S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEkly GrEEk-AmEriCAN PuBliCATiON www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 17, ISSUE 872 June 28 - July 3, 2014 $1.50 Demos Bid DA Set to For House Indict Rev. Seat Falls Dokos of IL Short in NY For Theft By TNH Staff

NEW YORK – Lee Zeldin, who Glenview Priest is in his second term as a New York State Senator, defeated May Face up to George Demos in the 1st Con - gressional District’s Republican 10 Yrs in Prison primary on June 24. Zeldin will now try to unseat By Theodore Kalmoukos Tim Bishop, the Democrat in - cumbent, in November. CHICAGO, IL – The District At - “We fought the good fight torney’s office of the State of but we came up short. I will al - Wisconsin plans to indict Rev. ways fight the good fight for the James Dokos, priest of the Sts. principles and values I believe Peter and Paul parish in Glen - in and I am grateful for the view, IL for theft (embezzle - thousands of people who gave ment). The charges follow a me their confidence and their yearlong investigation of the vote,” Demos told TNH. Trust of an elderly parishioner “If you believe in the conser - who appointed Dokos as trustee. vative cause as passionately as I If convicted, Dokos may have do, you have to put your hat in to pay a fine up to $25,000 and the ring and give it your best face up to 10 years in prison. shot and we did that,” he said. TNH reported last August Newsday reported that that the whole issue started in Zeldin “won a bruising GOP TNH/COSTAS BEJ 2008 Margaret Franczak, a congressional primary victory… Spiros Voutsinas is Remembered with a Lecture Series in His Honor in New York parishioner at the Annunciation surviving an aggressive $2 mil - Church in Milwaukee, WI lion campaign by challenger Joseph R. Ficalora, President and CEO of NYCB, addresses guests Transatlantic Relations” in honor of the late president of Atlantic shortly before her passing estab - George Demos.” attending the inaugural “Spiros Voutsinas Memorial Lecture on Bank at the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan. Story on p. 5. lished the nearly-$2 million According to Newsday Ervin J. Margaret S. Franczak “Zeldin was boosted by a get- Trust, designating Dokos as out-the-vote effort by the county Trustee. GOP committee. Zeldin also was The Trust was created to ben - backed by local and state GOP How Sweet (16) it is! Advance in World Cup efit the Annunciation parish, and Conservative leaders, and which did receive $1.1 million, was endorsed by more than 60 but which alleges that Dokos local officials and several former TNH Staff fried Bony, during a rare lapse and got the big break it This means so much to me, had used large amounts of presidential contenders, includ - in a game in which the Greeks needed on the penalty call right to us … Tonight we had energy,” money from the Trust. After ing Sen. John McCain.” FORTALEZA, BRAZIL – Call it were flying, slipped through the near the end. Samaras said, dedicating the many unsuccessful requests to The turnout was reportedly the Luck of the Greeks from now defense to tie it, 1-1 in the 74th The Ivorians reacted with win to Greeks suffering through Dokos to provide a complete ac - very low – 15,000 compared with on. After a dubious penalty call minute. disbelief when Ecuadorian ref - financial crisis. “We really hope countability, the parish referred 24,000 in 2010 – with Zeldin pre - against Ivory Coast deep in Greece had taken a 1-0 lead eree Carlos Vera punished Gio - we can make the people happy the matter to the District Attor - sumably benefitting from support overtime gave striker Giorgos in the 42nd minute on a shot vanni Sio for stepping on Sama - back home. We are a team. A ney and asked him to investi - from his senate district. Samaras a free kick, he calmly by during a ras in the area. team — that’s it.” gate. November will be a rematch netted it to give Greece a 2-1 half in which the Greek side was And when Samaras sent the Captain According to hundreds of of 2008, when Bishop defeated win to make it into the final 16 all over the field firing away, in - ball flying over a diving Bou - stated: “We are all very happy, documents obtained by TNH, him by more than 50,000 votes. of the World Cup for the first cluding hitting the crossbar. cabar Barry for the win, it set it was what we had wanted Dokos wrote the first check to During the campaign Demos time. But thanks to the quirky rules off delirium in Greece and the from the start, to advance to the himself for $5,000 his fee as told News 12, "this is a classic It looked like the end was of soccer, in which the clock Diaspora, particularly in Astoria, second round. We have trustee. He also wrote checks to race of a political outsider fight - near for Greece, which had to doesn’t stop for any reason, in - N.Y. where happy Greeks achieved that in emphatic fash - his personal credit card totaling ing the establishment, and we're win to advance while the cluding injuries, three extra blasted car horns and collected ion, we were the better team about $50,000, and checks to Africans needed only a draw, minutes were tacked on at the in bars, restaurants and on the his family members and himself Continued on page 2 and had it when substitute Wil - end of the 90-minute regulation streets. Continued on page 8 totaling $75,000. Dokos also wrote checks to Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos totaling $7,200, one check to Metropolitan Tarasios of South NY Cathedral Viva Grecia! Greek Glendi in Center of Mexico America for $10,000 and one of $4,500 to Metropolitan Nikitas of Dardanelia, Director of the Welcomes its By Georgia Boutsianis Athenagoras Institute of Ortho - dox Theology in California. MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – From New Dean, May 17 to June 1, the Zocalo of Continued on page 5 Mexico City received more than 2.5 million people who enjoyed Fr. J. Vlahos the cultural, culinary, and literary diversity of 87 nations that gath - By Constantine S. Sirigos ered at the Culture and Friend - Fordham U TNH Staff Writer ship Fair 2014. The Hellenic Community of Mexico organized NEW YORK – It was an auspi - the event, on behalf of The Greek Orthodox cious Sunday morning at the Embassy, represented by the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Hon. Polyxeni Stefanidou, Extra - Holy Trinity when Archbishop ordinary and Plenipotentiary Center’s Demetrios presided over the Di - Ambassador of the Hellenic Re - vine Liturgy on the first Sunday public in Mexico. At her behest, of the tenure of the new Dean, I served as General Coordinator. Fundraiser Father John Vlahos. Mexico City’s Mayor, Dr. His many former parishioners Miguel Angel Mancera, reported at the Church of the Resurrec - on February that the Fair would TNH Staff Writer tion of Glen Cove, who were sad take place in the Plaza de la Con - to see him go but made the trip stitution, better known as the NEW YORK – Supporters of the to Manhattan on June 22 to Zocalo, the heart of Mexico City, Orthodox Christian Studies Cen - wish him well, were overjoyed and no longer on Reforma Av - ter of Fordham University en - to also see Fr. Vlahos elevated enue as it has been in previous joyed good food and the com - to the rank of Protopresbyter by years. pany of old and new friends at His Eminence. "Since 2008 there are more Thalassa restaurant in Lower The archbishop cited pas - and more nations taking part, Manhattan on June 17. The sages from the day’s Gospel and and we have much more enthu - pleasant event was a fundraiser Epistle readings that referred to siastic participation,” he said. 87 nations celebrated their customs and cultures in the heart of Mexico City, But it was Greece for the Center's National En - the preparatory work done by that took center stage, as it featured the largest stand. In fact, the Hellenic Community of dowment for the Humanities people who made the success of Continued on page 4 Mexico organized the event. (NEH) Matching Challenge the missions of their successors Grant. possible. He then emphasized The federal government will that Vlahos, who comes to the award the Center – which “fos - Cathedral with high credentials, This Week in ters intellectual inquiry by sup - will be building upon the efforts Loukoumi: Believe in Self, Others porting scholarship and teach - of his predecessors dating back Greek History: ing that is critical to the ecclesial four decades at the Upper East community, public discourse, Side parish. By Constantine S. Sirigos vited the children to join her on - and the promotion of Christian After becoming known the Trikoupis’ Who’s TNH Staff Writer stage, one little girl in particular unity” according to its website Cathedral community as Deacon pirouetted and sang and danced – $500,000 if $1.5 million is to the Archbishop, Vlahos was To Blame? NEW YORK – The proof of the her way into their hearts and raised by 2017. an assistant priest at the Cathe - success of a children’s book au - people began to wonder about Dr. Aristotle Papanikolaou dral of St. Paul in Hempstead thor is not his profits – the pro - the identity of this future star and Dr. George Demacopoulos, before his six years of service as TNH Staff ceeds of Nick Katsoris’ series, that seemed to embody Louk - the Center’s co-Founders, told the pastor of the newly-built about a Loukoumi, a sweet lamb oumi’s message that all children TNH they are on track to raise Church of the Resurrection in On June 29, 1874, exactly that teaches children to believe have talent that can blossom the funds by the 2017 target. Brookville. 140 years ago this week, Chari - in themselves and help others with care and encouragement. “Every year they give us goals. Archbishop Demetrios took laos Trikoupis, who would serve benefit the St. Jude’s Children’s When Vissi declared that she We got the award in December the opportunity on Sunday to as Greek Prime Minister seven Hospital – but in the smiles and needed a partner, me - 2012 and they gave us six share his experience in times and who established the squeals of delight of the little teorologist Nick Gregory heeded months to raise $375,000. We Jerusalem with Ecumenical Pa - principle of “dedilomeni,” rule readers. the call, followed by his Fox 5 raised $600,000. The event of triarch Bartholomew and Pope by a party with a Parliamentary The event benefited the News colleague Ernie Anastos June 17 has brought their total Francis. majority, published the article Loukoumi Make a Difference and CBS News correspondent to $1 million. That shows the “Who’s to Blame,” essentially Foundation Katsoris has created Alexis Christoforous, who is the tremendous interest in the Or - Continued on page 3 faulting King George for “to teach kids to make a differ - original of Loukoumi. thodox community for this to Greece’s problems. ence in their lives and the lives Interspersed among musical succeed.” Initially detained and impris - of others.” Attorney Nick Katsoris created performances were videos of The Center was founded in oned for his audacity, Trikoupis A cavalcade of celebrities the character Loukoumi, who children talking about what they 2012 and Papanikolaou was in - For subscription: wrote a second letter from jail, thrilled children and adults alike teaches children self-confi - hope to be when they grew up. stalled in 2013 in the Arch - 718.784.5255 and due to sweeping popular at the Scholastic Theater in dence and philanthropy. Three of the children were cho - bishop Demetrios Chair at Ford - [email protected] demand, was not only released, SoHo on June 23 led by sen to appear on a Loukoumi ham. Demacopoulos spoke but rode that momentum to Olympia Dukakis, who read the Constantine Maroulis, Gloria “I TV special that will air on Fox briefly about the Center and the compel King George to, reluc - original book to children gath - will Survive” Gaynor and stations October 19 that will importance of its work. He tantly, accept dedilomeni as ered around her onstage, and . show them experiencing their noted that Orthodoxy world - there were performances by The audience delighted in all Continued on page 8 singing sensations Anna Vissi, the singers but when Vissi in - Continued on page 4 Continued on page 5 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 28 - JULY 3, 2014

GREEKS IN CANADA Hail to the Chief Honoring 150 Yrs. of Greek Immigrants Veteran commentator George By Frances Stephanopoulos Themeliopoulos is promoted to “Chief Anchor” TORONTO, CANADA – The at ABC Greek Canadian History Project News, top of (GCHP) celebrated 150 years of the network's Greek immigrants in Toronto news hierarchy. O T

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Toronto City Hall. GCHP co- A Founders Dr. Sakis Gekas and Christopher Grafos, welcomed many honored guests, including York University Dean Martin GOINGS ON... Singer, Toronto City Councillor Mary Fragedakis, and Greek Community of Toronto (GCT) n THRU NOV 1 Classical music forms, Ensemble President Andonis Artemakis. TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Night Elektra brings a fresh perspec - Guests were thrilled to learn in the Islands returns to the tive to creative music, fusing the that Greek Heritage Week (May world-famous Sponge Docks of modern beat of New York's life 12-16) was proclaimed by Tarpon Springs for 2014! Satur - with its members' multi-ethnic Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly on Audience members listen attentively to “Memory and Migration” presentations. days, 6-11PM, May 3, Jun. 7, roots. The group lead by violin - behalf of the Toronto City Coun - Jul. 12, Aug. 2, Sept. 6, Oct. 4, ist and composer Elektra Kurtis, cil to coincide with the exhibit. reminded as he travels around that their reality was probably at photos to reminisce and re - and Nov. 1. A free event of features the most unique musi - Artemakis accepted the formal the world that people every - like the majority of others, I be - vive stories that they had almost Greek music, dancing, and din - cians of New York's music scene, proclamation from Fragedakis. where envy Canada. What they gan to feel a sense of purpose forgotten. The children of these ing! And we will offer an hour masters of their style: Curtis The GCHP presented its ex - are envying, he continued, “is in illuminating the most promi - individuals became inspired by of free Greek dance lessons by Stewart on violin, Lefteris Bour - hibit, “Memory and Migration: the strength that comes from nent themes in the Greek immi - seeing the stories that they had the Levendia Dance Troupe nias on clarinet, Kenny Davis on A History of Greeks in Toronto,” communities such as yours or grant experience. The GCHP is heard, countless times, in pho - from 6-7 PM. The festival is sup - electric bass, and Reggie Nichol - along with the support of sev - my wife’s own Portuguese com - part of a broader attempt to ful - tos and captured in real time. I ported in part by a grant from son on drums. Tickets $22 prior eral Hellenic organizations and munity, and the many others. fill my desire to learn more and was also incredibly touched by the National Endowment for the and $27 day of the concert are included many artifacts from Together, it is an incredibly rich to motivate others to want to the many non-Greek visitors Arts. Come join us for authentic available at the box office and Mihalis Mouratidis’ private col - fabric which is what makes this do the same.” that asked me for a tour of the island fun in the warm Florida on the website: lection. GCT featured the nation great. Grafos said “long-term exhibit and subsequently asked sun and mark your calendar and http://www.symphonyspace.or GCHP’s work at its March Gala “The problem is the next gen - preservation and widespread ac - thoughtful and astute questions. make this a regular destination! g/event/8361/Music/elektra- Fundraiser and a speech by erations. The further you get cessibility to historical sources I was most profoundly influ - And if you’re just in town for a kurtis-ensemble-elektra. Grafos was one of the evening’s away from the original immi - is part of our mandate,” and enced by the realization that his - week or two, make sure to mark highlights. Two months later, at grating generations, the less strives to ensure that benefac - tory can transcend differences. your calendar as you will not n JULY 26-27 the GCHP’s reception, Artemakis contact there is, the less under - tors know their donations will The event had representatives want to miss this! Tarpon SANTA BARBARA, CA – Santa once again thanked Grafos and standing there is of the past, the be used wisely and responsibly. from all of Toronto’s leading Springs is a unique Greek expe - Barbara's Annual Greek Festival the GCHP for undertaking the less meaningful it is and projects “I hope GCHP becomes a great Greek organizations and hun - rience in the United States, one is taking place from 11 am to 7 momentous task of document - like this are intended to pass asset and supplement to the dreds of other guests who sim - unlike any other Greek commu - pm on Saturday, Jul. 26 and ing the achievements of Greeks this along to the next genera - study of Canadian immigrants ply wanted to see the irreplace - nity. Come be part of this one- Sunday, Jul. 27, in beautiful Oak and their descendants in tions. We can do our part by and Greek history and Diaspora able sources on display.” of-a-kind American experience Park. The festival evokes the Toronto. making it available but the stu - at York University.” The GCHP’s growing atten - that will make you feel as if, sights, sounds and tastes that The crowed warmly received dents have to be motivated to The GCHP has wide support, tion and increased support is fit - truly, you are back in the home - define the traditional Greek way Singer; his speech drew an ex - drink the water. So that’s my job Grafos says: archivists, librari - ting, Grafos told TNH, because land! of life. Stroll through Santa Bar - tended round of applause. He as a University Dean and that’s ans, academics, etc. “The GCHP this is a year “when Toronto’s bara's beautiful Oak Park, and shared a striking statistic: the job of our University Profes - has been able to bridge the Greek Community is celebrating n JUNE 27-29 experience the simple pleasures “Roughly half of York Univer - sors.” seemingly wide chasm between its 105th anniversary along with CINCINNATI, OH – Come join of life in a Greek village. Dozens sity’s 50,000 undergraduate stu - “My parents” inspired Grafos the university institution and the 150th anniversary of the us this year as we celebrate our of volunteers enthusiastically dents are either first-generation to undertake GCHP, he told popular memory, which is some - first documented arrival of a 40th annual Hellenic Festival! staff their booths, creating a Canadians or are international TNH. “They never told me to thing that scholars are increas - Greek immigrant to Toronto. Where? St. Nicholas Greek Or - convivial, welcoming atmos - students. In other words, they take an interest in history, I did ingly concerned with.” The GCT, in turn, is im - thodox Church, 7000 Winston phere. Festival-goers return year are unfamiliar with Canada’s that through my own volition, The most important part of pressed by Grafos’ dedication to Road, in Cincinnati. When? Fri - after year for the food. — De - past but they are also very eager but the stories that they told me the Exhibit for Grafos was “see - the GCHP and thrilled about the day, Jun. 27 through Sunday, lectable festival favorites like gy - to learn more about all of the of their migration experiences ing hundreds of people engaged prospect of having their collec - Jun. 29. For more information, ros and moussaka. And no diverse communities that make simply didn’t mesh well with with history in ways that spoke tive experiences – their history updated details, and a count - Greek village would be com - up Canada.” what I was encountering in aca - to their own personal identities. – safeguarded for future gener - down calendar to the big date, plete without homemade pas - Singer also noted that he is demic sources. When I realized Older Greek immigrants pointed ations. please visit our website: tries from Yia Yia's traditional http://www.holytrinity.oh.goarc recipes: baklava, melo - h.org/panegyri. makarona, and kataifi are just a few of the sweet treats to de - n JUNE 28 light you. Listen to the distinc - Demos Loses Republican SEATTLE, WA – On Saturday, tive sounds of the bouzouki and Jun. 28 –“Greeks on the Streets” other exotic instruments played a classic car club formed by the by authentic Greek musicians Congressional Primary Bid Juan de Fuca chapter of AHEPA who perform traditional and will again participate in the popular songs. Delight in the working very hard to get the support of Peter Pappas Sr. and Greenwood Car Show, the beauty of the elaborate cos - support of people across Long Jr. “from day one.” largest car show in Washington tumes worn by performers as Island for a real conservative." Demos said “I will continue State. The club will be parked they share their carefully prac - Despite the support of former to be involved in things that are in front of Pete’s Egg Nest on ticed steps and intricate dances Governor George Pataki and important to me, including my Greenwood at North 77th Street with the enthusiastic audience. Church. I will be an advocate in Seattle. Come by and see us. Take advantage of a free Greek Continued from page 1 for my conservative political be - For more information about dance lesson, and enjoy partici - liefs in some form, and work to Seattle’s AHEPA chapter, please pating in the same dances you ’s former mayor help our Greek-American com - visit: would perform in the traditional Rudolph Giuliani, however, the munity.” http://www.greece.org/ahepa/ villages of Greece. Dance the af - establishment pulled out all the On the professional front, d22/seattle/vsbgway.html. ternoon away, eat a little (or a stops to defeat the challenger. Demos, an attorney who was an lot), shop in the Greek market - Demos told TNH, “I am ex - SEC prosecutor from 2002 to n JULY 11-13 place, relax and enjoy yourself tremely grateful for the support 2009, told TNH “I am fortunate ELGIN, IL – Welcome to the under the oaks in the warm em - of Greek-Americans across the to have many opportunities (L-R) Chrysa Tsakopoulos Demos, Rudolph Giuliani, Eric Hatz - 36th Annual St. Sophia Greek brace of the best Greek culture nation who rallied to our cause.” which I look forward to explor - imemos, George Demos, Stephen Cherpelis, Helen Demos and Festival, July 11-13 at the St. has to offer. So maybe you can't He especially appreciates the ing.” Manny Demos at a fundraiser in the home of Froso Beys. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church, make it all the way to Greece 525 Church Road, in Elgin. For this year. The Santa Barbara more information, please call Greek Festival is the next best (847) 888-2822, extension 203. thing to being there! Growing attendance in recent years is through word of mouth, n AUGUST 17-19 so grab your friends, family, co- ANCHORAGE, AK – The 20th workers and neighbors, and Annual Alaska Greek festival Show us your colors! come Experience Greece this takes place from August 17 to summer. This weekend, you can 19 at the Holy Transfiguration taste the flavors of Greece with Greek Orthodox Church, 2800 Celebrate Independence Day by placing your greetings our authentic food, try your foot O’Malley Road in Anchorage. at Greek dancing, see our lively Come enjoy the tastes, smells, in our special July 4th insert. entertainment, shop in the Mar - sights, and sounds of Greece! ketplace (indoors in the cool), Events & Activities a tour of the and tour our beautiful church. nearly-completed new Church, Deadline: June 30, 2014 Attractions for the kids round including lessons on the history, out a great time for the whole traditions, and worship of the family. We'll see you at the fes - Greek Orthodox faith. A cook - tival -- OPA!! ing demonstration by Laurie Constantino – how to make n JULY 12-13 baklava and dolmades. Dancing CHICAGO, IL – The 53rd Annual groups performing traditional St. Andrew’s Orthodox Church , dressed in au - Greek Festival will take place on thentic regional costumes. In Saturday, Jul. 12 and Sunday, addition to the food and drinks Jul. 13 at 5649 N. Sheridan on hand, there is an array of im - Road in Chicago. Saturday 3- ported Greek cheeses, olives, 11PM, Sunday Noon-11PM. olive oil, grape leaves, halva, Come join the fun, which in - pasta, herbs, cookies and candy. cludes great greek food, beer The hot summers in the Conti - and wine, and music. Pastries, nental United States is the per - a raffle and, of course, Greek fect time to take a trip and cool dancing. For more information, off in beautiful Alaska. And call (773) 334-4515 or visit the when you do, please remember website: standreworthodox.org. to visit us, as it will a unique experience: Hellenism, Alaska- n JULY 16 style! MANHATTAN – The Ensemble Elektra “Bridges from the East” project will play soon-to-be n NOTE TO OUR READERS recorded works for our new CD This calendar of events section on Wednesday, Jul 16 at 8PM at is a complimentary service to the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Pe - the Greek American community. ter Norton Symphony Space, All parishes, organizations and 2537 Broadway at 95th Street institutions are encouraged to in Manhattan. 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By Anthe Mitrakos ing their Hellenic and Orthodox roots. CHICAGO – Celebrating its 16th A statement was also made birthday, the PanHellenic Schol - that night announcing a collab - arship Foundation once again oration with the American Col - awarded $250,000 in scholar - lege of Greece in . Known ships to 40 students during its as Deree, the institution is offer - annual Gala at the Hilton ing an exclusive $3,000 study Chicago International Ballroom, abroad scholarship per semester June 14. Close to 500 supporters to past and present PanHellenic attended the event in honor of Scholarship recipients. the Foundation’s scholars, pro - “Our goal is to continue to ex - grams, and initiatives, which in - pand our mission. Let us make clude the Hellenic Birthright Pro - the investment in the talents of gram. our young people so that we may “The success of the event was continue our great legacy of ed - an extraordinary response from ucation and the pursuit of excel - the community, in both the at - lence,” Tomaras said. tendance and their financial par - The evening continued with ticipation, said Chris P. Tomaras, dinner, drinks, and musical en - PHSF chairman. “We interpret tertainment by the Hellenic 5 Or - this response as an approval of chestra and Babis Tsertos, who our mission and the way we pur - flew in from Greece for the sue it,” he added. event. This year’s Gala was a suc - The Foundation has to date cess as an additional $30,000 awarded a total of $2 million to The 2014 PanHellenic Scholarship Award Recipients at the Foundation’s Annual Gala held on June 14 in Chicago. were raised that night in a “call 264 Greek-American students to action,” while another pursuing undergraduate studies riences of 34 Greek American said. “As a participant in the dation on behalf of this year’s re - principles practiced by our par - $40,000 was raised from the gala at accredited colleges and uni - undergraduates who travelled to Foundation’s Hellenic Birthright cipients was Demetrios Niki - ents and grandparents and con - raffle. Winner of the $10,000 versities across the country. Greece for their first time while Program last summer, I had the topoulos, a freshman at John veyed to us by them through our grand raffle prize was Andreas “The scholarship is more im - participating in the five-week adventure of a lifetime in visiting Hopkins pursuing a degree in upbringing,” he added. D. Comodromos, followed by portant than the monetary sup - study abroad program. Initiated Greece for the first time,” she Biomedical Engineering with a Along with student scholars, Sue Regas with the second prize port it provides because it repre - two years ago through the gen - added. minor in Robotics. the Foundation each year honors of $5,000, and Julie Zaharopou - sents that we have been selected erosity of private donors and the Fokas and 39 others from “We share the pride of a rich a Greek-American leader with los with the third prize of as ambassadors of Greek culture Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation, some of the country’s most pres - heritage…we share the pride of the PHSF Paradigm Award. That $1,000. in America and it makes me Hellenic Birthright will continue tigious universities including a rich religious identity…we honor this year went to James “The Gala was a beautiful cel - proud of my Greek heritage,” in 2015. Northwestern, MIT, Stanford, share the pride of a culture that D. Speros, Executive VP and ebration of the hard work and said Jennifer Fokas, a sophomore "The PanHellenic Scholarship Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, and stresses the importance of hard Chief Creative Officer of Fidelity academic successes of a group of at Northwestern University and Foundation has led to some of the University of Chicago, were work, conviction, and love of Investments, who encouraged brilliant Greek American stu - 2014 PHSF scholar. “I firmly be - the most memorable experiences called on stage to receive their family,” Nikitopoulos stated. the scholarship recipients to pur - dents, and I am so humbled to lieve in the mission of the Pan - that I have had thus far,” Fokas certificates. Thanking the Foun - “This is a culture of values and sue their dreams while maintain - be a part of it,” Fokas said. Hellenic Scholarship Foundation because by promoting education, the Foundation is ensuring that Greek American students of the past, present, and future can use New York Cathedral Welcomes its New Dean, Fr. John Vlahos education as a tool to unlock a vast number of opportunities,” she added. Continued from page 1 major problems can be solved, Father John Vlahos carries the Kicking off the event as Em - no matter how many people sit Holy Gifts back into the altar cee was 2008 scholarship recipi - The two held and number of down to talk of how many tech - at Holy Trinity Cathedral as ent and WKOW television re - important meetings with each nological breakthroughs occur.” his family watches at right. porter Pete Zervakis, while the other that furthered Christian He then said that spirituality Many of his former parish - awards ceremony continued unity and meetings with Prime and the Gospel are the core of ioners came to wish him well. with words from PHSF Chairman Minister Binyamin Netanya and Vlahos’ ministry, whom he said Chris P. Tomaras, PHSF Executive President Mahmoud Abbas, did not enter the priesthood be - Director Yanni Valsamas, as well which supported the peace cause he sought it as a profes - Trinity, especially the many chil - as ¬Chairman of the Academic process between and the sion, but rather because he felt dren and young families in the Committee, Dr. George Alex - Palestinian Authority. a calling “to teach the truth, pews. opoulos. The Gospels are the founda - [preach] the Gospel and spread Bishops Sevastianos of Zela “We are deeply grateful to all tion of the meetings meant to the love that connects us with and Philotheos of Meloa partici - our friends and supporters and bring the Orthodox and Roman God.” pated in the liturgy and among we promise to continue to rec - Catholic churches together. He The congregation was then the dignitaries were George Il - ognize and award our best and said the process has a long way asked to welcome and work with iopoulos, who accompanied by brightest Greek American college to go but it has already led to Vlahos in pursuit of “the peace - his wife Anthousa, and Vasilios students, while we offer mean - cooperation on many important ful and fruitful work of the Lord Philppou, the Consuls General ingful financial support to those matters. for our salvation.” of Greece and respec - who need it,” Tomaras stated. Demetrios noted spirituality After the turbulence of recent tively. Michael Sotirhos, former A Hellenic Birthright program must also be an ingredient of the years, there were many signs of U.S. Ambassador to Greece and video played during the awards peace process. “Without Truth the dynamism of the parishioner Jamaica and past President of ceremony, highlighting the expe - and Love, none of humanity’s and of a bright future for Holy the Cathedral was also present. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 28 - JULY 3, 2014 Muses and Audience Alike Delighted Church Concert in the Hamptons

By Constantine S. Sirigos pastor of the Hamptons Church, TNH Staff Writer prompted more when he told the guests “these had to me NEW YORK – The international some of the best two hours of chamber music ensemble your lives.” Bianchi Musica heralded the He then turned to Dr. first day of summer and de - Kessaris’ grandchildren, lighted the audience at the in - Michael, Alexander, Metaxia augural Dr. Nikitas Kessaris An - and Nikitas, and said “your par - nual Musical Concert of the ents did a wonderful thing to Dormition of the Virgin Mary honor your grandfather, but you Church of the Hamptons. continue to honor him by serv - The guests attending the free ing as altar boys her and with concert at the Nicholas S. Zullas your scholarly aspirations.” Hellenic Center were welcomed The concert series was estab - by Father Alexander Karloutsos, lished by Dr. Dimitri Kessaris, a Protopresbyter of the Ecumeni - urologist who recently opened cal Patriarchate. an office in Astoria, and banker He noted that the hall has George Kessaris to honor their been named “The Muses” be - father, Nikitas, whom Fr. Kar - cause it is a gathering place loutsos called “the smartest and were parishioners and friends humblest member of this can commemorate all the joys parish.” He said the he could and sorrows of the community feel the presence of the distin - at events representing the nine guished scientist, “a math ge - muses of Ancient Greece. nius and Harvard educated the - On Saturday night, Euterpe, oretical physicist.” the muse of music, was honored Margo Catsimatidis congratulated Fr. Alexander and Presvytera Muses because it is a place to share both joy and sorrow – and Kessaris’ wife, Dr. Lisa Liber - with wonderful performances of Xanthi Karloutsos on The Muses. The elegant hall – called The great kitchen are making it a Hamptons catering hit. atore-Kessaris, an Otolaryngol - classical and popular music ogist, recruited the ensemble spiced with passages from film The music began the ethereal Woloski. ganini’s “Rhapsody on a theme Sturm opened with the sweet and developed the program, scores. sounds of piano and strings in Biachi’s Yamaha veritably by Paganini” and the stormy “Prayer” and evoked guests’ telling TNH “We wanted to The elegant space proved to “Kyrie,” which Bianchi com - sang the notes of Leonard Co - ”Summer” from Vivaldi’s “Four memories with “Con te Partiro gather together family and have acoustics that were called posed inspired by “the beautiful hen’s “Hallelujah” so that the lis - Seasons,” with its dramatic – Time to Say Goodbye.” friends for a musical celebration “heavenly” by Pilley Bianchi, the synagogues and cathedrals all teners did not miss the moving opening played by violinist Na - The concert was brought to every year. She said Bianchi was group’s music director and pi - over the world where we per - words that usually escort the dia Khodakovska. a thrilling conclusion with the happy they were given creative anist. form,” she told TNH. music. Soprano Misty Ann Sturm Theme from the Game of license for the eclectic selec - Indeed, virtually all the “Ladies in Lavender” was a Classical music was repre - joined the ensemble, which in - Thrones. tions, and the latter in turn an - pieces evoked the heavens in lyrical piece that featured a solo sented by passages from cluded violist Nikki Federman After the audience showered nounced she was pleased to pre - both their celestial spiritual di - turns by violinist Ariana Rosen Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata, and cellist Lauren Riley-Rigby, for the musicians with applause, Fa - sent some Kessaris family mensions. backed by percussionist Marcelo ” the 18th variation from Pa - the second half of the program. ther Constantine Lazarakis, the favorites. Viva Grecia! A Traditional Greek Glendi Right in the Center of Mexico

Continued from page 1 FAR LEFT: The Hon. Polyxeni Stefanidou, Greece’s Ambas - “We are pleased that in 2013 we sador to Mexico, proudly had 82 countries active in all waves the Greek flag. events. Now we have confirmed LEFT: The Fair’s General Co - 87.” ordinator Georgia Boutsianis Mancera noted that the Fair and organizer Eleni Mitsouras "went very well," acknowledged flank a visitor at the Greek the support of the various em - stand. bassies ,and instructed the Sec - retary of Tourism, Miguel Mar - Moreover, this year the qués Torruco, to promote the Greeks had the largest stand of Fair. all, located opposite the National "He has the task of giving Palace, in the section of Euro - strength to the promotion, so that pean Union countries. There, people inside the country know visitors could find cultural and of this fair; so that all who visit tourist information about Mexico City can go to the Zocalo, Greece. The Greek National and learn about other places of Tourism Organization (GNTO), the world," Mancera said. in an effort to support the dis - The Zocalo, along with the semination and promotion of surrounding streets, is almost tourism of our country, sent us rectangular and occupies a sur - political and religious center of Sundays, the figure reached invites various embassies of the Among the countries repre - (on request) a generous amount face area of approximately Mexico-Tenochtitlan, capital of ninety thousand. The coordina - countries represented in Mexico sented besides Greece were: Al - of material for the show; the 46,800 m2 (195 m X 240 m). It the Mexicas Civilization. tor of International Affairs of the to participate in the fair. The geria, Argentina, Australia, Bo - video “Visit Greece.” Brochures was named in honor of the Cadiz And so, the Zocalo registered Government of Mexico City, government offers free stands to livia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, of Athens, , Constitution, enacted in 1812. It the highest number of visitors in Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, agreed various countries. The goal is to Czechoslovakia, Ecuador, Gourmet, Touring, Culture, and is located in the area known as past occasions in Reforma Av - that this year's number of visi - show Mexican citizens an France, Germany, Guatemala, maps of Greece, which were dis - First Square History Center of enue. Staff attending the module tors exceeded those of previous overview of what each country Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, tributed to the visitors who were the City, in the Township of of the organizing committee es - years. offers the tourists when they Japan, Panama, Peru, Poland, most interested in traveling to Cuauhtemoc. Its location was timated that on average, forty Each year, this being the visit the countries through their Portugal, Russia, Serbia, South our country. Also, there was data chosen by the conquerors to be thousand people visited the expo sixth, the Government of the cultural and culinary participa - Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the collected from countless people built on what was previously the on weekdays. Saturdays and Federal District of Mexico City tion. United States, Uruguay, and and students interested in taking Venezuela. classes of the , The Inaugural Parade on May dance classes, and more infor - 17th consisted of contingents mation about social and cultural representing 48 of the 87 coun - activities organized by the com - Leadership 100 Donates $1 Mil for National Shrine tries, involving almost 1000 peo - munity, some hand in hand with ple accompanied by music, the Greek Embassy. Distributed dancing and/or traditional as a gift, were books titled Greek TNH Staff George Tsandikos presents sports, and flags of their respec - Tourism Posters, which were His Eminence Archbishop tive nations. given to the different personali - NE W YORK – On June 20, Lead - Demetrios with a Leadership Mancera, members of his ties of the Fair’s Organizing ?at - ership 100’s Executive Commit - 100 check for $1 million for Cabinet, and the authorities of Committee, also sent by GNTO. tee unanimously approved a spe - the building of the St. the Federal District, as well as Different countries had the cial gift of $1 million toward Nicholas National Shrine. other ambassadors who were in opportunity to participate with rebuilding the St. Nicholas Greek the bleachers of the Presidium, other cultural activities such as Orthodox Church, to be desig - The Archdiocese has em - could not do without the pres - conferences and exhibition nated as the St. Nicholas Na - barked upon a strategic capital ence of Ambassador workshops for all audiences; so, tional Shrine, according to Chair - development program to raise Stephanidou, who was praised Stefanidou expounded ‘’Tourism man George Tsandikos, and more than $35 million for con - for her excellent organization, in Greece, ’in the Historic Secre - approved an appeal to its mem - struction and for additional fund - and the large Greek contingent’s tary of Finance Building, the old bers to make individual gifts. ing to maintain and support the participation. Archbishop's Palace, next to the "Taken together, our goal is Shrine. As the Greek contingent National Palace, near the Zocalo. to raise several millions of dollars The funding plan includes passed in front of the Presidium There were various mass me - in support of what is a truly his - complements by New York State, (some participants were dressed dia covering the Greek partici - toric undertaking by the Greek family and private foundations, with regional costumes, others pation at the fair, giving radio Orthodox Archdiocese of Amer - major gift individuals, grass roots wore uniforms with shirts de - and television interviews; there ica that will commemorate the fundraising, and energy and in - signed exclusively for this event was also a Greek journalist pre - sacrifices of September 11 while frastructure funding via individ - by the Greek Community), it sent. making visible our Orthodox uals and institutions connected had the opportunity to dance Once again, Greece has been Faith and Hellenic Heritage," with the Greek Orthodox “Zorba the Greek” for four min - heard; its name has resounded Tsandikos said. Church. utes to the music of Theodor - in the ruins of the Mexicas’ land akis; personalities who were rev - .... We will continue talking eling in this amazing display about Greece in Mexico for a applauded enthusiastically and long time to come ...Viva Méx - strongly encouraged the Greek ico! Viva Grecia! Zito to Mexico! POCKET-LESS Parade. Zito i Ellada! PITA BREAD Loukoumi: Believe in Kontos Foods Self, and Help Others The Leading Company in Flat Breads www.GreekKitchennyc.com Well known for the Pocket-Less Pita Continued from page 1 end’s National Make a Differ - ence Day. “Three million people manufacturers of Authentic Ethnic dream careers. go out and do various service Hand Stretched Flat bread. 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a a program along with Philopto - stage manager from her theater chos which is part of USA Week - group to produce the convert. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 28 - JULY 3, 2014 COMMUNITY 5 IBM and Dow Join Forces to Expand in Greece; Hope for Boost to Economy

ATHENS – Prime Minister Anto - tails about the agreement with generation of talent and high center, which will create valuable nis Samaras' hopes to lure more Dow in terms of new jobs, the specialization available in jobs and that, “It’s the beginning major investors got a boost on size of the investment or other Greece. of supply change for big compa - June 25 when American giants information, but market analysts “We look forward to the op - nies to recognize the talents of IBM and Dow Chemical said they said while there will be few new portunity to contribute to the im - Greece and the people of would expand their operations jobs that they will be high-profile plementation of Dow’s market- Greece.” after top company officials met executive positions and for pro - driven strategy,” Rometty said. He said that “is really creating with him. fessionals. Liveris, who speaks Greek, a pro business, pro market envi - The two multinational giants They are expected to be for spoke English when detailing the ronment. The people of Greece agreed that Dow will also utilize information technology experts, meeting to reporters and praised have been through a lot in the IBM’s service center in Athens as mathematicians and statisticians. what he said is a comeback. last five years. They deserve a a base from which to offer elec - The size of the deal is only “We’ve always understood the better economy and a better en - tronic support concerning its known by the two partners. talents and capabilities of the vironment then what they have global activities. But the collaboration between Greek people and, of course, gone through. I hope this is a sig - This deal involves the new two of America's biggest business Greece’s crisis of last five years nal that if you build the right center that IBM created in powers and with the IBM service has been a pretty dramatic one market environment, companies Greece with the purpose of sup - center at the headquarters of its and, of course, investment is will come. plying big data and business an - Greek subsidiary, it could be - what Greece needs for its future. Hume noted that IBM has alytics support to its multina - Greek PM Antonis Samaras (L) met with Dow CEO Andrew come a global competition focal “ been in Greece since 1937 and tional clients. Liveris (C) and IBM's Rich Hume on June 25. The American point. IBM already has such cen - Liveris, who grew up in Aus - that “we as well see great talent The agreement came after firms will cooperate and expand their operations in Greece. ters in locations such as Berlin, tralia and is one of the world’s and opportunity here. In April of Samaras met with someone he Beijing, Dallas, , New top CEOs, noted he has been this year we announced a big knows well, Dow's CEO Andrew couraging regarding the course praising the prime minister’s role York, Tokyo, Washington, and working closely with Samaras data and analytics capability. This Liveris, and with IBM's General of the Greek economy: “We have in this direction. “We could have Zurich. and said, “We have seen a change is the emerging part of the tech - Manager for Europe, Rich Hume, witnessed a change in Greece. chosen any place in the world, IBM Chairman and CEO in Greece. We’ve seen a restora - nology industry. Now we have in the Premier's office. We have seen a recovery of con - any place in Europe, but we have Ginni Rometty said Dow and tion of confidence and credibility; the opportunity to partner with On leaving, Liveris hailed the fidence and credibility. We have chosen Greece," he said. IBM will benefit from the inno - we’ve seen liquidity come back.” Dow to grow our capability here deal and was particularly en - seen liquidity return,” he said, Hume wouldn't provide de - vation stemming from the new He said the service delivery in Greece.” First Spiros Voutsinas Memorial Lecture, at the New York Metropolitan Club

By Constantine S. Sirigos Bank, was established by the For - parent company, said he appreci - visited Greece many times, told turning Europe to the path of and attract investment TNH Staff Writer eign Policy Association (FPA), on ated Voutsinas, whom he called TNH their friendship was long-term growth. Regarding banks, which whose board he served. a very special person and leader, founded on their banking experi - “It’s easy for Germany to notwithstanding critics’ attacks NEW YORK – Banker, philan - Noel Lateef, the FPA’s presi - for his “depth of insight into many ences and their mutual love of preach austerity with low unem - are vital to economic health be - thropist and author William dent offered a “special welcome different things and…the ability Greece. ployment,” he scolded, but he cause they must be able to lend Rhodes presented the inaugural for Mr. Voutsinas’ family and col - to both convey his views and ac - He said Voutsinas’ greatness noted that not only France, but to businesses for jobs to be pro - “Spiros Voutsinas Memorial Lec - leagues and read Cavafy’s poem cept the contrary views.” as a banker was founded on his even the Netherlands, which usu - duced, bankers failed to appreci - ture on Transatlantic Relations” “Ithaka” in honor of the man who Rhodes began by noting that intelligence, honesty, and ability ally follows Germany’s lead, is de - ate that in addition to having ad - at the Metropolitan Club on June “touched people with his kind - Voutsinas always began their to judge character. manding pro-growth policies. equate capital and liquidity their 25. ness, deep intellectual curiosity lunches by telling him how proud The lecture reflected the dis - One of the gross errors of pol - soundness depended on their in - The annual lecture series hon - and high idealism.” he was of his family. cussions Rhodes and Voutsinas icymakers is the failure to realize stitutional culture, especially their oring the memory of Voutsinas, Joseph R. Ficalora, President Rhodes, who minored in Clas - often had about banking, and the that every EU country is unique. risk culture. “With good risk man - the late president of Atlantic and CEO of NYCB, Atlantic Bank’s sics at Brown University and has problems of the EU and Greece. “There is no cookie cutter ap - agement you could ride out the He bemoaned the lack of lead - proach to growth.” worst storm,” he said, but he ership in the world. He believes, EU leaders like Wolfgang noted that is better appreciated however, that Antonis Samaras Schäuble, the German Finance today. “is doing everything he can pos - Minister, also badly underesti - His guarded optimism slipped Fordham Orthodox Christian Studies sibly do” and that Greece should mated the danger of contagion, when he mused that the crises in not be blamed for the Eurozone about which they should have Ukraine and Iraq suggest the debt crisis, which was the result learned, Rhodes said, from past post-WWII order may be crum - Continued from page 1 of the EU’s failure to deal with Latin American and Asia crisis. bling. China’s problems with serious problems. EU leaders contemptuously be - slowing growth and pollution that wide has an image problem, for Rhodes shared one principle lieved the experiences of devel - is making its cities uninhabitable which Vladimir Putin is the of universal significance for coun - oping nations did not apply to also concern him. poster-boy and Harvard Profes - tries and individuals: problems them. During Q&A, Rhodes empha - sor Samuel Huntington is the must be addressed as quickly as Merkel’s leadership is the key. sized Greece will need debt relief, chief polemicist. In the United possible. “I’m enough of an optimist,” he and that the earlier haircut on pri - States it remains a mere aster - Talking about moving for - said, “to believe Merkel will do vate bondholders must be fol - isk, he said. ward, he made it clear that Ger - what is necessary at the end of lowed by EU debt reduction. Ex - Papanikolaou followed and many has benefitted tremen - the day.” tending the terms is not enough. said “the single greatest affir - dously from the eurozone and In addition to the need He also warned it is crucial mation of what we are doing is that with the decline of France, changes in EU and eurozone in - that Cyprus and Greece develop the very prestigious National which was supposed to be Ger - stitutions, Rhodes said individual hydrocarbon deposits and other Endowment for Humanities many’s counterweight; Chancel - nations must continue to move natural resources properly, and challenge grant.” lor Angela Merkel must bear the forward with structural reforms not, like Venezuela, squander Greg Stamos, archon of the brunt of the responsibility for re - that will open up their markets money once it starts flowing. Ecumenical Patriarchate and Supreme Counsellor of AHEPA, came all the way from New Haven, CT. When his daughter was a student at Fordham he became impressed with how the Dr. Aristotle Papanikolaou (L) and Dr. George Demacopoulos Center combines the Jesuit tra - (R), co-founders of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center of dition of scholarly excellence Fordham University, thank guests and supporters. and the essence of Orthodox Christianity. culture and our faith.” ferent churches. Seeing them Andrew Gounardes, Counsel Drake Behrakis, a trustee of tonight is a testament to how to Brooklyn Borough President Boston College said “what they important the Center is here in Eric Adams, said “It’s terrific have done in a short amount of New York.” that the community has come time is great…they have estab - He foresees the Center be - out to support the Center. It’s lished academic chairs…they coming a world-class academic important that we contribute to would love to be the hub of in - institution working in coopera - the academic life of our country tellectual thought and research tion with the Archdiocese and and the understanding of our and collaboration between dif - its school of theology. Rev. Dokos of IL Faces Theft Indictment we are an independent insurance company that services Continued from page 1 swers to those questions without asking other questions. All I all of New york and affiliated Franczak also transferred her know that document says that with the biggest insurance and surety companies. Florida apartment to Dokos, he is to get the house.” which he sold. But why did Dokos give In May 2012, Demetrios money to those other metropol - transferred Fr. Angelo Artemas itans, had they made pastoral Unrivalled Prices, Excellent Service ! from Saints Peter and Paul to visits, too? “I don’t know, you’ll Annunciation in exchange for have to ask them that question,” All varieties of insurance policies, Dokos, who went to Sts. Peter Demetrios replied. and Paul parish. Demetrios acknowledged surety bonds and mortgages. After it became known that that the money he received from the Attorney General planned to Dokos came from the Franczak Insurance for commercial vehicles, apartment buildings, indict Dokos, the Chicago Me - Trust, but said he had no reason tropolis in a June 20 letter to believe it was given inappro - contractors, restaurants, diners and every kind of business. placed Dokos on “administrative priately. “The check was drawn leave effective immediately,” and from the Trust and I didn’t ask Home, auto insurance, health and life insurance. suspended him “from his pas - to see the documents to make toral and administrative duties sure I was eligible to have the as parish priest.” money.” Contact us for all your Surety Bonds needs. Dokos did not respond to Demetrios says he made the Contractors, Liquor, License & Permit, TNH’s request for comment. Dokos-Artemas double-switch Bishop Demetrios of because both men had wanted Court & Commercial Bonds with A rated companies. Mokissos, however, spoke with Rev. Demetrios Dokos. to be transferred for years, “so I TNH at length about the matter. asked them both together if they He said things have reached Dokos’ future remains uncertain. would like to switch parishes this point “because the Parish Regarding money he received two years ago and they both said Northeastern Group Ltd. Council of Milwaukee refused to from Dokos, Demetrios said it ‘yes’ and I have witnesses to that. is a licensed insurance Agent in the State of New york and meet with the Metropolis of was “for pastoral visits for a The then-presidents of both Chicago on three occasions, and four-year period,” and added parish councils know the truth certified by the Ny HEAlTH BENEFiT EXCHANGE (SHOP) I have it all in writing. Our initial that Dokos “also gave to about that.” health insurance for individuals and companies based investigation from a committee Athenagoras…Tarasios…and The reason Glenview Parish on the new Affordable Healthcare Act (Obama Care). that I had set up found that Nikitas. Council President Jim Gottreich nothing had been done inappro - “I don’t charge,” for pastoral was removed had nothing to do Health insurance for people under the age of 65 and medicare priately according to the Trust. visits, he said, “it was a gift. with the Dokos case, Demetrios advantage plans and medicare supplements for people above They had all the documents, Don’t you think Methodios gets says. Rather, it was because “we they wouldn’t give us the docu - a gift or Athenagoras, or told him do not have secret 65 years old. ments; they had information Iakovos? Don’t you tip the priest meetings of the parish about that we didn’t have and we in - when he comes to baptize your your priest; you have to invite WE ARE A FULLY LICENSED MORTGAGE BROKER vited them to share them with baby or something?” your priest and we have to dis - SPECIALIZING IN RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL MORTGAGES. us but they didn’t want to, they Demetrios says he sees noth - cuss this together. He insisted, wanted to go directly to the Dis - ing ethically wrong with metro - and we removed him. He apolo - trict Attorney. After nine months, politans receiving gifts, but cer - gized and I have his apology let - loans are offered with and without income checks. mixed use property, commercial and professional buildings. the District Attorney decided to tainly finds fault with ter, too. We reinstated him to indict Fr. Dokos.” misappropriation of funds, as the Parish Council, but it was For more information contact our specialists: But why wait until now to Dokos has allegedly done. they who decided not to elect suspend Dokos? “Because they As for the apartment him president again; they YIANNI CHELIOTES or DIMITRIOS KALATZIS were was no formal charges, it Franczak transferred to Dokos, elected him vice president.” (516) 505-7700 ή (718) 445-8835 Monday to Saturday was just discussion and investi - “I don’t see where the problem Demetrios emphatically pro - gation,” Demetrios said. is. He received the gift. Did he claimed that Dokos at no time For addional information and a free consultation contact Yianni Cheliotis Though labeled an “adminis - ask for the gift? I don’t know. attempted to interfere with the trative leave,” Demetrios told Did he pressure her? I don’t judicial process. As for his own TNH that essentially, Dokos’ days know. 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She is also survived NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY 11220. Purpose: Any lawful activity. other funeral home. died on June 11, 2014, after a predeceased him in 2008, and by her sister Anne Malemes of COMPANY. NAME: CITY PARTNERS LLC. Articles 273774/18596 short illness. Born January 30, his children. Their well-being Richardson, TX, and brother, of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/26/14. Office 1922 in Fitchburg, MA, he was was the driving force of his life. William Kritselis of Sault Ste. location: Kings County. SSNY has been the son of Fred and Paraskevi His generous advice and spirit Marie, Michigan. In lieu of flow - designated as agent of the LLC upon whom (Bokis) Bicoules. He has been a will be missed. Chris is survived ers, we request donations be process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 16 Court Street, lifelong resident of Fitchburg, by his son, Fred C. Bicoules; two made in her memory to the Suite 2000, Brooklyn, New York 11241. Purpose: TO PlACE yOur ClASSiFiED AD, CAll: (718) 784-5255, graduating from Fitchburg High daughters, Voula Bicoules, and Greek-American Rehabilitation For any lawful purpose. EXT. 106, E-mAil: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com School in 1939. Chris remained Ellen and her husband, Steven and Care Center at 220 First 273809/17973 active as a Chairman and mem - Wilchinski; a sister Jennie Fanos; Street in Wheeling, IL 60090. ber of his Reunion Committees three nieces; a nephew; and sev - for several decades. He was a eral cousins. A funeral service n DIAMANTOS, ERO founding member of the Fitch - will be held from Brandon Fu - MERRITT ISLAND, FL (From burg Hall of Fame Committee, neral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Florida Today, published on Jun. Christos Stefanopoulos, Capt. in Grk. War and he was later chosen as an Rd., Fitchburg on Tuesday, June 4) – Ero Diamantos, 83, died honorary inductee. Chris com - 17, in Holy Trinity Greek Ortho - peacefully at her home in Merritt pleted the ROTC program at the dox Church, 1319 Main St., Island on Monday, June 2, 2014. PORTSMOUTH RI – Christos Demetrios (James) Stefanopou - member of St. Spyridon Greek University of Vermont College of Fitchburg. at 12:00 Noon. She was predeceased in death by (Chris) Stefanopoulos of los of Holyoke, MA; and a sister, Orthodox Church in Newport Arts and Sciences in the Class of Memorial donations may be her parents, Angela and John Portsmouth, RI, passed away Eleni Rellas of Kertezi, Greece. since his arrival in Newport 1944, was a member of the Al - made to Holy Trinity Greek Or - Diamantas and her brothers, Bill peacefully at home on Friday, He was predeceased by three where he faithfully attended pha Tau Omega Fraternity, and thodox Church, 1319 Main St., and George. Ero is survived by May 23, 2014. brothers, Athanasios, Gregorios with his family. He was also a he attended the University of Fitchburg, MA 01420, or to Tufts her loving sister, Despina Born in Kertezi, Achaia, and Georgios Stefanopoulos, all Life Member of the local chapter Maryland Graduate School. He Medical Center Trust, Cardiac Ar - Kalimnios, nephews, Dino Greece on January 16, 1926, he of Kertezi, Greece and one sister, of the American Hellenic Edu - served his country in WWII in rhythmia Fund, 800 Washington (Mary) Kalimnios, John (Sheri) was the son of the late Maria Penelope Aggelopoulos of Pa - cational Progressive Association the U.S. Army. Chris worked at St., Box 231, Boston, MA 02111. Diamantas, Michael (Linda) Dia - (Yeanopoulos) Stefanopoulos tras, Greece. (AHEPA). the Boulder Café, a family busi - mantas, Michael (Elizabeth) and the late Trifonas Ste - Chris served as a Captain in He greatly loved his family ness founded by his father in n CORONEOS, HARRIET Kalimnios and Steve (Laurie) fanopoulos. the Hellenic Army during the and the outdoors, spending 1934, from 1946 until he retired. GARLAND, TX (From the Dallas Diamantas, eight grand- He is survived by his beloved Greek Civil War following World countless hours in the gardens He served for 20 years as the Ex - Morning News, published on nephews, 3 grand-nieces, 1 wife of fifty-two years, Sofia War II. After being released he and his wife maintained both ecutive Secretary of the Fitch - Jun. 12) – Harriet Kritselis Coro - great-grand niece, and her sis - (Mantas) Stefanopoulos. He from the Army in 1951 he re - at home and at their restaurant. burg Restaurant & Retail Dealers' neos, beloved wife of (Ret.) US ter-in-law, Diana Diamantas. Ero also leaves his four children, turned to his hometown of Later in life Chris enjoyed trav - Beverage Association. Chris was Army Col. Paul P. Coroneos, went was born July 8, 1930 in Chios, Maria Stefanopoulos Johnson Kertezi and later immigrated to eling and visited many of the very active in civic affairs, serv - to the Lord after a blessed life, Greece moving with her family and her husband John, Athana - the United States and settled in major sites of the world he had ing 23 years as a Parks and and brave battle with leukemia to NY City at a young age. She sios (Arthur) Stefanopoulos and Newport, RI in 1956. only heard about in his youth. Recreation Commission Commis - on June 9, 2014 in Garland, worked as an Executive Secre - his wife Ronna, Georgia Ste - After gaining his U.S. citizen - Visiting hours will be held sioner and as its Chairman for a Texas. Harriet was born to Frank tary for Esso/Exxon until she re - fanopoulos, and Despina Har - ship, he returned to Greece in Sunday, May 25, 2014 from 4-7 term. Chris was a member of the and Potia Kritselis on December tired and moved to Florida in alambidis and her husband Cos - 1962 where he married his wife p.m. at the Memorial Funeral Board of Incorporators and a 9, 1928 in Sault Ste. Marie, 1983. She enjoyed traveling and mas, all of Rhode Island. He was Sofia. Together they returned to Home at 375 Broadway, New - Trustee of the Worcester North Michigan. Graduating from Sault painting and was very active in a proud and loving grandfather Newport where they worked port. Funeral Services will be Savings Institution, a member of Ste. Marie High School in 1946, St. Katherine's Greek Orthodox to nine grandchildren, Christos, diligently and raised their fam - held Monday, May 26, 2014 at the Aurora Lodge of Masons, the Harriet worked in banking prior Church. Ero was also a member Melina and Maria Johnson; ily. Chris became a partner at St. Spyridon Church, 390 Fitchburg Civic Betterment Com - to attending the Chicago Art In - of the Merry Madams of Merritt Sofia, Athanasia and Christos the Quality Lunch on Broadway Thames Street, Newport at 10 mittee and he worked with the stitute as a Fashion Design major. Island Red Hat Society and the Stefanopoulos; and Eleni, in Newport and later purchased a.m. Burial will be in Four Cor - Wallace Library on cultural pro - She served as organist and choir Central Brevard Christian Michael and Constantine Har - the then Portsmouth Diner on ners Cemetery, Middletown. gramming. Chris was a long-time leader at St. George Eastern Or - Women's Association. alambidis. He also leaves many East Main Road in Portsmouth, Memorial contributions may member of the Order of AHEPA thodox Church, and later as nieces and nephews in Greece which he enjoyed operating be made to St. Spyridon Church on a local, district and national Bonds Department Manager at n GIKAS, MICHAEL and the U.S. with his wife and family as Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 427, level, chairing two State conven - EI Paso National Bank in Texas. MANTECA, CA (From the Chris also is survived by two Chris's Diner for the next 44 Newport, RI 02840. tions and serving on numerous In 1953 she met and married US Modesto Bee, published on Jun. brothers, Vasilios Stefanopoulos years. committees, including the Na - Army Lt. Paul P. Coroneos, sta - 16) – Michael G. Gikas, age 82, of Kertezi, Greece and Mr. Stefanopoulos was a newportri.com tional Servicemen's Project Com - tioned in Sault Ste. Marie, and entered into rest on June 10, mittee. He was an editorial enjoyed travel, cooking, family 2014 in Manteca. He was born columnist for years for the dis - and friends. In 1960 in Heidel - on January 14, 1932 in Manteca trict publication "The Bay Stater," berg, Germany Harriet was ap - to the late George and Mary Farm Bureau, Cal Farm Insurance tonios P. Karakitsos, age 82, of 1971. Mr. Karakitsos married and served as its Editor-in-Chief pointed Secretary of the Senior Gikas. He was preceded in death Board, Grape Improvement Asso - Davison, passed away Wednes - Agathie Koroboki June 2, 1957 for six years. Chris served as Officers Ladies Club. Life took by his wife, Eleanor. Mike is sur - ciation, Delta Water Users Asso - day, May 28, 2014. In lieu of in Kalamata, Greece and she pre - Chairman of the AHEPA's Mass - her and her family to the Penta - vived by his children, Kent Gikas ciation, as well committing his flowers, those desiring may ceded him in death April 5, achusetts Scholarship Committee gon, the War College in Carlisle, (Julie) of Stockton, Carol Reagor time to organizations such as Cal - make contribution to the As - 1996. He was a member of the and worked to draft the rules PA., Ernst Ludwig Kaserne in (Royce) of Manteca, and he was ifornia Women for Agriculture, sumption Greek Orthodox Assumption Greek Orthodox and regulations for the program. Darmstadt, Germany, and the blessed with 4 grandchildren, California Grange, Elks Club, Church. Mr. Karakitsos was born Church. Surviving are: four chil - Chris was a lifetime member of U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Christopher Gikas of Los Gatos, Manteca Chamber, and the Man - December 15, 1931 in Platsa, dren, Paula and husband Andy the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Panama where she served as Evan Gikas of Stockton, Alison teca-Lathrop Rural Fire District Greece the son of Petros and Star of Burton, Helen and hus - Church, serving on its Board of President of the International Reagor of Manteca, and Allyse where he served as a District Di - Panagiota Karakitsos. He was a band Tony Urban of Geneva, IL, Directors and as President. His Diplomatic Wives Club hosting Reagor of Manteca. He is also sur - rector for 20 years. A lifetime of veteran of the Greek Army. He Susie and husband Gus Naum of dedication to his Church and many dignitaries participating in vived by his sister Irene Sephos, service to agriculture was ac - owned and operated John's Grand Blanc, and Peter and wife heritage was rewarded when he the Canal Treaty negotiations and many cousins, nieces and knowledged in 2005 with his in - Coney Island on the corner of Litsa Karakitsos of Flushing; nine was knighted with "The Medal with graciousness and her signa - nephews here and in Greece. duction into the Agricultural Hall Dye and Corunna Roads since grandchildren, Anna Star and fi - of Saint Paul," receiving the Dis - ture charm. After her military ad - Mike's father was a Greek immi - of Fame. In lieu of flowers, do - ance Joel Veenstra, Tonie Star, tinguished Service Award, which ventures, she and Paul spent 16 grant who came to the US in nations may be made to the SJFB This is a service Mark Urban, Andrea Urban, Dr. is the highest honor that can be years in Riyadh, Cairo, Kuwait, 1908, and moved to Manteca in Foundation for Agricultural Edu - to the community. Jerry Naum, Sophia Naum, bestowed on a layman of the the Emirates and Greece. With - 1928 where Mike was raised, at - cation, 3290 Ad Art Rd., Stockton Announcements of deaths Thoula, Lula, and Angela Karak - Eastern Orthodox Church by the out exception, her true love was tended schools, and pursued his CA 94215, San Joaquin County may be telephoned to the itsos; sister-in-law, Voula Helton the warm confines of her seaside passion for agriculture. He stud - Historical Society & Museum, PO Classified Department of of Grand Blanc; and several villa in Greece and sharing it ied viticulture and fermentation Box 30, Lodi, Ca 95241-0030, The National Herald at nieces and nephews. He was also Days and dates of funerals, with family, friends, and the love science at U. C. Davis, and served Manteca Historical Society, PO (718) 784-5255, preceded in death by his parents memorials, and other events di - of her life, Paul. Blissfully mar - in the Army during the Korean Box 907, Manteca, CA 95336. monday through Friday, and three siblings. The family rectly correspond to the original ried for 60 years, they were in - War. Mike was strongly commit - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST wishes to extend special thanks publication date, which appears separable. Harriet leaves 2 sons, ted to the support and protection n KARAKITSOS, ANTONIOS or e-mailed to: to Serenity House and their car - at the beginning of each notice. Peter P. (Panagiota) Coroneos, of agriculture. He was an active FLINT, MI (From the Flint Jour - [email protected] ing staff and Kim and Mark of and their children Paul and Ka - participant for many years in nal, published on Jun. 4) – An - Home and Hospice Advantage. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 28 - JULY 3, 2014 COMMUNITY 7

ALL HISTORY U.S. Backyard Barnyard Movement May Save Endangered Greek Goat Species

By Steve Frangos practiced by Greeks such as fish - now knows Greek yogurt is cur - TNH Staff Writer ing, fur workers, boat building, rently all the rage and can be candy-making, and the tending found in any food market in the CHICAGO- The summer that and manufacture of products nation. But here we enter the my father turned six years old from sheep and goats were all realm of taste versus simply cor - he would sit on the steps of his brought to the United States to rectly following a recipe, no grandfather’s house, every day, great and enduring success. matter how traditional. It is the waiting for the goat man. Long Peeling apart the historical ingredients that give any food before the goat man could be circumstances related to any of its own distinct flavor. If water seen my father would stand and these fields is complicated in the buffalo milk made a distinct then sit again as kept looking extreme. But what I find most tasting cheese then the milk down the winding cobblestones. distressing is that entire breeds from goats traditional to the Eventually, at the very end of of domesticated animals all Greek countryside will provide the lane, an old man carrying a across what is today the nation a unique taste in yogurt. Any three legged stool and holding state of Greece are very near ex - Greeks who have tasted the tether of a nannie would ap - tinction. In searching for infor - Chobani’s yogurt (or any of the pear. Seeing the old man and mation about traditional Greek other new yogurts marketed as his doe was, according to my fa - goats I found report after report Greek) knows they are not eat - ther, far worse than simply wait - (in English, by the way) about ing their yiayia’s homemade yo - ing for him to arrive. For the old the plight of these animals gurt. Is it the recipe or just the man would stop, at first one (www.save-foundation.net and milk? house and then another, milking http://monitoring.eu.com). The sheep and goat industry his goat along the way. As the As I was reading and think - in North America is in the de - old man milked the goat he ing about this issue a story my cline. Various studies convinc - would talk with one neighbor maternal grandfather told me ingly argue that small farm pro - after another and the nannie came to mind. When he was a duction is what will save this would breakfast on the greens boy in the Kalavryta his family industry rather than further cen - growing alongside the road. As used water buffaloes as draft an - tralization. the old man approached, my The goats of Greece appear to be an endangered species. But emergent backyard barnyard imals in the fields. He told me The history of Greek goat grandmother or one of my fa - movements in the United States, which include goats imported from Greece, may save the day. many stories of the family’s two herding and yogurt manufac - ther’s aunts would appear at the prized and paired buffaloes. In ture in Ameriki is far more com - door with a clay pitcher to pur - and yes even goats has in - goats indigenous to the Greek in passing only, that a Greek one such recollection he told me plex than is now known. For a chase their daily milk. For my creased quite remarkably in the countryside were never men - shepherd was brought along to of the cheese made from the glimpse of this history, the Pathe father, nothing ever tasted as United States over the last cou - tioned. At first I simply attrib - care for this small flock. While milk of the female water buf - news reel “Greek Farmer Sends creamy or simultaneously tart ple of decades. While gardening uted this to environmental is - we hear no more about this un - falo. When I visited his home Gift of Rare Goat to Thank USA and sweet as this goat milk did. has long been statistically the sues since all domesticated named shepherd a surprising village I asked about these water (1950),” when President Tru - While I had heard this story most practiced hobby in the animals in Greece by definition number of detailed newspaper buffaloes. My relatives were man was sent a goat, is available many times, it was not until United States, the recent in - have been acclimated to local stories and even government re - taken by surprise, to say the on the Internet. some eighty years later, that my crease in small animal hus - conditions. But as I thought on ports follow the introduction of least, and said that every buffalo The growing backyard barn - father wanted me to raise goats bandry is an entirely new phe - the manner I soon realized that these animals into the agricul - in the region had been killed yard movement in the United on his property in suburban Illi - nomenon. It is not restricted to Greek goats and sheep had tural realms of North America. (and/or eaten) by the end of States could be a medium to nois. rural areas but is being practiced never been kept simply in a The raising of sheep and goats World War II. Again, as I was save a wide variety of traditional For the past five years I have in heavily populated cities and Mediterranean climate zone. by Greek immigrants and even searching for some basic infor - Greek farm animals. Oh, a num - owned and cared for six hens. the most exclusive of suburbs. Given the annual traditional the introduction in the 1930s of mation on traditional Greek ber of you might be laughing, The taste and sheer amount of Laws have long prohibited the round of Greek shepherds these Greek yogurt by Greek immi - goats I found that reports exist especially those raised in vil - eggs from this small flock keeping of animals in such areas animals were also grazed and grants is a complicated series of of some 1400 buffaloes in nine lages. But isn’t it better to have brought back my father’s mem - but for social reasons, yet to be pastured every year in extreme stories. It has often been breeding groups are still to be those who love farming and the ories of Greece. Still, caring for fully understood, small animals mountainous areas. So why did - claimed that Greek immigrants found in Greece (www.agrobio - care of animals the chance to goats is a complicated and task - are being kept at an increasing n’t goats, traditional to Greece, did not bring traditional skills diversity.net/greece/conclus_he save endangered species rather ing job. I first explained the le - rate and in the most unlikely of appear in any of the books I was or crafts to the United States as avy.htm). than simply laugh as traditional gal problems involved as well locations. reading? did other ethnic groups. This as - This story of the water buf - Greek animals go extinct? as what I had read (but never When my father first raised In 1849, Dr. James B. Davis sertion does stand up to even faloes is not unrelated to goats attempted) about tending goats. the issue of keeping goats, I of Columbia, South Carolina im - passing review. Trades long since as every American shopper [email protected] Anyone who thinks goatherds made some attempt to read ported nine goats (7 does and 2 or farmers have a simple life has about how one raised and cared bucks) from Asia Minor which never cared for live animals. for these animals. It never oc - he called “Cashmeres.” In one The keeping of small animals curred to me until I had looked of the news reports about Dr. such as chickens, ducks, pigs, at several of these books that Davis’ venture it is mentioned, THE HERALD SQUARE Metropolis of Boston Honors Volunteers TNH's Crossword Challenge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 By Theodore Kalmoukos are all members of one family Sts. 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(a bbrev.) 2 6 U k ra ine capital us to live in America—where we Saint George Cathedral,S pr i ng - 11 Greek p ref ix meaning small 2 7 S e cond Gr eek lett er are free to worship without fear - well over a year ago are still held field: David & Betty Socha 13 Gymnast Comaneci 28 Love's razor's edge ing for our lives. Permit me captive? I believe we must Taxiarchae, Watertown: A n a sta - 15 Famo us I rene? 2 9 E n g. as a N on-Native La nguage (abbrev.) tonight to share with you my pledge our solidarity with our sia Stamos 16 Nucky Tho mpson's brother 3 0 W ilson, Gree k Ort hodox wife of Tom Hanks concerns for Orthodox and Cop - suffering brethren and raise our Sts. Constantine & Helen, Web - 17 Bergman's daughtger Lindstrom 34 Foot unit tic Christians living in Iraq, in voices so that they may be heard ster: Eleni & Paul Xanth opo u los 19 A B eatle 3 5 W as new, once Iran, in Palestine, Afghanistan, in Washington and other centers Saint Demetrios, Westo n: S t eve 20 Weak-heele d mythical figure 3 6 C i ty of sk ating Ran gers (2 words) Egypt and who are not of power throughout the Western Damaskos 23 Legal Nurse Consltnt. (abbrev.) 40 Played by John Cazale in The Godfather able to worship without fearing world. I am afraid that the day Annunciation, Woburn: Pet e r 2 4 Greek Socialist Party (init.) 4 1 A Fonda for their lives. I refer to those is coming when no Christian will Constantine Lambropou los 28 Greek nam e of Juno 4 3 W here injured baseball p lyrs. are placed brethren who are modern day be left in the lands where Chris - Saint Spyridon Cathedral, 31 Publc. esq. (abbrev.) (abbrev) martyrs of Christianity who tianity flourished for centuries! Worcester: Joan Theod orop ou - 32 "I n __:" about 4 4 M r. Grav as, on T axi courageously keep the light of “Is it not unethical to send bil - los Theros 33 Greek friend? 4 6 T V char act. play ed by C arroll O'Connor faith shining in that part of the lions of dollars in aid to countries NEW HAMPSHIRE 37 Mr. Lincoln, informally (init.) world. They have suffered where Christians do not enjoy Holy Trinity, Concord: W ill ia m 38 Expl osive lttrs? (abbre v.) 47 Roman Antony greatly. Hundreds, indeed thou - human rights and religious free - Neidermyer 39 ___ Miss (univ ersity) 49 Greek prefix meaning air or space sands of their properties includ - dom… where priests have been Annunciation, Dover: Paul 41 Bobby Ewing's first wife 50 E=MC2 genius (init.) ing private homes, churches, be- headed for preaching the Karoutas 42 A Kenn edy 51 New England coll. (abbrev.) schools, monasteries and or - word of God?” Saint George, Keene: Su san 45 Kic ker Jason of the Broncos 54 Hellenic Open Univ. (abbrev.) phanages have been confiscated. The following are the hon - Karalekas 48 Coffee alternative 55 Extactable Org. Halogen (abbrev.) Millions have been forced to orees selected by their respective Taxiarchai, Laconia: Joh n 50 La wyers' org . (abbrev.) 56 South Atlantic Conf. (abbrev.) abandon their birthplaces to be - parishes: Tsakiris 52 Und ergrad. deg. (abbrev.) 59 Plyd. the Frankenstein monster (init.) come refugees in unwelcoming Assumption, Manchester: 53 Sain t honored on December 15 countries. Saint Sophia, New London: Arthur & Stavroula Bak olas 57 Lunatic (slang) Solution to last week’s puzzle Sadly, the national news me - Terry Mitchell Saint George, Manches ter: 58 Te levision Net work S T D E M E T R I O S A E dia rarely addresses this human Holy Trinity, Norwich: Charles Dorothy (Dodo) Chakas 60 Type o f red wine tragedy. Kostelos Saint Philip, Nashua: S tella 61 New Year's Eve's Clark D A I A R I E L N W C “For two millennia, Christians MAINE Bloom J I P E R A S T O I L in this region have professed love Holy Trinity, Lewiston: Ann Saint Vasilios, Newport: Arthur DOWN S D C I V I E W S for and lived in peaceful coexis - Robinson & Sarah Katsanos 2 Prefix meaning one tence with their neighbors re - MASSACHUSETTS Saint Nicholas, Portsmouth: 3 Greek suffix meaning something written or N I X O N A N G E L O S gardless of faith, ethnicity or Sts. Constantine & Helen, An - Ron Currier drawn A B I S O O N A race. Now they suffer a terrible dover: Ed George RHODE ISLAND 4 Pa's wife L A M A R A D K I E V fate. I believe it is imperative Saint Athanasius, Arlington: Annunciation, Cranston: Paul 5 Star of My LIfe in Ruins S O L O N I K E A W V upon us as well as every Ameri - Nicholas Darris Petrou 6 Wicked Games singr. (init.) Y B O I L S P T E A can that lives in this blessed land Annunciation Cathedral, Saint Spyridon, Newport: Pene - 7 AC-__, rock band and has the freedom to wor - Boston: Alex Mavradis lope Hiotas 8 Sport played on horseback U N E A R S S S ship—or not to worship—to de - St. John the Baptist, Boston: Assumption, Pawtucket: Elaine 9 Maine's Olympia S A M P R A S M I C R O plore the wanton destruction of George Tzanzos Sioras 11 Roman name of Ares A N T A O W L U T Christian churches, the persecu - Saint Catherine, Braintree: VERMONT 12 Morning talk show host Philbin N O A H O M E R tion of innocent Christians, and Arthur Sakellaris Dormition of the Mother of 14 Agreement C Y C L A D E S N O D B all unspeakable acts of terror Annunciation, Brockton: Thalia God, Burlington: 15 Charlie or Maria throughout the Middle East. We Aftosmes Paul & Maria Michaelides 18 I S A R I A B E W S A C

8 GREECE CYPRUS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 28 - JULY 3, 2014 As Chinese Premier Visits Greece, Hopes Spring for Boost of the Economy

ATHENS – A three-day visit to shirt sleeves and tieless, the two with the . Greece by Chinese Premier Li cited the port’s potential. Li de - Samaras and Li also agreed Keqiang and a business en - scribed it as “the pearl in the to help each other in the financ - tourage brought a bonanza of Mediterranean” and said he was ing, investment and trade sec - 19 deals worth nearly $6 billion keen to work with the Greeks tors and to correct trade imbal - and hopes China will want a to make it “the most competitive ances, with Greece seeing keen piece of state enterprises. port in the world.” interest from the Chinese in its One of the highlights of his After the business was con - products and as more Chinese meetings with Prime Minister cluded, Samaras and Li moved flock to Greece as tourists and Antonis Samaras was a tour of more toward focusing on other for island weddings. the port of Piraeus, now mostly ties, including tourism, and to China is also interested in run by the Chinese company support each other’s stance on scooping up state enterprises in Cosco, which wants to build its world issues. a lagging privatization program, stake in the operations to 67 China said it backed a UN- citing the country’s archaic and percent as China expands its mediated settlement to reunify money-bleeding railway system presence across the country in Cyprus, divided since an unlaw - that could be used to transport ports and infrastructure. ful 1974 invasion by Turkey, goods to the rest of Europe, Li said he sees Piraeus as while Greece said it would sup - which has far superior railroads “China’s gateway to Europe.” In port Chinese investment efforts and lines. Li noted that the use of Pi - raeus as a hub had already re - duced the time it takes to trans - port Chinese exports to the EU Unity Talks are on, but Turkey by between seven to 11 days. The development of the ship - Refers to Cyprus as “Defunct” yard zone at Piraeus is another goal, he said. EurOkiNiSSi Marine transport and ship - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, and Greek PM Antonis Samaras took a tour of the port of Piraeus building reportedly topped the during the former’s three day visit to Greece that yielded 19 deals worth nearly $6 billion. A report given to the Euro - Cyprus has been split ever agenda of talks at a lunch given pean Union by Turkey refers to since into an internationally rec - by President Karolos Papoulias with Li calling it “wonderful,” be very big and you will see eration with China in a number Cyprus – which Turkey doesn’t ognized southern Greek Cypriot in Li’s honor and attended by after comparing the country’s them in the near future,” Sama - of sectors “will contribute to recognize – as a “defunct” state, state and a breakaway Turkish Samaras as well as several key ancient and famed cultures. ras said, anticipating more Chi - growth in Greece,” he said is even though it’s a member of Cypriot entity in the north rec - cabinet members including On Crete, where he was nese tourists, who already favor needed to offset four years of the EU, which Turkey wants to ognized only by Ankara. Deputy Prime Minister and For - joined by Samaras, Li reiterated Crete. harsh austerity measures that join, Anastasiades’ predecessor, eign Minister Evangelos Venize - Beijing’s interest in a new inter - Li and Samaras talked about caused record unemployment The document by Turkey’s Communist leader Demetris los and Merchant Marine Min - national airport near the port of developing closer relations be - and deep poverty. Foreign Ministry, which was re - Christofias, said he was confi - ister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis. Iraklio. tween their countries during a He’s hoping the Chinese will portedly circulated to all EU dent he could bring the island Papoulias, who met with Li sep - He also visited the archaeo - stay that saw advances in trade buy up state assets that have member states during a session together and even offered to let arately, called him “a great logical site of Knossos and the and investments in a number of drawn little attention, even at of the EU-Turkey Association a Turk be its President on a ro - friend of Greece.” Iraklio Archaeological Museum sectors, including energy, air - rock bottom prices, which made Council in Luxembourg said that tating term basis but got Li and Samaras also visited with Samaras to inaugurate a ports, railways, and tourism. the government far fall short of Ankara is against Cyprus’s mem - nowhere and was so frustrated the Acropolis and Athens’s Na - renovated wing. the privatization targets set by bership of any international or - he decided not to run again. tional Archaeological Museum, “The benefits for Crete will Samaras said growing coop - the Troika. ganization until “a final and just The new blueprint for unity settlement” has been reached on was hammered out only after the divided island, reports said. duress from Eroglu, who has The document also called for steadfastly refused to recognize a new bi-zonal and bi-commu - any claims Cypriots have for Court Orders Cut Into Greece’s Reform Efforts nal federation on the basis of lands and properties seized by two constituent states, reports Turkey in 1974, even though EU said. There was no official reac - courts have ruled in favor of the ATHENS - In another ruling that the previously-cut pay of mem - country is to secure two install - in his own party – are challeng - tion to the reports. original property owners who could undercut a burgeoning bers of the military, Coast ments of rescue loans worth 2 ing some of the reforms. Turkey refuses to recognize fear they may never get them economic recovery, a Greek ad - Guard, police, emergency ser - billion euros, about $2.71 bil - New Education Minister An - Cyprus as a country and since back. ministrative court has ruled that vices personnel and uniformed lion. dreas Loverdos has called for an unlawful 1974 invasion of The United Nations Under- retroactive pension cuts on workers who are a key con - The IMF said it’s anxious and the rehiring of a larger number the northern part of the island Secretary-General for Peace - judges, prosecutors and mem - stituency for Prime Minister An - noted in its latest report the of public sector workers who by the Turkish military, only keeping Operations Hervé Lad - bers of the State Legal Council tonis Samaras’ New Democracy country was suffering “adjust - have been put in a so-called mo - Turkey recognizes the territory sous went to Cyprus to assess were unconstitutional and in vi - Conservatives. ment fatigue” after trying to do bility scheme. it holds in violation of interna - the agency’s operations a half olation of the European Conven - The government said it can’t so much so fast, and with social Interior Minister Argyris tional law. century after it began. tion on Human Rights. follow court orders it believes unrest – waning as it has been – Dinopoulos has expressed un - Oddly, the report comes just US Secretary of State John In a near-unanimous deci - would undermine economic re - still a concern for the coalition derstanding for local authority as Cypriot President Nicos Anas - Kerry also said he intends to sion following a closed-door ses - covery and the judicial actions of New Democracy and its part - employees protesting the tasiades and his Turkish coun - visit Cyprus, in statements he sion on June 23, judges deemed have worried the country’s in - ner the PASOK Socialists, who scheme and Health Minister terpart, Dervis Eroglu – who op - made before his meeting with that reductions from August 1, ternational lenders, the Troika are starting to resist worker lay - Makis Voridis has called for a erates on the orders of Ankara Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet 2012 – imposed as part of the of the European Union-Interna - offs. minimum guaranteed profit for – have begun a tender round of Davutoglu in . country’s commitments to for - tional Monetary Fund-European Samaras is also working with pharmacists. resumed talks in an attempt to “We have been talking about eign lenders – were against the Central Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) a revamped Cabinet he put in Meanwhile Alternate Agricul - unify the island. Anastasides, Cyprus quietly and thoughtfully constitutional principle of pro - that is putting up 240 billion eu - place quickly after New Democ - ture Minister Paris Kouk - even before the talks began, was over a period of time,” Kerry portionality and the constitu - ros ($327 billion) in two racy finished second in the Eu - oulopoulos has suggested that willing to make so many con - said. “We will continue that dis - tional rule of equality. bailouts. ropean Parliament elections, but the part-privatization of the cessions that one of his coalition cussion. I will be visiting there It is estimated that more than The Troika ordered big pay some of his ministers – particu - Public Power Corporation (PPC) parties walked out of his gov - at some point in the next 150 million euros will have to cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions, larly those from PASOK but also can be renegotiated. ernment. months, we’ve been talking be returned to retired judges – and worker firings, but the gov - A press release issued after about that,” the US Secretary of only if the government abides ernment has been selective the meeting hailed progress in State added. by the order as it has ignored about who is being affected. reunification talks between the He said Turkey was a key others, including that cuts to the That judicial onslaught two sides, although Turkey said partner, particularly with the sit - lump sums of pensioners was comes as Samaras – with the Greek History: Trikoupis there aren’t two sides and there uation in Syria and in Iraq, also unconstitutional. major opposition Coalition of hasn’t been any movement in showing the U.S. continues to The government also ignored the Radical Left (SYRIZA) nip - 40 years. lean toward Turkey as a geopo - a lower court order to rehire ping at his heels all the while, Writes “Who’s to Blame?” “The EU welcomed the re - litical partner in the Mideast 397 cleaning ladies who were still has to sell more reforms to sumption of the full-fledged set - area. being let go under a so-called keep what’s left of the bailout Continued from page 1 marshalled enough resources to tlement talks in Cyprus between Davutoglu said that Turkey mobility scheme which has money and hope the Troika will secure the first Modern Olympic the leaders of both communities and the US were two allies, go - mostly targeted lower paid agree to debt restructuring. Greece’s political process mov - Games, in Greece, in 1896. under the auspices of the UN. ing through a very difficult workers such as janitors, school First up is finishing so-called ing forward. The economic situation Turkey’s commitment and con - process in the neighboring re - nurses, crossing guards, teach - “prior actions” agreed with the Trikoupis established the didn’t get any better, though, tribution in concrete terms to gions of Turkey, in the Mediter - ers, and municipal police, while Troika but never completed in - Modernist Party, which he based and his proposals to raise taxes such a comprehensive settle - ranean, the Middle East, the exempting Parliament workers, cluding the abolition of third- on Western ideals. His sixth were met with great resistance. ment remains crucial,” the state - and the Black Sea. consultants, managers, and the party levies, a reduction in phar - term (1892-1893) was a partic - He resigned, and even lost his ment said. “Now it is time to consult more politically protected. macies’ profit margins and the ularly stormy one, as economic seat in Parliament. Turkey invaded Cyprus 40 frequently, act together as two The government, however, introduction of a new ethics collapse led him to declare: “re - He retired in France and years ago after a brief Greek strategic allies, and that coopera - said it will obey another court code for ministers and MPs. gretfully, we are bankrupt.” died, ironically, a week before Cypriot coup staged by support - tion will continue in all things and order to restore – retroactively All that must be enforced by Elected to a seventh term the Olympic Games he restored ers of unification with Greece. all challenges,” he said. – and bring back permanently the end of next month if the shortly thereafter, however, he were to begin in Athens. How Sweet (16) it is! Greeks, Diaspora Rejoice over World Cup Advance

Continued from page 1 “My contract was ending at this World Cup and there will no throughout the 90 minutes and renewal. The reasons why are ob - when you win right at the end, vious,” Lamouchi said. “My jour - it makes it ever sweeter. ney with the Ivory Coast ends “In the end we got what we here.” deserved and we have made all Ivory Coast beat Japan in its Greeks proud. Let’s hope we stay opener, with Drogba sparking a here for long, Greece will make second-half comeback after going this World Cup even more beau - on as a substitute. Despite a 2-1 tiful, as the heart of the Greeks loss to Colombia, the Ivorians helps us play against the odds only needed a draw to advance. and we have done it again after Yaya Toure, whose brother the Euro 2012 with Russia,” said Ibrahim died of cancer in Britain Karagounis. last week, found it difficult to A sweating and exhausted speak. coach Fernando Santos, who is “What can you say when you quitting after the tourney, had see that penalty?” he said, his made a crucial switch in the voice barely audible. lineup, leaving out center for - “At one point we had a lot of wards Fanis Gekas and Costas hope … What can I feel, what do Mitroglou out and choosing Dim - you feel when you lose a match itris Salpingidis, Lazaros like that? Very disappointed.” Christodoulopoulos and Samaras Greece, which had failed to in attack. score in the previous two Group “We thought it would be a C matches, finished second in good idea to play with three Group C with four points, behind highly mobile strikers up front winner Colombia with nine. Ivory and Samaras has played at the Coast had three and Japan one. edge of the attack several times Greece had not scored in its at Celtic.” He added that “we ob - AP PHOTO/NATACHA PiSArENkO first two games in Brazil, but viously want to march along in LEFT: Greek players celebrate their 2-1 win after the group C missed a handful of scoring the competition.” World Cup soccer match between Greece and Ivory Coast at chances against Ivory Coast, hit - S i

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Christodoulopoulos added: “It tral Athens and at the White their opponents. T jured in the first half. was an amazing performance by Tower in downtown Thessaloniki Within minutes Ivory Coast Veteran striker Didier Drogba our team. We have shown what to celebrate a historic triumph, coach Sabri Lamouchi had an - started for Ivory Coast along with we can do on an individual basis state TV channel NERIT reported. nounced his decision to quit, and Yaya and Toure despite the and what this can generate when For Ivory Coast, Didier Drogba one of Africa’s best hopes of suc - sult was cruel but the Greeks did his squad started the match recent death of their brother combined into a team.” played the full 90 minutes. Yaya ceeding in Brazil was planning not steal the victory. At the high - against Greece poised to make Ibrahim. The Ivorians wore black Prime Minister Antonis Sama - and Kolo Toure stayed in Brazil the trip home. est level, details will cost you.” the knockout stage for the first armbands as a sign of mourning. ras sent a message of congratu - despite a family tragedy, with the “It’s been great and I’ve been The 42-year-old former time in three attempts. lations to Santos and the players, younger of the brothers a stand - so proud to represent this great France international took over But the Ivorians were held (Material from the Associated while Greece fans started gath - out in the match. The Brazilian nation,” Lamouchi said. “The re - the Elephants two years ago, and back by the defensive Greeks. Press was used in this report) THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 28 - JULY 3, 2014 9 10 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 28 - JULY 3, 2014

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The name to be chosen for a school that is part of our Greek- The Eisenhower Option: Nuking Terrorists into Oblivion American community is, one would think, a newsworthy item. A topic that would interest – and indeed does interest – the commu - nity members at large. PART 1 and then to kick them out again limbs, and now it seems we’re campaign of “shock and awe” With that in mind, we asked two members of our staff – a writer Dan, here’s a rarely-heard once the smoke cleared. back to the drawing board. would assure an easy “win.” and a photographer – to forego relaxing on a beautiful sun-soaked proposal: a case for dropping Ronald Reagan advocated Is it time to deploy the Eisen - What has followed in American Sunday afternoon and instead spend their time huddled indoors, the big one – an atomic nuclear “peace through strength.” hower option – either fight to losses alone has been 4,000+ at a General Assembly meeting on June 22 at the Holy Cross Greek bomb – in those volatile regions Eighty years earlier, Teddy Roo - win, or don’t fight at all – with - dead American soldiers and tens Orthodox Church in Whitestone, New York, at which re-naming that blur the Syria/Iraq bound - sevelt proclaimed the United out all this “limited boots on the of thousands of American casu - the parish’ s school would be discussed. aries, thereby blasting terrorists States should “speak softly, but ground” dilly-dallying anymore. alties at a budgetary cost of $2 None of us – least of all the two staffers in question – could into oblivion and really making carry a big stick.” And turning Would that strategy lead to trillion, which could have rebuilt have imagined what would transpire next. Immediately upon seeing other bomb-happy insurgents from politics to television for a more danger, or less? a lot of American highways and our two representatives, Fr. Dionysios Anagnostopoulos, the pre - ‘round the world think twice be - moment, on the classic sitcom What do you think? bridges. The major shock and siding priest, ordered them removed from the auditorium. “These fore they detonate. Happy Days, Fonzie once ad - awe is that now the situation for people can’t stay here,” he said, publicly. Directly to them, he said: Lest you and our readers vised Richie that if people know PART 2 the United States in Iraq is much “you were not invited.” think I am a madman, I am you’re tough, you never have to You raise two telling issues worse rather than better. Rarely have we experienced such treatment by anyone, least of merely echoing the sentiments throw a punch. that increasingly trouble most Despite these dismal results, all members of the clergy. of one of the most popular pres - Ike was tough, and more im - Americans. Why are we consis - war hawks in Congress bleat for In such circumstances, of course, the first and foremost question idents in American history, an intervention in Syria, a situ - is: why? widely adored by Democrats ation not unlike the Afghanistan What was this man of the cloth – who has chosen voluntarily to and Republicans alike, and in - of the 1970s. The same voices place himself in a position as the community’ s chief servant – creasingly impressing presiden - want us to get “tough” in Iraq trying to hide? What secret could be so compelling as to warrant tial historians – who now place as if we had been playing lap - behavior more akin to a dictator, than to our own Greek Orthodox him among the top-10 fairly dog for the past decade. Their Church? routinely. I am speaking about hysterical anti-Russian impulses And as if the substance of this blacklisting is not bad enough, Dwight David Eisenhower, want us to provide military aid the tone makes it even worst. How in heaven’ s name does a com - Supreme Allied Commander in to Ukraine, whose government munity priest have such manners? Not only to expect such secrecy, WWII, and 34th president of the contains a group not unlike but to ostracize reporters in such an un-Christlike manner? Even United States. Greece’s Golden Dawn. We if there was, somehow, any justification for excluding the press Conservatives during the heard the same shoot-from-the- from an open parish meeting, could he not make his request for Reagan years considered John hip talk a few years ago when them to leave more politely and discretely? F. Kennedy’s “a rising tide lifts the war hawks wanted military Perhaps Fr. Anagnostopoulos thought his gesture of censorship all boats” line a gem they could intervention of some kind in would prevent the The National Herald from finding out exactly use to advocate tax cuts and Georgia. what he has in store. supply-side economics by saying Avoiding military interven - To attempt to thwart our obligation to keep the community in - to Democrats: “we’re not the tion does not mean approval of formed. only ones saying it – it’s one of the regimes in place. Often, all It would behoove him to know that many people much more your own, John F. Kennedy. Why choices are bad. That being so, powerful, than he tried that, and failed time and again. can’t you be more like him?” we need to be extremely cau - And if that is his intention, then surely he will fail, too. Similarly, many on the left these tious. Even if we had the purest days have found a gem of their of motives, we cannot be the own. Eisenhower’s words of world’s knight errant tilting at Corruption, Greek v. American warning in his Farewell Address, Like President Eisenhower, Scaros says avoid war at all costs, every windmill of oppression. of a “military industrial com - but if you fight, go all out to win. Georgakas says if we nuke Our genuine hole card is our plex” run amok. anyone else, we’re really nuking ourselves, too. culture, not our military. We A question our friends in Greece often ask is: “is there is no cor - Despite a trophy case of mil - need to lead by example rather ruption in America? How is that possible?” itary achievements few in his - portantly, the world knew it. But tently at war and why is the than force. "Of course there is," we inform them, “No country is paradise.” tory could match, Ike was no how? Why? Because he was most powerful army in the Our military is not structured Besides, the improvement of individuals and therefore of societies hawk. Quite the contrary, in credited in great measure with world not being very success - to deal with global guerilla war. is an ongoing project. fact. Having lived through the “winning World War II?” Sure, ful? The Islamists are playing the “So, what is the difference? Why isn’t corruption as widespread horrors of war, he truly under - that has a lot to do with it, but Like most Americans, I be - long game, content to drain our in the United States as in Greece,” they ask. “Because the crime of stood what “last resort” meant, beyond the accolades of General lieve going to war requires a energy and resources rather corruption calls for proportionate punishment – if you get caught, and did not merely pay lip ser - Eisenhower, it was President real, not an imaginary or far- than look for a quick win. They that is.” vice to the words “the United Eisenhower who hinted that – fetched threat to national secu - will take territory when possible An example from the Wall Street Journal: “The U.S. Export-Im - States should only go to war as even though we should never rity. In the case of military in - but give it up if need be. They port Bank has suspended or removed four officials in recent months a last resort.” go to war, if we do, we need to terventions short of war, the believe they will prevail simply amid investigations into allegations of gifts and kickbacks, as well I tend to think that Eisen - fight to win as quickly and de - response has to be appropriate by managing to survive until we as attempts to steer federal contracts to favored companies. hower would have reacted to cisively as possible: even if we to the situation with a keen are exhausted. We should re - “One employee, Johnny Gutierrez, an official in the short-term 9/11 and to the threat of Sad - have to use nuclear weapons. awareness of the possibility of member that George Washing - trade finance division, allegedly accepted cash payments in ex - dam Hussein quite differently if That’s the part Ike’s 21st cen - unintended consequences. ton defeated what was then the change for trying to help a Florida company obtain U.S. government he had been president. It is hard tury fans have a problem accept - For decades the United world’s strongest army with the financing to export construction equipment.” to imagine Ike committing U.S. ing: that their anti-military-in - States has made genuine na - same military strategy. There are many examples like that one, of Americans arrested troops in a “war of choice” in dustrial complex hero also tional security secondary to a We are foolish to get in - for alleged corruption. Iraq, and I think if Barack proposed that if we’re going to reckless foreign policy driven by volved in family quarrels (civil Certainly, many more officials take bribes without getting caught. Obama found a way to use spe - fight a war, let’s go all-out. greed, hubris, and ignorance. wars) and must be wary of be - Not because the authorities do not want to clamp down on corrup - cial forces to take out Osama My students often wonder This policy has been sold to the ing like Ancient Athens, which tion, or because someone stops the investigations – no one, not bin Laden, Ike certainly could when I teach about the Vietnam public as being based on intelli - squandered much of its wealth even the president of the United States would dare intervene in have done that without – as War why the mighty United gence too tender for the average in three futile efforts to conquer such matters – but because the wrongdoers have avoided been both Obama and before him States was “losing” to little citizen to cope with. Syracuse caught. George W. Bush did – commit - rinky-dink Vietnam. The best The two most obvious disas - As for the bomb: it is a One such example is the stock market, where illegal transactions ting troops by the tens of thou - way I can explain it is – we were ters have been in Iraq and doomsday weapon. Any serious – based on inside information – are endless. It is said that some of sands to the region for well over fighting with one hand tied be - Afghanistan. In our republic of use would have environmental the largest fortunes on Wall Street have been made via insider a decade. hind our backs. Much like, if an media amnesia, few people re - effects that would inevitably trading. Then again, I also tend to elementary school principal tries member that Zbigniew Brzezin - “blow back” to the continental The authorities estimate that only 5 percent of those active in think that if Ike were president to “gently disarm” a third-grader ski convinced Jimmy Carter to United States. When people se - illegal stock market trading are caught, and only when they are during that time, 9/11 never with a bucket full of rocks who arm and train the Talban and riously suggest we “nuke them” too audacious. would have happened, and Hus - is hurling them at other students Osama bin Laden as fighters they are inadvertently suggest - But if they are caught, as in some recent spectacular cases, they sein would not have played cat- in the schoolyard, that principal who would oust the Russian- ing “let’s nuke ourselves.” That are arrested in front of the television cameras in order make an and-mouse with Bill Clinton is going to suffer a lot of painful backed regime then in Kabul. would be the ultimate shock impression upon others and deter them from committing crimes. throughout the 1990s, kicking whacks to the head. The Iraq War II was ordered and awe. Nuclear war would be Given human nature, the only thing that keeps criminal activity out the United Nations weapons Our “whacks to the head” in by Bush II. “Proof” of Saddam’s an evil genie you cannot get in check is fear of the long arm of the law. inspectors only to let them in the Iraq War thus far are about secret weapons was doctored back into its jar. But that can only happen in countries where the law actually once Clinton lobbed some 4,700 dead troops, countless and Vice-President Cheney ar - means something. bombs onto Iraqi targets below, more paralyzed or missing rogantly announced a bombing WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? Dancing with the Stars Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris

Anna Vissi was about to sing rebetika, but she was not sure The Vietnamization of Iraq take targeted and precise military action, if 500,000 soldiers there. how many in the audience would understand it. and when we determine that the situation Eventually, 50,000 were killed. “How many of you are Greek? Raise your hands,” she said, with Reluctantly and with sadness written all on the ground requires it,” including air Obama’s decision, under the best of cir - the air of a star. over his face, President Obama made an strikes. cumstances, is based on an illusion, believ - We were many. announcement of limited measures that in - Those are nice words. They are reassur - ing that he will take attention away from The music began. Clapping followed immediately. dicated a change in his Iraq policy: the dis - ing. We will only send 300 "advisors," bomb his domestic problems and overcome the Fox 5 NY weatherman Nick Gregory began dancing with amaz - patch of 300 advisors (where did he get some targets, liberate the country from the Sunni extremist threat. ing mastery. His colleague veteran newsman Ernie Anastos followed that number, from the movie about threat of "terrorists" and then we will return But this is not a winning strategy. Neither him, also dancing the zeibekiko with great skill. Leonidas and the 300 Spartans?) to stop home. inside nor outside the country. Soon, CBS’s Alexis Christoforous joined them, dancing with Hel - the advance of ISIS – Sunni radicals who Obama was two years old when John F. He is not trying to create a broad alliance lenic spirit, rhythm, and soul. within a few weeks have occupied a large Kennedy was killed, and has said many with countries from the region and Europe, Suddenly, her blood bubbling with kefi, the amazing Olympia part of that country. times that growing up, President Kennedy and he is not turning to the United Nations. Dukakis took the stage. Obama, who as a presidential candidate was one of his idols. He is forgetting the criticism he himself The touching and inspiring scene featuring Greek-American ran against the Iraq War, and as president He must know that Kennedy started in directed at Bush, who did not seek the ap - stars of American journalism and theater at the fantastic concert withdrew troops from Iraq, is now sending Vietnam that same way, sending “advisors” proval of the UN Security Council in the organized by attorney Nick Katsoris to benefit the Loukoumi Foun - the troops back to Iraq – though it seems for a short mission. initial attack on Iraq. dation, named after the loveable little lamb Katsoris created for through the back door, not the front. And yet, slowly, without realizing it, And he is not addressing the internal po - his children’s books series. "We will help the Iraqis," Obama said, Kennedy was forced to increase their num - litical situation in Iraq. He has said that the On October 19, Fox stations across America will broadcast a "as they are fighting back against the ter - ber to protect those who were already there people of Iraq choose their president, but special to advise children: work hard, believe in yourself, and rorists who threaten the people of Iraq, the from the Vietcong and eventually America adds that he wants a different one than the your dreams will come true. And, it’s cool to help others. region, as well as U.S. interests." – after Kennedy’s death, under Lyndon John - one they chose. It was, indeed, a very moving and hope-filled scene. He added that “we will be prepared to son and Richard Nixon – had to send These are bad signs. THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 28 - JULY 3, 2014 VIEWPOINTS 11 The Collapse of the Obama Sen. Vandenberg’s Words: Politics Stops at Water’s Edge

Doctrine in the Middle East The world has moved on, posturing at foot - globe, has fostered of American politicians. Even if leaving American domestic pol - ball games) and a worldwide explo - we could figure out how to deal itics in the grip of irrelevance. crippled the U.S. sion in narrow na - with this new reality, American There is a great new caliphate of In the last few decades, inter - Army. Technology tionalistic, sectar - politicians have made it clear deal of confusion ISIS that will then national dynamics have evolved increasingly tips ian, ethnic and class that they will prevent the devel - and fear in the plan much greater dramatically, but the American the scales in favor conflict. We, in the opment of new policies and new Obama Administra - terrorist acts against domestic political dynamics that of large numbers of developed world, tools for fear that a political op - tion about the re - those in the region, determine foreign policy have cheap weapons; we have proven unable ponent will gain politically. cent crisis in Iraq Europe and the not. Worse, what changes have continue to pro - to cope with the Let’s be blunt: the president and even more so U.S.; it has no other taken place have made us even duce ever more ex - fact that we were determines and implements for - about ISIS (Islamic raison d’etre than less able to influence the world. pensive weapons in deeply wrong in be - eign policy. We have no choice State of Iraq and terror and death. The changes have been tran - ever more decreas - lieving that these but to let him do it as best he Syria). Compounding this scendental in too many areas to ing quantity. The developments can. You may think the last one Perhaps, this is nightmarish out - chronicle in this article, but most superb fighter by AMB. PATRICK N. would erase these was a reckless fool embarking why not too long come is that other three stand out. plane in the world, THEROS boundaries. These on the wrong foreign wars or ago they were seri - by DR. ANDRE new countries will Globalization and new the F22, which cost divisions, as de - the current one a feckless fool ously considering emerge in place of wealth in unlikely places has so much to develop Special to scribed in a previ - unable to cope with the strange GEROLYMATOS The National Herald arming the opposi - Iraq. A Kurdish state shackled our ability to throw and even more to ous column, have new world, but we elected both tion to Assad, Special to (practically already our economic weight around. maintain, has enormously compli - of them. Very few of us consid - Syria’s dictator, The National Herald in existence) could Globalization has tipped the proven completely irrelevant to cated our ability to choose which ered foreign policy when we which consisted of be the West’s only power scales in favor of coun - our current wars – essentially side we should support. Do we voted. We voted for someone a significant number of ISIS fight - stable and willing ally and a new tries that are prepared to suffer low-intensity counter-insur - want to enlist Iran to help who represented our views on ers. Shiite state will effectively be un - economically rather than give gency affairs – and has never against a common enemy, the jobs, taxes, culture, morality Initially, the George W. Bush der constant threat from ISIS and up national objectives. The flown a combat mission. The F- horrific Islamist State of Iraq and and race, to name a few. In the Administration believed that a require the indefinite US military American press gleefully re - 22 is so expensive that it has Syria (ISIS), while our most im - next elections you get another Shia-controlled Iraq, because the support. A sovereign Kurdish ported that Putin’s seizure of crippled our ability to fight a portant allies in the same region, chance to vote for the man who Iraqi Shia are Arabs, would not state, however, will be at odds Crimea provoked a 5% drop in country such as China. It may who may be supporting ISIS, de - best represents your interests. come under Tehran’s influence, with Turkey, due to its large Kur - the value of Russian shares and be 50 times more effective than mand that we go to war with the Unfortunately, political polar - since the Iranians are not Arabs dish minority, and this will lead a movement of $15 billion cap - a Chinese fighter plane, but that mullahs in Tehran? ization enables our politicians and speak Farsi. The Obama Ad - to an on and off again guerrilla ital out of Russian banks. Putin does not help much if the Chi - Perversely, American domes - to sabotage the conduct of na - ministration followed the same warfare along the two states’ bor - treats these reverses with con - nese can afford to put one hun - tic politics, which have always tional security policy. It was not thinking and stuck their head in der. A greater Shiite presence in tempt, his public approval has dred times as many fighters in determined our foreign policy, always thus. The decade leading the sand, pulled out U.S. troops the region will also force Saudi soared, and the Russian Army the air. have developed in a direction up to World War II saw social and placed their faith in a Shiite Arabia and the Gulf states to sup - is moving back toward the Finally, the proliferation of that destroys any possibility of and political polarization on a regime ruling Baghdad. It did not port covertly (as some do now) Ukrainian border. The EU pro - worldwide education, bolstered a rational examination of the scale approaching what we see dawn on the American president ISIS in order to counter Iranian voked the crisis on the assump - by an explosion in communica - world, as it now exists in reality, today. Yet, when called upon to that when he set a date for expansion. The fact that Saudi tion that only money motivates tions technology across the entire not as it exists in the fantasies cope with the existential chal - pulling troops out of Iraq, and Arabia and the Gulf states are and upon discovering that the lenges of the 1940s, Franklin later out of Afghanistan, that he American allies only serves to Russians don’t care, turned to Roosevelt did not have to look was giving America’s enemies a make a complicated scenario the United States to “pull the over his shoulder to see which timeline when to begin their of - even more byzantine. snake out of the hole” as the old politicians were stabbing him in fensives. Obama’s confidence in President Obama and his ad - Greek saying goes. The U.S., not the back. Republican Senator his Middle East policy was fur - visors – one can only assume dim prepared to nor capable of in - Arthur Vandenberg, Chairman ther enhanced when U.S. Navy witted advisors – were either tervening militarily as it would of the Senate Foreign relations Seals killed Osama bin Laden – blind to the forces of history and have done traditionally, fell back Committee and one of FDR’s everyone wrongly assumed that religion that have created un - on the old standby of economic strongest critics uttered the fa - al-Qaeda was finished. bridgeable chasms in the world sanctions. We quickly discov - mous phrase “politics stops at Yet, all of Obama’s policies of the Middle East, or chose to ered that not only did Putin not the water’s edge.” He set an ex - and beliefs have proven either be ignorant that religion and his - care very much, but that the Eu - ample for all of us. The politi - incorrect or misguided. Iran tory trump language and ethnic - ropeans themselves do not want cians must, as a matter of na - dominates the Shiite regime in ity in a region where national to suffer to save the Ukraine. tional survival, give the current Baghdad, giving the Iraqi Shiites identity is a thin reed. The They could not even agree to president space to cogitate and a false sense of security to the Obama Administration, despite find a way to persuade France support when he acts. We must degree that they sought revenge constant rejection from Muslims not deliver two helicopter carri - deal united with an unfamiliar and generally mistreated the and the increasing number of ers ordered by Russia. and exceedingly dangerous large Sunni minority in Iraq. The alienated American Muslims Military intervention, the world or, disunited, we will threat of Muslim terrorism did (some converts) turning to ter - most-favored American tool for surely suffer dire consequences. solving even the smallest inter - national crisis, has lost its po - The Hon. Ambassador Theros is tency to frighten, let alone co - president of the U.S.-Qatar erce, foreigners. We have lived Business Council. He served in in our own self-centered cocoon the U.S. Foreign Service for 36 for so long that we never real - years, mostly in the Middle ized how much the military East, and was American Ambas - terms of reference have sador to Qatar from 1995 to changed. The cost in blood and 1998. He also directed the State treasure of two ill-conceived Department’s Counter- and badly-conducted wars has Republican Sen. Arthur Vandenberg was reluctant to criticize Terrorism Office, and holds nu - cooled the martial ardor of the Democrat FDR on foreign policy because "politics stops at the merous U.S. Government deco - American public (other than water's edge." rations.

LETTER FROM ATHENS Greek Way: Billions for Subs and Peanuts for Pensioners

Every so often, just when you to love like patriots. euros ($6.11 bil - Greece’s judiciary didn’t think the greed and insanity and Sounds like aus - lion,) not enough move to put Samaras or any arrogance have abated a bit in terity to me, and it to fund pensions government official in contempt Just about everyone thought that with the killing of Osama Greece, along comes something goes afoul of a rul - after 2016, when for refusing to abide by the or - bin Laden in 2011, al-Qaeda was done. If anything, they have that makes you want to grab ing by the country’s the problem will ders to restore the lump sums grown stronger. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras highest court that explode, the news - because no one’s going to hold and his cohorts and ask them the cuts in the lump paper Kathimerini him accountable because, eh, not decrease after bin Laden’s rorist acts against their own the Joseph Welch question: sums are unconsti - said. this is Greece. death, but instead increased sig - country, continues to placate and “Have you no sense of decency? tutional because the It is estimated Retirees have seen their lump nificantly. Eight hundred people simultaneously mistreat Muslims At long last, have you no sense money belongs to that the pension sums cut some 38 percent but died as a result of terrorist at - around the world. of decency?” the people who system will require you can bet it’s unlikely any of tacks in Baghdad this year but America’s allies, Turkey, Saudi Samaras, the New Democ - earned it and not additional re - them were people with political they were not reported in U.S. Arabia, and the Gulf states, abuse racy Capitalist leader, vowed he the government by ANDY sources of 900 mil - protection who always find a media because they were not their fellow citizens who are would never ever again in his which stole it. As to DABILIS lion euros ($1.223 way to make sure they are taken Americans or Europeans. Christians. American and Euro - lifetime in a cross-his-heart- where it went, billion) in 2016, care of. In fact, the removal of bin pean politicians and those who signed-in-blood vow, impose check for yachts in Special to and climb to 1.88 Pensioners have taken to the Laden opened up the terrorist are adherents of political correct - more austerity measures on Glyfada or the The National Herald billion euros streets since 2010 in protests floodgates and a series of new ness are in favor of dozens of Greece’s most vulnerable. Geneva branch of ($2.55 billion) for against cuts to their benefits but actors have taken the leadership mosques sprouting up in Europe He’s already signed off on fir - HSBC. 2017, 2.15 billion euros ($2.92 enough people affected by aus - of Sunni Muslim terrorism. Bin and North America, but do not ing thousands of them: cleaning Now comes one of the un - billion) for 2018, 2.40 billion terity have continued to vote for Laden and al-Baghdadi of ISIS, lift a finger to speak on behalf of ladies, school nurses, crossing kindest cuts of all, unless Sama - euros ($3.26 billion) for 2019 New Democracy and PASOK to the new bin Laden, are symp - the Orthodox Church struggling guards, janitors and teachers ras can pull a rabbit out of a and 2.67 billion euros ($3.62 make them believe, rightfully toms of a much greater problem to survive against Turkish intol - while he didn’t have the guts to hat, but he’d better be careful if billion) in 2020. so, they can do almost anything – the inherent need by some erance. Saint Sophia, the holiest fulfill another vow, to put over - he does if there’s a hungry old While a sizeable deficit for they want and get away with it. Muslims to reestablish the unity church for millions of Orthodox paid, underworked, politically- man around. the pension system, it is far less One of his top-notch highly- of Islamic communities and Is - Christians has been made into a protected Parliament workers As he said the country is than the 7 billion euros ($9.5 paid advisors should let the lamic way of life imagined under museum, which Ankara just may under more of the pay cuts, tax moving toward a recovery from billion) in defense spending, in - Prime Minister know that old Mohamed and the caliphate of turn into a mosque. hikes, and slashed pensions he’s a crushing economic crisis wors - cluding for four submarines people vote and submarines the Ottoman sultans. Millions fol - What would happen if any buried most everyone else with. ened by austerity, data now Greece really doesn’t need but don’t. low this outmoded and archaic Western country converted a But that’s the real Greek Way, shows there won’t be enough were ordered so defense offi - He quickly jumped to go interpretation of Islam because mosque into a museum or a not the phony platitudes politi - money to fund pensions after cials could skim off hundreds of along with a court order to of poverty, fear and desperation. church? Because the issues in the cians dispense like Pez. 2016 – the next scheduled na - millions of euros in bribes. retroactively repay members of In the Sunni cities, towns, and Middle East are history and reli - But starting July 1, pensioners tional elections, if the coalition Since Greece won’t cut its de - another key constituency, the villages of Iraq, the hapless resi - gion, American administrations who’ve already seen their bene - of his New Democracy and part - fense budget further, the only military, police, Coast Guard, dents have traded Shiite abuse do not have the respect of the fits cut to as little as 300 euros ner PASOK Anti-Socialists lasts option facing Samaras – unless emergency services workers and and occasional brutality for the region’s Muslims not only be - ($407 a month or $101.75 a that long. he can find the funds elsewhere uniformed officers at a cost of instant brutality and savagery of cause of how the West treated week) – before taxes because The problem is that with a – is to cut pensions again, which 500 million euros so let him find ISIS. For the lucky few to avoid them in the past, but because Greece taxes the poor and elderly record 1.4 million people out of would force him to break a cher - the money for the old. this fate their new masters are they do not venture to support but not the rich – will see addi - work and workers fleeing for ished vow to try to help the peo - Here’s a good place to start. Sunni tribesman, ex-Saddam the religions of the West in the tional cuts to auxiliary pensions. pensions over the last four ple he so callously hurt. Greece’s submarine program – Hussein officers and other odd Middle East. In the end, it is al - And to lump sums they years, that there’s not enough The further cuts could be years overdue and badly man - groupings of opponents of the ways about religion and history earned for decades of work, but money going into the pension devastating, even for main pen - aged – involved procurement of Shia Iraqi regime. in the Middle East. much of which is being stolen system, and businesses have sions, while slashes to auxiliary four new craft and the overhaul The future of the Obama Doc - by the government to try to bal - been evading paying their con - pensions – and to retirement of two older ones at an origi - trine in the Middle East is noth - André Gerolymatos is Director of ance a budget so that the rich tributions almost with impunity. lump sums in defiance of that nally estimated cost of 3.5 bil - ing less than a geopolitical dis - the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and favored and people who Excluding the seamen’s and high court order, will further lion euros. Let them go under, aster for the United States. Under Centre for Hellenic Studies at Si - hide money in secret foreign farmers’ pension funds (NAT devastate an entire class of al - not the elderly. the best of circumstances, parts mon Fraser University in Van - bank accounts won’t have to pay and OGA,) the reserves of the ready helpless people, and of Iraq and Syria will become the couver. for the homeland they profess rest don’t even top 4.5 billion break a promise. [email protected] 12 THE NATIONAL HERALD, JUNE 28 - JULY 3, 2014