O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans A WEEKLY GREEK AMERICAN PUBLICATION c v www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 11, ISSUE 567 August 23, 2008 $1.25 GREECE: 1.75 EURO Dora: Russia Should Greece Wins First Three Olympic Medals in One Day Withdraw Combat Troops One Silver and Two Bronze Medals Won, And Honor The Ceasefire Basketball Team Falls By Mark Frangos By Evan C. Lambrou for a long-term military presence in Special to The National Herald Special to The National Herald Georgia, or whether it was just try- ing to inflict maximum damage be- NEW YORK – After a difficult first NEW YORK – Greek Foreign Minis- fore adhering to an E.U.-brokered week of the 2008 Olympics in Bei- ter Dora Bakoyanni attended the ceasefire and troop pullout. jing in which the Greek team had emergency meeting of NATO for- In Poti this past Tuesday morn- more doping scandals than medals, eign ministers in Brussels this past ing, Russian forces blocked access Greece finally won their first three Tuesday, August 19, a session to the naval and commercial ports medals all in one day on Sunday, called to examine developments in and towed the missile boat August 17. the Caucasus. Dioskuria, one of the Georgian It began with a third-place Speaking to reporters after the navy’s most sophisticated vessels, showing, which was won in the urgent meeting, Ms. Bakoyanni out of sight of observers. A loud ex- women's sailing in Yngling catego- said the Greek Government be- plosion was heard minutes later. ry. The three-woman crew featured lieves the ceasefire must be hon- Several hours later, an Associat- Sofia Bekatorou, the skipper, along ored; that Ossetia must return to a ed Press photographer saw Russian with Sofia Papadopoulou and Vir- calmer state as soon as possible; trucks and armored personnel car- ginia Kravarioti. The gold medal and that Russian troops must with- riers leaving the port with about 20 was won by the British crew and draw from Georgia. blindfolded and handcuffed men the silver medal by the Dutch team. “In-depth discussions were held, riding on them. Port Spokesman Chryssopigi Devetzi won a and all the member-states stated Eduard Mashevoriani told AP the bronze medal in the women's triple their positions. There is widespread men were Georgian soldiers. jump after jumping 15.23 meters in skepticism over the developments. The Russians also took with her second attempt. The gold Our position was clear. We must them four Humvees which were at medal was won by Francois Ban- pass from the current stage of the the port awaiting shipment back to got-Etonet of Cameroon with 15.39 ceasefire and return to the status the United States after participat- meters and second place by Russia's quo ante, meaning the previous sit- ing in earlier U.S.-Georgian mili- Tatiana Lebedeva of Russia with uation as soon as possible,” she tary exercises. 15.32. said. In Brussels, NATO allies warned Finally, rowers Vassilis Poly- “This is the necessary first step Russia on Tuesday that the Al- meros and Dimitrios Mougios did for the beginning of a substantive liance’s cooperation with Moscow one better by picking up the silver dialogue with the purpose of find- hinged on the pullout of Russian medal in the men's lightweight ing a final resolution through nego- combat troops from Georgia, and double sculls finals, behind rowers tiations. In this framework, what insisted the tiny Caucasus nation AP/HERBERT KNOSOWSKI from Britain. has been agreed upon is of great im- remains on track to join NATO, de- The Yngling team from Greece reacts after winning the Bronze medal during the Yngling three-women The hopeful Greek basketball portance, meaning the implementa- spite Moscow’s opposition. keelboat sailing competition of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Qingdao on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008. team lost in the most thrilling game tion of the six points to which Rus- “There can be no business as of the Olympics falling to Argenti- sia and Georgia have committed usual under present circum- na, 80-78, on August 20. The game themselves, and the withdrawal of stances,” said NATO Secretary- wasn't decided until Greek guard the Russian troops” she said. General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Vasileios Spanoulis missed a three- “The NATO-Russia dialogue is of Secretary of State Condoleezza pointer from the top of the key as great importance,” she added. Rice said NATO “intends to support Greek American Diver Finishes Ninth time expired. The NATO emergency session the territorial integrity, indepen- Argentina, the defending gold was taking place the same day dence and sovereignty of Georgia,” By Mark Frangos and watched Guo defend her gold on her way to finishing ninth. No medal champion, moved on to face Russian soldiers held blindfolded and cautioned Russia not to draw Special to The National Herald medal win from Athens. one could catch Guo, whose 84- the United States in the men's Georgian servicemen at gunpoint new dividing lines across Europe. “I did watch her, even though point score on her second dive and Olympic basketball semifinals on on top of military vehicles and com- “A new line in Europe, where NEW YORK — Amid the disap- I'm not supposed to,” she said with 88.35 on her third made the Friday. mandeered U.S. Humvees in the Russia somehow asserts that there pointment of finishing out of medal a smile. “I can't help it. I started this evening anticlimactic as she won It was a rematch of the 2004 key Black Sea port of Poti. Else- are those who can not opt for a contention in the women's 3-meter sport because I love to watch it. I her second straight gold medal in semifinal, when Argentina defeat- where, they exchanged POWs with trans-Atlantic future, is unaccept- springboard finals on Sunday, Au- knew, especially after my fourth this event. Julia Pakhalina of Russia ed the Americans on route to beat- Georgia, and pulled back some able,” she added. “It’s time for the gust 13, U.S. Olympic Greek Ameri- dive, I wasn't going to be in the won the silver, 16.75 points behind ing Lithuania in the gold medal troops from the strategic city of Russian President (Dimitry can diver Christina Loukas could medals, so I tried to enjoy what I Guo. Minxia Wu of China took the game. Manu Ginobili scored a Gori. Medvedev) to keep his word to not hide her admiration for Chi- could.” bronze. game-high 24 points, including the It was a day of deeply mixed withdraw Russian forces,” Dr. Rice nese gold medalist Jingjing Guo. The fourth of Loukas' five dives Loukas finished one point be- final seven for Argentina, which messages which left the small, war- said. The 22-year-old from Riverwoods, was her undoing. Her reverse 21/2 hind teammate Foster with a total has won five in a row after losing its battered country full of anxiety Ill. has such a love for diving that somersault in the pike position Olympic opener against Lithuania. about whether Russia was aiming Continued on page 7 she put aside her disappointment scored just a 42.0, and Loukas was Continued on page 3 "I'm very tired, drained," Gino- bili said. "We won a heck of a game, it took everything we had." Ginobili gave Argentina an 80- 75 lead with 46 seconds remaining, when he drove inside for a layup. The Turkish Getting Around the Island of Milos in a Kayak Greece responded on the next pos- session with Panagiotis Vasilopou- Bushwhacking By Danylo Hawaleshka los drilling an incredible - and lucky The Toronto Star - three-pointer off the glass. Gino- bili missed a three-pointer that of Hi Jolly and MILOS, Greece – Most people have could've sealed the win with 10 sec- no practical use for the Beaufort wind scale, but it sure comes in Continued on page 7 Greek George handy on big water like the Aegean. During a daylong outing in June By Steve Frangos along the spectacular southern Special to The National Herald coast of the island of Milos, five ad- venturesome paddlers, weather re- Champion From time to time every Greek port in hand, set out in yellow and American hears tales of Turkish at- red kayaks as brightly colored as Hurdler Fails tempts to rewrite history. I usually Smarties. just ignore these stories. Denying The forecast called for Beaufort the Asia Minor Holocaust took 6, or winds building throughout Doping Tests place or that the Ottoman troops the day to reach as high as 50 did not intentionally (and under km/h, meaning large waves and orders) set fire to Smyrna are so in- spray. By Evan C. Lambrou credible only a bankrupt society Dicey for novices, but not the Special to The National Herald held together by foreign aid could group's certified guide. even offer such laughable lies to “I hate big gusts of wind,” NEW YORK – Fani Halkia, the 2004 the world. But now the Terrible Michael Watts, an experienced pad- Olympic Games women’s 400-me- Turks want to falsify Greek-Ameri- dler, would later say, only half jok- ter hurdles champion, did not de- can history and use it to revitalize ing. “They make you feel small.” fend her Olympic title in Beijing af- their failing film industry. They do indeed - and not just be- ter becoming the latest Greek ath- That the Turks still try and make cause Watts, from Goderich, Ont., lete to fail a doping test, and was money off the history of the various is 75 years old either, because he AP/BRIAN BAER expelled from the 2008 Olympic peoples they attempted to extermi- more than held his own when pow- A new week-long adventure travel package allows tourists to use kayaks to paddle around the island of Games in Beijing. nate is especially droll. Usually erful gusts of wind, known as mi- Milos. Though it is a tiring journey, the kayakers get to see hard to reach caves and beautiful beaches. The International Olympic Com- such events involve classical or crobursts, threatened to capsize mittee confirmed last Sunday, Au- Byzantine art objects stolen from even experienced paddlers. gust 17, that she tested positive for northern Cyprus or Anatolia. I love The quintet's outbound leg be- a steroid at a Greek athletics team reading the headlines stating that tween the Greek hamlets of training camp in Japan before go- the Turks want ‘their’ stolen culture Provatas and Kleftiko took a ing to Beijing. returned! Or their various efforts leisurely 90 minutes of sightseeing No Communion for New Vicariate Clergy She moved out of the Olympic too make tourist dollars off of San- and cave exploring, the kayakers Village; withdrew from the 2008 ta Claus (a.k.a. St. Nicholas of benefitting from the morning's rel- By Evan C. Lambrou tive group), whereby the Palestin- Games; and flew home. Myra) or a Cappadocia theme park ative calm. Their return in the early Special to The National Herald ian and Jordanian parishes could Halkia left China a few hours be- that touts the lost culture of the afternoon, once the wind had basically function independently, fore the first round of the women’s peoples Ottoman troops drove picked up, was an unrelenting pad- NEW YORK – Metropolitan Philip, just as the Albanian Orthodox 400 hurdles last Sunday. She was a from that very region. Clearly even dle that took almost twice as long, primate of the Antiochian Ortho- Archdiocese, the Carpatho-Russian relative unknown before winning after the Turks killed or exiled all and was far hairier. dox Church in America, issued an Orthodox Archdiocese and the gold in Athens. Her semifinal time those they could blame for their That blustery day was the only official letter to the hierarchs, cler- Ukrainian Orthodox Church in of 52.77 established an Olympic own political, economic and cultur- one with any significant wind dur- gy and faithful of the Antiochian America do, each with its own vicar record. al woes they still need the “riaya” ing a weeklong circumnavigation Archdiocese this past August 7, re- who periodically reports to the Ecu- Halkia was the fourth athlete to (e.g. the ‘cattle’ which is the Ot- of Greece's Cycladic island of Milos peated an earlier edict which for- menical Patriarchate through the test positive during the IOC’s Bei- toman name for all the non-Mus- and sister island Kimolos. bids members of the Antiochian Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. jing anti-doping program. lims they ruled over) to turn a The trip was an invigorating es- Archdiocese to be in communion The decision to create the new North Korean shooter Kim Jong buck. cape into rugged isolation, a with clergymen who serve a hand- vicariate and transfer the 15 Su was stripped of his silver and According to “An Izmiri Camel coastal exploration of the still ther- ful of Palestinian and Jordanian Or- parishes administratively to the bronze medals after testing positive Herder in The Wild West” not only mically active volcanic islands. Mi- thodox parishes which now form a Greek Orthodox Archdiocese has for a banned beta-blocker; Spanish were Philip Tedro and Greek los - origin of the famous Venus de new vicariate under the Ecumeni- drawn criticism from several quar- cyclist Isabel Moreno was expelled George Caralambo, “Ottoman citi- Milo, now in the Louvre - is so ac- cal Patriarchate of Constantinople. ters, however, and has apparently after testing positive for EPO in a zens,” but Turkish and American tive in fact that the Sirocco Cafe The 15 parishes in question sparked the ire of Metropolitan pre-competition check; and Viet- Restaurant in Paleochori advertises have wanted to be under the Patri- Philip, who claims in his letter that namese gymnast Thi Ngan Thuong Continued on page 5 “volcanic food,” excellent tradition- archate of Jerusalem’s jurisdiction, the parishes in question were origi- Do was caught using a prohibited al dishes of lamb, pork and fish but Patriarch Theophilos of nally under the supervision of the diuretic. baked in an oven that sits on beach Jerusalem recently consented that Antiochian Archdiocese until 1993, The test was conducted by the sand superheated by the earth. those parishes should come under and have since splintered. World Anti-Doping Agency on Au- To subscribe call: 718.784.5255 Milos also has some of the most the ecclesiastical oversight of the In his letter, Philip states that, by gust 10 under the auspices of the e-mail: archeologically important early Ecumenical Patriarchate through creating the new vicariate, the Ecu- IOC, which set up a disciplinary [email protected] Christian catacombs anywhere in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, menical Patriarchate has aggravat- commission to deal with the case. Greece, dating back to the first and which is the Ecumenical Patriar- ed the situation and made it more Greece had hoped to avoid the second centuries AD. chate’s eparchy in the United difficult for Orthodox Christian embarrassment of four years ago, The Northwest Passage, a Wil- States. bishops in America to create Pan- when two of its brightest track mette, Ill.-based adventure-travel Theophilos and Ecumenical Pa- Orthodox unity “and canonical nor- stars, sprinters Katerina Thanou triarch Bartholomew agreed to cre- Metropolitan Philip of the Anti- Continued on page 5 ate a new vicariate (i.e., a distinc- ochian Archdiocese. Continued on page 3 Continued on page 7 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 23, 2008

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Wu Minxia of China, three-day event opens at 11 AM on ■ SEPTEMBER 18 who paired with Guo for a gold in Friday, with free admission until 3 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Smith- 3-meter synchro last week, scored PM for that day only. Admission for sonian Resident Associate Program 389.85 points for bronze. Saturday and Sunday is $5 for cordially invites the community to Loukas and Foster were in fifth adults and $4 for seniors over 65 a tribute for “Ancient Greek Music: and seventh place after three years of age. Children under 12 Songs of Many Spheres,” on Thurs- rounds but missed their fourth years of age are admitted free. day, September 18, 2008 at 6:45 – round dives to slip to ninth and Opening time is noon on Saturday 9 PM. Musicologist John Franklin, 11th. Both rebounded and came up and Sunday. Closing is set for 10 an assistant professor of classics at with their highest scoring dives of PM, but “Greek Time” usually pre- the University of Vermont, provides the night in the final round to finish vails, extending that closing time an overview of the kinds of ancient strong. Foster earned 75 points on generously. For more information, Greek music, such as epic, lyric, her reverse 2 ? pike, with Loukas please call 916-443-2033. choral, dramatic, and elegy; dis- picking up 70.50 points on her cusses when it would have been front 2 ? with one twist. FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – performed-such as at symposia, in- Loukas remained upbeat after Saints Markella and Demetrios vocations, festivals, funerals, and her experience and definitely has Greek Orthodox Church cordially military occasions-and how it hopes of participating in the 2012 invites the Northwest Florida com- changed over time. Then the En- Games in London. munity and everyone vacationing semble De Organographia per- “I don't want to think about that in our beautiful resort area over the forms selected works, transcribed one dive ruining my whole trip Labor Day Weekend to its 2008 from original papyri and other peri- here. It's been awesome. I love the Greek Festival. The festival will be od sources, vocally and on faithful- Olympics. It's just been a great ex- held at the Emerald Coast Confer- ly reproduced instruments includ- perience, all the people, the ence Center on Okaloosa Island, ing lyre, kithara (large, ornate venues. It makes you want to train Hwy 98E, Fort Walton Beach from wooden lyre), aulos (double reed that much harder to make it back Friday 5:00 PM- 9:00 PM, Saturday pipe), and salpinx (trumpet). For here in four years.” 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM and Sunday more information, please call 202- In the meantime, the diver 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM with an admis- 633-3030. whose father, George, owns the sion charge of $2.00 per adult. famed Cubby Bear and other There will be live Greek Music as ■ SEPTEMBER 18-22 Wrigleyville properties will return well as dancers who will take the LAS VEGAS – The 5th Annual Opa to classes at Indiana University in audience on a tour of Greece as Las Vegas & Greek Festival Trip will Bloomington, but she's not in a hur- PAUL RILEY/PHOTOS COURTESY OF INDIANA UNIVERISTY they perform dances from all over beheld on Thursday, ry.” Greek American Christina Loukas, from Riverwoods, Ill., finished ninth in the women's 3-meter spring- the Greek diaspora in authentic re- September18th to Monday, Sep- “The first thing I'm going to do,” board finals on Sunday, August 13, 2008 during the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. gional folk attire. Enjoy Greek fa- tember 22nd, at the Monte Carlo she said, “I'm going to go home to a vorites such as gyros and souvlaki, Hotel. Group discounts available. Cubs game.” diving trials to earn a trip to the 507.55 points in her senior season. February. Loukas considered her and relax at the kafenion with a Book your room before the room Loukas will now turn her focus Beijing Olympics. She joined Huber at Indiana the fol- fourth-place finish at the National coffee and delectable pastry while block fills up. Please use offer code to her final season of collegiate “I was overwhelmed,” Loukas lowing school year. Under the guid- Aquatics Center, the Olympic swim- watching the dancers. There will “xopa08.” Rates are $130 (Thurs- competition. She is a three-time Big said of the Olympic trials triumph. “I ance of the three-time Olympic ming and diving venue to be one of be rides for the kids and a Silent day and Sunday), $205 (Friday and Ten Diver of the Year and an eight- was so happy and was getting all coach, she became the Big Ten Div- the breakout performances of her Auction as well as kiosks featuring Saturday). Call or book online time NCAA All-American. teary-eyed. I'd been dreaming about er of the Year in her first three sea- career. She finished only .35 points crafts, jewelry, collectibles, wine (TEL: 800-311-8999, web: Loukas’ dreams of becoming an that moment. When it finally hap- sons and placed second in 1-meter behind bronze medalist Sharleen and beer, a bakaliko and much https://reservations.mgmmirage.co Olympian began early on. The pened, I was like, ‘Wait, did that re- diving at the 2007 NCAA champi- Stratton of Australia. more. Take the Chapel Tour which m). For more information, e-mail whispers, then still unfathomable ally just happen?’” Loukas' parents, onships. “It showed me I can compete in- is an ever popular feature. For more [email protected] or visit the to a teenager, began while she was George and Patty, sensed her agility Before the 2007-2008 school ternationally,” Loukas said. “It was information, call 850-244-0822. web at www.opalasvegas.org. at Deerfield High School. When from the time they saw her doing year, with the 2008 Olympics sud- definitely a confidence-booster.” college coaches recruiting the flips off the couch as a child. They denly a realistic goal, Loukas and In the short time since Loukas ■ SEPTEMBER 5-7 ■ SEPTEMBER 24 standout diver dropped the “O” enrolled her in gymnastics when she Huber decided she would redshirt won the diving trials, she has re- WYCKOFF, N.J. – The St. Nicholas WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ameri- word, Loukas' response was at first was 3, and Loukas competed for her senior season for the Hoosiers. ceived numerous phone calls, cards Greek Orthodox Church cordially can Hellenic Institute in coopera- skeptical. about 10 years until she decided to She also switched to a part-time class and Facebook messages from local invites the community to its 2008 tion with Greek America Magazine ”People would say, ‘You're going focus on a new sport-diving.” load in her major of exercise science. supporters, as has her family. The Greek festival on the church cordially invites the community to to make the Olympics some day,’” “She was pretty aggressive in all “Toward the end of the colle- village of Riverwoods already has grounds at 467 Grandview Avenue. a Capitol Hill Event “In Commemo- Loukas said. “And I'd be like, ‘Yeah, the sports she participated in,” said giate season, there is weekend after contacted Patty Loukas about The three day festival has a lot to ration of the Smyrna Catastrophe sure. Whatever.’” It wasn't until the George Loukas, the owner of sever- weekend of big competition,” adding the Olympic team qualifica- offer, homemade food, Greek Pas- of 1922” a presentation by Giles same suggestion came from highly al Wrigleyville rooftops and bars, Loukas said. “By the end, you're so tion to the town road signs that tries, Live Greek Music for your Milton, journalist and New York successful Indiana coach Jeff Huber including the Cubby Bear. “She was burned out from diving, so ex- bear Christina's name. dancing pleasure. The Youth of the Times best-selling author, introduc- that Loukas began truly to believe an outstanding soccer player and hausted and your body needs a “Sometimes I still can't believe St Nicholas church will dance to ing his new book “Paradise Lost – that her dream—one she had har- outstanding in swimming. She al- break. [Redshirting] definitely it, that she actually achieved it,” traditional Greek dances. Addition- Smyrna 1922,” at Rayburn House bored since admiring Olympic ways wanted to be aggressive in made a difference in April and May. said Patty Loukas, who attended al activities are Wine and Ouzo, In- Office Building Room B-338 on gymnasts as a child—could come to competition and achieve success.” I was still training hard and still en- the trials with about 40 of Loukas' door Taverna, Kafenio, Folk Danc- Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at fruition. Her talent in diving was evident joying it.” family and friends. “I was so happy, ing, Children’s Rides and Games, 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Light Refresh- On June 21 in Indianapolis, early, and she went on to win three The extra time also made it easi- I cried for about two days. She Cultural Exhibits, Boutiques and ments Will be Served. For more in- Loukas won the 3-meter spring- IHSA state titles while at Deerfield, er for her to make a trip to Beijing made her family proud and her Flea Market. There is additional formation, please call 202-785- board event at the U.S. Olympic setting the current state record of for the FINA Diving World Cup in town proud.” parking in three nearby locations 8430. and free shuttle buses. Hours: Fri- day, noon to midnight, Saturday, ■ OCTOBER 17 noon to midnight and Sunday noon ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The American to 7 PM. Free admission and park- Hellenic Institute cordially invites ing. For more information please the community to the 5th Annual Philip Denies Communion for New Vicariate Clergy call 201-652-4774. Benefit Golf Tournament at Green- dale Golf Course (6700 Telegraph Continued from page 1 for Palestinian/Jordanian Commu- under the omophorion of the Ecu- 1895, Father Raphael Hawaweeny ■ SEPTEMBER 7 Road) on Friday, October 17. nities in the USA’ of the Greek Or- menical Patriarchate. The problem, – now Saint Raphael of Brooklyn – WILMINGTON, Del. – Holy Trinity Breakfast is at 7:30 AM; Shot-Gun malcy” in America, which he says thodox Archdiocese of America, however, is you can’t take some- was brought under the omophorion Church in Wilmington cordially in- Start is at 8:30 AM. Christine Bren- existed in America until 1917, whether in our parishes, their thing that was formed uncanonical- of Bishop Nicholas, the Russian Or- vites the community to its annual nan, USA Today Sports Columnist, when it began to unravel. parishes, or as a part of Pan-Ortho- ly and declare it canonical by mov- thodox Bishop of the Aleutian Is- picnic on Sunday, September 7 at will be this year’s celebrity golfer. He also copies the letter to (in dox gatherings. ing it to another jurisdiction. That’s lands & North America. He was the church (808 North Broom Sponsorship: $5,000 – Tournament order) Patriarch Ignatius of Anti- “We lament this action by the the basic issue. The original prob- placed over the Syro-Arabian mis- Street) immediately following the Sponsor, Tournament named after och, Patriarch Alexy of Moscow, Ec- Ecumenical Patriarchate which fur- lem needs to be solved before those sion of the Russian Orthodox Divine Liturgy. There will be enter- sponsor, name on all marketing umenical Patriarch Bartholomew, ther complicates the already-un- churches find a home,” he added. Church. He was consecrated Bish- tainment for the children, sign up items and news releases, includes 8 Patriarch Theophilos and all hierar- canonical jurisdictional situation How does Antiochian Archdio- op of Brooklyn in 1902 by Arch- sheets for the Sunday School, golfers; $2,500 – Tournament Co- chs of SCCOBA (Standing Confer- here and continues to undermine cese propose to solve the problem, bishop Tikhon, the successor of Greek School and all Youth Min- Sponsor, Sponsor name on large ence of Canonical Orthodox Bish- the efforts of all Orthodox hierar- Rev. Kevorkian was asked? Bishop Nicholas, and was made vic- istries and of course food and fun. signs in clubhouse foyer, includes 6 ops in America). The full text of chs of SCOBA to achieve adminis- “I would ask them the question. ar of the Syro-Arabian mission,” he For more information, please call golfers; $1,000 – Hole Sponsor, Metropoitan Philip’s letter is pub- trative unity and canonical in North There are thousands of their Pales- said. 302-654-4446. Sponsor name on large sign, only lished below: America. tinian and Jordanian brethren who Asked how Metropolitan Philip one sponsor per hole, includes 4 “On August 5, the Greek Ortho- “Praying that this urgent situa- are very content and faithful wor- reconciles being in communion ■ SEPTEMBER 12-15 golfers; $500 – Golf Cart Sponsor, dox Archdiocese of America issued tion will be resolved in a spirit of shippers in Antiochian churches with the Greek Orthodox Archdio- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – St. George Sponsor name on one golf cart, in- a press release which established a peace, harmony and love, we re- throughout North America. So I’m cese, but not with clergymen who Greek Orthodox Church cordially cludes 2 golfers; $250 – Registra- vicariate with the name ‘Vicariate main… Yours in Christ, Metropoli- wondering what the difficulty is are under the administrative aus- invites the community to its 2008 tion Sponsor, Sponsor name on for Palestinian/Jordanian Commu- tan Philip, Archbishop of New York with this much smaller group that pices of the Greek Orthodox Arch- Greek Festival at the church (4070 table, includes 1 golfer. Sponsor- nities in the USA.’ The membership & Metropolitan of All North Ameri- they need to be under the jurisdic- diocese, Rev. Kevorkian said, “I un- Kingston Pike). This three-day fes- ship includes include breakfast, of this vicariate will consist of those ca.” tion of Jerusalem,” he said. derstand the dilemma, and I think tival has lots to offer such as all Awards Ceremony, luncheon, communities in the United States In an effort to get a better pic- A central aspect of Metropoli- it’s a very valid question. What path homemade Greek pastries, live greens fees and golf cart. Sign up which were uncanonically claimed ture of Philip’s position on the new tan Philip’s letter is his claim that forward could we take? I don’t have Greek ?music, lots of authentic individually or with a foursome. If by the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Vicariate, the National Herald con- the Church of Antioch has had ju- the answer right this minute.” Greek cuisine, shopping, kids you do not have a foursome, we'll From a historical perspective, it has tacted the Antiochian Archdiocese risdiction over all Arabic-speaking Asked whether Patriarch Ig- booths and many more festivities. assign you one. All levels of play been clear, since the disintegration in Englewood, New Jersey and re- Orthodox Christians in America natius has sanctioned Philip’s deci- St. George has performed the are welcome! Lots of wonderful of Orthodox unity which existed in ceived a call back from Rev. George since 1917, but Rev. Kevorkian sion to reaffirm his directive of May Greek Fest for 29 years and has a prizes Directions: Take Beltway Ex- North America until 1917, that the Kevorkian, hierarchical assistant at conceded there are no official 2003, and what Ignatius’ position is large following of tens of thou- it 2 to Telegraph Rd. South approx- Arabic-speaking Orthodox people the Antiochian Archdiocese and Church documents to support that on the issue, he said, “I don’t know. sands people yearly. For more infor- imately 3.5 miles to the park en- in North America have been exclu- pastor of Saint Ignatius Church in argument. I don’t even know that there’s been mation, call 865-588-5043. trance on the right. Dress Code: sively under the pastoral care of the Florida, New York (a mission parish “His Eminence is not aware of a a discussion about it. His Eminence Collared shirts, no denim. For more Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox which was established about 16 particular document. But it’s very was copying the Patriarch for infor- SEPTEMBER 13 information, call Nick Larigakis at Christian Archdiocese of North months ago). well documented historically. In mational purposes.” HOUSTON, Texas – The Pancyprian 202-785-8430. America. Similarly, the Greek- Rev. Kevorkian told the Herald Association of Texas cordially in- speaking Orthodox people (e.g., he was speaking on behalf of Met- vites the community to its Cyprus Cypriot, Greek, Egyptian, Turkish, ropolitan Philip, said the letter was Independence Day Celebration & NOTE TO OUR READERS etc.) have always been under the a reiteration of the directive in May Scholarship Dinner at S. P. Martel This calendar of events section is a pastoral care of the Greek Ortho- of 2003. Hall at the Annunciation Greek Or- complimentary service to the Greek dox Archdiocese of America. What “It’s nothing new, although it thodox Church (3511 Yoakum American community. All parishes, reaction would occur if the Anti- could be considered new within the POCKET-LESS Boulevard) on Saturday, Septem- organizations and institutions are ochian Archdiocese were to estab- context of the new arrangement. ber 13, 2008 at 7 PM The honorary encouraged to e-mail their infor- lish a vicariate for Greek communi- Keep in mind that this has more to guest is Philip Christopher, Presi- mation 3-4 weeks ahead of time, ties which separate themselves do with specific events in 1993 that PITA BREAD dent, Pancyprian Association of and no later than Monday of the from the Greek Orthodox Archdio- surrounded Saint Nicholas Church America. Ticket Price: $60 per per- week before the event, to cese? in San Francisco, which was clearly Kontos Foods son. All students pay $30 per per- [email protected] “These former ‘Jerusalem Patri- an Antiochian Orthodox church,” son. Cash bar. Please make checks om. archate’ communities separated he said. The Leading Company in Flat Breads themselves from the Antiochian “A break-off portion of that Well knwon for the Pocket-Less Pita Archdiocese without canonical re- church approached the late Patri- leases and, in some cases, are arch Diodoros (of Jerusalem), who Manufacturer’s of Authentic Ethnic Hand Stretched Flat bread. QUESTION OF THE WEEK served by priests who are under ordained and sent a priest to serve canonical suspension. It is impor- that parish. That is the episode that Kontos the first family in fillo dough and fillo products. tant to point out that, since this caused the dispute, and the break- Vote on our website! separation occurred in 1993, we off group to be declared uncanoni- FILLO KATAIFI, BAKLAVA, SPANAKOPITA, TYROPITA have taken extraordinary measures cal. And then there was the estab- NUT ROLL, MELOMAKARONA You have the chance to express your opinion on our website on an to reconcile these communities lishment of perhaps a dozen more and the TRADITIONAL MEDITERRANEAN DESERTS. important question in the news. The results will be published in our with the Antiochian Archdiocese, communities very close to Anti- Excellent quality and service. printed edition next week along with the question for that week. and have appealed to both the Pa- ochian parishes. So if we’re going The question this week is: Do you believe that the constant disqual- triarchate of Constantinople and to talk about canonical versus un- ifications of Greek Olympians for taking banned substances tarnishes the Patriarchate of Antioch, as well canonical, let’s start there. This We distribute in USA and Canada. the reputation of clean athletes as well? as others, for their assistance. Un- constitutes a real issue of the Special prices for communities, schools, churches ❏ Yes fortunately, none of our numerous canons being violated. We never festivals and other events ❏ No appeals for intervention were an- fixed the original problem, and un- ❏ Maybe swered. til we fix the original problem, this “As such, our directive of May 2, won’t be clean,” he said. The results for last week’s question: Have you been following the 2003 remains in force. To empha- “I have no doubt that some peo- Greek athletes at the Olympics? size the main point of that direc- ple believe moving those parishes 58.06% voted "Yes" tive, the clergy of the Antiochian to the clearly canonical jurisdiction Kontos Foods, Inc 38.71% voted "No" Archdiocese are still forbidden of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Box 628, Paterson, NJ 07544 3.23% voted "I don't know" from communing and/or concele- can actually solve the problem – in Tel.: (973) 278-2800 ñ Fax: (973) 278-7943

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By Demetris Tsakas national title. tember. “This was a very important Special to The National Herald Cyprus Federation of America year for me because despite the fact President Panikos Papanikolaou that we had our fair share of prob- NEW YORK – The New York Pan- could not contain his pleasure over lems and many injuries, we over- cyprian Freedoms, the official soc- the victory. In a statement to TNH, came adversity and managed to cer team of the Pancyprian Associa- he said “the success of the Pancypri- write some of the brightest pages in tion of America, returned tri- an Association of America’s soccer the Pancyprian’s history. We were umphantly to New York from Seat- team stands as a source of pride for clearly the most disciplined team, tle, on Monday August 11, after not only the Cypriot American Com- because we did not receive even one capturing the United States Nation- munity, but the entire Greek Ameri- red card. Everything starts with our al Soccer Championship – its first can Community. Our players, who head coach Luka Lukovic, who has national championship in the past are mostly second and third genera- not missed so much as one little 25 years. The next day, Tuesday Au- tion Greek Americans, managed to practice. We have a great team spirit gust 12, the national champion successfully compete on the nation- and discipline in our club,” Mr. Pancyprian Freedoms, together al level and honor the jersey of the Halkides said. with fans and supporters gathered Pancyprian Freedoms. I extend my Dr. Michael Iordanou, a former together at Akti Restaurant in Asto- warmest congratulations to the Pancyprian player himself, who ria to celebrate their title and reap Pancyprian Association of America, played on the team that captured the fruits of their hard work. its Athletic Division, the coaches, the 1983 U.S. national champi- U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and above all the players and their onship, said “I am very proud of the (D-NJ) was on hand for the cele- parents for earning this much de- fact that my son savored a champi- bration, together with Cyprus Fed- served victory.” onship of his own 25 years after I eration of America President The President of the Pancyprian did. I want to congratulate the Panikos Papanikolaou and Vice- Association of America Philip President of the Pancyprian Associ- President Tasos Zambas. Christopher said that “the Pan- ation, the team manager, and “It is a special honor for me to- cyprian Freedoms have a long his- everyone else who contributed to day to be here with the U.S. nation- tory. They were formed in 1975, this success.” al champions, who showed that and were made up of Greek Ameri- Constantine Pavlakos shared his when talent mixes with heart, suc- can soccer players who wanted to sentiments over the Freedoms’ vic- cess is sure to follow,” Senator call attention to the Cyprus issue PHOTOSρ TNH STUFF tory as well. “As a parent, I feel Menendez told The National Her- through sports. At that time, we TOP: The New York Pancyprian proud when I see our children car- ald, after receiving a warm wel- thought it was a good idea to pro- Freedoms pose for their custom- rying on the Pancyprian legacy, come from the crowd and posing mote the resolution of the Cyprus ary team photo. The Freedoms even though they were born in the for commemorative photos with issue through the use of soccer and captured the United States Na- U.S. These children got their start team coaches, players and person- other athletic events in general, be- tional Soccer Championship in with the Freedoms. They have been nel. cause sports transcends national Seattle on Monday, August 11, wearing a Pancyprian jersey since “The Cypriot Community of and cultural boundaries. We played 2008. RIGHT: The Freedoms cel- they were eight, and we are very America and Greeks all around the against Germans, Croatians, Ital- ebrate their Championship by proud because they managed to world should be proud of this select ians, Hungarians, and other teams. holding up their trophy during a win the national championship and group of young athletes who won Many big names were associated celebration at Akti Restaurant in bring yet another trophy to our this year’s national championship. I with our club including Greek soc- Astoria on Tuesday, August 12. team. We all get along with each am especially happy to have had cer star Mimis Papaioannou, who other and like one another. We the opportunity to share in their became our coach in 1979 and led 0. We tied the score at the 87th have been living these unforget- joy,” Senator Menendez added. us to three national champi- minute, and we worked our mira- table moments that our children After advancing to the national onships. We established the Pan- cle in double overtime, when we gave us to the fullest, as we semifinals last week with a 5-3 vic- cyprian Freedoms as a Greek Amer- scored the go-ahead goal. I cannot watched them win game after tory over Chicago’s RWB Adria, the ican soccer team, and from this, the say enough about all the hard work game. Congratulations to the play- Freedoms advanced to the national Pancyprian Association branched that took place here. After 25 years ers, the staff, and coach Luka championship in Seattle, Washing- out and formed a dance group, a of waiting, it is a great joy to watch Lukovic.” ton, where they defeated Arizona’s choir, and other political action children born in the United States George Andreou pointed out Sahvarus in double overtime, with committees as well. We subse- wear the Pancyprian jersey and that his son Stelios is a member of a final score of 2-1. quently established our Eleftheria know what it means to fight for our this year’s national championship The Freedoms’ victory gave the youth division.” team’s cause.” team, and said that he began to Pancyprian Association of America Mr. Christopher spoke about The head of the Pancyprian As- play soccer at the age of five, on the its fourth National Championship. this year’s national champions and sociaton Athletic Division Lefteris kiddy teams, moved on to our ju- from our junior team will take their children’s team. “When you have a The lineup for this year’s champi- noted that “the players on our Eliades also spoke about the his- nior squad, and rightfully earned place on the first team. For approx- leadership like we do and kids like ons includes Stelios Andreou, team, which is U.S. national cham- toric victory. “For me, this was the their place on the first team.” imately the next ten years, we have ours, the team will always move on Nicholas Christopher, Panagiotis pion, are members of our youth biggest victory in the history of the Mr. Halkides spoke about the re- secured the group dynamic that from triumph to another,” he said. Halkides, Christian Jordanou, Nick and were born in the U.S. They Pancyprian Association, because cent success enjoyed by the Free- will assure our success in the soccer “It is not only about the trophies Katsanos, Stefanos Kazantzis, Chris grew up in the Pancyprian Assoca- our kids demonstrated great heart, doms and noted “this year alone, field for the decade to come,” he that the kids bring home. The con- Megaloudes, Andreas Paphitis, Pe- tion, and began playing soccer as and went into the field determined we have won five finals, earning us added. tinuation of the history began by ter Pavlakos, Anastasios Polydefkis, early as six years old. It is a big to win. They made good on their five championships. We won the Mr. Halkides said that the Greek Americans who played on the John Simos, Harry Tsangaris, and thing for us to see our children, pledge, and this is the biggest victo- New York Cup, the Super Cup, youngest player on the team, An- Pancyprian teams of the 1970’s is a Christos Zissimatos. who were only toddlers - or maybe ry in the history of the Pancyprian which goes to the winner of the dreas Paphitis, is just 17 years old, very important thing. I am especially The Pancyprian Association of not even born - back in 1983 when Freedoms. I want to congratulate match between New York’s two cup and noted that the majority of play- proud of our kids, who not only play America issued a press release con- we won our last championship, all the players, who are second and holders, the Region 1 Cup in Penn- ers are between the ages of 20-22. with all their heart, but managed to gratulating the President of its Ath- manage to compete against major third generation Greek Americans, sylvania in early June, and now the “We also have four players who are reach such a high level and win the letic Division Lefteris Eliades, the U.S. teams and come out victori- as well as all the members of our U.S. National Championship, 25 not of Greek origin, but have been U.S. National Championship. They team manager George Halkides, ous. It is no coincidence that the committee. I could not believe my years after our last title. We will on our team for years and consider are all to be commended,” Mr. An- Martin Kyprianou, head coach Luka Seattle newspaper covering the fi- eyes when I saw our kids winning now go down in history as one of themselves to be an integral part of dreas Ioannou said. Lukovic and his associate assistant nal game chose the headline ‘heart game after game.” only a handful of teams that have the Freedoms. They would never Martin Kyprianou, co-owner of coach Klitos Ioannou. prevails over talent’ to describe our The manager of the Pancyprian won four U.S. National Champi- go play for any other team because the Akti Restaurant in Astoria, who The press release also mentions victory. The other teams had star Freedoms George Halkides said onships. This year’s championship they love the Pancyprian Freedoms, hosted the celebratory dinner said the three other national champi- players and big names, but our kids “The Pancyprian Association has is arguably the sweetest, because it and they love the fact that we are that “we are proud of the Pancypri- onships won by the Freedoms in fought with all their heart. We two teams, the senior squad, and was won by Greek American play- united as one,” Mr. Halkides added. an Association of America and our 1980, 1982, and 1983, when they played against a great team from the juniors, who are training for a ers who were born and raised in the He also cited that the Freedoms children. Although these kids were were led by Greek soccer great Chicago in the semifinals, and won spot on our first team. About half of Pancyprian Association. We are go- have one more final ahead of them, born here, they managed to honor Mimis Papaioannou. This year’s 5-3. We went up against a team our current team members played ing to keep up our efforts, because when they will face Greek American the colors of and jersey of the Pan- championship comes 25 years after from Arizona in the finals, and until on the junior team two years ago. the foundation is in place and the Atlas in a match that will take place cyprian Association and win the na- the last time the Freedoms won the the 87th minute, we were down 1- Our players started off from our desire is there. This year, six players during the second weekend of Sep- tional championship.” Hellenic Youth Soccer Club Teaches Children About Teamwork and Community

By Theodore Kalmoukos the eye of many children living in Constantine Boundalis are all vol- soccer. He added that for many of American youth,” Mr. Panagopou- great kids who come from a strong Special to The National Herald the local area. “There is a great deal unteers who offer their time and the players, this is their first year on los added. family environment, with ethos, of interest, as you can see. There services to train the children. the team, and although they are in- Theodore Demakopoulos, Parish virtue and a desire to learn about BOSTON – Every Wednesday and are about fifty kids here right now The Hellenic Soccer Club is com- experienced, they are quick studies Council President of the St. Nectar- soccer and Greek issues.” He also Saturday, Hill Field, located in as we speak, and that says a lot.” prised of 120 members, and has and improve continually as each ios Church, said that “this is a won- added that, “it is truly touching to Roslindale, Boston echoes with the Scrimmages and games take made a name for itself in the ama- week goes by.” Mr. Kalaitzis hails derful and commendable effort that see these kids training and practic- sound of Greek American children place every Wednesday and Satur- teur sports circles of Boston. It even from Agios Ioannis, in the Prefec- the Hellenic Soccer Club is making. ing, while speaking to each other in ages 7 to 14 who are playing soccer. day. “Registration includes the cost has its own private headquarters, ture of Katerini. All of our friends here volunteer Greek. I believe that we have to up These boys and girls make up the for uniforms and insurance, be- which are based in Roslindale. John Mitrousis said that “the their time and services tirelessly our efforts even more and give four youth squads of the historic cause we have to make sure that When asked if a program like kids are doing well and are going to and without any complaints for the these children all our attention, be- Hellenic Soccer Club of Roslindale, our players are insured during this, which takes time and effort to get better in time.” Mr. Mitrousis good of our children.” cause they will be the future pillars and train under the watchful eye of practice sessions or games,” Mr. Ba- stay in operation, is worthwhile, used to play soccer in Greece and Mr. Demakopoulos added that of the Greek Community and the their team manager, Sotiris Baco- colas explained. Mr. Bacolas responded that “work- said that “we did not have special “the St. Nectarios Community has Church.” las. Mr. Bacolas, along with six oth- The program started off in an in- ing with the youth makes it all training programs there, but we er coaches and referees, also hap- door gym. “We wanted to try it out worth the effort. These are our chil- knew a little bit about soccer, and pen to be parents and grandparents and see if there would be a re- dren.” now we are trying to pass on this of children playing on the Hellenic sponse. Once we saw that there Mr. Bacolas has three children of knowledge to our children, who en- CLASSIFIEDS Soccer Club. was interest and children were his own who participate in the pro- joy playing soccer.” He added that Sotiris Bacolas informed The signing up, we moved to a field,” gram – two boys and a girl. 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By Mark Frangos me.” ing event or an accident – the first Special to The National Herald Mr. Stavrianidis went on to talk thing that most would say is ‘Why about cancer and how it was impor- me?’ he said. “I probably don’t have NEW YORK – Peter Stavrianidis, tant to fight on and the great work what it takes. From this moment on owner of Venus Jewelers in Somer- that St. Peter’s does. for the rest of your life if a negative set, was given the honor of being “We are here to celebrate life; thought ever enters your mind I the guest speaker for the St. Peter's we are here to celebrate the fact want you to say ‘No that’s not right University Hospital Cancer Sur- you did not succumb into this grue- about me, because I am either an vivor Day luncheon on Saturday, some disease (cancer); we are here absolutely handsome dude and June 14, 2008. His inspirational to celebrate together – because it very smart or I am absolutely beau- speech was a powerful supplement was a team effort,” he said. “Work- tiful and absolutely brilliant.’ to a day meant to celebrate hope, ing together under the supervision “Now consider this – if you are courage, and the lives of those who and care of the St. Peter’s Medical somebody to anybody you are have battled cancer. and Administrative staff with the somebody. Think about it for a mo- Mr. Stavrianidis’ speech was ti- love and support of your friends ment. And consider what Mo- tled, “Life Is Beautiful,” and much and relatives and with the power hammed Ali said. He said if men of it was meant to prove it. and grace of God we came out as can take molded bread and make Mr. Stavrianidis is a local busi- victors. penicillin out of it – consider what a nessman and citizen of Franklin “We are here to celebrate and loving God can make out of you. Township for the last 29 years. He declare that from now on we look You are designed for accomplish- runs the family business called at life as a wonderful game and we ment, you are engineered for suc- Venus Jewelers. His family has are the players; we will not always cess, you are endowed with the been in the jewelry business for win every match but we will enjoy seeds of greatness. All we’ve got to four generations. playing the game. Because that’s do is recognize those seeds, water He has a Masters degree in Busi- what games are all about – to be en- those seeds, fertilize those seeds, ness and has several diplomas and joyed. And that every single one of then we’ve got to realize that we designations in Gemology and Ap- you – everyone one in this room has are that third person. praising. Mr. Stavrianidis is also a this innate greatness in playing the “In our days we hear a lot about business coach helping people to game of life. You are all born with spirituality and religion. From my increase their skills in sales com- this. It’s part of your DNA.” perspective unless we embrace the munication, public speaking and Mr. Stavrianidis’ speech was a spiritual we gonna miss out on the team building. He is involved with referendum against giving up in the most significant part of life itself. several organizations for the pre- face of cancer and continuin the Now I am going to make state- vention of genocide – monitoring fight. ments that some of you might at govenrnments and regimes that “Having spoken to some of you first rebel and disagree with; but I have a bad record of human and re- and a lot of other people who have am going to make a statement that ligious rights. He is currently pur- gone through a major life threaten- deep down everybody believes that Peter Stavrianidis, owner of Venus Jewelers in Somerset, N.J., third from left, with cancer survivors at the suing a Doctorate in Sociology with ing disease or even a life threaten- there is a God.” St. Peter's University Hospital Cancer Survivor Day luncheon on Saturday, June 14, 2008. the Pantion University of Athens. Mr. Stavrianidis began by de- scribing the things people take for granted in life. “We regret the fact that we were too busy thinking of other ‘bigger Getting Around Island of Milos in a Kayak is a Week-Long Adventure things,’ we were too busy of the past or too concerned about the fu- Continued from page 1 selves.” moonless night and easily swallow June excursion (its first around the A pod of perhaps two dozen of ture,” he said. “Now, how many That blustery day, the Grosshan- a half-dozen kayaks in their maw. islands) and another coming up in the silvery mammals could been times have you spent a tremendous company, kept the size of the tour dlers opted instead to hike into Mi- In one, the sea's gentle swells September, as exploratory, mean- seen repeatedly arcing toward the amount of time of energy and time group to just 10 paddlers. Rick los's hilly interior. struck somewhere in the deep dark, ing there could be first-time organi- horizon, sometimes alone, some- thinking about those two? Sweitzer, the company's bronzed Out on the Aegean, members of sounding a rhythmic, rock-shud- zational hiccups, so client guinea- times in pairs, a sight so beautiful “We are thinking about the past and barrel-chested executive direc- the wind-whipped caravan aligned dering whump . . . whump . . . pigs got a discount. and rare it made hair stand on end. because we are stuck in the past tor, has been kayaking in Greece for themselves in single file behind the whump, leaving one visitor with The circumnavigation of Kimo- The trip was so demanding that and then we keep on thinking how almost 25 years, and heads “the guide like ducklings. the eerie impression of a sleeping los, which shore-to-shore ran nine memories tended to blur into a gi- we can have a better future. How largest kayak outfitter in the Greek Swirling winds kept the kayak- beast breathing heavily. hours in sweltering, mid-30-degree ant kaleidoscope. we can get a promotion, how we islands.” ers hugging the undulating shore- The physical exertion required heat, might have been considered “One of the great things about can make more money, how we can Rob Grosshandler, a Chicago- line, seeking shelter in the lee of to get to some of these caves may one such hiccup. this trip is that so many places here pay for our kid’s education, how we based Internet entrepreneur, was the island. not be for everyone, says John Pet- Had the sea not been dead calm feel so remote,” says Seth save more for our retirement – and impressed with how Sweitzer han- Several so-called microbursts, rich, a 65-year-old retired physi- at the time when the paddlers Grosshandler, Rob's brother who that goes on and on. And while we dled his 13-year-old son Noah and lasting only a few seconds to per- cian from Seattle, Wash. reached a prearranged spot with celebrated his 50th birthday by are doing that - we forget to live for 16-year-old daughter Zoe. haps a minute or two, were so pow- “You have to work to get this shoreline road access, some almost coming on the paddle. the moment, to bless that moment, “He gave them lots of responsi- erful they stopped paddlers dead in kind of stuff,” Petrich says. certainly would have opted to pull “We live in a big city and like to to bless the goods we have – it bility but measured their responsi- the water. “For a 'tourist' it might not be out and meet the company van. get away – it makes the earth feel doesn’t matter what they are or bility against their skills, treating Some of the caves of Milos and worth it. For a kayaker, this is quite At the end of the day, as the rag- very big.” how many they are, to bless the ad- them as adults without forgetting Kimolos are cozy little things that spectacular.” tag group struggled to cross the Danylo Hawaleshka is a free- ditional day or hour or minute or that they were still children and be- barely fit a single kayak, happy and Northwest Passage added Milos channel between Kimolos and Mi- lance writer based in Athens. His second that the supreme being has cause they enjoyed themselves, my as bright as a summer's day. and Kimolos to its extensive reper- los, someone pointed and shouted. trip was subsidized by The North- given us; to bless our existence.” wife and I were able to enjoy our- Others soon turn black as a toire only this year, and labeled the “Dolphins!” west Passage. Mr. Stavrianidis also noted that, despite being a hard worker, what you do when you are not working defines you as a person. “I know that society has man- aged to brainwash us to believe just one element ‘what is your worth’ as opposed to ‘are you worthy?’” he said. “For some years now I’ve been saying that it’s what you do off the job that’s going to determine how far you go on the job. The way you behave those other 12 or 14 or 16 hours. Are you taking care of your- self physically, mentally and spiri- tually? Are you making certain that your family is in the game plan with you? Are you learning some things while you are off the job? Because when you are off the job that’s when you are learning things that will make you more effective when you are on the job. These are some of the things that I have learned from my mentors and I PHOTOS: EYRΟKINISSI have implemented in my life and in A new adventure tour on the island of Milos allows kayakers to visit return I share them with others in many hard to reach areas on the island such as caves on Milos and every opportunity that is given to Kimolos. The tour is operated by the Northwest Passage company. Exposing the Truth of the Turkish Bushwhacking of Hi Jolly and Greek George

Continued from page 1 www.turkofamerica.com for your- "The Heroic Sheriff" in the historical bald-faced liar than their own the stories of three Ottoman citi- tive. Alparslan notes that the film selves. Be aware however that Colorado town of Buckskin Joe. The words. zens, each different from one an- gives a message of peace, justice film makers are now in the process while the general story of Philip film's American partner is Producer Okay, so what exactly is the “sto- other, who accompany the camels. and order, as the three Ottomans of making a documentary and a Tedro, George Caralambo and the Group Studio's, from Colorado ry” of the proposed films? “Produc- In the film scenario, the heroes (the save the town they are in from ban- feature length film on the lives of rest is related the basic facts are Springs (www.turkofamerica.com).” ers of "The Heroic Sheriff" say they three Ottoman citizens) bring the dits and lawlessness. He notes that these two men (www.turkofameri- mostly scrambled. Or they just lie. Now I would like to quote at want to make an entertaining cow- camels to Texas to sell them, and the plans are to have "The Heroic ca.com).” The express reason for Take for instance the claim that some length from the “An Izmiri boy film, which is why they may once there, the US government Sheriff" enter cinemas in eight dif- this entire venture is that “Turkish “Haci Ali, who had served as an ex- Camel Herder in The Wild West” not stay completely true to Haci buys 29 of them, but refuses one of ferent countries simultaneously. cinema should return to its roots, ploration guide for the military, a account. I do this for two reasons. Ali's life story. The real story of Haci them based on its ill health. The Film scenario writer Yigit Gu- and bring stories that concern camel herder, and a miner, had First I feel that some of my own Ali's life is going to come to the three Ottoman citizens then return ralp is of the belief that a new door Turkey’s own history to the view- brought his children up as Mus- writings on Philip Tedro and screen first as a documentary. The to the Ottoman Empire to bring into different realms has been ers.” lims.” Not only is there absolutely George Caralambo were drawn up- cinema film will be the next step, back the payment for the 29 opened, especially for those who For those of you who were no historical evidence that Tedro on for the travesty seen on the after this documentary. camels, and to return the one ill think that Turkish films have run asleep that day in Greek school, brought his children up as Muslims’ www.turkofamerica.com website. Shooting for "The Heroic Sher- camel. But while sleeping on the out of new topics. Guralp, who George Caralambo (also known as all available documents report that And unlike the author of the “Izmiri iff" will begin this July [2007], and banks of a river before returning, wrote the script for "Sinav," notes Greek George) and Philip Tedro Tedro when he married identified Camel Herder” account I want to plans are to have the film in cine- the three are robbed. that while Western style films were (known as Hi Jolly) were part of himself as an ethnic Greek. In time fully ‘credit’ him or her for whatev- mas by early 2008. The film will tell Knowing that they can't return shot in the Turkish film industry be- the United States Army’s attempt at Tedro abandoned his wife and two er follows. the story of the journey from Ot- to tell the Ottoman Sultan this bad tween 1965-1972, not one of them introducing camels as dray animals daughters. Later when Tedro at- Second, nothing gives away a toman lands to the US, as well as news, the three immediately go offered the kind of story that "The in the American southwest. Since tempted to reconcile with his wife looking for the thieves in the near- Heroic Sheriff" does. the late 1850s, there have been and family they rejected him. This est town. This town is a lawless Cengiz Ketenci, another film- government reports, newspaper ac- is not perhaps what one wants to place typical of the Wild West sto- maker, notes that civilizations are counts, and books about Tedro, hear about our Western ‘Heroes’ ries. The three Turks waste no time always shifting, and that it was im- Caralambo and the six other Greeks but it is a very common human sto- getting to work in this town, where portant to tell the story of a country who accompanied them as fellow- ry nonetheless. the sheriff is an old man who has just trying to stand up on its legs drovers. Apparently it was a ‘news’ story trouble enforcing the law. during a period of the Ottoman Em- In our time of global computer by Murat Bardarci in the Turkish The three Turks are busy search- pire's decline. Ketenci, commenting connections, when I am asked press that ‘broke’ this story to the ing for their camels, while offering on interest shown in Turkish-made about Tedro, Caralambo and the Turkish reading public. I have not up big money for the bandits who films, said "Turkish cinema should rest, I usually refer my questioners read this account. All I can hope is stole their goods. They become the return to its roots, and should bring to simply look up these men on any that Bardarci’s article was closer to nightmare of the thieves, and the stories that concern Turkey's own of the various websites that deal the generally accepted facts than favorites of the elderly sheriff and history to the viewers. The individ- with this ill-fated Army experiment. what we see in the www.turko- his beautiful daughter. Just as they uals who came out of the consumer But unfortunately, the Turks have famerica.com website. finally get back their money and society in the 1980s have returned also discovered Tedro and his crew Whatever the case may be it was are set to return though, the old to their origins (www.turkofameri- and their goal is nothing less than to Bardarci’s article that “caught the sheriff is murdered, and the plans ca.com).” make these pioneers their own. But attention of Turkish filmmakers of the three Turks are disrupted. The Hi Jolly Graveyard in as with liars and cheats every Cengiz Ketenci and Sahin Al- They accept the request by the Quartzsite Arizona is the only where, and at all times, they can not parslan. These filmmakers, who sheriff's distraught daughter that cemetery named after a Greek in help but give themselves away. If struck an agreement with film sce- one of them stay on as the new North America. Yet now the Turks you are not already familiar with nario writer Yigit Guralp, then de- sheriff of the town. want to desecrate this Greek-Amer- the story of Philip Tedro and the rest cided on Yucel Yolcu as their direc- The three Ottomans, before re- ican grave site as they have so the easiest way to recognize a Turk- tor. The film, which to include (sic) turning to their lands, face the final many thousands of other Armen- ish influenced website (such as the both Turkish and American ac- giant task of saving the town itself. ian, Greek, Sephardic Jews graves wikipedia.com entry on Hi Jolly) is tors… Filmmaker Sahin Alparslan says sites. Hitler, taught the Turks well. the teeth-rattling English-as a-sec- The Turkish film production stu- that the fact that stories about the If you lie, then do so in a Big Way. ond-language prose. dio Istanbul Mass Media will be first Turks in America are not That way you have a better chance Please, don’t take my word for shooting the film on Haci Ali's life, A monument shaped like a pyramid dedicated to Hi Jolly and the known very well made the idea of of having your blatant distortions it. I invite all of you to visit to be entitled "Kahraman Serif," or Camel Corps at his gravesite at Quartzsite Cemetery in Arizona. making this film even more attrac- of history, believed. 6 OBITUARIES THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 23, 2008 Andreas Papadakis, 69, Leading Publisher of Contemporary Architecture Books

By Rob Judges architect of the Jewish Museum in not allow him to incorporate this in- a building that would become a land- to the Academy Bookshop but nev- building in Grosvenor Place, Bel- Daily Telegraph Berlin . to the living space, he decided to mark thanks to the vivid red, pink, er bought any books”. They had Pa- gravia, after the most cursory of in- In the early 1980s, he was the run it as the Academy Bookshop. purple and yellow color scheme de- padakis’s one child, Alexandra, in spections, which did not extend to Andreas Papadakis, who has first to award a prize to Zaha Ha- The idea was to sell scientific jour- vised for it by Terry Farrell. 1979. For the last 25 years he had seeing all the floors. died aged 69, was the leading did. It was a sign of Papadakis’s nals. But the reps who came to the Two years later he bought the lived with Sheila de Vallée, who In later years, he became a lead- British publisher of contemporary originality that he was never hon- shop brought samples of illustrated struggling magazine Architectural was also much involved in the pub- ing member of the Greek Orthodox architecture books in the late 20th ored by the Royal Institute of books, not academic papers. Design. AD, as it was known, soon lishing activities. community in London, helping to century. British Architects; honors did not Near the Art Nouveau-ish fash- begat a number of events, sym- As the success of Academy grew, establish the new Hellenic Centre Omnipresent and without stylis- go to pluralists during the Battle of ion emporium of Biba, the shop at- posia, monographs and prizes. Papadakis embarked on a series of in Paddington Street and the Hel- tic prejudice, he was equally happy the Styles. tracted a clientele who often asked Everyone in architecture ever more remarkable homes. They lenic Institute at Royal Holloway. to publish works by Modernists Andreas Papadakis was born in for books showing Aubrey Beards- seemed to pass through the Acade- included Kilbees Farm, at Wing- In 1997 Papadakis founded a such as Norman Foster and Richard Nicosia, Cyprus, on June 17 1938 ley. Since none was on the market, my offices and bookshops, and if field, Berkshire, an Elizabethan new publishing company, Pa- Rogers; by Classicists such as and began his career as a physicist. Papadakis decided to publish one, the band of mostly young assistants house set off by Alan Jones sculp- padakis Publisher, which he ran Demetri Porphyrios, Quinlan Terry Coming to London in 1956, he did having first assured himself that was not paid very much, there were ture and various collections of with Alexandra. and John Simpson; and by exotic post-graduate studies at Imperial Beardsley’s drawings were out of few more creative environments in drawings. His death on June 10 came un- foreigners such as Arata Isozaki. College followed by a PhD in Nu- copyright. A book of plates without which to work. Papadakis said that It was here that he kept his tow- expectedly. Last autumn he bought, He became a champion of Post- clear Physics at Brunel University. text, it ran to many editions (one he decided to sell the company to a ering mount, Fred, to accompany on instinct, the Monkey Island Ho- Modernists such as Charles Jencks, The future direction of his ca- that was poorly bound being sold German publishing group after he Alexandra’s horses. (He would go tel, on an eyot of the Thames at whose Language of Post-Modern reer, however, was set by happen- as “easy to turn into posters”), and passed someone on the stairs forth to ride in Windsor Great Park, Bray, looking forward to an old age Architecture went through six edi- stance. In the early 1960s he bought remained in print until Papadakis whom he did not recognize: it had advising, in his rich Greek accent, a of tea on the lawn. With its Grade 1 tions. Among his publishing firsts a house in Holland Street, near Im- sold his imprint, Academy Editions, become too big. novice rider who accompanied him architecture and good food, the ho- were Leon Krier, master planner of perial College in Kensington. It con- in 1990. At home Papadakis formed a 10- to buy the best boots — “for your tel appealed to Papadakis’s hos- Prince Charles’s development at tained a shop, then in use as a dry In 1974 Papadakis acquired a new year relationship with Josette Ger- masculinity”.) pitable nature, his sense of quality Poundbury, and Daniel Libeskind, cleaners. Since the planners would headquarters at 42 Leinster Gardens, lier, a woman who “kept coming in- Subsequently he bought a huge and love of life.

DEATHS

■ BARBER, WILLIAM had saved to begin married life. The Webster as a bride in 1934. Her hus- one sister, Alexandra Spaniotis, and tery. Memorial donations to SS. Con- Palmer, MA; by her brother, Paul King MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Union couple came to Daytona Beach as band, Cosmas (Charles Michael) her husband, Harry "Bob" Spaniotis, stantine and Helen Church (1001 E. and his wife Alice of Vero Beach, FL, Leader reported that William "Bill" V. planned and began their new life in passed away in 1989. Stella is sur- of Wethersfield; his mother- and fa- Wyomissing Blvd., Reading, PA her nieces and nephews, Bill King Barber III, 56, died Aug. 10, 2008, at the new world. She was only 17 years vived by her daughter, Christina ther-in-law, Virginia and William 19611). and his wife Denise of Kensington, Elliot Hospital, surrounded by his old. They struggled to make a living, Mayo and her husband John of Flori- Steiger of Vernon; a sister-in-law, CT, Joel Catanzarite and his wife An- family, after a valiant battle with can- to care for their two children and to da; two grandchildren: John Mayo II Cathy Horton, and her husband, ■ NOPULOS, VIRGINIA gela of East Longmeadow and Jen- cer. He was born in Norristown, Pa., send money to family in Greece. of Orlando and Tina Mayo of Davie, Mark, of Vernon; four nephews, Dim- BALTIMORE, Md. – The Baltimore nifer Powell and her husband David Oct. 21, 1951, to William V. and When World War II broke out, all FL; one great-grandson, Jack, of itrios and Constantine Kiritsis of Sun reported that Virginia Nopulos, of Bellingham, MA; her great-nieces Loretta (Forlini) Barber. He resided communication with loved ones in Davie, FL. Stella is also survived by Greece, Nicholas Spaniotis of 86, of Baltimore died on Saturday, and nephews, Julianna King, Olivia in Manchester most of his life. Greece was cut off until after the war. four sisters from Michigan and Ohio Cromwell, and Eric Horton of Ver- August 9, 2008. Born February 7, and Emma Catanzarite, and Ben- He graduated from Bourne (Mass.) Sophia was finally able to return to and one brother from Florida; two non; one niece, Jamie Horton of Ver- 1922 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania she jamin and Jonathan Powell; many High School, earned an associate's Greece for the first time in 1964, thir- nephews: Harry Jordanoglou and his non; an aunt, Daphne Gabranis of was the daughter of the late Theo- special friends especially Ann Mac- degree form Newbury College and a ty-five years after her wedding. The wife Catherine, Costa Koulax and his Greece; two grandnieces, three dosis and Magdalene (nee Kontozis) carini as well as her pet parrot, Sam- bachelor of arts degree from New couple returned together in 1972, wife Bessie; a niece, Eleni Xan- grandnephews, and several cousins. Kontozoglus. Virginia's most impor- my. The funeral was held on August Hampshire College. He worked as a forty-three years after their marriage. thopoulos and her husband Paul, all Theo also leaves his loving and de- tant values in life were her family, 12 at St. George Greek Orthodox senior service-sales consultant for All- In 1952, their dream of having their of Webster; Stella is also survived by voted cockapoos who were sisters at many dear friends and her Greek Or- Cathedral in Springfield. Burial was tex Company, a division of G&K Ser- own Greek Orthodox Church in Day- her devoted companions: Helen and birth, Cleopatra and Athena. The fu- thodox faith. She was a devoted wife at Hillcrest Park Cemetery. Memorial vices, for 30 years. He was a member tona Beach was realized. Twelve Rose as well as many nieces, neral was held on August 13 at St. of Angelo Nopulos; loving mother of donations to the Baystate Visiting of Saint George Greek Orthodox years before a church was estab- nephews, relatives and friends. Stella George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Barbara Harris and her husband Uri- Nurse Assoc. & Hospice (50 Maple Cathedral. He held membership with lished, five women became involved was an active member of the Sts. Hartford. Burial was at Cedar Hill ah and Diane Puigdomenech and her St., P.O. Box 9058 Springfield, MA NH Baseball Umpires Association, in forming a local chapter of a nation- Constantine & Helen Greek Ortho- Cemetery. Memorial donations to the husband Jerald; sister of Kay Barris 01102-9058). National Baseball and Softball Um- al Greek Orthodox ladies organiza- dox Church and its Ladies Philopto- American Cancer Society Memorial and George Kontozoglus and wife pires Association, N.H. Softball Asso- tion, the Philoptochos. Sophia was chos Society for 74 years. The funeral Department (P.O. Box 1004, 538 Pre- Mary; grandmother of Jerald Puig- ■ STAMUS, NIKOLAS ciation, and served on the board of di- the last surviving chapter member. was held on August 16 at Sts. Con- ston Ave., Meriden, CT, 06450- domenech, Jr. and David Puig- BETHLEHEM, Penn. – The Express rectors of the Softball Assistants and She was active in her church and the stantine & Helen Greek Orthodox 1004), or St. George Greek Orthodox domenech; great-grandmother of Time reported that Nikolas S. Sta- Trainers Association. Family mem- Philoptochos Society where she held Church in Webster. Burial was at Cathedral, (443 Fairfield Ave., Hart- Deon and Devin Puigdomenech. Also mus, 37, successful business man and bers, in addition to his mother of Col- the position of treasurer and vice Mount Zion Cemetery. Memorial do- ford CT 06114). surviving are numerous nieces, entrepreneur, loving son, brother, legeville, Pa., include his wife of eight president for many years. As she got nations to the Sts. Constantine & He- nephews, great-nieces, great- and friend, world traveler, and Greek years, Toula Barber of Manchester; a older and when her husband became len Greek Orthodox Church 935 Lake ■ MAKRIS, PATRICIA nephews, many cousins, two broth- Orthodox Christian, died as a result son, Craig W. Barber of Boston; a confined to their home, she began Parkway, Webster, MA 01570. c/o HARTFORD, Conn. – The Hartford ers-in-law and three sisters in-law. of an automobile accident on Tues- daughter, Keri Barber of Houston; making floral icon wreaths for vari- Memorial Fund). Courant reported that Patricia Lor- Memorial donations to Greek Ortho- day night, August 12, 2008. He was two stepsons, Nick Kalaitzidis and ous saints' days. She continued mak- raine (Upton) Makris, 73, of Glaston- dox Annunciation Cathedral, (24 W. born on August 12, 1971 in Easton, Chris Kalaitzidis, both of Manchester; ing wreaths until she broke her leg ■ KANDILIS, CHRISTOS bury, beloved widow of Arthur T. Preston Street, the Baltimore Sun Pa, he was a son of Spiros P. and a brother, Robert Barber of and could no longer stand unassist- CHICOPEE, Mass. – The Republican Makris, died Thursday, August 14, Baltimore, MD 21201). Athena Chochos Stamus of Easton. Harleysville, Pa.; his stepfather, Ra- ed. She was 91. In 1987, the couple reported that Christos A. "Chris" 2008, at St. Francis Hospital & Med- He established and grew the largest mon Toledo of Collegeville, Pa.; two was honored by Fr Nicholas Kandilis, 75, of Naples, Florida ical Center. She was born in Hartford, ■ SAVAS, JUDITH regional Verizon Wireless reseller. nephews, several cousins, aunts and Manousakis and the Saint Demetrios passed away on Monday, August 11, daughter of the late William and Ber- LONGMEADOW, Mass. – The Repub- The recipient of numerous awards, uncles. He leaves his beloved grand- congregation for 58 years of mar- surrounded by the care and comfort nice (Steele) Upton and had lived in lican reported that Judith Carolyn the roots of his business grew far be- son, Demitri Kalaitzidis. The funeral riage. They were the first recipients of his loving family. He was born in Glastonbury since 1970. She along (King) Savas, 65, of Longmeadow yond his small town beginnings. An was on August 13 at St. George Greek of the 50 year wedding anniversary Nikia Pireaus, Greece on April 10, with her husband were the co- passed away peacefully on Saturday optimistic, forward thinking person, Orthodox Cathedral in Manchester. award. In 2007, she was given a sur- 1933, a beloved son of the late Anas- founders of Makris Coffee Company August 9th with her loving family at Nikolas was a man of kindness, gen- Burial was at Pine Grove Cemetery. prise 95th birthday party by her two tasios and Angiliki (Koutsoukou) which has been in operation since her side. Born in Westfield, MA to erosity, and humility. He treated Memorial donations to the American children that actually honored and Kandilis. He was raised and educated 1962, they also operated the former Minnie (Avitable) King of Southwick everyone, not just as a friend, but as a Cancer Society (360 State Route 101 thanked her many friends that had in Greece and settled in Hartford, Empire Baking Company. She was al- and the late Royal C. King, she was a brother or sister. He is missed by Manchester 03110) or to St. George been so kind to her since her fall. Connecticut. He moved to Chicopee so a long time employee of Aetna In- 1960 graduate of West Springfield friends around the globe. Member- Greek Orthodox Cathedral (650 Sophia loved flowers and gardening. in 1970 and lived there until moving surance Co. She was a member of St. High School. She is survived by her ships: He was an active member of Hanover St., Manchester 03104). When she was no longer able to gar- to Naples, Florida in 2005. He served George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, loving husband of 43 years, Harry T. the Annunciation Greek Orthodox den, she enjoyed having flowers in his country in the United States Navy and a Past President of the Daughters Savas of Longmeadow. Judy and Church in Easton, and an active ■ DRAKOS, GEORGE her home everyday thanks to family during the Korean War and later of Penelope Thaos Chapter 198. She Harry lived in Pittsburgh, PA for member of St. Nicholas Greek Ortho- OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – The Herald and friends. Sophia was predeceased served in the Navy Reserve from is survived by two sons, William T. many years until moving to Long- dox Cathedral in Bethlehem, Pa. Sur- News reported that George Drakos, by her husband, Jim, in March of 1955 until 1960. He was a restaura- Makris and his wife Jamie of Pom- meadow in 1979. She was a member vivors: In addition to his parents, 60, passed away on Saturday, August 1989. She is survived by her children, teur and in 1969, he built and operat- pano Beach, FL and Arthur T. Makris, of the St. George Greek Orthodox Spiros and Athena, he left behind his 16, 2008 at St. James Hospital in Michael and Angie, who cared for her ed the C & T Pizza Restaurant on Jr. of San Francisco, CA., her daugh- Cathedral and of the Association of brother, Panayiotis S. Stamus and his Olympia Fields as the result of an ap- in her home until her death at the age Chicopee Street in the Willimansett ter, Karen (Makris) Knapp of Rocky the Sisters of Providence. Judy start- wife, Theresa of San Marino, Califor- parent heart attack. Born in Andros, of 95. The funeral was held on Au- section of Chicopee until 1981. He al- Hill, her brother, Curt Upton and his ed her career working at the Friend- nia; his sisters, Ourania Seiple and Greece, and a longtime Joliet/Frank- gust 14 at Saint Demetrios Greek Or- so co-owned the Pizza Palace in wife Jill of East Hartford, two sisters, ly's Corp. in public relations and was her husband, Tobias of San Pedro, fort resident. Owner and operator of thodox Church in Daytona Beach. Holyoke and Mickey's Pizza in Ben- Carol Moske and her husband Walter also the editor of the newsletter, California, and Demetra Stamus of the Frankfort Auto Clinic. A member nington, Vermont. He was a commu- of Vernon, and Susan Ironfield and called 'The Friendly Times'. She then Easton, and his twin sister, Maria of All Saints Greek Orthodox Church ■ DRISTILIARIS, ELIZABETH nicant of Holy Trinity Greek Ortho- her husband Ron of Colchester, two went on to work for MBS Insurance Nicholas and her husband Christos of and the AHEPA Society. Former mem- LOWELL, Mass. – The Lowell Sun re- dox Church in Holyoke. Chris loved grandchildren, Dawn Coggins and of Enfield, CT where she was Assis- Boyds, Maryland, and his beloved ber of the Joliet Noon Lions Club. Pre- ported that Elizabeth M. Dristiliaris his family, enjoyed playing cards, her husband John of Wethersfield tant to the President and for Unicare nieces and nephews, Sophia and ceded by his father, John Drakos 87, died unexpectedly on Thursday, telling jokes and having a few drinks and Alexander T. Makris of Florida, Insurance of Springfield where she Athena Stamus, Maria and Athena (1988); his father-in-law, Chris August 7, 2008 at Lawnwood Med- while teasing his many friends. He two great grandchildren, Wynter was an Administrative Assistant. Seiple, and Nicholas, Theodora, Zouganelis; his surrogate mother-in- ical Center in Fort Pierce, Florida. She leaves his beloved wife, Yvonne Tena Roth and Eamon Coggins, two Most recently Judy had worked as an Spiros, and Loukas Nicholas. The fu- law, Kalliope Antoninis; and two un- was the wife of the late William G. (Messier) Kandilis. They were mar- nephews, Steve Antonio and Austin Administrative Assistant at Mass Mu- neral was held on August 16 at St. cles, Ted and Jim Zouganelis. Sur- Dristiliaris, with whom she shared 55 ried on May 4, 1959 and were Upton and a niece Kelly Llano, sever- tual for ten years. When Judy was Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral vived by his loving wife of 38 years, years of marriage. Betty was born in blessed with 49 years of happiness to- al cousins and a close family friend, younger she enjoyed ice skating and in Bethlehem. Burial was at Easton Mary K. (nee Zouganelis) Drakos; his Cordele, Georgia on October 11, gether. He also leaves his loving son, Henry Pelc of Glastonbury. The funer- had won many competitions and in Cemetery. Memorial donations to the loving daughter, Kalliope (David) 1920, a daughter of the late Arthur Charles C. Kandilis and his wife, al was held on August 18 at St. her later years she was a wonderful Building Fund of the Annunciation Dawley; "special son" Agustin (Laura) and Gwen Hunter. She spent her ear- Anne Shecrallah Kandilis of Spring- George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in artist, enjoying water colors and Greek Orthodox Church (20th and Cuevas; four grandchildren, George, ly years in Florida, and graduated field. His dear sisters, Vasilia Nomik- Hartford. Memorial donations to St. making porcelain dolls. Judy was al- Hay Terrace, Easton, PA 18042) or to Maria, Esmeralda and Nayeli, all of from Oveida High School in Oveida, ou and her husband, Manolis and George Greek Orthodox Cathedral so an avid Red Sox fan. Besides her St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathe- Frankfort. "Special Father and Grand- FL. She met and married her hus- Messina Karapano and her daughter, (433 Fairfield Ave., Hartford, CT, mother and her husband, Judy is sur- dral (1607 West Union Boulevard, father" to Johna (Richard) Riley and band while working in Miami, Flori- Maria Karapano, all of Athens, 06114). vived by her sister, Susan King of Bethlehem, PA 18017). family of Plainfield. His mother, da and moved with him to his home- Greece. He also leaves his dear ex- Maria Drakos; three brothers, Louie, town of Lowell in 1952 where they tended family which includes the ■ MORRIS, NICK Niko and Tony; one sister, Flora, all of raised their five children. She was a Shecrallah family of Ruth, Neil, John, STOWE, Penn. – The Reading Eagle Andros, Greece; and numerous member of the Transfiguration Greek Mark, Donna, Laurie and their re- reported that Nick Morris, 85, died nieces, nephews, cousins and many Orthodox Church and the Ladies spective spouses and children. 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Continued from page 1 liminary investigation this past Tuesday to determine whether and Kostas Kenteris, missed drug Halkia and Gousis broke any Greek tests on the eve of the Athens laws (Gousis has also denied Olympics. The two pulled out of the wrongdoing). 2004 Games, and said they had Halkia and Panagiotopoulos been involved in a motorcycle acci- have now been summoned to give dent, but have since faced allega- evidence next week before inves- tions in court that the crash was tigative magistrate Costas Simit- faked. zoglou. Halkia is now the 15th Greek The 11 weightlifters have been athlete to have tested positive for charged with illegal use of toxic methyl-trienolone. The list includes substances, a misdemeanor. 11 of its 14 weightlifters, swimmer Charges have also been filed Yannis Drymonakos, 400-meter against weightlifting coach Chris- runner Demetrios Regas and sprint- tos Iakovou and 13 other people. er Tassos Gousis, who was sent Iakovou, 60, is one of Greece’s home a few days before the Beijing most successful coaches, with his Games. lifters winning 12 Olympic medals The IOC has also barred Thanou (five gold) since the 1992 from Beijing for evading drug tests Barcelona Games. He was suspend- before the 2004 Athens Games, and ed after that doping scandal first is conducting a record 4,500 drug broke this past April. He has denied tests in Beijing, up from 3,600 in knowingly giving the team banned AP/GREG BAKER AP/GREGORY BULL Athens. The testing program began substances. LEFT: Greece's Hrisopiyi Devetzi bites her bronze for the women's triple jump at the Beijing 2008 Olympics on Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. RIGHT: with the opening of the Olympic Top Greek sporting officials Demetrios Mougios, left, and Vasileios Polymeros celebrate with medals after taking the silver in the Lightweight Men's double sculls. Village on July 27, and runs have suggested the recent spate of through the end of the 2008 doping cases among the country’s Olympics this coming Sunday, Au- athletes may be related. gust 24. “We are troubled that so many Halkia said early last Sunday in athletes have been found taking the Greece Wins a Silver and 2 Bronze Medals at Games Beijing that she was “shocked” to same substance,” Sports Minister learn she had tested positive a Yiannis Ioannides told Greece’s Continued from page 1 banned steroid, and barred from state-run NET television in Beijing. defending her gold medal. “This suggests that there is at least onds left, but Spanoulis rebounded “I have undergone more testing some contact between the athletes the ball, raced up the floor and than anyone else,” she told Greek and coaches involved in these cas- fired from long distance. reporters, adding that she had vol- es.” Argentina had already experi- unteered to take part in WADA’s pi- Culture Minister Michalis Liapis, enced a similar scenario against lot program in which athletes sub- who is in charge of sport, said he Lithuania, when Linas Kleiza mit themselves to regular testing was “outraged” by news of Halkia’s drained a game-winning three- voluntarily. doping offense. Legislation to pointer. But this time, Spanoulos's But Halkia’s backup sample was toughen doping penalties and shot was long. tested last Sunday, and came back checks would be submitted to the "We enjoy that one," Argentina forward Andres Nocioni said, be- fore describing his emotions as the shot was in air. "It's like, total arena is silent. Nobody said anything. It was real tough. Great win." After the three medals, Greek hopes for more success at the Bei- jing Olympics were high, but it proved to be another disappointing week for the country’s athletes. Long jumper Louis Tsatoumas was one of Greece’s best hopes for a track and field medal after qualify- AP/DAVID GUTTENFELDER ing for the final in first place. But Canada's Matt Gentry, left, wrestles Greece's Emzarios Bentinides in a 74-kg freestyle match at the 2008 nerves appeared to get the better of Olympics in Beijing on Wednesday, August 20, 2008. the 26-year-old. He failed to regis- ter a valid jump in three attempts after overstepping the mark on each occasion and was eliminated from the competition. The event was won by Panama’s Irving Jahir Saldino Aranda with a jump of 8.34 meters. Periklis Iakovakis finished a dis- appointing last in the final of the 400-meter hurdles. The race was won by the USA’s Angelo Taylor with a time of 47.25 seconds. Iakovakis later revealed that he had been carrying an injury in recent weeks and did not feel that he could run to the best of his ability. “It’s not the best way to complete a final but I was faced with either re- ally going for it and risking a more AP/RUSTY KENNEDY serious injury that could have kept Fani Halkia after winning the gold medal in the women’s 400-meter me out for months or ended my ca- hurdles during the 2004 Athens Olympics in this August 25, 2004 file reer or with taking it a bit easier,” photo. She tested positive for a banned substance last week. said the hurdler. Triple jumper Dimitris Tsiamis positive for methyl-trienolone, Hellenic Parliament after the Bei- said he put in his worst performance AP/ROBERTO CANDIA which the IOC describes as a “dan- jing Olympics, he said. of the year at the Olympics after fail- TOP: Greece's Anastasios gerous drug that may lead to seri- Vasilis Sevastis, head of Greece’s ing to qualify for the final. Schizas, left, battles Wang Yong ous consequences to the health of Amateur Athletics Federation, went Tsiamis jumped just 16.65 me- (7) of China in their match in athletes, even threatening their even further: “Greek sport can not ters in the qualifying round, which men's water polo at the Beijing lives.” tolerate this trade of banned sub- was only good enough for 23rd 2008 Olympics in Beijing on The IOC rejected her written de- stances. At some point, someone place. Philips Idowu of Britain quali- Wednesday, August 20, 2008. fense that she had never used the has to go to jail.” fied in first place with 17.44 meters. Greece won 13-8. RIGHT: Niko- steroid and suspected “acts of tam- Organized doping is likely be- “I am not happy at all with my laos Kourtides jerks 215 kilo- pering by third parties.” hind the doping scandals, accord- performance,” said Tsiamis. “I defi- grams in the clean and jerk of the The IOC, which set up a discipli- ing to Minos Kyriakou president of nitely expected something better men's 105-kg Group B weightlift- nary commission to investigate the the Hellenic Olympic Committee. than 16.65 meters, at least a person- ing competition on Monday, Au- case, also said Halkia had been offi- “There are 15 people, all with al best. Konstantinos Douvalidis, gust 18, 2008. Kourtidis finished cially kicked out of the 2008 Games the same substance. This is the however, set a new national record first in the group. and had her accreditation revoked. strangest thing because it leads to as he qualified for the next round of The IOC asked the International the conclusion that there is an orga- the 110 m hurdles. Sailing. Association of Athletics Federations nized effort. It seems there is a lot Douvalidis came home first in his In the Men's Canoe/Kayak Flat- to take any further sanctions. of money hidden there, a lot of heat in a time of 13.49 seconds but water C1 500m Andreas Kilgaridis Under global anti-doping rules, profit,” he said, adding that mess- his achievement was overshadowed qualified in the semifinals, ending Halkia faces a two-year ban for a ing with banned substances is fool- by the withdrawal of home favorite fifth with 1:54.541 steroid offense. In addition, the hardy. and defending champion Liu Xiang Chrysopigi Devetzi did not quali- IOC said it was reporting the mat- “Whoever does such things, or from the same heat with an Achilles fy in the long jump finals and Savva ter to Greek authorities and re- gets mixed up in such things, com- tendon injury. Lika in javelin finals.?In the first questing they investigate possible mits suicide. And when someone Greece’s two contenders in the round in Men’s Table Tennis Singles, violations of Greek law, in particu- wants to commit suicide, nobody women’s hammer throw also missed Panagiotis Gionis prevailed over lar by her coach, George Pana- can stop them,” he said, referring to out. Stiliani Papadopoulou peaked Brazilian Gustavo Tsuboi 4-0 (11-7, giotopoulos. the Greek athletes who tested posi- at 69.36 meters while Alexandra Pa- 11-3, 11-5, 11-5). The IOC said it reserved the tive for the same drug. “I believe pageorgiou managed 66.72 – nei- In Women's RS:X Sailing Antonia right to take sanctions against these substances are given in most ther of them good enough to reach Fray came 11th, ranking 15th with Panagiotopoulos, who is also sports, supplied to the naive, be- the final. 107 points. In Laser Sailing Vangelis Gousis’ coach. cause someone who knows that In other results, Nikos Kakla- Cheimonas ranked 15th, while in Panayiotis Poulios, a senior this could lead them to death does- manakis came seventh, ranking Women's Laser Radia Efthychia

Athens prosecutor, ordered a pre- n’t try it.” sixth with 75 points in Men's RS:X Mantzaraki ranked 18th. LEIGHTON AP/ANDRES Dora: Russia Should Honor Ceasefire in Georgia

Continued from page 1 to help send the necessary mes- international observers to go to the bility is vital to both regional and sages. What is most important is specific region. The initial news is international security and peace. In Moscow, Russian Foreign that this relation is based on certain good. Twenty OSCE observers will “For this reason, every move Minister Sergey Lavrov shot back at fundamental principles. Respect for be going, as all sides involved ac- there requires special attention, re- NATO, stating that the Alliance is the territorial integrity of countries cepted them. As you know, Russia sponsibility and prudence. The cri- pursuing anti-Russian policies and is key. In any case, this principle, to- also participates in OSCE. We also sis in Southern Ossetia should not supporting an aggressive Georgia. gether with that of avoiding the use hope that it will be the first step for have begun. What is important Moscow is not occupying Geor- of force, constitute steadfast princi- additional (up to 100) internation- now is that it should not continue. gia, he stressed, and has no plans to ples of Greek foreign policy,” Ms. al observers to go,” Ms. Bakoyanni Therefore, the consistent obser- annex the separatist Georgian re- Bakoyanni said. said. vance of the ceasefire; the con- gions of South Ossetia and Abk- The OSCE (Organization for Se- A Greek humanitarian aid mis- firmed final ending of (military) hazia. He also suggested NATO was curity Cooperation in Europe) sion was conducted with C-130 air- operations; the return to the previ- treating Russia like a child which “troika,” the foreign ministers of craft, she pointed out, providing ous state; and a substantive dia- needed discipline, even though it Finland, Greece and Spain, also 100,000 euros ($147,750) in eco- logue are urgently required,” she was Georgia which provoked Rus- met with Mr. Scheffer on the side- nomic aid through the U.N. High added. sia. lines of the emergency NATO ses- Commission for Refugees to relieve Greece emphasized the need to sion. Greece will be assuming the refugees in Southern Ossetia who AP/YVES LOGGHE continue dialogue at all levels. OSCE presidency for 2009. are heading back to the North. The above incorporates infor- French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner gestures as Secretary of “We must use every possibility “We discussed the possibilities The Caucasus is a crucial, mation from reports posted by State Condoleezza Rice, left, speaks with Dora Bakoyanni during an given to us by the established dia- that we have for OSCE to act, and geopolitically complicated and sen- the Athens News Agency and As- emergency NATO session in Brussels this past Tuesday, August 19. logue at the NATO-Russia Council we agreed that the first stage is for sitive region, she noted, so its sta- sociated Press. 8 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 23, 2008

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Lambrou interview with Van Coufoudakis in From what I understand about cans, have a clear choice this year αλλαγή, without any factual sub- Assistant Managing Editor Mark Frangos your July 26 edition and the subse- political ideology and what drives on two extremely divergent stantiation for which and for what. quent editor’s note published in the Senator McCain, Professor philosophies which are not based Sotirios J. 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We reserve the right to ticles be observed in the future? triot and a person who has made he should definitely get the Greek edit letters for publication and re- Frankly, all of us would have been independence the centerpiece of American vote. gret that we are unable to ac- better served if Professor his political dogma. As a young man growing up in knowledge or return those left Unnecessary ethnic divisions Coufoudakis had sent a letter to the Only history will judge Presi- Greece, I heard another American unpublished. editor articulating his ideas, and dent Bush’s eight years in office, professor preaching and pushing Russia has incurred considerable criticism from the West for the crisis explaining why Senator Obama is but rest assured, even conserva- alagi (αλλαγή, change) for Greek in Georgia, which provoked the Russians and started the conflict. The Russian response was swift and typically brutal and, by most accounts, dis- proportionate. From a humanitarian standpoint, it is very unfortunate that the current PRESS CLIPPINGS Georgian Government’s miscalculation – a huge tactical blunder, actually – has brought so much suffering and sorrow upon the people of Ossetia, an important checkpoint for oil and gas distribution in the region. It’s easy for people in this country to condemn the Russians for destruc- tion, displacement of persons and loss of life. Ancient Greek Plays Resonate With U.S. Marines But the cold hard reality is that Russia is acting in its own interests which, since the days of the Cold War, have been considered contrary to By Tony Perry ject, whose artistic director and lost faith in his family and fellow with a prolonged standing ovation. Western interests. Los Angeles Times translator is Bryan Doerries, who soldiers. Strathairn, best known for his If we want to continue preserving and pursuing decades-old policies of has a master's degree from UC As the chorus says in “Ajax,” Oscar-nominated role as Edward R. strategic containment which rest on the premise, “We can’t trust those SAN DIEGO – At a conference ded- Irvine. The group has done numer- anger and violence will not relieve Murrow in “Good Night, and Good Russians,” then there’s no point in discussing the issue any further. icated to finding new ways to help ous readings for literary gatherings a soldier of his demons: “We will Luck” said the civilian and military But if we want to genuinely explore the issue and gain a fuller under- Marines recover from post-trau- and recently at the Cornell Univer- not cure evil with evil, for if we try, worlds exist side by side in U.S. so- standing, then we must consider the Russian perspective. It may prove to matic stress and other disorders af- sity medical school. the pain will only grow worse than ciety but rarely interact. be a faulty perspective, but without considering it more carefully, a just ter serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, When the chance arose to bring the illness that brought it upon “This is kind of an extraordinary resolution to the problem will remain elusive. the Marines are looking to an an- his troupe to the Marine Corps you.” moment for us as artists to be able In his column this week, Gene Rossides compares and contrasts the cient source: the plays of Sopho- Combat Operational Stress Control Ajax takes another path. He kills to apply our craft” to this military Russia/Georgia problem with the ongoing Turkish occupation of Cyprus cles. Conference, Doerries did not hesi- himself by falling on a sword given world, he said. (see page 9). Mr. Rossides also refers to two articles published by the An audience of 250-plus tate. “I think there is no better audi- to him by Hector, “my deadliest en- The actors sat at a table and Washington Post – “A Path to Peace in the Caucasus” by Mickhail Marines, sailors and healthcare ence in the 21st century to be hear- emy.” Some scholars see his death read from scripts. They wore no Gornachev (August 12) and “We Are All Georgians? Not So Fast” by professionals Wednesday night ing these plays,” he said. as a purifying act, but Marshele costumes, but their powerful voices Michael Dobbs (August 17) – columns which explain the Russian point of watched a dramatic reading by four Sophocles (circa 496 BC to 406 Waddell takes away a grimmer filled the hotel ballroom. Some of view. New York actors from two plays BC) was an elected general of the meaning. the lines seemed to have particular In an effort to approach this issue from another angle, it might be use- that center on the physical and psy- Greek forces during decades of con- “By giving up, we fall on the en- resonance, as when Tecmessa re- ful to present a few more points raised by Mr. Gorbachev, the last president chological wounds inflicted on the stant war. Military service was emy's sword, and the enemy has it counts being told by Ajax to shut of the Soviet Union who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990, and warrior. compulsory. As a result, almost all their way,” said Waddell, whose up: “He turned to me and firmly Mr. Dobbs, who covered the collapse of the Soviet Union for the When it was over, Sgt. Maj. Tom the men in his audiences were com- husband, a Navy SEAL, has done said: 'Woman, silence becomes a Washington Post. Hall, who has served in Iraq and bat veterans. four combat tours and been diag- woman.' “ Said Waddell, “I've heard Mr. Gorbachev points out that, since the very early 1990’s, separatists Afghanistan and will redeploy The character of Ajax, Doerries nosed with PTSD. that -- in other words.” in Georgia have continued aggravating the situation, which erupted into soon, said he could identify with said, “is an ancient textbook de- The parallels between the Tro- Retired Navy Capt. William P. full-fledged military conflict this past August 7. Ajax. scription” of post-traumatic stress jan War and the current wars were Nash, part of a panel discussion “The roots of this tragedy lie in the decision of Georgia’s separatist lead- “Ajax was infantry, just like me,” disorder. Ajax feels cheated of hon- striking, said retired Sgt. Maj. Ed- that followed the readings, pointed ers in 1991 to abolish South Ossetian autonomy. This turned out to be a Hall said. “The kinds of moral and ors due him, betrayed by the gener- uardo Leardo, who fought in Fal- to the scene in which Tecmessa says time bomb for Georgia’s territorial integrity. Each time successive ethical decisions he was facing are als and alienated from his wife and louja. “The combat stress, the inner of Ajax, after he has flown into a vi- Georgian leaders tried to impose their will by force – both in South Ossetia just the same as what Marines are the society he fought to protect. conflicts, the loss of your self, all olent rage, “there is nothing more and in Abkhazia, where the issues of autonomy are similar – it only made going through now.” “Incurable Ajax,” the chorus says, are the same,” he said. troubling than to discover an evil the situation worse. New wounds aggravated old injuries. Nevertheless, it Retired Lt. Col. Jay Kopelman, “his mind infected by divine mad- For the actors, it was new kind crime of which one is the culprit.” was still possible to find a political solution. For some time, relative calm who fought in Fallouja, Iraq, was ness.” of audience. All have substantial That line, Nash said, reminds was maintained in South Ossetia. The peacekeeping force composed of taken by the scene in which Philoctetes, marooned on an is- film and stage credits: Bill Camp, him of a Navy corpsman tortured by Russians, Georgians and Ossetians fulfilled its mission, and ordinary Philoctetes and a younger soldier, land after suffering a debilitating Jesse Eisenberg, David Strathairn the fact that he killed Iraqis in ways Ossetians and Georgians, who live close to each other, found at least some Neoptolemus, talked of comrades injury, also feels betrayed by an and Heather Raffo. Raffo, whose fa- outside the rules of engagement. common ground. Through all these years, Russia has continued to recog- killed in combat. Kopelman said army that tossed him aside when ther is from Iraq, used an Arabic- “That is the corpsman's burden: nize Georgia’s territorial integrity,” he writes. he's seen Marines have similar dis- he was of no further use. style accent in the role of Ajax's how to forgive himself,” Nash said. Mr. Gorbachev also noted the foolishness of the Georgian decision to cussions. The “take-aways” from the two wife, Tecmessa. Navy Lt. Cmdr. James Johnson, launch a military operation on the eve of the 2008 Olympic Games in “That is something all warriors plays fit the principal themes of the Eisenberg, who played the cho- a chaplain set to deploy to Iraq with Beijing, and argues that the Georgian leadership counted on much can relate to,” Kopelman said. “It conference: PTSD and other mal- rus and Neoptolemus, said the au- Marines from Camp Pendleton, stronger support from the West than it ultimately ended up getting, and bonds us and makes us even adies are real; the military and soci- dience was one of the most atten- said the moral from the two plays is did not think Russia would dare to respond in the manner it did because tighter.” ety need to better prepare the war- tive the group has ever had, includ- simple. the Georgian Government felt the United States and NATO had its back. The readings from “Ajax” and rior for combat and then help him ing a recent tony gathering on New “War really hasn't changed in “What happened on the night of August 7 is beyond comprehension. “Philoctetes” were presented by the readjust afterward; and the warrior York's Upper East Side. The 2,500 years, whether the troops are The Georgian military attacked the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali New York-based Philoctetes Pro- has to accept help, even if he has Marines responded at the finale in chariots or Humvees,” he said. with multiple rocket launchers designed to devastate large areas. Russia had to respond. To accuse it of aggression against ‘small, defenseless Georgia’ is not just hypocritical, but also shows a lack of humanity. Mounting a military assault against innocents was a reckless decision whose tragic consequences, for thousands of people of different nationali- ties, are now clear. The Georgian leadership could do this only with the Phelps Rates Somewhere Between Tiger and Tarzan perceived support and encouragement of a much more powerful force. Georgian armed forces were trained by hundreds of U.S. instructors, and By Peter Finney They're calling Phelps “Tiger in a ey team's victory over Russia in through five wives and countless its sophisticated military equipment was bought in a number of countries. New Orleans Times-Picayune Speedo,” and he did noting to tar- 1980. business partners. This, coupled with the promise of NATO membership, emboldened nish the label by swimming the Didn't help. Let the record show Tarzan's Georgian leaders into thinking that they could get away with a ‘blitzkrieg’ “You're supposed to be a sports opening leg of the 4x100 relay in Phelps swam to an American best time swimming the 100 meters in South Ossetia. In other words, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili writer,” my wife Deedy once told an American-record time as the record, but finished third, behind was 58 seconds. That's six seconds was expecting unconditional support from the West, and the West had giv- me, “so you better not let anyone U.S. team shattered the world Thorpe and the Netherlands' Pieter slower than the best women of to- en him reason to think he would have it. Now that the Georgian military know you can't swim.” record by more than three seconds. van den Hoogenband. Said the 21- day. assault has been routed, both the Georgian Government and its supporters All right, I admit it. I can't swim. Four years ago in Athens, Phelps' year-old Thorpe: “Michael Phelps My favorite female swimmer is should rethink their position,” he writes. Maybe that's why I came out of coach, Bob Bowman, was using a proved he is an emerging swimmer Holm, a fireman's daughter. Holm Georgia certainly should rethink its position. Expressing its willingness my chair the other day watching a Tiger analogy in talking of Phelps' no more. He has arrived.” was a gold medalist in '32 in the to accept the ceasefire was almost pathetic. If a provoked party is beating guy by the name of Jason Lezak win meteoric rise in the pool. When True enough. backstroke and holder of six world the tar out of the other party, of course the party which is getting punished a gold medal for Michael Phelps. Phelps was 7 years old, Bowman re- But, in later years, when it records by the time she was 23. wants the punishment to stop. Jason Lezak? called, he started out swimming comes to Olympic storytelling, how Holm married a bandleader at New Russia was reacting to decades of Western containment policies which Never heard of him. Until now. the backstroke. Why? Because he will Phelps be remembered along- York's Coconut Grove, and was contributed to the breakup of the Soviet Union. Having made its point Did you? didn't like putting his head under side three of my favorite swimmers aboard the SS Manhattan for a with Georgia, it needs to back off, and was in the process of withdrawing Even if Michael Phelps goes on water. – Buster Crabbe, Johnny Weiss- nine-day crossing on the way to the its troops at press time. to win a record eight golds in Bei- From backstroke to freestyle to muller and Eleanor Holm? Berlin Games in '36. Western criticism of the situation is one-sided, but one-sidedness only jing, a body of work swim experts breaststroke to butterfly, he began Almost to the day he died, So it came as no surprise the hardens people in their positions, when flexibility is required to solve the say would rank as the greatest ath- passing everyone in his age class. Crabbe, a gold-medal winner in the worldly young lady decided to problem, and Mr. Dobbs reminds us that there is another rather important letic achievement of all time, my “In swimming,” said Bowman, Summer Games of '32, was receiv- spend part of the Atlantic crossing side to the story. feeling is, barring some extraordi- “it enabled Michael to become pro- ing fan mail from all over the doing a little socializing with mem- “American commentators tend to overlook the fact that Georgian nary miracle taking place before ficient with every club in his bag. It world, much of it remembering his bers of the media. What a gal. democracy is inextricably intertwined with Georgian nationalism… the closing ceremonies, what Lezak helped him plow new ground.” portrayal of Flash Gordon, the in- Then came the day a chaperone Actually, the events of the past week in Georgia have little in common did will be remembered as the sin- At 15, Phelps finished fifth in the terplanetary adventurer he brought told Holm it was bed time. Get lost, with either Hitler’s dismemberment of Czechoslovakia on the eve of gular moment of these Summer 100-meter butterfly at the Summer to life in movie serials, some of it the swimmer said. Whereupon, she World War II or Soviet policies in Eastern Europe. They are better under- Olympics. Games in Sydney. In the trials lead- for a string of Tarzan films, some was reported to Avery Brundage, stood against the backdrop of the complicated ethnic politics of the What he did was swim the final ing into the 2004 Games, he be- for fighting the bad guys as Buck president of the U.S. Olympic Com- Caucasus, a part of the world where historical grudges run deep, and 100-meter leg in the 400-meter came the first swimmer to qualify Rogers. mittee and the all-time stuffed where the oppressed can become oppressors in the bat of an eye… freestyle relay in 46.06 seconds. for six individual events. Weissmuller was not only a gold shirt. Saakashvili’s image in the West, and particularly in the United States, is And that's only part of the story. In Athens, the No. 1 swimming medalist in the 100-meter freestyle Brundage told Holm she was off that of the great ‘democrat,’ the leader of the ‘Rose Revolution’ who What Lezak did was swim past a event was the 200-meter freestyle in '24 and '28, he also won a bronze the team for setting a bad example. spearheaded a popular uprising against former American favorite Eduard Frenchman, the world-record hold- that sent Phelps, then 19, against in '24 as a member of the U.S. wa- For drinking a few glasses of cham- Shevardnadze in November 2003. It is true that he has won two reason- er in the 100-meter freestyle, who Australia's Ian Thorpe, the world- ter polo team. pagne with the guys. ably free elections, but he has also displayed some autocratic tendencies: had a half-body lead with 25 me- record holder, a multi-millionaire He was training for the '32 Once in Germany, she signed on He sent riot police to crush an opposition protest in Tbilisi last November, ters remaining, and beat him to the who, unlike Phelps, enjoyed rock- Olympics when he signed a $500-a- to cover the Olympics for a wire and shuttered an opposition television station. While the United States wall by eight one-hundredths of a star status on a continent where week contract with BVD swimsuits, service. She became a star at views Saakashvili as a pro-Western modernizer, a large part of his politi- second. swimming reigns. whose slogan was: “You swim Olympic receptions, infuriating cal appeal in Georgia has stemmed from his promise to reunify Georgia An on-the-spot expert with How intense was Thorpe Fever? faster in BVDs because the stripes Brundage. She met Hitler, who by bringing the secessionist provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia un- undisputed credentials, Phelps Well, a group of rabid fans planned go up and down.” Eat your heart asked if she did indeed get drunk der central control. He has presented himself as the successor to the me- called the final 50 meters swum by an unusual trip. They did not fly in- out, Speedo. on the trip over. No, she said. dieval Georgian king, David the Builder, and promised that the country his teammate “absolutely unbeliev- to Athens. They landed in one of the It wasn't long before Johnny was She returned home a national will regain its lost territories by the time he leaves office, by one means or able.” Greek islands, choosing to swim on the screen as “Tarzan The Ape celebrity, a swimming, dancing, another,” he writes. As other swimming pundits from one Greek island to another. Man,” one of a dozen Tarzan singing star in the Aquacades. Suddenly, in Mr. Saakashvili, we have a person who is not so innocent, gushed, one compared it to Tiger As for Phelps, he fired himself movies, and later, on TV, the star of “That guy Brundage firing me don’t we? Yet this is the man the U.S. Government wants to unequivocally Woods making eagles on the last up by watching “Miracle On Ice,” “Jungle Jim” episodes. He'd be- did more for me than any gold support. Thank God Georgia wasn’t admitted to NATO this past April. three holes to win a major. the story of the U.S. Olympic hock- come a millionaire, but he'd also go medal,” she said. “I had a ball.” As Mr. Gorbachev notes, small nations in the Caucasus also have a his- tory of living together, and have demonstrated that lasting peace is possi- ble; that tolerance and cooperation foster conditions for normal life and development. That being the case, why does the West so often stoke nationalistic sen- When you advertise timents which lead to ethnic division, and thereby insist on interfering The National Herald: with other countries’ efforts to overcome poverty and find their way to live together in peace and harmony? in The National Herald, 718-784-5255 The other question we need to ask is, why is it okay for ethnic Albanians to declare their independence in the historically Serbian province of Greek Americans pay attention www.thenationalherald.com Kosovo, but not for Russian people in Ossetia to be part of Russia? THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 23, 2008 VIEWPOINTS 9 LETTER FROM ATHENS Contrasting Russia and Georgia with Turkey and Cyprus

Russia’s invasion of contested On January 23, Russia following the European and Asian nation. It is parts of Georgia, following Geor- 1977 the London Sun- collapse of the Soviet primarily a Christian nation. The Brothers Struggle to Save gian President Mikheil day Times published Union, which is in the Russian Orthodox Church is the Saakashvili’s provocation in send- excerpts of the report best interests of the largest of the 15 autonomous East- ing Georgian troops into South Os- and stated that, “It U.S., certain persons ern Orthodox Christian churches. Greece’s Fading Legacy setia, one of the contested amounts to a massive and groups pushed for Neither the Bush nor the Clinton provinces, should bring to the fore- indictment of the the expansion of NA- Administrations took adequate steps Your actions only - nesses declined, in- front Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus in Ankara government TO to include former to develop a close working relation- past and present - de- cluding one so promi- 1974 and continuing occupation of for the murder, rape Soviet republics, de- ship with post-communist Russia. termine your lives nent his name would 37 percent of Cyprus with 43,000 and looting by its army spite U.S. assurances Proper political, diplomatic and eco- The words of leap off the page, with illegal occupation troops in viola- in Cyprus during and to then Russian Presi- nomic efforts would have advanced Dionysus adorn the more than a little con- tion of the United Nations Charter after the Turkish inva- dent Boris Yeltsin and stability and democracy in Russia to Greek Institute in tempt for what Anag- and NATO Treaty, and 170,000 ille- sion of summer 1974.” his successor (Putin) the benefit of the U.S., Russia, the by EUGENE T. Cambridge, Massa- nostopoulos was try- gal settlers/colonists from main- While I condemn that the U.S. “was not European Union, China and every- ROSSIDES chusetts, started 20 ing to do because his land Turkey in violation of the Russia’s over-reaction interested in expand- one else. Instead, some key elements years ago by Athan type are more interest- Geneva Convention of 1949. and excessive use of Special to ing NATO’s writ to in- in the foreign policy establishment Anagnostopoulos, now ed in building shop- It should also bring forth a pub- force to remove Geor- The National Herald clude former Soviet were overly zealous about attacking 74, who moved to the ping centers and en- lic statement by United States offi- gian troops from South republics.” Russia’s shortcomings. United States from his riching themselves. cials calling for the immediate Ossetia, the U.S. should not have The U.S. broke that assurance Let’s hope the next administra- beloved Greece, deter- This is the myth of withdrawal of Turkey’s illegal occu- allowed Georgian President when NATO voted on April 2, 2004 tion will take a more sensible line. mined to perpetuate by ANDY Greek philanthropy: pation troops and illegal Saakashvili to send Georgian to bring the three Baltic states of Unfortunately, the comments thus his country’s history DABILIS rich Greeks give to the settlers/colonists. troops into South Ossetia in the Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania into far from both presidential candi- and culture and signif- church and big name Comments by President George first place. Did we know of his NATO, all three on Russia’s border. dates, Senators John McCain and Special to icance as the most im- The National Herald causes so they can W. Bush, Secretary of State Con- plans? Our intelligence services The U.S. then sought to add the Barack Obama, do not bode well. I portant in the world. keep their big names, doleezza Rice and Defense Secre- and our 100 military advisers to the Ukraine and the state of Georgia, suggest they both read the recent Without Greece, of but not enough to sus- tary Robert Gates regarding Russ- Georgian army should have known, which is in the Caucasus on Russia’s op-ed column in the Washington course, it’s likely there wouldn’t be tain their own heritage, while the ian actions in Georgia and calling and should have acted to stop it. border, to NATO. Post (August 12, 2008 edition, a Europe or a United States. As the Greek government gives such pal- for the removal of Russian invasion U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS NATO held its annual summit in page A13) by Mikhail Gorbachev, English poet Shelley wrote almost try sums as to embarrass itself. forces ring hollow when compared The greater tragedy of the cur- Bucharest, Romania this past April. the last president of the Soviet 200 years ago, “We are all Greeks. “The idea was to create studies of to American silence in 1974 regard- rent situation is the failure of U.S. One item on the agenda was Union who, along with President But for Greece we might still have modern Greek history that covers ing Turkey’s aggression in Cyprus foreign policy regarding U.S.-Rus- prospective membership for Geor- Ronald Reagan, was responsible for been savages and idolaters,” and the salient periods so that a student with the illegal use of U.S.-supplied sia relations. Bush’s initial meeting gia. Russia was opposed, and is- the end of the Cold War, and the re- the origins of everything impor- who goes there to study gets a com- arms, in violation of U.S. foreign with Russian President Vladimir sued a strong protest. The 26-mem- cent Washington Post article by tant: math, science, medicine, phi- prehensive view of what Greek histo- assistance laws and the U.N. Char- Putin went well, with Bush refer- ber NATO alliance split, and Geor- Michael Dobbs (August 17, 2008 losophy, history, literature and so ry is all about. That is the strength of ter and NATO Treaty. ring favorably to looking into gia was not admitted at that time. edition, page B1 of the OUTLOOK much more come from Greece. the project, to have a sense of contin- The analogy of Russian actions Putin’s “soul.” There are still per- The expansion of NATO to in- section). Greece has forgotten that and uous tradition from the beginning to in Georgia and Turkey’s actions in sons and groups in the U.S. who clude former Soviet republics is not Gorbachev sets forth his views left it up to philanthropists like the persent, which is bound together Cyprus is much stronger when one have a Cold War mentality regard- in the best interests of the U.S. on the issue. He gives the historical George Behrakis and the Demoulas by a common language,” George considers that 1) Georgia and Rus- ing Russia, however. Russia and China are the two background to the problem. He Foundation near Boston, Angelo said. The three chairs now total $1.5 sia share a common border and the Instead of efforts to establish a most important nations in the clearly and convincingly lays the Tsakopoulos in California and a rel- million and make the San Diego uni- contested provinces of South Osse- close working relationship with world for U.S. interests. Russia is a blame on Georgian officials for ative handful of people like Nick versity perhaps the best in the coun- tia and Abkhazia border Russia, their past and present actions, and Tsiotos, co-author of books about try for Greek studies, although two whereas the Republic of Cyprus is also on the West, including the Harry Agganis and Stylianos Kyri- chairs must yet be filled. With his an island 40 miles from Turkey; 2) U.S., for what Saakashvili per- akides and a tireless worker for brother Athan in Boston, and now in that the Georgian President initiat- ceived was support and encourage- Greece - and non-profit organiza- Athens, and with his own work in ed the current crisis; and 3) when ment for his provocative actions. tions. Those like Anagnostopoulos California, the Anagnostopoulos’ are the evidence is now clear with the Dobbs, a distinguished journal- and his brother, George, 69, a pro- the east and west coast ambassadors release of classified documents that ist, offers an excellent assessment fessor of Greek philosophy at the of Hellenism in the United States be- the U.S., through the actions of of the situation, and presents Rus- University of California at San cause the truth is that it’s working- then Secretary of State Henry A. sia’s positions fairly and objectively. Diego, to do what the Greek gov- class Greek-Americans who propor- Kissinger, aided and abetted He refers to Saakashvili’s behavior ernment should be doing, but can’t, tionately give more to Greek causes Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus on July as “erratic and provocative,” and to because politicians and business- than the wealthy, while the Greek 20, 1974 and further aided and the decision to send Georgian men are too busy stealing hundreds government just doesn’t care. abetted Turkey’s violation of the troops into South Ossetia as a of millions of dollars from the Euro- George said the government gives U.N. ceasefire and massive second “huge miscalculation” which gave pean Union and their own govern- about $370,000 a year – worldwide wave of Turkey’s aggression on Au- Putin “the ideal pretext for settling ment and people so there’s little left – for programs of Greek studies, a gust 14-16, 1974 – three weeks af- scores” with the Georgians. to endow critical chairs in Greek disgrace equaled by the lack of Greek ter the legitimate government of Dobbs also provides an excep- history and heritage at universities studies opportunities at American Cyprus had been restored – and tional analysis of the roles played around the world. If we left it up to universities. There’s Harvard, Stan- grabbed an additional 33 percent by the three main parties, Georgia, Greece today, we would all be sav- ford, Tufts, Michigan, San Diego, of Cyprus to occupy a total of 37 Russia and the United States. In his ages and idolaters and the world Princeton and a few others. Apart percent. final paragraph, he points out that would not remember what hap- from a few Greek scholars like the In its aggression against Cyprus, the United States’ “ideological am- pened in this little country 2,500 brilliant Thanos Veremis, who took a Turkey’s army ethnically cleansed bitions have greatly exceeded its years ago. leave from the University of Athens 37 percent of Cyprus by forcing military reach, particularly in areas When you live in Greece you to head the Costas Caramanlis Chair 170,000 Greek Cypriots from their such as the Caucasus, which is of tend to get inured to the awesome at Tufts, Greece won’t even give its homes and property; killed inno- only peripheral importance to the majesty of what it represented, best and brightest to teach at those cent civilians on a substantial scale; United States, but of vital interest even when you dine out on a warm schools. raped women between the ages of to Russia.” summer night under the Acropolis, Like his brother, George came 12 to 71; mistreated detainees; and in an open-air restaurant where from the Peloponnese decades ago looted on an extensive scale, all of Mr. Rossides is President and you can look up and see the specta- and settled in the United States, but which is clearly documented by the Founder of the American cle of what Greeks created when has done more for Greece than July 10, 1976 report of the Euro- AP/CLIFF PATRICK Hellenic Institute and a former there were no machines or comput- most Greeks. He was graduated pean Commission on Human Georgian and U.S. servicemen are seen during a U.S.-Georgian mili- Assistant Secretary of the U.S. ers or electricity or drills. Sitting from MIT with degrees in engineer- Rights. tary training exercise outside Tbilisi, Georgia this past July 18. Treasury. there with the brothers Anagnos- ing and humanities and got his doc- topoulos, two white-haired men so torate in philosophy from Brandeis, humble you have to badger them to but really from his own innate get them to talk about what they’ve sense of Hellenism. Why do he and done for Greece, you have a feeling his brother care when their own you are sitting with Socrates and country doesn’t? “Greek history The Trials of Orthodoxy and the Cultivation of Hatred Plato and Aristotle, who trod the was the high moment of civiliza- same ground and had the same de- tion. When the rest of the world In the last couple of weeks, we posted the editorial re- mands from the Patri- lages which quite literally reduced signs on human existence. Unlike was in the dark ages, the letters and have witnessed a series of events sponse to that story, archate of Antioch hundreds of thousands of Palestini- the money-grubbing machinations the sciences of the day were very which dramatically highlight the presumably because it (now based in Damas- ans to starvation. Only monks and that drive so many wealthy Greek- lively in the Byzantine Empire and obstacles facing the Orthodox contradicts their cus, Syria) that the Pa- priests from Jerusalem could pass Americans and their peers in Cana- more importantly they developed Church in America. views). triarchates of through Israeli roadblocks to bring da and Australia and other places the skills by which they established The Internet has been a source The reporter inter- Jerusalem and relief to the suffering. where Greeks in the diaspora have relations with different civiliza- of great good. Unfortunately, its pe- viewed a single priest Alexandria not be per- The Patriarchate of Jerusalem enriched their pockets but not their tions like the Arabs,” George said, culiar universality has also distort- without providing very mitted to establish appealed for assistance to the U.S.- souls, and forgotten when their lessons lost now. ed the political and intellectual much context or back- parishes or any other based International Orthodox country meant and have done too “Greek history is very relevant world. No one today need read ground. The priest in jurisdiction in the Christian Charities (IOCC), one of little to help make sure those today in many of its aspects. An- anything with which he or she dis- question claimed that Americas and Aus- the most effective relief organiza- achievements are remembered, the cient Greek historians are the fa- agrees, nor concern his or her mind the actions of Archbish- tralia. tions in the world. Metropolitan Anagnostopoulos brothers and the thers of the discipline and the study with any information that he or she op Demetrios, the Ecu- by AMB. PATRICK N. Antioch asserts a Philip reacted with outrage. He hardy few of Greek heritage around of Greek history is really the study does not want to hear. This pecu- menical Patriarch and THEROS rather phantas- threatened to bring down SCCOBA the world who want to keep Greek of the institutions which govern to- liarity has, among other things, the Patriarch of magoric background. (Standing Conference of Canonical culture and history and language day in the greater part of the world contributed significantly to the tox- Jerusalem were an at- Special to According to Metro- Orthodox Bishops in America) and alive have given their lives to those and the understanding of how ic partisanship which has paralyzed tempt to destroy Pales- The National Herald politan Philip Saliba, disrupt all Pan-Orthodox activity in sensibilities. those came about is of profound the American political scene. The tinian Arab communi- prelate of the Anti- the United States if one penny of Athan has lived in Athens for a significance for understanding why electorate has been reduced to a ties in the United States. The piece ochian Orthodox Archdiocese, prior American money was sent through decade, working to catalogue a the- we live the way we do,” he said, squad of cheerleaders. did not seek any comments from the to 1917, the Americas fell under the the Patriarchate of Jerusalem to saurus of the Greek language, in a words politicians can’t understand, The peculiarity allows zealots to Archdiocese or either Patriarchate complete and exclusive jurisdiction feed starving fellow Arabs. building which the Greek govern- especially in Greek. create a following without fear that before running with the story. As a of the Patriarchate of Moscow. After Palestinian Orthodox Christians ment, in one of its few gestures to- There are few wonders in the reality will intrude and permeate result, readers saw only the outrage the Bolshevik Revolution, national in America have made it clear that ward caring about Greece, donated world like a summer night spent the consciousness of the flock. A of a single individual claiming to Churches filled the void. After they would prefer coming under the and staffed, while his wife, Maria, dining under the Acropolis and case in point: Two weeks ago, I speak for a handful of parishes. 1917, Philip argues, Constantinople jurisdiction of Jerusalem. Whatever runs The Greek Institute. It’s lonely sharing wine and food and talking wrote what I believed to be a mild- The reporter also concluded the exercised exclusive jurisdiction over the merits of their plea, Metropoli- work, looking up the etymology of with people like the Anagnostopou- ly provocative opinion piece on interview by asking the priest if he Greek-speaking parishes, and Anti- tan Philip has thwarted that option. words Greeks speak without know- los brothers about philosophy and Archbishop Demetrios’ call for would return to former Patriarch och over Arab-speaking parishes. It should therefore come as no sur- ing from whence they came. In history and the Greece that has dis- greater outreach of Orthodoxy to Eirineos, who was stripped of all his The argument is ludicrous. No prise that, given a choice between 1974, with the generosity of Greek- appeared into the modern world of the New World. No one who dis- ecclesiastical ranks and ordinations Greek or Arab parish established in submission to Philip and attach- Americans, he endowed the first avarice. It’s surreal, really, and agreed with me wrote to this paper. by a Council representing almost all America prior to 1917 ever com- ment to the Greek Orthodox Arch- chair in modern Greek studies, the when I turned the corner onto the Rather – and I should not have autocephalous Orthodox Churches. memorated the Patriarch of Moscow. diocese, most should prefer the George Seferis Chair, at Harvard street where Athan works on this been surprised – a couple of pun- The priest indicated that he would Unfortunately and unwisely, the Or- Greeks. Archbishop Demetrios has, University. Now, after a long strug- thesaurus, I looked up at the Acrop- dits excoriated me on www.Ortho- consider doing so if it was canonical. thodox Churches allowed a multi-ju- after all, undertaken to preserve the gle, his brother George has done the olis under the moon, above the an- doxNews.com, a blog originally set Eirineos was canonically re- risdictional arrangement in America full autonomy and cultural tradi- impossible, and gotten three chairs cient site of the theater of Diony- up as “Voithia” by the late and unla- moved from office by the Holy Syn- to continue on an ad hoc basis. What- tions of the Palestinian/Jordanian at the university in San Diego where sus, shivered and saw those ghosts mented Greek Orthodox American od of Jerusalem for conspiring with ever the wisdom of such an arrange- Churches. he has taught since 1970. More of Plato and Socrates. A few mo- Leaders (GOAL), and now run by members of the Israeli and Greek ment, it remains the rule. During the Metropolitan Philip now shows than $1 million from that city’s ments later, approaching the broth- the organization known as Ortho- underworld to defraud the Patriar- nineties, the late Patriarch Diodoros signs that his anger has overcome Greek community was raised for ers standing there waiting, Athan dox Christian Laity (OCL). Their in- chate of hundreds of millions of dol- of Jerusalem attempted to undo this his judgment. A few days ago, he is- chairs in Ancient Greek History, smiled and said, “You felt the mag- tent was manifestly pernicious: lars worth of real estate. The Syn- arrangement. A Pan-Orthodox Coun- sued a slanderous and ill-advised Byzantine Greek History and a ic, didn’t you?” Post an attack on a blog read main- od’s decision was approved by a cil disciplined him in 1993, largely attack on the Greek Orthodox Arch- Greek History chair. Apart from a Too bad Greece hasn’t. ly by like-minded people. Pan-Orthodox Council, which fur- because they saw his actions as dis- diocese, and banned the offending gift of $7,000 from the Greek con- Such blogs, which Karl Rove ther stripped Eirineos of all ecclesi- turbing an established status quo. Palestinian parishes from any spiri- sulate in San Diego, the Greek gov- Mr. Dabilis was the New England brilliantly exploited, cultivate rage astical office and reduced him to the The arrangement imposed a seri- tual contact with his own Archdio- ernment contributed nothing. editor for United Press Interna- and hatred, and turn the debate rank of an ordinary monk. ous burden on that part of the Arab cese. Philip appears to believe that The chairs were named for the tional in Boston, and a staff writer away from an intellectual discus- Frankly, Eirineos has gotten off Orthodox community which hails he has acquired the powers of a Ro- biggest benefactors, the Gerry and and assistant metropolitan editor sion. The bloggers invented legal lightly. Given the monies involved from Palestine and Jordan, all part man Catholic Pope. Jeannie Ranglas Chair for Ancient at the Boston Globe for 17 years issues which they claim I raised in in the fraud, those who allegedly of Jerusalem’s jurisdiction. The Orthodoxy, like the other main- Greek History and the Alkiviadis before relocating to Greece. His my opinion piece, and then pro- participated with him continue to Palestinians and Jordanians feel stream branches of Christianity, Vassiliadis Chair in Byzantine column is published weekly in the ceeded to eviscerate them with spread even more money around neither loyalty nor affinity toward faces enormous challenges. Unlike Greek History. Astronomically- National Herald. Readers interest- complicated arguments which ap- the world in an attempt to under- the Syrians and Lebanese who run the Western Churches, Orthodox wealthy Greek Americans who ed in contacting him can send e- peal to partisans who would rather mine Theophilos III, the current Pa- the Patriarchate of Antioch, which laity have always played a crucial made fortunes in a myriad of busi- mails to [email protected]. not be disturbed by facts. As such, triarch. The effort is laughable, of exercises no ecclesiastical authority role in the direction and gover- the bloggers succeeded in demon- course, as even the Israeli Govern- over Palestine, Jordan and the Ara- nance of our Church. More’s the strating that they are both intellec- ment has decided that Eirineos is bian Peninsula. pity that a dangerous few choose to GUEST EDITORIALS tually and morally challenged. Out- simply too toxic for association, and For its part, Antioch showed no undermine the Church in pursuit of side of their forum on the Web, has withdrawn his police guard. interest in the wellbeing of its Pales- personal agendas. The National Herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of views they do not debate in the open, and Furthermore, the “facts” assert- tinian and Jordanian parishioners, for publication in its View Points page. They should include the writer’s they sow hatred – now within the ed by the priest are at some distance and often treated them with con- The Hon. Ambassador Theros name, address, and telephone number and be addressed to the View Church they purport to love. from reality, and the issue is being tempt. Metropolitan Philip spares served in the U.S. Foreign Service Points Editor, The National Herald, 37-10 30th Street, Long Island City, NY The same blog carried a tenden- used by people who are hostile to no effort to undermine Jerusalem, for 36 years, mostly in the Middle tious and somewhat sensationalis- the Patriarchates of Constantinople in fact, even if it means helping the East, and was American 11101. They can also be faxed to (718) 472-0510 or, preferably, e-mailed tic interview which appeared in this and Jerusalem. For your back- Israelis crush Palestinians. Ambassador to Qatar from 1995 to [email protected]. Due to considerations of space newspaper last week, and took the ground and edification, I present The last straw for most Palestini- to 1998. He also directed the we enforce a strict 1,400-word upper limit. We reserve the right to edit for Patriarchate to task for attempting facts which can be verified by any ans came during the 2004 Palestin- State Department’s counter-ter- repetitiveness, diction and syntax. We regret that we are unable to ac- to settle a jurisdictional dispute number of reliable sources. ian Intifada (rebellion) against Is- rorism office and holds numer- knowledge or return manuscripts, published or unpublished. within Arab Orthodoxy (at press A number of years ago, the Ecu- rael. The Israelis imposed a block- ous U.S. Government decora- time, the bloggers still had not menical Patriarchate agreed to de- ade on Palestinian towns and vil- tions. 10 THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 23, 2008