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VOL. 9, ISSUE 433 A WEEKLY GREEK AMERICAN PUBLICATION JANUARY 28, 2006 $1.00 - GREECE: 1.75 Euro Seahawks’ St. Nicholas Church Super Bowl Aiming to Complete Bound Niko Koutouvides Preliminary Plans By Liana Sideri wanted to assure the community By Evan C. Lambrou Special to The National Herald that there was no problem, in spite Special to The National Herald of the seemingly slow pace. NEW YORK - The preliminary “You have to consider that it's NEW YORK - A Greek Amer- design for the new Saint Nicholas already 2006. It's been well over ican is slated to play in Super Bowl Church in Downtown Manhattan, four years since the terrorist at- XL: Niko Stelios Koutouvides, an which was destroyed during the tacks, and now we're entering a inside linebacker for the NFC heinous 9/11 terrorist attacks, will fifth. Not much has been done yet, champion Seattle Seahawks, who be not ready before the Summer of period,” he said. will meet the AFC's Pittsburgh 2006, according to church officials. Against the backdrop of the en- Steelers in the big game next Sun- The actual reconstruction effort tire project, he pointed out, anoth- day, February 5, in Detroit. could take as long as two years be- er 1-2 years for St. Nicholas Church Not since Alex Karras, the fore it starts, church officials said, is not that long a wait, though he great defensive tackle and “Pride with an anticipated completion would not confirm whether the St. of the Detroit Lions” in the 1960's, date of 2009. Nicholas community, a parish of has professional football seen a The church project depends on some 70 families, would have to Greek American defensive sensa- the pace of the entire World Trade wait until 2007 or 2008 for con- tion. Center redevelopment project, Koutouvides is originally from which is within the purview of the Plainville, Connecticut. That's AP PHOTO/PETROS GIANNAKOURIS Lower Manhattan Development right next door to Bristol, where A Rare Sight: Snow on the Acropolis Corporation (see related story). Greek American the ESPN mothership sits. He has Infrastructure also needs to be Anne Papageorge played his way into highlights on A woman walks past the Parthenon during an unusual snowfall in Athens this past Wednesday, January 25. in place before reconstruction of the network, first as an All-Big Freezing temperatures and further snowfall continued as Greece was hit by a several days of severe weather the church can commence, and a In Charge of WTC Ten linebacker at Purdue Univer- this week. Many businesses were forced to shut down. precise location for the new church Memorial Project sity, and now with the Seahawks. on the WTC Memorial site remains As a rookie last season, he led to be determined. SEE STORY ON PAGE 5 Seattle in special teams tackles “Because the vehicle network with 16. that goes below this whole complex Though he led the Seahawks in starts there, the Port Authority, special teams tackles in the 2004- Phil Goes to the Mats with Arnold which is also the landowner, works struction of its church to begin. 05 season, it was the opportunity closely with the Greek Archdiocese “The amount of time we have to to see regular season action which By Michael Finnegan gelides said he was so thrilled - Primary, Angelides has comman- of America to create infrastructure wait for the church to be rebuilt is mattered most to the then-rookie Los Angeles Times "honored beyond belief" - that he deered the party establishment. according to the needs of the city not as important as the fact that ev- linebacker. Koutouvides started had goose bumps. "I'd love to be He has lined up support from and the state,” said Anne Papa- erything is moving smoothly,” he the final two regular season games OAKLAND - Settled in the able to announce this publicly with more than three dozen unions, george, LMDC Senior Vice Presi- said, adding that he is “interfacing” at middle linebacker for the Sea- back of a black sedan, California you," he said. "Can we do some- 200-plus elected officials and hun- dent of Memorial, Cultural and for the Archdiocese with the hawks, his first career starts, as State Treasurer Phil Angelides thing tomorrow morning?" He dreds of other party insiders. In Civic Development. Governor's office to “make sure well as the postseason matchup jumped at the chance to take a call grinned and thanked Paulson. most years, that would seal his vic- According to Rev. Alexander things happen” for the historic little against the St. Louis Rams. His 8 from Lou Paulson, president of "Bye-bye, buddy." tory. Karloutsos, who said he is oversee- church, which was leveled when the tackles in the final regular season the California Professional Fire- With that, Angelides closed the But with state Controller Steve ing the project on behalf of the Twin Towers came crashing down game against the Atlanta Falcons fighters union. flip-phone and raced across the Westly ready to spend more than Archdiocese, “No construction will that fateful day. also tied a team high with Isaiah Paulson told Angelides that the fog-shrouded hills near Oakland $20 million of his personal fortune begin until the site is prepared for Arthur Piccolo, president of the Kacyvenski. firefighters, a nemesis of Gover- to his next campaign stop. battling Angelides for the nomina- that, as there are still issues of secu- Bowling Green Association in Low- nor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Just over four months before rity regarding infrastructure.” Continued on Page 4 would back him for Governor. An- the Democratic Gubernatorial Continued on Page 2 Father Karloutsos also said he Continued on Page 5 Dispelling our Teacher of the Year: Eva Panagis Notions about By Stavros Marmarinos “Mrs. Panagis is an incredible, In 1960, she attended an educa- Who Is Greek Special to The National Herald model educator who has been tion seminar in Israel. Three years serving her school with conscious- later, in 1963, she met her hus- NEW YORK - Eva Panagis, ness,” Mrs. Manolis said. band, Louis Panagis, with whom And Who Isn’t the beloved educator of the Sote- UNDER A BRIGHT SUN she immigrated to the United By Steve Frangos rios Ellenas Parochial School of The honoree grew up in Kyre- States. Special to The National Herald the Kimisis tis Theotokou (Dormi- nia, Cyprus which is now in the Mr. Panagis passed away in tion) Church in Brooklyn has been Turkish-occupied area of the di- 1991 after a long illness. The cou- All my life, I have heard one chosen as The National Herald's vided island republic's northern ple had a son, Panagiotis, who is famous person after another iden- 2005 Teacher of the Year. territory. The eldest of five chil- now employed by Atlantic Bank. tified as someone who is “really a “I am completely surprised. I dren, she told the Herald that her Mrs. Panagis is also a grandmoth- Greek.” Every few years, the don't know what to say or how to childhood was spent “next to a er. Her granddaughter, Evanthea, names change, but the underlying thank you for this honor,” Mrs. blue sea and under a bright sun.” is a student at the Hellenic Char- idea remains the same: Someone Panagis, who has been teaching at She said that her parents Char- ter School in Brooklyn. famous is also a Greek. the School since 1974, told the alambos and Eleni Michailidou in- The honoree also serves as an Few of these persons were or Herald. “There are so many col- stilled the “love of God and let- assistant and advisor at the Hel- are, in fact, of Greek ethnic origin. leagues of mine in the United ters” in her, and that becoming a lenic Classical School, which is lo- As a public service, and to remove States who have given their life to teacher was her childhood dream. cated at the Soterios Ellenas' facil- these names from the records of Greek education and who are wor- “I wanted to be a teacher ever ities. “Greek Celebrities” all across the TNH/COSTAS BEJ thy of being honored by all of us,” since I was a little girl,” she said. “A lot of people ask me what World Wide Web, I will offer my Historic visit she added. After graduating from high school keeps me going,” she said. “I tell own alphabetical listing of a select School Principle Maria Manolis in Kyrenia, she studied in Athens them that, although I love my fam- few of these mythical Greeks. Republic of Cyprus President meeting with Archbishop Demetrios of praised Mrs. Panagis, and com- and was then appointed to her for- ily and am always by their side, I It necessary to point out that, America during the Archbishop’s historic trip to Cyprus this week. See mended The National Herald for mer school, where she taught for simply because Euro-American story on page 2. this year's selection. six years. Continued on Page 4 sources can not distinguish be- tween Greeks of different time pe- riods, this does not automatically mean we have to maintain this cockeyed custom. Okay, Plato is Typhoid Fever famous, but is he famous in the Intl Human Trafficking same sense as George Tenet? Per- Killed Pericles, haps what all these lists of famous Conference in Greece people are suggesting is the mod- According to ern notion of celebrity status. By Zoe Tsine exploitation, conference organiz- Greek Scientists Taking this to be the actual Special to The National Herald ers said. meaning of all the “Most Famous” Members of the business com- By Sarah Boseley lists, I am restricting the names NEW YORK - International munity were expected to sign a The Guardian here, with an occasion exception, officials, politicians, artists and declaration of principles against to those born after 1900. royalty gathered in Athens this human trafficking at the event. ATHENS - Scientists believe So, let the naming begin. past Monday to address one of the Attendees at the event included the cause of the plague of Athens Jim Backus. Jim Backus was most burning modern human former United Nations Secretary- in 430 BC, which devastated the born on February 25, 1913 in rights issues: human trafficking. General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, city and killed up to one third of its Cleveland, Ohio. He was a radio, Under the title, “End Human Interpol Secretary-General Ron- population, including its leader, television, movie and voice actor. Trafficking Now,” the conference, ald Noble, French Composer Jean Pericles, was typhoid fever. Among his most famous roles are organized by the Suzanne Michel Jarre, Athens Mayor Dora Doctors and historians have those of the voice of Mr. Magoo Mubarak Women's International Bakoyanni, Queen Sylvia of Swe- long speculated about the nature and the millionaire, Thurston Peace Movement, demanded that den, Queen Sabika of Bahrain and of the disease, which precipitated Howell III on the fabulously popu- the international business commu- UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador the end of the Golden Age of lar “Gilligan's Island.” Perhaps be- nity work together “to end the Marianna Vardinoyannis. Athens, from the account given by cause of his Greek sounding last atrocious crimes committed every At the conference, Mrs. Thucydides. Ebola, anthrax, tuber- name Backus was, for many years, day in the name of corporate prof- Mubarak urged the business com- culosis and Lassa fever have all said to be of Greek lineage. This it.” WIPM is headed by Suzanne munity to put an end to the horrif- been suggested as candidates. Mubarak, wife of Egyptian Presi- ic phenomenon, “which is not only "The profound disagreement Continued on Page 6 dent Hosni Mubarak, who was unethical, but also one of the on the cause of the plague has AP PHOTO/GREG BOWKER present in Athens. greatest crimes against humanity.” been due to the lack of definite mi- Advancing to the final Some 12.3 million people The conference came only a crobiological or palaeo-pathologi- worldwide were victims of forced few weeks after Greek and Geor- cal evidence," write Manolis Papa- Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus returning a shot against Argentina’s labor in last year, with approxi- gian police arrested at least 20 gregorakis of the dental school at David Nalbandian at the Australian Open semifinal in Melbourne on mately 2.4 million of them having Thursday. Baghdatis upset 2nd-seeded Andy Roddick in the quarterfi- *012806* been trafficked, mostly for sexual Continued on Page 9 Continued on Page 2 nal last Sunday. See story on page 12. 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28, 2006 Demetrios Makes First-Ever Trip of American Archbishop to Cyprus

NEW YORK - His Eminence Arch- “This must be put to practice in an abso- fort to achieve a peaceful, lasting and just clear.” In response, the Archbishop said that bishop Demetrios of America is currently lute manner. This has been our consistent solution in the Cyprus issue. The Archbishop, who said prior to his he continues to pray that the “dark circle” completing his historic visit to Cyprus af- position, and we will continue to repeat “The Ecumenical Patriarch is a man visit that the trip would be “a pilgrimage closes, and for Cyprus to “gain respect in- ter an invitation from Republic of Cyprus it.” who works towards friendship between to the island and its people,” also visited ternationally for all it has offered to the President Tassos Papadopoulos. The Archbishop also praised the role peoples, and for the establishment of the the grave of Archbishop Makarios III - the world.” The Archbishop arrived in Larnaca this of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch great gifts of peace and freedom through- first leader of the modern Republic of The Archbishop declined to discuss the past Tuesday, January 24, and is expected Bartholomew of Constantinople in the ef- out the world. His positions are very Cyprus - accompanied by President Pa- pending issue of the upcoming Patriarchal to return to New York this coming Mon- padopoulos, to officiate a Trisagion ser- Synod scheduled for this coming May, and day, January 30. The trip marks the first vice and place a memorial wreath on the whether or not it will affect the indepen- official visit of an Archbishop of America late Makarios' tomb. dence of the Church in Cyprus. to Cyprus. At a dinner held in his honor later that About his meetings with the Cypriot hi- Upon his arrival at the Larnaca Inter- evening, the Archbishop met with Cypriot erarchy and clergy, however, the Arch- national Airport this past Tuesday, the Parliament Speaker Demetris Christofias bishop said he observed “genuine interest Archbishop conveyed the love and and Cypriot Foreign Minister George Ia- and love for the issues of Orthodoxy on a warmest greetings of the Greek American covou, and with the American and Greek global level.” community to the people of Cyprus. He Ambassadors to Cyprus, Ronald Schlicher Demetrios also paid emotional visits to said that the Cypriot people have “stood and Demetrios Rallis, respectively. philanthropic institutions, the “impris- up and survived in a way which has always At the dinner, the Archbishop was wel- oned graves” of those who fought for been peaceful, and served the principles comed on behalf of the Holy Synod by Cypriot Independence, the Byzantine Mu- of peace, justice and truth.” Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Paphos, seum and the Pan-Cyprian High School, Welcoming the Archbishop at the air- who used harsh language to describe the and attended a lecture at the University of port was Cypriot Education & Culture American role in the ongoing issue of the Cyprus in Lefkosia (Nicosia). He also Minister Pefkios Georgiades: “We know divided island. went to visit the ailing Archbishop your struggles for Cyprus and your great Chrysostomos said that, with respect to Chrysostomos of Cyprus at the latter's contribution to this struggle. The people the Cyprus issue, the United States is home. Archbishop Chrysostomos has of Cyprus feel particular gratitude and joy identifying with injustice. Addressing the been rendered unable to perform his du- for your help, and we look forward to your Archbishop during the dinner, the ties for the past three years due to illness. continuous efforts because Cyprus needs Metropolitan of Paphos said Demetrios is On Friday, Demetrios was also expected you,” Mr. Georgiades said. “a distinguished prelate of the Ecumeni- to meet with Mayor of Lefkosia Michael The Archbishop met with Mr. Pa- cal Patriarchate who serves a very big Zampelas and receive the gold key of padopoulos at the Presidential Palace on country, the United States, the world's on- Cyprus' capital city before being escorted Wednesday and later told reporters that ly superpower. Your presence here is of to the Green Line, which separates the city the meeting was constructive. special significance because decisions are along Greek and Turkish ethnic lines. “There has never been any immobility made there which affect the entire world. The Archbishop was also expected to in the Cyprus issue,” the Arcbishop said We know about your efforts on behalf of present a lecture at the University of after the meeting. “I always remind Amer- Cyprus and assure you that the Cypriot Cyprus during his visit to the divided is- ican officials, with whom I often speak His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America, center, is flanked by Cypriot Educa- people are grateful to you personally, and land republic. about Cyprus, that there should be equal tion & Culture Minister Pefkios Georgiades, left, and Metropolitan Chrysostomos of to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Con- On Sunday, he is scheduled to preside treatment in order to ensure that all peo- Paphos at the airport in Larnaca, Cyprus right after the Archbishop’s arrived to be- stantinople, for your services to our na- over the Divine Liturgy at the Church of ple live in freedom,” His Eminence said. gin his first official visit to Cyprus this past Tuesday. tion.” the Panagia in Pallouriotisa.

Scientists Determine that Phil Angelides Busy Going to the Mats with Arnold Continued from page 1 In a top-of-the-ticket race, like- 19, he lost. After he earned his Typhoid Killed Pericles ability can be important, as Sch- bachelor's degree, he returned to tion to challenge Schwarzenegger, warzenegger's recall election Sacramento and got a job with a Continued from page 1 the value of that broad support showed. Those who know An- housing agency in Governor Jerry base is less sure than it once was. gelides well say he's smart, works Brown's administration, then served the University of Athens, and col- Westly's money - and the sheer hard and has a sense of humor, de- as an aide in the State Legislature. leagues. volume of advertising it will buy - spite his reputation as a wonk. Angelides also became an ag- But the discovery of a mass threatens to offset Angelides' in- But he also tends to focus on gressive campaign fundraiser. What grave dating from the time of the stitutional edge, said Eric Smith, a minute tasks better left to those who started small - he and his wife once epidemic appears to have solved UC Santa Barbara political sci- work for him, they say. Never seen threw a Velveeta cheese party which the mystery. ence professor. as lacking self-confidence, he often raised $10,000 for a Sacramento The Greek scientists, writing in "That money is a wild card in wedges his Harvard education into council candidate - grew into a ma- the International Journal of Infec- here," he said. conversation, a habit known to Ivy jor sideline. He collected more than tious Diseases, describe how they Further heightening the uncer- Leaguers as dropping the "H- $2 million for Michael Dukakis' removed teeth from the human re- tainty for Angelides is the nature of bomb." Presidential campaign in 1988. mains and analyzed the DNA they Westly's approach: Early jabs sug- "Do you know Cornel West," An- His success at raising money contained to find traces of the in- gest a tough brawl in the making. gelides asked on the ride to an Oak- helped propel him into the job of fection which killed so many Athe- The Democratic rivals barely differ land school that he once visited with state Democratic chairman in 1991. nians trapped in a city surrounded on issues, so the race is likely to the renowned Princeton University As party leader, he presided over a on land by Spartans, and relying hinge on personality and biography. scholar? "He and I both grew up in major resurgence, culminating in on its navy's control of the sea That poses a crucial question for Sacramento. We didn't know each the 1992 elections of Senators Bar- through the port of Piraeus. Angelides: How well can he with- other as kids there, but we were the bara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein. The mass burial site was locat- stand that sort of race? only two kids from Sacramento who At the same time, his real estate ed in the ancient Kerameikos BADGE OF HONOR went to Harvard, class of '74." business flourished, thanks largely cemetery in Athens, and was exca- So far, his main selling point has At public events, Angelides to his patron and investment part- vated in the mid-1990's. In it were been the high-risk gamble he took makes a point of showing his lighter California State Treasurer Phil ner, real estate magnate Angelo at least 150 bodies interned in two years ago in standing up to Sch- side. In Van Nuys, he joked about Angelides Tsakapoulos, a major developer of more than five layers, many with warzenegger at the peak of the the recent motorcycle wreck which suburban tract housing around their heads towards the circumfer- Bust of Pericles, the greatest Republican governor's popularity, left Schwarzenegger with a stitched lic pension funds to dump tobacco Sacramento. ence of the pit, but those on top statesman of Ancient Greece. when no other major Democrat - in- lip. The crowd burst into guffaws stocks, invest in urban renewal pro- Their projects also provided fod- "virtually heaped one upon the cluding Westly - was willing to defy when Angelides said he had ridden jects and pressure corporations into der for Angelides' eventual political other," they write. The "hasty and pox and cat-scratch disease, and him. "I am proud that I earned the to Van Nuys on his "hog" with his cleaning up the environment. A rivals. impious manner of burial," as well found a match with typhoid fever. label of the anti-Arnold," Angelides daughter, Megan, in the sidecar. close ally of labor, he also supports Matt Fong, the Republican who as the age of the few burial offer- Many of the symptoms Thucydides told a roomful of rank-and-file "No accidents," he said. "And I abortion rights, gay marriage, gun defeated him in the 1994 Treasur- ings, linked the site with the described are consistent with ty- Democrats one recent morning in want to be clear: I'm fully trained control and driver's licenses for ille- er's race, alleged in one ad that An- plague of Athens during the first phoid fever, including fever, rash Van Nuys. "It is a badge I wear with and licensed as a driver." gal immigrants. gelides was sued for fraud and fail- years of the Peloponnesian War. and diarrhea. Others, such as the honor." The thin and bookish treasurer - If he makes it into a general-elec- ure to pay his bills. The spot also The scientists took three teeth rapid onset of the illness, are not. While he markets himself as a many say he looks like a nerd, even tion race, his call for increasing tax- linked Angelides to a $100,000 fine at random from the remains in the man who sticks to core beliefs re- if he has shed the image a bit with es could pose problems; Sch- for dumping sludge into Lake Ta- pit and extracted DNA from the The Guardian published the gardless of political cost, the Westly frameless glasses and a swept-back warzenegger has been steadfast in hoe. dental pulp. They compared it above on January 24. The original campaign counters with an alter- hairstyle - plays up contrasts with opposing higher taxes. An Angelides spokesman dis- with sequences from plague, ty- headline is, “Scientists Solve Puz- nate version of Angelides: an arro- Schwarzenegger. "Instead of asking students to missed the ad as a collection of phus, anthrax, tuberculosis, cow- zle of Death of Pericles.” gant and entrenched Sacramento "If you have any doubts about give up their dreams, we ought to be "false and misleading accusations," politician with a shady past as a de- how different we are, I suggest you asking some of the wealthiest peo- but Westly's campaign has signaled veloper. just look at my body," Angelides, 52, ple to pay a little more," Angelides that it plans to mount similar at- "He can, and often does, come an avid tennis player, tells crowds in told students in the Oakland school tacks. off as an insufferable know-it-all," his stump speech. "Mine is natural. library. In his two winning campaigns for said Garry South, a senior Westly It is God-given. There are no Though siding with liberals, An- Treasurer, Angelides stressed his INTERESTED IN STUDYING strategist who argues that Angelides steroids." gelides in other ways has stuck to business background. This time, he ORTHODOX THEOLOGY? will not wear well with voters after Of more consequence, he takes the political center. A death penalty has stuck largely to broader issues, they get to know him. on Schwarzenegger for student fee supporter, he opposes a moratori- especially education. His demeanor UNABLE TO ATTEND A SEMINARY "You can try to lemon-freshen increases at public colleges and uni- um on capital punishment. He also also has changed. OR THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL? someone's basic personality in a versities, and for billions of dollars has declined to criticize Sch- Before the Schwarzenegger era, campaign, and you might be able to in new state debt which postpones warzenegger for denying clemency Angelides typically came off as file off a few of the rough edges, but California's reckoning with its to death row inmates. And despite "measured and subdued," but lately ST. STEPHEN’S COURSE OF STUDIES ultimately, the truth will out," South chronic budget shortfalls. his call for massive new infrastruc- he has turned into a fiery "pound the IN ORTHODOX THEOLOGY IS YOUR ANSWER. said. "Voters get a gut sense of who Angelides calls himself a cham- ture spending, he advocates fiscal table" type, said Bruce Cain, a politi- OR you are, and whether they like you pion of "progressive values." As restraint. cal scientist who directs the Univer- INTERESTED IN STUDYING YOUTH MINISTRY or not." state treasurer, he has pushed pub- "Instead of borrowing billions sity of California Washington Cen- FOR ORTHODOX PARISH SETTINGS? and billions and billions of dollars - ter. and loading the debt on our kids - I "He seems to have had a bit of a promise you I'm going to do what makeover," Cain said. Like 2004 ST. STEPHEN’S COURSE of Studies in Orthodox Theology with a concentration in Youth Ministry is your answer. Bill Clinton did when he got to Presidential contender Howard Washington: I'm going to balance Dean, he added, Angelides "seems the budget," he told the Democrats to have captured a lot of the anger ST. STEPHEN’S COURSE, a three-year directed reading program, under the auspices of the Antiochian House of in Van Nuys. that Democratic loyalists have Studies is open to both men and women. Angelides grew up in the same about the Republican Party." Sacramento neighborhood - Land Angelides is counting on that to For information and catalogue, contact: Park - where he and his wife, Julie, carry him to the party nomination have raised their three daughters, and beyond. St. Stephen’s Course of Studies who are 18, 21 and 27 years old. "I'm not going to run as a pale 385 IVY LANE, BERGENFIELD, NJ 07621 Now a multimillionaire, An- version of what the Republicans Email: [email protected] • Tel.: (201) 569-0095 gelides grew up in a middle-class have brought to this state and this household. His father, the son of country," he told the crowd in Van Greek immigrants, designed heat- Nuys. "I'm going to run as a Demo- Please send me further information and application forms for: ing and cooling systems for the crat standing proudly for our val- St. Stephen’s Course of Studies in Orthodox Theology state. His mother, a homemaker of ues." Greek origin, emigrated from Name: ...... Please print Egypt. The Los Angeles Times pub- Address: ...... From ninth to twelfth grade, An- lished on January 22. The original gelides attended boarding school in headline is, “Despite Inside Edge, City: ...... State: ...... Zip:...... Ojai, and then went to Harvard, Hard Race Looms for Angelides: E-mail: ...... where he majored in Government. State Treasurer Phil Angelides nath On a break from college, he ran for calls himself a champion of pro- City Council in Sacramento. All of gressive values.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28, 2006 COMMUNITY 3

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January 28- February 25 and awards ceremony for students The Hellenic Museum and Cultural who received perfect Greek Lan- Center 801 W. Adams St. 4th Floor, guage Regents Scores, at the Hel- in Chicago, IL presents “The Erup- lenic Cultural Center, 27-09 Cres- tion of Thera: Opening the Door to cent Street in Astoria; 5-7:00 pm- Myth,” an exhibition on the prehis- (212) 570-3530 or (212) 774-0215 or toric city of Akrotiri on Thera/San- www.goarch.org or communica- torini in Greece, which was buried [email protected]. under volcanic ash in 1650 B.C. The exhibition tells the story of that geo- January 31 logical cataclysm and the myths and The Cyprus U.S. Chamber of Com- stories told throughout the cen- merce hosts its Annual Career Fair turies, about Akrotiri, including the 2006 at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Atlantis myth. Museum hours: Center Ballroom, 337 East 74th Tues.-Fri. 10am-4pm; Saturday Street in Manhattan; 3:30 pm-7:30 11am-4pm. Free to HMCC Mem- pm. New York Post Writer Stella bers; $5 for non-Members. Special Angelakos will be the Guest Speak- fees may apply to programs. Group er. Company representatives avail- tours available with advance regis- able to discuss career opportunities, tration-(312) 655-1234 or www.hel- job-seekers should come prepared The Hellenic Dancers of New Jersey wowing the crowd in the above photos. HDNJ has been delighting audiences with traditional Greek folk lenicmuseum.org. with resumes. Companies partici- dances since 1972. On February 11, the Dancers will hold their annual “Taverna Night” event at the Church of the Dormition in Holmdel, New pating will include: Banking, Law Jersey. Proceeds from the event will go towards restoring HDNJ's performance wardrobe, which was severely damaged by a flood two years ago. January 28-May 6 Firms, Accounting, Architects, The Alexand`er S. Onassis Public Engineering, Contracting, Im- Benefit Foundation hosts “From porters, Financial Advisors, Com- Byzantium to Modern Greece: Hel- puters, Real Estate, Investment HDNJ to Hold their Annual “Taverna Night” lenic Art in Adversity, 1453-1830,” Banking, Cosmetics, Social Work. an exhibition of treasures from the Admission free; refreshments HOLMDEL, N.J. - Saturday, from various regions of Greece in- itage, and who are dedicated to and by assuring a sense of pride Benaki Museum in Athens, which served-Despina Axiotakis, (201) February 11, the nationally fa- cluding Macedonia, Thrace, perpetuating their heritage and cultural awareness in each examines the evolution of Hellenic 444-5609 or mous Hellenic Dancers of New Crete, the northern Aegean is- through enthusiastic perfor- succeeding generation. art during four centuries of Vene- [email protected] and Jersey will present their annual lands and Pontos. mances of the regional folk dances tian and Ottoman occupation. At Christoforos Christoforou, (718) Taverna Night dinner-dance at Proceeds from this event will of Greece. General admission for Taver- the Onassis Cultural Center, 877-6546 or Kimisis Tis Theotokou Church on help HDNJ continue its 34-year- Under Executive Director na Night 2006 is $50 ($25 for stu- Olympic Tower, 645 Fifth Avenue [email protected]. 20 Hillcrest Road in Holmdel. tradition of perpetuating the beau- Eleni Chakalos, more than 300 dents and $20 for children 12 and (entrance on 51st or 52nd Street, Beginning at 7 PM, this annual tiful heritage of Greece through dances have been preserved and under). Reservations are re- between Fifth and Madison Av- January 28-March 2 event offers traditional Greek music and dance, and assist in passed onto two generations of quired. For more information, or enues) in Manhattan. Features 137 “The Kingdoms of Alexander the food, dancing, music by DJ Pega- restoring its performance Greek Americans. Their tradition- to make a reservation, please call works, including icons, paintings, Great,” a slide-illustrated course of sus, and a performance by the wardrobe, which was severely al music and folk dance selections Eleni Chakalos at 732-229-3998 woodcarving and embroidery. Mon- 6 sessions is hosted by the Smithso- Dancers. damaged by a flood in the fall of represent a cross-section of the di- or e-mail Sat. 10 am - 6 pm. Admission free- nian Resident Associate Program at The 2006 Taverna Night per- 2004. verse regional customs of Greece, [email protected]. (212) 486-8314 or the S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 formance will be presented in two This priceless collection, creat- past and present, performed in au- Kimisis Church is a handicap-ac- www.onassisusa.org. Jefferson Drive, S.W. in Washing- parts. Part one will focus on the ed by Hellenics Director and Co- thentic ethnic dress. cessible site. An American Sign ton, D.C.; all sessions at 7 pm. dances of Cappadocia and Iko- Founder, Eleni Chakalos, consists The Dancers' desire to share Language interpreter can be pro- January 28 Course examines archaeological nion. These provinces of Asia Mi- of almost 600 handmade, com- their cultural identity, and the vided with a two-week advanced The Getty Villa at 17985 Pacific findings from the Hellenistic world nor (present-day Turkey) had plete regional folk outfits from all pride they take in their Hellenic request. Large print and Braille Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades in that reveal the interplay between been home to large Greek popula- over Greece. heritage is evident in the precision brochures are also available with Malibu, CA reopens following ex- Greek culture and five, distinct non- tions until the early part of the Founded in 1972 by the Rev- and unbridled enthusiasm which advance request. This event is tensive renovations with the art ex- Greek kingdoms, following Alexan- 20th Century. erend James and Eleni Chakalos, they bring to each performance. made possible in part by funds hibitions, “Antiquity and Photogra- der's invasion of the Persian Empire The dances are considered HDNJ is a group of young adults They continue their mission by from the New Jersey State Coun- phy: Early Views of Ancient and beyond. General admission “lost,” as this specific culture is al- from throughout New Jersey who sharing the richness of their cul- cil on the Arts/Department of Mediterranean Sites,” “Molten $129, RAP members $84, senior most non-existent in these regions are first, second or third-genera- tural inheritance with younger State, a partner agency of the Na- Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity,” members $76-http://residentassoci- today. Part two features dances tion Americans of Greek Her- dancers and the American public, tional Endowment for the Arts. and “The Getty Villa Re-imag- ates.org/com/alexander.asp. ined.” The villa houses 44,000 antiq- uities, including Greek, Etruscan, February 3 and Roman works on display in 23 The Cretan Association of Greater permanent galleries. Admission Washington, DC “Nikos Kazantza- free, parking $7, reservations re- kis” and the Pancretan Association Amb. Evriviades Receives King Legacy Award quired-(310) 440-7300 or of America present “The Music of http://www.getty.edu. Crete” featuring Cretan musicians WASHINGTON, D.C. - Cyprus ests of the people of Cyprus as a the content of their character.' ” 1992. Each year, the event com- Z. Spyridakis, St. Eliakis, D. Ambassador to the United States whole, regardless of their race or mittee recognizes the leadership January 28 Sgouros, V. Nikoloudakis and E. Euripides L. Evriviades was pre- religion, where people are not The International Salute to the and contributions of individuals The Arcadian Society of Mas- Horeftakis. At the Community Cen- sented with the prestigious King judged, as Dr. King would have Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin and groups who have positively sachusetts “Tripolitsa” holds its An- ter of St. Katherine's Greek Ortho- Legacy Award for International said, either by their ethnic origin or Luther King Jr., A Man for All influenced the national and inter- nual Dance Moseley's on the dox Church, 3149 Glen Carlyn Rd., Service by the Committee for the 'by the color of their skin, but by Nations, was first instituted in national community. Charles, 50 Bridge St. in Dedham, Falls Church, Virginia; at 8 pm. Re- International Salute to the Life and MA; 8 pm-1 am. Featuring The ception and dance after perfor- Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Olympians. Raffle drawing, coffee mance. Admission $30-Irene Kon- Jr., A Man for All Nations. and cakes. Mezethakia available for stantopoulos or Maria Plevrakis at In 15th annual award cere- purchase from Moseley's. Admis- (202) 965-0800 or (571) monies at the Willard Inter-Conti- sion $20 per person. Children under 203-0337 or at [email protected] nental Hotel on January 15, Com- 16 free-Frances Levas at (617) 519- and [email protected]. mittee Chairman Henry H. Brown 3422. lauded Ambassador Evriviades for February 4 his “hard and dedicated work for January 28 The Annual “Step into Fashion” peace and non-violence throughout The Cretan Chapters Annual Din- fashion show of the Benefit Philop- his distinguished nearly 30-year ner Dance is hosted at the SOS tochos Society of St. John the Bap- diplomatic career and for his con- Club, 819 Sunset Ave in Modesto, tist Greek Orthodox Church is held tributions in making “the King CA. Featuring Cretan musicians at Chateau Ritz, Des Plaines, IL at dream a reality.” George Frangioudakis in lyra, and 11 am. Cocktails at 11 am, luncheon In his acceptance speech, Am- Dimitris Skoulas in laouto. Dona- at noon. RSVP-Kathi Stamatis, bassador Evriviades said that he tion $50 for adults, $30 for students. (847) 486-8479. was “deeply honored and pro- No tickets will be sold at the door. foundly moved by the Committee's Cocktails at 6 pm; dinner at 7pm. February 11 decision to bestow this unique RSVP-Jon Kocolas, (209) 523-4162 A Valentine Taverna Dance to ben- award upon me. I accept it with hu- or John Kordazakis (209) 537-9670. efit the St. Demetrios Philoptochos mility on behalf of my spouse, who of Weston, MA is held at the St. has given me unselfish support for January 28 Demetrios Church Hall, 57 Brown the last two decades, all of my col- The Holy Transfiguration in Mari- St. in Weston; 7:30-11:30 pm. Dona- leagues at the Embassy and, natu- etta, GA holds an Evening of Cele- tion: $40 per person, including rally, on behalf of the people of brating and Recommitment to the mezethakia. Live music by Makre- Cyprus, who I am proud to serve Sanctuary with Thalia N. Carlos at des Ensemble-Toni Toyias (617) and represent in this great coun- the Hellenic Community Center. 244-4442. try.” Cocktails 5 pm; dinner 6pm fol- The Ambassador also spoke of lowed by entertainment by Greek February 18 the late Dr. King's great legacy in American comedian Basil at 8pm, AHEPA goes Broadway for the the civil rights movement: and dancing to the Music of A Night Hellenic Museum and Cultural “The King legacy is truly a regal in Athens. Black tie optional, cash Center in Chicago, IL. The District one. It is a legacy of moral riches, bar. Adults $75; students (13 years #13 annual fundraiser is held at the moral authority and moral hope. and older) $35. Chicago Yacht Club, 400 E. Mon- But it is also so much more. It is a roe in Chicago. Food, wine and en- legacy that holds an inherent obli- January 29-February 1 tertainment and show tunes. All in- gation, compelling emulation of Dr. Constantine Maroulis, the Greek cluded in $75 donation. Fundraiser King as a statesman of hope and a American performer from last sea- with proceeds going to the museum. strongman of justice. He has proven son's American Idol holds his Na- For reservations call District Gover- in practice that the word is mightier tional Winter Concert Tour 2006 nor George Pantazelos at (312) 960- than the sword,” the Ambassador with his band Pray for the Soul of 9500. said, adding that the people of Betty. January 29: at The Recher Cyprus have also been subjected to Theatre in Baltimore, MD- January 28-May 2006 hatred and oppression which has http://www.rechertheatre. January The Greek Institute's Greek Lan- left the island republic divided by a 30: at Avalon in Boston, MA; at 7 guage Courses 2005 take place at Turkish military invasion and ongo- pm-http://www.avalonboston.com. 1038 Massachusetts Avenue at Har- ing occupation in the island's north. January 31: at the Nokia Theatre in vard Square, Cambridge, MA. Of- Mr. Evriviades nonetheless New York-http://www.nokiathe- fering a full range of Greek lan- spoke of hope, echoing some of Dr. atrenyc.com. February 1: at TLA in guage courses including Homeric, King's most famous phrases. Philadelphia-http://www.thetla.com. Classical, Hellenistic, New Testa- “As the Ambassador of Cyprus, More information at the per- ment, and Modern Greek. 10 to 12 I share the painful reminder of the former's website-http://www.con- students in each class. Assistance in destructive force of hate. The lega- stantinemaroulis.com. fulfilling foreign language require- cy of colonialism, extremism, a ments at college and high school coup and foreign aggression split January 30-February 4 level. Course registration form at my country in two. But I also share Archbishop Demetrios will be cele- www.thegreekinstitute.org. Register the positive hope of a bright to- brating Greek Letters Week with online, by mail, fax or in person. To morrow because Cyprus in now a the following events. January 30: register by mail-The Greek Insti- member of the European Union. Three Hierarchs Divine Liturgy at tute, 1038 Massachusetts Avenue, My homeland must regain its the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Cambridge, MA 02138. (Enclose rightful place as a reunified nation, Holy Trinity; 9:30 am. February 2: a check or money order. If paying by whole and free. We reject foreign lecture entitled, “Human Suffering Visa, Mastercard, or American Ex- masters and overlords. We will and the Fathers of the Church” at press include card number and expi- struggle against them with peace- the Cathedral Center, 337 East 74th ration date on form and sign name). ful means to the bitter end and to- St. in NYC; 6:30 pm. February 4: To register by fax-(617) 661-9150. gether 'We Shall Overcome.' Any Reception with vasilopeta cutting Information-(617) 547-4770. solution must safeguard the inter- 4 PEOPLE THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28, 2006 Super Bowl XL Bound: Niko Koutouvides

Continued from page 1 his outstanding performance. and a defense which was ranked Though he didn't secure the Last Sunday, the Seahawks somewhere around 15th out of 32 starting job, Koutouvides' aggres- But this season, he was compet- routed the Carolina Panthers 34- teams. siveness has been a significant ing with Lofa Tatupu for the start- 10 on their way to Detroit for the The problem was, the Sea- boost, helping a team which was ing job. Super Bowl. But it wasn't always hawks weren't even close to being ranked 26th defensively in 2004 “In this league, you've always so easy for Seattle. what those Rams teams were. In- rise in the defensive rankings to got to compete for the starting po- Draft week always brought stead, the defense was consistently 16th this season. sition, and that's what I'm going to nods and smirks. The needs never ranked in the 20's. Last year, they And the Seahawks defensive have to do,” Koutouvides says. “In seemed to change for the Sea- finished 26th. improvement has a lot to do with order for me to be the starter, I've hawks: a hulking defensive end, a This was the first thing Tim the difference between 9-7 and 13- got to keep putting my work in the middle linebacker, and a safety Ruskell, the team's new president 3. Even the team's offensive leader weight room and the film room, who could knock people flat. The of football operations, noticed admits as much. and keep learning as much as pos- choices were always obvious. Re- when he arrived last winter. It had “Oh, all of it is defense,” said sible, especially as a middle ports were made; arguments pur- become obvious to everyone: The Gil Haskell, the Seahawks' offen- linebacker. You're the leader of sued; the data delivered; and ev- Seahawks could score, but they sive coordinator. “Now we don't the defense. You've got to know eryone knew just where it would couldn't stop anybody. have to run up and down the field “You knew you had a great trying to keep up.” football team, but it was lopsided,” Seven times this year, Seattle's Ruskell said. “It was all on the of- defense has allowed 14 or fewer fensive side.” points, and it leads the league with So Ruskell met with the defen- 50 sacks. sive coaches and asked what they “Basically, it's chemistry and thought was missing. The response the camaraderie of the team,” came quickly. There was no con- Koutouvides said. “We do every- sistency. Players would miss prac- thing together.” tices; they'd duck out of training While the Seahawks are just a camp sessions; they would claim few days away from the Super injuries some suspected weren't Bowl, Koutouvides has been a reg- there. And as players fell off, the ular around the office complex for defense fell apart. the last few weeks, keeping up with “The problem was they lacked the off-season workout program, an identity,” Ruskell said. “They reviewing his game performances lacked a quarterback for the de- from last season and what he can fense. Usually, that comes from do to improve on them. the middle linebacker spot.” With Tatupu, the “human mis- That's where the 6-2, 244- sile,” still recovering from a con- Niko Koutouvides is caricatured in the above comic book because of pound Koutouvides comes in. cussion, Koutouvides must be his reputation for being one of the game's hardest hitters. Taken with the 20th pick in the ready to step in. fourth round of the 2004 NFL Evidently, the Seahawks know lack of power with good tackling agility to redirect… Displays good Draft (118th overall), the 24-year- they've got a talented and reliable technique… Gets enough depth in short zone coverage awareness.” old Koutouvides was a mainstay in player in Koutouvides, too, if in- his pass drops to make some plays Sounds like he has a future in Seattle Seahawks Inside Linebacker Niko Koutouvides enjoying a light the middle of the field for Purdue formation from the team's official working in space… Has a knack for the National Football League. pre-game workout. since midway through his sopho- website (www.seahawks.com) is reading the quarterback and get- more year. Regarded as one of the any indication: ting into the passing lanes… Has The above incorporates infor- your checks, and you've got to take go. hardest hitters in the Big Ten Con- “Shows good instincts and an adequate burst and top-end mation from reports published by over games.” In an era when teams are build- ference, he twice won the team's awareness working in the box… speed for his position… Shows the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on He must be doing something ing their Super Bowl runs with Hammer Award (for being the Gives good effort trying to contain good lateral effort stringing plays August 17, 2005 (“Meet the Sea- right. Two Sundays ago, the Sea- great defenses, the Seahawks were outstanding tackler). The two- the inside run… Has adequate wide… More of a smash tackler hawks”) and the Seahawks Huddle hawks used a stifling defense (and trying to be something of an time All-Big Ten Conference se- speed to mirror tight ends in the than a wrap-up one, but stays low on January 12 (“Seattle Improves some well-timed big plays on of- anomaly - a team which would try lection started 32 of 50 games for short area… Compensates for a in his pads, and has the lateral on 'Other' Side of the Ball”). fense) to emerge with a 20-10 vic- to win big by outscoring every- the Boilermakers, finishing his ca- tory over the Washington Red- body. And for years, it didn't work. reer with 296 tackles (180 solos), 4 skins, sending the Seahawks to The coaches would talk about sacks, 23 stops for losses of 66 their first NFC Championship how all they needed was to be the yards, 5 interceptions, 17 pass de- Game against since 1984, Koutou- St. Louis Rams of a few years ago: flections, 5 fumble recoveries and Eva Panagis: TNH’s Teacher of the Year vides was given the game ball for a team with a dominating offense 4 forced fumbles. Continued from page 1

also love my work. It's a service. It's my life. I love being with my An Inside Look at an Inside students, teaching them and an- Linebacker swering their questions. I take pride in their accomplishments and their progress, and they give SEATTLE - Niko Koutou- in there." me their love and trust. I have vides' offseason fitness regimen Koutouvides has been the def- taught two generations of children included Bikram yoga. inition of flexible for the Sea- about the values of our language "It's hot yoga. It's tough," the hawks since being drafted in the and faith,” she added. second-year linebacker said. "The fourth round out of Purdue in She recalled a moving letter first time I went I almost didn't 2004. sent to her by the parents of two of want to go back." He started the last two regu- her students three years ago. Koutouvides, of the cool name lar-season games of the 2004 sea- “They thanked me for the 'beauti- and special teams corps, attended son and the wildcard game ful gift' I had given to their chil- six weekly classes and found it against St. Louis, in which he had dren. The gift was that I had worked for him, despite the no- five tackles. taught them the language of their tion that he and other football This season, Koutouvides was grandparents and the beauty and players looked out of place in the declared inactive for four early- glory of Greek history and civiliza- class. season games, but became a solid tion,” she said. "You got to hold positions for special teams player. “I was also very moved when, a certain amount of time, and it's "My role is different this sea- three years ago, I was approached so hot, kind of tough to breathe. son. Obviously, I'm a backup and by a man attending services at my As I kept going, I really devel- play special teams. But the whole Niko Koutouvides church with his wife and children. oped some discipline, especially season is different - the differ- He hugged me and kissed me and in the mind," he said. "It kind of ence has been the team's cama- ning, that develops, but every told me he was one of my former soothes through your body and raderie. The chemistry is 180 de- season has a different feel, and students,” she said. mind. You lose weight and get grees different," he said. this one is just a lot of fun," he The effort her students must stronger, and when you do the Koutouvides said the team is said. put into learning Greek is well holds, you get much more flexi- considerably closer; that team- worth it, Mrs. Panagis told the TNH/COSTAS BEJ ble. You think of yoga, and you mates talk about things other The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Herald: “Greek is the language of Eva Panagis, The National Herald's Teacher of the Year for 2005, in- think of women in the class. I than football, and do things out- published the above in its languages. It's the language of our teracting with her students, Eugenia Katsarou and Piero Pipergias, at think it was probably funny to see side of practice and meetings. “BEHIND THE MASK” column ancestors, the people who brought Soterios Ellenas Parochial School of Kimisis tis Theotokou Church in some of the big football players "Obviously, when you're win- on January 14. light to the world with their spirit Brooklyn. “I am proud of my students' accomplishments,” she said. and wisdom. This light will contin- ue to shine upon humanity. tives of the Greek Orthodox Arch- two Consulates, as well as by many Greece is the cradle of modern diocese of America's Religious of the honoree's colleagues, stu- values and principles.” Education Department and the dents and community associates. SOME PARENTS NEED TO DO MORE While Mrs. Panagis was senti- mentally optimistic, however, she ...coming soon, also expressed some concerns, say- ing that some parents don't pay enough attention to their chil- dren's Greek education. “We all have a sacred duty to keep our language and values alive. Parents must speak Greek to their children at home, so that our Greek community can preserve its Hel- lenic identity, roots and culture,” she said. Mrs. Panagis urged parents and the entire Greek American com- Weddings munity to support Greek-related causes and to keep Greek customs alive. “We have a responsibility to instill these values in our younger generations,” she said. Mrs. Panagis was presented 2006 with the honor during a special ceremony held at the newspaper's new offices in Long Island City this past Thursday, January 26, as To advertise call this edition was going to press. 1 (718) 784-5255 ext. 101 The award ceremony was to be TNH/COSTAS BEJ attended by His Eminence Arch- Eva Panagis, The National Herald's Teacher of the Year for 2005, bishop Demetrios of America, takes a question during class at Soterios Ellenas Parochial School in Consuls General of Greece and Brooklyn, where Mrs. Panagis has been teaching since 1974. Left to Cyprus in New York Catherine right, students Martha Papagiannis, Isidora Koutsoulias, Maria La- The National Herald Boura and Martha Mavrommati, dias, Michael Leonardos and Vicky Hasopoulou. “My job is a service. respectively, and by representa- It's my life,” she said. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28, 2006 FEATURE 5 Anne Papageorge Talks about the WTC Memorial Project By Liana Sideri Orchestra - and will make the Cen- will be demolished gradually, floor & Cultural Affairs. She is a mem- Special to The National Herald ter available for community and by floor. ber of Saint George Church in As- cultural uses. When asked what she felt her bury Park, New Jersey and is ac- NEW YORK - Looking out at A Performing Arts building, greatest challenge is, Ms. Papa- tively involved with SUNY ESF the spectacular skyline of Lower designed by the award-winning george smiled and said, “It's trying School of landscape Architecture Manhattan and the Hudson River Canadian architect Frank Ghery to find the right path among so as President of its Advisory Coun- from the 20th floor of 1 Liberty (Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, many divergent views and opinions cil. Plaza, it's difficult to miss a hollow Spain) and conceived in a “decon- from different advisory groups… The Lower Manhattan Devel- 6-acre lot known today as Ground structed aesthetic,” will also be as the whole world watches close- opment Corporation is funded by Zero, which ironically allows this completed later, primarily due to ly. You can't please everyone,” a community development block panoramic view at this spot, once the staging of the surrounding adding that she believes very grant from the United States dominated by the presence of the Freedom Towers project, she strongly in rebuilding the WTC Department of Housing and Ur- Twin Towers. added. site beyond where it was before ban Development, and it is a joint The site is transforming into Ms. Papageorge also oversees the attacks, and said she “feels state-city corporation governed by the World Trade Center Memorial. the deconstruction of the very excited, as construction is a 16-member board of directors, Overseeing the designing, plan- Deutsche Bank building on 130 about to start.” half of whom are appointed by the ning and construction of the WTC Liberty Street, a project which will During the interview in her sun- Governor of New York and the Memorial, the Memorial Museum probably take another year, as it ny office last week, a LMDC col- other half by the Mayor of New and the Ground Zero Visitor's league made a telling remark York City. Center is the responsibility of about Ms. Papageorge's dedica- There is nearly $10 billion Greek American Anne Papageorge, tion to the WTC redevelopment worth of public and private invest- senior vice president of Memorial, project, characterizing her as a ment underway at the WTC site Cultural and Civic Development “hard working leader who's here and the surrounding area. LMDC for the Lower Manhattan Devel- at all hours.” is charged with ensuring that Low- opment Corporation, the central Ms. Papageorge, born to Greek er Manhattan recovers from the focus of which is the creation of a immigrant parents who owned a horrific terrorist attacks and re- national memorial honoring those family diner called the Monmouth emerges even better than before. lost during the terrorist attacks on Queen Diner in Eatontown, New LMDC's goal is to develop and September 11, 2001 and February Jersey for 20 years, speaks Greek Detailed site plan of the World Trade Center Memorial redevelopment sponsor programs and resources 26, 1993. and visits Greece regularly. Born project, on which a location (subject to change) for St. Nicholas Greek which will enhance the quality of Ms. Papageorge, a first genera- and raised in Long Branch, New Orthodox Church is clearly shown. life in Lower Manhattan (i.e., any tion Greek American architect Jersey, where she completed high part south of Houston Street), and with roots in the island of school. She earned her bachelor's graduate work at Baruch College, capacities for several years. Her it works in collaboration with vari- Karpathos, has been working for degree in Landscape Architecture which part of the CUNY (City last position was Acting Commis- ous city, state and federal agen- the New York City government for from the SUNY (State University University of New York) system, sioner with the NYC Department cies, as well as with civic organiza- nearly 20 years - the last year and a of New York) College of Environ- where she earned her MBA in of Design & Construction. Prior to tions, to create programs and re- half of which she has been com- mental Science & Forestry at Syra- 2001. Soon after 9/11, She started joining the City, she worked for sources for the many communities pletely immersed in her demand- cuse University in 1983. working for LMDC after she had the Essex County, New Jersey and individuals in the areas affect- ing new position with the LMDC. Anne Papageorge Ms. Papageorge began her served the public sector in several Department of Parks, Recreation ed by the terrorist attacks. Ms. Papageorge took some time out of her busy schedule in recent days and spoke to the Na- tional Herald about the projects in her portfolio, pointing to each one St. Nicholas Church to Have Preliminary Design Ready by Summer? on a large master plan design. The WTC Memorial will in- Continued from page 1 on the corner of Liberty and Green- exact location will be determined clude a plaza and two pools with wich streets within an attractive flat once the Port Authority has estab- fountains where the twin towers er Manhattan (and an unsuccessful lot occupied by Liberty Park.” lished where the back entrance stood, and will be ready to break New York City mayoral candidate), Mr. Pitsikalis said Battery Park is ramp for the Memorial will be ground this Spring, she said. “It is has expressed concerns that the a thriving community, attracting placed,” Mr. Couloucoundis added, scheduled to be completed and church is being marginalized by a many people, and foresees that St. noting that the community is hop- open to the public on September move to place it next to a truck ramp Nicholas Church may even gain ing to have the church's preliminary 11, 2009.” serving the center, and that there's new community members when it designs ready within six months, at The Museum project is in its even movement afoot to make the construction is completed. about which time it is anticipated “design development phase,” she church an ecumenical, rather than $10 MILLION that the Port Authority will also said. “We are starting the footings Greek Orthodox, church, gingerly NEEDED OVERALL render its decision for the final loca- at the same time with the Memori- noting that “powerful forces” would The overall budget for the tion of the new church. al. Both of those projects have a not want a Greek Orthodox church church reconstruction effort is esti- The church always appears on all September 2009 expected comple- to be the primary spiritual center at mated at $10 million, he said: The design plans, Mr. Couloucoundis tion date, and the total cost for Ground Zero. church has already received $2 mil- pointed out, regardless of whether both is $490 million.” “We were given the option of ei- lion from its insurance policies; the its location may temporarily shift. THOUSANDS OF ther rebuilding the church else- Greek Government donated $500 “The ideal position would be on VISITORS PER HOUR where, or to wait. We decided to thousand; the city of Bari, Italy, of the northeast side of the lot, but we Ms. Papageorge told the Her- wait,” Father Karloutsos said. which St. Nicolas is the patron saint, aren't able to make this determina- ald that the Snohetta Visitor's “St. Nicholas Church was always and where the relics of St. Nicholas tion yet. We're working closely with Center, “which is still in the an important spiritual center for the are preserved, has contributed $300 the Port Authority, since the church schematic design phase, is a key Greek Orthodox community, and it thousand; and the Emir of Qatar, a will have to be integrated with the pavilion that will attract thousands will be again. Now it has a more sig- personal friend of the Greek Am- rest of the construction in the area,” of visitors per hour, providing in- nificant role and position on bassador to Qatar who, in turn, is a he said, and he estimated that, once formation to people and giving Ground Zero. We have the pledge friend of Patriarch Theophilos of the community knows its exact loca- them a sense of where they are, of the Governor of New York State Jerusalem, has also agreed to do- tion, rebuilding to be completed and how they can spend their time to His Eminence (Archbishop nate $250 thousand to help the pro- “some time in the year 2009.” among various educational and Demetrios of America) that it will ject. Regarding budget considera- other facilities,” adding that it will be the only church on this very im- John E. Couloucoundis, vice tions, he said, “Construction costs be located on the memorial quad- portant national site. That being the president of the church parish are normally very high in New rant of the WTC site. case, it stands to attract a broader council and chairman of the re- York, even when there are offers to According to Ms. Papageorge, cross-section of people from all building committee for the recon- perform the work at cost, so a bud- The historic St. Nicholas Church of Downtown Manhattan against the the Center's educational and cul- faiths,” Father Karloutsos said, em- struction of St. Nicholas Church, get will be put together when dis- backdrop of the Twin Towers. The church was completely destroyed af- tural programs will complement phasizing the good relations the and whose family has been a long- cussions with Port Authority are ter the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center in 2001. both the Memorial and Memorial Archbishop enjoys with NYS time supporter of the church, also complete, and therefore, we'll all Museum and will be devoted to Governor George Pataki and NYC offered the National Herald some have a much better idea.” design of the church will be the re- tremendous amount of traffic from honoring the victims and heroes of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. insight into the reconstruction ef- In response to questions con- sult of an architectural competition, visitors and passersby. 9/11 and the terrorist attacks of “That's a very important factor fort. cerning ownership of church prop- which will be open to interested ar- “There is definitely a need for February 1993, and to serving visi- in this whole process,” he stressed. “The original property is cur- erty, Mr. Couloucoundis explained, chitectural firms representing dif- the Memorial to provide a specific tors to the Memorial and WTC John Pitsikalis, president of St. rently situated on the parking lot the Port Authority has purchased ferent ideas and backgrounds, a space for contemplation. The May- site. Nicholas Church Parish Council, al- owned by Milstein brothers; below the land around the church, and process which may take another or of Athens, Dora Bakoyanni, as Details for the project remain so said he felt comfortable with the this property, the Port Authority now there may be an exchange of year. well as the mayor of Bari, con- to be finalized, she said, but process, its pace and direction. has plans to build the delivery and properties between St. Nicholas There seem to be a lot of opin- firmed this need,” he added. “When Governor George Pataki's 2006-07 “Things seem very positive. security entrance for the entire Me- and the Port Authority. ions on the design and style of the the time comes, we'll leave the de- Executive Budget will earmark $80 Plans are been made in cooperation morial site. The underground de- “Our land has air rights 14 sto- new church, but the actual space signing to imaginative architects, million worth of funding for the with the Governor and the Port velopment is taking place as of ries high, and we expect to have ne- will be a determining factor. but there's got to be harmony with construction of the Snohetta Cen- Authority. Our main concern is now,” he said. gotiations taking place concerning “It will be a sanctuary - a naos - the rest of the environment down ter, and both institutions will host safety,” he said. “The new church “The problem for the church is the disposition of these rights and rather than a community church,” there.” other events and organizations - will be larger than the old St. Ni- that its construction will depend on the land itself,” he said. he said, noting that from his experi- such as the Tribeca Film Festival cholas, and it will either be on the the underground plans; it will sit in According to Mr. ence, sanctuaries on national Evan C. Lambrou contributed and the Orpheus Chamber same spot it was before, or perhaps a park, on top of this space, but its Couloucoundis, the architectural memorial sites are exposed to a to this story.

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Continued from page 1 ture low-class Americans. That Chewie is found her way into the 2000 Guinness Hiestand Mix, a small woman of Pennsyl- winning actor who played the nefarious actually a hero-figure somehow escapes Book of World Records as a result of be- vania Dutch ancestry. Tom's father was Gollum in Peter Jackson's “Lord of the has never been proven. Gringlish name-association, so unless ing the “most downloaded” person in Ed Mix, a tall, broad-shouldered man of Rings” trilogy, is not of Greek back- Jimmy Durante. Another performer of more can be found linking him to Greeks 1999. The record was 70,000 times in a Irish/English extraction.” My source of in- ground. He is of Turkish and Armenian the old school, James Francis Durante in North America, then George Lucas is span of 24 hours (wikipedia.com). There formation is the hardcover book, “Tom extraction. (1893-1980), the popular comedian, com- just another individual some would like to are said to be 120,000 unofficial and illegal Mix,” written by Paul E. Mix and pub- Karen Sillas. Karen Sillas is another poser, actor, singer and songwriter (“Inka think is Greek when he most probably is- Cindy Margolis websites supported and lished in 1995 by McFarland & Company. high-profile actress who is frequently said Dinka Doo”), was actually of Italian de- n't. viewed solely by fans. But with all that Paul Mix, a relative of Tom Mix, has done to be of Greek descent. As one can find on scent. Mickey Mantle. For many years, I was electronic traffic circling this individual, I extensive research on the life and legend the www.karensillas.com website, Sillas is George Halas. George Stanley Halas assured that Mickey Charles Mantle could not find any consistent reference to of Tom Mix and his family genealogy. an accomplished performer known for a (1895-1983), nicknamed “Papa Bear,” was (1931-1995) was, in fact, born Michalis her being of Greek descent. Other sources of information include variety of eclectic roles on stage, in films born in Chicago, Illinois to a family of Julianna Margulies. Julianna Luisa “Portrait of a Superstar” by Dr. Richard as well as on television. She was born on Czech immigrants. Halas had an incredi- Margulies, actress on the series, “ER,” Seiverling, “The Tom Mix Book” by M.G. June 5, 1965 Brooklyn and is married to bly varied career in American sports as a was born on June 8, 1966 in Spring Valley, “Bud” Norris actor Peter Stormare. Again, with literally player, coach, owner and pioneer of pro- New York. She is the daughter of a former (www.classicimages.com/1996/april/tom- hundreds of websites providing informa- fessional football, having led many of the dancer in American Ballet and her father mix.shtml), and my own research. tion on this particular actress, none of great Chicago bears teams of old to multi- was an advertising writer. As a child, Mar- George Romero. Individuals who I those I surveyed offered any suggestion ple (pre-Super Bowl) National Football gulies lived in New York, France and Eng- greatly respect have assured me that Ge- that she is of Greek ancestry. League championships. land. Her parents were of Jewish origin, orge Andrew Romero, born on February Gwen Stefani. My cousin, Lynn Pap- Teri Hatcher. This noted American ac- though Margulies' mother converted to 4, 1940 in New York City, the acclaimed pas, was absolutely convinced that Gwen- tress who was born on December 8, 1964 Roman Catholicism at some point in her director, writer, editor, actor and compos- dolyn Renee Stefani is Greek. Stefani was in Sunnyvale, California. She first gained life and raised Julianna in the Catholic er is of Greek heritage. Romero is best born in Anaheim, California on October attention for her role as Lois Lane in the tradition also. Now there are certainly ac- known for his zombie-theme horror 3, 1969, to parents Dennis and Patti Ste- television series “Lois & Clark: The New tors and actresses like Hank Azaria, movies such as his 1968 classic, “Night of fani. Her father is Italian, and her mother Adventures of Superman.” I wish some- Gabrielle Carteris, or even Neve Camp- the Living Dead.” His films are said to be is English/Scottish. one could prove she is Greek. Currently, bell who are of Sephardic descent. Per- a shaded commentary on contemporary Johnny Unitas. John Constantine Uni- Teri Lynn Hatcher has renewed her fame, haps Margulies falls into this group, but society. There are any number of websites tas (1933-2002) was one of the greatest and some would say surpassed all previous there is no readily available evidence con- on Romero and his career. None of the professional football players of all time. work, by starring in the smash hit series, firming this connection. sites I surveyed referred to this man's eth- Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he is “Desperate Housewives.” Hatcher's fa- Tom Mix. The world famous cowboy nic background. considered by many to have been the best ther was a nuclear physicist, and her moth- film star, Tom Mix (1880-1940) is yet an- Andy Serkis. Andy Serkis, the award- quarterback to ever play the game, having er was a computer scientist. Both her par- other mythical Greek Americans. Mix was led the NFL's Baltimore Colts to several ents are reported to be of English descent. an American film actor and the star of championships, to include the sudden George Lucas. George Walton Lucas, many early Western movies. He made a death, overtime 1958 Championship, still Jr. (born 1944), the producer of the epic reported 336 films between 1910 and considered by purists to be the “Greatest “Star Wars” science fiction films, also 1935, all but nine of them silent features. Game Ever Played.” Johnny's father died known on Greek Internet chat groups as In the process, he became Hollywood's when he was just five years old, and he was “Georgios Lukakis,” has nothing linking first larger-than-life Western megastar, raised by his Lithuanian immigrant moth- him to Greeks except the briefest of cita- and defined the genre for all actors which er, who worked two jobs to support the tions in John Brademas' book, “Washing- followed (www.wikipedia.com). Then an family. With a career which traversed ton, D.C. to Washington Square” (Wei- article by Milt Hinkle, “Swashbuckler three decades (1950's, 1960's and 1970's), denfeld & Nicolson, New York: 1986). Tom Mix,” appeared in The West maga- Unitas was NFL's most valuable player in There, on page 214, we find “the filmmak- zine (July-August 1967). As writer Gene 1957, 1959 and 1964, and led the Colts to a er George Lucas” listed along with other Bell observes, Hinkle's tall tale starts out 16-13 victory against the Dallas Cowboys Greek American notables. In a book oth- with, “No man ever lived who more thor- in Super Bowl V. erwise jammed to the rafters with names, Is supermodel Cindy Margolis Greek? oughly defied psychoanalysis than Here, it should be noted that Lithuani- dates, recollections of conversations and Steve Frangos says none of her official or Thomas Arthur Leventhau, later to be ans are commonly mistaken for Greeks. all the rest, this is all Dr. Brademas, the unofficial websites make any reference to known as Tom Mix. His father was a min- Two other Lithuanian-Americans often first American born Greek elected to the her ethnic background. er of Jewish, Italian and French Canadian mistaken for a Greek are Anthony Kiedis United States Congress, says concerning extraction. Elizabeth, his mother, was of of the Red Hot Chile Peppers and Robert Lucas. The deeply involved Greek Ameri- Maniates. This is not at all the case, of gypsy descent. Tom's birthplace was not Lee Zemeckis. Zemeckis was born on can reasoning about why George Lucas course. The Mick, one of Major League far from Dubois, Pennsylvania; his birth May 14, 1952 and is a movie director, pro- “must be Greek” is far too complex to be Baseball's all-time greats, was born in date about 1878 or '79. Tom was about ducer and writer of considerable accom- dealt with here. One example should Spavinaw, Oklahoma. While Mickey may two years old when his father died. His plishment. stand for all the rest: Chewbacca be Bob Costas' (and Billy Crystal's) all- mother then married Ed Mix, a Greek cab As far as available documentation re- (“Chewie”), the seven-and-a-half-foot tall time favorite baseball player, there is no driver of horses who worked for John E. ports, none of the persons mentioned in Wookie and co-pilot of Han Solo's ship, indication whatsoever that this fabled DuBois in 1889.” Where Hinkle gathered this article have any degree of kinship to the Millennium Falcon. In Chicago Yankee star is of Greek ancestry. his information has never been learned, Greek families. The only connection these Gringlish (combination of Greek and Cindy Margolis. Like Teri Hatcher, I but writers and Mix mythmakers repeated individuals have with Greek Americans is English), the term for a low-class loser is really wish someone could prove Cynthia this legend for the next 20 years. Bell con- in the realm of urban legends. “chewtobakis (i.e., tobacco-chewing per- D. Margolis (born on October 1, 1965) is tinues, “The truth is that Tom Mix was The late Johnny Unitas of the NFL's old son).” The Greek American logic here is Greek. The supermodel was named Ya- born January 6, 1880 at Mix Run near Baltimore Colts, arguably the greatest Readers interested in contacting Mr. that Lucas knows this term and so named hoo! Internet Life Magazine's “Queen of Driftwood, and not far from Dubois, quarterback ever to play professional Frangos are welcome to e-mail him at a large hairy ape-like creature to carica- the Internet” from 1996 to 1999. She also Pennsylvania. His mother was Elizabeth football, was of Lithuanian origin. [email protected].

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© ...... THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28, 2006 FEATURE 7 It wasn’t a Piece of Pipe, it was a Discarded Anchor Italy Trying To Mend the By Kristen A. Graham out a reimbursement for the mon- The Philadelphia Inquirer ey they spent on the cleanup," said Minnich. Culture Fence PHILADELPHIA - At first, of- In a statement, Harry Ha- ficials said they might never know jimichael, Tsakos' director of ship- With Greece exactly why the Athos I spilled ping and trading, thanked the 264,000 gallons of crude oil into Coast Guard for a careful and ex- By John Hooper the Delaware River in November haustive investigation. The Guardian 2004. "We continue to regret the acci- But last Friday, January 20, the dent ever occurred, but are ROME - A team of Italian re- United States Coast Guard offi- pleased for our crew, our vessel storers will begin trying to piece to- cially announced the end of the and our management that their ac- gether a priceless, two-meter (sev- mystery, saying a submerged tions before, during and after the en-foot) statue of the ancient Greek 18,000-pound anchor of unknown incident were considered profes- goddess Hera, aware they hold the origin caused the gash in the hulk- sional and appropriate," Ha- future of cultural relations between ing Greek tanker. jimichael said. Rome and Athens in their hands. The other objects which had Still, some are pointing fingers In an incident which went almost been suspected in one of the worst at the operators of the Athos I, unnoticed at the time, authorities in accidents ever on the Delaware saying that coming up the Athens suspended all further digs by River - a pump casing, a large con- Delaware in a single-hulled vessel Italian archaeologists in Greece last crete block, an 11-ton propeller - in the dark was a recipe for disas- year, and slapped a five-year ban on have been cleared of all charges. ter. Some questioned whether the an Italian lecturer. The sanctions It was a costly accident, both fi- vessel's operators had used the were imposed after officials learned nancially and environmentally. right calculations to ensure clear- that the Fourth Century BC statue, More than $150 million has been ance in the 40-foot channel. The found during an Italian dig on the is- spent on the cleanup, so far, and the Coast Guard found the calcula- land of Crete, had fallen and been effects of the oil on the ecosystem tions were appropriate. smashed in transit. will take years to fully determine. Maya van Rossum, a member The incident led to questions in But Frescati Shipping LTD and of the environmental watchdog the Hellenic and Italian Parlia- Tsakos Shipping & Trading SA, The pipe which was initially thought to be responsible for ripping into the hull of the Athos I, after it was re- group Delaware Riverkeeper, said ments, and one of the archaeologists the vessel's owner and operator, moved from the Delaware River. The U.S. Coast Guard determined last week that it was a discarded anchor that "had they made more prudent at the center of the row has claimed did not violate any laws, Coast which was the culprit and cleared Tsakos Shipping & Trading SA, the vessel's owner and operator, of any choices, this catastrophe and the that the affair is being used to dis- Guard officials said. wrongdoing. horrific damage it inflicted on our credit Italian Prime Minister Silvio "They were not found to be Berlusconi. negligent," said Coast Guard tom after the spill showed several The joint director of the ill-fated Spokesman Lt. Rick Minnich. objects in the area - including the dig, Francesca Ghedini of the On the night of November 26, anchor, the pump casing and the University of Padua, is the sister of 2004 the Athos I was nearing the concrete block. A few months be- Mr. Berlusconi's lawyer. end of its seven-day voyage. At 9 fore the spill, the U.S. Army Corps "This is the only reason why this PM, it was almost to the dock at of Engineers lost a giant propeller unpleasant incident has been dis- the Citgo Petroleum Corporation somewhere in the Delaware, and cussed first in the Greek Parliament refinery in West Deptford Town- initially that was suspected as the and then in the Italian," Professor ship, where it was to drop off 14 culprit of the gash. Ghedini was quoted as telling the lo- million gallons of Venezuelan Citgo is responsible for main- cal newspaper, Il Mattino di Padova. crude oil. taining the river bottom between According to Italian media, the The tanker made a 90-degree the shipping channel and the ter- statue was knocked over by a freak turn off the main shipping chan- minal, and the last sonar survey gust of wind. "I wept when they tele- nel, which is customary for dock- before the spill - a month before phoned me to give me the news," ing, when the vessel began to tilt to the Athos I incident - showed no Professor Ghedini said. But the fact the left. obstructions. that she was not on-hand to super- Oil began gushing out, eventu- That doesn't mean nothing was vise the operation has drawn criti- ally fouling 57 miles of coastline in there, however. The murky cism in Italy. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware can mask nearly any- In a parliamentary question, Ka- Delaware. There was a 6-foot-long thing, even with sophisticated tia Berillo of the Italian Communist gash and a 2-foot-wide puncture in sonar equipment. party demanded to know whether or the hull. Minnich said that the Athos I ac- not Greek authorities were told of Ultimately, 180 birds died and tually did strike the anchor, the con- the find, at Gortys in the south of the 300 commercial and recreational crete block and the pump casing, island, before the Italian archaeolo- vessels became oil-slicked. Hun- but that analysis of the paint chips gists embarked on what she de- dreds of workers spent months and the dimensions of the damage The Athos I, a Greek tanker registered under the Cypriot flag, dumped 264,000 gallons of oil in the scribed as "clumsily executed opera- cleaning up the slick, which cost an to the vessel ruled out all but the an- Delaware River on November 26, 2004 after being pierced by a discarded anchor. It was the fourth worst tions." estimated $167 million. chor as the source of the gash. spill in the Delaware's history. The post-spill cleanup cost $167 million. She said the statue had been There were two rips in the plat- ENDURING MYSTERY "hauled up using an excavator" and ing of the Athos I. One of them, in One enduring mystery, howev- from or the previous owner. It's (R-New Jersey) has sponsored a environment and communities "bound with cables to the vehicle." the ballast tank, let water in, and er, is the source of that anchor. been on the river bottom for any bill, the Delaware River Protec- could have been avoided." Professor Ghedini said Greek the other, in the cargo tank, let oil "We've exhausted all efforts," Min- number of years." tion Act, which would mandate The Coast Guard's report did authorities were kept fully in- out. nich said. "There were no mark- Minnich said it seems likely the those changes and push for more, conclude that if the "Athos I had a formed. She denied that future Ital- Initial surveys of the river bot- ings on it showing where it came anchor, which lay in the 40-foot including higher liability limits for double-bottom in place, the ma- ian digs had been jeopardized, but channel, had probably been re- single-hull tankers like the Athos I rine casualty would probably still confirmed that her colleague, Ja- cently dislodged by another ship. and creation of a new committee have occurred, but it is very proba- copo Bonetto, who supervised the Cleanup was completed last which would report to Congress ble that the cargo tanks would not removal of the statue, had been month, officials say. More than about oil-spill prevention and re- have been penetrated, thus avoid- banned from taking part in any new 18,000 tons of oily solids were re- sponse. ing a major oil spill." digs for a five-year period. moved. Minnich said Tsakos had paid The Ansa News Agency reported But it is still possible that heavy $100 million of the cleanup costs, The Philadelphia Inquirer on Jan. 2 that the statue would be re- crude may bubble up in the sum- and that the rest had been borne published the above on January paired in Rome at Italian expense. mer as the sun heats the river bot- by the federal government's Oil 21. The originals headline is, tom and rocky shoreline. The Spill Liability Trust Fund. Since “Anchor was the Culprit in Oil The Guardian published the Coast Guard has said it will con- Tsakos was not to blame for the Spill: The Athos I tanker rup- above on January 3. The original tinue to monitor the affected area. spill, it stands to get their money tured in the Delaware in 2004. headline is, “Italian Restorers Try Coast Guard officials say they back from that fund, he said. 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George P. Nicoletopoulos, Former Director of the International Monetary Fund, Passes Away at 84 Years of Age

George P. Nicoletopoulos, who Columbia University in New York. During these years, he partici- edge and experience in the field of N.W., Washington, D.C., on Wed- - Community Hospices served as Director of the Legal After practicing in Greece and pated in the general strategy of the international law and for his dis- nesday, February 1, 2006, at 10:30 4200 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Department of the International working briefly in the Legal organization and many of its sig- tinguished service as an interna- a.m. Memorial gifts may be made 4th Floor Monetary Fund, died on January Department of the United Na- nificant decisions. tional civil servant. to one of the following organiza- Washington, DC 20012 12, 2006 at the Hospice of the tions, he joined the IMF's Legal He was closely associated with Mr. Nicoletopoulos is survived tions, or to a charity of the giver's (202) 895-2600 Washington Home in Washington, Department in 1949. the drafting of the first and second by three brothers, Nicolaos P., choice: D.C. He had pneumonia. He was There he held a number of po- amendments to the Fund's Arti- Dimitrios P., and Panayiotis P. Ni- - Doctors Without Borders, USA 84 years old. sitions, rising to be Director from cles of Agreement that changed coletopoulos, and a sister, Maria - American Lung Association P.O. Box 1869 Mr. Nicoletopoulos, a national 1979 to 1985. His career spanned the legal underpinning of the in- Spiliopoulou, and their families, National Capital Area Office Merrifield, Va. 22116-9644 of Greece, became a U.S. citizen the formative years of the Fund ternational monetary system. all of whom reside in Athens. An 14435 Cherry Lane Court, (212) 655-3759 in 1986, holding dual citizenship. during which it steadily grew in im- Highly respected by his col- informal gathering in his honor Suite 410 He was educated at the University portance on the international fi- leagues, Mr. Nicoletopoulos was will be held at the Cosmos Club, Laurel, Maryland 20707-4958 of Athens, Greece, and at nancial scene. admired for his breadth of knowl- 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, (301) 483-3164

Benetatos, Konstantinos. - Age N. - Age 90; of Hickory Hills, IL, Deaths Former Village of Bridgeview Trus- was a graduate of Phillipsburg High the New Jersey Department of 86; born in Kefalonia, Greece, passed away Thursday, January 5, tee, 1969 to 1981. Info (708) 636- School and Blair Academy, where Transportation Retirees Associa- passed away in Newport Richie, FL, 2006. He was born in Louka, near Benetatos, Konstantinos 1193. he was a member of their wrestling tion, and the Hamiltonians Senior cherished husband of the late Anas- Tripolis, Greece in 1915 and immi- Dellis, Stella teams, and attended Rider College. Citizens, where he previously served tasia; devoted father of Vasilios grated to the United States in 1955. Dimitri, Eftihia Lialiou, Magdalini. - Passed He began his career with Dixie Cup as president, secretary and treasur- (Eleni), Andrea (Donna), Hariklia He was the beloved husband of the Johns, Anne away, suddenly on Friday, January and also worked for BF Goodrich. er. Survivors: Wife, Antonia (Toni) (Konstantinos) Tirovolas, Eleni late Soula; loving father of Christine 13, 2006, in her 96th year. Beloved He continued his career as a right of G. Masouras; sisters, Dorothy (Peg- (Elias) Kokalis; fond grandfather of (Ralph) Nicksarlian and Nicholas Karnezis, James N. mother of Pantelis Lialios and An- way negotiator for the State of New gy) Masouras Garvey and her hus- 15; great-grandfather of four; dear (Jacqueline) Karnezis; cherished Kouvelas,Vasilis Michael neta Goumas; sadly missed by her Jersey Department of Transporta- band John of Easton, Catherine brother of Michael, Athanasia, grandfather of Gregory, Mark and Kritsas, Demetrios A. beloved grandchildren Argerios tion. He was an Army Air Force vet- (Renie) Masouras of Los Angeles, Aristidi, Maria, Stamo, Stavroula, Diana Nicksarlian, Cassandra and Lamnatos, Christ Goumas; Violetta and husband eran of World War II. He was a Calif.; brother-in-law, John N. Gali- the late Parthenoula; dear uncle of Nicholas Karnezis; dear brother of Elias Sevaptsidis. Beloved sister of member of St. George Greek tis and his wife Linda of Bethlehem, Lialiou, Magdalini many nieces and nephews; friend to Nicoletta Priovolos, Maria (Kon- Marika Giannoudis and Athena Orthodox Church, Hamilton, and Pa.; many cousins in the U.S. and many. Funeral was held on Wednes- stantinos) Gionis and the late Lymberis, Athanasios Chrisikopoulou; nieces Katina past active board member. He also Greece; many friends, especially Joe day, January 25 from Theodore, Stylianos, Panagiotis, Manos, Freida G. Kazaris; Paraskevoula and husband was a member, past president and Russo. Funeral Service on Decem- OlsenBurke/Sullivan Funeral and twin brother, George and Athana- Masouras, G. Christos Demetrios Petrides. Magdalini was secretary of the Fraternal Order of ber 30 in St. George Greek Ortho- Cremation Center in Chicago, IL to sios; beloved uncle to numerous predeceased by her husband AHEPA, the Crescent Shriner Pa- dox Church, Hamilton. Family and St. Harlambos Greek Orthodox nieces and nephews, both here and Stephanos; sons, Evangelos and trol Association where he served as friends called the previous day in Church in Niles, IL. in Greece. Mr. Karnezis was a re- pride and joy was his family. We will Petros; parents Stephanos and Captain, the Masonic Lodge of Saul Colonial Home. Contributions tired barber and proprietor of Jim's always be grateful for the years and Eleni Chrisikopoulou; sister Olga Belvidere, NJ, the American Le- to St. George Greek Orthodox Dellis, Stella (nee Kakaletres) - Barbershop. He was a parishioner special times we spent together. He Kalaitzis; brothers Michael gion, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Church, NJ 08619 or Shriners Beloved wife of the late Peter M. of SS. Contantine & Helen Greek will live in our hearts and memories Chrisikopoulos and Anastasios Princeton Shrine Club, the New Hospital for Children, 3551 N. Dellis; devoted daughter of the late Orthodox Church and a WWII forever. Visitation was held at the Chrisikopoulos; brothers-in-law, Jersey Fraternal Order of Police, Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140. Gus and Helen Kakaletres; loving Veteran in the Greek Army. Visita- Assumption Greek Orthodox Methodios Kalaitzis, Panayiotis sister of the late Georgia, Dora tion was January 9 at Hills Funeral Church in Scottsdale, AZ on Jan- Giannoudis and nephew Apostolis Kakaletres and Christine (the late Home in Palos Hills, IL. Funeral uary 6. Funeral Services was also Kalaitzis. Magdalini was born in Sk- Harry) Geocares; fond aunt of the was the following day from the fu- held at the church on January 7, fol- lithron, Florina, Greece on August CLASSIFIEDS late Mary (the late Constantine) neral home to SS. Constantine & lowed by interment at Paradise Me- 8, 1910 and emigrated to Canada in Kakureotis; great-aunt of Dean Helen Greek Orthodox Church. In- morial Gardens, 9300 E. Shea Blvd. December, 1968. She will be fondly Kakureotis; cousin and friend of terment Evergeen Cemetery. Me- in Scottsdale. Arrangements by remembered by customers of the FUNERAL HOMES DOWD, INC FUNERAL HOME many. Visitation was on Tuesday, morials to SS. Constantine & Helen Messinger Indian School Mortuary. Gaslight Restaurant who knew her CONSTANTINIDES 83-15 Parsons Blvd., January 24 at Smith-Corcoran Greek Orthodox Church appreciat- by the name of "grandma" and her FUNERAL PARLOR Co. Jamaica, NY 11432 Funeral Home in Chicago, IL. ed. Kritsas, “Jimmy” Demetrios A. incredible sweet pasteries and bread 405 91st Street (718) 858-4434 • (800) 245-4872 Funeral was the following morning - Age 76; of Forest Park, formerly of making. She was a devoted member Bay Ridge - Brooklyn, NY 11209 from the funeral home to Annunci- Kouvelas, Vasilis “Basile” Park Ridge, IL passed away Wed- of St. Peter and Paul Greek Ortho- (718) 745-1010 ation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Michael. - Born on May 24, 1936 in nesday, January 18, former owner of dox Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Services in all localities - Chicago. Aris-Kalamata, Greece, passed the Hyde Park Coffee Shop in the Canada. She will be fondly remem- Low cost shipping to Greece away on January 3, 2006 following a '60's and '70's, loving father of Stacy bered for her caring love she E L E N A Dimitri, Eftihia. - Age 92; of brief illness, surrounded by his lov- (Joan), Dr. John (Dina) and Teresa; showed both to her family, especial- ANTONOPOULOS West Hartford, Conn. widow of ing family. His early years were dear grandfather of Jimmy, Ange, ly her grandchildren and her friends FUNERAL HOME, INC. Reads the past, Kiriako Dimitri, died on Monday, spent in Greece, after which he relo- Chris, Nikolas and Zoe; fond broth- in the community. The family re- Konstantinos Antonopoulos - the present January 16, 2006 at Hartford Hospi- cated to Munich, Germany where er of Elvira Kritsas. Put to rest at ceived friends at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Director and sees the future. tal. She was born in Istanbul, Turkey he worked as an engineer at Chapel Hill Gardens West Funeral Funeral Home on Monday, January 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., Helps with all types and immigrated to the U.S. in 1960. Deutsche Airbus. He was fluent in Home on Sunday, January 22. 16 and Tuesday, January 17. Trisa- Astoria, New York 11105 of problems, such as: She along with her husband and son numerous languages and enjoyed Funeral was held on the following gion was held on Tuesday, January (718) 728-8500 • Love ran Dimitri's Restaurant in Hart- classical books and music. While in morning to Holy Apostles Greek 17. Funeral service was held on Not affiliated with any • Professional • Family ford for many years. She was a Germany he met and married his Orthodox Church. Interment Elm- Wednesday, January 18, from St. other funeral home. member of St. George Greek wife of 36 years, Vera. The couple wood Cemetery, River Grove. Me- Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Palm and Orthodox Cathedral. She is survived was blessed with two children, morials to Holy Apostles Greek Church. The Very Reverend Father APOSTOLOPOULOS Coffee Cup Readings by her son, Steve Dimitri of Shasta daughter Katherine "Tina" and son Orthodox Church, 2501 S. Wolf Konstantinos Chatzis officiated. In- Apostle Family - Removes spells. Lake, CA and several close friends. Michael. The family moved to Rd., Westchester, IL 60154. For in- terment Parkview Cemetery, Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - Results in 3 days. The funeral was held on Saturday, Greece for a number of years where fo, (630) 941-5860. Waterloo. A special thanks to Dr. Funeral Directors of Don’t let time January 21 in St. George Greek Basile became involved with the ho- Kitzul and Mary; home health care RIVERDALE and distance become Orthodox Cathedral in Hartford. tel industry as part owner/operator Lamnatos, Christ. - Age 78 workers (Paramed and Comcare) FUNERAL HOME Inc. an obstacle in The Rev. Thomas Cokotis officiat- of the King Saron Hotel at the years; beloved husband of the late for the great patient care over the 5044 Broadway your good fortune. ed. Burial was in Cedar Hill Ceme- Canal of Corinth. In 1975 the Kou- Athena, nee Fanuris; loving father years. In Magdalinis' memory, do- New York, NY 10034 To make an appoint- tery and was private. Friends called velas family moved to America of Nick Lamnatos and Rhea nations to St. Peter and Paul Greek (212) 942-4000 ment: at the Cathedral on the day of the where they settled in Belle Mead, (Thomas) Hilton; proud grandfa- Orthodox Church would be appre- Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE (718) 278-9543 funeral services. Contributions in New Jersey. They eventually relo- ther of Nicole and Christopher; ciated by the family as expressions 32-14 30th Ave. her memory may be made to St. Ge- cated to Arizona in 1987 because it dear brother of the late William and of sympathy. LITRAS FUNERAL HOME Astoria, NY 11103 orge Greek Orthodox Cathedral. reminded them of Greece. Basile brother-in-law of Bertha (the late ARLINGTON BENSON was part owner and managing part- Tony) Stamas, the late Pauline (the Lymberis, Athanasios. - Age 79; Johns, Anne. - Age 83; peaceful- ner of the Best Western Cotton- late Paul) Sallas, the late Amy (the formerly of Nea Hora, Rouvale, To place your classified ad, call (718) 784-5255, ext. 106, ly passed away on Thursday, Jan- wood Inn in Cottonwood, Arizona late Nick) Stevenson and Sandra Kastri, Greece. Beloved husband of or e-mail: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com uary 12, 2006. Devoted sister of Dr. until the time of his death. Through- (Pete) Coules; fond uncle of many Staiko "Loula" nee Nikita; devoted Constantine Johns of West Chester, out his years in Arizona, he was very nieces and nephews. Visitation and cherished father of Gus and PA; beloved aunt of Alexander active in the Assumption Greek Wednesday, January 18 at St. Ni- John (Jodi); dearest brother of Johns, Stacie and Dave Fink of Orthodox Church and was awarded cholas Greek Orthodox Church, IL Peter (Vasiliki), Maria (the late Ge- West Chester, PA and Christopher the Saint Paul Medal for his exem- until time of funeral service. Visita- orge) Doumos and the late Tasos and Xenia Johns of Denver, CO; plary efforts in building the new tion was on Tuesday, January 17 at (Georgia) living in Greece; dear un- dear great-aunt, Godmother and Church in Scottsdale. He was also Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, Oak cle of many nieces and nephews loving lifelong friend of Mollie, Ti- very active in the Arizona Lawn. Memorials may be made to here and Greece. Funeral was held mothy, Lexie and the late Marshall Hotel//Motel Association, and par- St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 from Walters. 'Miss Johns' was 'Dewey ticularly interested in furthering the Church. Member of Ahepa-Oak Salerno's Galewood Chapels, in School's favorite 1st Grade teacher' careers of young people in the hos- Lawn Englewood Chapter #323. Chicago, IL to Holy Trinity Greek for most of her 40+ year teaching pitality industry through scholar- Orthodox Church in Chicago for fu- career with the St. Louis Public ships. He was preceded in death by neral service. Interment Elmwood School District. She is fondly re- his parents, Michael and Angeliki This is a service Cemetery. Visitation was held on membered for her selfless kindness, and by his beloved cousin, Con- to the community. Monday, January 16. Arrangements warmth, compassion, humor and standinos. Basile is survived by his by Hellenic Funeral Service (Ni- Announcements of deaths pride in her Greek heritage.Ser- loving wife Vera; son Michael; cholas M. 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By Michael Griffin nals (who appreciate the absence Tassos Papadopoulos has de- "I strongly believe that these tle.'' visit their former homes in the The Sunday Telegraph of formal extradition agreements). nounced Mrs. Blair's involvement foreigners, by building on Greek Tom Roche, a consultant with south report that roads, bridges, Prices reflect the security of ti- in the case as "provocative,'' while Cypriot land, are literally cement- Hillcrest Estates, a TRNC-based car parks, power stations, houses Linda Orams was strolling in tle: houses on Turkish Cypriot land the leftwing newspaper, Haravghi, ing the division of the island by tak- property company, believes the and part of Larnaka airport have the garden of her twin-terraced, cost 30 per cent more than on described her as "counsel to the ing the space that refugees should heart of the dispute lies in eco- been built on their confiscated pounds 160,000 ($285,411) retire- Greek Cypriot property, but when embezzlement'' of Greek Cypriot eventually, hopefully, go back to,'' nomics. "I'd say that the Greek lands. ment home in the north Cyprus three-bedroom, detached villas property. In December, the Turk- he says. Cypriots have been very clever in Could holiday homes in the village of Lapta when a tall, gray- with pools and mountain views sell ish-British Legal Society awarded What the British court will have using their newfound position in south also be at risk? Emine Erk of haired man paused to pass the for pounds 115-150 thousand Mrs. Blair the coveted Jurist of the to decide is whether a law designed the EU to find some legal mecha- the Turkish Cypriot Human Rights time of day. ($205-268 thousand), the principle Year trophy, picked up in her ab- to facilitate the arrest anywhere in nism to destabilize northern Foundation says, "While the Greek "She introduced herself as the of caveat emptor, buyer beware, sence by the Orams' solicitor, who the EU of alleged drug-smugglers, Cyprus: "It's economic warfare, Cypriot side is demanding, as in owner of the villa,'' recalls Mele- has tended to get lost. insists that Cypriot claims Mrs. murderers or terrorists can also be nothing more, nothing less. Invest- the case of Mrs. Loizidou, the im- tios Apostolides, a 55-year-old ar- A peace plan engineered by Blair may benefit to the tune of applied to a retired British couple ment interest here has exploded. mediate surrender of their own chitect from Nicosia who works for United Nations Secretary-General pounds 200,000 ($356.8 thousand) caught in the crossfire of an atavis- The number of foreigners, mainly property rights, the property rights the Cyprus Tourism Organization. Kofi Annan in April 2004 was fully in defending the Orams are "plain tic boundary dispute. Britons, buying property in the of Turkish Cypriots are being post- "I introduced myself as the owner endorsed in a referendum by Turk- wrong.'' Mr. Apostolides' claim is sup- north has increased tenfold in the poned until 'after the final solution of the land. She said: 'But that was ish Cypriots eager to gain Euro- "There is a culture clash about ported by the groundbreaking de- last two years,'' he said. of the Cyprus Problem.' '' 30 years ago.' I said: 'My mother is pean Union citizenship, but was re- how the law works,'' said MP An- cision of the European Court of The Cypriot Government, alive, and I'm still here.' Then we jected by two thirds of Greek drew Dismore, who sits on Parlia- Human Rights in 1998 in favor of which is backing the Apostolides The Daily Telegraph pub- changed topics.'' Cypriots. The initiative had the ef- ment's Friends of Cyprus group. Titina Loizidou, who was awarded suit (politically, if not financially), lished the above on January 22. Since that encounter in April fect of boosting house prices in the "There is agreement about the rule $600,000 (pounds 340,000) in dam- hopes to win a test case against the The original headline is, “Can the 2003, Mrs. Orams, a retired muse- north and heaping more blame on of law in TRNC that the courts are ages after Turkey was found to Orams which will shake up the is- Prime Minister's Wife Save this um assistant from Hove, and her the south for prolonging the al- not exactly independent. They have prevented her from gaining sue of property security in the Holiday Home? Cyprus home husband David have been plunged most 32-year quarrel. think that Cherie Booth's connec- access to her property in the north- TRNC. But it runs the risk of couple could face arrest in the into a furious legal battle between The legal battle heated to boil- tions will somehow influence the ern seaport of Kyrenia. launching a broader debate on the UK. Cherie Booth is to defend a Cyprus and the unrecognized ing point following Cyprus' admis- outcome, which is nonsense.'' "That was a political decision by fate of the many properties once British couple at the heart of a Turkish Republic of Northern sion to the EU a month after the Her involvement is unlikely to the Turkish Government,'' Mr. owned in the south by Turkish bitter dispute between Greek and Cyprus, an increasingly popular referendums took place. In Octo- resolve the property wrangles Betts said. "The case was begin- Cypriots now living in the TRNC. Turkish Cyprus, which could see destination for British couples ber 2004, Mr. Apostolides lodged a which characterize north-south re- ning to get in the way of its EU as- Turkish Cypriots who have crossed them lose their homes in the UK with modest pensions and a taste case at the Nicosia District Court, lations, and have recruited many of pirations, so they decided to set- the UN-controlled Green Line to and on the island.” for Mediterranean life. demanding restitution of the land the 6,000 British living in the The Turkish army invaded on which the Orams' villa was built. TRNC to the Turkish Cypriot Cyprus in 1974 to exploit a brief This won a suspiciously speedy cause. Greek-inspired, nationalist coup. judgment, which ordered the Ian Betts, a 71-year-old retired The TRNC, established in 1983, Orams to demolish their dream accountant who founded the Euro- has been diplomatic terra incogni- home, return the property to its pean Property Association of ta ever since. Southern Cyprus has previous owner and pay damages Northern Cyprus (EUPRO) to de- survived by marketing its beaches, of pounds 7,650 ($13,640), plus fend expatriates' rights and textiles and extensive shipping pounds 294.41 ($525) a month, un- "counter Greek Cypriot propagan- fleet, while the TRNC hibernated, til the "situation'' was resolved. da,'' sought legal advice on the conserving its olive groves and Under EU law, the Nicosia de- Orams' case, and is convinced that gentler ways for 30 years in the cision is theoretically enforceable Mr. Apostolides' case will be face of international opprobrium. in all 25 member-states. Last Octo- thrown out. But the property issue has never ber, lawyers for Mr. Apostolides "We can't believe they've taken gone away, and few think it ever applied to the High Court in Lon- it to London because there must be will. don to enforce the judgment by se- ten points where it's flawed. The 2,827 APPLIED TO BUY questrating the Orams' primary documentation wasn't served cor- DISPUTED PROPERTY home in Hove if the Cyprus court's rectly in the first place. They're on- It didn't take long for British order was not carried out in full. ly pursuing Mrs. Orams because buyers to discover this forgotten The Orams' lawyer, Vahib & Co., Mr. Orams was away at the time. corner of the Eastern Mediter- expects the case will be heard next Because the property is in both ranean. Pre-1974 homesteaders, month. their names, it would be impossible such as Lawrence Durrell, author In addition to the controversy, to enforce any order made solely of "Bitter Lemons of Cyprus,'' and the barrister hired to defend the against Mrs. Orams without the Lord Kilclooney of Armagh, gave Orams is Cherie Booth, the human consent of her husband.'' way in the 1990's to a new wave of rights and EU legal expert and wife Mr. Betts points out that the Ni- British expatriates. Their appetites of the Prime Minister Tony Blair. cosia decision against the Orams were whetted by the low-priced vil- During Great Britain's EU presi- was made just 12 days after the las built on lands expropriated dency, Mr. Blair pressed for nego- serving of a summons, "hardly a from the 167,000 Greek Cypriots tiations with Turkey on plans for it reasonable time to obtain a trans- who fled the Turkish invasion. Ac- to be included in European en- lation, let alone organize a de- AP PHOTO/NIKOLAS GIAKOUMIDIS cording to Greek Cypriot figures, largement. This was done in the fense.'' Greece comes to a grinding halt 2,827 British citizens applied to face of skepticism within Europe at Mr. Apostolides' lawyer is ex- buy disputed property in 2004, the benefits of such a plan and de- pected to invoke the European Ar- A man walks during a snowfall in the village of Hortiatis near the northern port city of Thessaloniki this three times as many as in 2003. spite Ankara's poor record on hu- rest Warrant in an effort to reclaim past Monday, January 23. Fire department and emergency services were placed on alert throughout the Residents range from judges and man rights. his property in a village which was country, and braced for freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall emanating from a paralyzing cold spell in Members of Parliament to crimi- Republic of Cyprus President called Lepithos when he was a boy. Russia. Human Trafficking Conference: How to Stop “Crime Against Humanity”

Continued from page 1 about here, and that's the main tions. Italy and Russia signed an European Union” as part-and-par- what to do about it,” Connecticut sometimes as high as $20,000. problem,” Mr. Jarre, speaking in agreement last Friday, January 20, cel of drug and arms trafficking. State Senator Andrea Stillman The ring was dismantled a year members of an international hu- English, said during the confer- to cooperate in the “fight against Meanwhile, authorities in Al- told the Associated Press. go when New Jersey police found man-trafficking ring in simultane- ence in Athens. international crime and the de- bania, a source of illegal immi- The Task Force, which Senator the young women crowded into ous raids in Athens and the Geor- Egyptian human rights cam- fense of the rights, freedoms and grants for neighboring countries Stillman heads, was scheduled to apartments. The girls told U.S. gian capital city of Tbilisi. paigner Aleya El-Bindari told the legitimate interests of the citizens like Greece and Italy, noted last unveil its report at a news confer- Immigration and Customs agents Among the detainees were sev- conference that “very few” of the of both states,” the Italian Interior week that, while they have wit- ence at the state Legislative Office that they had been forced to work en employees of an Athens-based people behind human trafficking Ministry announced. nessed a perceptible decrease in Building on Wednesday. The leg- six days a week, talking and danc- travel agency, accused of using bus get caught. “They're very, very, The two countries see the need human trafficking, the issue was islative session is scheduled to be- ing with male patrons at Union Ci- trips from Georgia to Greece via very well-organized,” she said. to fight human trafficking along still a major problem. gin on February 8. ty bars for meager wages. Turkey to transport illegal immi- In a videotaped message to the with terrorism, organized crime, Albanian Deputy Interior Min- The federal government has al- Prosecutors have alleged that grants. More than 200 illegal im- conference, Hollywood star arms trafficking and illegal immi- ister Iva Zajmi disclosed revealing so advocated a proactive stance members of the ring forced one migrants were transported, hidden Richard Gere pointed out that hu- gration, according to Russian Inte- data on cases of attempted kidnap- against human trafficking. 21-year-old victim to ingest abor- in the luggage storage space of the man trafficking rings exploit the rior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev, pings of girls for prostitution in Last July, the U.S. Government tion pills after learning that she buses over the past few months, weakest in society. “It is unthink- who said human trafficking was 2005, which were foiled by Albani- awarded a $450,000 grant to local, was pregnant. The woman gave and paid a hefty 1,500-2,000 euros able that now, in the 21st Century, nearly as profitable as drug traf- an law enforcement agents, as well state and federal law enforcement birth the next day, but the baby ($1,840-2,455) each to their smug- millions of people, especially ficking, adding that “the money as on criminal cases of child traf- officials, government agencies and died. glers, according to Hellenic and women and children, boys and could be used to finance interna- ficking and exploitation through nonprofit organizations to identify BY THE THOUSANDS Georgian authorities. girls, are being trafficked around tional terrorism.” prostitution, in which persons in- and rescue trafficking victims. According to the U.S. Depart- At Monday's meeting, Mr. the globe, exploited and abused in Romanian President Traian volved had been arrested in the This past December, the U.S. ment of Justice, between 600,000 Jarre, a multi-platinum selling mu- every conceivable way,” the Amer- Basescu exhorted the European past months. Department of Justice awarded and 800,000 people were traf- sician, called on fellow artists to ican actor said. Union and NATO last Friday to get “Albania is no longer a transit the Bridgeport-based non-profit ficked across international borders help fight this “massive but widely INTERNATIONAL more involved in improving securi- stop for the victims of human traf- International Institute of Con- last year, and an estimated 14,500- ignored” phenomenon. “I think AWARENESS ty in the Black Sea region, an area ficking coming from other coun- necticut a $500,000 grant to pro- 17,500 of them came to the United that the world of arts should first Awareness of the problem has which said has been plagued by “il- tries with an EU destination,” vide victims of human trafficking States. be aware of what we're talking been increasing among many na- legal human trafficking to the Mrs. Zajmi said, adding that an with clothing, shelter, education According to reports posted by agreement is being negotiated and other necessities. the Associated Press, immigrants with Greece on returning unac- These measures come amidst usually come from Vietnam, companied Albanian children to some disturbing ongoing human Southeast Asia, India, Eastern Albania. trafficking cases. Europe and Central and South AMERICAN MEASURES Last week, a Connecticut busi- America. Traffickers keep victims The problem is also puzzling nessman pleaded not guilty to ac- enslaved and honor-bound to sat- authorities in the United States, cusations of illegally recruiting isfy debts, isolated from family and several States are taking strong Portuguese immigrants to work under threat of violence and de- measures against human traffick- excessively long hours for low portation. Traffickers also confis- ing crimes. wages in his Dunkin' Donuts cate passports and visas. This week, following isolated shops, and at his home. Jose Cal- Overall, last year was a decisive reports of human trafficking in helha, 46, faces up to 70 years in year across the United States for Connecticut, a task force was ex- prison and fines of up to $1.75 mil- the battle against human traffick- pected to recommend legislation lion if convicted. ing. A total of 300 immigration-re- making the practice a crime. The Meanwhile, a Houston woman lated bills were considered and Connecticut Interagency Task became the fourth suspect to ad- about 10 percent of them were Force on Trafficking in Persons al- mit she played a guilty role in a passed in many U.S. States, accord- so said it intended to increase pub- trafficking ring which delivered ing to the National Conference of lic awareness and education for girls, sometimes as young as 14 State Legislatures. This year, immi- law enforcement and domestic vi- years of age, to New Jersey. Elsa gration bills are becoming increas- olence advocates about how to Consuelo Isuala-Meza confessed ingly common, especially in states recognize a trafficked victim, typi- in a Newark court last week that nowhere near the Mexican border, cally an immigrant who has been she lured more than 20 Honduran such as Kentucky. tricked, and ultimately forced, into young women and girls with the the sex trade or into low-skilled, promise of jobs in America, and The above incorporates infor- AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAKIS manual labor. then turned them into indentured mation from reports posted and We don't deserve that kind of treatment “We need to have some laws in servants at Hudson County bars. published by the Athens News place. And most importantly, we She also that some ring mem- Agency, the Associated Press, The Pakistani migrants in Greece shouting slogans during a rally in central Athens last Saturday, January 21. need to train and educate our po- bers expected the girls to prosti- Star-Ledger, The Lexington Her- Hundreds of people protested against the alleged abductions of 28 Pakistanis by Greek and British security lice on both the local and state lev- tute themselves to pay their exor- ald-Leader and the BBC Moni- officials following the July 2005 transit bombings in London. el as to how to recognize it and bitant smuggling fees, which were toring European. 10 EDITORIALS/LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28, 2006

The Church is in No would be required to help get such TOR-M1 systems capable of de- launching which accelerated Is- The National Herald a project off the ground, of course, stroying guided missiles and laser- rael's plans to attack Iran's nuclear Position to Do What but it should not be a barrier to a guided bombs from aircraft. sites. The target date was set for A weekend publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), It Takes for Hellenism grand concept. The next day, Moscow news re- the end of March 2006. reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest Respectfully submitted, ported that Vladimir Putin gave a To throw water on the fire, in to the Greek American community of the United States of America. To the Editor, Jim Mantice speech in Grozny, capital of comes news.yahoo.com on De- With the wave of a hand, Dr. Barrington, Illinois Chechnya, claiming that Russia cember 29, reporting that Israeli Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris Moskos, in your interview with will be the defender of the Islamic Chief of Staff General Dan Halutz him published on January 14, re- world. This caught both Washing- ruled out the pre-emptive strike Assistant to Publisher, Advertising Veta H. Diamataris Papadopoulos peatedly tells us that it is “through Warmest Regards ton and Jerusalem by surprise. It against Iran's nuclear installations Managing Editor Evan C. Lambrou the sacred that the secular can be was a warning to both of them that in the near future. General Halutz Production Manager Chrysoula Karametros preserved,” meaning Greek iden- And Best Wishes Russia will intervene. made the following statement: “I tity in America, of course. For TNH’s Future On December 17, a website don't think that a military inter- It's a sweet-sounding line all called Global New Matrix, inter- vention against Iran's nuclear in- The National Herald (USPS 016864) is published weekly by right, but I see no evidence how viewed a former CIA agent called stallations should be necessary in The National Herald Inc. at 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 the sacred saved French identity To the Editor, Philip Giraldi, who claimed that the short term. There is no threat Tel: (718)784-5255, Fax: (718)472-0510, on our shores or that of the Ger- Congratulations on The Na- Washington had long ago made to the existence of the state of Is- e-mail: [email protected] mans, Swedes, Spanish, Russians tional Herald's move to its new of- contingency plans, for a nuclear rael, as long as Iran does not pos- Democritou 1 and Academias Sts, Athens, 10671, Greece or any other ethnic group. Proba- fices in Long Island City. With the strike on Iran's military bases if sess nuclear arms.” Tel: 011.30.210.3614.598, Fax: 011.30.210.3643.776, e-mail: [email protected] bly the lone exceptions would be impressive list of attendees at your another 9/11-style attack was com- In conclusion, December was a the Jews and Chinese. grand opening on December 15, as mitted against the United States. busy month of verbal punches and Subscriptions by mail: 1 year $59.85, 6 months $29.95, 3 months $19.95, 1 month $9.95 As for the identity battles in our well as the kind words and bless- The following day, a Pakistani counter-punches. Let's hope that Home delivery NY, NJ, CT: 1 year $80.00, 6 months $43.99, 3 months $29.99, 1 month $12.95 multi-cultural society, I posit that ings from His Eminence, I'm sure website, Jang.com.pk, reported in 2006, both Washington and Is- Home delivery New England States, Pennsylvania & Washington DC: the Greeks have a good chance of it was a special evening for every- that Pakistani Foreign Minister rael rethink their positions in light 1 year $99.00, 6 months $51.75, 3 months $37.45, 1 month $15.95 coming up winners. Consider that one. Khurseed Kasuir stated that his of Russia's threat to intervene. It is On line subscription: Non subscribers: 1 year $29.95, 1 month $3.95; almost 50 percent of the words we With your vision and enthusi- country was opposed to any U.S. bad enough to be suffering heavy Subscribers: 1 year $19.95, 1 month $1.95 use in the English language have asm for meeting future challenges, strike on Iran. If an attack hap- casualties in both Iraq and Greek roots (e.g., philosophy, the newspaper is indeed in good pens, Pakistan will stand by Iran. Afghanistan. Attacking Iran will Periodical postage paid at L.I.C. NY and additional mailing offices. democracy, geriatrics, polemics). hands “to pass the National Her- On December 19 came the be a great disaster for Bush and Postmaster send change of address to: Americans often give their chil- ald onto the next generation as American surprise: a Turkish web- Sharon. THE NATIONAL HERALD, 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 dren Greek names like George, alive as we inherited it.” site, Turkishpress.com, reported Respectfully submitted, Peter, Irene and Sophia. With warmest regards and my that CIA Director Porter Goss and Nick Golegos The point is, we're all Greek. best wishes for the continued suc- FBI Director Robert Mueller visit- Flushing, New York As a society, we are immersed cess of your excellent publica- ed Ankara to bring the Turks up to in Greek culture at all levels: gov- tion… date on the U.S. plans to attack Archbishop in Cyprus ernment, literature and drama, as Respectfully submitted, Iran. Goss reportedly told Ankara TO OUR READERS well as in Christian dogma and Stephen G. Yeonas that Iran had nuclear weapons and This past Tuesday afternoon, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios early Church history. Mclean, Virginia was a huge threat to both Turkey The National Herald welcomes landed on the airport in Larnaca, Cyprus to start the first-ever official Dr. Moskos would turn his and the other countries in the re- letters from its readers intend- visit by a prelate of the Church in America to the island country. grand education strategy over to gion. Washington wants Turkey to ed for publication. They should That same day, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul announced a the Church to plan and execute. I coordinate with its Iran policies. include the writer’s name, ad- new plan for resolving the Cyprus issue, which included opening his submit that this approach would Lies, Deceit and The CIA argued that Iran was sup- dress, and telephone number country's ports and airports to Cypriot ships and airplanes. be both impractical and unwise. Confusion: Iran porting terrorism, the PKK and al and be addressed to: The Editor, Turkey is under heavy pressure from the European Union to adopt The Church is unduly burdened as Is the Next Target Qaeda. Turkey was told that The National Herald, 37-10 30th this basic tenet of free trade, a premise upon which the EU was founded, it is with its own serious adminis- Tehran sees Turkey as an enemy Street, Long Island City, NY and a condition for any State associated with it. trative and financial problems. and would try to “export its 11101. Turkey's new plan constitutes an obvious maneuver aimed at scoring A much better and more effec- To the Editor: regime.” Turkey has kept silent, Letters can also be faxed to some points with unsuspecting public opinion. Amazingly, both the Bush tive approach is to appoint a blue- On December 11, the Sunday but Washington is pressing for a (718) 472-0510 or e-mailed to Administration and the British Government welcomed it as an impor- ribbon committee to more clearly Times (of London) reported that reply. english.edition@thenational- tant initiative. define goals, execution and admin- Israel's armed forces were ordered Along comes Al Jazeera with its herald.com. We reserve the At first glance, that Demetrios would be the first Archbishop of istration. The objective could be, to be ready by the end of March own surprise news on December right to edit letters for publica- America to visit Cyprus seems paradoxical. As far as it is publicly known, say, to produce an imaginative, for possible strikes on secret urani- 22. This past October of this year, tion and regret that we are un- Demetrios has not carried the banner on behalf of the Cypriot people world-class website and 2-hour um enrichment sites in Iran. It was the Arab television network re- able to acknowledge or return and their struggle to liberate their country from Turkish invaders the way videotapes to be distributed free also reported that the week be- ported, a Russian rocket carried those left unpublished. previous Archbishops did. In fact, Demetrios seems to leave the public to every school and library in the fore, Russia signed an $1 billion Iran's first spy satellite, the leadership role on Greek national issues to the community's political country. A few deep pockets contract, to sell Iran the advanced SINAH-1, into orbit. It was this and civic leaders, and rightly so. Thus, there is at least some justification for the argument of those who claim that the invitation to the Archbishop from the government of Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos was motivated by political con- PRESS CLIPPINGS siderations in the face of the upcoming elections, indicating some con- nection with the United States to the electorate. Unfortunately, Mr. Pa- padopoulos' government is not on the best of terms with the United States Government. Guilty Pleas to SunCruz Fraud Spur Wider Inquiry Be that as it may, Demetrios would not have been able to visit Cyprus had relations between Greece and Turkey, which were at a breaking By Jay Weaver tion is part of a widening influence- gressmen - mostly Republicans in- Ney and Volz. point before (and, of course, after the invasion of Cyprus in 1974), not The Miami Herald peddling probe. cluding Ney, DeLay and others, ac- In September, prosecutors improved due primarily to the positive role Greece played in Turkey's ef- Abramoff cut his plea deal in cording to three law enforcement Lawrence LaVecchio and Paul fort to join the EU. MIAMI - In September, a trio of Washington the day before he flew sources familiar with the case. The Schwartz and Jeff Sloman, chief of In the past, the Turks considered a visit to Cyprus by an Archbishop Miami federal prosecutors and an to Miami and pleaded guilty to politicians allegedly did legislative the U.S. Attorney's criminal divi- of America as an unfriendly act, threatening to take revenge against the FBI agent flew to Washington, DC fraud in the SunCruz case on the favors in exchange for campaign sion in Miami, flew to Washington Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople, which has jurisdiction over to share explosive evidence with top eve of trial. Scanlon also pleaded contributions, restaurant meals and to meet with senior Justice Depart- the Church here. Justice Department officials which guilty in the corruption probe. overseas trips financed by the two ment lawyers. With them was veter- On numerous occasions, Archbishop Iakovos of blessed memory had was uncovered in the SunCruz Casi- On that September day in Wash- lobbyists or their Indian tribal an FBI agent Susan Sprengel. expressed his desire to visit Cyprus, only to be discouraged by his superi- nos fraud investigation. ington, the Miami prosecutors dis- clients who own casinos. The team had decades of experi- ors to avoid antagonizing the Turks (different times and different per- The meeting came one month closed this: after leaving DeLay's The number of congressional ence prosecuting organized crime sonalities. after a South Florida federal grand office in early 2000, Scanlon ar- targets is in the ''single digits,'' the families, multimillion-dollar bank His successor, Spyridon, who admittedly worked hard for the Cyprus jury charged once-powerful Wash- ranged with Volz to have Ney pub- sources said. fraud cases, corrupt politicians and issue, was not Archbishop long enough to visit Cyprus, though the cli- ington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and licly disparage SunCruz's owner, What added spice to the corrup- espionage. mate was probably not ripe enough to allow for such a visit then. New York businessman Adam Ki- Boulis, in the Congressional tion investigation was the fact that Key players in the Justice This time around, Turkey would indeed be hard pressed to explain its dan with lying to lenders about their Record just as he was trying to sell Boulis was gunned down in a mob- Department included fraud section opposition to such a visit, both to the EU and to Greece. 2000 purchase of the Dania Beach- his floating casino empire to style hit in February 2001, about lawyer Guy Singer, a former Miami- In any event, Demetrios' visit to Cyprus is indeed a positive develop- based gambling fleet. Abramoff and Kidan for about $150 five months after he sold his gam- Dade state prosecutor who assisted ment, and one that is long overdue. We are great supporters of any con- The Miami team briefed Justice million. bling fleet to Abramoff and Kidan. in the SunCruz investigation. tacts between members of our community and the people of Greece and lawyers about something even big- Prosecutors say their motive was Fort Lauderdale police say they Others included his boss, Paul Cyprus at any level - to include, naturally, people in leadership positions. ger which spun out of the SunCruz to hurt Boulis' image during his ne- don't think Abramoff was involved, Pelletier, an assistant U.S. attorney And we had hoped that His Eminence would have invited a more case - an alleged bribery conspiracy gotiations with Abramoff and Ki- but they suspect Kidan may have in Miami now serving as the acting broad and truly representative group of people involved with the Cyprus involving a broader cast of political dan. The Greek immigrant had had a role. chief of Justice's fraud section, and and other Greek issues to give more substance to his visit, as well as to characters. They included been forced by the government to For several years, South Florida former Miami federal prosecutor engage in a truly substantive dialogue with the Cypriot Government Abramoff's ex-lobbying partner, sell SunCruz because he had ac- federal prosecutors focused on Mary Butler, now in its public in- about the political climate in this country concerning Cyprus, and the Michael Scanlon, who was a former quired the fleet of ships as a non- SunCruz - and the Boulis homicide tegrity unit. steps needed to advance this major Hellenic issue. aide to House Republican leader U.S. citizen. - as a possible racketeering case A former Miami federal prose- In any case, we expect that the knowledge and experience which Tom DeLay of Texas; Rep. Bob Just weeks after the SunCruz against Abramoff and Kidan. But cutor said these types of corruption Demetrios gains, and the greater sense of urgency he is bound derive, Ney (R-Ohio) and Ney's former sale in fall 2000, the lawmaker they say it became increasingly obvi- cases are difficult because the al- from his stay in Cyprus will compel him to use his high office, always in chief of staff, Neil Volz, who later praised Kidan, the new co-owner, in ous they had a strong financial leged violations occurred years ago close cooperation with the lay leaders of the community, to reach out to worked as a lobbyist with Abramoff. the Congressional Record. This fraud case against the partners, who and require someone on the inside the faithful in the local communities and urge them to push for greater What began as a local loan-fraud time, prosecutors say, the purpose met when they were GOP activists to cooperate with authorities. efforts with their local and national officials to solve the Cyprus problem. case quickly turned into a corrup- was to polish Kidan's reputation as during their college days in Wash- Attorney Martin Goldberg, who It is time that the wall dividing Nicosia is taken down. Thirty-two years of tion investigation which may mush- an entrepreneur at the helm of ington in the 1980's. prosecuted the Miami political cor- occupation is far too long. room into one of the worst political SunCruz. The South Florida indictment, ruption case dubbed ''Operation scandals in modern Washington The Miami prosecutors also had returned in August, accused Greenpalm,'' said the burgeoning history. evidence of e-mails showing that Abramoff and Kidan of defrauding bribery scandal in Washington is a Atlantic Bank ''The SunCruz case was the gen- Abramoff and Scanlon approved a lenders in their $147.5 million pur- classic example of tenacious team- esis of people really getting interest- $10,000 donation from SunCruz - chase of the boat-gambling opera- work which uncovered crucial evi- As we have reported, the National Bank of Greece has sold its sub- ed in Abramoff and finding chinks made on Ney's behalf - to a Republi- tion. They gave the lenders bogus dence against Abramoff, who has sidiary, Atlantic Bank of New York to New York Community Bancorp, a in his armor,'' said Miami attorney can campaign committee. Prosecu- paperwork which showed they put turned into an invaluable asset for major banking institution in the New York area and the fifth largest Martin Steinberg, who represented tors say the money was an alleged il- down $23 million to qualify for a prosecutors. thrift in America. In effect, NYCB has assets of 26 billion dollars and late SunCruz founder, Constanti- legal payback for the congressman's loan to buy SunCruz - but they nev- ''That's where the SunCruz case owns eight community banks, allowing them to maintain their own iden- nos ''Gus'' Boulis, before and after ''official act'' in the SunCruz sale. er put a dime into the deal. in Florida comes into play,'' Gold- tity - even their names. the new owners bankrupted the According to federal court After the purchase went berg said. ''That was the pressure NYCB has made its intentions clear that it will not only maintain the business. records in the Abramoff-Scanlon through, the partners paid them- point that allowed the government name and Greek identity of the bank, but also strengthen it. For exam- ''The whole scandal began to un- plea deals, Ney allegedly requested selves $500,000 salaries and divert- to secure this flipped defendant.'' ple, it has already placed ads inviting bilingual speakers - English/Greek - ravel when the SunCruz case was the donation. Those records, how- ed $310,000 in SunCruz money for to apply for different positions within its organization. laying like a dead fish on the beach ever, don't identify him by name, Washington-area sports skyboxes The Miami Herald published As to the completion of the purchase by NYCB, the best guess at this and everybody smelled it and knew only as ''Representative No. 1.'' for GOP fundraisers orchestrated the above on January 22. The origi- point is that it's still a couple of months away, given the justifiable scruti- something was rotten,'' said Stein- Prosecutors say Abramoff and by Abramoff. Boulis, who agreed to nal headline is, “S. Florida Pleas ny under which banking authorities place all such deals. So far, we're berg, a former Justice Department Scanlon credited Ney, then an ob- hold millions in promissory notes, Spur a Wider Inquiry: South Flori- told, the process has been smooth sailing, and everything is on schedule. organized-crime prosecutor. scure lawmaker, with the campaign feuded with Kidan over SunCruz's da's federal prosecution of two The sooner, the better, we say. Now, Ney and Volz could face contribution so he could elevate his future. businessmen who pleaded guilty to public corruption charges in Wash- stature among Republicans. The paper trail led north, point- fraud in the SunCruz Casinos sale ington or in South Florida or in According to Federal Election ing Miami prosecutors to the al- has spurred the Justice Depart- Our teacher of the year both venues - the latest fallout from Commission records, SunCruz leged Washington bribery conspira- ment's widening public corruption the SunCruz prosecution which has made the donation to the National cy involving Abramoff, Scanlon, probe.” Each year, in commemoration of the feast day of the Three Hierar- resulted in recent guilty pleas by Republican Congressional Com- chs, The National Herald selects its teacher of the year - a teacher who Abramoff and Kidan (the Ohio mittee on November 1, 2000. has dedicated his or her life to instructing our children in the Hellenic congressman and his ex-aide have In addition, Abramoff, his wife, language, heritage and culture. denied wrongdoing). Kidan and Scanlon contributed a The choice - thank God - is always a very difficult one. It is truly amaz- Abramoff pleaded guilty on Jan- total of $4,000 directly to Ney's con- Comments? ing how many teachers meet those criteria, and who are worthy of such uary 3 to corruption charges in gressional campaign in 2000. recognition. Washington, including allegations Ney, who has not been charged, The National Herald welcomes This year, we honor a teacher who not only met the above-stated cri- about the SunCruz bribery conspir- claims he was ''duped'' by Abramoff teria, she exceeded them. It is people like Eva Panagis who have made a acy involving Ney and the lobbyist's and Scanlon in the SunCruz affair. your response to any article or editorial difference in our children's lives - who keep the candle of Hellenism collection of tens of millions of dol- The two former lobbying part- Please send e-mail to burning brightly, and who are the best example for other teachers to fol- lars in fraudulent fees from his Indi- ners are supplying potentially dam- [email protected] low. Axia. an tribal clients. His critical convic- aging information on several con- THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28, 2006 VIEWPOINTS 11 The New Via Egnatia and Competition for Empire in the Balkans

It has been the history and communist bloc in the and this new road pro- of Oil & Gas Development for Government, backed by Russia U.S. soldiers for extended periods. tragedy of the Balkan Peninsula to Balkans. Trade thus ject becomes apparent Europe for Brown & Root, part of and some E.U. partners, is pushing This is evident by the great lengths be at the crossroads of Empire. grounded to a trickle, in the context of the Halliburton. AMBO essentially for the Burgas-Alexandroupolis that the U.S. military has gone to For millennia, armies have tra- and the Roman highway construction of a new serves as an umbrella for the oil gi- pipeline as a less costly alternative. make life comfortable for Ameri- versed the East-West and North- was almost forgotten. pipeline by the AMBO ants - Texaco, Chevron, Exxon, AMBO claims that the Greek pro- can troops stationed in the region. South axis of this corner of Europe In 1989, however, the (Albanian-Macedonian- Mobil, BP, Amoco, Agip and To- ject is not environmentally sound, Facilities include extensive PX to secure raw materials and pro- curtain came down sud- Bulgarian Oil) pipeline tal ElFina - which are participating however, because it transfers the stores, chapels, gymnasiums, tect their flanks from new chal- denly on the Soviet Em- project, which will carry in a new consortium to control ac- problem of the congested Bospho- restaurants, educational centers lengers. The Dorians, Persians, pire, and the Balkans petroleum from Cen- cess to the oil-rich deposits of rus to the equally island-congested (the universities of Maryland and Athenians, Spartans, Romans, Ot- once again could serve tral Asia and southern Central Asia. Aegean. Chicago offer programs there) as tomans, Hapsburgs, British, Ger- as a bridge between by DR. ANDRE Russia to American 750,000 BARRELS PER DAY But there are additional rea- well as comfortable living quar- mans and, since 1999, the Ameri- Europe, Asia and the GEROLYMATOS and other Western Thus far, AMBO has secured sons why the U.S. is interested in ters. cans have sought to dominate this Middle East. Greece, markets. $930 million from the Overseas the Balkans and is preparing to ex- The Pentagon is also looking at strategic region. with the backing of the Special This new route will Private Investment Corporation (a pand its military commitments in establishing four or five bases in to The National The historic formula for impe- European Union has al- Herald eliminate the use of the U.S. development agency), Exim- the region for the foreseeable fu- Bulgaria and possibly some in Ro- rial hegemony has been military most completed a new over-congested Bospho- bank, Credit Suisse First Boston, ture: Ever since the U.S.-NATO mania in order to relocate some power, economic manipulation highway (680 kilome- rus straits in Turkey, as the World Bank, the European intervention over Kosovo, the 70,000 troops presently stationed and control of land and sea com- ters) from the Greek-Turkish bor- well as the potential environmen- Bank for Reconstruction & Devel- Americans have gone to consider- in Germany. Unlike the protests munications. The Romans der to the Greek port of tal hazard posed by supertanker opment, the International Mone- able lengths to establish a viable U.S. bases have caused in Western achieved imperial success for cen- Igoumenitsa (then by ferry boats traffic from the Black Sea. Coinci- tary Fund and the U.S. Export & and permanent military presence. Europe, Bulgaria, FYROM, Alba- turies because they understood to Brindisi, Bari and Venice), dently, AMBO has negotiated Import Bank. The total cost is esti- Presently, there are two large U.S. nia and Romania are anxious to that trade and finance grease the which closely parallels the Via Eg- rights of way with Bulgaria, mated at $1.2 billion. According to bases in Kosovo (Camps Bond- offer a home for the U.S. military, wheels of conquest. Keeping this natia. FYROM and Albania. In other AMBO, the future 570-mile steel and Monteith), servicing since the future bases will generate in mind, during the middle of the Yet the new road is not the only words, the route of the proposed pipeline will be ready in approxi- about 6,000 troops, and one, much needed income for their de- Second Century BC, they con- attempt to recreate the Via Egna- pipeline and the new highway out- mately three years and will carry Camp Able Sentry, near the air- pressed economies. structed the Via Egnatia (named tia or the quest for empire. Just as lined in Corridor VIII overlap. 750,00 barrels of petroleum per port in Skopje. Finally, there are rampant ru- after the proconsul of Macedo- the Greeks and the E.U. are about AMBO is headed by E.L. day. The bases are not temporary mors in the mainstream European nia), which stretched across Illyria, to complete their version of the “Ted” Ferguson, former Director At the same time, the Greek centers, but designed to house press that Balkan countries are Macedonia and Thrace, modern ancient highway, the United States hosting CIA jails and interroga- day Albania, FYROM, Greece entered the race for roads and, tion centers. In the center of Koso- and Turkey, and connected Ro- conversely, for empire. With the vo, the U.S. operates a Guan- man cities and colonies from the exception of the U.S. role in Koso- tanamo-style camp, with its own Adriatic Sea to Byzantium. Over vo (and earlier in Bosnia), the prison and landing strip approxi- the centuries, trade and commerce Americans generally prefer to op- mately 30 miles east of Pristina. along the Via Egnatia spilled over erate behind the scenes in major Like the status of Bondsteel, both to the hundreds of communities enterprises in Balkans. places are overseas U.S. enclaves which had the fortune to access Despite the fact that the existing in legal limbo. The legal the imperial highway. Greeks have constructed almost cash-starved governments in Sofia, Concurrently, the Egnatia also 90 percent of the new Via Egnatia, Skopje, Tirana and Bucharest served as the purveyor of war in September 2004, Bulgaria and have few qualms in offering to which facilitated access for new Albania urged the E.U. to con- shelter CIA black operations in or- armies of occupation. The Ro- struct another trans-Balkan road der to cozy up to the world's only mans, consequently, brought the linking Albania, FYROM and superpower. ravages of the Crusades to the Bulgaria. Less than a year later Unlike previous empires, the Balkan (including the Fourth Cru- (20 May 2005), the board of direc- Americans will not need to con- sade, which sacked Constantino- tors of a new organization, Corri- quer the Balkans; they can simply ple), and later, the Orient Express dor LED Network, met in Skopje buy the region. which carried passengers, freight to announce plans for the building and a host of wonderful exotic of the Albania-to-Bulgaria version Dr. Gerolymatos is Chair of tales and adventures. By the end of of the Via Egnatia. Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser the Second World War, the Egna- Although the board represents University in Vancouver, British tia had fallen to disrepair, and af- Albania, Bulgaria and FYROM, it Columbia and the author of “Red terwards, was rendered obscure by is more than likely that the finan- The Balkans oil transit pipeline projects run through the same area once interconnected by the Via Egnatia, Acropolis, Black Terror: The vestiges of the Cold War. Com- cial backing is coming from Wash- the ancient roadway which stretched across the Balkans and connected Roman Empire from the Adriatic to Greek Civil War and the Origins mercial activity had to bypass the ington. The link between the U.S. Byzantium. of Soviet-American Rivalry.” Suppressing the Iraqi Insurgency: Some Dreams ARE Impossible

Americans generally share the India. At worst, heli- a distance with high- the Turks in northern Cyprus). If forsaken village on the other side gencies in Iran or North Korea. conviction that nothing is impossi- copters took the last tech means. you remove the people, you re- of the world. President Bush has Also, no new weapons system ble if enough determination, mon- remnants off the em- GUARANTEED move the sea in which the fish changed his rhetoric enough to tell can be fielded today economically ey and technology can be thrown bassy roof before the FORMULA swim. Some may want to do so in us that this will be a long hard war without making it available to for- at it. Much of the phenomenal suc- world's television cam- To further compli- private, but no American politi- to keep the terrorists from our eign markets. Some will quickly cess of the American experiment eras. In many cases, the cate the problem, the cian could seriously suggest the shores. No politician can ever ad- find their way into insurgent can be attributed to this belief. A failed counter-insur- progeny of those desert eradication of the Sunni popula- mit that the war he started can be hands. Other countries, not to be Silicon Valley executive once told gency left behind coun- tribesmen have now tion in Iraq and survive politically. lost; no politician admits a mistake outdone in international markets, me that the secret of his success, tries whose social and been to university, trav- So what does all this have to do to the voters. Lyndon Johnson lost will also develop their own equiva- and that of the entire economy of economic infrastruc- eled extensively, and with us, the reader might ask? the Presidency because the Ameri- lents of these new weapons, and the Valley, stems from an attitude ture had been so devas- by Amb. Patrick N. have Internet and satel- Without understanding this can public perceived that his war will simply add to the black market that you should punish failure. He tated, it virtually guar- THEROS lite communications - point, we doom ourselves to re- in Vietnam was failing. available to insurgents. Countries himself started and bankrupted anteed their failure as not to speak of cell peating the mistakes of Vietnam To make a difference in Iraq, whose interests we threaten will five companies before creating independent states. It Special phones and Blackber- and other debacles of the past. we would have to train several tens ensure that insurgents have the to The National one of the giants of the high-tech also guaranteed long- Herald ries. Given that their The Defense Department has of thousands of American troops cash to enter that black market. industry. We fight wars the same term hatred between brain cortexes are no recently started a series of initia- to speak good conversational Ara- Insurgencies have been regu- way. We build bigger and better the occupying power smaller than our own, tives to transform the American bic, and with the cultural sensitivi- larly defeated in the last 70 years, weapons, and if they are not bet- and insurgent country (critics will they can adapt to changing tactics Armed forces into more effective ty, to have real conversations - and Greece being an excellent exam- ter, we build more of them. Defeat cite the British suppression of the and technologies by counter-insur- counter-insurgency units. We an- not just barking orders to “get on ple. In each case, insurgents have in war is not an acceptable word in Malay Rebellion in 1946-49 as an gency forces as fast as the latter nounced that we will recruit lin- the floor” - with Iraqi citizens. Giv- been defeated by indigenous the American political vocabulary. exception. True, all rules demand can make them. Add into the mix guists and train our soldiers in the en that the best Arabic language forces, led by indigenous officers But, we pay little attention to an exception, but there is no other that insurgents are fighting a for- culture of the country whose insur- course in the United States, that of whose cause and motivation is history, and thus to the historical example. Secondly, counter-insur- eign force in their homes, and on gency we are trying to suppress. the State Department's Foreign their own country, and not that of fact that no foreign occupying gency historians agree that the the terrain where they group up, We grant hundreds of millions of Service Institute, takes almost two the occupying power. The best the army has defeated a guerrilla in- Malay affair was really a rebellion and you have a guaranteed formu- dollars to the biggest companies years of total immersion, while the foreign power can do is provide surgency since the 1940's. by the Chinese minority popula- la for ultimate insurgent success. (and some small ones formed for Chinese send their diplomats to the money, the equipment and the Whether it was Germans trying to tion against the Malay majority, The only counter-insurgency tech- just this kind of contract) to carry foreign countries for three years' technical training, and then do its crush guerrillas in Greece, Yu- whose army was officered by nique available to the occupying out research activities to develop of total immersion, we will pro- level best to stay out of sight. The goslavia and the Soviet Union, or Brits). power is the eradication (e.g., Sad- new, more lethal and lighter duce enough linguists a few years very presence of the foreigner will British forces putting down rebel- The explanation for the almost dam in Halabja) or expulsion of weapons which our troops can car- after we will have been ejected undermine the legitimacy of the lions in colonies as far apart as total failure of counter-insurgency the indigenous population (e.g., ry into the streets of some God- from Iraq, and are fighting insur- indigenous counter-insurgency Cyprus, Kenya or the Indian sub- operations in the last seven forces. Above all, the occupying continent, they all failed. Ameri- decades can be traced to develop- foreigner must not engage in cans in Vietnam; the French in Al- ments in technology. In one of the counter-insurgency operations geria and Indochina; and the Rus- last successful counter-insurgency himself because this will guarantee sians in Afghanistan likewise operations - against desert tribes ultimate defeat. failed. in Iraq - the British deployed ar- As stated in this column before, At best, the foreign army se- mored cars, airplanes, artillery and we can transform this into an Iraqi cured a withdrawal negotiated poison gas against Bedouin horse- War run by Iraqis for Iraq. We with the political representation of men armed only with rifles. The have an objective in Iraq of a rea- the insurgents, such as Cyprus or Bedouin could not hide in the sonably democratic, stable and desert from airplanes; could not prosperous country which threat- outrun armored cars; and when ens neither its neighbors nor its they did take refuge among civil- own minorities. This objective can GUEST EDITORIALS ians or in remote areas, they had be obtained, but not the way we The National Herald welcomes no protection against mustard gas are presently going about it. The manuscripts representing a generously applied by the RAF. sooner the Administration, and es- variety of views for publica- Moreover, the Bedouin were pecially the Defense Department, tion in its View Points page. largely illiterate, lacking the edu- grasp this reality, the better off we They should include the writ- cation or skills to adapt to this all will be. We can use our great er’s name, address, and tele- chasm of technology. wealth to push, cajole or blackmail phone number and be ad- From the 1940's and onwards, the Iraqi Government into reach- dressed to the View Points Edi- military industries have developed ing out across its entire population tor, The National Herald, 37-10 small, easily transportable, for support. And we should forget, 30th Street, Long Island City, weapons of great lethality and rel- once and for all, the “Impossible NY 11101. They can also be atively low price which can be used Dream” of creating an American faxed to (718) 472-0510 or, by the descendants of those desert counter-insurgency force which preferably, e-mailed to en- tribesmen. In 1920, the most lethal can defeat insurgents in their own glish.edition@thenationalher- weapon in Bedouin hands was the backyards. ald.com. Due to considera- British Lee-Enfield bolt-action ri- tions of space we enforce a fle. Now they have access to auto- The Hon. Ambassador Theros strict 1,400-word upper limit. matic weapons; light rocket served in the U.S. Foreign Service We reserve the right to edit for launchers which can penetrate al- for 36 years, mostly in the Middle repetitiveness, diction and most any tank armor; infrared AP PHOTO/MOHAMMED IBRAHIM East, and was American Ambas- syntax. We regret that we are sights to fight at night; man- A U.S. military officer, right, hands a flag over to local Iraqi forces during the hand-over ceremony of a mili- sador to Qatar from 1995 to 1998. unable to acknowledge or re- portable guided anti-aircraft mis- tary base in Mosul this past Wednesday, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad. With American help, U.S. mili- He also directed the State turn manuscripts, published siles; and prodigious quantities of tary officials say, the Iraqi army is emerging as a lightly-armed counter-insurgency force which may control Department's counter-terrorism or unpublished. extremely powerful high explo- more of Iraq than the U.S.-led coalition by Spring. Ambassador Theros contends that the insurgency can office and holds numerous U.S. sives which can be detonated from only be squelched once foreign occupation forces depart. Government decorations. 12 SPORTS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JANUARY 28, 2006 Australia’s Greeks Going Wild about Tennis Star By Jessica Halloran Melbourne Park stands to wear the Sydney Morning Herald Greek blue and white, chant and frantically wave flags, it is an experi- MELBOURNE - Every day, ence they treasure. Marcos Baghdatis calls up the lead- "When he wins, we feel it as er of his "sweaty dudes." The mes- much as him," Vlachogiannis says. sage to his men is always that he "When he wins, it's exactly the same loves them, and that he wants his feeling for us, as well. We feel like Greek Cypriot gang to keep chant- we help make him win." ing their hearts out. He says their They supported Baghdatis for support is a "thavma." Translated the first time at the Australian Open that means "a miracle." last year. Their fan club has grown And Baghdatis sometimes has from just six four years ago to an of- little requests for his boisterous ficial membership of 200. dudes. "Flags everywhere, please," They support any Greek athlete he has asked. He likes to look up at or team, and even made a trip to the the front of center court and see a Euro Cup in 2004. They have a sister sea of blue and white. And he is al- club in Cyprus, and membership is ways willing to get them tickets. growing in Sydney, too. "Do you want more tickets? How "The HFC has just been started many more" he asks on his daily call in Sydney in this last week," Vla- to Hellas Fan Club President Chris chogiannis says. "We have 20 people Vlachogiannis? Vlachogiannis says in Sydney, and it's growing every Baghdatis is grateful for their sup- day. I'm sure they've been chanting port. by the TV. Next year, they are com- AP PHOTO/GEORGE WIDMAN AP PHOTO/AL BEHRMAN "He's calling me and just saying, ing to the Australian Open. We are The fierceness of Hellenic competition all over the court 'thank you, thank you, thank you,' " going to invite all the Hellas fans in Vlachogiannis says. "Marcos has the world." LEFT: The Memphis Grizzlies' Jake Tsakalidis of Greece, rear, tries to steal the ball from the Philadelphia 76ers' Chris Webber in the first half been over the moon. He just loves it. They have made Baghdatis a of their NBA basketball game last Friday, January 20 in Philadelphia. RIGHT: Saint Louis University Center Ian Vouyoukas of Greece cele- And we've been thanking him, too." plaque inscribed: "Hellas Fan Club, brates after SLU defeated Xavier 59-54 in an NCAA basketball game this past Sunday, January 22, in Cincinnati. Vouyoukas scored 13 points in "It's just been great playing for Honorary Member." They have also leading the Billikens to victory. them," Baghdatis says. "It's an in- written cards to their idol, wishing credible feeling. There are so many him well, and dropped them off at emotions, and it's just amazing." his hotel. But while he is truly grate- er opponents have been. George Kouromalis has been a lot of them have expletives, so white T-shirt. Vlachogiannis says they are hoping ful for their support, Baghdatis has "Well, I don't really like this wild part of the Hellas Fan Club for the we've tried to clean them up." the fans can sing their favorite chant had to tell the squad to stop bagging crowd," Ljubicic said after his quar- past few months and says its mem- Cypriot chants are all Greek to The Sydney Morning Herald tonight: "Lift the title because we his opponents and jeering at their terfinal loss. "I mean, even if it's for bers and supporters had to clean up me: Re Baghdati, eisai trella, eisai published the above on January 26. can't wait anymore." It's a chant they double faults. me or against me, it doesn't matter. I the chants. "A lot of the chants we trella me tin aspri sou fanela… The original headline is, “Blue and sing only when Baghdatis wins. Ljubicic was unimpressed by really like to play in a normal sup- have are football chants, but re- Translation: Hey, Baghdatis, you White Army has Rivals Wondering For the 200 or so who cram into such antics on Tuesday night, as oth- port environment." worded," Kouromalis explains. "And are amazing, just amazing, with your 'What the Hellas!' ”

GIANT KILLER: Unseeded and Unheralded Marcos Baghdatis Advances to Australian Open Tennis Final

By PAUL ALEXANDER nings. He will play the winner of the and Baghdatis finished it off with his matches had plenty of company this ed thundering nearby. The startled The never-say-die Baghdatis, Associated Press Writer other semifinal match between top- 15th ace, dropping to his knees and time in a city with a large Greek Baghdatis hit a forehand crosscourt with his infectious smile and quirky seeded Roger Federer of Switzer- bowing his head. population. winner before twisting his ankle, service routine of using his racket to MELBOURNE (AP) - Unseed- land and number-21 Nicolas Kiefer. "Just amazing," said Baghdatis, Baghdatis broke Nalbandian, the while losing the next point and the bounce the ball once between his ed and unheralded Marcos Bagh- Baghdatis, a former world junior who hadn't made it past the fourth reigning Masters Cup champion game. legs each time, rallied twice from datis of Cyprus extended his re- champion from Cyprus, was serving round of his first five Grand Slam and 2002 Wimbledon runner-up, Baghdatis bounced up quickly, service breaks in the fifth set. The markable run at the Australian for the match at 15-15 when rain be- events. "I have to wake up. Every- early in the first set before the Ar- however. Nalbandian held serve to umpire had to repeatedly ask the Open, rallying Thursday to beat gan pouring down, forcing organiz- thing was going in. I was just in my gentine started ripping winners take the set, but Baghdatis contin- crowd to quiet down. number-4 seed David Nalbandian of ers to close the roof on Rod Laver own world, I think." from both sides. ued to claw back, seemingly oblivi- Serving at 4-4, Nalbandian dou- Argentina 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to Arena. He won 17 of the last 21 points. Nalbandian jumped ahead by a ous to the pressure, soccer kicking a ble-faulted, then committed three reach the final. After workers toweled off the The stadium was awash in blue- set and 5-1 in the second before ball eight times at one point. straight errors to give Baghdatis his With the crowd screaming sup- surface, the 20-year-old Baghdatis and-white - looking more like Baghdatis started rallying. He survived an early break to eighth service break. Baghdatis held port, the 54th-ranked Baghdatis, missed his first match point on a Greece's national day than Aus- The crowd erupted in thunder- take the third set, and broke Nal- serve for the match. who entered the tournament with backhand which was ruled long. tralia's - in support of Baghdatis. ous applause as he tied it at 5-5. He bandian for the only time that he 360-1 odds, guaranteed that he will Nalbandian hit a forehand into The dozens of chanting fans who was serving at 15-40 in the next needed in the fourth, holding serve The Associated Press posted the more than double his career win- the net to set up a second chance, showed up for every one of his game when holiday fireworks start- the rest of the way. above on January 26.