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World Trade Rising Again, So Do Islam's Critics, No Common Ground

TNH staff writers in Manhattan last weekend over an issue that has become a na - NEW YORK – At Ground Zero, tional campaign issue, say it the the site of the World Trade Cen - $100 million center will dese - ter’s twin towers that were de - crate the memories of the nearly stroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001 3,000 people killed that day in terrorist attacks, a new building, the attack. 1 World Trade Center, that will HALLOWED GROUND TOO? be 1,776 feet tall to mark the The location where Demos year of American independence, and Pataki and Greek church has hit the 34th floor. Two leaders held their news confer - blocks away, plans for Islamic ence wasn’t coincidental. It was Center Park51, a religious and a few steps from a fence labeled cultural center for Muslims, 8A, the coveted real estate spot which will include a mosque, where the St. Nicholas commu - has been given rapid initial ap - nity of some 70 families wants proval by city officials. But in to rebuild its church. That Lib - the shadow of the fast-rising 1 erty Street spot was proposed World Trade Center, and not far to them – in a deal that went from the proposed home of bust in March 2009- by the Port Park51, all that’s left of St. Authority of New York and New Nicholas Greek Orthodox Jers ey, which owns the Ground Church, also felled that fateful Zero site, as a suitable swap for day, is an empty lot. Church of - their original location – a short ficials have now stepped up distance within the same fence. their ire too, complaining the The 300-member congregation city has stalled plans for its re - lost its 90-year-old parish when building, even while giving the the twin towers collapsed. Lead - Muslim center a green light. ers of the church and the Port TNH/COSTAS BEJ Against the din of construc - Authority have spent years nego - Bishop Antonios of Phasiane, the Chancellor of the Archdiocese, candidate George Demos (R) and former Governor George tion at Ground Zero, opponents tiating a deal that would let the spoke to the media at an event on August 23 at Ground Zero, Pataki (C) also spoke on behalf of the church. Fr. Alex Karlout - of the mosque and supporters church rebuild on land a bit far - just a short distance from where the St. Nicholas Greek Ortho - sos, Archbishop Demetrios'advisor (L) also was present to pre - the church have found common dox Church destroyed on 9/11 once stood. NY Congressional sent the case that the church should be a priority too. ground, if for different reasons, Continued on page 4 and both went to the sites to make their case last week. “The only house of worship destroyed on September 11” is how both Joy of the Scoop: The Demetracopoulos Files George Demos, a Republican Play Ball! candidate for Congress in Suf - folk County, and former New By Angelike Contis resided since an injury a few per Apogevmatini in 2009. videotaped for a forthcoming York Governor George Pataki, Manhattan TNH Staff Writer years ago, still pushing a quest Demetracopoulos' kudos include Greek documentary) made him who was in office in 2001, re - for justice. When reviewing an honorary Phoenix award “a press target of destruction by ferred to the church. With a con - NEW YORK – Greek journalist nuggets of the past, he is prone from the Greek President. the Nixon administration and stant flow of curious tourists vs. the Tony Elias Demetracopoulos, who has to a thinly concealed cynical de - The reporter's biggest claim (Nixon's National Security Ad - passing by, the media (including been based in Washington, D.C. livery, punctuated by the occa - to fame is uncovering the Greek visor Henry) Kissinger.” The , Associated since 1967, was on both former sional good-hearted belly laugh. Watergate connection. He dis - then-US secretary of state, Press and WNYC) squeezed into Hamptons president Richard Nixon’s and He prides himself on past scoops covered that, in 1968, the Greek Demetracopoulos said, wanted a narrow zone at the corner of the Greek military junta’s ene - related to Watergate, Konstan - military junta’s intelligence him dead. It wasn’t that per - Liberty and Greenwich streets mies list. Today, at 82, he has G. Karamanlis and dis - agency (KYP) made a $549,000 sonal for the journalist. As he to hear what they had to say. By Constantine S. Sirigos outlived both. Nonetheless his graced banker George Koskotas. donation to Nixon’s 1968 presi - wrote in a 2001 Naval Review Demos and Pataki are opposed TNH Staff Writer struggle against them continues “No other Greek journalist has dential campaign - via Greek Proceedings article: “I did not to building the Islamic center - evidenced by the stacks of pho - been mentioned so often in the American supporter Tom Pap - have a political ax to grind. I near Ground Zero, joining their NEW YORK – The City Mice tocopies that fill his assisted liv - American and British mass me - pas. This, Demetracopoulos says voices to the national debate. and the Country Mice have been ing center suite, where he has ,” wrote the Greek newspa - (in an interview this journalist Continued on page 3 Critics, who took part in protests at it for about 17 years. That is, members of the Church of the Annunciation/Evangelismos in Manhattan’s Upper West Side trek 100 miles across Long Is - Τhree Hierarchs Academy land to the tony Hamptons (they are not exactly their coun - try cousins of modest means) Now in Aristotle's Hands for a picnic or beach party and a softball game against the Church of the Kimisis/Dormi - to Teach the Young tion. Too bad they didn’t have God as an umpire. This year’s game on Saturday, August 21 By Stavros Marmarinos tending the inaugural ceremony was also notable for a sad rea - TNH Staff Writer of the Aristotle Academy of son: it was the first time the two Math and Sciences, which took parishes have gathered since the NEW YORK –The Pastor of the place in Brooklyn on Sunday, passing of the Annunciation’s Three Hierarch Community in August 15th. Earlier in the day, beloved former pastor, Fr. James Brooklyn, Rev. Eugene Pappas the Three Hierarchs Church was Moskovites, prompting some to handed out blue and gold car - filled with faithful who had refer to it as “the first Father nations - symbolizing come to celebrate the feast of James Memorial Softball and the Chucrh - to all those at - the Dormition of the Virgin Game.” Fr. Moskovites was an Mary. avid baseball fan from Massa - The inaugural ceremony fol - chusetts, so the reverend was a lowed afterwards on a raised devout Boston Red Sox fan. The platform set up in the courtyard parish’s new pastor also loves Greek Hoop outside the community’s school baseball, but Fr. Nathanael building. A procession formed Symeonides was sporting a New right after the divine liturgy, York Yankees cap, something of Hopes for with the community’s local boy a relief to ballplayers who ac - scouts troop participating as cepted and forgave Father well. The ceremony began with James’ baseball ways, especially World Games the singing of the Greek and because their game is the American national anthems, fol - church equivalent of the Sox- lowed by the hymn of the Three Yanks rivalry. - If they win the World Hiearchs - the patron saints of The annual event emerged Championships tak - the parish. A traditional blessing naturally out of friendships be - ing place in Aug. 28- of the water service, known as tween Annunciation parish - Sept. 12, Greece’s national team the “agiasmos” followed, where ioners who have bought houses will finally have a bigger mo - members of the parish’s Russian in the Hamptons or rent accom - ment than it did at the last event Orthodox community led by AP PHOTO/THANASSIS STAVRAKIS modations for the summer, and in 2006 when it shocked the Rev. Andrianos also partici - For rent signs are displayed at the entrance of a building in central Athens, Aug. 20, 2010. The the people of Kimisis Church. in the semi-finals, pated. Earlier in the day, a priest pain from the harshest austerity package debt-ridden Greece has seen in decades has kicked in Stephanie Astic George, who 101-95, behind near-perfect sec - from the Ukrainian Orthodox with a vengeance. Unemployment is up. Shops, caught between higher taxes and consumers' has long been active in the An - ond-half shooting and an un - Church, Rev. Vladimir, distrib - rapidly diminishing purchasing power, are closing. nunciation parish, and her hus - likely uninspired defensive ef - uted the antidoron to faithful at band, own a summer home fort from an American team the end of the Ukrainian Com - nearby. A former president of laden with stars. “I think we munity’s divine liturgy - the the Annunciation Parish Coun - showed everybody that maybe third liturgy that day taking Is it a Depression Yet for Greece? cil, George Nicholas, along with we’re not very good athletes like place in the multiethnic parish. his wife Stacey, has been going them, but we know how to play Three Hiearchs Parish Council to the Hamptons for the sum - the game,” said Greek guard President and School Board ATHENS – Scores of thousands special pay for the night to char - high tax rates, that revenues mer for 25 years. The Hamptons , who Chairman Costantinos “Gus” of visitors poured onto the ity, cheering visitors, if only for aren’t meeting projections ei - church is open year–round but carved up the U.S. defense with Savaros greeted the dignitaries moon-lit Acropolis on Aug. 24 – a night because with September ther. The signs – For Rent, For attendance swells during the 12 assists. “We are clever.” Pa - and guests attending the cere - as they did to other monuments looming there are fears the Sale – are everywhere in Athens, summer. The community is led paloukas wasn’t on the team mony. During his speech, he around the country traditionally country’s austerity measures, in - with estimates that 25% percent by Protopresbyter Fr. Alex Kar - that got spanked, 87-59, by the noted that the formation of the open and free so Greeks and stituted by Prime Minister of the stores on one of the main loutsos. Fr. Constantine U.S. in a pre-tourney exhibition Academy in the Three Hierarchs tourists can bask in the glow of George Papandreou to keep shopping avenues, Stadiou Lazarakis, who has served at a in Athens Aug. 25, and during Community marks a major shift the country’s glorious past. But Greece from defaulting on its Street, are now closed. That’s number of youth-related posts their dreadful performance, towards the area of education. there were so many it took 1 ½ obligations under the weight of also the home of a now-closed at the Archdiocese, had been as - Greece showed it may still not He also highlighted the fact that hours to make the usual five- a $380 billion debt, are starting branch of the Marfin Bank that sisting Fr. Karloutsos for about yet be ready for prime time, de - the Academy will be operating minute walk up to the to backfire. Only recently, the was firebombed on May 5, seven years. At the feast of the spite being ranked number four in direct affiliation with St. Parthenon and some grumbled government said there were killing three workers during a Kimisis this year on the 15th of in the world and beating John’s University. it was because cash-strapped signs of optimism and that wild strike and protests in which August, His Eminence Arch - The Aristotle Academy is a Greeks, their pay cut and taxes Greece was starting to crawl its Greeks took to the streets to bishop Demetrios officially ap - Continued on page 7 private school, using the Little raised, couldn’t afford to do any - way back to fiscal stability. protest the cutbacks and tax pointed him Presbyter, and he Red Schoolhouse Program from thing else this year. “There was - Greece has received the first hikes. will now Fr. Karloutsos on St. John’s University. This n’t 1/10th as many people last two installments of a three-year Now, it looks like the worst a fulltime basis. method has been proven suc - year,” one man said. Indeed, the package of $146 billion in emer - is yet to come. More than Fr. Lazarakis served seven For subscription: cessful in educating and prepar - country’s most fabled and fa - gency loans from the European 170,000 small and medium- years as the director of the Ion - 718.784.5255 ing young students for higher mous symbol almost didn’t open Union and International Mone - sized Greek businesses risk go - ian Village summer camp that [email protected] education everywhere. Academy at all as its guards initially re - tary Fund (IMF,) and govern - ing bankrupt by the end of 2011 is located in Greece and was the staff have been trained, edu - fused to work or open the doors ment officials said a recovery is unless the government changes youth director of the Archdioce - cated, and are supervised by the because they weren’t going to under way, but more telltale its tax policy and introduces san district for two years. St. John’s University Graduate be paid. They reached a com - signs are that public sector growth measures, according to Stephanie George said she loves promise with the government, workers and others aren’t Continued on page 3 donating their 100 euros ($127) spending, and that despite sky- Continued on page 7 Continued on page 4 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 28 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 In the Spotlight: Dorie Klissas, Producer GOINGS ON... n AUGUST 26-29 Rick Riordan’s #1 New York By Constantine S. Sirigos cardiology, neurosurgery and or - dence. When I told her I wanted NORWALK, Conn. – The St. Times bestseller, Percy Jackson TNH Staff Writer thopaedics. I feel I help the doc - to go into television, she said, George Greek Orthodox Church & the Olympians: The Lightning tors and scientists I work with “Good work if you can get it. Go will be hosting their annual Thief, the first of five books in NEW YORK - Dorie Klissas by breaking down their clinical for it.” She encouraged my pas - Greek festival from August 26 – Riordan’s series. Hours for the breathed the rarefied air of net - and scientific discoveries in sions and supported me whole - 29. Enjoy the variety of home - exhibition are: Tuesday through work television producer for 20 terms that the lay public can un - heartedly. Perhaps what I found made Greek cuisine; authentic Friday, 10 am - 4 pm; Saturday, years. From 1990 to 1994 she derstand. By successfully trans - the most incredible about my Greek pastries; an outdoor café; 11 am - 4 pm. Closed Sunday, was an Olympics Profiles pro - lating this knowledge into forms mom is, that ever since my dad a marketplace to buy jewelry and Monday. Suggested general ad - ducer covering the 1992 Winter they can easily grasp, I believe passed away in 1994, she has things for the home; games and mission: adults and seniors; $5, Olympics in Albertville, France that individuals will become em - been extremely independent. rides; and a cash prize raffle. NHM members, children 12 and and the 1994 Winter Olympics powered, creating better health TNH: What’s your ultimate There will also be live Greek mu - under; Free. The National Hel - in Lillehammer, Norway. As a for themselves and their fami - goal in life? sic and traditional Greek danc - lenic Museum is located at: 801 producer for the Today Show on lies. My ultimate goal in life is to ing. Cash raffle tickets are W. Adams Street, 4th floor, at NBC from 1994-2006 she pro - TNH: Has your life path been live every moment to the fullest. $10.00 each. Prizes include: 1st the corner of Adams and Hal - duced numerous “Where in the influenced by your Ancient It’s wonderful to strive and Prize: $10,000; 2nd Prize: sted Streets, Chicago, IL 60607. World is Matt?” trips, including and/or Modern Greek heritage? achieve, but the most important $3,500; and 3rd Prize: $1,500. For further information, call: a live broadcast from the Acrop - Odysseus was a wanderer moments are spent with your The raffle will be drawn on Au - 312-655-1234 or visit: www.na - olis in 1999. She also developed and a warrior and I feel that is loved ones and friends. gust 29 at 9:30 p.m. Rain or tionalhellenicmuseum.org. numerous medical series. When what skills were necessary to TNH: If you could change Shine! Free admission and valet Katie Couric became the first forge a career in television. With something about yourself, what parking. Festival hours are: Au - n SEPTEMBER 10-12/17-19 solo female anchor at CBS an intense curiosity, I was drawn would it be? gust 26: 5-10 p.m.; August 27: 4 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Staten Evening News in 2006, she fol - to journalism during college For many years, I had wan - p.m. – 11 p.m.; August 28: Island celebrates Hellenic cul - lowed her to be the network’s where I worked for the college derlust - and that led to many Noon-11 p.m.; August 29: 1-10 ture with the Staten Island senior medical producer. Klissas’ paper. More than that, I could Dorie Klissas travels and adventures. But I of - p.m. St. George Greek Orthodox Greek Festival of the Church of passion for medical news led to see that journalists received in - ten wished I was a bit happier Church is located at: 238 West The Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas. her current position at New York credible access to news and three days on the Christina sitting still. My sister Rita used Rocks Road, Norwalk, CT 06851. For the past 40 years the church University’s Langone Medical sports figures. As a news and yacht, the legendary vessel to tell me, “I can be happy by For ticket information, has used the festival to stage Center where she has the oppor - sports enthusiast, I wanted to owned by Aristotle Onassis, and sitting in my bed and looking up email:[email protected] events tht represent the Greek tunity to collaborate with lead - tell their stories. After meeting went sponge diving in Tarpon at the ceiling, but you, Dorie, om or visit: http://www.stge - way of life and to share their ing scientists and physicians. Her tennis commentator Bud Collins Springs and , Greece. you have to travel the world.” orgect.org/ Church_Festival.html ricvh cultural and artistic her - passion for tennis led to a na - during a college event, I wrote TNH: What’s the greatest les - That was very true for many for further information. itage with the rest of NYC. Visi - tional ranking with the U.S. Ten - to him asking to be an intern at son you've ever learned? years, but now having been out tors can taste traditional Greek nis Association when she was the U.S. Open Tennis Champi - The greatest lesson I have of television for a bit, I feel a bit UPLAND, Calif. – The St. Spyri - food, pastries, coffee, sample younger. onships in Flushing Meadows, ever learned is that failure is of - more settled and happy to be in don Greek Orthodox Church is the great wines of Greece, watch TNH: Briefly tell us who you New York. That first adventure ten a blessing. If you fail, the one place. hosting their 11th annual Greek and learn traditional dances are and what you do. sealed my fate, especially when best remedy is learning what TNH: What’s your most en - festival on August 27-29. Enjoy from all regions of Greece, and As the media director at NYU he suggested that I work at the you did wrong so you can figure joyable pastime? the variety of homemade Greek shop at the authentic Greek Langone I promote the work of Wimbledon Tennis Champi - out how to succeed the next My most enjoyable pastime food, lots of live music, chil - boutique. Guests can test their physicians, scientists and clini - onships in London as a produc - time around. is playing racquet sports like ten - dren’s games, vendor shops, skills at games of chance, have cians. tion assistant. After covering TNH: Do you have a role nis and squash. church tours and traditional fun spinning, swirling and TNH: How do you help the Wimbledon, I decided that tele - model? TNH: Share with us some Greek dancing. Happy hour spe - sawying on exhilarating rides or people you work with/for? vision was a collaborative and My greatest role model is my words of wisdom. cials will be on August 27 from simply soak up the culture and As an academic medical cen - creative field, and I wanted to mother, Mary Klissas. She’s been Throughout my experiences 5-7 p.m. and August 28-29 from celebrate it with family and ter, NYU Langone is on the fore - be part of it. I persisted and an inspiration to me ever since I as a producer, I realize that the 3-5 p.m. $2.00 off dinners and friends. The hours are Sept. Fri - front of medical research and eventually became an Olympics was very young. She was a hard thing that makes most people $1.00 off drinks. Admission is days Sept. 10 & 17 from 6 to 10 compassionate patient care. My producer where I traveled worker who helped her parents happy are the simple things - $2.00; children under 12 free. p.m.; Saturdays Sept. 11 & 18 job is to explain to the media around the world to interview in their motel business and time spent away from the phone, Festival hours are: August 27 – from 2 – 12 pm and Sundays and general public what scien - athletes. I went to Norway to helped run my father’s diner. I reading to your kids, getting the 5-10 p.m.; August 28 – 12-10 Sept. 12 and 19 from 2 to 10 tific and clinical advances are cover the ski jumpers and trav - learned from her and everyone most out of a sunset. That’s why p.m.; and August 29 – 12-10 p.m. For directions visit the being made. I lead a team of eled to Jamaica to interview the around me that hard work could it is important to simplify life p.m. St. Spyridon is located at: church Web site at media professionals who write fabled Jamaican Bobsled team. pay off. But what was so won - and appreciate the blessings you 1391 Chaffee Street, Upland, http://greekchurch-si.org/ or press releases, interact with Later, as a Today Show producer, derful about my mom was that have – and make time to create California 91786. For further in - call (718) 494-0568. members of the media and pitch I filmed the restoration efforts she encouraged my creative tal - blessings for others. formation, call: (909) 985-4411 key clinical areas such as cancer, at the Acropolis in Athens, spent ents and desire for indepen - or visit: http://www.saintspyri - n SEPTEMBER 10-12 don.org LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Los Angeles Greek Festival of the n AUGUST 30-SEPT. 2 Saint Sophia Cathedral is NEW YORK - Greek American around the corner. For further playwright Maria Micheles’ new information, call: (323) 737- play is part of the Dream Up Fes - 2424. tival of the Theater for the New City. Directed by Richard Vetere, SOMERVILLE, Mass. - The Dor - “Around the Night Park” is a mition of the Virgin Mary Greek haunting love story about a re - Orthodox Church will be held lationship between a social out - September 10-12. Festival hours cast and an actress. The remain - will be: September 10 from ing performances are on August 12:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.; Septem - 30 & September 2 at 7 p.m. and ber 11 from 12:00-11:00 p.m.; August 31 at 9 p.m. Tickets $15. and September 12 from 12:00 155 First Avenue. For reserva - p.m.-10:00 p.m. For further in - tions call 212-254-1109. formation, visit: http://www.dor - mitionchurch.org/ n SEPTEMBER 3-5 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The An - CARMEL, Ind. – The Holy Trin - nunciation Greek Orthodox ity Greek Orthodox Church is Church of Sacramento is hosting hosting their 38th Annual Greek their annual Greek festival from Festival September 10-11 from September 3-5. The variety of 4:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. For more TNH/COSTAS BEJ TNH/COSTAS BEJ mouth-watering homemade information, visit:www.holytrin - Making a Small Chapel Bigger on a Special Day Late Summer Festival: Greek School Looms Greek food ranges from mous - ityindy.org/ saka, kalamari, pastitsio, faso - The Hellenic Cultural Center in Astoria has a chapel devoted The proud parishioners manning the booth of the Greek After - lakia, pilafi and dolamadakia-to n SEPTEMBER 18 to St. Kosmas the Aetolian, but it was too small to celebrate noon Day School and their pastor Fr. Demetrios Calogredes name a few. There will be an as - TARPON SPRINGS, Fl. -The his feast day, so the auditorium was turned into a church. smile for the camera during the annual summer festival of the sortment of Greek pastries and Greek Arts Initiative on Septem - For a video: www.thenationalherald.com/video/967 Church of the Assumption in Port Jefferson, Long Island. coffee and frappes. Each night ber 18 will present Night in the there will be live Greek music Islands, recreating the atmos - and Greek dancing performed phere of the Greek islands with by Greek dance groups. Festival monthly outdoor dining on the hours are: Friday, 11:00 a.m.- Sponge Docks. There will be 11:00 p.m.; Saturday, 12:00 performances by outstanding p.m.-11:00 p.m.; and Sunday, musical groups, Ellada and 12:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m. General Odyssey, Greek dancing, and Admission is $5 for adults; Se - other arts. For further informa - niors (55 and over) $4 and chil - tion, call: (727) 937-1130 or dren under 12 are free. Admis - (727) 942-5605. sion is free on Friday from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. There is a $2.00 n SEPTEMBER 19 off admission coupon on the BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Annual com - website. The Convention Center memoration of the Hellenes of is located at: 1400 J Street , Asia Minor and Pontos Sacramento, CA 95814. For fur - who perished in the Greek Holo - ther information, visit: caust at the hands of the Ot - http://www.annunciation.ca.go toman state and the Young Turk arch.org/ or call: (916) 443- regime. The event will be held 2003. at the community center of the Three Hierarchs Greek Ortho - n THRU SEPTEMBER 4 dox Church after the Divine CHICAGO, Ill. – The National Litrugy at 12 noon, 1714 Av - TNH/COSTAS BEJ Hellenic Museum will be host - enue P in Brooklyn, New York. Summer Pascha at Windham in the Catskills Evrytanian Association Celebrates in Flushing ing the Percy Jackson and the For additional information call Olympians: A Look inside the 718-339-0280. With Fr. Ignatios Achlioptas chanting before an elaborate flow - New Yorkers with roots in Evrytania celebrated the feast of Lightning Thief from July ered bier for the Theotokos and 17 lambs on spits, guests at the miracle-working icon from Asia Minor that their association through September 4. In this n SEPTEMBER 19 & 26 this year’s festival at upstate NY’s Church of the Assumption in named after - Panagia Prousiotissa/Our Lady of Proussa. world- premiere exhibition, vis - TARPON SPRINGS, Fl. - The - felt like they were celebrating Easter at their Greek villages. Bishop Philotheos of Meloa presided over Vespers. itors will get an up-close and Greek Arts Initiative presents personal look at some of their Kalymnian Traditional Songs favorite props from the Fox with Irene Karavokiros on Sep - 2000 film, Percy Jackson and tember 19 and 26 from 12:00– the Olympians: The Lightning 2:00 p.m. at the Heritage Mu - Thief. In partnership with Twen - seum. She will teach many of tieth Century Fox, the National the older Kalymnian songs, in - Hellenic Museum and Curator cluding those sung for weddings Bethany Fleming created the ex - and other important occasions. hibition based on the film, Percy The event is free. 100 Beekman Jackson & The Olympians: The Lane, Craig Park, Tarpon Από το 1915 Lightning Thief. The film is the Springs. Call: (727) 937-1130 για τον Ελληνισμό big screen adaptation of author or (727) 942-5605.

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Continued from page 1 Chairman Lawrence O’Brian of by the FBI in 1984 and Wash - California - “an old friend” - is - ington bank Riggs National got my kicks from scooping sued a press statement asking Bank apologized in 1985 for un - other reporters. It is often hard Nixon and Agnew to come clean lawfully giving the FBI access to for people in public life to un - on the matter “and this led to his accounts. “He won,” says bi - derstand that this is what drives the ’72 break in,” at the Water - ographer Barron, pointing out most reporters. Few reporters gate complex, says Demetra - that where others may have want to beat to death an office- copoulos. In July 1971, he ap - crumbled, Demetracopoulos tri - holder or an institution so much peared as a witness in a House umphed. Demetracopoulos’ as they want to beat the reporter Foreign Affairs subcommittee in - most recent attempt to take ac - next to them.” vestigation of the U.S. role in tion against Kissinger in the BATTLE LINES the Greek junta. Noted authors Greek Supreme Court in 2003 Demetracopoulos, who was Seymour Hersch, Stanley I. Kut - did not lead anywhere, how - born in Athens in 1928, and im - ler and Christopher Hitchens are ever. “It was a pity so much time prisoned when just a teen in among those who have written and money was wasted,” Deme - 1943 by the Nazi occupiers, be - about the Greek journalist’s tracopoulos says, sadly, of his gan his reporting career in sleuthing. In the mid 1980’s, countless court battles. Greece, with political writing Demetracopoulos’ discovery set MORE REVELATIONS and editing at the leading news - the groundwork for the revela - Each name and story in paper Kathimerini. By the early tion that Greek cash, via Pappas, Demetracopoulos' thick files 1950’s, he had a formidable paid directly for the Watergate leads to others. His work in the cache of key international and burglars. Later, Demetracopou - 1960’s and 1970’s has given diplomatic contacts. It was on los also revealed the shocker way to more recent political rev - his first assignment in the U.S. that past and future prime min - elations. It was Demetracopou - in 1951 that he had the first of GIANNIS PANAGOPOulOS /EuROKINISSI ister of Greece Constantine G. los who first uncovered the many run-ins with the Central Greek journalist Elias P. Demetracopoulos relocated to Washington, D.C. after the Greek military Karamanlis had also backed a Greek business magnate Kosko - Intelligence Agency. He recalls junta took power; from there he waged a campaign against them, with the pen and his inves - U.S.-led junta. tas' tax problems in the U.S; the a CIA agent named John Zim - tigative skills. Here he speaks in Greece in 2003, about his lawsuit against Henry Kissinger. KISSINGER VENDETTA Koskotas scandal would topple merman coming to his room at In an ominous side note, Andreas Papandreou’s PASOK the National Hotel and inviting junta took over and the book unpublished information, calls thing funny happened.” Deme - Kissinger, in whose honor government in 1989. Demetra - him to work for the agency. “I was banned. Demetracopoulos Demetracopoulos "a fiercely in - tracopoulos recalls – as if it were Demetracopoulos had held a copoulos’ name even appears in was angry,” he recalls, repeating similarly later tried to warn the dependent person." He adds: yesterday – that when asked luncheon two decades earlier at the 2001 book The Hunting of again, “I was angry, but I told U.S. and world into action "Because of his independence, about his position on the dicta - the Grand Bretagne in Athens, the President: The Ten-Year him off and that was the end of against the invasion of Cyprus, he paid a very heavy price." torship, in his first big public ad - seems to have wanted the jour - Campaign to Destroy Bill and it.” He maintains that after he to no avail. WATERGATE YEARS dress, vice presidential candi - nalist’s head. In 1977, Demetra - Hillary Clinton. It turns out that interviewed several top U.S. ad - From the start of the junta, After his arrival in the U.S., date Agnew “picked up a piece copoulos was able to obtain a Lucianne Goldberg, a literary mirals, the CIA pressured the In - Demetracopoulos was deter - the savvy journalist made no se - of paper from his pocket” and document from Kissinger’s files agent linked to the Monica ternational Herald Tribune to mined to leave Greece. Though cret of his opposition to the read a response “1,000% in sup - that read: “Mr. Demetracopou - Lewinsky affair, started her ca - stop working with him (he also his passport was taken by the Greek junta. Before long, he es - port of the dictatorship.” los Death in Athens Prison." Fix - reer by circulating - back in the wrote for Macedonia, Athens Greek junta, Danish authorities tablished himself in D.C., and The significance of the event, ing a steady gaze on his inter - Nixon days - Georgia politician Daily Post, Ethnos and Thessa - helped him slip out of a United constantly fed meaty informa - he explains – with a character - viewer, Demetracopoulos speaks John P. Rousakis’ slanderous loniki.) A few decades later he Nations conference in Warsaw, tion from Washington to Athens istic low, bitter laugh - is that of himself in the third person: statement that Demetracopou - proved the agency unlawfully Poland to escape to Copenhagen and vice versa. He also worked just two days later, coup leader “First, Mr. Demetracopoulos is los was “an obscure Greek Com - tapped his phone in the U.S. and, finally, the U.S. on October for many years as a consultant George Papadopoulos held his still alive. And second, he has munist journalist.” Looking A series of interviews in the 1, 1967. Sound like a movie? at financial company Brimberg first plebiscite in Greece. From not died in an Athens prison. back, Demetracopoulos says, “It U.S. in 1966, with political fig - There are at least two plans for & Company. When Nixon an - then on, says Demetracopoulos, Can you explain? We never got has been an interesting life,” ures such as Eugene McCarthy documentaries about Demetra - nounced that his running mate referring to himself and Agnew, an explanation yet.” Demetra - though many of his enemies and Edward Kennedy led him copoulos in the works. Greek would be the Greek American it was “one Greek against an - copoulos is not in the habit of may have faded away, and a few to publish a prophetic book The filmmaker Angelos Kovotsos is governor Spiro Agnew, Deme - other Greek.” He adds: “From letting such injuries drop. He may cringe at the knowledge Threat of Dictatorship, in which working on a production with tracopoulos recalls feeling a then on, it was war all the way." successfully sued both the C.I.A. that more scoops are to come. he revealed an impending mili - company Portolan Films, while false sense of optimism. After Fueled by the question of and F.B.I., who revealed they The journalist keeps adding clip - tary solution being concocted U.S. writer James Barron, who all Agnew, who Demetracopou - why Agnew so abruptly changed had been unlawfully tapping his pings to his rich paper trail, against Greece. Demetracopou - is currently writing a biography los met in 1966, and even con - his mind, the journalist put “the lines during the junta years. He while new works about him los says he briefed both Greek on Demetracopoulos, also plans sidered a “good friend,” said Demetracopoulos Method” into also sued the CIA for circulating promise to air dark corners of Center Union Party leader for a States-side film project. he'd stay neutral regarding the action and discovered the Greek false information – most notably history that others would prefer George Papandreou and Prime The Massachusetts-based Bar - junta. But then at Agnew’s first junta’s funds for Nixon. The im - to the New York Times – that he remain hidden. That’s the Minister Panagiotis Kanellopou - ron, who has interviewed the major public appearance, as a portant thing was to feed the was “associated with the Yu - Demetracopolos list. los, “who were really upset.” journalist extensively, and vice presidential candidate, at news to the right people. Finally, goslav and Israeli intelligence Shortly afterward, however, the promises to reveal previously the National Press Club, “some - Democratic National Committee sources.” His name was cleared [email protected] Three Hierarchs Academy Now in Aristotle's Hands to Teach the Young

Continued from page 1 and educated according to what day. The Greek Department will they were taught when they be chaired by Sophia Schour - Program, thereby using the best were young. They get all their sidis, who worked as a faculty and most current techniques in values from home, school, and member at Three Hierarchs learning. Aristotle Academy the Church,” he said. Parochial School. A Greek Lan - Principal Josephine Merola in - As previously reported in guage Afternoon School will troduced the school faculty and TNH’s sister edi - also operate in the community spoke highly about their training tion, as of year daily. Aside from classes in and teaching abilities. in September, the Three Hierar - math, literature, arts and sci - Brooklyn Borough President chs Day School will operate un - ences, the Aristotle Academy Marty Markowitz was also on der the name Aristotle Academy features a variety of other pro - hand for the event, and ex - of Math and Sciences, in affilia - grams including tennis, basket - pressed his enthusiasm over the tion with St. John’s University. ball, personal hygiene, music, progress being made by the The curriculum will place heavy dance, cooking. New and inter - Three Hierarchs Community, emphasis on math, sciences, and esting courses will continue to noting that it supports education language. The new academy be added to the curriculum as and is trying to innovate and do will keep the same grades as the the academy grows. The Aristo - something that has not been former school, runing from Pre- tle Academy also has two lunch - achieved by other schools. He K to Grade 8. St. John’s Univer - rooms, a full sized gym, a li - also praised the initiative being sity has sent Josephine Merola brary, as well as a TV and undertaken to keep local to head the Aristotle Academy. computer lab. The academy parochial schools in operation. Merola is of Italian descent and meets all the standards and reg - Markowitz once again empha - has years of experience in the ulations for student safety and sized his love for Hellenism and field of education. In addition, protection. Education, while adding that it the academy’s faculty members was the Greeks who taught the have all completed their Mas - A video of the inaugural cere - world. He also presented a ter’s Degrees. mony is featured on TNH’s web - proclamation to the Three Hier - Greek will be taught at the site. The link is: www.then - archs Community declaring the Academy for at least one hour a ationalherald.com/video/940. day as Aristotle Academy Day. TNH/mICHAEl GIAKOumElOS The Education Coordinator from V. Rev. Euguene Pappas shows the proclamation presented to the Three Hierarchs Community the Greek Consulate General in by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, (R.) Three Hierarchs Parish Council President New York George Vlikidis was Gus Savaros is seen in the back with Rev. Andrianos. also in attendance and addressed the audience. The parish’s the inaugural ceremony. ald. “I am an educator too. I’ve renowned high schools in the George Delis, LLC Philoptochos chapter and the lo - “I wish all the best to our taught at various schools for 44 area - for the past 28 years, cal Daughters of Penelope school and education in gen - years, and I’ve been teaching at where I teach theology and Or - (Demetra Chapter) organized a eral,” Rev. Pappas said in a state - our school as well as at Xaverian thodoxy. It is my firm belief that Consultant, Public Relations reception which was held after ment to the The National Her - High School - one of the most young people are brought up Land Use

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Unfor - The Greek American com - Greek American students se - tation and were given a com - tunately, I cannot find the words munity has so many organiza - lected by the National Hellenic prehensive pre-arrival survey to express the feelings I have. tions it's hard to keep track of POCKET-LESS Society (NHS) for its Heritage designed to gauge the students' It was undoubtedly an experi - them, but in a little more than Greece had their chance to give motivation for attending the ence of a lifetime." a year, the National Hellenic So - PITA BREAD out grades: to their sponsors, Program, notions and meaning From the answers, he was ciety (NHS) has emerged as an and their recommendations of Greek heritage and their an - able to put together a chart, in - important group with the mis - mean the number of students cestry and perceptions about cluding using their demographic sion of preserving Greek Amer - participating next year will dou - modern Greece. 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Continued from page 1 church would be rebuilt. “We While Demos repeatedly re - cians like New York congressional going to be able to stay silent.” stand here at Ground Zero and ferred to “Judeo-Christian values” candidate Nicole Malliotakis and He was glad the Archdiocese took ther south than the 1,200-square- you can hear the sound of con - and Pataki said, “I think building City Council member Peter Val - the initiative last week to set up foot lot it sat on, in exchange for struction. The master site plan, the mosque so close to this hal - lone, of Astoria, backed the St. a phone line where people can financial help to rebuild it. “What which was brilliantly designed, lowed ground is the wrong thing Nicholas effort. Vallone told donate funds. However he about us?” asked Father Alex Kar - and is now being brilliantly im - to do,” Bishop Andonios noted: TNH: “Negotiations break down pointed out that the parish is not loutsos, public affairs assistant to plemented, is being constructed “It’s unfortunate that it took a all the time but you don’t take yet actively fundraising, because the archbishop of the Greek Or - before our very eyes and I mean, controversy over a mosque to the ball and go home. If you have of so much uncertainty. “We thodox Archdiocese of America. you can see the Freedom Tower bring attention to St. Nicholas to, bring in another party to re - haven’t done much because we “When I see them raising issues rising, you can see the plaza… Church.” But he pointed to a “sil - solve the issues.” The President want to show people something about the mosque and not think - for the memorial, being con - ver lining” for St. Nicholas in the of St. Nicholas Parish John finalized,” he said. ing about the church that was de - structed...” He added: “Now al - mosque controversy. Among Couloucoundis said: “There is stroyed, it does bother us.” most nine years later, as the oth - those listening was Yiannis Costa - mounting pressure on Port Au - For video coverage: www.then - Demos–with only a few weeks ers take shape, there not only has las, whose Essex shop is a thority…I can’t believe they are ationalherald.com/video/961 until the primaries - took credit been no progress made in the re - away. Costalas, who had come to for bringing the issue to the fore - construction and rebuilding of St. St. Nicholas since 1968, ex - front. He pointed a finger at the Nicholas, there is not even an on - plained why the new Liberty Port Authority: Greek Church Port Authority for dropping out going discussion with the Port Street plot is so much better than of talks a year ago. “This church Authority officials.” He added: the old Cedar Street spot. “If it must rise again and it is our “It’s just wrong that the rebuild - stays where it was before,” he ex - Officials Turned Down $60 million obligation to ensure it rises, it ing of St. Nicholas Church, which plained of the church, “they are rises from the ashes,” he said, was there, which was part of the going to make their parking sta - After being battered by officials of St. Nicholas Greek Ortho - adding: “All of our political lead - master plan ... has basically been tion for buses and cars and they dox Church, who said their plans to rebuild the church destroyed ership seems intent on assisting ignored.” Referring to “a pledge will hide our church.” At the new in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center the mosque, at the same time made on September 11,” the for - spot, however, “Everyone who had been stymied by city and authority officials, the Port Au - they have taken no steps to make mer governor urged Port Author - passes by, Greeks and non- thority of New York and New Jersey released a statement in its sure St. Nicholas is rebuilt.” The ity to “reach out and engage in a Greeks, on their way to the (fu - defense on August 25. candidate pointed out that 168 dialogue with the leaders of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox ture September 11) memorial, It stated: “St. Nicholas Orthodox Church has always had and people from Suffolk County died church, so that we can resolve Church in New York, the 36- will see St. Nicholas.” He was op - will continue to have the right to rebuild on its original location. on 9/11 and called on New York remaining issues have strong ne - foot tall church, which was de - timistic that Port Authority would The question was whether significant sums of public money Governor David Patterson to gotiations and get St. Nicholas stroyed in the Sept. 11 terrorist come around, noting: “They are would be spent to build a church six times larger than the speak out. Paterson has sug - Church rebuilt here at the World attacks, stands near the base sort of difficult, but they like us.” original at a separate location on the site, and making sure that gested that state land farther Trade Center site.” of the World Trade Center. REACTIONS ABOUND effort wouldn’t further delay the World Trade Center redevelop - away from Ground Zero be used WAS THERE A DEAL? The same day, Archbishop ment. On that question, we worked for many years to reach an for the mosque. “Rather than fo - The World Trade Center site’s turn to the discussion. St. Demetrios of America, writing agreement and offered up to 60 million dollars of public money cus his attention on the mosque, owner says it made a final offer Nicholas, he noted, “was estab - from the island of Imvros, in to build that much larger new church. After reaching what we Gov. Paterson should step in right in 2009 that was rejected. Kar - lished in 1916 by Greek immi - Greece, thanked Pataki. He believed was an agreement in 2008, representatives of the church away to ensure that the state of loutsos denied this, instead say - grants to this country and … had wrote: “The Archdiocese and wanted even more public commitments, including unacceptable New York and the Port Authority ing that Port Authority pulled the become a haven for people of all parish leadership of St. Nicholas approvals on the design of the Vehicle Security Center that uphold the agreement with the deal and has since ignored the faiths who would often stop by, remain firmly committed to the threatened to further delay the construction on the World Trade Greek Orthodox Church so this church’s attempts at dialogue. light a candle and offer a prayer, rebuilding of the church at 130 Center and the potential for another $20 million of public money. project can go forward without “This is about the Port Authority regardless of their ethnic, reli - Liberty street, honoring the long- In 2009, we made our final offer, which again included up to further delay,” state Sen. Dean reneging on a promise,” he said. gious backgrounds.” Rebuilt, the standing agreement with the $60 million in public money and told St. Nicholas Orthodox Skelos said. While Pataki and Demos church would be “a center of LMDC and the Port Authority.” Church that the World Trade Center could not be delayed over While the press needed help voiced strident opposition to the healing and reconciliation for all He added that the new church this issue. They rejected that offer... To now cancel existing in identifying newcomer Demos construction of the Islamic center, people,” he said. Bishop Ando - will serve as “an appropriate contracts and go back and redesign that key facility, which is in - and the Archdiocese’s black-clad Bishop Andonios of Phasiane, nios adamantly denied – when memorial to the 3,000 innocent tegral to the rest of the site, would delay the entire World Trade representative, Bishop Antonios kept his focus on St. Nicholas. asked – that talks were stalled by people of all Faiths who lost their Center further and cost untold millions in public dollars. More - of Phasiane, the Chancellor of the Speaking in measured tones, the church’s excessive demands. lives that day.” Following an Au - over, St. Nicholas Church continues to retain the right to build Archdiocese, the cameras auto - with Karloutsos nodding ap - “They gave us an ultimatum and gust 18 Fox News report on the on its original location and work could begin in 2013 in sequence matically zoomed in on the fa - proval at his side, Bishop Ando - gave us little time – and within topic, organizations such as the with the completion of the Vehicle Security Center, just as it miliar craggy face of Pataki, who nios thanked Pataki. He said he that day, they withdrew the offer Federation of Hellenic Societies would have on the larger site.” had promised nine years ago the hoped for the Port Authority’s re - and walked away.” of Greater New York and politi - Play (Soft) Ball, Manhattan vs. the Hamptons for Bragging Rights

Continued from page 1 Staz Tsiavos was an imposing keeping score when TNH inter - presence on the mound for the rupted her to see if she had a the energy he brings to the com - City Mice – “That’s a big story to tell. The very friendly munity, and his focus on the mouse!” said one onlooker – Mary told of coming to the youth programs. Fr. Constantine and there were moments, trying Hamptons with her family since said he was pleased to inform to inspire his team, when he the age of two. Her husband The National Herald of the huge mistook his position for a pulpit. eventually bought a house in the success of this summer’s annual “Staz, pitching, not preaching,” Hamptons after he retired and festival and was proud of the barked one team mate, but it when they moved there she also parish’s Greek language immer - appeared that the large pitcher started a travel agency of her sion day camp for children. The knew what he was doing, keep - own after working for years for camp, which is run by Anastasia ing a Kimisis lineup filled with a Greek stockbroker in Manhat - Gavalas, filled the participants’ good hitters off balance most of tan. Helen said she grew up in day with arts and crafts, sports the time through seven innings. the Kingsbridge section of the and other fun activities, all done The final score was 8-6 Country Bronx, and when TNH asked if while speaking Greek as much Mice over the City Slickers, but she knew legendary ad man as possible. The new Presbyter the game was competitive for George Lois, she said, “We lived is looking forward to Family Day the first time in a few years, on the third floor and his family on September 12, which focuses earning Staz and his teammates was on the fourth. He was nice, on welcoming back students to appreciation, even in defeat. but he used to ride his bicycle Sunday School. There will be a The hometown pitcher was where I played and would tease Noah’s Ark theme, with a pet - Steve Jim Hatgistavrou, whose me. When my mother saw me ting zoo and pony rides. brother Dimitri is the PC Presi - crying she would ask me SWING FOR THE FENCES dent. The locals who came to ‘Georgie again?’” It turns outLois’ The annual game itself is a cheer them on included choir sister Hariklia was her son’s god - friendly but serious affair. Each director Bea Parash and Vice mother and his other sister Voula side is on the lookout for ringers President Peter Nikites. was godmother to her nephew. (“Hey he doesn’t look Greek, is The game was won through It’s a small Greek American that guy Greek?” - “His wife is a combination of home runs and Weekend warriors from the Annunciation and Kimisis churches line up for a commemorative world. Next year TNH will ask if Greek.” - “Oh, O.K.”). The parish balls hit through the left side of photo at on Long Island. After the game there was a beach party at nearby Meschutt Beach. anybody grew up with Maria or membership rules were bent a an Annunciation infield that did Charlie Callas, the unrelated little, however. John Shumway not seem too comfortable at out in the sixth inning to keep parish, also solidified the out - But its all about the commu - singer and comedian - but you was visiting his aunt Julie Sakel - their positions. “I’m really an the game close. The Annuncia - field by patrolling right field. nicty. Leading off the fall calen - never know for sure, and if either lariades, the wife of Annunciation outfielder,” explained one, who tion crew was led by their new Dean Angelakos grew up in dar at the Annunciation is “Wel - could hit, they might have President Nick Sakellariades. But was eventually moved to his pastor, Archimandrite Fr. Brooklyn ND and now lives in come Back Sunday” on wound up in the lineup. an apparent ringer was no ringer: greener pasture in center field, Nathanael Symeonides, and PC Murray Hill in Manhattan, but September 12. The parish’s an - Visit the Annunciation Web - the hot shot kid who just spent though the only action he saw President Nick Sakelariades, Tsi - attends the Upper West Side nual stewardship gala will be site at www.evangelismos.org seven weeks in baseball camp in there was a spectacular play avos’ ebullience notwithstand - church. His wife Helen is the di - held at the Harvard Club on Oc - and Kimisis’ at www.kimi - and homered for the made by his replacement, Chris ing. Fr. Nathanael, who served rector of the Greek School pro - tober 22. You never know whom sishamptons.org. landmark Upper West Side Mose, throwing home to nail a as a deacon of the Archdiocese gram and he played an excellent you’ll meet or hear at the gath - church was Julie’s son, John. runner from third for the final until his appointment to his first first base last weekend. erings. Helen Papajohn was busy [email protected] The New Politics: Facebook to Facebook? Vallone Says It Works

By Constantine S. Sirigos to be in touch with the people and popular was sure to get the years and when they shut down Astoria resident. In a press re - The power company claimed TNH Staff Writer who have the power to vote attention of politicians, and Val - tanks, the Steinway and Ditmars lease he declared, “The safety only 400 customers were incon - them in and out of office, and lone said that Facebook has sections of Astoria cease to be a of our community is my number venienced but Vallone said he NEW YORK – Peter Vallone Jr. Vallone, who represents the been a valuable tool for com - pleasant place to live. Vallone’s one priority. I encourage our res - believes that up to 200,000 lost loves to visit and talk with his heavily Greek-American neigh - municating with people. He puts office calls the authorities often idents to keep calling and writ - power for a time, and noted that constituents, but in a large New borhood of Astoria, said that out frequent Facebook notices and there is some mitigation. ing my office to keep our streets the media had to rely on Con York City Council district filled he’s thrilled with Facebook, the and people tell him all the time Soon it is the delicious smell of and parks safe,” but the release Ed’s own numbers. This year with busy people, politicians social networking website that about community problems. baked goods and souvlaki that also included invitations to con - Con Ed has told the press that and constituents don’t often was launched in 2004 and now One night this summer, Vallone once again dominates the mul - tact him on Facebook. When the upgrades they have done cross paths. Public servants are has 500 million users around himself sounded an alarm. ticultural neighborhood. This constituents are angry, or if it’s since 2006 have kept this sum - always looking for better ways the world. A tool that powerful ANYBODY SMELLING THIS? time was different, but appar - urgent, they are not shy about mer’s problems to a minimum, Every summer, residents of ently there were few initial com - calling, but on other issues that but Vallone told TNH, “They lied Astoria and other parts of plaints. “People are busy, they are important citizens are not through their teeth in 2006.” He Queens look forward to a pre- figure it was a problem with a inclined to pick up the phone. acknowledged that “there have Fourth of July fireworks display local sewer and it will go away,” “Facebook is a user-friendly way been improvements to the As - in Astoria Park. When the he said, so it was good that Val - of being in touch with elected toria grid – feeder cables have weather co-operates, it’s a beau - lone initiated communication. officials. Some people won’t been replaced so we are in bet - tiful night of neighborliness and When he got home he jumped call, but they’ll Facebook in a ter shape than most neighbor - patriotism in a corner of New on his Facebook and asked, “Is minute,” Vallone said. Vallone hoods,” but Vallone added that York City that sports wonderful anybody else smelling this?” He says Facebook has proven very the way Con Ed works is that views of three bridges, the East said, “Facebook then exploded valuable in informing him about “they wait for a breakdown and River and the Manhattan sky - with complaints,” reinforcing issues and concerns that are im - then do maintenance and up - line. It’s a visual feast that also Vallone’s impulse to get to the portant to his constituents but grades.” stimulates the other senses as bottom of the problem. It that he was not aware of. He TREES? WHAT TREES? www.GreekKitchennyc.com some groups of people play mu - turned out that for months a said it mainly “gives people a He also said that for some sic and host barbeques. And sewage treatment plant on chance to express their opin - matters, the old-fashioned there is the pungent but not nearby Wards Island had a bro - ions.” He added: “It’s a nice phone call still works best. He completely unwelcome smell of ken aerator fan that inhibited place to vent.” With Facebook, was informed earlier this year the burnt-out fireworks, a final the proper breakdown of the even if a legislator only has ex - that “Amtrak, in the middle of reminder of the spectacular dis - waste. When it got really bad, changes with a fraction of his the night” used economic stim - plays that never last as long as the operators released perfumed constituents, the rest can still ulus funds to remove 10,000 one likes. mists, an air-freshener for the get a sense of the personality trees along its tracks in Wood - This year, however, there was borough of Queens. After Val - and thoughts of their politicians side, Queens. He said, “There an unwelcome aroma. With a lone called, there were some im - by following the exchanges with was no community notice and breeze from the Northwest, provement. their neighbors about the things no environmental review – in wafting across the park was a BETTER THAN that matter to them. addition to their aesthetic value horrible odor, but longtime res - A PHONEBOOK He said that Facebook would the trees were important for idents first thought it was the This summer, Vallone took have come in very handy in the noise abatement.” The neigh - infamous “Astoria stink” that the lead in responding to con - summer of 2006, when a string bors were robbed of their trees often emerges from the local cerns about Astoria’s rising of steamy days and air condi - – the calls started pouring in Bowery Bay sewage treatment homeless population. In July a tioners running full blast put a that morning. plant. The plant has been un - homeless couple was arrested strain on electrical grid that dergoing capital upgrades for for the murder of a 32-year old caused some local blackouts. [email protected] THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 28 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 ARTS &CULTURE 5 Craft, Not Only With Dough, But With Some Do …Re …Me …Too

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BIBLIA: A BOOK REVIEW COLUMN In the Eye of a Metal Storm, Modern Turkish Myth Rules the World

By Alexandros K. Kyrou paranoia and self-righteous na - state, a majority of Turks, 71%, about Turkey was made abun - The most striking feature of Special to The National Herald tionalist indignation, which are believe that the US poses a mil - dantly clear when the US pre - this multitude of publications is to be answered by war and re - itary threat to their country. pared to invade Iraq in 2003. its redundancy. Virtually all BOSTON – After leading the venge against those who have Raising potential questions When Washington finally these works present identical lists of most popular books in humiliated Turkey and con - about Turkey’s contempt for in - needed to actually use Turkey’s versions of history, analytic ar - Turkey for several years, Adolf spired to deny the country its ternational cooperation and law, much vaunted strategic space, guments, and policy recommen - Hitler’s Mein Kampf was toppled destiny and greatness. In Metal the Pew Project also documents instead of loyal support from a dations for dealing with Turkey. from its lofty position in 2004 Storm, a war erupts between the Turks’ scorn for the United staunch ally, the US was faced Their derivative and uniform by another warped political fan - Turkey and the United States in Nations. Just as Turkey leads the with a colossal extortion views on all issues, significant tasy which envisions a future northern Iraq and spreads world in anti-American atti - scheme. Ankara demanded $92 and trivial, and their consistent new world order. Although the throughout the world. The con - tudes, it surpasses all other billion from Washington to al - conformity to official positions Turkish bestseller Metal Storm flict begins when Ankara stands countries in anti-UN sentiments. low American forces to launch reflects an absence of critical is not an overt ideological man - firm to Turkish principles in de - Indeed, whereas most countries a northern front invasion of Iraq and independent thinking. Yet, ifesto, this imagined narrative fiance of American imperialist studied in the survey have a from Turkish territory. Reeling although the recent deluge of is, in a fashion, reminiscent of demands. In response, US forces generally positive view of the from the shock of Turkey’s works on US-Turkish relations Mein Kampf, inspired by bizarre unleash a massive attack against UN, Turkey, at 18%, has the brazen behavior, Washington ul - has not produced any notable Turkey. Ankara is devastated by lowest UN favorability rating in timately offered to pay Ankara rigorous scholarly or policy a horrific bombing campaign. the international community. $36 billion but the Turkish Na - studies, these publications have After a swift invasion and vi - Taking into account even highly tional Assembly rejected the become highly important. Be - cious fighting, the Americans critical Israeli and Palestinian at - sum as unsatisfactory and sum - cause of these books’ prestigious GREEK POETRY capture and hand Istanbul to oc - titudes towards the UN, both at marily smothered US strategic institutional affiliations and the cupying Greeks as part of a US roughly 32% favorability, Turkey planning. Although Turkey’s supposed expertise of their au - Evangelical plot to restore Con - The cover of the novel Metal stands apart from the rest of the foiling of the US Army’s invasion thors, these works are read by A Minute’s stantinople to a Christian city. Firtina, published in 2004. world in how it perceives the plans for Iraq cost incalculable the staffs of elected officials, After the completion of its initial Metal Storm, as it is known, UN. lives and resources, as well as they serve as the ideational Licence “shock and awe” stage of action, set off a storm of celebration In 2004, when State Depart - considerable international em - foundations for policy debate, the US initiates the second among Turks for depicting the ment diplomats and other tra - barrassment for the Bush Ad - and they are held up by mem - By Kiki Dimoula phase of its invasion plan under overthrow of the U.S. military ditional US apologists for ministration, Ankara remained bers of the State Department, the codename Operation Sevres. and has spawned sequels. Ankara were asked about the immune from any rebuke from some of whom are the selfsame The house a tiny neighbour to the Washington proceeds to estab - Turkish nation’s embrace of the Washington. Even as Turkey’s authors of these publications, as sky. lish an independent Kurdish Turkish popular culture as mere deeply disturbing anti-American frequent unilateral bombings serious resources for formulat - Nearness’ tendency built so high state on Turkish territory and pulp entertainment, it is impos - Metal Storm, they uniformly dis - and cross-border attacks against ing US policy towards Turkey. on a peak’s open wings like then unleashes beastly Armen - sible to ignore its omnipresence missed the popularity of the Kurdish guerrillas and civilians They are remarkable as po - a lectern that splendour might ian and Greek forces to ravage and its political implications. In publication as an unrepresenta - in northern Iraq threatened both litical documents: propaganda. read the dawning what is left of the hapless coun - an interview with Al Jazeera, tive aberration. Responding as regional stability and the secu - They are valuable because they the meridian the setting gospel of try. At this critical moment Ucar said, “This novel is not just it has historically to any threat rity of American occupation demonstrate how the process of the day. when all appears to be lost, a another conspiracy theory; it is to Turkey’s carefully-managed valiant lone Turkish secret agent a possibility theory.” Indeed, image in the US, Ankara’s influ - I go out into the yard. Waiting saves the fatherland from the members of the Turkish govern - ential network of supporters in for me sparkling abyss by stealing a nuclear ment would also appear to think American government, the with reins saddle harness is the weapon, vaporizing Washington, so. According to a Spring 2007 press, and the academy horizon’s wild freedom and killing millions of Ameri - analysis published in the promi - drowned out concerns over such that I might mount and galloping cans. With renewed resolve, the nent scholarly journal, Middle virulent Turkish anti-American - tame its verification. Turkish nation leads an interna - East Quarterly, the book, Metal ism by trotting out the familiar Ah, only gaze and vision man - tional coalition against the US, Storm, and its sequel, Metal mantra of Turkey as an im - aged to ride crushing American power once Storm 2, in which Turkey, hav - mutable “secular, democratic, this immaterial untamed con - and for all. ing vanquished America, attains important, and staunch ally of quest. A WORLD RULED BY TURKS a decisive victory over Europe the US.” The heavens’ overweening views The publication of Metal and emerges as the world’s dom - MASSAGING THE MESSAGE tumble are dashed Storm sparked a national sensa - inant power, “achieved popular - This ritualized lexicon re - for the unhindered is of the tion in Turkey. Turkish book - ity not only among the general served for Turkey and the briefest duration. stores were unable to keep the Turkish population but also Ankara-Washington relationship novel on their shelves. The among cabinet members, for - has been so well embedded in See how it catches on a stretch of thriller became an instant best - eign ministry officials, and the public discourse by the US for - barbed wire seller and a subject for media, Turkish officer corps.” e i g n policy establishment that round the property. Low, tame political, and popular discus - Clearly, popular film and lit - Washington has been able, at and yet sion, a development all the more erature in this instance cannot least until very recently, to rely if you look carefully consider it remarkable given the lack of a be trivialized as meaningless or on academics and journalists carefully it divides culture of reading in Turkey. By merely anecdotal. Indeed, the alike to consistently and uncrit - my good-morning from the appealing to the Turks’ own of - intensity and widespread char - ically parrot this manufactured neighbour’s ficial narrative that portrays acter of Turkish anti-American - message whenever necessary. It A Turkish Army Leopard 1 tank, of the type that the supporters all day long fanaticising borders themselves as a noble, victim - ism has been substantiated by has been necessary for US offi - of the novel hope would be the kind of weapon to defeat the quietly arming ized nation surrounded by vio - empirical research and data. cials and others to continually U.S. if there were an invasion, although it was just imaginary the weeds against their brothers. lent, conspiratorial enemies, the Such evidence indicates that report for decades to the Amer - to the authors of the book depicting that notion. book’s authors, Burak Turna, a Turkish anti-Americanism is not ican public, and to repeat to At night alone the unifying fra - former Turkish defense corre - fickle, but serious, pervasive, de - themselves, that Turkey is a forces, Washington did not re - US foreign policy debate is often grance of night flowers spondent, and science-fiction cidedly political in nature, and “secular, democratic, important, spond to Ankara’s blatant defi - manipulated to manufacture a cuts through it in places and enthusiast Orkun Ucar, created increasingly belligerent in tone. and staunch ally” precisely be - ance of US interests and warn - consensus and produce legiti - passes a story and imagery that res - For example, in the roughly cause this description is incon - ings to desist. macy for a predetermined in the demented glow of the fire - onate deeply with their country - decade-long studies conducted sistent with the facts. The US A few unofficial State De - course of action. The purpose of flies men. While Metal Storm is a by the Pew Global Attitudes Pro - does not obsessively identify partment pronouncements of these publications is to justify – glowbums we called them when work of fiction, the Turkish hos - ject, the most comprehensive Canada, Germany, Japan, or the surprise and disappointment the desperate, almost alarmist, alive. tility toward the US at the heart and systematic comparative United Kingdom, to cite a few aside, Turkey suffered no con - escalation of Washington’s tra - of the novel reflects real and analyses of global political atti - examples, as “secular, democra - sequences for its actions. As the ditional policy of uncritical sup - Oh, inglorious heroics by volun - widespread Turkish attitudes. tudes, reveal precisely the depth tic, important, and staunch al - strain in relations between the port for Ankara to a new plat - teer dreams. What’s the point Such sentiments help explain and consistency of Turkish en - lies” because there is no political two states appeared to fade, the form of full-fledged in encroaching on two inches the overwhelming popularity of mity towards the US. need to do so. In the case of gen - US, under both the Bush and appeasement. more of moondust the many Turkish books, films, TURKS HATE AMERICANS uine secular, democratic, impor - Obama administrations, re - The basic conceptual cate - inheritance left by the summer to and television programs which According to the results of tant and staunch allies - coun - turned to its traditional practice gories defining the nature of the its passing. demonize Americans and revile the Pew Project, Turkey ranks tries which do indeed share the of publicly venerating Turkey as relationship between the US the US. The most well known of as the most anti-American coun - same principles and values as a “secular, democratic, impor - and Turkey have been changed Let them observe a minute’s li - these countless vehicles, Valley try not only in the Middle East the US -such a reality is self-ev - tant, and staunch ally,” a role by these foreign policy experts cence of the Wolves Iraq, was also the but in the world. The 2009 vol - ident and unquestionable. In the model for other nations in the to reflect and affirm the need those few illiterate widow exten - most expensive Turkish film ever ume, the most recent, of the case of Turkey, however, such Middle East and beyond. for this new approach. Whereas sions made at the time of its release Project’s annual surveys, indi - language is necessarily ubiqui - Despite the seeming return the US-Turkish relationship was that the law doesn’t cover in 2006, as well as the biggest cates that only 14% of Turks tous because a positive image of to diplomatic normalcy, Ameri - historically understood as an al - blockbuster in Turkish film his - have a favorable attitude to - Turkey must be manufactured can policymakers remained liance, reflecting the link be - though no one knows tory. This strident anti-American wards the US. In contrast, all by the foreign policy establish - troubled by Turkey’s challenges tween the two states through what hope still holds in store for and anti-Israeli cinematic dia - European countries, excluding ment to blur the discomforting to US interests in foreign affairs NATO, today a regional and them. tribe depicts Turkish special Russia, with a 44% favorability reality of a state in which “secu - and by the country’s seething global “partnership” supposedly forces avenging the humiliation figure, have majorities favorable lar” actually denotes religious anti-Americanism at home. exists. The significance of this of one of their officers by killing, to the US. Underscoring the ex - and cultural oppression, “demo - These concerns and the conse - new labeling is clear and delib - Summer, Platanos-Aigialeia in a veritable bloodbath, evil, tremism of Turkish feelings to - cratic” means authoritarian quent search to unravel the ten - erate. It is intended to appeal atrocity-drenched American wards the US, the study found monism, and “staunch and im - sions in US-Turkish relations to Ankara by imply equivalency Translated by David Connolly troops in Iraq who had dishon - that even Palestinians and Pak - portant ally” masks unreliable produced a rush of policy papers between the two states through From: A minutes licence, ored Turkish pride. istanis expressed a more posi - opportunistic rogue. and think-tank studies, a veri - enhanced importance for Turkey Mondo Greco 2 p. 38-41 While naysayers have dis - tive attitude towards the US The degree to which Ameri - table cottage industry devoted in spheres of foreign policy ex - Publisher: Wire Press, Boston, missed the pervasiveness of an - than did Turks. Unlike the citi - can diplomacy had become to rehabilitating the Ankara- tending well beyond the pale of 1999 tagonism towards the US in zens in any other NATO member blinded by its own rhetoric Washington “partnership.” NATO.

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By Andy Dabilis berwolves and who, at 6-10 (2.08 smiles and walked around aim - meters) is one of the best re - ing his digital camera at the ATHENS – They waited patiently bounders in the league, said he , Parliament, the Greek in the hot sun of Syntagma remembered what happened to youths and anything that moved. Square, watching as tourists shuf - the 2006 U.S. team and that this Greece’s Assistant Tourism fled rapidly to snap photos of the squad had a lot of respect for the Minister George Nikitiades, a changing of the Evzone guards, Greek and other European teams. Greek-American from New York, and when the boxes of “We feel we have to play hard welcomed the American team as were handed out, nearly 100 every time we take the court,” he Greek officials handed out boxes Greek youths, from elementary said, showing none of the swag - of basketballs for the young play - school age to teen-agers, started ger that used to mark NBA play - ers and fans to have signed. dribbling and talking, excited that ers who thought their attitude When he was asked whose auto - they would get to meet members and slam-dunk style would easily graph he’d gotten, Stamoulis of the U.S. World Basketball prevail in international competi - said, “I’m not sure,” but he championship team that was tak - tion. Love said the players were showed it off anyway. This Amer - ing on the Greek national team eager to see the sights of Greece ican team showed none of the at - in an exhibition game. But when too, even though they were in titude of superstars and seemed the tour bus pulled up, it was the Athens only for two days. more like tourists, or kids waiting Americans who were wowed too, While the Greek kids for stars to show up too, and some walking off with their digi - swarmed around, more orderly were more anxious to see the Par - tal cameras, snapping photos of and respectful than you might liament and Evzones than prance the Parliament and the guards, imagine they’d be in the presence around and show off, perhaps a who were as tall as some of the of NBA players, some of the testament to head coach Mike U.S. point guards, the smaller Americans couldn’t resist kidding Krzyzewski, of Duke, and Assis - players who control the basket - around either, which you proba - tant Jim Boeheim, who’s the ball. As the Americans took pho - bly would expect from the head coach of Syracuse and, like tos and were introduced to the youngest international team the Krzyzewski, has won a national crowd, the youngsters stood shuf - U.S. has put together, many of collegiate championship. Boe - fling, wanting their moment, and the players under 22 years old. heim came out of the bus casu - they got it a moment later as the Young Greek basketball fans had a chance to meet the stars of the American national team for Kevin Durant, a first-round draft ally and looked around at the players broke up from a squad the World Basketball Champions when the U.S. squad came to Athens to play an exhibition choice out of the University of crowd of youths, none of who and mixed with the youths. “They game against the Greek team. Most of the American players showed up at the Tomb of the Un - Texas, and a 6-9 star coming into recognized him, of course. But were very excited,” said Nora Sta - known Soldier in Syntagma Square to sign autographs his own in the league, posed another American official said moulis, a Greek who lives off and playfully next to one of the while this team of young NBA on in and brought Greece has a thriving women’s team had no superstars or few over a top-flight team of NBA Evzones, who, in typical fashion, players perhaps doesn’t know the her 11-year-old son Theofanis professional league as well – recognizable names as the U.S players in the semi-finals of the didn’t bat an eye because they Greek or European teams, the and his 11-year-old companion, weren’t dazzled, but you could left behind the likes of Kobe 2006 World Championship, 101- are used to standing stock still veterans, such as Kyrzewski and Haris Katsoulis, both boys decked see the excitement on their faces Bryant and Lebron James, who 95, although they had to play while everyone from elderly Boeheim, do, thinking back to the out in the purple basketball uni - as they massed around the Na - were on the 2008 Olympic Gold nearly a perfect game to do it and Japanese women to rowdy Amer - 2006 upset. And perhaps at the forms of the school they attend, tional Basketball Association play - Medal winning team. “They know have been spanked in other icans stand side-by-side with 2016 Olympics or 2018 World the Obradovic Academy of ers, who were dressed in their that,” said Stamoulis, who said matches against NBA players them to have photos taken. An - Championships, you’ll see Sta - Panathinaikos basketball coach team uniforms. that her son and his friends also since. One of the most accessible dre Iguodala, a 6-6 shooting and moulis and Katsoulis. But this Zelimir Obradovic. The Greek It didn’t much matter to the were too young to remember the American players, Kevin Love, 21, high-leaping dunking guard for time they’ll be giving the auto - youths – almost all boys, although Greek youths that this American stunning win by the Greek team who plays for the Minnesota Tim - the Philadelphia 76ers, was all graphs. Greek Hoopsters Hope for World

Continued from page 1 larly from , a Greek when I give my opponent the op - American star Nick Galis and won American former college All-Star portunity to score an easy basket. again in 2005, but hasn’t been Canada by 74 points, (yes, 74,) from the , I always remember myself being able to get past Spain since. its once bete noire Russia, by and second-round draft pick in like that. My philosophy is more What are Greece’s chances in 38, Germany by 28 and Croatia the National Basketball Associa - defensive and creative than of - Turkey? In 2006, when it they by nine, and in a brawl with Ser - tion. He now plays for Panathi - fensive: I don’t think that defense reached the finals, the Greek play - bia in warm-ups before running naikos, but hasn’t dominated in isn’t spectacular. Sometimes a ers showed they could execute into a US team with no super - the Greek league. He’s played be - good defensive play is more spec - plays, demonstrating that – com - stars. If the 1992 American hind established stars Dimitrios tacular and attractive than an of - bined with almost perfect outside Olympic team was the Dream Diamantidis and Vassilis fensive one.” shooting that one game – could Team, this once is the Second Spanoulis for Panathinaikos, but ANOTHER RUN? beat the U.S. and the world’s top Team, with half the American will see more league playing time In 2006, after their spectacular teams. “We have to learn the in - players under 22, but still show - because Spanoulis has jumped performance against the U.S., ternational game better,” U.S. ing they can win the Worlds ship to sign with Panathinaikos’ Greece fell victim to one of its coach Mike Krzyzewski said after while Greece could find itself cross-city archrivals Olympiakos. biggest problems, lethargy, losing the loss to Greece. “We learned a AP PHOTO/PETROS GIANNAKOuRIS steamrollered unless it amps up Spanoulis is a key player for 70-47 to Spain in a game that lot today because we played a Kevin Love (2nd L) of the U.S. national team snatches a rebound the attitude and belligerence. Greece in the World Champi - wasn’t nearly as close as the score. team that plays amazing basket - as of Greece, (L) looks on during a friendly Greece opens Aug. 28 with onships because of his experience It’s a bugaboo that haunts the na - ball and plays together.” In the basketball match at Athens' Olympic stadium, Aug. 25. China and the next day faces and shooting ability from outside. tional team, alternating passion Aug. 25 exhibition, all he had to Puerto Rico, and could be without He played in the NBA for one sea - with going through the motions, do was sit on the bench and dis - basket, and shot 63%. “They ran is more important than the final.” several players who could be sus - son with the Houston Rockets especially if it falls behind against patch one young player after the like one play the whole game,” The problem in 2010 is, of course, pended for their part in the Ser - from 2006-07, but mostly sat on any of the world’s best teams, other and watch them run Greece U.S. star Dwaye Wade said. After that they couldn’t beat the Amer - bian battle fest, and then takes the bench and got so frustrated such as Spain, the U.S., Brazil or into the court, showing a key that monumental upset, thou - icans in an exhibition and their on Turkey in front of a hostile he walked away from a guaran - Argentina. There is great talent weakness for the Greek team: a sands of Greeks gathered in the fans have to worry what game crowd in Ankara in its first three teed $2 million contract to return in Greece, as the Under-19 team lack of speed or athleticism. Even streets, waved flags and honked they will bring to Turkey: passion games. And while Greece seems to Greece. “It was a very hard showed last year winning the Eu - one of the team’s most formidable car horns to celebrate. or the kind of perfunctory walk- confident it can win its first two year, and I was disgusted with the ropean championship and losing weapons, 6-10, 342-lb. center, So - Traffic information screens through captured by one Ameri - games with less than a full squad, direction of Houston and the fact by eight points, 88-80 in the final foklis Schortsianitis - nicknamed flashed the final score, as mo - can fan who was swapping insults Puerto Rico has shown it can be that I had no opportunity for play - of the World championships Baby Shaq, and who bulled his torists abandoned their cars to with Greek fans on the Internet. a formidable opponent and not ing time,” Spanoulis told against an American squad of way to 14 points on 6-of-7 shoot - join celebrating crowds. “Hey Costis from Greece, that to be overlooked or taken for ESPN.com. “I was blinded by elite High School All-Stars and ing against the U.S. in 2006 is Teenagers set off firecrackers and fluke win when Greece beat USA granted. Greece also plays the anger, and I couldn’t see clearly teenagers. Nikos Pappas was cho - sometimes too one-dimensional waved flags on mo-peds as they was 4 years ago so why are you Ivory Coast and Russia in the pre - because I was so pissed off.” sen to the All-Tournament team for the international game. headed to the center of Athens. mentioning that. What happened liminary rounds. The coltish U.S. If Spanoulis is Greece’s offen - and is on this national squad, al - The Greeks played the pick- “This is the biggest thing we’ve the last time they played in 2008, squad used its speed and athleti - sive threat, Diamantidis is the de - though Greece generally doesn’t and-roll game to near-perfection ever done,” former Greek star the game was over by halftime cism to just run away from the fensive gem, a three-time Eu - pick young players. The 1995 against the U.S. four years ago as Panayiotis Fasoulas said. “The and the USA won by like 25. Also, lackadaisical Greeks in what roleague choice as the best Greek Under-19 team won the no matter what defense Americans are the most talented the USA has dominated Greece amounted to a scrimmage romp defender in Europe. “I love de - World Championship. Greece Krzyzewski tried, the Greeks players but we have a better in Fiba basketball history. Besides for the Americans. There were a fense,” Diamantidis told Eu - won the 1987 European champi - found open shooters beyond the team. Right now we’re the best Greece will not even get by few inspired moments, particu - roleague.net. “It makes me crazy onship – in Athens - behind Greek 3-point arc or open lanes to the in the world. ... Beating the U.S. Spain.” Is it a Depression Yet for Greece?

Continued from page 1 down on rampant tax evasion toll. “There never was and never rate makes this trend particu - and try to soothe widespread will be an issue of restructuring larly clear. In 2009, it was 9.5%. a survey that showed 375,000 discontent that the rich have not public debt,” the minister said This year it may rise to 12.1% businesses are generating losses, been made to pay under the will go (to finance) the real and economists expect it to according to the survey con - austerity program, as well as economy, to firms and house - reach 14.3% in 2011, according ducted by the General Confed - meet the EU-IMF bailout pro - holds,” he said. to the figures provided by the eration of Small Businesses and gram’s strict deficit-slashing rev - On the streets and in the Paris-based Organisation for Traders and published by the enue targets. shops, however, there are signs Economic Co-operation and De - Greek daily newspaper THE “D” WORD of worry. Even IKEA, the velopment (OECD.) “We expect Kathimerini. According to the And for the first time with Swedish home goods chain, re - real unemployment to top one survey, businesses are threaten - any validity, the “D” word – De - ported that its Greek franchiser, million workers by the year’s ing to move their operations pression – is being used in some Fourlis, has seen a precipitous end, which is a rate of 20%. We aboard in order to avoid higher circles by analysts who say the drop in profits, by 84%, because warned the government early taxes unless the government figures show Greece is sliding of a government windfall tax on that their policy mix was changes it tax policy, a move past its deep recession into and austerity measures keeping flawed and would lead to this,” that would mean more than something worse. The National people out of the stores. And, said Stathis Anestis, spokesman 300,000 job positions would be Confederation of Hellenic Com - as Der Spiegel and other media of the private-sector umbrella lost. As many as 64% of the 960 merce (ESEE) calculates that have noted, the austerity mea - union GSEE, whose members businesses interviewed said they 17% of all shops in Athens have sures that were supposed to fix have protested with public sec - will likely to shut down, with had to file for bankruptcy. “The Greece’s problems are dragging tor workers in the streets. This the risk of bankruptcy is greatest entire country is in the grip of a down the country’s economy. would put the unemployment in the manufacturer sector, depression. Everything seems to Stores are closing, tax revenues rate as high as it was in 1960, reaching nearly 50%, and in be going downhill. The spiral is are falling and unemployment when hundreds of thousands of very small businesses. continuing unabated, and there has hit an unbelievable 70% in Greeks were forced to emigrate. There have been a half dozen is no clear way out. The worse some places. Frustrated workers Meanwhile, purchasing power major strikes during the summer, part, however, is the fact that are threatening to strike back, has fallen to its 1984 level, ac - none of which have deterred Pa - hardly anyone still hopes that the German magazine reported. cording to the GSEE. pandreou from forging ahead things will improve one day,” a This dire prognosis comes Menelaos Givalos, a profes - with his plans, although the gov - report in the German news - even despite Athens’ massive ef - sor of political science at Athens ernment did back down from magazine Der Spiegel said. The forts to sort out the country’s fi - University, has appeared on tele - railroad and electrical utility government is furiously trying nances. The government’s dra - vision, warning viewers that the workers whose businesses would to countermand that attitude conian austerity measures have worst times are still to come. He have been partly privatized, lead - and insisting its program is managed to reduce the country’s predicts a large wave of layoffs ing to thousands of layoffs. working, even while releasing a budget deficit by an almost un - starting in September, with “ex - According to a poll earlier report last week that showed believable 39.7%, after previous treme social consequences.” this month in Kathimerini, 92% the economy will shrink 4% this governments had squandered That was mirrored in the ship - of Greeks said both the jobs sit - year and that the government is tax money and falsified statistics building industry in the port of uation and the country’s infla - giving banks more aid on top of for years. The measures have re - Piraeus, a business where un - tion rate had worsened during two package totaling more than duced government spending by employment is reportedly 70%. the 10 months of Socialist rule. $50 billion the last couple of a total of 10 percent, 4.5 percent “If you take away my family’s Against rising joblessness, Pa - years. “The economy is in reces - more than the EU and (IMF re - bread, I’ll take you down -- the pandreou has been meeting sion but one that is more shal - quired. But, that has meant a government needs to know AP PHOTO/GREEK ROyAl FAmIly, NIKOlAOS KOmINIS with top government officials to low than what was initially ex - drastic drop in spending in a that,” Nikos Meletis, a ship - Royal Wedding discuss how to ramp up tax col - pected,” Finance Minister country which gets 70% of its builder told Der Spiegel. “And lections. Tax intakes are 700 George Papaconstantinou told revenues from consumers. At the don’t call us anarchists if that Prince Nicholas of Greece and his wife Tatiana Blatnik smile million euros ($889 million) be - deputies in parliament. same time, tourism has fallen as happens! We’re heads of our during the religious ceremony at the church of St. Nicholas in low the seven-month targets, Greece’s recession has gained much as 15-25% in some places, families and we’re desperate.” , Greece, Aug. 25, 2010. Members of royal families from government officials said. speed this year as austerity poli - leading to fears of more layoffs He predicts the situation will Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands were also among Greece’s financial-crimes office cies to shore up public finances next month when the summer only become more heated. the 380 guests. The monarchy was abolished in Greece in 1974, said it will issue up to is target - and slash the deficit, including season ends. “Things are starting to simmer and while most of its descendents now live abroad, they remain ing issuing up to $6.35 billion cuts in pensions and public sec - JOBLESS LINES GROW here,” he says. “And at some one of the most well- connected royal families in Europe. in fines by year’s end to clamp tor pay and higher taxes, take a The country’s unemployment point they’re going to explode.” 8 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 28 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The National Herald A weekly publication of the NATIONAL HERALD, INC. Ground Zero Mosque a terfaith understanding. Such a for political anti-American Islam cially as it pertains to the hier - (ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΞ), Victory for Muslims lofty purpose may be achieved is incomprehensible. archy of the Greek Orthodox reporting the news and addressing the issues of paramount interest without locating the Islamic Evan Alevizatos Chriss Church. to the Greek American community of the United States of America. To the Editor: Center next to Ground Zero. Baltimore, MD The letter from John Tsikalas Your August 7, 2010 editorial However, the offer of other non- in the 8/14-20 in which he took Publisher-Editor Antonis H. Diamataris supporting the building of a fif - controversial sites has been issue with your reporting is un - Assistant to Publisher, Advertising Veta H. Diamataris Papadopoulos teen story high Mosque and Is - turned down out of hand. The Keep Up the Good Work, justified. Executive Editor Andy Dabilis lamic Center just 600 feet from failure of Mayor Blumberg, At - No Matter What I can read all of that stuff in On Line Assistant Editor Christos Tripoulas Ground Zero and characterizing torney General Cuomo and your the Orthodox Observer. Your in- Production Manager Chrysoula Karametros those who oppose it as engaging editorial writers to understand To the Editor: depth, investigative reporting is Webmaster Alexandros Tsoukias in a "cheap political battle" both that the Mosque and Center lo - As a faithful reader of the Na - what make you what you are. misconstrues and misses the cated at Ground Zero will be tional Herald, I encourage you Keep up the good work. The National Herald (USPS 016864) is published weekly by whole issue involved. viewed by the Muslim world (as to continue your policy of inci - Mark Zigoris The National Herald Inc. at 37-10 30th Street, LIC, NY 11101-2614 Ground Zero is a monument it is intended to be) as a victory sive, objective reporting, espe - Cincinnati, Ohio Tel: (718)784-5255, Fax: (718)472-0510, to the 3,000 innocent victims of e-mail: [email protected] the 9/11 brutal and senseless attack upon the United States. Democritou 1 and Academias Sts, Athens, 10671, Greece It is not a monument to Reli - Tel: 011.30.210.3614.598, Fax: 011.30.210.3643.776, e-mail: gious Freedom. St. Nicholas [email protected] Church is to be rebuilt at Ground Zero because that was Subscriptions by mail : 1 year $66.00, 6 months $33.00, 3 months $22.00, 1 month $11.00 Home delivery NY, NJ, CT: 1 year $88.00, 6 months $48.00, its location before the destruc - 3 months $33.00, 1 month $14.00 tion of the Twin Towers. It's Home delivery New England States, Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland : presence there has nothing to 1 year $109.00, 6 months $57.00, 3 months $41.00, 1 month $18.00 do with religious freedom. On line subscription : Subscribers to the print edition: 1 year $34.95, 6 months $23.95, 3 months $14.95; Non subscribers : 1 year $45.95, 6 months $29.95, 3 months $18.95 Therefore there is no necessity to prove religious freedom in D l

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St. Nicholas Church in the shadow of the World Trade Center - eight century in celebration of R I l perished in the chaos and tragedy, there has been an uproar re - the Muslim military victories in I H garding the church’s rebuilding. On the one side, the Greek Amer - Spain. Locating the mosque at T N A ican community and the Archdiocese is expressing outrage that Ground Zero has nothing to do S y while the fine points of the proposed Islamic Cultural Center near with any alleged purpose of the R H Ground Zero are being discussed on a national level, the issue of advancement of healing and in - C the St. Nicholas church is silently languishing. On the other, as the Port Authority reveals in a statement published in this issue in its entirety, the negotiators representing the church are being faulted for foolishly killing a plan last year that would give them a ΛΟΓΟΣ prime spot as well as up to $60 million in American taxpayers’ money to rebuild the St. Nicholas church. Who is telling the truth? Why and how did the negotiations with the Port Authority – which were reputedly almost finalized - Please Don’t Make Me Rant! I’m a Tolerant Person! break down? And why has the authority been so uncommunicative with the St. Nicholas community and Archdiocese representatives after the negotiation breakdown? Many of our readers, as evidenced In a Saturday Night Live skit once rebellious son better. Along the many times, before it sunk in. I’m by letters, phone calls and emails on the topic, are furious that the this season, cast member Kristen if he could see me political spectrum, perplexed by the Greek American St. Nicholas church has seemingly not gotten one step closer to re - Wiig was featured as a woman now (I know in my I’ve traveled many community’s tolerance of the building since September 12, 2001. whose ego puts her in an awk - heart and soul he miles, literally and current administration’s posi - At the same time, still others worry that the failure of negotia - ward position at a party in which does.) My shift in figuratively, from tions and statement towards tions is due to our own community’s lack of coordination, clever she says repeatedly, “Don’t make consciousness, I left to center to those things that should really negotiation skills and possibly greed. Were the negotiators pushing me sing!” During the sketch her would like to think, right and back to matter. If I had a dollar for every the limits of the very difficult construction at Ground Zero - one of character repeats this phrase 13 has come from life center. And while I time a person asked me why the most symbolic, dangerous and expensive pieces of real estate times, along with seven varia - experience, includ - have changed my Greek Americans, known for in New York – when they planned not for a modest little church on tions including three instances in ing many challeng - vantage point and their entrepreneurial spirit and the scale of the old St. Nicholas, but for something grandiose? Is which she says, “Don’t make me ing courses in the viewpoint on many business acumen, were so sup - the failure of the St. Nicholas reconstruction to date a symptom, dance!” The awkward position in College of Hard occasions over the portive of President Obama and we wonder, of our institutions’ aims and methods of expression? this skit is that Wiig’s character Knocks, and the by Dr. ALEX years, my authentic his administration, I would be What is going on when representatives of a little church that used really wanted to sing (and blessing of time (as PATTAKOS commitment to one of the wealthiest people on to stand under the towers are unable to pitch their case, while dance) at the party even though a Viet Nam-era vet - meaningful values the planet. I don’t have the space those representing a brand new religious center of a faith ripe she announced over and over eran, many of my Special to and goals, that is, to elaborate about the many is - with controversy, could dot their i’s in such a way as to receive ap - again she didn’t. I feel a lot like brothers and sisters The National Herald my “will to mean - sues that concern me or the rea - proval? Is everyone against us – as some believe - or are we ill- that character. Although I try to were not so fortu - ing,” has not sons why Greek Americans get a equipped for playing in the big league? focus my commentary on those nate as their lives were cut changed - at least not signifi - chill when Obama speaks, but While last week’s gesture by former Governor George Pataki – aspects of the human quest for short.) Walking alone my own cantly. There is a saying in the let me raise one that should mat - attending a high-profile press conference near the site of the old meaning that resonate with read - labyrinth of meaning, a notion political world, called Mile’s Law, ter to all Greek Americans - the church - could be seen as an important move of - it ers as a “whole” and try my best that I discuss in my book, Prison - that “Where you stand is where rebuilding of the St. Nicholas is notable that members of the St. Nicholas parish were not there. to avoid unearthing issues that ers of Our Thoughts, was not an you sit.” I’ve changed my seat Greek Orthodox Church de - Where were they? If you are petitioning the state for millions to polarize, I’m in a similarly awk - easy task. Treading through the many times and, through the stroyed on September 11, 2001. rebuild your church on Manhattan’s most important site, is it not ward position. I do not have any darkness of life in search of the learning and growth that comes I can’t understand how and why worth your trouble to show up, offering mainstream media faces interest in ranting about topics light, there were (and still are) with such shifts in awareness, our community isn’t in an uproar and voices to go along with their story? that risk the chance of offending many bumps and bruises along have changed my “stance” ac - demanding that the Obama Ad - At the August 23 press conference, congressional candidate or alienating readers, but - please the way. I’d also like to think that cordingly. As regular readers ministration and mainstream George Demos called for a resurrection, for the church to rise out don’t make me rant! Just as I’ve grown through the process should know, I’m a compassion - media focus their remarks and of the ashes. For this to occur, the St. Nicholas community and the Wiig’s character really wanted to and that my shift in perspective ate guy even if I do believe that news coverage on this funda - Archdiocese, in which it has put its faith, needs to act swiftly and sing and dance despite her and outlook on life is not simply there is a distinction, albeit not mental “justice as fairness” issue. intelligently, rallying the brains and resources of the community protests otherwise, I feel com - the result of regressing toward always very clear, between the Any plans to build a mosque near fully. And the Port Authority must break its silence and put some pelled to get something off my the mean but discovering the deserving and undeserving poor. Ground Zero should be moot in action behind its oft-repeated words that the church can always chest, so I am going to rant! I do deeper meaning in life’s mo - As someone who has been called comparison to the rebuilding of rebuild on its old site. There is no more room for mistakes, or not pretend to have the predispo - ments, and perhaps even the a “spiritual warrior,” I have zero the church, as well as to finally time, as the earth under the old church is being prepared for a sition or personality of the Dalai ageless wisdom that comes with tolerance for behaviors that de - moving forward with the re - transportation hub. Lama, Mother Teresa, Ecumeni - it. It is against this backdrop that liberately or consciously hurt or building of the lost towers. Am I cal Patriarch Bartholomew I or the origin of my rant must be victimize (in mind, body, or a heretic for believing this? Is it transpersonal spiritual leaders. I considered. Even though I may spirit) the innocent. At the same time to draw a line in the sand am not nearly as tolerant of the now be one of those people who time, I believe strongly in human and stand up for what’s right, not Back to School attitudes and behaviors of others, “cling to their guns and religion” potential and the defiant power be “politically correct” or ap - especially when I see something (after all, my family is rooted in of the human spirit. Given the peasers? Help me understand, happening that I consider wrong. the Sfakian region of !) I freedom and opportunity, it is and, please, don’t make me rant Two weeks ago we cited President Barack Obama’s intercity rail While I’ve mellowed with age I am not bitter nor do I consider amazing what people are capa - initiative as an example of the care America must take in prioritizing also have become much more myself ignorant. I’m referring to ble of doing to help themselves, Dr. Pattakos, author of Prison - and implementing investments vital to our future. This week, as centrist, even conservative, in my that contentious remark made by one and other, and the planet in ers of Our Thoughts, is work - the Back to School drumbeat builds to a crescendo, we spotlight way of thinking than when I was then presidential candidate meaningful ways. In my life, I’ve ing on a business initiative and the largest and perhaps the most important investment a society younger. There was a time when Obama. It is interesting how been fortunate to see both sides book on how to live a happy, can make: education. But America is hearing next to nothing from I was labeled a radical, a leftist, some people’s attitudes don’t of human behavior and the healthy, meaningful life in - its leaders about how to fix the parts of our education system that and even a Socialist, much to the seem to change with experience human condition, from at the spired by Greek culture. Read - are broken and how to ensure that the parts that work keep up dismay of my Horatio Alger- and time, even among those who worst to the heights. ers may contact him at: with the times and the foreign competition. And when the politi - minded, staunch Republican, espouse change as their cam - Sometimes we must draw a alex@prisonersofour - cians do pull their heads out of the sand, we urge them to set aside Greek-American father. Although paign slogan. line in the sand if we are to real - thoughts.com or visit his web partisan bickering and get down to serious debate on whether ed - my father is no longer with us, I Over time, my experience has ize our will to meaning. I’ve had site: www.prisonersofour - ucation reform is on track, and deal with the important issues. know he would be proud of his changed me; hopefully, for the to learn this lesson the hard way, thoughts.com. Schools in general face challenges, but public schools, which were the foundation of America’s economic achievements and its ability to assimilate millions of people from all over the world, still present COMMENTARY sad if not frightening prospects in many cites. The summer media reports on the topic are depressing. On Au - gust 15 The New York Times wrote: “Two years ago, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg ... testified before Congress about the city’s impressive Why Won’t New York State Support the Patriarchate? progress in closing the gulf in performance between minority and white children ... When results from the 2010 tests ... were released last month, they came as a blow to the legacy of the mayor and by George Sava weaken the institutions of the Ec - Hospital, which serves over conduct, at this time 31 states the chancellor, as passing rates dropped by more than 25 percentage umenical Patriarchate. The ef - 30,000 Turks annually have passed 36 resolutions sup - points on most tests.” NBC called it New York's Education “Miracle” My name is George Sava and forts of the Turkish State con - • Closed in 1971 the Heybe - porting religious freedom for the That Didn't Happen. I am a fiscally conservative De - tinue and the Patriarchate is now liada () Seminary, the pri - Ecumenical Patriarchate. Unfor - There are many ways to look at the problem. Are our schools mocrat running for New York in a time of crisis, facing its very mary and historic seminary for tunately, New York is not among working with the proper mix of traditional methods and new ap - State Senate in Nassau County, extinction. the instruction of Greek Ortho - those 31 states. Moreover, de - proaches and technologies? Are we attracting the best possible Long Island, 9th Senate District. Specifically within the last dox clergy spite a strong Greek Orthodox teachers – or are low salaries or bad management keeping them I am running on a platform of half-century alone, Turkey has: • Organized, encouraged or presence across our State and away? Are parents, teachers and their unions, and politicians en - alleviating the tax burden on • Meddled in the process of simply ignored looting and other the fact that various politicians gaged in constructive dialogues that will lead to painful compro - New York residents and finally succession of the Ecumenical Pa - criminal acts against the Greek in the Assembly have fought for mises for the sake of our children and our future? Is it still nearly bringing accountability and triarch, including placing condi - Orthodox minority community - these issues, our State Senate has impossible to take incompetent teachers off the payroll and to im - transparency to Albany. How - tions on the citizenship of candi - including their private busi - remained silent. Based on this plement ways to give incentives to sub-par teachers to improve, ever, there are other issues that dates and requiring that nesses, residences, cemeteries, apparent lack of political will and good teachers to become more like the great teachers many of are important to me as an Amer - candidates be pre-approved by and community and athletic cen - these proposals have been un - us grew up with? Are more Charter schools the answer? The New ican of Greek Orthodox heritage. the Turkish State ters— located in Istanbul, on the able to get off the ground. There York Post reported on August 21: “Black and Hispanic students in These issues include supporting • Refused to recognize the ec - islands of Imvros and has been a clear failure on the charter schools scored significantly better on this year's state math religious freedom in Turkey, par - umenicity of the Ecumenical Pa - and elsewhere in Turkey. part of New York politicians to and reading exams than did Black and Hispanic kids in traditional ticularly as it relates to the status triarchate, despite centuries of Ecumenical Patriarch find a solution to the rebuilding public schools, according to a new analysis.” and circumstances surrounding tradition and the recognition of Bartholomew I boldly summa - of St. Nicholas church. While We will not only point fingers at politicians, school administra - our Holy See, the Ecumenical Pa - its ecumenical nature by virtually rized the harassment and intim - many politicians are busy taking tors and teachers. The home environment is a vital element in the triarchate, and rebuilding St. all other religious and civil offi - idation he, personally, and our sides on the issue of a mosque academic success of our children. Are parents devoting enough Nicholas church in downtown cials globally Mother Church continue to ex - being built near Ground Zero, time and energy to them? Are they able to? Is corporate America Manhattan. Sadly, these issues • Confiscated outright or re - perience in his interview on 60 they seem to have forgotten all doing its part by giving its managers maximum authority to create have largely been ignored by fused building permits for struc - Minutes this past December, say - about the tiny church that had work schedules that allow employees – fathers also - to raise their many elected officials in New tures on thousands of real prop - ing: “(The Turkish State) would been a fixture in downtown children? Perhaps there will be some productivity declines in letting York. Since the signing of Lau - erties belonging to the be happy to see the Patriarchate Manhattan since the 1920s and them spend more time working out of sight of their bosses, but sanne Treaty in 1923, which pro - Ecumenical Patriarchate (includ - extinguished or moving abroad, which was the only house of maybe only in the beginning. Or maybe the gains will accrue over vides for the protection of the ing the famous orphanage on but our belief is that it will never worship destroyed in the Sep - time and across generations that are raised in a more healthy way. Greek Orthodox Christian minor - Pringipos island) and arbitrarily happen. . . . We prefer to stay tember 11th attacks. As an Or - In the meantime, maybe cash that is being wasted elsewhere should ity in Turkey, the Turkish State imposed absurd taxes on other here, even crucified sometimes.” thodox Christian, this lack of fo - go to employers as they get tax credits for implementing work at has engaged in a systematic ef - properties, including a 42% In recognition of the Turkish cus on so sensitive an issue is home programs. Let’s ask our leaders. fort to exert control over and retroactive tax on the Balukli State’s intolerant and atrocious unacceptable. THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 28 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 VIEWPOINTS 9 LETTER FROM ATHENS A Kind of Welcome to the Supreme Court, Justice Kagan

Greece Finally Gets a Real The prevalent news halfway nificant role. In appointed Sonia change the law at times. As an through the summer was been each case, the De - Sotomayor, who attorney and Constitutional the daily update about contain - mocratic senators was confirmed and scholar, I happen to agree with Hero – a Librarian ing and stopping the oil spill in had a majority no became the first the strict constructionist view es - the Gulf, and the on again, off higher than 57 to Supreme Court Jus - poused by most Republicans. again good news/bad news 43 over the Repub - tice of Hispanic ori - But I also respect the Democrats’ Who would have ing “shooosh” to tell about the economy. But for those licans. gin. The vote, how - point of view as a legitimate one, thought that in a you to be quiet be - interested in a little political Eleven years ever, was a mere even if I disagree with it. time when politi - cause in one corner drama, there was the usual cir - later, however, 68-31 majority. Most importantly, every Pres - cians and business you’re likely to find cus of events surrounding the everything seemed Squarely faced with ident – whether liberal or con - executives have children engaging confirmation of a Supreme to change. George a golden opportu - servative, Democrat or Republi - failed Greece that a in a puppet show or Court Justice appointment – on W. Bush, a Republi - nity to seize the can – has the right to appoint hero would emerge being read to by a the hot seat this time around can who had just by CONSTANTINOS E. high road and whomever he or she sees fit to from the stacks of librarian while a was nominee Elena Kagan. been elected to a SCAROS prove themselves serve as a judge. To be “fit” the little, but world computer screen The hoopla surrounding her second term as more dignified than means to understand the law, class public library shows the images candidacy was nothing new, al - president, ap - Special to their Democratic have a background in it, and not he runs, a man on a screen so they though most of us can recall a pointed John The National Herald counterparts during present a clear case of conflict- whose achieve - can follow and use time when judicial appointments Roberts to succeed the Bush years, Re - of-interest (in other words, to ments and can-do by ANDy their imagination were confirmed sans partisan Sandra Day O’Connor to the publicans squandered that not be the President’s cousin or attitude smack of DABILIS while seeing a vivid chicanery. Of the remaining Supreme Court. Incidentally, O’ - chance, proving that they could sister-in-law.) A nominee who American individu - portrayal. Too many eight judges (called Justices) Connor had been appointed by be every bit as petty. And is likely to be a strict construc - alism mixed with Special to libraries now are who sit on the United States Reagan as well, in 1981, and be - Obama’s second appointee, tionist should be confirmed 98- the best attributes of The National Herald mausoleums, but Supreme Court, all those who came the first female Supreme Elena Kagan, was confirmed by 0, as Scalia was, not 58-42, like Greek philosphers – Trohopoulos and were confirmed even as late as Court Justice. She had been con - an even closer vote, 63-37. Alito. A candidate with a more ancient ones because there aren’t his staff have created one that is the 1990’s were approved by a firmed overwhelmingly, too; the Why, then, are today’s De - progressive outlook should be any today. Ioannis Trohopoulos alive and puts those in many big margin of 90% or higher. An - vote was 99-0. Before the con - mocrats and Republicans inca - voted in by a 96-3 margin, like is a modest, unassuming man cities – including Athens – to tonin Scalia, one of the Court’s firmation hearings were under - pable of working together to ap - Ginsburg was, not 63-37, like who has the same kind of humil - shame. most conservative and most di - way, however, the Court’s ailing prove judicial appointees in a Kagan. The two major parties ity as those ancient philosophers At his acceptance speech for visive Justices, was approved in Chief Justice, William Rehnquist, collaborative and collegial effort, are in a close race to see which who knew that ego was the mind the Access to Learning Award 1986 by a Senate vote of 98-0. passed away. Bush changed the rather than allowing their shal - can embarrass itself more so killer. And as politicians and (ALTA), Trohopoulos gave a near- In early 1988, Anthony Kennedy nature of Roberts’ appointment low and pathetic partisanship to than the other. At this point, business executives summered in perfect presentation of why his was confirmed 97-0. Scalia and at that point, opting to nominate poison to process? It is because they are neck and neck and los - their villas and island sanctuaries, library works and why humility, Kennedy, both appointed by a him to become the new Chief even though the human race al - ing voters in droves, as members content in knowing their that most prized virtue of ancient Republican president, Ronald Justice, instead. Although legedly continues to evolve, the are bailing out to become inde - lifestyles were unassailed by the philosophers and Greeks, has Reagan, did not coast to confir - Roberts was approved by a size - exact opposite happens in Amer - pendents or join third parties. pay cuts that public workers have been replaced by hubris today. mation by overwhelming majori - able majority, the vote was 78- ican government. Our politicians One does not have to look be - suffered, Trohopoulos was in “Before I go any further let me ties based on partisanship. In 22, far closer than any of the are increasingly demonstrating yond the pitiful antics that both Sweden to accept a $1 million warn you. You see I am a boring Scalia’s case, the Republicans confirmations over the previous what pitiful sore losers they are. Democrats and Republicans dis - award given by the Bill and speaker. One of my favorite es - held a slim 53 to 47 margin in quarter century. The party out of power no play during judicial confirma - Melinda Gates Foundation to the says is that of Joseph Brodsky’s the Senate, while the Democrats As for the retiring O’Connor, longer practices civil discord. tions to figure out why. In the Veria Central Library he operates In Praise of Boredom. I am afraid actually comprised the majority, Bush sought to fill her vacancy Rather, nonstop bickering, de - meantime, welcome to the in that northern Greek town in boredom may slip into the room 55 to 45. With the exception of with Samuel Alito, who was con - ceit, and demagoguery are the Supreme Court, Justice Kagan. Macedonia. This has been a sum - ruining what I have prepared the extremely close vote con - firmed in early 2006, a few norm. The rationale behind this Here’s to hoping that your fu - mer of sweltering heat and un - with great care and concern. I firming Clarence Thomas to the months after Roberts, by an even shameful behavior is usually the ture colleagues, whatever their likely humidity in Greece and have the dubious honor of my Supreme Court (52-48) – more contentious vote: 58-42. notion that the candidate in judicial philosophy might be, most workers are hunkered extraordinary record, which tainted by allegations that The Democratic discontents question is unqualified. Why? have an easier time getting down, no place to go because probably qualifies me for the Thomas had sexually harassed were digging in their heels, no Because according to the Repub - there. their pay has been cut and taxes Guinness Book of Records for the Anita Hill, a former employee of longer playing by the rules so licans, a Supreme Court Justice raised, but what Trohopoulos and number of places at which I have his – the Senate continued to admirably practiced by their pre - should act like an umpire in Constantinos E. Scaros is a pub - his praiseworthy staff have done been invited to speak once only,” proceed collegially throughout decessors. By 2008, the political baseball. Call balls and strikes, lished author and expert in is more refreshing than a cooling he said, words you’ll never hear the 1990’s. Ruth Bader Gins - tide would turn once again. The not change the strike zone. En - American presidential history, from politicians practicing self- burg and Stephen Breyer, lib - Democrats would regain control force the laws, not make new with a background in Ancient aggrandizement. Trohopoulos eral-minded jurists appointed by of the White House and their ones. The Constitution provides Greek history. He has taught “The people of Veria said his hope is that the Veria President Bill Clinton, a Democ - new president, Barack Obama, that the legislative branch shall history, political science, and Central Library will be a model rat, were easily confirmed by would have a chance to nomi - make the law: the president and law at , and proved that Greeks love of excellence for cultural and ed - wide margins: Ginsburg, in nate a candidate to the Supreme the courts have to abide by it. served as an Academic Dean at reading, use libraries ucational institutions in Greece, 1993, 96-3, and Breyer, the fol - Court early on. In 2009, Justice Democrats, in turn, believe that two other colleges in New York. regularly and actually a country where high school lowing year, by 87-9. Again, David Souter announced his re - Justices need to do what’s fair, He welcomes comments at his classrooms look like World War partisanship did not play a sig - tirement from the Court. Obama even if it means having to blog at scaros.blogspot.com need them more in times II Albanian army barracks, bereft of crisis such as today” of maps, color, school libraries, computers that work or tools ba - sic to most civilized countries. zephyr or an honest politician. He doled out credit even to The rest of Greece has been beset those who don’t deserve it. by strikes and protests and peo - “There are plenty of capable po - ple throwing their hands in the litical and economic leaders, but air saying, “What’s to become of libraries like ours need to focus me,” but Trohopoulos and his on creating the environment to staff have continued to make nurture cultural leadership, their library a role model for something that is often neglected those anywhere in the world – by the political and economic and that includes the United leaders in our countries,” he said, States where the once-venerable showing that the best way to library system in Boston, home damn is with faint praise, and of the grand Boston Public Li - then followed it up with the rest brary, is shutting down neighbor - of the 1-2 punch to the gut of hood branches because of service shallow, hollow, empty political cuts that officials said were nec - non-leaders. “I would like to see essary because of the lingering Greek libraries up at the front of recession. the agenda of the central govern - That attitude has prevailed in ment and of local authorities. Greece, but Trohopoulos remade Now it is time to link library ser - his library into a place of social vices to national priorities and to interaction for children and teens big issues like social cohesion, and adults, mixing the use of digital inclusion, and cultural and books with computers and creat - educational development,” he ing an institution so popular said. Trohopoulos also said the nearly half the residents in the idea that Greeks don’t read and town of 50,000 use it. “We have don’t need libraries is a myth. been well organized for many “The people of Veria proved years because we see how the that Greeks love reading, use li - AP PHOTOJ. SCOTT APPlEwHITE country is moving. We could see braries regularly and actually Elena Kagan (L) is sworn in as the Supreme Court's newest chief justice. Kagan, 50, who replaces retired Justice John Paul what was coming and anticipated need them more in times of crisis member as Chief Justice John Roberts, (R) administers the ju - Stevens, becomes the fourth woman to sit on the high court it,” he said. Before he left office, such as today.” Even more im - dicial oath, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, Aug. and is the first Supreme Court justice in nearly four decades former prime minister Costas portantly, he showed that smaller 7, 2010. The Bible is held by Jeffrey Minear, counselor to the with no previous experience as a judge. Karamanlis’ administration libraries with imaginative and in - packed 29,000 people onto the novative leaders can be the real payrolls even though they had no model, not those behemoths with jobs and no offices and didn’t stuffy out-of-touch boards run - even apply, taking money away ning them. “The use of new tech - Turkey, The Sick Man of Europe, an Unveiled Threat from services such as libraries, nologies in creative and innova - including Veria, which lost the tive ways can certainly overcome drivers for its mobile vans that barriers based on the old tradi - It is said that the phrase “Sick after all, the bership in the Euro - ists who were criminally go out into the community to tional structure. Let us face it. Man of Europe” was penned by Cypriot govern - pean Union.” Pol - charged. One of these laws crim - reach people who can’t get to the Small industries are replacing Tsar Nicolas I, referring to the ment prohibited lock forgot to men - inalizes negative depictions of library. Trohopoulos didn’t gnash huge businesses all over the decaying in the flotilla from tion that the United Ataturk. (As a side note, this his teeth and weep and moan world. Small libraries too can be - 1853. As a result of a carefully sailing out of States has given plethora of criminal laws and rail against the establishment come the spring board for recov - crafted campaign to beautify its Cyprus. By all ap - Turkey a free pass demonstrates the courage of His because he knew there’d be no ery in our country. Look how mi - image over the last 20 years, pearances, the when it comes to All Holiness, Patriarch sympathy and no response so he cro-lending has challenged the Turkey is now portrayed as a flotilla incident is stationing 40,000 Bartholomew when he ex - solved the problem. “We had no domination of the big banks.” He bastion of stability and it is re - the culmination of illegal troops in the pressed his criticism of the drivers but we didn’t complain added: “The story of Veria Cen - garded as the “only Muslim Turkey’s efforts to occupied area of Turkey government on 60 Min - about it. We went to the local au - tral Public Library is a tale of re - democracy” and, thus, a reliable distance itself from Cyprus; the harass - utes.) thorities and said ‘You’re going alistic goals and mission, constant ally. When President Obama vis - Israel and to curry ment of His All Ho - The protection of basic hu - to give us drivers and we’ll give experimentation, collaboration ited Turkey he said Ataturk’s favor with Iran and by Aleco liness, Patriarch man rights has always been im - services to your village. We got with other libraries and experts, greatest legacy “is Turkey’s Syria. HARALAMBIDES Bartholomew; and portant to us as Americans and the award for our intention to and of a relentless investment in strong, vibrant secular democ - Turkey’s recent the human rights Saddam Hussein’s violations of find to find solutions while most digital innovation and technolo - racy.” However, an evaluation of behavior should Special to abuses against these same human rights was people say they had to surren - gies.” Trohopoulos noted that Turkey’s recent actions should come as no sur - The National Herald Turkey’s minorities. part of our government’s justifi - der,” he said in a telephone in - Plato, in his Republic, had per - prise. Although Another reason the cation for invading Iraq. As a re - terview. He must be part Ameri - haps the sagest advice for lead - Turkey and Israel have officially U.S. government should rethink sult, Turkey’s legislative restric - can. He’s not stuck in the past ers. “And when they (citizens) “Within Turkey it seems been staunch allies, within its close relationship with tions on free speech and and said the library will digitize have reached 50 years of age … that anti-American and Turkey it seems that anti-Amer - Turkey, is that Turkey has shown freedom of the press should be all its books. “That’s why we are they will have made philosophy anti-Israel sentiment has ican and anti-Israel sentiment little desire to improve its de - unacceptable to our government transforming the library,” he said, their chief pursuit, and, when has been ongoing for at least a plorable record on human rights. and positive changes to these into a place for learning and en - their turn comes, they will also been ongoing for at least decade and it has been largely According to the Turkish Human laws should be a condition of tertainment. “It’s a center for get - toil at politics and rule for the a decade and it has been ignored by the press. In 2005, Rights Association’s (IHD) an - our friendship with Turkey. It ting experiences … that makes it public good, not as though they the Wall Street Journal pub - nual evaluation of human rights gives me no pleasure to note more interesting and attractive. were performing some heroic ac - largely ignored by the lished an op-ed piece by Robert in Turkey, in 2009 there were no that the Greek American com - People always need social inter - tion, but simply as a matter of press” Pollock, Senior Editorial Writer, changes to Turkey’s plethora of munity has been telling our gov - gration, they don’t want to stay duty.” He’s a hero who’s done his in which he stated: laws that severely limit rights ernment for many years that our at home and read, they want to duty, and the rest of those in lead the Obama administration On a brief visit to Ankara ear - considered central to any foreign policy needs to change go out and share things and to Greece like him (there are some) to question the wisdom of treat - lier this month with Undersec - democracy: freedom of the vis-a-vis Turkey - to no avail. discuss and to disagree. A library should pick up the cudgel and do ing Turkey as our staunch ally. retary of Defense Doug Feith, I press, freedom of speech and More than ever, what Turkey should be a place where people the same because no one else First, Turkey has recently shown found a poisonous atmosphere freedom of expression. To me, has proven is that America share interesting ideas.” You will. that it is a destabilizing force in - one in which just about every nothing symbolizes Turkey’s should never ignore violations won’t find librarians putting their the Middle East. Although the politician and media outlet (sec - style of democracy. like Article of international law and failure fingers to their mouths mimick - [email protected] U.N.’s investigation is just get - ular and religious) preaches an 301 of the Turkish Penal code, to protect human rights. Israel ting started, it seems that the extreme combination of Amer - which makes it a crime to insult made the mistake of befriending Gaza flotilla incident could have ica- and Jew-hatred…. Turkishness. In an attempt to Turkey while at the same time GUEST EDITORIALS easily been prevented by the THE GENOICIDE QUESTION satisfy one of the European ignoring its transgressions and Turkish government. According Pollock goes on to note that Union acquis chapters, this law Turkey repaid the favor by be - The National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of to Israel’s Prime Minister, the Is - Turkey has long taken America was amended in 2008 and now friending Iran—the greatest views for publication in its View Points page. They should include raeli government had high-level for granted and has forgotten it’s only a crime to insult the threat in the Middle East. We the writer’s name, address, telephone number and be addressed to discussions with the Turkish that: “U.S. administrations con - Turkish Nation. According to should not allow our govern - the View Points Editor, The National Herald, 37-10 30th St., lIC, Ny government over two weeks tinue to fight annual attempts in IHD, there are over 25 criminal ment to make the same mistake. 11101. They can also be e-mailed to english.edition@thenational - prior to the flotilla setting sail Congress to pass a resolution… laws that restrict freedom of herald.com. Due to considerations of space we enforce a strict 850- for Gaza. In reality, there seems on the Armenian genocide;” and speech/press; there were 569 Aleco Haralambides is the word upper limit. we reserve the right to edit. to be little question that Turkey Turkey forgot “America’s persis - people charged with crimes un - President of the American was well aware of the flotilla - tent lobbying for Turkish mem - der these laws; and 36 journal - Hellenic Institute. 10 TRAVEL THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 28 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 The Best Beaches in Greece? Hint: Go Where the People Aren’t

By Andy Dabilis transportation, Athens’ beaches hooligan warning!) or Lalaria are the only option for many Beach and the nudist Banana Now that Greeks have fin - people, But, six years after a Beach on the verdant northern ished their summer siesta vaca - presidential decree ordered the island of , tions that left Athens empty, and opening up of Athens’ beaches which also boasts one of those most tourists are gone, it’s time to the public, many remain always rated among the best in to head to the beach in Greece. blocked by a host of obstacles, Greece, Koukounaries, because And, next to arguing over who some formidable. As the Athens it has trees and soft sand, al - makes the best spanokopita, one News noted: “It’s a situation that though the port town has be - of the best ways to start a debate means taking a free swim in come overcrowded. With 13,676 in Greece is which beach is the Athens can be anything but sim - kilometers of coastline, you can best. Everyone has their favorite. ple, and from Kallithea all the find – and name – your own It depends, of course, on if you’re way around to Vari only small beach, or choose from some of taking the family, want one with sections of the available beach - the best, such as the white sandy a lot of amenities such as fixed front are freely accessible to the beaches with turquoise waters, umbrellas, cabanas, showers, and public. All along the city’s coast - Antipaxoi Voutoumi and Lefkada tavernas, prefer solitude or as few line, swimmers are, at best, con - Kathisma, with crystal waters, people as possible, and, of course, fronted by commercially run small beaches under cliffs or pine if you want to make sure you beaches, where entry fees can and palm tree groves. don’t wander onto one of the cost an average-sized family up One of the best attributes of handful of nudist beaches. First, to 40 euros ($50) for the day. Greek beaches is that they are you can pretty much dismiss any - That’s for a free public beach, perhaps the cleanest in Europe thing near Athens, particularly but they’re not worth it even free and rank among the highest rat - the shallow, warm bathwater and the rest of Athens’ coastline ings of the European Union’s beaches along the rich areas of is a hodgepodge of largely un - Blue Flag Programme. The web - Glyfada and Vouliagmeni be - lawful commercial developments Since there are virtually no municipal swimming pools in Athens or a country which bakes in site GreekLandscapes.com notes cause the wealthy have already and illicit businesses, some sur - the sun year round, people have to go to those beaches they can reach. that “Some beaches are well or - cordoned off their preferred spots rounded by wire fences and ganized and offer many luxuries, to keep the riff-raff out, and most threatening security guards, who places in Florida, such as Naples little coves where you can be son they rarely make any of while others are very secluded of the rest of the best available restrict access to the sea to fee- and Sanibel Island, the alone and skinny-dip if you want. those fancy top 10 lists put out and isolated. Some offer clear beaches running from Piraeus paying patrons.” So skip them renowned beaches of California, One of the best is on Tzia, but by a number of travel sites, and water, some perfectly soft sand, down past the southern coastal and head to the good ones. and Hawaii is paradise, with I’m not telling because it’s about some, particularly on overrun while others are framed by in - neighborhoods are occupied by U.S. OR GREEK BEACHES? beaches such as Makapuu and 75 yards across, has fine sand, a , are overrated and credible landscape.” The national unlawful private operators who The best time to go is now, in Hanauma Bay on Oahu. And giant shade tree, calm water worth skipping. And, of course, Greek tourist organization has will charge you about $12.50 to September, when the weather is there’s South Padre Island, Texas. even in the roughest weather, it depends on whether you want its own top 10 beaches list based enter a public beach. Every suc - still warm but not searing, espe - What American beaches have and just around the next cove is to relax or want a beach with a on the voting of its web site visi - cessive PASOK-New Democracy- cially after one of the most hu - that many Greek beaches don’t a restaurant and small resort thousand umbrellas and night tors, but the locals can give you Papandreou-Karamanlis govern - mid periods Greeks can remem - is sand. Be prepared to bring area when you need it, although clubs next to you. It’s hard to one that’s just as good, although ment, and some interim ber. The water is warm, too your water shoes because a lot you can’t hear the noise. The best imagine why anyone would go every islander will tell you theirs administrations, for the last 36 warm for New Englanders used of Greek beaches are stony, and beaches, of course, are on the to Mykonos or in Au - are the best. The best way, of years have promised to remove to the chill beaches of Maine and that makes walking into and out Greek islands, and range from gust, or even July these days be - course, is to travel yourself and them but they’re still standing the cool waters of some of the of the water a delicate balancing pebbles to fine sand so bring cause generally the purpose of a find what you like. I’m sticking and will be until someone takes world’s best beaches, particularly act, especially if you step on a those beach shoes. The Mediter - vacation is to go where people with that secret little spot on a bulldozer and knocks them in Massachusetts, with Halibut black, spiny sea urchin and get ranean is not like the Caribbean ain’t, especially on a beach, but Tzia, now called Yianna’s Cove, down and opens public beaches Point in Rockport (no sand here, what amounts to needles the size or Pacific - the water is cooler some say they still love a place where you can often swim au na - to the public. only glacial boulders and cool lit - of acupuncture weapons shiv - and the sand generally coarser, like Red Beach on Santorini, turel if you want, or put up with Since there are virtually no tle pools of water and almost no ered into your feet. It hurts about although if you’re used to those named for its red sand and red three or four people not too close municipal swimming pools in people;) Good Harbor in the same as a jellyfish sting off New England waters the Greek cliffs. Paradise Beach and Super by, sit under that big shade tree Athens or a country which bakes Gloucester, Crane Beach in Ip - Hilton Head Island, South Car - waters will probably be too Paradise (nudist warning!) have in a beach chair or lie on your in the sun year round, people swich, Singing Beach in Man - olina, and I know because I’ve warm for you, and shade trees their hardcore admirers although towel on fine sand, read or have to go to those beaches they chester-by-the-Sea, Martha’s experienced them both. are difficult to find because most they seemed nondescript at best. snooze, walk 10 yards into cool, can reach. In Athens, that means Vineyard, and Coast Guard SEPTEMBER SURPRISE of the Greek islands, apart from Many of the best beaches are calm water for a sweet swim and sitting cheek-by-jowl with people Beach on Cape Cod, annually With vacations for most peo - those such as (where on the island of Crete, and like come out and sit with your part - on blankets right next to year, rated among the best in the ple over, now you can have a they filmed Mama Mia!) and those elsewhere, are among the ner and watch the sun set while screaming kids, loud radios and world and a natural wonder. The beach almost to yourself, al - Skiathos and Corfu and some least crowded and sometimes you crack open a couple of icy people playing paddle ball. Not New Jersey shore and along the though even during July and Au - others are arid. Greek beaches you need to talk or take a boat cold Fix beers. You can’t live bet - exactly a vacation. Still, unless Carolinas offer some of the best gust, if you go to islands that are among the best in the world, to them, such as Navagio Beach ter than that, naming your own you have a car or a tourist with in the US, as does a number of tourists ignore you can discover although for some curious rea - on Zakynthos (drunk British beach.

MYRTOS, Kefalonia ELAFONISSOS, Chania, Crete SARAKINIKO, Elafonisos Island, The Top Beaches in Greece: What Are Yours?

In the age of the Internet, you can search on-line for truth- in-advertising references from users and travelers who give their opinions on the best beaches in Greece, as well as a number of websites. This is rather like being the top 10 baseball or basketball or football or hockey players, but enough of the same beaches keep pop - ping up on multiple sites so there’s probably a reason. As the site GreekLandscapes.com put it: “Determining what the ‘best’ beaches of Greece are is obvi - ously a subjective affair. Our family travels to Greece every summer and we never let a day SUPER PARADISE, Mykonos go by without visiting a beach. We like going to different beaches every time because we place you on one of the most have found that each one has unspoiled popular beaches on something unique to offer … to the island … much of it is not appear in this list, a beach must developed at all, and a good be extra-special. It must be a portion of it is backed by large place that we would travel sand dunes. around the world just to swim in its waters and to lay on its • BANANA BEACH, sand. You will probably notice SKIATHOS that the beaches we chose for The famous Skiathos Banana our top-five, are all a bit ‘out of Beach is actually made up of the way.’” The list: three separate small beaches lo - NAVAGIO, Zakynthos cated on the southwest coast of 1.BALOS, CHANIA, CRETE the island, and named for the It’s hard to describe the raw yellow color of the sand … has beauty of Balos beach. Its soft been popular with naturists for white sandy landscape is kissed bedded and decaying shipwreck from this beach. Excellent by all decades. by turquoise, crystal waters, in the middle make this beach a measures. while the whole landscape is special one. 6. MYRTOS, KEFALONIA KOUKOUNARIES BEACH, Skiathos • MYRTOS BEACH, framed by dramatic islets and 4. ELAFONISSOS, CHANIA, Myrtos was voted as the best KEFALONIA mountains. It’s out of the way CRETE beach of Greece a few years ago Myrtos Beach is one of the but the several cruises that leave Elafonisos is way too by the ministry of tourism visi - down as it turns from crowded most dramatic on the largest of from Kissamos ensure easy and crowded for being so far out of tors, and for good reason. Fan - patches of organized parasol • PORTO KATSIKI, LEFKADA the Ionian Greek islands … like pleasant access. the way in the south-western tastic water and bright-white squares, to more and more iso - Porto Katsiki is one of the Porto Katsiki Beach on nearby 2. SARAKINIKO, IN coast of Chania, but it has been pebbles, nested among steep lated patches framed by large most beautiful and impressive Lefkada, Myrtos Beach Kefalo - ELAFONISOS ISLAND, developed with much sensitivity cliffs on the west coast of Ke - sand dunes. beaches in the Greek islands, nia is set at the foot of high, PELOPONNESE to the environment to make it falonia. 9. SUPER PARADISE, whether you approach on a boat steep cliffs in a deep and wide (Not to be confused with a worth a spot in our top 10. A 7. FINIKAS, KATO MYKONOS from the sea or arrive from in - bay. beach by the same name on Mi - short walk through the narrow, One of Mykonos’ more dis - land. It is set at the foot of dra - los.) For such a tiny island, Ela - sandy channel will bring you al - The entire stretch of coast tant beaches, Super Paradise is matic steep cliffs. If you’re com - • KOUKOUNARIES BEACH, fonisos at the Southern end of most all alone through foot from Finikas to the northern tip a short fat strand of very coarse ing over land, you have to walk SKIATHOS Peloponnese offers three of the trails and less than saturated of the island (Pori beach) is an sand in a picturesque bay, with down 80 steep steps—and climb Koukounaries, from the best beaches of Greece (Simos beaches in the island of Elafon - Aegean dream for sunbathers, a steady onshore breeze and them again when leaving—so Greek word meaning pine and Panagia beaches are the isos itself. many of which prefer to swim slightly rough water. It’s quite a this is not a good beach for cones, is a small community on others) and just about the best 5. EGREMNOI, LEFKADA the naturist way. Sand and rocks way from the main town and those with walking issues unless Skiathos Island that is near one looking water in the world. One of the best kept secrets alternate seamlessly in this requires personal transport or they arrive on a boat. of the most beautiful and popu - 3. NAVAGIO, ZAKYNTHOS of Greece. Beautiful scenery, beautiful stretch of the tiny is - there’s a bumpy boat ride from lar beaches in the . Another isolated beach that crystal clear turquoise water, land. the main town … the beach is • PLAKA BEACH, Koukounaries Beach Skiathos is is only served by boats. Coarse and soft white coarse sand make 8. PLAKA, NAxOS frequented mainly by young, fit Plaka Beach is one of the the most famous of those on the white sand, deep blue waters, this beach one of the best to This endless patch of sand travellers, many of them gay. longest of the beaches on this island, and can get quite dramatic vertical cliffs, and visit. Its out-of-the-way location starts near the town of Naxos island that is known for its long crowded during the warm sum - large caverns awaiting snorkel - on the West coast of Lefkada, and runs down the entire coast 10. PARADISE () stretches of pristine golden mer weather. It is known for its ing exploration are enough to and the thousand make-shift of the island, almost all the way sand. Plaka Beach Naxos is a fine white sand and its border make this one of the best concrete steps down (and then to the southern tip (or so it Another site, Destination natural extension of Agia Anna of fragrant Japanese umbrella beaches of Greece, but the em - up), separate the huge crowds seems). A dirt road follows it 360, offers this: Beach … Plaka Beach holidays pine trees.