sept. federation – was about to col - scouring the Internet. marketplace (t-shirts, jewelry, 16 Noon-8PM. There will be au - lapse. The Party is very low on bookstore, Greek grocery, thentic Greek food and pastries, Inspired by the authors of a funds, in the initial stages of a baklava sundaes, and more), Greek wine tasting and live series of writings that became long-term rebuilding effort, and Church tours, and choir perfor - Greek music & dancing. It will known collectively as the Fed - barely on a handful of state bal - mances. be at 1955 Kirker Pass Road in eralist Papers – Alexander lots. That means the majority of Concord. Call 925-676-6967 for Hamilton, James Madison, and voters across the country will n SEPTEMBER 1-3 more information. John Jay – as well as by the not even see the names of the MARLBOROUGH, MA – Sts. peerless Benjamin Franklin, Reform Party candidates on the Anargyroi Grecian Festival in FITCHBURG, MA – The Holy George Washington, and ballot in November, let alone Marlborough Labor Day Week - Trinity Greek Church is holding Thomas Jefferson, the Founders know who they are and what end 2012, Saturday, Sept. 1 – a Greek Festival on Saturday wrote the Constitution of the they believe. 12PM to 10PM, Sunday, Sept. 2 Sept. 15 at Holy Trinity Greek United States, which to this day Why, then, even discuss any – 12PM to 10PM, Monday, Sept. Orthodox Church 1319 Main remains the country’s constant of this? If they’re not going to 3 – 12PM to 6PM. Greek Food, Street in Fitchburg 11AM– rampart. make a difference, what’s the Greek Pastries, Greek Souvenirs, 10PM. Enjoy Homemade Greek Almost 235 years later to point? There would be no point, Greek Dancing Performers, Mu - Food & Pastries, Wine, Music & that very weekend, another indeed, if one were to begin sic by George Regan, Live Greek Dancing and Games for the Kids group of concerned citizens with the premise that the only Music - Singer Dimitra Aristi - - Shop for Unique Gifts. Perfor - traveled from all over the TNH Associate Editor Constantinos E. Scaros was the moderator benefit to running for office is dou/ Anemos Band/ Argiris mances by their own “Floga United States to attend another of the debates at the Reform Party Convention in Phiadelphia. to win. But if that were the Siopsis Clarinet, Face Painting Dance Group” at 2PM and 7PM. convention in Philadelphia. I premise throughout our nation’s & Kids' Games, Beer & Wine. was among them. We are mem - tolerance for deception and du - result in a tie would be if every history, then women and per - Free admission. Located at 9 n SEPTEMBER 28-30 bers of Reform Party, and we plicity, in other words, for poli - single voter voted for all candi - sons of color would not have the Cashman Street Marlborough, ASHVILLE, NC – Held annually chose the historic city of tics as usual. Second, offering dates or for no candidates at all right to vote today. MA 508-485-2575. on the Holy Trinity Greek Or - Philadelphia in which to hold solutions for every problem, not – an extremely unlikely sce - The Republican Party got its thodox Church Grounds at 227 our national convention. simply whining about what is nario. The advantage of the sys - start as a little-known third n SEPTEMBER 7-9 Cumberland Ave in Asherville. It would not only be immod - wrong. Taxes, the debt and tem is that it allows voters to party that had one major goal: BROOKLINE, MA – The Annun - Friday & Saturday 11am to est but also downright delu - deficit, the economy, jobs, im - express their true intentions, to abolish slavery throughout ciation Greek Orthodox Cathe - 9pm, Sunday 11am to 7pm. Au - sional to compare ourselves to migration, health care, energy: without having to vote defen - the United States. It is not that dral of New England is holding thentic Greek Food and Pastries, the Founding Fathers, although we have solutions for all of these sively, for fear of handing victory the two major parties of the day a Greek festival at the Cathedral Live Greek Music, Traditional our purpose is no less noble. Ut - problems. Right or wrong, at to the greater of two evils. – the Democrats and the Whigs grounds, at 162 Goddard Ave, Greek Dancing, Church Tours, terly dissatisfied with an incom - least we do not criticize the sta - Barnett won a closely-con - – were necessarily pro-slavery, in Brookline. The times will be Greek Cooking Demostratios, petent-at-best, corrupt-at-worst tus quo without suggesting a tested battle over Ken Cross, and any more than today’s progres - from 3PM to 10PM on Friday, Market Place with Greek Gro - major party duopoly, we have better way. there were a few of us who sug - sives are pro-abortion. Rather, Sept. 7, 11AM to 11PM on Sat - cery Store, Gift Shops, Jewelry, chosen an alternate path. Some I moderated the Reform gested that the candidates form they were anti-government in - urday, Sept. 8 and 11AM to 9PM Religious Items, Art, Kids Rides among the Conventioneers are Party Presidential Debate, held a coalition ticket. The next few tervention; they did not believe on Sunday, Sept. 9. Both admis - and Activities, Greek Ice Cream, original Reform Party founders among the Party’s three remain - minutes were dramatic: Cross that the federal government had sion and parking are free. For Kafenion w/Loukoumades(Cof - – who were there in the mid- ing candidates at the time of the at first declined to be considered a right to abolish slavery, and more information call (617)- fee House), Taverna w/Greek 1990s when the party was es - Convention: Andre Barnett, Ed for vice-president, insisting that so, that institution persisted well 731-6633 or go to bostoncathe - Wines & Beer. Admission is free, tablished based on the princi - Chlapowski, and Ken Cross. The “Mr. Barnett deserves a better through much of the 19th cen - dral.com. call 828-253-3754 for more de - ples and presidential candidacy debate, which will soon be choice [meaning, a candidate of tury. But the Republicans had a tails. of Ross Perot. I became inter - made available on YouTube by Barnett’s own choosing].” Bar - radical idea: abolish slavery, pe - SCHENECTADY, NY – Join us for ested in the party far later, in the Reform Party itself, and will nett then threw a different name riod. Soon enough, more people our 37th Annual Greek Festival PORT WASHINGTON, NY – The 2008, when it became clear to be featured on TNH’s website as in to the mix, as the delegates embraced the idea. After losing September 7-9 at St. George's Archangel Michael Greek Ortho - me that the Republicans were well, was held on August 11 and continued to discuss the merits a few elections, the Republican Greek Orthodox Church in Sch - dox Church is holding it’s annual no longer a party deserving my lasted approximately two hours, of a Barnett-Cross ticket, in - Party emerged as a force to be enectady. Times are Friday and greek festival at Bar Beach in support, and the Democrats comprised of various questions stead. As that was going on, Bar - reckoned with, nominating Saturday 11AM-11PM and Sun - Port Washington NY. Friday 4pm were at least as bad, if not about domestic and foreign pol - nett and Cross emerged and de - Abraham Lincoln for president day: 12PM-5PM. Live Music by to 11pm, Saturday Noon to worse. icy. clared that they had formed a in 1860. Lincoln won the elec - the Aegeans. Live Folk Dance 11pm & Sunday 1pm to 8pm. The Party’s motto, which I On the following day, the coalition after all. A few minutes tion, of course, and proceeded Performances by Fotia Hellenic Saturday night has fireworks. helped to write, is “Honest Lead - Convention Delegates voted for later, the duo made their presi - to abolish slavery, unite the di - Society. Greek Food & Pastries, There is free admission and park - ership, Real Solutions.” Those president, implementing the Ap - dential and vice-presidential ac - vided nation, and guarantee Arts & Crafts. Rain or Shine. ing, for more information go to are the two governing Reform proval Vote system. That voting ceptance speeches, both of that race could not be a factor Free Admission. Contact the www.greekfestportwash.com Party principles. First, not sim - format means that a delegate which were filmed by C-SPAN in denying anyone the right to Church Office at 518-393-0742 ply paying lip service to honesty, may vote for as many candi - and are contained within that vote. or visit the website for more in - n OCTOBER 4-7 and not even merely embracing dates as he or she wishes. The network’s video archives, avail - formation. HOPEWELL, VA – The Hopewell it. Insisting upon it, with zero only way such a system could able through its website. Continued on page 5 Greek festival is being held at n SEPTEMBER 13-16 810 West Poythress Street from ROANOKE, VA – The Holy Trin - October 5 through October 7. ity Greek Orthodox Church is There will be homemade Greek holding it’s annual Greek Festi - food & pastries; Taverna (under Tennis Star Daniilidou Holds Clinic in Astoria val from Friday, Sept. 14 to Sun - the tent) featuring Gyros & day, Sept. 16. The hours will be Greek Fries; Imported Bever - from 11AM to 10PM on Friday ages; Greek Music featuring Continued from page 1 and Saturday and from Noon to Archilleas Greek Orchestra; 7PM on Sunday. The festival will Dancing; Church Tours; Great setback in the first round of the be taking place at the church, Gifts & Souvenirs; Jewelry; T- US Open, however, losing to which is located at 30 Hunting - shirts. Call 804-458-4142 for Russian Ekaterina Marakova. ton Blvd. N.E. in Roanoke. Call more information. She reported some discomfort (540) 362-3601 for more infor - in losing the first set 6-1, but mation. We are proud to offer MACON, GA – The Holy Cross she came back strong 6-4 in the Southwest Central Virginia's Greek Orthodox Church is hold - second. Premier Festival, which attracts ing it’s annual Greek festival on Now she looks forward her over 23,000 visitors who cherish Friday, October 5th (11am - doubles match later in the week our Greek food, desserts, drinks, 10pm), Saturday, October 6th when she teams up with Casey live Greek music, Greek danc - (11am - 10pm) and Sunday, Oc - Dellacqua of Australia ,who ing, and childrens’ activities tober 7th (11am - 3pm) at 859 played in the doubles final two along with tours of our church. First Street Macon, Georgia. years ago. There will be church tours, live FUN AND WISDOM FOR ALL NEW ROCHELLE, NY – The music and dancing, authentic The tennis clinic was a highly Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Greek food, art, shopping, jew - interactive event on a beautiful Church is holding it’s annual elry, religious artifacts and Sunday morning at Astoria Park, Greek Festival on September 13, more. Call 478-621-0744 or go a New York City treasure along 14, 15, & 16, Thurs: 6-11pm Fri: to holycross.ga.goarch.org for the East River famous for being 6PM-12 Midnight; Sat: 2PM-12 more information. decorated with a prime view of Midnight Sun: 1-9PM at Holy two great bridges. Trinity Greek Orthodox Church WILKES-BARRE, PA – Attend There was an extensive ques - 10 Mill Road in New Rochelle. the 2012 Fall Greek Food Festi - tion and answer period that cov - Call 914.235.6100, for more in - val, hosted by the Annunciation ered everything from tips on formation. Free Shuttle Bus on Greek Orthodox Church, 32 East tennis, to nutrition to exercise. Above: The children and AGAPW president Olga Alexakos (far left) pose for a commemorative Friday, Saturday and Sunday, to Ross Street (near the Wilkes- She described a typical match photo after the tennis clinic presented by Eleni Daniilidou of Greece. Below: Daniilidou instructs and from Ursuline School and Barre Post Office) in Wilkes- day, when if she must play at the children, joined by her coach, George Hiristanidis, in Astoria Park. Anne Hutchinson Parking Lots. Barre from Thursday, October noon, she wakes up at eight, has Donation: $2.00 (under 12 free 4th to Saturday, October 6th a good breakfast and undertakes when accompanied by a par - from 11:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. a light warm-up to “wake up my ent). daily. An assortment of Greek body and get the feel of the food and pastries, including gy - court and the ball.” After an - COLUMBIA, SC – The Holy Trin - ros, stuffed grape vine leaves, other meal, she does more in - ity Greek Orthodox Church is spinach pies, baklava, galakto - tense mental and physical holding its 26 annual Greek Fes - boureko, and others, will be preparations for the match. tival September 13, 14, 15 and available for eat-in or take-out When there is no match she 16. Festival Hours-- Thursday- purchases. Orders more than plays twice a day and does fit - Saturday, Sept.13-15) 10AM- $30 will be delivered free within ness exercises, including track 10PM and Sunday Sept. 16 – a 2 mile radius of the church. and field sessions. Day after day Noon to 8PM. Sample music, Greek t-shirts and aprons will of that routine, it gets grueling. arts, crafts and culture, direct also be sold. Church tours will She says her only respite during from Greek artisans. See all be offered upon clergy availabil - the year comes around the end other details, including menu, ity. Customers may pre-order of November when she gets a on festival website at their food by calling (570) 823- two-week break. Then there is www.columbiasgreekfestival.co 4805 during festival hours or by an intensive 5-8 weeks of prepa - m. For further information, call ordering online at greekfoodfes - ration, 6-7 hours per day, for the (803) 461-0248. Festival loca - tival.webs.com. For more infor - next year’s tournaments. tion on grounds of Holy Trinity mation, please call (570) 823- Sunday’s highlight was the Greek Orthodox Church, 1931 4805. chance for every single partici - Sumter St. in Columbia. All fes - pant – from the children to the elderly – to actually play tennis with Daniilidou. The day ended with prizes QUESTION OF THE WEEK raffled off to the delighted chil - dren, but Daniilidou thrilled Vote on our website! Olga Alexakos, the founder and president of AGAPW, when she ical link. She now lives in to help with the promotion of When she was a child she You have the chance to express your opinion on our website donated one of her rackets to Athens, where she got to know the event. His sister Stella par - also loved her piano lessons, but on an important question in the news. The results will be pub - the organization. When one par - Daniilidou, and was motivated ticipated and told TNH she is when she was around 12 years lished in our printed edition next week along with the question ticipant suggested he take care by a desire to do something for now inspired to learn more ten - old her teacher insisted she had for that week. of it himself, she said “No, this Astoria, where she lived from nis and looks forward to playing to choose between tennis and The question this week is: Do you think the Republican is for AGAPW.” It was just one 1996-2006 and still maintains with her friends. music. Convention will give Mitt Romney the boost he needs? indication of the impression an apartment. OTHER INTERESTS, OTHER Like all Hellenes, she hopes o Yes Daniilidou made on her new She also wanted to help HOPES Greece will soon emerge from o No friends in New York. Daniilidou make a connection Daniilidou also loves music its economic crisis, which has o Maybe Alexiou told TNH many peo - with the Greek-American com - – especially Greek music, but severely impacted cultural en - The results for last week’s question: Do you think most of ple were responsible for the suc - munity, and to stir up support definitely not Greek rap and hip- deavors and sports. Daniilidou the fires in Greece are arson? cess of the event, including Su - for her in New York and she hop. She said that she and her encourages members of the di - 58 % voted "Yes" san Friedman of the city’s knew about AGAPW because fellow athletes listen to music aspora to support Greek ath - 26 % voted "No" Department of Parks and recre - she prepared the group’s income almost all day long- it puts them letes, pointing out that the life 16 % voted "Maybe" ation, and the office of city taxes a few years ago. in the zone practicing on the of an elite athlete is not only councilman Peter J. Vallone, Jr. Kelley recruited Greek- court, and helps them overcome physically and psychologically Please vote at: www.thenationalherald.com Julie Kelley was another crit - Cypriot American Theo Neokli the stress afterwards. demanding, but expensive. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 1-7, 2012 COMMUNITY 3 RNC Chairman, Greek-American Reince Priebus, Leads GOP Convention

Continued from page 1 he declared “I’m proud to be for the first time people are go - also present. Greek. It’s a blessing from God ing out and supporting the party Priebus married Sally, his not shy away from his Greek Or - to be Greek.” He also empha - itself.” high school girlfriend whom he thodoxy. Quite the opposite. He sized that the community Karloutsos believes that will met at an Illinois church when takes every opportunity to prac - “needs to find more people of benefit the community and its he was 18 and she was 16. They tice his Orthodox faith and to their word to run for office.” issues. “Reince’s presence will ended up going to prom to - express it. He sought out He said America is hungry enlighten us as to how the sys - gether. They broke up for a time [Boston] Metropolitan Method - for “authentic, genuine leader - tem works,” complementing the before getting back together and ios at the convention and he is ship regardless of whether they work of people like businessmen finally marrying in 1999. They extremely proud of his Greek are Democrats or Republicans.” and community leaders George have a son Jack, 6, and a baby heritage.” He shared the joy he felt as a Tsunis and Dennis Mehiel on the girl Grace Avalyn, who is almost Methodios offered a prayer child listening to his Greek pap - Democratic side. one. to open the Wednesday night pou’s stories about great Amer - Tom Korologos, a longtime He is a big Green Bay Packers session prior to the much-antic - ican presidents from both par - prominent Republican on the fan, and enjoys fishing. Priebus ipated speech of Congressman ties and how he was inspired by national scene – he is a conven - will do his best to reel in the big Paul Ryan, the Republican nom - his grandfather’s love for Amer - tion delegate for Washington, one in November, but at the mo - inee for Vice President. Metho - ica. DC – agrees with Karloutsos and ment he is totally focused on the dios has been associated with Michael Karloutsos, who adds that it will lead to more task at hand in Tampa. Catsi - Romney from the time the latter served as the Master of Cere - Greek-Americans becoming can - matidis told TNH, “he’s the was governor of Massachusetts. monies at the Boathouse event, didates. He also said he has boss.” Korologos added “he runs Romney must be happy with is at the convention in Tampa. never heard such great praise the whole show.” A veteran of the Greek-American sailing the He expressed to TNH that regarding Priebus’ accomplish - many conventions, he said “this Republican Party’s ship. Under notwithstanding the roles ments as chairman. has been one of the better run, Priebus’ youthful but steady played in American politics by Congressman Gus Bilirakis of including RNC cooperation with leadership, the RNC has cut the Greek-Americans in the past, it Florida hosted a dinner in honor the candidate,” which he said is $23 million debt he inherited in feels different this year with of Methodios that was attended very important. half and restored what were re - Priebus presiding in Tampa. by Greek-Americans participat - ported as severely strained re - “The person with the ham - ing in convention events and lo - lationship with major donors. Reince Priebus, the Greek-American Chairman of the Republi - mer in his hand is a Greek- cal faithful. Fr. Karloutsos was And according to Time maga - can National Committee, bangs the gavel to open the 2012 Re - American, and an Orthodox also present as were John and zine “Since April, the Romney publican National Convention in Tampa, FL. Christian, an Archon of the Ec - Margo Catsimatidis. campaign and the RNC have umenical Patriarchate. So when Methodios visited the Priebus conducted a joint fundraising hind-the-scenes operator and In addition to getting the I look up at the podium with family suite at the convention operation that is now raising fundraiser. He wins particular RNC’s finances back on track, Reince there, Irakli, there is an center where he was warmly money at a clip of more than credit for turning around a party Priebus’ chief mission has been incredible source of pride.” Irak - greeted by his Sally and Roula, $100 million per month.” apparatus that was left in near to keep his party on message lis is his baptismal name. his wife and mother, respec - Time notes that “Though he’s ruins by his predecessor Michael and focused on defeating an in - “He has a ton of supporters tively, and his sister Marie not the slickest public Steele, who alienated staff cumbent president, a daunting in the Greek-America commu - Priebus Adamson. New York spokesman the GOP has known, members, donors, and party task even with a weak economy. nity. They have supported can - State Senate Majority Leader Metropolitan Methodios offers Priebus has been an effective be - leaders.” Priebus and the Republicans didates in the past, but because Dean Skellos and Assembly - a prayer at the Republican Na - are basing their case as much of Preibus’ presence at the RNC, woman Nicole Malliotakis were tional Convention in Tampa. on political philosophy as on economic numbers. He leads the charge by saying President Obama believes the key to the country’s success is expanding federal government. “That makes me think that Barack Obama has a problem with the American Dream,” Time quoted him. THE RISE OF A LEADER In 2004, Priebus lost his first bid for public office when he sought a seat in the Wisconsin State Senate, but he started gaining national attention when he was “was elected Wisconsin state GOP party chair in 2007, the youngest person ever elected to that position…In 2009, he became general coun - sel of the RNC under chairman Michael Steele,” according to the Time report. Priebus was introduced to the Greek-American community in New York in June 2011 after taking over the RNC. During a dinner at the famous Boathouse Restaurant in Central Park, in a RNC Chairman Reince Priebus speaks with John Boehner, the room that was filled with other At the Republican National Convention. (L-R) Reince Priebus and his wife Sally Priebus, Metro - Speaker of the House, at the convention podium. rising stars of the community, politan Methodios, Dimitra "Roula" Priebus, and Marie Priebus Adamson.

AHEPA CORNER Daughters of Penelope Honor Berkley, Titus with Salute to Women Award

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of Senate District 7 in the a Nevada Legislature for 20 years, a 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 1-7, 2012 Greek-American Papadopoulos was Instrumental to Mars Rover Mission

Continued from page 1 Papadopoulos is also the co- principal investigator of the An expert on Mars, Pa - ATROMOS small probe compan - padopoulos mentioned that "the ion mission to the Hellas Basin tallest mountain on Mars is of Mars. called Olympus and the deepest Certain Mars water, CO2, plateau of the planet [is] Hel - and dust cycles are driven by las." The name Hellas was given the Hellas Planitia. Hellas is a by the Italian astronomer Schi - 3 9 year-old impact crater and aparelli in the late 1800s, be - has a diameter of 2300 km it is cause he was a lover of the An - 7 km deep. That’s larger than cient Greek history, culture and Alaska. astronomy." He described the "My immediate goal is to Curiosity landing as a "great launch the first Greek micro-sat technological achievement, that from the ISS and first in Eu - opens the horizons for near fu - rope,” Papadopoulos said. “The ture manned missions to Mars total cost of the mission is less in the years 2030 to 2040. We than $60,000. The sponsorship used new technologies to land will be solicited from Greek stu - a vehicle weighing almost a ton dents both in Greece and abroad on the surface of Mars; the at the cost of a Greek coffee [5 heaviest ever landed. Not only ABOVE: Papadopoulos, second from left, with his group at San euros] through a web-based ap - that, we have now established Jose University. RIGHT: Dr. Periklis Papadopoulos. plication that we're developing new methods and approaches and will upload shortly under to land heavy payload masses." used for the TPS is called Phe - masses (75 Kg each) from its af - www.gr.org [currently under Papadopoulos was also mem - nolic Impregnated Carbon Ab - terbody. That increases the construction]. The system inte - ber of the COBRA study team lator (PICA). In 2008 in Col - probe's angle of attack and gration of the mico-sat will tasked to develop new Entry De - laboration with NASA I starts to generate some lift lead - showcase aspects of virtual in - scend and Landing (EDL) ap - organized the Thermal and Flu - ing to a lifting entry. That was ternational collaborative engi - proaches for landing heavy pay - ids Analysis Workshop where never done before. All previous neering, with global participa - loads over 10 tons on the red MLS's TPS was the main topic missions were by enlarge ballis - tion and collaboration of Greek planet as part of future human of study. The Materials branch tic. On the leeward side scientists, engineers and stu - space missions. He specializes at NASA-ARC actually holds the thrusters guided the probe dur - dents in Greece and abroad in in the area of hypersonic reentry patent for the PICA material. ing its autonomous flight." and posed absolutely no prob - mittee (ISC) of the International less than eight months. I bap - while explaining details of the From the previous NASA admin - Papadopoulos did not control lem to the mission. These Planetary Probe Workshop tized the micro-sat: Λ- sat. For successful landing. istrator was the vision to design the probe from Earth. He said storms don't have a lot of force (IPPW) that convenes every the realization of this program, Papadopoulos said that "we a TPS that can sustain the so “during hypersonic entry the ve - since the density of the Martian year with main focus on plane - I have already requested and se - arrive on Mars through an in - called three block requirement hicle is autonomous. Communi - atmosphere is 1:100 of the tary exploration. Next summer cured permission by NASA for terplanetary transfer orbit from for Mars entry, Lunar return and cation with Earth takes between Earth's. Even if Curiosity was I'm the organizer and chair of this to be a purely Hellenic mis - Earth at almost 6 Km/sec. In or - Mars return missions. That's the 7 to 10 minutes. Everything in the middle of a local storm the event at the university sion. While in orbit, Λ- sat will der to decelerate, we use the at - PICA TPS. The highest TPS re - happens very quickly. Once we the aerodynamic forces are (www.ippw10.com). We will be demonstrate, global network - mosphere of the planet and per - quirement is for a Mars return decelerate below Mach 1.9 the small enough as to pose no reviewing all the data collected ing, collaborative engineering form a maneuver called mission to Earth which occurs supersonic parachute is de - problem." by that time both in terms of and will be used for K-12 and aerobraking. My advisor at at 11 Km/sec. That results in ployed. Just prior to parachute Papadopoulos further added science and engineering from university outreach programs. Stanford and NASA was Michael much higher reentry tempera - deployment we eject another that “it was a beautiful and clear the mission. We'll hold a special My objective is to help our Tauber, one of the pioneers in tures and deceleration loads. ballast of six masses each weigh - day on Mars during the landing session on the TPS instrumen - young kids in Greece. During this area that established the The MSL's entry was a benign ing 25 Kg to bring the probe's sequence. Everything worked tation (MEDLI) to review real the Curiosity landing, if you no - aerobraking maneuver with sev - one with very low risk." center of gravity back to its axis out perfectly. The EDL sequence flight data and assess its perfor - ticed the control center was eral publications and formula - Comparing this landing to of symmetry. The most challeng - was so precise that we landed mance and make plans to carry staffed with relatively young sci - tions that carry his name for the previous ones, Dr. Pa - ing part of the mission was the within a kilometer of the target this technology forward for fu - entists and engineers. The past aerothermal heating during padopoulos commented: "this is landing piece. Twenty meters location. That's impressive." He ture missions." couple of years NASA has made Mars reentry. I recall going to a very different approach to the above the ground we initiate the felt relieved. He said “it's hard Papadopoulos is eager to a concerted effort to promote conferences in the late 1980s to EDL (Entry Descent and Land - Sky Crane with the Curiosity to describe. Many years of hard help the troubled nation. He is sciences and engineering from advocate aerobraking in con - ing) sequence. It is a mission probe suspended underneath it. work. Although the system was currently the Principle Investi - elementary schools to universi - trast to a community that pro - that's been worked for over ten That has never been done be - thoroughly tested there was a gator for NASA's TechEdSat ties. Most missions are directed

Left: the mechanism that will launch the small Greek satellite. on the Mars with the expertise of Dr. Papadopoulos. Below: the Right: is the Curiosity lab-vehicle which was landed so accurately small satellite that will be a telecommunications revolution. moted thermonuclear propul - years with thousands of people fore, either. At that moment if lot of anticipation going through sion to decelerate on Mars. “My and international participants the vehicle did not land prop - reentry with an autonomous specialty is hypersonic reentry [and] this entry system is com - erly, namely in the upright po - system and little room for er - up to the point when the super - plicated and difficult. We lost sition, that would have led to rors." sonic parachute is deployed. We missions in the past with no loss of the mission.” As far as the mission of Cu - use a Thermal Protection Sys - clear evidence of the root cause The Martian dust storms are riosity, he said “it will slowly and tem (TPS) that protects the ve - of failure. The success rate for among Papadopoulos’ main con - gradually explore the point hicle from the high tempera - the US Mars missions is 40%. cerns: "Mars is known to have sharp making geological mea - tures during reentry. At the The Russian success rate is 0%. dust storms that initiate locally surements along the way. The hypervelocity conditions, a Their missions have always led and can coalesce into global landing site provides a unique shock wave is formed in front to a complete failure. One of the ones. Global dust storms are un - opportunity to explore the geo - of the vehicle that raises the requirements that we put in predictable and raise dust par - logical history of the planet and temperature and pressure in a place was that for any future ticles to altitudes of 50 to 60 compare it with that of the very thin chemically reacting mission failures, we need to Km. This was in fact part of my Earth's. The rover will also ex - shock layer that surrounds the have enough data returned to PhD thesis work at Stanford, to plore the alluvial rocks nearby body. Based on surface chemi - assess root cause. For that rea - model hypersonic entry into the the landing area looking for po - cal reactions the TPS is pyrolyz - son the TPS is fully instru - Martian atmosphere, size the tential microbial signs of past ing and ablates re-radiating the mented and provided real-time thermal protection system, and life on Mars." As for the mission heat back into the flow field aerothermal measurements that further include the effect on the duration, Papadopoulos indi - while maintaining the vehicle were used in flight to guide the TPS in case of entry into a dusty cated "the vehicle has a nuclear temperature within the TPS's vehicle autonomously. This was Martian atmosphere. From a source on-board that keeps it design specifications. In simple never done before. Prior to vehicle design perspective, we warm. Mission success is tar - words the probe's kinetic energy Mars reentry the probe is pre - had to size the TPS to account geted for two years. The vehicle is converted to thermal during pared for entry. We put the ve - for mass loss in the worst case is designed and has a much the reentry and the TPS is de - hicle in the correct attitude and scenario. In the Southern hemi - longer life expectancy easily be - signed to sustain these high displace its center of gravity by sphere there was a local dust yond four years." temperatures. The material throwing two Tungsten ballast storm that quickly dissipated What do we expect to find and what are our long term plans on Mars? “It is a very in - teresting planet. We have found water on Mars. The atmosphere is 95 % CO2. There has been many studies dating back to the 1970's on terraformation of the SSUUMMMMEERR SSAALLE E planet and how to provide a liv - ing environment for human ex - ploration of the planet. On a dif - (Technology Educational Satel - towards universities and target - ferent location on the planet we lite) microsatellite (10cm ing the so called STEM (Science, have identified lava pipes that x10cm x10 cm) built with his Technology, Engineering and could potentially be used to built students and with NASA fund - Math) education. This is the habitats for future astronauts." ing (www.techedsat.com). The key for our motherland. The Thus far, Papadopoulos microsatellite was transported new generation and youth in SAVE % added, there is no confirmation to the International Space Sta - Greece that will be faced with one way or another about tion (ISS) in August by JAXA the the country's economic decline for 516 w0 eeks whether there was ever life on Japanese Space Agency and was have to be prepared appropri - Mars. “That's what makes this covered by NASA TV. The offi - ately. The Hellenic family has plus one week FREE mission so exciting. On a daily cial NASA press release on the traditionally invested heavily in basis we'll be receiving scientific TechEdSat, the first cube-sat education. Given the current Unlimited online access data and learn things that we ever deployed from the space- economic situation of the coun - could never imagined. We don't station! can be found at try this turned out to be the best to our digital edition know what we don't know. It is http://www.nasa.gov/centers/a financial placement. We have to amazing to see the harmony mes/news/releases/2012/12- support the young generation tell your friends and family to subscribe now and complexity of the endless 52AR.html. This will be the and empower it. It's time to gar - and take advantage of the summer sale. cosmos. If one gazes at the uni - first US micro-satellite ever to nish the fruits of this already ideal to give as a gift subscription! verse we see endless starts, be deployed from inside the privatized investment that THE NATIONAL HERALD planets, galaxies and amazing space station through the Japan - thankfully cannot be expropri - 37-10 30th street, long island city, ny 11101-2614 stay up-to-date with the news of the Greek-American community. things that make us humble and ese module into space next ated. 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TNH Staff imagination and inspiration cre - does….it give them hope and ated the magic and the moments helps them dream their dreams THE HAMPTONS, NY – On a we are sharing.” He also thanked for the future,” echoing Karlout - perfect Saturday evening, hun - businessman and philanthropist sos’ words. dreds of members and friends of Bruce Mosler and George Gi - Bauer then introduced Staff the Greek Orthodox Church of annopoulos before thanking also Sergeant Tanner Kuth. “He lost the Hamptons – Kimisis Tis “my beloved daughter, Olga Pal - his leg below the knee in 2009 Theotokou – gathered for the ladino, whose mission and pas - and shattered just about every parish’s Blue Dream Summer sion have not only made Blue bone in his body, including his Gala. Dream a reality, it has empow - spine, and he has come back The annual charity bash cli - ered our church community to now… he will go back to school maxed with an appearance by dream dreams and visualize vi - to earn his MBA and start a international Greek-Cypriot sions worthy of its spiritual chapter of disabled sports USA singing sensation Anna Vissi, legacy and cultural heritage.” in Florida.” After thanking every - who was described as “The Last year’s inaugural Blue one Kuth noted “I’ve been to a Greek Madonna” by the event’s Dream benefitted the Children's lot of shindigs in the army and celebrity Emcee, TV news an - Tumor Foundation and when it this is by far the nicest one I’ve chor Renata Scotto, but the was time to choose the benefi - been to.” night’s beautiful spirit stemmed ciary of the 2012 event, Mosler Kuth described some of what from the celebration of the Warfighter Sports. He is cur - is experienced “when someone achievements of America’s vet - rently the Chairman of Global goes through a traumatic event, erans, its wounded warriors. Brokerage at real estate giant whether it be in combat or a car All of the proceeds will be do - Cushman and Wakefield and has accident or a life-changing ill - nated a program of Disabled worked with Greek-Americans ness, being in the hospital look - Sports USA called Warfighter like businessman George Tsunis, ing back on your life and trying Sports, an organization devoted Photos by John minDAlA who was a major benefactor of to figure out how to go forward. to enriching the lives of the men ABOVE: Greek-Cypriot singing star Anna Vissi and her fellow musicians fired up the kefi of the Blue Dream, in a number of phil - “It is a pretty daunting thing… and women who return from guests at the Blue Dream Summer Gala of the Kimisis Church of the Hamptons. BELOW: (L-R): anthropic endeavors. but once I got into sports, it gave military service in need of heal - Fr. Alexander Karloutsos; Rosanna Scotto, cohost of Good Day NY; Master Sergeant Kuth Mosler, who thanked “the me the confidence I needed to ing and social reintegration. Tanner; Kirk Bauer, founder of Sports Disabilities USA; Angela Giannopoulos, Olga Karloutsos- Greek-American community, the continue living…life wasn’t over. The guests dazzled in the Palladino and Bruce Mosler, Co-Chairs; and Fr. Constantine Lazarakis. BELOW RIGHT: Kimisis organizers, and the Karloutsos I could still do great things.” blue and whites they were re - Co-pastors Frs. Karloutsos and Lazarakis stand reverently as “God bless America” is sung by Family” on Saturday, previously George Orfanankos – who quired to wear, but it was Amer - 15-year old Deanna Goudelias in the Hamptons. told TNH “I feel blessed that I was the Executive Director of the Children’s Tumor Foundation, the institution that was honored at the inaugural Blue Dream in 2011, told TNH “It is very im - portant for the Greek Orthodox community to reach out to the greater American community,” especially in philanthropic en - deavors, reminding that the Gospel teaches unconditional love and the duty to help all those in need. Many guests agreed that the sacrifices made by the men women of America’s armed force s are for all and deserve such ex - pressions of the Greek-American community’s appreciation. Alexander Vassilaros told TNH he was recently engaged in a project to help returning vet - erans suffering from the scourge of Post-Traumatic Stress Disor - der and that he is happy about “any and all support we give to our service men and women.” The speaking program con - ica’s military veterans, many of sessed. heroic wounded warriors, who the souls of those who have have been brought into the cluded with the presentation of them resplendent in their dress Father Alexander Karloutsos, offered lives an limbs to safe - made the ultimate sacrifice in Greek community by the friends a commemorative plaque by uniforms, who were in the spot - Protopresbyter of the Ecumeni - guard our everyday liberties that defense of our nation… You are that I have.” Bauer to members of the Church light. They donned the medals cal Patriarchate and pastor of the we unfortunately take for also the God of healing and After briefly describing the and Blue Dream Committee, and that reflected their achieve - Church of the Kimisis greeted granted.” restoration. Extend your hand programs the event will support, a wonderful rendition of “God ments, but what spoke silently the guests in his inimitable way: Karloutsos then invited Kimi - upon each and every wounded he introduced Scotto. She now bless America” by 15-year-old yet most eloquently of their ser - “Friends all, I am honored to sis co-pastor Constantine warrior.” anchors Good Day New York but parishioner Deanna Goudelias. vice to America were the welcome you on behalf of our Lazarakis, who is his son-in-law, Karloutsos summoned the she misses Greek colleague Ernie Scotto thanked the veterans wounds they returned with and church family as all of us have to offer the invocation, who also event’s co-chairs, including An - Anastos and Nick Gregory from once more, and then declared the limbs they no longer pos - gathered to pay tribute…to our prayed for God to “give rest to gela Giannopoulos, “whose her evening news days. She was “Now we will now dance a lot.” proud to say she learned much The white tents with pen - about Greek history and tradi - nants fluttering in the gorgeous tions from them, “including breeze evoked a magical night Greek words some of which I on the island of Mykonos. Reform Party Convention and Debate Held in Philadelphia will not say tonight.” Yiannni Papastefanou and his or - Sotto invited retired army chestra along with DJ Bobby sergeant Kirk Bauer to speak, Karounos fired up the crowd Continued from page 2 A more recent example of the that he had no other choice but political. If there’s a better can - saying she herself is at a rare who spilled onto the dance floor benefits of nonmajor party nom - to do so. Perhaps another Perot didate out there from another loss for words when she meets under the big central tent. The guarantee of women’s inees, even when they don’t win is what we need so that both party, I’ll be the first to acknowl - people like him, a two-time re - Waves of blue light evoking right to vote came even later – the election, is the candidacy of major parties can wake up. edge it. Which is why with 11 cipient of the bronze star for the Aegean Sea and sky were less than 100 years ago, in fact. Ross Perot in 1992. Perot came Back to the Reform Party. It weeks to go before Election Day, heroism in battle and founder of projected onto the tent’s surfaces Though a lot of movements out of nowhere to jumpstart a was founded based on Perot’s I have still not decided for whom the wounded warrior sports pro - and the tubes like icicles that paved the way, it was the Bull national conversation about how 1992 candidacy and nominated to vote for president – or for var - ject. “He had to learn how to were suspended in the space, Moose Party in 1912, a third much money we overspend as a him in 1996. Though he didn’t ious other offices. stand again and walk again and perhaps gently reminding guests party created by Theodore Roo - country. In fact, in the time it quite make the same impact in The Philadelphia Convention how to be independent… Now that while it can’t be summer all sevelt – who was its presidential takes to read this column (say, his second presidential run, of 2012 was similar to the one he is taking back his knowledge the time, Greek music will al - candidate that year, challenging five minutes), the United States Perot nonetheless made a dent in 1787 in that it was designed and experience,” to others. ways warm them up. his Republican successor, incum - will have spent an extra $10 mil - in the election. A great deal of to improve the country’s overall Arriving at the stage to thun - When an excited Anna Vissi bent Republican William Taft, lion that it does not have. That’s political infighting followed, and well-being. 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Purpose: Medicine 83-15 Parsons Blvd., n CHAGARIS, PETER JAMES Adelphia Restaurant in Deptford Pete will be best remembered vived by her two children - An - 272051/10709 Jamaica, NY 11432 ALAMEDA, CA (From the Inside for two years. He was a long by the Greek Orthodox Parish thony Nektarios George of (718) 858-4434 Bay Area, published on Aug. 29) time member of the St. Thomas of Salt Lake as the Chanter at Cranston and Kassiane Eleni LEGAL NOTICE • (800) 245-4872 – The incomparable Peter James Greek Orthodox Church in Holy Trinity Cathedral, his voice Campopiano and husband Chagaris was born at midnight Cherry Hill. He also enjoyed gracing thousands of worship Michael of North Providence Notice of Formation of Alexander and Diagne APOSTOLOPOULOS July 15, 1920 in the small town fishing and loved to go to the services for over 50 years. When and a grandson, Giulian Andrew LLC. Articles of Org. (DOM LLC) filed with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/22/12.Office in Kings Co. Apostle Family - of Bamburg, SC, a bouncy 14 casinos. He is survived by sons, Pete retired from chanting due Campopiano; by two siblings - SSNY has been desig. as agent of LLC upon Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - lb. baby boy, the first of 5 sons John and Cyndi Doumenis of to declining health, Holy Trinity Vickie Trombettas and husband whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1451 Bedford Ave, Funeral Directors of born to immigrants from Millville and Teddy and Lena Cathedral was standing room Angelos of Huntington, NY and Brooklyn NY 11216 Purpose: Any lawful activity. RIVERDALE Greece. His first language was Doumenis of Paulsboro; grand - only. Generations of parish - Matthew Voulgarakis and wife 272079/18211 FUNERAL HOME Inc. Greek but he quickly picked up children, Alysha, Jessica, Cara, ioners came to honor him for Liberty of Newtown, PA. She LEGAL NOTICE 5044 Broadway English the 2nd time he went to Nicky and Teddy; he also has his half century of stewardship was preceded in death by an in - New York, NY 10034 1st grade. A star Football Player three surviving brothers and and to thank him for his com - fant brother Panteleimon. Call - Notice of formation of THE HOUSE OF (212) 942-4000 in High School, he earned a two sisters living in Greece. Mr. forting and familiar voice; an ing hours will be held in the An - BROOKLYN RASCALS LLC. a domestic LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Sec - Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE scholarship (as well as a bad Doumenis was predeceased by acknowledgment that touched nunciation Greek Orthodox retary of State of New York (SSNY) on June CONSTANTINIDES back knees) at University of his wife, Carla; and son, Christo - him deeply and that he never Church, 175 Oaklawn Ave. 15, 2012. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom FUNERAL PARLOR Co. South Carolina but his restau - pher. Services and burial will be forgot. It has been said that (Route 5) Cranston on Thurs - process against the LLC may be served. (718) 745-1010 ranteur parents could not afford private and at the convenience when Pete chanted he didn't just day, August 23 from 4-8PM. On SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 173 Services in all localities - his board. Instead he earned an of the family. sing words and notes, but he Friday August 24, a Liturgy will SKILLMAN AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11211.Purposes: Any lawful activity. Low cost shipping to Greece AA degree in business, that sang prayerfully, knowing that be served at 9:30am followed 272066/18199/09-08 served him well throughout his n GAMVROULAS, PETER S. his voice represented the voice by the Funeral Service at 11am. life. He served in the US Army SALT LAKE CITY, UT (From The of the congregation, but also his Interment will be at the Swan during WWII mostly in Ascen - Salt Lake Tribune, published on own prayers. He was devout in Point Cemetery, Providence. sion Island Brazil where he Aug. 16) – 1928 – 2012 Peter his faith, and his gift was spe - REAL ESTATE picked up a third language, Por - Stylianos Gamvroulas was born cial. Pete is survived by his lov - n HALATSIS, LOUIS J. tuguese. Returning to the US on May 19, 1928 in Honika, Ar - ing wife Tula; children Steven ROCKLAND, MA (From The he got lucky enough to get en - gos, Greece, the third of six chil - (Maria), Chris, George (Lainey); Abington Mariner, published on NAPLES FLORIDA REAL ESTATE gaged to the love of his life, the dren, to the Reverend Father grandchildren, Peter, Eleni, An - Aug. 19) – Louis J. Halatsis, 79, beautiful sassy Rosie T. Kerhu - Stylianos (Papa Tellis) and drew, Pisti, Elpitha, Georgia, of Rockland, passed away las, originally of San Francisco. Presvytera Maria Gamvroulas. It Magdalene, and Christaki; in Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Together they had 2 children is indeed fitting that Panayiotis Greece, his brother George and Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. Vicky Lewis Jim and Tula. Pete had a long fell asleep in the Lord on the sisters Eleni and Pipitsa; and He was the husband of the late career in different business, in - eve of the Feast of the Dormition many loving in-laws, nephews, Evangelia (Lamprou) Halatsis. broker-Associate cluding Zesto Ice Cream in of the Panayia, with a prayer on and nieces in Greece and Amer - Born July 25, 1933 in Moloxa, Charlotte, NC during the 50's his lips, August 14, 2012. He ica. Pete was preceded in death Thessaly, Greece, he was the son early 60's. In 1986 Pete retired was a seemingly ordinary man, by his parents, his best friend of the late Demetrios Halatsis experience the difference… from Universal Foods Corp. in yet he lived an extraordinary and brother the Very Reverend and Efthimea (Gavardinas) Ha - …the difference is experience California after 23 years. A res - life. Like others of his genera - Christos Gamvroulas, and his latsis. Mr. Halatsis came from ident of Alameda for the past tion that grew up in a small vil - beloved brother Haralambos. A Greece to the United States in 18 years, Pete passed away lage in Greece during World viewing service was held at Holy 1952 and has been a Rockland peacefully in his sleep at Kaiser War II, his early years were ex - Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathe - resident for over 48 years. He SF at 5am, Friday, July 27, 2012 tremely difficult. He knew dral, 279 South 300 West from was the owner and operator of 239-777-4904 3 1

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9 Μιλώ Ελληνικά DOWNING-FRYE REALTY, INC. his grateful children who were to family and friends, soccer place at Holy Trinity Greek Or - Brockton and enjoyed spending 5 1 7 so lucky to have him as a de - played shoeless on gravel with thodox Cathedral Saturday, Au - time with his grandchildren and 2 voted father and miss him so, a ball made of tied up rags, gust 18th at 11:00 a.m. Inter - family. He is survived by his chil - James P. Chagaris (wife Carla), farming, how to roast a lamb, ment was at Mount Olivet dren, Demetra Moynihan and and Tula Asselanis (husband how to dance, and how to sing. Cemetery immediately follow - her husband Dennis of Mans - Jon), Grandchildren Peter Asse - His father taught him Byzantine ing the funeral. In lieu of flow - field and George Halatsis and lanis, and Maxim Bartlett Cha - music and trained his beautiful ers, the family asks that dona - his wife Marynel of Norwell; his garis, and so many beloved tenor voice, and his mother tions be made in Pete's memory grandchildren, Jeffrey Moyni - nieces nephews and sister-in- taught him unconditional love. to the Hellenic Community han and his wife Sarah, laws and cousins. He also leaves He eventually left the village for Foundation, P.O. Box 521686, Matthew Moynihan, Madison behind the memory of his great adventure; he joined the Royal Salt Lake City, UT 84152-1686 Halatsis, Melissa Halatsis and love and compassion for so Greek Navy at age 19 and care of the Holy Trinity Sunday Miranda Halatsis; his sisters, many and his everlasting sense served as a chief petty officer School Classroom Fund. Chrysoula Halatsis of FL and Fo - of humor. Family and Friends for four years, and then at age tine Boutas of Canton; he is also are invited to attend a visitation 23 he became a police officer in n GEORGE, MARIA survived by other siblings in at 6:00 pm followed by Trisa - the Athens Police Department CONSTANTINA Greece and several nieces and gion Services at 7:00 pm at the where he served honorably for CRANSTON, RI (From The nephews. Funeral was from the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of seven years. At age 29, he really Providence Journal, published Russell & Pica Funeral Home, the Ascension, 4700 Lincoln wanted an adventure, so he on Aug. 22) – GEORGE, MARIA 165 Belmont St., (Rte. 123) Ave., Oakland. Funeral Services boarded a ship in Piraeus, CONSTANTINA (VOULGAR - Brockton on Monday, August 13 Friday at 11:00 AM at the Greece, April 18, 1959, came to AKIS), wife of Rev. Fr. Andrew at 10 a.m. followed by a funeral Cathedral. Interment lone Tree America with nothing but a suit - G. George, Protopresbyter at the service in the Annunciation Cemetery, Hayward. case and a few drachmas, even - Annunciation Greek Orthodox Greek Orthodox Church, 457 tually arrived in Utah of all Church, Cranston, 64 years of Oak St., Brockton at 11a.m. In - n DOUMENIS, places, met Tula Savas, and so age, passed on suddenly and un - terment will follow in Melrose ATHANASIOS J. began one of the world's great expectedly on August 20 from Cemetery, Brockton. Calling MILLVILLE, NJ (From The Daily love stories. Pete and Tula were medical complications following hours were Sunday, August 12, Journal, published on Aug. 21) married (eloped to Las Vegas ac - a fall. Born in Vavili, Chios, from 2 - 5 p.m. In lieu of flow - – Athanasios J. Doumenis, 75, tually) August 21, 1959, and Greece, she came to the USA as ers, donations in Louiss memory of Millville died on Sunday at their 54 year marriage was a a 3 year old child and resided may be made to Old Colony the South Jersey Healthcare beautiful partnership. They in Weirton, WV until her mar - Hospice, One Credit Union Way, Hospice of Bridgeton. Born in were inseparable and com - riage. She was a beautician for Randolph, MA 02368 or Spauld - Greece, Mr. Doumenis came to pletely dedicated to one an - the first half of her adult life in ing Rehabilitation, Brain Injury, the United States in 1962. He other. Papou and Yiayia worked West Virginia, Rochester, New 125 Nashua St., Boston, MA lived in the Deptford area until hard, raised three sons, built a York, Bangor, Maine and Rhode 02114. 2007 and then he moved to Mil - home of faith and comfort Island and a teacher's assistant lville. Mr. Doumenis was a short where they maintained their for the second half of her adult this is a service order cook and for more than Greek culture and Orthodox tra - life with Cranston Schools and to the community. 20 years worked for the Elgin ditions, traveled the world, and currently at the Kent Heights Announcements of deaths Diner, and then cooked for the cherished their eight grandchil - School in East Providence. At may be telephoned to the dren. Pete's greatest joys were, the Annunciation Parish she has classified Department of in order, his wife, his grandchil - taught the 4th grade Sunday the national herald at Days and dates of funerals, Expa nd your mind... dren, and his garden. Pete knew Church School Classes for the (718) 784-5255, memorials, and other events di - what was important; his riches past 27 years. She was a sweet monday through Friday, rectly correspond to the original were incalculable, he lived a and kind lady, cordial to one 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. est The National Herald Bookstore publication date, which appears beautiful and full life, and he and all, who followed style and or e-mailed to: at the beginning of each notice. (718) 784-5255 passed with his entire family by fashion as a special interest. Be - [email protected] his side. A truly blessed man. sides her husband she is sur - [email protected] THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 1-7, 2012 COMMUNITY 7

ALL HISTORY Tales of the “Bloody Greek Barbers” throughout the American Media

By Steve Frangos Frye's family out of town, he in - Ardito and Infantino left the vited Infantino and Ardito to his front door wide open. Chev - PART ONE home for billiards, drinks, and vairo, 18, who was also sup - conversation. Around 11PM, posed to have entered the Frye Of the trades and professions Ardito was on the main floor house, became frightened and of Greeks in the United States, playing the piano while Frye instead met them outside after the accounts involving Greek and Infantino were in the sec - the murder and robbery. The barbers are the most surprising. ond floor billiard room. stolen property was first con - While crime and bad fortune are Here are the events as they cealed at Donato's barbershop as readily found among Greeks were reported in the August and divided up among the five as any other people on the 30,1879 edition of the National barbers the next day. planet, in American newspaper Police Gazette: On August 15th the mail car - reports the frequency of tales of "It had previously been rier, upon seeing that the Frye Greek barbers borders on the arranged between [Ardito and house's front doors were left bizarre. Infantino] that if [Frye] was in - open immediately informed At times, those news ac - duced to go down in the cellar neighborhood police. counts are little more than ur - they would take away what The Frye murder was a me - ban legends. It is clear the orig - money he had, after which they dia sensation with photographs, inal native-born American were to rob the house. Acting diagrams, and portraits filling reporters would often and indif - in pursuance of this agreement, the pages of the New York Illus - ferently merge accounts of the as soon as the old gentleman trated Times as well as countless classical past with the actions of reached the bottom of the cellar other newspapers around the Greek immigrants only then set - stairs, he having been preceded country. Within only a matter of tling among them. As a result, by the Greek, the latter turned days, police learned, from a per - one can find newspaper stories and grabbed him with the fe - son only identified in news ac - circulating the nation on barbers rocity of a tiger. He was armed counts as a friend of “Nick,” (i.e. as the victims of thieves or the with a scissors, with which he Infantino) that Infantino was in - thieves themselves, as earth - immediately commenced inflict - volved in the murder. Under in - quake survivors, having large Most of the Greeks who became barbers in the United States between 1880 and 1920 were law- ing the wounds which were terrogation, Infantino soon con - red ants in the barbershop, com - abiding tradesmen. But American newspapers often published lurid tales about them. found on his body. The doomed fessed all. On August 21, Ardito mitting the most foul and man, although taken by sur - and Infantino were imprisoned bloody of murders, as the un - for typical WASP American any sort is provided. What fol - Frye’s wealth was public prise, made a desperate resis - for murder. Bandierra was witting subjects of Hollywood readers of the late 1880s to lows is a much-abbreviated ver - knowledge, and the newspapers tance, and while being stabbed charged with inciting the mur - movies, and other tales that early 1900s, Greek barbers sion drawn from those pub - report that a conspiracy among to death by his brutal assailant, der, while Donato and Chev - Americans told other Americans formed a unique cultural subset lished texts. Ardito, Infantino and three he tried to shake hands with the vairo were charged as acces - was the unvarnished truth about of immigrants. Aside from being a very suc - other barbers Vincenz boy Nick, asking him in the most sories before the fact and for local Greek barbers. THE JOSEPH F. FRYE cessful businessman, Frye was Bandierra, Grozzip Donato, and piteous manner to spare his life. harboring the murderers. On Any document or record MURDER happily married with children. Sari Chevvairo developed. The “At this juncture, and even December 15, 1879, Ardito and must be carefully appraised be - A classic example of that As it so happened, his wife and four men besides Ardito were while the poor man was plead - Infantino were sentenced to life fore it is to be considered as a phenomenon is the Joseph F. two young sons were vacation - Italian immigrants. ing for his life, the Greek or - in prison. The other three – reliable historical account, but Frye murder, one of the most ing in New Hampshire in the Frye was a regular customer dered Nick to shoot, telling him Bandierra, Donato, and Chev - reading the daily newspaper is sensational of the Greek barber summer of 1879. Although he at the barbershop at 33 Cause - at the same time that, if he did vairo – received sentences as quite obviously another experi - tales. was a man with many friends way, where the 16 year-old In - not shoot, he (the Greek) would well as fines of varying lengths ence. To the average reader, the On August 14, 1879, wealthy and business associates, it is fantino worked. Over a six shoot him. Terrified by the for their roles in the murder newspaper represents a straight - leather dealer Joseph F. Frye clear that Frye was lonely. Ap - month period during Frye's vis - threats thus made, the boy fired plot. forward representation of public was murdered in his Boston parently, that’s why he began to its for a shave or trim, the busi - the fatal shot, the victim fell on On balance, the majority of facts and knowledge. Although home. The circumstances sur - associate with Antonio Ardito nessman soon developed a pref - his face, uttering a single cry. Greeks who became barbers in academics and scholars reckon rounding his murder are pro - and Nicolo Infantino that sum - erence for Infantino. In time, After rifling the pockets of the the United States between 1880 news accounts with a more vided in amazing detail in news mer. Ardito, 22, was a native Frye and Infantino also began murdered man, and taking from and 1920 were law-abiding jaundiced eye, the layperson accounts that circulated across Greek who had only arrived in to play billiards together regu - him his gold watch, chain, seal tradesmen. Historical surveys (more or less) accepts what is the nation. How those narra - the United States sometime in larly. At some point during those and keys, they left the body from that era are consistent on offered on the printed page, of - tives were acquired is never May 1879. A barber by trade matches, Infantino introduced where it had fallen, and imme - that point. Curiously, however, ten without question. That is es - stated. Was it from a written Ardito, met Infantino, who was Ardito to Frye and the Greek be - diately went upstairs to see on the pages of American news - pecially the case if a sensational confession, court transcripts, also a barber, somewhere in the came a part of those billiards what they could find worth papers across the nation, Greek murder case fills the news pages notes taken by reporters during North End of Boston not long nights. stealing." barbers were to remain a subject for weeks on end. Accordingly, testimony? No explanation of after his arrival. On August 14, 1879, with Upon leaving the house, of close and sustained attention.

GREEK-AMERICAN STORIES Hunger

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So, I can’t 8 GREECE CYPRUS THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 1-7, 2012 How Is Samaras Doing? So Far, the Euro Zone Likes the New Leader Golden Dawn

By Joanna Kakissis The man who might make Issues Hitler- Time that happen is Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, a respected Like Threat Just two months after his Oxford-trained economist known party eked out a victory in con - in Brussels for his discipline and tentious Greek elections, Prime consistency. Stournaras has long to Unleash Minister Antonis Samaras is criticized Greece as the last “So - wooing another tough crowd: viet-style economy” and has euro-zone leaders. pushed for privatization of state Stormtrooper Last week was a good start. assets for years. Stournaras “has On Wednesday, he got the back - got the credibility with European By Andy Dabilis ing of Eurogroup chief Jean- leaders, especially finance min - TNH Staff Writer Claude Juncker, when Juncker isters and officials in Brussels, visited Athens and declared that that many others in Greece are THERMOPYLAE, Greece – Bor - he was “totally opposed” to lacking,” says Platon Tinios, an rowing rhetoric from Adolf Greece leaving the euro, the Eu - economist at the University of Pi - Hitler, the leader of Greece’s ropean Union’s common cur - raeus. neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party rency. On Friday, Samaras also One euro-zone leader, Aus - that has 18 seats in Parliament, received the support of German trian Chancellor Werner Fay - Nikos Michaloliakos, said he Chancellor Angela Merkel, mann, has said he will support would unleash “stormtroopers” whose country is the biggest giving Greece extra time, as against the government and contributor to the bailout loans long as the government follows blasted the body in which he is to Greece. “I want Greece to stay through on promised reforms serving. in the euro zone and that’s what such as privatization and the re - Michaloliakos verbally at - I’m working for,” Merkel told re - structuring of the public sector. tacked Public Order Minister porters in Berlin, rebuking anti- Merkel, Juncker and Hol - Nikos Dendias, who earlier said Greece lawmakers in her own lande say won’t commit to extra after Golden Dawn supporters governing coalition. And on Sat - time for deficit targets until they clashed with police outside a urday, French President Francois see a report on Greece next military base being used as a de - Hollande said he saluted Greeks month by debt inspectors rep - tention center for immigrants for weathering painful austerity resenting the country’s lenders. that “stormtroopers will not be cuts over the last two-and-a-half If the report is dismal, it tolerated,” and that they would years. could deter euro-zone leaders be “crushed.” However, the Europeans’ from showing any leniency on Michaloliakos addressed sup - newfound love for Greece has austerity and also revive talk of porters from around the country little to do with Samaras him - a Greek euro-zone exit. in front of the monument to self, who infuriated euro-zone AP Photo/bunDesreGierunG/GuiDo berGmAnn Samaras says that European Spartan King Leonidas and his leaders for two years when he German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with Prime Minister of Greece Antonis Samaras, right, leaders who speculate con - 300 Spartans in Thermopylae. virulently opposed austerity on the terrace of the federal chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Building in stantly about Greece leaving the “Dendias came out with a measures during the Socialist the background is the German parliament Reichstag. euro zone are repelling investors smug smile to say that we (the PASOK government led by for - and preventing the economy government) shall crush the mer premier George Papan - zone leaders and Samaras him - care spending and public sector year of recession, unemploy - from recovering. In an interview stormtroopers. We are here, let dreou. The euro-zone brass sim - self labeled Tsipras anti-euro be - jobs and must also revive an am - ment is at more than 23%, and with German television, Merkel them come and crush us ... You ply views Samaras as the cause of Syriza’s threats to tear bitious plan to privatize state as - Greeks are trying to pay rising also warned members of her are the stormtroopers of Golden country’s “last chance leader,” up the memorandum of agree - sets for revenue to pay off bills on drastically reduced in - own governing coalition to tone Dawn,” he told hundreds of says Janis Emmanoulidis, a se - ment between international Greece’s massive debts. Both the comes. “My husband and I can down anti-Greece rhetoric be - party members clad in their nior analyst at the European lenders and Greece. Der Spiegel privatization plan and the public always eat what we grow in our cause they’re putting the euro black T-shirts with the Swastika- Policy Centre in Brussels. even listed Tsipras as one of the sector reform has angered garden, but what will happen if zone at risk. like meander symbol of ancient “Samaras has long been seen as 10 most dangerous politicians unions and Syriza supporters, the bills keep growing and our There’s concern that if the Greece, bordered by a laurel an obstructionist but the Euro - in Europe. who say they plan to fight back pensions keep getting cut?” says Europeans continue to play wreath, and wearing military peans believe there isn’t another “European leaders believe with more anti-austerity Eftichia Karoutsos, a 77-year-old hardball and demand more aus - camouflage pants. option,” Emmanoulidis says. Samaras will be far easier to ne - protests this fall. This opposition retired school custodian on the terity, it could incite another Screaming and shaking his European leaders were gotiate with than Tsipras, whom could weaken resolve in the two Aegean island of Ikaria. “What wave of unrest in Greece, where fist and fingers, mimicking openly relieved in June when they feared as an even bigger other parties in the governing will happen if we run out of a polarized society blames its Hitler, he said that “There are Syriza, led by telegenic young obstructionist,” Emmanoulidis coalition, PASOK and the Demo - money to pay?” political establishment for bank - traitors everywhere,” and said engineer Alexis Tsipras, nar - says. “But there’s fear that if cratic Left, and make it challeng - Samaras told the German rupting the country and then he’s not happy being in the Par - rowly lost to Samaras’ New Samaras doesn’t come through, ing to pass the measures tabloid Bild last week that ask - selling it out to international liament, where his party is ig - Democracy party. European Greece won’t make it.” through a hostile parliament. ing for extra time to meet the lenders. Tinios, the economist, nored. leaders have continued to dis - Samaras, a 61-year-old Har - To avoid even harsher aus - targets does not mean Greece says Samaras and his coalition “We feel uncomfortable in tance themselves from Tsipras. vard-trained economist from a terity measures, Samaras is hop - wants extra money. “We stand will likely soldier on even in the there. If they want, we’ll aban - Juncker refused to meet with patrician family, has his work ing euro-zone lenders give by our commitments,” he told face of protests. “Another elec - don it at any moment; we’ll take him on Wednesday, prompting cut out for him. After savaging Greece two extra years — until the newspaper. “But we have to tion this year would be suici - to the streets ... then we’ll see one Syriza parliamentary Papandreou, his former room - the end of 2016 — to meet stimulate the economy because dal,” Tinios says. “Both the what storm troopers are.” He deputy, Dimitris Papadimoulis, mate at Amherst College, for deficit targets set by interna - that will shrink the deficit. All Samaras government and the added that, “We are waiting for to call the snub “an insult to pushing through austerity mea - tional lenders. Austerity has so we want is a little breathing Europeans know that. And nei - the time to be strong enough to democracy.” Though Tsipras in - sures, Samaras must now do the weakened the Greek economy, space to get the economy grow - ther wants to go down as the claim Greeks’ just cause ... at sists he wants Greece to remain same thing. The government he says, that it needs time to re - ing and increase state rev - ones who pulled the plug on some point the struggle will be in the common currency, euro- plans cuts in pensions, health - cover. The economy is in its fifth enues.” Greece.” waged.” National Geographic Interview with M. Cosmopoulos

National Geographic What are your other pas - sions? Hometown : Athens, Greece Greece. I am a strong be - Current City : St. Louis, Mis - liever in the humanistic values souri of Greek culture and in its rele - What did you want to be vance to modern life, a message when you were growing up? that I try to pass on to my stu - I had been wanting to be an dents. I like and admire tech - archaeologist ever since I can nology, but sometimes we forget remember. I was born and grew that it is just a tool, not the end. up in a city so steeped in monu - I find that Greek literature, art, ments and myths that it was so and philosophy help us retain easy to fall in love with antiqui - The Linear B tablet our humanity. French Bank Agricole ties! from the site of What do you do in your How did you get started in Iklaina in Messenia. free time? your field of work? There is very little free time, Seeks to Sell Emporiki My first excavation was he was noticing that it had inscriptions, but I try to spend it in quality when I was an undergraduate someone he brought it to Cynthia. When time with my family. student at the University of who had a deep she called me, she sounded agi - If you could have people do By Noemie Bisserbe Emporiki, financed from direct Athens. It was at Voidhokoilia, faith in humanity and who gen - tated and almost out of breath one thing to help protect cul - The Wall Street Journal funding provided by the French near Pylos. After that, I was for - uinely cared for others, espe - in excitement, when she uttered tural heritage, what would it parent. Following the capital in - tunate to dig at some wonderful cially his students. the words: "Michael, we have a be? PARIS, France – Credit Agricole crease its direct funding to Em - sites, like Epidaurus, ancient What's been your favorite tablet!" I remember rushing as Educating the public. I think SA ACA.FR +0.63% Chief Exec - poriki stood at €2.3 billion. Corinth, Eleusis, and Mycenae. experience in the field? Most a madman to the lab, probably that there is so much that we, utive Jean-Paul Chifflet said Recent takeover offers for I got hooked on being in the challenging? going through every red light as archaeologists, can do to get Tuesday that he hoped to reach Emporiki by Greek banks Eu - field, and it became a way of The discovery of the Linear and stop sign in my way! the public involved with our an initial agreement to sell the robank Ergasias SA, EUROB.AT life, without which I cannot B tablet at Iklaina. I remember Challenging moments have work. This is especially true in French bank's Emporiki unit in -0.70% National Bank of Greece imagine myself. being on the dig that day and been a few, mostly moments of the regions where we conduct a few weeks, as losses at the SA, ETE.AT -2.80% and Alpha What inspires you to dedi - receiving a call from Cynthia frustration dealing with issues fieldwork. If we do not explain troubled Greek business and Bank AE ALPHA.AT -3.60% cate your life to archaeology? Shelmerdine, our Linear B ex - of administration of the dig and, to the locals why antiquities write-downs on Italian assets have raised hopes the French I have been always fasci - pert, who was supervising the mostly, budgetary constraints. matter and why they are rele - slashed second-quarter net bank may finally draw a line un - nated by the idea that each washing of the finds in the lab. But the frustration disappears vant to their lives, how can we profit by 67%. der its disastrous foray into piece of pottery, each wall, each A student had just cleared the when I find myself back on the expect them to protect our cul - "We are looking at the three Greece. artifact that we unearth has not dirt off one of the finds and, dig! tural heritage? binding offers we have re - But the exit could prove seen the light of day for thou - ceived," Mr. Chifflet told re - costly. According to people fa - sands of years. Our eyes are the porters. "No final decision has miliar with the matter, the Cen - first to see things that were last been taken yet as discussions tral Bank of Greece and the used, seen, touched by another with the Bank of Greece, the HFSF, the country's bank rescue human being so long ago. This Hellenic Financial Stability Fund fund, may ask Credit Agricole is a real thrill, and there are mo - and the European Commission to again recapitalize its Greek ments of discovery so full of ex - on the conditions in which the unit before it is sold. citement, so full of anticipation, transaction could take place, are Like crosstown rivals Societe that I can feel the adrenaline still on," he added. Generale GLE.FR +0.62% and pumping in my blood. But there The Paris-based lender, BNP Paribas, BNP.FR -0.14% is an intellectual thrill, too. I France's third-largest bank by Credit Agricole is in the throes truly believe that we need the market value, posted second- of a restructuring plan to meet past to understand the present: quarter net profit of €111 mil - Europe's stringent new capital We need to learn how society lion ($138.74 million) com - rules, drawn up to prevent a re - evolved over time to understand pared with €339 million a year peat of the 2008 financial crisis. how our own world has become earlier, above analyst forecasts The bank said in September it what it is. of a €6.2 million net loss. planned to cut debt by €50 bil - What's a normal day like Losses from Emporiki were lion through "structural" for you? €370 million while Credit Agri - changes by December 2012. I usually get up around 5 cole also booked a €427 million Despite the French bank's ef - a.m., brew a fresh cup of coffee, write-down on its stake in Intesa forts to restructure, analysts say and sit at my desk to write and Sanpaolo ISP.MI +0.73% SpA. now that an Emporiki recapital - do research. I find that at this Second-quarter revenue fell ization could force the group to time, when all is quiet and my 14% to €4.75 billion. raise fresh funds to hit the re - brain rested, I can focus and Credit Agricole, which once quired 9% core Tier 1 ratio un - concentrate better. The rest of had grand ambitions in South - der Basel III rules by 2013. the day is taken by classes and ern Europe, has been badly Credit Agricole said its core meetings in the winter or a dig bruised by the sovereign debt Tier 1 ratio, made up of only in the summer. When possible, crisis. The acquisition of Empo - top quality capital such as equity I try to get a short power siesta riki in 2006 has since saddled and retained profit, was 9.6% in the afternoon. the bank with billions of euros at the end of June, under Basel Do you have a hero and, if Cars, Homes Damaged by Athens Cash Machine in losses as bad loans rose and 2.5 rules. so, why is this person your fears over an eventual Greek Listed since 2001, Credit hero? ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Greek Tuesday. The bombers used a attack appeared to have been to exit from the 17-nation currency Agricole SA is 55%-owned by My role model was my men - police say suspected robbers makeshift device composed of a steal the money in the machine. bloc shattered consumer confi - 39 French cooperative regional tor, George Mylonas. He was the have blown up a bank cash ma - large cooking gas canister wired They said the blast was not be - dence. banks and in turn owns 25% of excavator of Mycenae and Eleu - chine in a suburban Athens to some form of electric deto - ing immediately linked with do - The bank said direct funding these lenders. Its assets include sis. I admire his ability to not square, damaging parked cars nator. mestic militant anarchist to Emporiki was stable at €4.6 investment banking activities, only produce specialized publi - and smashing windows in The blast destroyed the ATM groups, who frequently set off billion at the end of June. In an insurance unit, the LCL retail cations, but also to make ar - nearby shops and flats. in the northwestern Athens sub - homemade bombs outside July Credit Agricole injected bank in France and interna - chaeology accessible to the pub - Police said nobody was in - urb of Ilion. banks and other symbols of €2.3 billion worth of capital into tional retail banks. lic. Perhaps more importantly, jured in the pre-dawn attack Police said the motive of the wealth and authority. THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 1-7, 2012 GREECE CYPRUS 9 Samaras Convinces Skeptical Coalition Members to Agree to More Cuts

Continued from page 1 $152 billion in rescue loans, but Venizelos and Kouvelis now has only one more installment find themselves opposing some would eliminate already-cut coming, for $38.8 billion, in of the austerity measures they bonuses for Easter, Christmas, September. said they would support when and the summer – including for Venizelos had been hesitant they gave Samaras their votes pensioners – a move that could to give Samaras his unfettered in Parliament so he would have close more businesses as con - support, while Kouvelis insisted a majority to form a government sumption has fallen markedly that workers, pensioners and after the elections. because of previous pay cuts, the poor should not take the THE DRACHMA LOBBY tax hikes, and slashed pensions. brunt of more hits, but Samaras met with Venizelos There will also be a fourth Kathimerini said they relented and Kouvelis after returning round of pension cuts for those in the end. Venizelos had said, from Berlin and Paris to outline receiving more than $1,000 a “We will not vote for whatever, details of the cuts with Chan - month, with slashes ranging nor have we abdicated to others cellor Angela Merkel and Presi - from 2-20 percent, which the the responsibility to take deci - dent Francois Hollande. The government hopes will save sions for us.” Greek premier did not raise the $5.6 billion alone. Venizelos, who as finance question of a two-year delay he The proposed package also minister under Papandreou and said was needed because the includes $1.63 billion in more then a six-month coalition with austerity measures have wors - cuts in health care, $627.4 mil - Samaras’ New Democracy party ened a five-year recession that lion in defense, and also fore - levied big tax hikes on workers, has put nearly two million peo - sees $1.63 billion in cuts to pensioners and the poor, said he ple out of work, but said he is healthcare, some $627.5 mil - didn’t have the stomach for righting the economy and saved lion in defense and $941 million more before he reportedly Greece from a return to the in cutbacks to local authority backed the Prime Minister. drachma. subsidies. “There will be more cuts and He said SYRIZA leader Alexis Kathimerini reported that ob - sacrifices but they will be fair,” Tsipras – who has accused jections were raised during a he said, although there was no Samaras of caving in to the meeting between party officials mention of going after tax Troika on all fronts – would night to proposed cuts to social evaders who owe the country have led Greece out of the Eu - welfare benefits and benefits for some $70 billion. The cuts rozone of the 17 countries using the disabled. would be for the 2013-14 pe - the euro and back to its ancient There will finally be cuts up AP Photo/Petros GiAnnAkouris riod, at the end of which the currency and ruination. to 12 percent to the so-called Greek municipal employees protest at planned government funding cuts in Athens, on Wednes - Troika wants Greece to have re - Samaras reiterated claims he “special salaries” of certain cat - day, Aug. 29, 2012. More than 1,000 people took part in the protest. The banner reads: "I owe duced its deficit from 9.3 to 3 made ahead of the critical June egories of civil servants such as money, my grandmother owes money, it's too much for my unborn children to also be in debt." percent. 17 elections in which he said judges, diplomats, academics, Before he reportedly also that his chief rival, Coalition of priests and military officers, all 110,000 are to leave the service signed in November of 2011. ical agreement on the package,” gave his imprimatur to Samaras, the Radical Left (SYRIZA) of who had largely escaped sac - by 2015 either through retire - Previous austerity measures Finance Minister Yiannis Kouvelis said he would reject leader Alexis Tsipras – who rifice while workers were get - ment or the termination of their have largely backfired, putting Stournaras said after the lead - any wholesale cuts to wages and wanted Greece to ditch bailout ting their pay cut 30 percent. contracts, Kathimerini reported. nearly two million people out of ers’ meeting. “The package will pensions and that poor citizens deals with international lenders But police officers and others TROUBLE ON LOOMS work, shrinking the economy by be sealed next week and pre - on already low salaries must be because of punishing austerity deemed to have high-security The cuts are expected to trig - 7 percent and led to the closing sented to the Troika.” protected. “We are trying to measures that came with them jobs will not have salary cuts. ger swift and mass opposition, of 68,000 businesses, with hun - The lenders said they would avert across-the-board cuts, – would have pushed Greece out The government also plans particularly from the Coalition dreds more closing each week. not release a pending second which I categorically oppose.” of the Eurozone of the 17 coun - to cut the public workforce by of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) The government must pre - bailout, this one for $173 bil - He added after the meeting tries using the euro as a cur - 35-40,000 workers by 2014, ei - and labor unions who are gear - sent its final plans to inspectors lion, until the package is done that, “Low-income earners must rency. “The lobby of the drach ther through early retirement or ing up for more of the same of the Troika of the European and more reforms are instituted, not bleed any further.” Venizelos lost a decisive round,” he said, firing those who fail to pass kind of protests and strikes that Union-International Monetary including faster privatization of said the party leaders would con - adding that: “We, however, have evaluations, although the gov - brought down the former gov - Fund-European Central Bank state entities and the sale or tinue talks to ensure the cuts a very difficult task ahead of us: ernment has backed off plans to ernment led by Prime Minister (EU-IMF-ECB) before they re - lease of state properties. Greece were “balanced and just” and did the last but most difficult deci - lay them off directly. Another George Papandreou, who re - turn on Sept. 5. “There is polit - is surviving on a first round of not “destroy the middle class.” sions.” Samaras Promises Austerity-Weary Greeks These Will Be the Last of the Cuts

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — familiar to Greeks, as previous while struggling to pay pensions Schaeuble on Tuesday, the fi - sands of civil servants — who property in central Athens. Greece's prime minister governments have offered — and public sector salaries. Many nance ministry said. are guaranteed jobs for life — Workers at Greece's Hellenic promised his austerity-weary and broken — similar pledges analysts believe Greece would The two-month-old govern - on reduced pay ahead of retire - Postbank went on strike Thurs - countrymen on Thursday that during more than two and a half then have to leave the 17-mem - ment has issued no official de - ment. day, a day after Stournaras told new spending cuts planned for years of harsh austerity mea - ber eurozone. tails on the €11.5-billion pack - The party chiefs will meet Parliament that the bank is no 2013-14 would be the last major sures designed to curtail huge After weeks of deliberations age, which is expected to rely again before next week's visit by longer viable. austerity package, but insisted budget deficits. with its two center-left junior heavily on further pension and the debt inspectors from the Eu - The country's main GSEE it was vital to remain in the "Many of these cutbacks are coalition partners, PASOK and public sector pay cuts. ropean Union, International union accused the government euro. difficult, painful," Samaras said. the Democratic Left, Samaras' A meeting of the three coali - Monetary Fund and European of trying to undermine the Antonis Samaras, who is "But they are also inevitable. For conservative-led government tion party leaders on Wednes - Central Bank, collectively bank's value with a view to sell - struggling to get his uneasy without them the country would says it is close to finalizing how day produced conflicting state - known as the troika. ing it cheap to private investors. coalition partners' full support return to zero credibility and ef - exactly it will make the cuts. ments on the measures. Once the troika signs off, the Company shares tumbled for the €11.5 billion ($14.4 bil - fectively leave the euro. Which The program will be dis - Stournaras said that the "basic new cutbacks must be approved nearly 30 percent Thursday, be - lion) in cutbacks, argued that would ... destroy the country." cussed with debt inspectors who scenario" has been settled, and by Parliament, where the three fore the stock exchange indefi - economic reforms and privati - Athens has pledged to imple - are due in Athens next week and "minor, technical" details remain coalition parties enjoy a strong nitely suspended trading, after zations would restore growth af - ment the spending cuts in 2013 will meet with Finance Minister to be thrashed out. majority, controlling 178 of the bank officials said they could ter four years of deep recession. and 2014 under its commit - Yannis Stournaras on September But Democratic Left leader 300 seats. not make a deadline to release "This is the last such package ments to international creditors 9. Fotis Kouvelis insisted that he The vote is expected to trig - company results for 2011. of spending cuts," Samaras told who are keeping Greece afloat Before that, Stournaras, who strongly opposes across-the- ger protests, as labor unions and Greece was due to sell its 34 a meeting of his conservative with rescue loans. is trying to fine-tune the list of board income cuts. His party anti-austerity parties virulently percent stake in Hellenic Post - party's officials. Otherwise, the next €31 bil - cutbacks with officials from the also disagrees with reductions oppose further austerity. Previ - bank last year, under a badly de - "The Greek economy can lion bailout payment will be sus - two junior partners, will hold in local authority funding and ous demonstrations descended layed privatization program in - take no more." pended, forcing the country to talks in Berlin with German Fi - in farmers' pensions, as well as into riots that saw extensive tended to raise €19 billion Samaras' promise will sound default on its mountain of debt nance Minister Wolfgang with proposals to suspend thou - vandalism and destruction of ($23.8 billion) by 2015. Demetris Christofias, in Speech to Overseas Cypriots, Laments Political State

President Demetris never called him“. He was refer - lic of Cyprus’ sovereignty on hy - Cyprus problem would lead to a Christofias on Wednesday ring to talks with the island’s drocarbon matters,” he said. He situation where Greece and lamented the sorry state of the lenders, the troika. pledged not to give in to any Turkey would have preferential domestic political front and what “What should I say now? That pressure, if exercised, as long as treatment. But Turkey’s policy is he called the “lack of under - he is lying? We come to the point he is president. short-sighted and could standing” in the country, saying where we have dragged the level He also rejected suggestions boomerang in the end,” he said. it is one of the reasons he had of our political life very low,” that allowances given to Turkish Christofias defended his pol - decided not to run for president Christofias said. He added: “It is Cypriots worsened the deficits. icy on the Cyprus problem, say - again. one of the reasons why I have “These are fairytales and unfor - ing he was just trying to flesh In an emotional few moments taken the decision to stand tunately these are also used” out what Makarios defined – “a as he spoke with delegations of down.” (against him). great leader they did not dare overseas Cypriots, Christofias The president said coopera - Christofias once more blamed dispute.” said: “I do not know if I am leav - tion with overseas Cypriots was the economy’s predicament on “A lot of presidents have gone ing with a heavy heart or excellent and wished that the the banks and accused the for - by, it looks like they are bothered whether a great weight will be same spirit was shown on the mer Central Bank governor of by the current one because he lifted from me, considering there domestic front. not properly regulating them. did not try to mock the interna - is no mutual understanding in Referring back to the troika, He said the discovery of off - tional community nor avoid the this place,” Christofias told the Christofias said no political pres - shore natural gas reserves was a solution of the Cyprus problem,” delegations of overseas Cypriots. sure had been exercised on blessing but it did not mean not Christofias said. “It is everyone’s “I am sorry for the situation on Cyprus to apply for financial as - taking measures to consolidate right to criticise but it is no one’s the domestic front.” sistance. the economy. He said if Turkey right to twist reality and political Without naming him, the “And I think they will not wanted to be creative they would positions. This bothers me a lot. president accused main opposi - dare exercise political pressure seize the opportunity stemming And this happens in our daily tion DISY leader Nicos Anastasi - because we are absolutely clear from the discovery and the fu - life.” ades of lying when he said “the concerning our positions on the ture potential. president of the Republic had Cyprus problem and the Repub - The President of the Cyprus Republic, Demetris Christofias. “The peaceful solution of the Cyprus Mail SNF Lends 1896 Olympic Cup to Athens Museum

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order to ‘become Spyros Louis,’ as the [Greek] expression goes, which means to disappear fast, to abandon a situation as fast as possible, but in order to work hard, with virtue, strength, and dignity, not for the purpose of winning another cup, but for getting back on our feet, once again, with the pride that befits us. We need to work to save our country, with respect towards our history, so that we become once again worthy descendants of those who created such un - paralleled works in the history of humanity, exhibited in this Museum of extraordinary trea - sures. We have to reach the Left: Niarchos Foundation co-President Andreas was proud to preside over the “Our actions were motivated by a sense of duty towards Greek history.” Right: point at which we can say ‘we fulfillment of the foundation’s promise to put the Louis cup on public display. The cup awarded to Spyros Louis for his victory in the marathon race. have won’ as well. 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 1-7, 2012

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That Greek-Americans support the Democratic Party exclusively Greece in Euro is Both Uplifting and Financially Prudent is a myth. Most may still be Democrats, but the majority is slim. And that is the case not only for American-born ones, but for im - migrants as well. By Antonis H. Diamataris erupted there is no sense of sol - would be no more military Though he says one of the Many Greek-Americans spent several hours in front of their idarity among the member na - coups, no more Balkan conflicts, reasons is to prevent social un - television sets this week watching the Republican National Con - Yale political science profes - tions, as exemplified by Ger - no more fighting with Turkey rest, Sambanis argues that we vention, hoping that they will see momentum build to defeat Barack sor Nicholas Sambanis pub - many’s and the Netherlands’ over its borders. They would be do it for “social psychology rea - Obama in November. lished an important and original reluctance to support Greece in European borders, the argument sons, that many Greeks might Whatever that outcome, it is important that our community article in Monday’s New York its time of need. went. be desperately clinging to the participate in the political process in general, and in the daily Times, one that is quite different I agree, and add that belong - Professor Sambanis however, last shreds of their European workings and quadrennial conventions of the two major political in its approach from any that I ing to and identifying with Eu - saves his most interesting theory identity because that gives them parties in particular. It is one of the best ways to obtain access to have read thus far about the Eu - rope, and becoming an insepa - for last. He points out that many more self esteem than the alter - the White House. ropean crisis. What sets it apart rable part of (elite) Greeks, especially those native – the Near Eastern or The rise of Reince Priebus to Chairman of the Republican Na - from the others is the psycho - it, was the among Balkan identity they have been tional Committee (RNC), therefore, is an event of major significance logical explanation he gives trying to shed for decades… and pride. Although his name is not Greek, he is indeed a Greek- about why some Diaspora Greece’s wounded reputation American. His mother is a Hellene, born in Greece. Priebus spent Greeks wish to see Greece con - makes some Greeks cling to many summers in Greece, so he speaks the language and knows tinue to be a member of the Eu - their European identity. But its people and circumstances well. rozone. even that might not last.” The Democratic and Republican machines are powerful, and Sambanis attributes the cri - If Sambanis implies that we their chairpersons are influential and can intervene in many im - sis’ causes to economic reasons, Diaspora Greeks place our own portant matters. like the reckless spending of psychological needs above the It is not clear how many Greek-Americans are serving as dele - public resources, and corrup - good of the people of Greece, gates at Republican Convention, but there is some Hellenic presence tion. But he also takes it a step then hopefully I have conveyed there. It seems, however, that the days when the American people further: he attributes it also to that he is wrong: staying in the could depend on seeing opening or closing convention prayers of - "an escalating identity conflict – Euro serves the best interests of fered by the head of the Greek Orthodox Church have come and an ethnic conflict" of the mem - the Greek people, too. gone. The late Archbishop Iakovos was a regular at both major ber states that make up the Eu - I would not support retaining party conventions. In fact, when he offered a prayer at the 1988 ropean Union (EU). the Euro simply to bolster our Republican Convention that nominated George H.W. Bush, he The EU, he explains, failed main reason why Con - the Diaspora, insist that Greece ethnic psyche, but to prevent evoked strong criticism from Greeks because his opponent was to establish a common Euro - stantine Karamanlis must follow the Troika’s plan, Greece from returning to her compatriot Michael Dukakis. pean identity above and beyond made it his life’s work and his “prescribed by European doc - miserable past – poverty, wars, This time around, there was some talk about the possibility that the members’ national identi - highest achievement to blend tors, no matter how painful it coups – sure sounds like a darn Archbishop Demetrios would offer a prayer following the closing ties, as had been expected. Con - Greece with the European coun - is.” When Sambanis asks why, good reason for staying the speech of Paul Ryan, but that has come to nothing. Instead it was sequently, now that the crisis tries. The reasoning was there that’s when it gets interesting. course. Bishop Methodios who did it. Stay tuned. PRESS CLIPPING Tips from the Tomb Book Condemns Angela “Godmother” Merkel’s Politics When historians refer to memorable funerals, or great speeches, they cite the great Funeral Oration of Pericles, the great statesman's inimitable encomium for his city of Athens, which he believed was By Harriet Torry and gated in Greece and other worthy of its citizens’ sacrifices even unto death. William Boston Southern European countries Very recently, thanks to the thoughtfulness of Theodore Spy - The Wall Street Journal for insisting too harshly on ropoulos, a leading member of the Community, we came across a painful public spending cuts, funeral oration with the following peculiarity: it was written by BERLIN, Germany – A new Ms. Merkel's hard line has won the deceased himself, who had instructed that it be read at his book portraying Angela Merkel her many admirers at home. viewing at the funeral home. as a power-obsessed egomaniac The chancellor's party, The author, Panagiotis Giannopoulos, or Peter Yanos, would not whose authoritarian tactics buoyed by the Merkel factor, en - dare to compare himself with Pericles – he knew very well the sig - threaten the foundations of joys the support of 37% of vot - nificance of Pericles, as will become clear below – but it is evident democracy is creating a stir in ers, according to polling agency from the text, however, that the writer was a great man himself. Germany and focusing attention Forschungsgruppe Wahlen. The According to Spyropoulos, Yanos was “a conscientious citizen on opposition to the chancellor main opposition party, the So - and a lover of Greek culture and education.” inside her party. cial Democrats, trails at 29%. Here are some excerpts from Yanos’ message: “Death seems to "The Godmother" probably Against that popularity, Ms. be part of life, too! My only regret is that by the time I began to would have drawn little atten - Höhler 's main criticism of Ms. understand what life is all about, it passed me by; and today it is tion were the book's author, Merkel is that the chancellor is over...I thank all of you, and all those with whom I interacted in Gertrud Höhler, not an influen - a relativist who feels no loyalty the past and those who may have passed onto eternity, for making tial conservative voice in the to the values of other people, my life worth living. I can say that I came, I saw, I acted my part chancellor's own Christian De - especially the traditional values with you, and now it is time to collect my tools, that is my Logos mocratic Union. of her own conservative party. and my Senses, and be biodegraded to the basic elements from A former adviser to Helmut AGence FrAnce-Presse/Getty imAGes Ms. Höhler says Ms. Merkel which the Creative process started me. “As for my personal spirit, Kohl and other senior German Gertrud Höhler, presenting her new book Thursday, was a sees ideas and political positions that is not in my hands.... politicians and business leaders, longtime adviser to Helmut Kohl and other conservatives in as similar to consumer goods, "But the spiritual message I want to convey to you all, and es - Ms. Höhler is a frequent pres - Ms. Merkel's party. to be put on and taken off the pecially to my children and my grandchildren, is strive to live a ence in the German media. She shelf according to popular de - balanced life. Find honorable employment to prove you with the is a fixture of the old guard of tive ideals in the name of polit - everything in Ms. Merkel's CDU mand. necessities of life, and find the time and energy to do noble things Ms. Merkel's CDU. ical expediency and for purging is offered up as without any al - While CDU conservatives for others and for the common good. These are the basis for a In the book, which hit stores the party's senior ranks of any - ternative," said Josef Schlar - such as Ms. Höhler may dislike measure of happiness in this life… on Friday, the author assails Ms. one who could challenge her au - mann. Ms. Merkel's lack of ideological “Do I have any advice? Who needs advice from a dead man, Merkel's pragmatic governing thority. Ms. Merkel's supporters allegiance, it's the chancellor's anyway? However, I’m itching to give a couple [of bits]: one, as style as a betrayal of core con - While frustration with Ms. quickly attacked, portraying Mr. centrist policies that have won mentioned above, is: Read, internalize, and live the intellectual servative values and accuses the Merkel's governing style has Schlarmann as a renegade. His her broad appeal. and spiritual treasures of Hellas and of the Founders of America. chancellor of trying to consoli - been palpable for some time comments quickly faded. "People think that's good," My second is: live, not simply within your financial means, but be - date her power by crushing in - within her conservative base, Also this month, a group of said Manfred Güllner, head of low your means! It provides for a more peaceful and secure life. ternal opposition. In one pas - the chancellor is more popular disgruntled conservative law - the Forsa Institute, a research Spend less than you are earning! sage, Ms. Höhler appears to than ever with Germans overall. makers threatened to draft a group. Ms. Merkel's ratings now “And now we must part, you to live and I to cross the river of draw a parallel between Ms. That broad popularity—Ms. conservative manifesto and are higher than during the last no return. Recalling Socrates in his last moments, only God knows Merkel's solitary style of ruling Merkel enjoys the highest ap - form a conservative splinter election in 2009, which Mr. which is best.” and past authoritarian German proval ratings of any elected group within the party, called Güllner said is unusual for a rulers such as Hitler and Com - German leader—has made it the "Berliner Circle." coalition nearing the end of a munist leader Erich Honecker. nearly impossible for her inter - But the group got cold feet term. Improved Greek Image "System M," as Ms. Höhler nal critics to gain traction. and quietly withdrew the plan But voters are fickle. And the describes the chancellor's gov - Earlier this month, for exam - this week. danger for Ms. Merkel, say ana - erning style, "is establishing a ple, the head of the small-busi - Despite Ms. Merkel's success lysts, is that should voters no After Antonis Samaras’ trip to Germany and France, for the quiet variation of authoritarian ness wing of Ms. Merkel's con - batting down such opposition, longer feel that she is leading first time in the past couple of years the image of Greece improved. power." servative party launched a the criticism suggests she may them safely through the euro What has contributed to this improved image? Ms. Höhler's extreme views scathing critique of the chancel - not have much support from her crisis, her support could slip. Greece appears to have chosen a real prime minister. It seems of Ms. Merkel aren't shared by lor for not tolerating internal party's rank-and-file if popular That would create an opportu - the country is being led by someone who is at least willing to try many conservatives. Yet she is opposition. opinion were to turn against nity for the nascent opposition and has the ability – which will be tested in the coming months – not alone in accusing the chan - "There is no longer any fun - her. within the CDU now waiting to to do what it takes to put the country back on its feet. Someone cellor of abandoning conserva - damental debate, because But while she is often casti - pounce. who is disposed to fight for his country. Generally, the reception Samaras received bore all the signs of a prime minister who is being taken seriously. 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Greece’s Left Sells Out – I want to talk to you tonight You are the best of America. in college. There were many rea - cess. He built it. not about politics and not about You are the hope of America. sons to delay marriage, and you He stayed in Massachusetts af - party. And while there are many There would not be an America know? We just didn't care. We got ter graduate school and got a job. But Payback is Coming important issues we'll hear dis - without you. Tonight, we salute married and moved into a base - I saw the long hours that started cussed in this convention and you and sing your praises. ment apartment. We walked to with that first job. I was there throughout this campaign, I'm not sure if men really un - class together, shared the house - when he and a small group of It didn’t take When criticism tonight I want to talk to you from derstand this, but I don't think keeping, and ate a lot of pasta friends talked about starting a long for the PASOK from the cuckoos of my heart about our hearts. there's a woman in America who and tuna fish. Our desk was a new company. I was there when Anti-Socialist Greece’s Nazis, the I want to talk not about what really expects her life to be easy. door propped up on sawhorses. they struggled and wondered if party’s new leader, Golden Dawn party divides us, but what holds us to - In our own ways, we all know Our dining room table was a fold- the whole idea just wasn't going Evangelos “Em - that has 18 seats in gether as an American family. I better! down ironing board in the to work. Mitt's reaction was to pereror” Venizelos, Parliament rings want to talk to you tonight about And that's fine. We don't want kitchen. Those were very special work harder and press on. and Uncle Fotis true, you know that one great thing that unites easy. But these last few years have days. Today that company has be - Kouvelis, the som - you’ve hit the polit - us, that one thing that brings us been harder than they needed to Then our first son came along. come another great American nolent head of the ical bottom. It was our greatest joy when times are be. It's all the little things — that All at once I'm 22 years old, with success story. tiny Democratic the Nazis who de - good, and the deepest solace in price at the pump you just can't a baby and a husband who's go - Has it made those who started Left, to go back on rided Venizelos and our dark hours. believe, the grocery bills that just ing to business school and law the company successful beyond their word not to Kouvelis as pretend - Tonight I want to talk to you get bigger; all those things that school at the same time, and I their dreams? agree to more pun - by ANDY ing to be virgins and about love. used to be free, like school sports, can tell you, probably like every Yes, it has. ishing measures on DABILIS they were right, I want to talk to you about the are now one more bill to pay. It's other girl who finds herself in a It allowed us to give our sons workers, pension - damn it. deep and abiding love I have for all the little things that pile up to new life far from family and the chance at good educations ers, and the poor. Special to The former Left - a man I met at a dance many become big things. And the big friends, with a new baby and a and made all those long hours of Venizelos at The National Herald ists had better get years ago. And the profound love things — the good jobs, the new husband, that it dawned on book reports and homework least had some ready for some real I have, and I know we share, for chance at college, that home you me that I had absolutely no idea worth every minute. It's given us practice kicking people when lessons from the left when this country. want to buy, just get harder. what I was getting into. the deep satisfaction of being able they’re down. When he was fi - Coalition of the Radical Left I want to talk to you about Everything has become harder. That was 42 years ago. Now to help others in ways that we nance minister in the former PA - (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras, that love so deep only a mother We're too smart to know there we have five sons and 18 grand - could never have imagined. Mitt SOK administration of Prime whose party finished a close sec - can fathom it — the love we have aren't easy answers. But we're not children and I'm still in love with doesn't like to talk about how he Minister George Papandreou, ond to New Democracy in the for our children and our children's has helped others because he sees Venizelos doubled income and critical June 17 elections, finally children. it as a privilege, not a political property taxes and taxed the wakes up from his summer-long And I want us to think tonight talking point. And we're no dif - poor while letting tax evaders nap. He’s going to mobilize his about the love we all share for ferent than the millions of Amer - who owe the country $70 billion considerable forces for more of those Americans, our brothers icans who quietly help their escape. the same kind of protests and and sisters, who are going neighbors, their churches and Then he pretended not to strikes – that frequently turned through difficult times, whose their communities. They don't do have the stomach for it any - into riots – and brought down days are never easy, nights are al - it so that others will think more more. He did, and proved it Papandreou’s government. ways long, and whose work never of them. when he supported Prime Min - The Three Stooges Samaras- seems done. They do it because there is no ister Antonis Samaras’ plan to Venizelos-Kouvelis government They are here among us greater joy. bury Greece’s most vulnerable faces more wrath from labor tonight in this hall; they are here "Give and it shall be given under more pay cuts, tax hikes, unions who are now getting in neighborhoods across Tampa unto you." and slashed pensions. Forget ready to bring the thunder, and and all across America. The par - But because this is America, Draconian: from now on, any - now the government has cre - ents who lie awake at night side that small company which grew thing that hurts people who ated new enemies in workers, by side, wondering how they'll be has helped so many others lead can’t fight back will be known pensioners and the poor. None able to pay the mortgage or make better lives. The jobs that grew as Samarian Measures. of this would have been neces - the rent; the single dad who's from the risks they took have be - sary if Papandreou had the guts working extra hours tonight, so AP Photo/J. scott APPlewhite come college educations, first two years ago to fire 150,000 that his kids can buy some new Ann Romney, wife of U.S. Republican presidential candidate homes. That success has helped Greece needs austerity, deadwood public workers, but clothes to go back to school, can Mitt Romney, addresses the Republican National Convention. fund scholarships, pensions, and not insanity. It needs that’s beside the point now. take a school trip or play a sport, retirement funds. This is the ge - leaders of character, Samaras, an economist who so his kids can feel. like the other dumb enough to accept that there that boy I met at a high school nius of America: dreams fulfilled can’t balance a checkbook, was kids. aren't better answers. dance. help others launch new dreams. not invertebrates who touting how he would create And the working moms who And that is where this boy I I read somewhere that Mitt At every turn in his life, this are populists one moment jobs and restore pensions, but love their jobs but would like to met at a high school dance comes and I have a "storybook mar - man I met at a high school dance, the government’s move to elim - work just a little less to spend in. His name is Mitt Romney and riage." Well, in the storybooks I has helped lift up others. He did and sell themselves out inate the already-drastically re - more time with the kids, but that's you really should get to know read, there were never long, long, it with the Olympics, when many the next. duced two months bonuses just out of the question with this him. rainy winter afternoons in a wanted to give up. Greek workers get, split up be - economy. Or that couple who I could tell you why I fell in house with five boys screaming He did it in Massachusetts, Samaras, the New Democ - tween Easter, Christmas and the would like to have another child, love with him — he was tall, at once. And those storybooks where he guided a state from eco - racy Capitalist leader, didn’t summer, means certain death but wonder how will they afford laughed a lot, was nervous — never seemed to have chapters nomic crisis to unemployment of have to twist Venizelos’ arm too for thousands of businesses, it. girls like that, it shows the guy's called MS or breast cancer. just 4.7%. much – nor Kouvelis’ – to get some 68,000 of which have al - I've been all across this country a little intimidated — and he was A storybook marriage? No, not Under Mitt, Massachusetts's them to renege on their vows ready closed because the aus - for the past year and a half and nice to my parents but he was re - at all. What Mitt Romney and I schools were the best in the na - and principles and support terity measures backfired and heard these stories of how hard ally glad when my parents have is a real marriage. I know tion. The best. He started the $14.16 billion in new cuts. made Greeks keep their money it is to get ahead now. I've heard weren't around. this good and decent man for John and Abigail Adams scholar - Those are needed, to be sure, in their pockets. your voices: "I'm running in That's a good thing. And he what he is — warm and loving ships, which give the top 25 per - because New Democracy and Consumption has fallen 17.1 place," ''we just can't get ahead." made me laugh. and patient. He has tried to live cent of high school graduates a PASOK packed public payrolls percent in Greece in the last four Sometimes I think that late at I am the granddaughter of a his life with a set of values cen - four-year tuition-free scholarship. with hundreds of thousands of years – mirroring a 17.4 percent night, if we were all silent for just Welsh coal miner who was deter - tered on family, faith, and love of This is the man America unneeded non-workers for shrinking of the Gross Domestic a few moments and listened care - mined that his kids get out of the one's fellow man. From the time needs. nearly 40 years in return for Product (GDP) the barometers fully, we could hear a great col - mines. My dad got his first job we were first married, I've seen This is the man who will wake votes. In civilized countries, Samaras should have been lective sigh from the moms and when he was six years old, in a him spend countless hours help - up every day with the determi - that’s vote-rigging and unlawful, watching, not the rectal ther - dads across America who made little village in Wales called Nan - ing.. nation to solve the problems that but it’s a common practice in mometer the Troika put in him. it through another day, and know tyffyllon, cleaning bottles at the You may not agree with Mitt's others say can't be solved, to fix Greece, which isn’t a democracy Instead of going after tax that they'll make it through an - Colliers Arms. positions on issues or his politics. what others say is beyond repair. anyway, but a plutocratic oli - evaders, whose debt to Greece other one tomorrow. But in that When he was 15, dad came to Massachusetts is only 13% Re - This is the man who will work garchy. increases by about $12 billion a end of the day moment, they just America. In our country, he saw publican, so it's not like that's a harder than anyone so that we But – once again – faced with year, the Three Stooges went af - aren't sure how. hope and an opportunity to es - shock. But let me say this to every can work a little less hard. the prospect of having rescue ter people who already couldn’t And if you listen carefully, cape from poverty. He moved to American who is thinking about I can't tell you what will hap - loans from the Troika of the Eu - pay. The government is also go - you'll hear the women sighing a a small town in the great state of who should be our next presi - pen over the next four years. But ropean Union-International ing to impose penalties on peo - little bit more than the men. It's Michigan. There, he started a dent: No one will work harder. I can only stand here tonight, as Monetary Fund-European Cen - ple who can’t pay because their how it is, isn't it? It's the moms business — one he built himself, No one will care more. No one a wife, a mother, a grandmother, tral Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) cut off pay was cut, taxes hiked and who always have to work a little by the way. will move heaven and earth like an American, and make you this unless the government imposed pensions slashed. harder, to make everything right. He raised a family. And he be - Mitt Romney to make this country solemn commitment: more austerity, Samaras and his Did they teach that at Har - It's the moms of this nation — came mayor of our town. a better place to live! This man will not fail. new political bedfellows folded vard when Samaras was there? single, married, widowed — who My dad would often remind It's true that Mitt has been suc - This man will not let us down. faster than the Greek national Good idea: since you can’t pay really hold this country together. my brothers and me how fortu - cessful at each new challenge he This man will lift up America! soccer team at the World Cup. taxes because we cut your pay We're the mothers, we're the nate we were to grow up in a has taken on. It amazes me to see It has been 47 years since that The Troika ordered Samaras and raised your taxes, we’re go - wives, we're the grandmothers, place like America. He wanted us his history of success actually be - tall, kind of charming young man to make cuts or face the cut-off ing to put a surcharge on the we're the big sisters, we're the lit - to have every opportunity that ing attacked. Are those really the brought me home from our first of a second bailout, this one for taxes you can’t pay because we tle sisters, we're the daughters. came with life in this country — values that made our country dance. Not every day since has $173 billion, because a first for cut your pay. Groucho and Chico You know it's true, don't you? and so he pushed us to be our great? As a mom of five boys, do been easy. $152 billion didn’t work. Nei - Marx have a routine in there You're the ones who always have best and give our all. we want to raise our children to But he still makes me laugh. ther will the second, of course, somewhere. to do a little more. Inside the houses that lined be afraid of success? And never once did I have a single because most of the govern - Samaras and his new best You know what it's like to the streets of our town, there Do we send our children out reason to doubt that I was the ment’s revenues and the bailout political friends are going to get work a little harder during the were a lot of good fathers teach - in the world with the advice, "Try luckiest woman in the world. monies will go right back to in - Papandreou-ed before they can day to earn the respect you de - ing their sons and daughters to do... okay?" I said tonight I wanted to talk vestors and the banks. blink. Greece needs austerity, serve at work and then come those same values. I didn't know And let's be honest. If the last to you about love. Look into your You could expect Samaras to but not insanity, and it needs home to help with that book re - it at the time, but one of those four years had been more suc - hearts. jump up and down on the heads leaders of character, not inver - port which just has to be done. dads was my future father-in-law, cessful, do we really think there This is our country. This is our of workers, pensioners and the tebrates who are populists one You know what those late night George Romney. would be this attack on Mitt Rom - future. These are our children and poor because he’s never lifted a moment and sell themselves out phone calls with an elderly parent Mitt's dad never graduated ney's success? Of course not. grandchildren. shovel nor broken a sweat doing the next, desperately hoping are like and the long weekend from college. Instead, he became Mitt will be the first to tell you You can trust Mitt. a single day’s work in his privi - both moves will keep them in drives just to see how they're do - a carpenter. He worked hard, and that he is the most fortunate man He loves America. He will take leged life. But Venizelos and power. But The Three Stooges ing. You know the fastest route he became the head of a car com - in the world. He had two loving us to a better place, just as he Kouvelis at least pretended to will soon discover some wisdom to the local emergency room and pany, and then the governor of parents who gave him strong val - took me home safely from that be Leftists and have now be - from Ancient Greece that is which doctors actually answer the Michigan. ues and taught him the value of dance. Give him that chance. Give trayed their principles and con - more valuable, the words of phone when you call at night. When Mitt and I met and fell work. He had the chance to get America that chance. stituency almost as much as Pa - philosopher Heraclitus who You know what it's like to sit in love, we were determined not the education his father never God bless each of you and God pandreou did before he resigned said, “A man’s character is his in that graduation ceremony and to let anything stand in the way had. Bless the United States of Amer - last year and decided he’d teach fate.” They don’t have either. wonder how it was that so many of our life together. I was an Epis - But as his partner on this ica. Failed Government 101 at Har - long days turned into years that copalian. He was a Mormon. amazing journey, I can tell you vard this year. [email protected] went by so quickly. We were very young. Both still Mitt Romney was not handed suc - politico.org Greek Economy at Work (or not): Protracted Insanity of a Technocracy Gone Awry

As the saga of the flounder - these suicidal measures deserve service exam. payroll – at least years to complete and required Greece not producing anything, ing Greek economy drags on, to be locked up for reasons of Now that the on paper. Reduc - 17 different licenses. the European Union seems to the numbers are merciless. The public safety. complete destruc - ing the number of Among the menial tasks this be doing everything and any - decision of the technocrats What is even more infuriat - tion of the Greek pri - workers without poor investor was required to thing in its power to make sure botching up the operation on ing is that so far the biggest vic - vate sector and the simplifying the complete was a visit to the den - that Greece never does. “the Greek patient” has resulted tims of this crisis are the ones impoverishment of procedures will tist(!) and a sworn statement You have to wonder about in a sixth year of recession who had the least to do with it. millions looks like it simply bring the that he knows how to swim. In the real intentions of someone (close to 10 percent), nearly Senior citizens have seen their still won’t cut the country to a the end, the Greek government who pays you not to produce 1,500,000 Greeks jobless, and pensions decimated, while vul - mustard, pressure is standstill. There issued him a license for a fish and punishes you if you do. unemployment at 24 percent ture funds that did not agree to finally being placed simply won’t be farm(!) because there was no How else can you explain EU (projected to reach 30 percent), a haircut have been repaid in on the Greek gov - enough workers existing law applicable on how programs that pay farmers to including 50 percent among full. Children whose future was ernment to cut some to place the seem - to open a water park. The poor uproot their fruit-bearing trees young people. Still, after the lat - put on the blocks by corrupt of the fat from the by Christopher ingly endless fellow could only shrug his and replace them with acacias, est blistering round of 11.5 bil - politicians are facing the Greek public sector TRIPOULAS number of seals, shoulders and laugh it off, not - or fishermen to go and have lion euros budget cuts, the icing prospect of having to relocate as well. Plans were Special to stamps, and signa - ing however, that the only rea - their boats destroyed so they on the cake came when the to another country or give up announced to curb The National Herald tures required for son he stayed the course was for can’t catch any more fish? troika decided to tack another any dreams of ever holding a the number of pub - simple everyday reasons of patriotism, and that There are people like that in 2 billion to this figure to com - decent job. Private sector em - lic employees by 150,000 by transactions. And so, the result had a foreign investor been in many neighborhoods, but they pensate for the losses from eco - ployees who perennially got the 2015 through early retirement will be an even more dysfunc - his place, he would have simply are usually pimps or drug deal - nomic retraction, caused by short end of the stick (smaller packages. tional public sector. Even if not given up on the prospect a long ers and they’re subject to arrest, these very same austerity mea - salaries, less job security) their However, as it currently a single public employee was time ago. not promoted to key political sures! entire lives are now bearing the stands, the labyrinth of the fired but simply taken out of the Still, every couple of months, and technocratic positions. There is a quote often attrib - full burden of the economic cri - Greek public sector is designed office and made to do some - when the loan money begins to The greater the disconnect uted to Albert Einstein that says sis and being laid off daily by in such a way that it continu - thing productive, the country dwindle and it comes time for between the international mafia “insanity is doing the same thing the thousands, while warped ously expands and lengthens the would be a far better place. the next tranche, those eco - of money lenders, the govern - over and over again and expect - public sector labor unions and amount of work needed to con - In early August, a Diaspora nomic geniuses in the finance ments in bed with them, and the ing different results.” If that’s the partisan politicians they are duct any transaction in an at - Greek who runs successful wa - ministry and their bosses from everyday citizens, the greater the case, both the crusty old cal - in bed with have not laid a fin - tempt to distribute it to an in - ter parks in Turkey and Malta the troika ready the next raid the misery that will be facing culators from the troika and the ger on public servants – even creasingly larger number of complained on the nightly news on the wallets of the healthiest the general population and the successive Greek governments the ones who were hired with - people who must somehow jus - that his request to open a simi - sectors of the Greek population. more alien the concept of a mid - that have agreed to implement out passing the required civil tify their position on the state lar park in Greece took over two And despite all the talk about dle class will seem to be. 12 VIEWPOINTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, SEPTEMBER 1-7, 2012 Germany’s “Great” Economy Was Rescued by U.S. Bailout

It has been almost three some instances do that were bailed will throughout the EU without years now since the rumors not worth the pa - out. Second, among the American assistance that started that something was rot - per they are those that were kept them alive? ten with the Greek public fi - printed on. Then, bailed out we find The $531 billion is taken out nances. Excesses have been doc - they pooled the that the most from only one section of the umented. Wasteful credit extensions prominent German GAO’s audit. Needless to say, expenditures, inefficiencies, and into “investment- banks are included, that the amount involved seems corrupt practices have also been grade” securities such as Deutsche to be much larger. This whole documented and have domi - and sold it to fools Bank. Third, the story of trying to find the ulti - nated the news. There is no who thought that amounts involved mate scapegoat to blame the up - doubt that the Greek state needs they could find are really huge by coming collapse in the EU – due major reformation, restructur - greater fools to roll any standard. to banks’ manipulations and ing, and restoration not only on it over to them at a by JOHN Fourth, if it were practices - remind of JoyBell’s its methods and practices, but premium. That mu - CHARALAMBAKIS not for the Fed, saying: also in its thinking, planning, sical chair game those German fi - “The difference between my and execution. has now ended, Special to nancial institutions darkness and your darkness is However, just as we cannot and if it was not for The National Herald would have gone that I can look at my own bad - blame the subprime mortgages the Fed that feeds bankrupt, which ness in the face and accept its for the financial collapse that the ECB with liquidity and the meant that Germany and the existence while you are busy took place in the United States latter’s cash infusions into EU whole EU region would have covering your mirror with a in 2008, we cannot blame banks, then the banking system fallen into a depression. The last white linen sheet. The differ - Greece for the oncoming col - in the EU would have collapsed. time anyone checked, the United ence between my sins and your lapse of the EU. The numbers The truth of the matter is States was not a member of the sins is that when I sin I know of subprime borrowers were too that Germany would have col - EU nor had any fiduciary re - I'm sinning while you have ac - small as a percentage to cause lapsed if it were not for the U.S. sponsibility to bail out Germany. tually fallen prey to your own the collapse of the financial sys - Federal Reserve that bailed out Let’s see the actual numbers: fabricated illusions. I am a siren, tem. The system collapsed due its major banks in 2008. There On the page above the reader a mermaid; I know that I am to the enormous value of deriv - is little doubt that when a de - can verify that Dresner got $123 beautiful while basking on the atives and other toxic “assets.” veloped country’s financial sys - billion, Bayerische $108 billion, ocean's waves and I know that I The former were well in excess tem collapses, then the country West LB $78 billion, Deutsche can eat flesh and bones at the of $700 trillion, while the secu - collapses soon thereafter. That Bank got $77 billion, HSH $53 bottom of the sea. You are a ritization of worthless paper ex - would be have the outcome for billion, Commerzbank received white witch, a wizard; your acerbated the tower of credit Germany during the 2008 finan - $51 billion, while Hypo got $47 spells are manipulations and whose foundations were good cial collapse. billion, for a grand total of $531 your cauldron from hell yet you for a building of ten floors but The table pictured is taken billion. wrap yourself in white and wear the occupants of the penthouse from the GAO (the U.S. Govern - Were the German banks’ fi - a silver wig.” on the fiftieth floor were admir - ment Accountability Office) that nances in order? Were those ing the view! The tower of credit conducted an audit of the great banks solvent? Could they have Dr. Charalambakis is Chief was destined for collapse – as it bailouts during the 2008-09 pe - survived the financial tsunami Economist, Blacksummit Finan - will again – and that it was an riod. Let’s review this table. without the U.S. bailout? Would cial Group Inc.,and Adjunct Pro - accident waiting to happen. Here are some interesting ob - they be alive today if it we did fessor of Economics, Patterson Similarly, the EU banks have servations: first, there are seven not bail them out? Could they School of Diplomacy, University collateralized “assets” that in German financial institutions boast and dictate today their of Kentucky. Does Greece’s Exit from the Eurozone Spell Doom for that Currency’s Longevity?

By Nicholas Sambanis by the institutions of the union, the world, and it is also evident tanism can be the first casualty worry that populist politicians The New York Times as Europeans benefited from the in Europe today. of rising ethnic tensions, as pop - would abandon all structural re - economic prosperity that integra - The slide to ethnic conflict in ulations react negatively to esca - forms without European over - Last week, European leaders tion would create. Europe is not violent, but it can lating political demagogy, sight. But social psychology sug - met in Berlin amid new signs of Elites could sell that concept nonetheless be destructive, both strengthening the hand of ex - gests that many Greeks might be an impending recession and an to their publics as long as Europe economically and politically. Take tremists. Examples of such desperately clinging to the last emerging consensus that Greece prospered and had high interna - the roiling tensions between stigmatization in Europe abound, shreds of their European identity, could leave the euro zone within tional status. But the union has Greece and Germany. A recent from the disparaging acronym because that gives them more a year — a move that would have lost its shine. It is slowing down survey finds that a majority of PIGS, used to refer to the trou - self-esteem than the alternative dire consequences for the cur - and aging. Its longtime ally, the Germans want Greece out of the bled economies of Portugal, Italy, — the Near Eastern or Balkan rency’s future. United States, is shifting attention euro if it doesn’t reform quickly, Greece and Spain, to the tired identity they have been trying to There are many reasons be - to East Asia. Its common defense even though most analysts say medical analogies of an infection shed for decades. Greece’s hind the crisis, from corruption policy is shallow. that a Greek exit would have in - of the North by the contagious wounded reputation makes some and collective irresponsibility in As Europe’s status declines, calculable costs for Germany. South. Germans tell the Greeks Greeks cling to their European Greece to European institutional the already shaky European iden - Clearly something deeper is mo - how to live; the Greeks reply by identity. But even that may not rigidities and the flawed concept tity will weaken further and the tivating the German public. calling them Nazis. last long. of a monetary union without a citizens of the richer European A recent study by the political This is not just the result of Germans must have a frank fiscal union. But this is not just a nations will be more likely to scientists Michael Bechtel, Jens economic weariness or fear. It is public discussion about what it story about profligate spending identify nationally — as Germans Hainmueller and Yotam Margalit the predictable re-emergence of means to be European, how good and rigid monetary policy. The or French — rather than as Eu - found that German voters’ atti - hard-edged national identities, European citizens should behave European debt crisis is not just ropeans. This will increase their tudes toward the bailouts are ex - which the European Union hoped toward other Europeans and why an economic crisis: it is an esca - reluctance to use their taxes for plained by their degree of “cos - to banish. True, many Greeks, es - a strong Europe is good for Ger - lating identity conflict — an eth - bailouts of the ethnically different differences become more pro - mopolitanism,” or the extent to pecially those living abroad, still man interests in a world domi - nic conflict. Southern Europeans, especially nounced, and all sides fall back which they identify with geo - toe the European line about “tak - nated by the United States, China The European Union was a the culturally distant Greeks; and on stereotypes and the stigmati - graphically or culturally distant ing the medicine” prescribed by and emerging powers like India political concept, designed to it will diminish any prospect of zation of the adversary through groups. More cosmopolitan indi - the European “doctors,” no mat - and Brazil. Without such a dis - tame a bellicose Germany. Strong fiscal integration that could help language or actions intended to viduals are more likely to support ter how painful. cussion, and real concessions to economic interdependence and save the euro. dehumanize, thereby justifying bailing out Germany’s southern Why? Some fear the social up - Greece, a Greek exit is inevitable a common European identity, it The result is a vicious circle: hostile actions. This is a common neighbors. heaval that a transition to the — and with it the triumph of was thought, would be cultivated as ethnic identities return, ethnic pattern in ethnic conflicts around Unfortunately, cosmopoli - drachma would cause. Others parochialism in Europe. Where the Mob Keeps its Money: Organized Crime Syndicates are Global Financiers

By Roberto Saviano groups, enabling them to enrich Greece’s premier industry, and take up much room; a 45-cen - The New York Times themselves and grow in the price of shipping fuel is set timeter safe deposit box can fit strength. In 2009, Antonio Maria by law at one-third the price of up to 10 million euros. In 2010, The global financial crisis has Costa, an Italian economist who fuel for cars and homes. So traf - British currency exchange offices been a blessing for organized then led the United Nations Of - fickers turn shipping fuel into stopped accepting 500-euro bills crime. A series of recent scan - fice on Drugs and Crime, told more expensive home and auto - after discovering that 90 percent dals have exposed the connec - the British newspaper The Ob - mobile fuel. It is estimated that of transactions involving them tion between some of the server that “in many instances, 20 percent of the gasoline sold were connected to criminal ac - biggest global banks and the the money from drugs was the in Greece is from the black mar - tivities. Yet 500-euro bills still seamy underworld of mobsters, only liquid investment capital” ket. The trafficking not only re - account for 70 percent of the smugglers, drug traffickers and available to some banks at the sults in higher prices but also de - value of all bank notes in Spain. arms dealers. American banks height of the crisis. “Interbank prives the government of And in Italy, the mafia can have profited from money laun - loans were funded by money desperately needed revenue. still count on 65 billion euros dering by Latin American drug that originated from the drugs Greece’s political system is a (about $82 billion) in liquid cap - cartels, while the European debt trade and other illegal activi - “parliamentary mafiocracy,” the ital every year. Criminal organi - crisis has strengthened the grip ties,” he said. “There were signs political expert Panos Kostakos zations siphon 100 billion euros of the loan sharks and specula - that some banks were rescued told the energy news agency Oil - from the legal economy, a sum tors who control the vast under - that way.” The United Nations price.com earlier this year. equivalent to 7 percent of G.D.P. ground economies in countries estimated that $1.6 trillion was “Greece has one of the largest — money that ends up in the like Spain and Greece. laundered globally in 2009, of black markets in Europe and the hands of Mafiosi instead of sus - Mutually beneficial relation - which about $580 billion was AlFreDo estrellA/AGence FrAnce-Presse — Getty imAGes highest corruption levels in Eu - taining the government or law- ships between bankers and related to drug trafficking and A man hung fake notes during a protest in front of an HSBC rope,” he said. “There is a sov - abiding Italians. “We will defeat gangsters aren’t new, but what’s other forms of organized crime. branch in Mexico City last month. ereign debt that does not mirror the mafia by 2013,” Silvio remarkable is their reach at the A study last year by the the real wealth of the average Berlusconi, then the prime min - highest levels of global finance. Colombian economists Alejan - Mob financing via banks has ’Ndrangheta, the powerful crim - Greek family. What more evi - ister, declared in 2009. It was In 2010, Wachovia admitted dro Gaviria and Daniel Meja ebbed and flowed over the inal syndicate based in Southern dence do we need to conclude one of many unfulfilled that it had essentially helped fi - concluded that the vast majority years. In the late 1970s and Italy, found that much of the that this is Greek mafia?” promises. Mario Monti, the cur - nance the murderous drug war of profits from drug trafficking early 1980s organized crime, money laundering over the last Spain’s crisis, like Greece’s, rent prime minister, has stated in Mexico by failing to identify in Colombia were reaped by which had previously dealt decade simply shifted from was prefaced by years of mafia that Italy’s dire financial situa - and stop illicit transactions. The criminal syndicates in rich coun - mainly in cash, started working America to Europe. The Euro - power and money and a lack of tion is above all a consequence bank, which was acquired by tries and laundered by banks in its way into the banking system. pean debt crisis, now three years effectively enforced rules and of tax evasion. He has said that Wells Fargo during the financial global financial centers like New This led authorities in Europe old, has further emboldened the regulations. At the moment, even more drastic measures are crisis, agreed to pay $160 mil - York and London. They found and America to take measures mob. Spain is colonized by local crim - needed to combat the under - lion in fines and penalties for that bank secrecy and privacy to slow international money IN Greece, as conventional inal groups as well as by Italian, ground economy generated by tolerating the laundering, which laws in Western countries often laundering, prompting a tempo - bank lending has gotten tighter, Russian, Colombian and Mexi - the mafia, which is destroying occurred between 2004 and impeded transparency and made rary return to cash. more and more Greeks are rely - can organizations. Historically, the legal economy. 2007. it easier for criminals to launder Then the flow reversed again, ing on usurers. A variety of Spain has been a shelter for Ital - Today’s mafias are global or - Last month, Senate investi - their money. partly because of the fall of the sources told Reuters last year ian fugitives, although the situ - ganizations. They operate every - gators found that HSBC had for At a Congressional hearing in Soviet Union and the ensuing that the illegal lending business ation changed with the enforce - where, speak multiple lan - a decade improperly facilitated February, Jennifer Shasky Russian financial crisis. As early in Greece involved between 5 ment of pan-European arrest guages, form overseas alliances transactions by Mexican drug Calvery, a Justice Department of - as the mid-1980s, the K.G.B., billion and 10 billion euros each warrants. Spanish anti-mafia and joint ventures, and make in - traffickers, Saudi financiers with ficial in charge of monitoring with help from the Russian year. The loan-shark business laws have also improved, but the vestments just like any other ties to Al Qaeda and Iranian money laundering, said that mafia, had started hiding Com - has perhaps quadrupled since country continues to offer laun - multinational company. You bankers trying to circumvent “banks in the U.S. are used to munist Party assets abroad, as 2009 — some of the extortion - dering opportunities, which only can’t take on multinational gi - United States sanctions. The funnel massive amounts of illicit the journalist Robert I. Friedman ists charge annualized interest increased with the current eco - ants locally. Every country needs bank set aside $700 million to funds.” The laundering, she ex - has documented. Perhaps $600 rates starting at 60 percent. In nomic crisis in Europe. to do its part, for no country is cover fines, settlements and plained, typically occurs in three billion had left Russia by the Thessaloniki, the second largest The Spanish real estate immune. Organized crime must other expenses related to the in - stages. First, illicit funds are di - mid-1990s, contributing to the city, the police broke up a crim - boom, which lasted from 1997 be hit in its economic engine, quiry, and its chief of compli - rectly deposited in banks or de - country’s impoverishment. Russ - inal ring that was lending money to 2007, was a godsend for crim - which all too often remains un - ance resigned. posited after being smuggled out ian mafia leaders also took ad - at a weekly interest rate of 5 per - inal organizations, which in - touched because liquid capital is ABN Amro, Barclays, Credit of the United States and then vantage of post-Soviet privatiza - cent to 15 percent, with punish - vested dirty money in Iberian harder to trace and because in Suisse, Lloyds and ING have back in. Then comes “layering,” tion to buy up state property. ments for whoever didn’t pay construction. Then, when home times of crisis, many, including reached expensive settlements the process of separating crimi - Then, in 1998, the ruble sharply up. According to the Greek Min - sales slowed and the building the world’s major banks, find it with regulators after admitting nal profits from their origin. Fi - depreciated, prompting a default istry of Finance, much of the il - bubble burst, the mafia profited too tempting to resist. to executing the transactions of nally comes “integration,” the on Russia’s public debt. legal loan activity in Greece is again — by buying up at bargain clients in disreputable countries use of seemingly legitimate Although the United States connected to gangs from the prices houses that people put on Roberto Saviano is a journalist like Cuba, Iran, Libya, Myanmar transactions to hide ill-gotten cracked down on terrorist fi - Balkans and Eastern Europe. the market or that otherwise and the author of the book “Go - and Sudan. gains. Unfortunately, investiga - nancing after the 9/11 attacks, Organized crime also domi - would have gone unsold. morrah.” He has lived under po - Many of the illicit transac - tors too often focus on the culti - instability in the financial sys - nates the black market for oil in In 2006, Spain’s central bank lice protection since 2006, when tions preceded the 2008 crisis, vation, production and traffick - tem, like the Argentine debt de - Greece; perhaps three billion eu - investigated the vast number of he received death threats from but continuing turmoil in the ing of narcotics while missing fault in 2001, continued to give ros (about $3.8 billion) a year 500-euro bills in circulation. organized crime figures in Italy. banking industry created an the bigger, more sophisticated banks an incentive to look the of contraband fuel courses Criminal organizations favor This essay was translated by Vir - opening for organized crime financial activities of crime rings. other way. 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