S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEKly GREEK-AmERIcAN PUblIcAtION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 17, ISSUE 854 February 22-28, 2014 $1.50 George Polk Awards: a Guards Retaliate for Kiriakou’s TNH Interview Legacy of the Reporter Jail Cell Trashing is Payback for ex-CIA Murdered in Greece Operative’s Remarks

TNH Staff Civil War there, which started By Constantine S. Sirigos in 1946 between the conserva - TNH Staff Writer BROOKLYN – Three of the most tive Greek government’s army, distinguished journalists in which was backed by the United NEW YORK – Just hours after American history – Walter States, and the communist being interviewed by The Na - Cronkite, Edward R. Murrow, rebels. Concluded in 1949 with tional Herald at the Federal Cor - and Howard K. Smith – as well the government’s forces thwart - rectional Institution in Loretto, as New York Times columnist ing the rebellion, the Greek Civil PA, fellow inmates informed and prolific book author War is widely considered the John Kiriakou that “the cops are Thomas Friedman, and the duo first significant post-WWII battle tearing up your room.” that broke the Watergate scan - that was a portend to the The harassment was re - dal for the Washington Post, Bob decades-long Cold War that en - peated the following day, and Woodward and Carl Bernstein, sued. Polk was found dead – Kiriakou wrote about it in one are among an eclectic few who shot at point blank range – on of his periodic “Letters from over the past 65 years have won May 16, 1948, and to this day Loretto,” which was published the Polk Award. there is great controversy about on the website, firedoglake.com. Dan Gillmor of PBS famously who killed him. Congressman James Moran, wrote in 2010, in his rebuke of A few months following who has taken an interest in the fluff media awards that are Polk’s death, the Polk Award case, sent a letter Charles based on cronyism and other was established in his honor, Samuels, Director, Federal Bu - questionable criteria, that the and 65 years later continues to reau of Prisons (BOP), about the Polk is “one of only a couple of be presented by the Polk Awards incidents, stating: “Mr. Samuels, journalism prizes that means Center of Long Island University. I am shocked and outraged to anything.” Ironically, the Polk Two of the leading authors learn of the brutal and thuggish winners mentioned herein are about Polk’s murder shared their treatment of Mr. Kiriakou by the far more familiar to the public thoughts with TNH. Elias Vlan - staff at Loretto Prison for exer - than the man for whom the ton, who wrote Who Killed AP PhOtO/thANASSIS StAvRAKIS cising his constitutionally guar - award was created in 1948: George Polk? (Temple Univ. Crisis Turns Meat Distribution into More than Holiday Fare anteed right of free speech, George Polk. Press, 2005) described the en - something he did not lose when Polk was an American jour - tire situation as “not only a Cold Hundreds of Athenians queue for free grilled meat at the Athens central meat market on Feb. 20 he became a political prisoner.” nalist who worked for CBS War tragedy,” but also “a cau - for “Tsikno Pempti-Barbecue Thursday.” Organized by meat market traders, recession and un - Kiriakou was sentenced to 30 News – at one point, for Murrow tionary tale about what happens employment have caused the pre-Lenten celebration to attract ever-larger crowds. months in federal prison for vi - and for Smith – who was in when journalists abandon their olating the Intelligence Identi - Greece in 1948 covering the principles in the name of politi - ties Protection Act. During the cal expediency.” Polk’s death interview, he told TNH “I am was “an early example of what 100 percent positive” all of it is has become a frequent event: Rondos Mentioned in NGO Scandal payback for his public state - trying to silence the message by ments about waterboarding to silencing the messenger,” specif - ABC News in 2007. ically referring to Gregory Stak - By Andy Dabilis and former and three current diplo - Fiscal and Investigative Service After the interview, Kiriakou topoulos as having been framed Constantine S. Sirigos mats were tied to the Interna - of the Foreign Ministry of urged Greek-Americans to con - for the murder “and his life de - TNH Staff Writers tional Mine Initiative, including Greece. tact their Congressmen and re - stroyed, while Polk’s murderers Alex Rondos, who told the The demining center’s head, quest their support. Information went free.” ATHENS – A one-time advisor newspaper Ethnos he was sur - journalist Costas Tzevelekos, and sample letters can be found Dr. Edmund Keeley, Emeritus to former Greek premier George prised to find his name among has been detained on charges of on firedoglake.com. Professor of English and Cre - Papandreou has been tied to a them, saying he had followed fraud on the basis of 20,000 The full text of Kiriakou’ let - ative Writing and Emeritus Di - scheme to defraud the Greek procedures while at the Foreign pages of evidence gathered in a ter, along with that of Congress - rector of the Hellenic Studies government by using a formerly Ministry, though he said they 20-month inquiry by the finan - man James Moran, follows. Program at Princeton University Athens-based Non-Governmen - were “problematical and inade - cial police. Investigators believe KIRIAKOU’S LETTER wrote The Salonika Bay Murder: tal Organization (NGO) as a quate.” those involved used the govern - On February 7, I gave my Cold War Politics and the Polk front for international demining Rondos has no formal affili - ment money for personal ex - first press interview since the Affair (Princeton Univ. Press, operations and led the state to ation with the NGO, but he re - penses and lavish spending. prison administration reneged 1990). His colleague, Dr. John now look into the operations of portedly authorized funding for Tzevelekos reportedly used on our halfway house deal: O. Iatrides, is Emeritus Professor some 6,000 other private agen - it when he worked at YDAS, the his share of the money to buy They would put me in for nine cies getting public funding. Agency for International Devel - Journalist George Polk Continued on page 9 Greek media said that three opment and Cooperation, in the Continued on page 10 Continued on page 9 Spyropoulos Says That the The Deindustrialization of Greece Presses On

SAE Died a Long Time Ago ATHENS – Prime Minister An - tonis Samaras’ self-proclaimed “success story” for Greece’s eco - By Theodore Kalmoukos accountability was ever given.” nomic recovery has bypassed Even he cannot say for sure the steel industry with the im - BOSTON – In an exclusive in - how much money was spent minent shutdown of the coun - terview with TNH, Theodore since SAE’s inception in 1995. try’s steel industry. Spyropoulos, who served as SAE The estimated expenses are be - Steel factories of the Manesis USA Regional Coordinator, pro - tween 200 and 250 million group’s Hellenic Halyvourgia claimed that the Council of Hel - euro, but no one seems to be and Halyvourgiki, owned by the lenes Abroad (SAE) is dead. He quite sure. Constantinos Angelopoulos said that “it died long time ago” Spyropoulos believes that group, in Aspropyrgos, Western and revealed that it cost Greeks The Hellenic-American Council Attica, will begin closing. huge amounts of money and “no of Greeks Abroad, which was es - Officials of Hellenic Ha - tablished in 1953 but withered lyvourgia told the plant’s 120 when SAE emerged, could be workers they will all be laid off revised and play a pivotal role and hopes to give them sever - in the broad organizational ance pay but can’t guarantee it, China, Runs structure of Hellenes in America although it’s required by Greek and abroad. law. Anxious workers are report - Spyropoulos told TNH that edly going to try a counter-offer Piraeus Port, “the initial reaction of the to keep the operation working. Greek-American community for Duing a meeting at the Labor the creation of SAE was nega - Ministry, the management of ri - Eyes Airport tive” and they rejected the pro - val Halyvourgiki was moving to - posal, which was later intro - ward stopping production in As - duced by Gregory Niotis, propyrgos after March 31. ATHENS- Already essentially in Chairman of the Interparty The company said it would control of the port of Piraeus Committee of the Parliament for suspend 192 of its 255 workers, through one of is major compa - Greeks Abroad. and said if no alternative solu - nies, Cosco, China now said it Spyropoulos believes the SAE tion is found within the next six EUROKINISSI wants to take over the 55 per - failed because of the “sketchi - Workers are protesting but the gates of facilities like those above may never reopen. The Steel cent government stake in ness of its creation” and essen - Continued on page 11 factories Hellenic Halyvourgia and Halyvourgiki near Athens are slated to close. Athens International Airport to tially, “it was a huge mistake be - make it a hub for European cause SAE was established with travel and the key entry point a roof but without foundations. for a growing number of Chi - He said that “it was a lost op - nese tourists and businessmen. portunity in 1995, and also NJ Pol Chatzidakis Thinks Christie Didn’t Know Prime Minister Antonis huge amounts of funds were Samaras was informed of the in - spent from the taxpayers for an tention, ahead of the privatiza - organization without substantial By Constantinos E. Scaros portedly to create a massive know a great deal about, how - tion of Greece’s main terminal, contributions either to Greece traffic jam. Why intentionally ever, and was a pioneer in lead - in a letter two months earlier or Hellenes abroad.” Larry Chatzidakis knows cars, cause thousands of motorists to ing the charge to pass legislation that was signed by the chairmen Did he ever ask for an ac - he knows roads, and he knows suffer? As payback to Fort Lee to support, is safety – namely, of Friedmann Pacific Asset Man - counting? “Of course. When I NJ politics. He spent over a Mayor Mark Sokolich, the story in making talking on a cell agement and Shenzhen Airport assumed the SAE USA Regional decade in the New Jersey legis - goes, because he did not cross phone while driving illegal. (Group) Co Ltd. which said they Coordinator post we had sub - lature, 42 years as an auto party lines and support “Out of my concern for driver want to also take over manage - mitted written requests,” to no dealer, the last three as a Direc - Christie’s reelection bid (Christie safety,” Chatzidakis said, he in - ment of the airport, the news - avail. “The Greek government tor at the NJ Motor Vehicle Com - won the election in November troduced the legislation many paper Kathimerini said. still owes me $255,000,” for ex - mission, and was an early leader by a landslide). years ago, long before most There will likely be competi - penditures that Spyropoulos in banning cell phone use while Christie fired Kelly, has de - states even had such a law on tors for one of the country’s prepaid. He has repeatedly driving. And when it comes to nied any prior knowledge of the their radars, let alone on the most prized assets, which asked to be reimbursed “but we the George Washington Bridge closings or motive to close them books. “It evolved into a wider opened in 2001, and as Greece didn’t get any answer.” He em - lane closing scandal, he does not as retaliation tactics, and has concern for driver distractions,” has rebounded with a record phasized that “we always sub - believe his fellow New Jersey agreed to cooperate fully with he added – and sure enough, tourist season last year amid mitted receipts checked by cer - Republican politician Chris any and all investigations into New Jersey eventually ex - tified accounts because we are Christie – the state’s governor the matter. panded the law to prohibit tex - Continued on page 10 responsible towards the IRS, be - and the party’s potential presi - Though not in the Assembly ting while driving, and the state cause SAE was a nonprofit or - dential nominee in 2016 – is since 2008 and not close is now a leader in further pre - ganization.” guilty of any wrongdoing. enough to the inside to know venting driver distractions. For Spyropoulos said that “the The Bridgegate scandal sur - Larry Chatzidakis says his for certain, “I do not believe the instance, a new law that goes For subscription: monies were used between the faced on January 8, when the long Greek last name has governor had any prior knowl - into effect in October will in - 718.784.5255 youth and of course the confer - Bergen Record reported that been an asset in public life. edge or involvement in the crease the fines (now $100) for [email protected] ences in Greece.” He noted that Christie’s then-Deputy Chief of “It leaves an impression,” says bridge closing,” Chatzidakis told texting and driving to $200 to “I personally did not use even Staff Bridget Ann Kelly orches - the veteran NJ politician. TNH. $400 for a first offense, $400 to one dollar for myself, I always trated the early September clos - PIONEER ON MOTORIST $600 for a second offense, and paid my personal expenses, and ing of numerous lanes on the New York States via Fort Lee SAFETY $600 to $800 and a 90-day dri - George Washington Bridge – and Washington Heights (Upper A topic concerning motorists Continued on page 6 which connects New Jersey and Manhattan), respectively, pur - about which Chatzidakis does Continued on page 4 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 22-28, 2014

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n THRU MARCH 2 this hard time of transition in WASHINGTON, DC – Heaven on Greece, we have noticed that Earth: Art of Byzantium from there is a growing trend of ap - Greek Collections will be pre - preciation for the musical pro - sented at the National Gallery duction of the Greek interwar of Art from Oct. 6 2013-Mar. 2, period and the period immedi - 2014. In the first exhibition de - ately following the Second voted to Byzantine art at the World War. These are some of Gallery, some 170 rare and im - the golden and most noble pe - portant works, drawn exclu - riods of Greek music that em - sively from Greek collections, phasize moral values and the the exhibit will offer a fascinat - appreciation of life.The past ing glimpse of the soul and three years have been especially splendor of the Byzantine Em - harsh for a nation that is strug - pire. Recognized masterpieces, gling to keep its sense of pride many never lent before to the and faith in the future. Our United States, will be on view homeland is desperately looking with newly discovered and pre - for a new perspective. We de - viously unpublished objects from cided, as artists who live abroad, recent archaeological excava - to contribute to this endeavor tNh/cOStAS bEJ tions in Greece. The exhibition by reviving melodies and lyrics Navios Maritime Holdings Celebrates 60th Anniversary at the Metropolitan Club is organized by the Hellenic Min - that expressed love, sorrow and istry of Education and Religious joy for generations. Our need LEFT: Entrepreneur Angelike Frangou, seen at the podium with firm. RIGHT: Greece’s UN Ambassador Michel Spinellis and Affairs, Culture, and Sports, for nostalgia, romance, and the the Navios leadership team, welcomes guests – including the his wife, Sanya, Spiros Milonas, Vanessa Diamataris, Sofia and Athens, with the collaboration expression of timeless emotions ministers of foreign affairs and of economy and finance of the Stylianos Zavos, Nicolas Bornozis, Litsa Diamataris, and Anto - of the Benaki Museum, Athens, have brought us closer to certain government of Uruguay – marking the 60th anniversary of the nia Milona. in association with the National composers and lyricists, such as: Gallery of Art, Washington, and Attik, Gianedes, Hairopoulos, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los and Maroudas, whose work Angeles. After Washington, the forms a milestone in our Mod - exhibition travels to the J. Paul ern Greek musical culture. Leadership 100 Celebrates its 30th Anniversary Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Yanna Katsageorgi (voice), where it will be displayed at the Alexandta Skendrou (voice), Getty Villa from April 9 through and Areti Giovanou (musical di - TNH Staff bishop Demetrios for his 15 ing women’s health; and to and the newly-elected President August 25, 2014. rection) are the core of the artis - years of service as Archbishop Greek Orthodox Telecommuni - of Faith: An Endowment for Or - tic team that launches this ef - NAPLES, FL – The Archbishop of America. The archbishop was cations (GOTelecom), accepted thodoxy & Hellenism, all lead - n FEBRUARY 22-23 fort, along with a group of great Iakovos Leadership 100 Endow - presented with a crystal encased by Nicholas J. Furris, Senior Pro - ing businessmen and philan - PALM DESERT, CA – Be Greek musicians, such as Spiros ment Fund marked its 30th An - replica of the design for St. ducer/Director, for the 26-pro - thropists. for a Day (or a weekend!) The Exaras (guitar) and Megan niversary at its 23rd Annual Nicholas Church, which is to be gram series, “Discovering Ortho - In addition to Tsandikos, 18th Anniversary Palm Desert Gould (violin). For ticket reser - Conference, February 13-16, built overlooking the September dox Christianity, funded with a who was elected Chairman, Ar - Greek Festival 2014 will take vations, please call: 347-674- 2014 at The Ritz-Carlton in 11 memorial in Lower Manhat - Leadership 100 grant. gyris “R.J.” Vassiliou was elected place on Saturday and Sunday, 7787. For more information: Naples, FL. Some 400 members tan. The Conference also in - Vice Chairman, Tom Jordan was February 22nd & 23rd at the St. 646-247-7879 or 917-648-8343. and their guests attended, ac - The Conference highlighted cluded a Personal dialogue, “A elected Treasurer, and Kassan - George Greek Orthodox Church cording to Charles H. Cotros, the future of the Church and Vision for the Future”, with dra Romas was re-elected Sec - of the Desert at 74-109 Larrea n MARCH 7 the outgoing Chairman, who Philanthropy in America and the Demetrios, conducted by retary. in Palm Desert. For directions, ASTORIA – CYPRECO Presents: passed the torch of his office to world with the presentation of Cotros; a Business Forum, “A Vi - Four new members were festival hours, and general in - “Lefkara Lace Embroidery” a George S. Tsandikos, Vice Chair - the Archbishop Iakovos Leader - sion for the Future of Business”, elected to the Board of Trustees, formation, please contact the Free Event for the Entire Family man, at the Grand Gala on Feb - ship 100 Award for Excellence moderated by George S. including Froso Beys and Justin Church office at (760) 568- on Friday, Mar. 7 at 8PM at the ruary 16. to the Stavros Niarchos Founda - Tsandikos, featuring George D. Bozonelis of the Direct Arch - 9901.St. George Greek Ortho - Stathakion Cultural Center, 22- The event featured a special tion, accepted by Vasili Tsamis, Behrakis, Chairman Emeritus of diocesan District; Dr. George dox Church of the Desert 74109 51 29th St. in Astoria. message from His All Holiness Chief Operating Officer, for Leadership 100, John Catsima - Carayannopoulos of the Metrop - Larrea Street, Palm Desert, CA CYPRECO’s new folk arts pro - Ecumenical Patriarch worldwide innovative philan - tidis, member of the Executive olis of Denver; and Gerry Ran - 92261 Web: Church website Sat - gram is dedicated to the Lefkara Bartholomew, who commended thropy; to the Seleni Institute, Committee and Board of glas of the Metropolis of San urday, Feb. 22 and Sun. Feb. 23 Lace Embroidery, a centuries-old Leadership 100 for its 30 years accepted by Nitzia Logothetis, Trustees of Leadership 100, and Francisco. James Logothetis was 11AM- 8PM.Contact church or traditional craft representative of service the Church and ac - Founder and Executive Chair - C. Dean Metropoulos, a long- appointed as the new Chairman visit their website(s) to confirm to the island of Cyprus and knowledged His Eminence Arch - woman, for programs address - time member of Leadership 100 of the Audit Committee. dates, times, and location.Be more specifically to the small Greek for a Day! Festival High - mountain village of Lefkara. lights: Live Greek Bouzouki Mu - This unique program will revive sic & Traditional Greek Dancing. the lace making tradition in Authentic Greek Food, Appetiz - Lefkara through the screening ers & those heavenly Pastries. of an original documentary Greek Wine, Greek Beer & Greek which highlights and examines Coffee. Hercules Kids Zone. Sou - the historical development of venir Agora Market w/ over 20 this craft, the unique designs Unique Vendors. Complimentary and techniques. Featuring also Church Tours w/ Byzantine Art an exhibit of Lefkara embroi - & Mosaic Iconography. Greek deries. Admission is free, how - Grocery, Book Store and Greek ever a reservation if preferred. Novelties. Admission: only $3, To book your seats call 718-545- active US Military & kids under 1151 or email cypreco@earth - 12, always Free The Palm link.net. For more information Desert. Greek Festival is a com - visit cyprecoofamerica.com. munity celebration of Greek cul - ture - from guided Church tours n MARCH 22-23 to Byzantine icons; live Greek TORONTO, CAN. – The Greek music and traditional folk danc - Community of Toronto is de - DEmEtRIOS PANAGOS ing; souvenirs, ethnic groceries, lighted to invite you to the (L-R) Archbishop Demetrios of America with outgoing Chair - (L to R), George Tsandikos, Charles Cotros, C. Dean Metropou - and religious items. But, the Greek National Independence man, Charles Cotros and Connie Cotros, and new Chairman, los, Archbishop Demetrios of America, John Catsimatidis and heart of our festival is the won - Day Gala, which will take place George Tsandikos at the annual meeting of Leadership 100. George D. Behrakis at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, FL. derful homemade Greek food on Saturday, Mar. 22 beginning and pastries created from gen - at 6:30PM, at the Paramount erational, family recipes. In any Conference and Event Centre, Greek village, the natural gath - 22 Rowntree Dairy Road in ering place is the Kafenion or Woodbridge, Ontario. The Gala GREEKS AROUND THE US coffeehouse. Here you can sip will feature dinner, dancing, and both Greek and American cof - entertainment. Tickets are $100 fees and iced Frappe as you en - for adults, $75 for students, and God, Sex, & Me: Facts of Life in Greek Houston joy the mouth-watering Louk - $50 for children. On the follow - oumades (honey-sweetened ing day, Sunday, Mar. 23, the fritter pastries prepared in front Greek Community of Toronto By Dr. Constantina as sexual beings. Nor do they of you) - all while playing a will celebrate Greek Indepen - Michalos want to. Nevertheless, societal game of backgammon or Tavli. dence Day with a parade! It be - pressures have forced the con - Greek and American specialty gins at 1PM at Danforth Avenue HOUSTON, TX – I grew up in a versation. “Sex, God, and Me” coffees are also on hand to ac - (Jones to Broadview), and Pa - typical immigrant household. offers parents and their children company the delicious pastries rade participants will gather at We spoke Greek at home (the a safe, non-judgmental environ - and deserts at our village Kafe - the Eastern High School, 16 school would make us Ameri - ment in which to discuss their nion. Try the authentic Greek Phin Ave. (Danforth and Dan - cans). We ate dinner together concerns, disabuse themselves grocery to take home a taste of lands). For questions and more (leg of lamb every Sunday until of myths, and educate them - Greece to your kitchen. The information about either event, I couldn’t stand it anymore). We selves about appropriate behav - Bakaliko is our answer to the and if you are interested in par - spent a lot of time in church and iors in the context of Church old-time Greek general store. ticipating in either, or both, fasted often (explaining to our teachings. The speakers and fa - Here the shelves stocked with please call us at: (416) 425- American friends why we were cilitators are Orthodox role imported Greek food and sundry 2485 or email us at: carrying palms when they were models who can comfortably re - items direct from Greece, includ - [email protected]. eating chocolate bunnies was al - late to parents and their kids on ing specialty ingredients needed ways fun). We played with sensitive, awkward issues. for Greek food and pastry prepa - n MARCH 27 “xeni,” but we couldn’t date For example, Orthodoxy ration. Opa! MANHATTAN – The Association them. In fact, we couldn’t date teaches abstinence because God of Greek American Professional – period. At least not until after created human sexuality in the n FEBRUARY, 28 Women (AGAPW) cordially in - we were married. context of marriage. Neverthe - TENAFLY, NJ – The Hellenic Fed - vites you to our 2014 “Greek So having “the talk” was Even in this day and age, sex can be a touchy subject in a less, for those who may have eration of New Jersey Presents American Woman of the Year” never going to happen. We were Greek-American household. At the Annunciation Cathedral in contemplated or actually en - The Unforgettable Old Greek Award gala, in honor of Ambas - four daughters, and I was way Houston, “Sex, God and Me” answers many questions about gaged in pre-marital sex, the Songs Concert – Songs of sador Eleni Tsakopoulos younger than the others. I can’t which Greek Orthodox Children wonder. sacraments provide a way to re - Michalis Souyioul performed by Koulanakis. Thursday, Mar. 27 imagine them having a pajama new one’s commitment to the Betty Harlafti, Friday, Feb. 28 at 7-9PM at the Century Associa - party with our mother – giving ular world on adolescents, Fa - fore marriage (STDs; psycholog - tenets of the Church. However, 7PM at the Greek Orthodox Met - tion, Penthouse Suite, 7 West each other manis and pedis, ther Michael Lambakis, Proes - ical aspects of being sexually ac - the discussion does not end ropolitan Cathedral of St. John 43rd St. in Manhattan. Ambas - braiding each other’s hair – and tamenos, and Irene Cassis, Di - tive) there. The threats to one’s the Theologian, 353 East Clinton sador Loukas Tsilas and Mrs. talking about youknowwhat. rector of Religious Education at Week Three: Substance health posed by unprotected sex Avenue in Tenafly. Tickets are Penelopy Tsilas will introduce They were married and gone Annunciation and Coordinator abuse (drugs and alcohol) and that go well beyond AIDS $30-$50. For more information, Ambassador Kounalakis. An Ex - by the time I needed some in - of Religious Education for the Week Four: Who we are be - are discussed by Orthodox med - please call (908) 913-0044 or cellence Tuition Scholarship will formation, and they were con - Metropolis of Denver, resolved yond our sexuality? (relation - ical professionals. The ramifica - (201) 981-5764 or visit hel - be presented in her honor. spicuously silent on the subject to offer a program based in Or - ships with others and the tions of substance abuse, which lenicfederationnj.com Email: There will be a presentation by as well. School was no help. Hy - thodoxy that would help our Church) often triggers promiscuous be - [email protected] Ms. Evgenia Soldados, JD, on giene class warned us to brush children and their parents ad - After the speaker’s presenta - havior and is, in itself, an enor - or [email protected] “The Historical Contributions of our teeth, keep our nails clean, dress these challenges. Adapted tion the first hour, the children mous problem, are discussed Greek American Women to our and watch out for cooties. from a similar program used at were divided into facilitator from physical, psychological, so - n MARCH 1 Country and Community,” and Church was no help, either. Our St. John the Divine Episcopal groups based on gender and cial, and legal perspectives. ASTORIA – The production, a live performance by renowned youth group marched in the Church in Houston, “Sex, God grade level, and the parents re - The underlying theme that "Those Were the Days", will be composer of world fusion music Greek Independence Day Parade and Me” educates children on mained with the speaker. This the seminar explores is the idea staged at the Cultural Center of and sitarist Nana Simopoulos and hosted dances with the Ar - sexual abstinence and the bibli - separation encouraged discus - of our identity beyond our sex - the Archdiocese, 27-09 Crescent and soprano Flora Kirou. Wine menian boys from Riverdale. No cal, Orthodox reasons for absti - sion, especially among the chil - uality. Inherent in this explo - St. in Astoria on March 1st, and hors d’oeuvres reception. one ever asked, and our Proes - nence before marriage. dren and their facilitators. They ration is a critique of a society 2014 at 8PM There will be sur - Requested min. donation: $100. tamenos never volunteered. We The most recent series at - were able to ask questions, di - that bases an individual’s worth prises, friends, and artists that Preregistration is required. For just sort of knew how to behave, tracted close to 100 participants. rectly or anonymously, seek clar - on his or her attractiveness. will make that evening memo - further information and to but we didn’t know much else. Students in grades 6-12 and ification and voice concerns. Even more disturbing is the idea rable for all. Cordially, we invite RSVP: www.agapw.org or con - My life was My Big Fat Greek their parents met with Orthodox Parents asked the speakers how that a 6th grader – that is an you to share this evening with tact Dr. Olga Alexakos at oalex - Wedding with a healthy dose of speakers and facilitators for two to open and maintain a dialogue 11-year old child – receives and us; we promise it will be an [email protected] or (917) 405- Puritan paranoia tossed in for hours every Sunday evening for with their children about their internalizes media messages evening to remember. During 6833. good measure. a month. It is significant to note sexuality behavior while main - that communicate a distorted, That’s why I was pleasantly that the original program began taining the parent-child dy - sexually-based self-definition. surprised when I learned that at Grade 7, but parents re - namic. Ironically, they often We already know how those the Annunciation Greek Ortho - quested that it include even learned as much about human messages debilitate adults, let dox Cathedral in Houston has younger children. Each week, a sexuality as their children did. alone impressionable children. QUESTION OF THE WEEK hosted a biennial seminar series different theme was addressed Though we are bombarded “Sex, God and Me” redirects the entitled “Sex, God and Me” for from a Biblical and Orthodox daily with images of human sex - discussion from the profane to Do you think NATO should allow the Former Yugoslav Re - the past 15 years. Given my up - perspective: uality as a commodity, it is, in the sacred to remind the partic - public of Macedonia (FYROM) to become a member? bringing, just writing those Week One: Why did God cre - fact, a delicate subject which we ipants that they are created in Please email your response to scaros@thenationalherald. three words together is disori - ate human sexuality? are often ill-equipped or reluc - God’s image, which is perfect, com enting. Acknowledging the pres - Week Two: Practical medical tant to address. Parents and chil - and that God loves them uncon - We may publish some responses as Letters to the Editor in sures and influences of the sec - perspective of sexual activity be - dren cannot imagine each other ditionally, which is ideal. a future issue. THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 22-28, 2014 COMMUNITY 3 Prometheus Greek Teachers Assn. Celebrates Life and Work of Kazantzakis

By Constantine S. Sirigos high quality literary, philosophi - a public school assistant princi - tine and Modern Greek Studies. TNH Staff Writer cal and scholarly events, but he pal – he is licensed as a principal They have professors, facilities, spoke passionately to TNH about and a superintendent in New everything is ready there,” he ASTORIA – The Prometheus the group’s wider mission, who York State – and he is currently said. Greek Teachers Association will reflects his belief that “The com - the director of the Greek schools The Association chose to in - present a celebration of the life munity’s educators must be em - of the of the Ascension Church vite Maskaleris because he and work of Nikos Kazantzakis braced and supported,” and in Fairview, NJ and of The spearheaded efforts that led to in word, song and dance on their issues addressed. Church of the Savior in Rye, NY. the establishment of the Nikos March 2 at the Archdiocesan Hel - He is committed to having He is also concerned that Kazantzakis Chair for Modern lenic Cultural Center in Astoria. the Association take the lead in “there is no institution focused Greek Studies at SFSU in 1983. Professor Thanasis Maska - establishing a pension fund for on the training of young teach - He has co-translated Nikos leris, founding director at the its members. ers.” He noted that St. Basil’s Kazantzakis' "Russia", and is Center for Modern Greek Studies According to Triantafillou, ex - Academy performed that func - working on a study of Kazantza - at San Francisco State University cept for teachers who are certi - tion through the early 1970s, kis titled "Kazantzakis and the will offer a lecture titled “The fied and paid by the Greek gov - when it was transferred to Hel - Cretan Life-force.” His most re - Humanistic Spirit in the Work of ernment, none of the lenic College in Brookline, MA, cent book is “The Terrestrial Nikos Kazantzakis,” at 4:15PM, community’s teachers, regard - “but in my opinion, it never Gospel of Nikos Kazantzakis: followed at 5:30 by a program less of their years or decades, of functioned properly and has not Humans Are the Saviors of the of dance and the performance of service, to its children are enti - produced many teachers.” Earth" - an anthology of passages the poems of Odysseas Elitis tled to a pension. And the community’s schools, from his work about Nature and which have been set to music He hopes that the planned he adds, do not offer young peo - the workers of the soil.” and sung by the children’s choir events will raise the Associa - ple incentives to seek degrees Admission to the March 2 of the church of the Assumption Passion, intensity, intellect…some of the qualities evoked by tion’s profile with the result that there: “There are not enough event is free, although guests in Fairview, NJ. the name of the great Cretan Nikos Kazantzakis, who was not the cause of the fund will be ad - jobs.” will be invited to make pledges At 6:00 there will be a recep - a man to let a priest or fate tell him what to do. vanced. He noted, however, that there to the pension fund. “The can tion and an exhibition of Greek “It’s an injustice and a dis - are people with degrees from contribute as much as they want books for sale organized by Hel - dent, Demosthenes Triantafillou, and he is the symbol of a form grace,” he said, and asks “how Greece and the United States in over as long a period as they lenic Book Club – Livanis-USA. who was born in Nisyros and of spiritual independence…hu - can we attract young teachers… other areas who can be trained like,” Triantafillou said. “We In addition to the perfor - raised on Rhodes , and was the manism, scientific study, and the A pension will not save the and certified if the proper center have to start somewhere other - mance by the children’s choir, founding Principal of the High pinnacle of literary expression world or the Greek language, is established. Even if they have wise people will say it’s all just the dance troupes of the Cretans School St. Demetrios Cathedral and the voice of man’s uneasi - but it is an incentive and a sign weekday jobs, they can teach at words.” Association Omonia will dance. in Astoria, the only Greek-Amer - ness about his life and his exis - of respect for the profession and Greek schools on the weekends. Among the co-sponsoring or - Hara Spiliou will also present ican High School in America, tence.” the teachers,” who make great “It is my dream, as president, ganizations are the Greek Amer - Maskaleris’ poem “Argonauts,” spoke to TNH about the event. THE ASSOCIATION’S sacrifices for the cause of Greek to at least start the process that ican Writers Guild, the Arcadian which expresses the journey of He said it was natural for ed - AMBITIOUS GOALS education. will lead to a center at a place society “Geros to Morea,” and the Greek immigrant in America. ucators to honor Kazantzakis. Triantafillou and his col - Triantafillou’s experience as like Queens College, which is the the Federation of Hellenic Amer - The Association’s new presi - “He is a giant in Greek literature leagues are planning a series of an educator includes tenures as home of the Center for Byzan - ican Teachers. Chicago Metropolis Celebrates Hellenic Letters, Announces “Agrafon” Awards

By Anthe Mitrakos lum, writing a series of books for • Dimitra Alikakou the teaching of Greek as a second SS. Constantine and Helen, CHIC AGO – Celebrating the language, and advising teachers, Merrillville Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs Dr. Litsas communicated his pas - • Pepina Oikonomopoulou – Saints Basil the Great, Gregory sion for, and knowledge of Hel - • Giannoula Tzortzi the Theologian and John the lenic traditions. First to initiate St. Demetrios, Chicago Chrysostom – Chicago’s Hellenic the annual week-long celebra - • Ekaterini Tsiampa Letters Week organizing com - tion of the Hellenic Letters in • Georgios Stamatis mittee announced the 2014 Aris - Chicago among Greek Schools, • Aggeliki Zervou teion Fotiou Litsa “Agrafon” Dr. Litsas also taught at the Uni - • Georgia Mitrakou awards at a ceremony held at versity of Illinois in Chicago for St. John the Baptist, Des the Chateau Ritz, January 26th. over a decade. Dr. Litsas was a Plaines A selection of the 2014 "Agrafon" award recipients stand by His Grace Bishop Demetrios of The tradition of Hellenic Let - graduate from the University of • Marianna Mannino Mokissos with Mrs. Maria Litsas. ters Week started over 25 years Athens Greece, department of ago, bringing together Greek Classics with a BA in Archeology. Schools from the Midwest to He studied at the University of participate in a celebration of Ann Arbor Michigan from which Hellenism and the Hellenic lan - he graduated with a MA in His - guage. For the past 12 years, in tory and received a PhD in memory of Dr. Fotios Litsas, the Byzantine History from the Uni - program has also included a versity of Chicago. school-wide essay competition A prologue in one of Dr. Lit - for which winning students rep - sas’ books titled “Ellinika Gram - resenting each of three grade mata, Tribute to Hellenic Let - levels at various local Greek ters,” expresses his attitude schools are chosen annually. toward the importance of pre - Present at the awards cere - serving the cherished Hellenic mony, Consul General of Greece language even far from the in Chicago Ioanna Efthymiadou, homeland. It reads: “Classical and Greek Consul of Educational Hellenic Letters have always Affairs in Canada and Midwest - been the Muse and the constant ern U.S.A. Dr. Despina Hatzidi - inspiration to all aspects of the akou, spoke about the impor - Western Civilization; most of its tance of preserving the Hellenic artistic forms and its humanistic language and culture. A lun - thought are rooted in the Greco- cheon followed with keynote Roman past. After a period of speaker Dr. John Fotopoulos, as - decline, Hellenic Letters at least sociate professor in the Depart - as an academic discipline, is re - ment of Religious Studies at covering. Students and teachers Saint Mary's College, Notre have once again discovered both Dame, in Indiana. The event in - the pleasures and the usefulness cluded a presentation by of the Hellenic Letters.” Pythagoras Greek School of St. Winners of the 2014 Aris - Demetrios in Elmhurst. His Em - teion Fotiou Litsa “To Agrafon” inence Metropolitan Iakovos of awards are: Chicago then bestowed the St. Andrew, Chicago Agrafon awards to students, • Stavroula Nikolaou while his Grace Bishop Holy Apostles, Westchester Demetrios of Mokissos gave clos - • Eutihia Feggou ing remarks. St. Haralambos, Niles The Agrafon award, which • Sotiria Selli started off as a monetary schol - • Nikolaos Katsambas arship for top essay contest win - • Giannis Politis ners, has in recent years ex - • Hrisovalantis Maroutsos panded to include winners from St. Athanasios, Aurora each participating parish Greek • Nikolaos Andreas Black school program, awarding cer - • Sofoklis Timiou Stavrou tificates and books, or icons of • Grigorios Georgiou the Three Hierarchs to students, • Konstantinos Katsoudas said Maria Hatzinakos Litsas, St. Demetrios, Elmhurst wife of the late Dr. Litsas, and • Vasiliki Nikolson Kallas director of the Hellenic Educa - • Maria Giannoudakou tion at the Greek Orthodox Me - St. George, Chicago tropolis of Chicago. Parishes of • Maria Morakali the Metropolis of Chicago who • Ioanna Karra hosted various Hellenic Letters • Giota Konstas events and celebrations during SS. Constantine and Helen, Pa - the week included St. George los Hills and St. Demetrios churches in • Ioanna Baniewich Chicago, Saints Constantine and • Eirini Theodoropoulou Helen in Palos Hills, and Holy St. Sophia, Elgin Taxiarhai St. Haralambos in • Alekos Hamrik Niles. • Kuriaki Karavasi ABOUT DR. LITSAS St. Nicholas, Oak Lawn Arriving in Chicago in 1974, • Vasiliki Georgelou Dr. Fotios Litsas dedicated his life National Hellenic Museum, to the cause of Hellenic letters Chicago and culture, serving as Greek • Marilena Halkias School superintendent of the • Dimitris Merchant Greek Archdiocese of Chicago for St. Spyridon, Palos Heights over 20 years. Planning curricu - • Aristotelis Vainikos

His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos, with His Grace Bishop Demetrios (right), and Father Apostolos Georgiafentis (stand - ing) greet the crowd and student "Agrafon" award recipients at the 2014 Hellenic Letters Luncheon in Chicago. 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 22-28, 2014 Greek-Am. Orgs Converge to Honor Malafouris, Athas, and Pagoulatou

By Demetris Tsakas of disappearing," Andriotis said, honor to keep you company.” tellectual and financial. TNH Staff Writer but he emphasized that part of He learned, however, that Polys Kyriacou congratulated the dangers stems from the slop - Athas was more than the radio the speakers and noted that the ASTORIA – In one of the most piness and amateurism that of - voice of modern Hellenism; he work of the honorees should be impressive recent collaborations ten undermines the cause. He was one of its sources. “I discov - more widely known. of Greek-American organiza - said the endeavor must be un - ered that the lyrics to some won - Kali Pagoulatou noted that tions, the community gathered dertaken at higher levels. derful and beloved songs of her late mother was friends with at the Chian Cultural Center on Referring the honorees, he Giorgos Zambetas were written Malafouri and said “I was very February 16 to honor the mem - called them "immigrants who by Athas, including the poignant touched tonight.” ories and acknowledge the work were pioneers, and pioneers of ballad “Jack O'Hara.” Elias Neofitidis mentioned of three Greek-American giants: our literary space.” Not death at a tragic early called Pagoulatou “the heroine Bobby Malafouris, Ted Athas, Journalist and author age of 36, but poetry conquered of Greece." and Regina Pagoulatou. Michael Ignatiou spoke about Athas, which endowed him with Byron Mitsis raised the issue The co-organizers included Malafouris (1902-1990), whom the most beautiful portion of his the promotion of the language the Federation of Cephalonian he knew personally. He de - immortality. and recent school closures. & Ithacian Societies Odysseus, scribed him as the terror of the Costas Vagelatos, secretary of The president of the Atheni - Ionian Cultural Federation, Archdiocese and the New York Odysseus presented the writings ans’ Society Panos Adamopoulos Chian Federation, The Dode - Federation and quoted author of Regina Pagoulatou. He announced that on April 22 they canese Federation of America, Yiannis Mihalakis, who de - touched upon difficulties of life will host, along with the Hellenic the Athenians’ Society, The scribed Malafouris’ love of jour - in exile and the decision to come Medical Society and the Ionian Cephalonian Brotherhood of nalism in erotic terms. to New York in 1963 with her Cultural Federation, a Carnival New York, Macedonian Studies "He was a merciless enemy daughter and emphasized her celebration to support the Center, Zakynthos Society D. of the junta and tough on those journalism, lectures, poetry, and Foundling Hospital of Athens Solomos, and the Association of who did not support the Greek prose. and that due to the earthquake Greek Writers in America. language and “lover of journal - Both Vangelatos and Papa - in Kefalonia, half the proceeds Dodecanese Federation Pres - ism.” giannakis noted that most of the will be dedicated to assisting the ident George Andriotis pointed Nicholas Papagiannakis he The honorees received heartfelt introductions. Journalist and work of Athas and Pagoulatou victims in Kefalonia. out this is the third time the praised beloved WEVD radio author Michael Ignatiou spoke about Bobby Malafouris. were produced by Pella Publish - Nikos Bardis , chairman of event was held, which is "a sign personality and writer Ted ing, whose founder is Leandros the Ionian Federation, was very of solidarity and determination Athas. He was born in 1936 in day's event invited me to talk dious bass voice.” He called Papathanasiou. pleased with the success of the to continue the struggle for the Kastoria and Papagiannakis said about Athas, I knew very little is Athas his morning and evening Demosthenes Konstandatos, event and looks forward to the preservation the Greek lan - "he loved women and Greece" known about his life and his companion: "Hello friends and who was a friend, and Vassilios participation of members of the guage." and expressed both passions work. I remember, however in welcome to the Greek Voice of Petratos, also emphasized the community in events that are be - "The Greek language has through his poetry. the early 70's, as a newly arrived New York…My name Theodo - contributions of Malafouris in ing planned as fundraisers for been devalued and is in danger "When the organizers of to - immigrant, listening to his melo - sius Athas and I have the special the fight against the junta, in - Kefalonia earthquake relief. Veteran NJ Politician Larry Chatzidakis Thinks Gov. Christie Did Not Know

Continued from page 1 now, his active pursuit to turn Legislature.” long last name was a benefit to me,” Montreal, before finally settling these safeguards into law main - Though he has no intentions he said. “Politics is about name in Philadelphia in 1955. He is ver’s license suspension for the tained the momentum until fel - of running for office again, identification. Obviously, my “deeply saddened” about the cri - third or subsequent offenses. low legislators in his state, and Chatzidakis remains in - last name leaves an impres - sis in Greece, and does not be - Some legislators are follow - throughout the country, got on volved in politics, cur - sion. It also opens up di - lieve the “entitlement culture” is ing Chatzidakis’ lead and taking board and made it happen. rently serving as Re - alogue to speak about exclusive to his ancestral home - things even further. Democratic CARS AND POLITICS publican State my heritage and how land. We have seen it spread State Senator Richard Codey Chatzidakis’ passion for dri - Committeeman to pronounce it. Ac - here in the United States, too, wants to ban texting even for ver safety is not by chance. “My from Burlington tually, a reporter he said. In any event, he is hope - motorists stopped at red lights family was not in the diner busi - County. He has wrote an article ful that “the populace can recap - or sitting in traffic, the Star- ness,” he told TNH. “We owned also served on on the pronun - ture the glory of ancient Greece Ledger reported, and to require and operated an Oldsmobile the Burling - ciation of my with economic and cultural re - the written portion of the state’s Auto retail establishment for 32 ton County name.” form.” driver’s test to include segments years. I spent a total 42 years in Board Of His parents CNN recently reported that about driver distractions. the auto retail business,” Chatzi - Elections. emigrated according to the Department of Codey’s Republican col - dakis said, and the last three as LARRY, from Athens Transportation, approximately league State Senator James a Director of Agency Support NOT TERRY in 1947, via 3,000 people were killed and Holzapfel wants to permit police Services for the NJ Motor Vehi - “My Caracas and 387,000 injured in 2011 in ac - officers to Holzapfel confiscate cle Commission; he retired from Greek name is cidents that involved distracted the cellphones of motorists in - there on New Year’s Eve. Eleftherios,” drivers. As more and more lives volved in accidents if they have His involvement in politics Chatzidakis No cell phone are saved by increased enforce - "reasonable grounds" to believe stemmed from his civic involve - told TNH, but use while dri - ment against cell phone use that the vehicle driver was talk - ment in the community. “I first “from what I un - ving laws are be - while driving, motorists ing or texting on the phone served 16 years on the Mount derstand it was my ing passed all throughout New Jersey – and to when the accident occurred, Laurel Township Council, 4 godmother who de - over the country, some extent, throughout the CNN reported. years as Mayor. I also served one cided that I should be but Larry Chatzi - rest of the country – have Larry Though Chatzidakis has not term (3 years) as Burlington called Larry because dakis, one of the pio - Chatzidakis to thank for creat - been personally involved with County Freeholder before serv - Terry was a girl's name.” But neers of that initiative, ing planting that legislative seed this issue as a legislator for years ing 11 years in the New Jersey what about “Chatzidakis?” “My was well ahead of his time. way back when.

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LEFT: The foundation and the progress of the Paideia project at the University of Rhode Island. who created a state-of-the-art Center of Hellenic Studies at the University of Connecticut. CENTER: The Paideia Rhode Island project design. RIGHT: Paideia President Ilias Tomazos, Paideia says it remains committed to completing the project. Paideia Project at University of Rhode Island Halted Amid Miscommunication

By Theodore Kalmoukos but to move forward with the not allow us to work continu - paid it on time. Then they demolition of the project be - when we start building again. demolition of the concrete foun - ously. To our great disappoint - wanted to see us collect two mil - cause no donor will give us any “Ted Spyropoulos pledged KINGSTON, RI –The construc - dations of the site. We will then ment, the new University lead - lion dollars. We had a meeting donation when there is the $100,000, Chris Tomaras tion of the Center of Greek stud - look to Paideia for full reim - ership has completely stooped with Vice President Robert Wey - threat of demolition.’” $10,000, Vasilis Matarangas ies, the Greek-Orthodox Chapel bursement of all demolition and us. gand and other officials and I Tomazos also said that no $10,000, Paul Kotrotsios of St. Luke, and the Greek out - restoration costs and related ex - “The University officials told them ‘please stop saying one at Paideia wanted to go to $2,000, and Christos Christakis side theater at the University of penses.” claim that we have abandoned that we turned our back to this the court. $10,000.” Rhode Island (URI) by the Hel - Paideia promotes Hellenic the project, which is completely project because it is impossible He said “now we go around Tomazos believes that “the lenic Society Paideia, has com - studies, language, and culture, false and unjust to say, because for us to turn our back to our to the Greek-American Commu - building of the project will start pletely stopped. by establishing Greek academic we have never abandoned it. language, culture, faith, history nity and we say that we don’t again.” URI says that Paideia did not programs and also by building Then they said that we didn’t and certainly to our children. want money now, because the He said “we don’t want to fulfill its promise to finish the centers, chapels, and outside pay the insurance, which proved The second thing that I request project has stopped. What we have any animosity with the entire project in a two-year pe - theaters. to be false because we always from you is to stop talking about need is your pledge to help us University.” riod, and threatens to demolish Tomazos told TNH that “we the buildings that Paideia has asked for a meeting with the erected – albeit partially – thus president of the University but far. we were not getting any answer. We retained a prominent lawyer Cultural Society Komninoi from Rhode Island who sent a The hope is that letter to the University and since the differences will then the issue has been frozen.” Celebrate Cultural Heritage be resolved and the Tomazos also said that “we have inside information that project will resume. they need the site to build a ho - By Constantine S. Sirigos of events around the annual tel on, but we don’t have any - TNH Staff Writer May 19 commemoration of the In an August 30 letter, URI thing official from the Univer - genocide, including a flag-rais - Vice President Robert Weygand sity.” NEW YORK – The Pontian So - ing at Bowling Green in lower wrote to Paideia President Ilias Tomazos said “we started ciety Komninoi will host a cele - Manhattan, organized by the Tomazos that “although we building in 2009, we already bration of the culture of the Hel - Pan Pontian Federation of USA have made repeated requests in have completed half of the pro - lenes of Pontos with their and Canada and the Federation prior correspondence, we have ject. We have spent quite a few annual dinner dance at Astoria of Hellenic Societies of Greater not heard from your other rep - hundred thousand dollars but World Manor on February 22. New York. resentatives of Paideia regarding we have also put personal work There will be dining and Vespers will be celebrated at the required plan to restore the in it, worth more than two and dancing featuring local musi - the Holy Institution Panagia site to its former condition. As one half million dollars. We cians and a special musical Soumela in West Milford, NJ, stated earlier, the detailed plan have also received as donations guest from Greece who will pre - and on May 19 the Society is must be approved by this office materials, and the architectural sent traditional Pontian music, planning for a dinner that will and contain an expeditious time designs. We have finished the and presentations about the also feature a panel discussion. Performances by youngsters who participate in Pontian dance frame for completion. first floor. Pontian Genocide and other ar - “The Holy Institution is a troupes highlighted a 2013 dinner dance. Hellenes first settled “We must receive the re - “We had promised to finish eas of interest to Americans of charitable, religious, educa - the southern shore of the Black Sea 3000 years ago. quested restoration plan within it in two years but we weren’t Pontian descent and friends of tional and scientific nonprofit thirty (30) days from the date able to do that due to practical Pontos. corporation established to com - Mount Mela (Panagia Soumela) promote the Pontian-Hellenic of this letter. If we do not re - obstacles, such as change of the Dance Chairman John mit its resources to: to maintain our Greek Orthodox cultural heritage, history and ceive the plan within the time architectural designs and also Siderides told TNH that the so - a) maintain a chapel in religious faith, and Orthodoxy,” according to its requested, we have no choice the weather conditions that do ciety is also preparing a number honor of the Holy Mother of b) to properly preserve and website.

Children who perform traditional dances always delight guests at the events of Panchian Association Korais, which will donate $15,000 to the Greek school in Wantaugh. NY. Panchian Korais to Have its Annual Dinner Dance 2/22

By Constantine S. Sirigos are assisting the needy on Chios TNH Staff Writer during this time of Greek crisis. In recent years, along with the NEW YORK – The Panchian As - Chian Federation, they have sociation Korais will host its supported the food programs of 101st Anniversary dinner dance the Metropolis of Chios. on February 22 at Leonard’s “Every day, five days a week, Palazzo in Great Neck, NY. 700 people are provided food The community is looking cooked by priests and volun - forward to the annual affair, teers and other donates cars and which was not held last year be - truck that take the food to vil - cause of the numerous events lages all over the island,” dedicated to the celebration of Stratakis said, who has person - the 100th anniversary of the lib - ally observed the work that is eration of Chios from the Ot - done. toman empire. “They are not soup kitchens. There will be a presentation People are provided three- highlighting a $15,000 donation course meals at the community to the school of the Church of centers of their parish St. Markella of Wantaugh, NY churches.” and the evening’s highlights will Newly-elected Korais Presi - include performances of the as - dent Stanley Neomonitis told sociation’s dance groups and the TNH he is very pleased with the presentation of Miss Chios, who board of directors and commit - will adorn the float sponsored tees, and especially with the by the Association and the young professionals who are Chian Federation at the Greek taking on larger roles. Parade on Fifth Avenue on Neomonitis said Korais is March 30. also looking forward to the an - The contestants will inter - nual Chian convention that it viewed by a panel of judges dur - will cohost with the Federation, ing the dinner dance and Miss whose president is Stavros Chios will win round trip ticket Haviaras, in New York July 4-7. to Greece, including Chios. The convention will also pre - Christos Stratakis told TNH sent an exhibit of Chian export that for the first time in Korais’ products that is being coordi - history, the organizing of the nated by a committee headed dance is in the hands of second by Anna Condoulis. generation Greek-Americans. On February 22, the guests He is also proud that Korais con - will be entertained by the band tinuing its tradition of donations of Nikos Nikolaidis. to one of the community’s after - The cocktail reception is at noon or day schools. 7:30 and dinner is at 8:30. For Korais is also continuing its information call: 718-631-3467, contributions to institutions that 718-4846, or 917-209-3330. 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 22-28, 2014 Orestes is Declared Not Guilty at Trial in Chicago Utah’s Largest Newspaper

By Anthe Mitrakos above the human laws. Orestes was acting by the command of Quotes TNH Church Story CHICAGO, IL – After reexam - the higher gods and given that, ining the trial of Socrates last he did the right things for his TNH Staff year, the National Hellenic Mu - time.” seum continued its court series, “It’s really dangerous for you SALT LAKE CITY, UT – The Salt Lake Tribune, with a daily cir - this time revisiting the mytho - to go against the perspective of culation of over 104,000 rendering it Utah’s largest newspaper logical trial of Orestes before a the gods, and that’s not a life and only one of 70 in the entire United States with a population crowd of about 600 on January that anyone wants. I understood of over 100,000, published a story on February 18 titled “Greek 29th at the UIC Forum. The ver - why Orestes chose to kill his Orthodox Patriarch Orders U.S. Leader to Solve Salt Lake dict: not guilty. But coming to mother and I do agree that she Church Dispute,” by Peggy Fletcher Stack, using The National that conclusion was not simple. was guilty herself of committing Herald as its source. The case, taken from Ancient heinous crimes,” said Paulina Ki - The Tribune story is based on the one written by TNH writer playwright Aeschylus’ (525-456 jek, student and president of De - and religion editor Theodore Kalmoukos, in the February 15 BC) trilogy the Oresteia, re - Paul University’s Classics Club. edition, titled “Patriarch Intervenes in Salt Lake Church Dis - volves around Orestes, who is “When Agamemnon chose to putes.” tried for matricide after killing kill his daughter, that was a sac - Although the Tribune story does not reveal new information, his mother, Queen Clytemnes - rifice to the gods, that was not it serves an important purpose in furthering the Salt Lake tra, to avenge the murder of his a murder. Clytemnestra wanted Church situation – in which Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew father King Agamemnon. As in to keep the palace, the wealth, instructed Archbishop Demetrios to intervene, following verbal many such cases, however, laws, and power. Orestes killed her to and physical conflicts that necessitated plainclothes police of - ethics, and loyalty collide. avenge his father. There is a ficers to be on hand for Sunday services – to the larger Salt On one hand, Agamemnon, huge difference between each Lake readership. who has sacrificed his daughter one of those,” she said. The number of total Tribune readers equals approximately Iphigenia to the gods in ex - The validity of the charges 10% of the entire Salt Lake City Metropolitan area, one of the change for favorable winds to were decided by sixteen distin - top 30 in the United States in terms of population. launch his fleet toward Troy, guished Chicago citizens includ - Readers may comment on the Herald story at our website: comes back to his family with a ing J.P. Anderson, Editor-In- thenationalherald.com and on the Tribune’s story at Trojan princess as his concu - Chief, Michigan Avenue sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsfaithblog/57563399-180/parish-greek- bine. On the other, he has re - Orestes, Elektra, and Pylades at the tomb of Agamemnon - Magazine; Louis G. Apostol, Ex - council-font.html.csp. turned to an angry wife who, Campanian red-figure hydria, c. 330 BC (Louvre). ecutive Director & General with the assistance of her Counsel, Illinois Property Tax younger lover, a nephew, slays caught up in all the drama he to kill his own mother to satisfy Appeal Board; Alderman Walter her husband. inherited from the condemned avenging his father. Rather, he Burnett, Jr., 27th Ward, City of Orestes returns to his home - House of Atreus, was treated asked the gods for help in com - Chicago; John Corkery, Dean, land to find his family situation unfairly by the Maenads who mitting the crime he is fully re - The John Marshall Law School; in shambles and is plagued with wanted his head on a platter. sponsible for. Anna Davlantes, Chicago Jour - guilt, not knowing how he “This thing was like a foot - Judge Charles Kocoras didn’t nalist; Dean R. Glassberg, Re - ought to react. Should he ball game. Nobody was paying buy Orestes’ excuse of “they gional President – First Midwest avenge his father’s death? Ac - attention to the rules. Every - made me do it.” Bringing up the Bank; Angelo Kokkino, Presi - cording to the law of the gods, body was committing penalties, example of the Nuremberg Tri - dent Ghafari Associates; Eleni he must. That means, however, no penalties were being called, als of Nazi Germany, Kocoras Kouimelis, Partner, Winston & that he would have to kill his and then all of a sudden at the stated that it is better to kill one - Strawn & President-Elect, Hel - own mother, something forbid - end they’re like ‘oops we’re go - self if forced by others to kill an - lenic Bar Association of Illinois; den by the gods. He decides on ing to catch this last guy,’” said other person. Judge William Annie Kuhlman, American Bar the former and slays Clytemnes - John Corkery, Dean at John Bauer rebutted, bringing up a Association; Hon. Anthony C. tra with the help of his sister Marshall Law School, who personal example of the intense Kyriakopoulos, Circuit Judge, Electra. Orestes is then chased served on the jury and voted not pressures one faces when hav - Circuit Court of Cook, County by the Maenads, angry spirits guilty. ing to choose between killing, State of Illinois; Dan Mihalopou - who vie for his blood. Defendants claimed that An - and getting killed. los, Chicago Sun-Times; Dr. The situation, taken by cient Greece represented a pa - Then the tables turned to the Sara Monoson, Professor of Po - Apollo before the rest of the triarchal society that considered audience and all cast their vote, litical Science and Classics, Greek gods, represents one of the mother figure as more of an a blue token for “guilty” and a Northwestern University; Dr. the earliest known “docu - incubator. Therefore, white token for “innocent.” To - Robin Rhodes, Archaeologist Former coordinator for SAE USA Theodore Spyropoulos ad - mented” trials. Revisited in front Clytemnestra’s murder was not kens were weighed on a scale and Historian of Classical Art & dressing the Hellenic Parliament. of a modern audience with pro - as great of a deal as that of of justice, and the results were Architecture, University of Notre fessional prosecutors, Orestes Agamemnon’s. Additionally, very favorable for Orestes. Dame; A. Thomas Skallas, Part - was let off the hook, but just as they mentioned that back then, “I was pleasantly surprised ner Thompson Coburn LLP, in the Oresteia, there was stark listening to the gods was a “do at the results,” said Elif Senturk, President, Hellenic Bar Associa - Spyropoulos: SAE is Dead opposition. or die” situation, and higher or - student and vice president of tion of Illinois & Vice-Chairman, “Orestes was totally guilty. der rules applied to Orestes, DePaul University’s Classics National Hellenic Museum; Neil Ridiculously guilty. Incredibly which only forced him to go Club. “Clytemnestra was a ques - Steinberg, Chicago Sun-Times; Continued from page 1 had to start from the beginning guilty,” said Angelo Kokkino, through with the murder. Lastly, tionable character at the very Larry Yellen, Anchor, Fox News. again.” With regards to the cur - president at Ghafari Associates defendants argued that Orestes least so Orestes was very much A closing reception followed I never used SAE’S money.” rent undersecretary Akis Geron - and a prosecutor at the trial. was being treated unfairly since justified,” she said. the trial. The National Hellenic He considers “a terrible mis - topoulos, Spyropoulos said “we “Anyone who killed anybody none of the others involved “I believe that given the stan - Museum plans to make the trial take” the attempts made today don’t know what he is doing. else is guilty of killing somebody were being punished for their dards of the ancient times, that series an annual event, said Di - for SAE’s resurrection. He said Unfortunately there is no up - else. It’s as simple as that,” he terrible actions. Orestes was not guilty,” said rector Connie Mourtoupalas. For that “from 2007 to 2013 five un - date.” He believes that “the po - said. Prosecutors argued that Mary Giannetos, a grade school more information on Museum dersecretaries were changed. litical world of Greece is afraid Still, the majority of the Orestes did not even try bar - teacher, “I believe that there is events and exhibits, visit nation - When they left they took the of an organized Greek-American crowd agreed that Orestes, gaining his way out of having a higher god, one that rises alhellenicuseum.org. files with them and the next one Community.”

FROM MY BOOKSHELF Rethinking “Mistuh, We Could Use a Man Like Herbert Hoover Again” Line

By Constantinos E. Scaros tor) is under tremendous pres - shameful to behave toward our In railing against Roosevelt’s sure to find the killer. An African- nation’s Commander-in-Chief New Deal – only in its initial The Challenge to Liberty, by American stranger in town, Virgil that way. stages at the time – and removal Herbert Hoover (Scribner, 1934) Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) seems like Few Americans are scape - of the United States from the the perfect target to take the rap goated as viciously as presidents Gold Standard, Hoover con - Few things in life are as in this white racist town. Turns are, and few presidents have cludes his message to the nation painful as being the victim of out, though, Tibbs is a police de - been the victims of relentless from his vantage point as an El - scapegoating: the thoughtless, tective, whose skills Gillespie re - scapegoating as has Herbert der Statesman by vociferously patently unfair and downright luctantly accepts in helping him Hoover, who is widely blamed defending his notion of Liberal - cruel (even if unintentionally) solve the crime. Evidencing that for the Great Depression, as if he ism: “It is a False Liberalism that blaming of an event or a series Gillespie’s snap judgments are sat in the White House and interprets itself into government of them upon an unsuspecting based more on convenience than flipped the “on” switch of the dictation, or operation of com - target who was simply in the racism, later in the film he thinks “Depression-Making Machine” merce, industry, and agriculture. wrong place at the wrong time – his own underling, Officer Sam and watched the country suc - Every move in that direction poi - an accident of happenstance. Wood (Warren Oates), a white cumb to near-ruin. sons the very springs of Liberal - Scapegoating in most aspects of man, is the murderer. Tibbs THOSE WERE THE DAYS ism. It poisons political equality, life – and we’ve all been through laughs it off and convinces Gille - I remember encountering the free thought, free press, and it one time or another – is not spie that Sam is innocent, and iconic television sitcom All in the equality of opportunity. It is the done maliciously. Rather, it is a eventually they catch the right Family as a child in the early road not to liberty but to less lib - 1970s, when, though it was still erty. True Liberalism is found not a current prime time show – tops in striving to spread bureaucracy, in the country, in fact – it had al - but in striving to set bounds to ready begun running in syndica - In the opening credits of the legendary sitcom All in the it. Liberalism is a force proceed - tion on weekday afternoons, Family, Archie and Edith sing about how we “could use a man ing from the deep realization 3PM Eastern Time, on CBS like Herbert Hoover again.” Wasn’t he responsible for the Great that economic freedom cannot (Channel 2 in New York). What Depression? Why would they want him back? be sacrificed if political freedom struck me about the show all the is to be preserved. True Liberal - yelling – not typical of most sit - things got a whole lot worse, and Hoover warned about the ris - ism seeks all legitimate freedom coms at the time. Of course, I it took the better part of a decade ing forces of Communism in the first in the confident belief that was too young to understand for economic conditions to im - Soviet Union, Fascism in Italy, without such freedom the pur - what they were yelling about prove. The economy really and Nazism in Germany. Mind suit of other blessings is in vain.” (Vietnam, Watergate, feminism, kicked into high gear only when you, this was in 1934, and the Not too shabby for a man etc.). As I grew older, by then America entered WW II. “How United States eventually spent many called “the worst president having learned not only more can war improve the economy,” billions upon billions of dollars ever,” a hateful determination about current events, but also some younger folks might ask – over several decades to combat they would want to guard jeal - the lines of the opening theme after all, the United States had them – first by defeating the Axis ously against today’s naysayers, song, “Those Were the Days,” been mired in Iraq and Powers in WWII, and later by who like to place that label on that the two characters Archie Afghanistan (and still is there) outlasting the Soviet Union in the likes of George W. Bush or and Edith Bunker (played by for the past decade, and it hasn’t the Cold War. Barack Obama. Carroll O’Connor and Jean Sta - exactly been an economic extrav - A careless examination of Incidentally, In the Heat of the pleton) sang, it struck me as to aganza around here. But that’s Hoover’s use of the word “Liber - Night became a popular TV se - why, in their “Noo Yawk” accents, because war is fought on a much alism” might cause one to mis - ries from the late 1980s to mid- they proclaimed: “mistuh, we smaller scale these days, with take him for what today passes 1990s, its star, in the role of Chief could use a man like Hoibert much less manpower. Back then, for a political “liberal.” Quite the Gillespie, none other than Carroll Hoover again.” My immediate re - war affected the entire country. contrary: Hoover’s “Liberalism” O’Connor – who as Archie action was: “Why Herbert Virtually every able-bodied man is more akin to libertarianism, Bunker on All in the Family sang Hoover? Isn’t he the one who went to war, and their wives – though not of the extreme kind. Herbert Hoover’s praises. Herbert Hoover became the nation’s 31st president, only to brought poverty upon the nation, then mostly stay-at-home moms, lose in a landslide four years later to Franklin D. Roosevelt, in which it wallowed until joined the workforce. The coun - during the monumental economic crisis known as the Great Franklin Delano Roosevelt res - try produced food, uniforms, Depression. cued us?” At least that’s what I tanks, planes, and weapons. Jobs had learned in social galore. And just like FDR was not convenient way to bring closure guy. studies/government/history necessarily “all-good” Hoover to a troublesome situation – clo - For a number of reasons, classes since junior high school. was not “all-bad.” sure that the scapegoater ratio - however, scapegoating is most “Oh, this is just Archie Bunker CHALLENGE TO LIBERTY nalizes as valid, rather than pre - horrific when the victim is the being Archie Bunker,” I thought. A book worth reading, one mature – when clearly more president of the United States. The quintessential contrarian that exemplifies Hoover’s bril - complex thinking and evaluating First and foremost, it is often who likes to get a charge out of liance, clarity of thought, and is in order. done purely maliciously, to inflict people. Why, he’d probably de - amazing powers of prognostica - A good example of scapegoat - political harm and thereby gen - fend Charles Manson if it got a tion, is The Challenge to Liberty, ing in everyday life that comes erate political benefit to someone reaction. which Hoover wrote in 1934, to mind is found in the classic else. Second, and a reason HOOVER AND FDR shortly after having been ousted film In the Heat of the Night, closely related to the first, some - It was only once I began a se - from the White House by a too- which won the Oscar for Best times it is wholly or completely rious study of presidential history quick-to-judge electorate. Picture in 1967. When a promi - based on fabricated innuendo, – one that continues to this day Though no longer at the helm, nent business developer in the rather than legitimate criticism. and which I expect will continue Hoover maintained a key eye on fictional town of Sparta, MS is Third, it is often based on an un - my entire life – that I realized American politics, in both do - In the Oscar-winning film In the Heat of the Night, Chief Gille - murdered, Police Chief Bill Gille - derlying jealousy of the presi - things were not quite that sim - mestic and foreign spheres. In spie (right) is quick to point the finger of blame at Virgil Tibbs spie (played by Rod Steiger, who dent’s success and near-royal ple. FDR did not ride into town The Challenge to Liberty, he (left). Innocent victims are the targets of scapegoating all the also won the Oscar for Best Ac - treatment. Finally, it is just plain and make things better. In fact, wrote prolifically about both. time, worst of all, the presidents. THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 22-28, 2014 COMMUNITY 7

ALL HISTORY Madame Calliope Charissi and Her Ten Children: Stars of the Vaudeville Stage

By Steve Frangos Charissi’s studio at 1358 North the spelling of both Sid and TNH Staff Writer La Brea near Hollywood Boule - ‘Charissi.’ Although newspaper vard. and magazine articles over the PART 4 During that period and later, years spelled the surname Charissi’s students included but Charissi and Charisse, alterna - CHICAGO- Nico Charissi was were not limited to: Judy Gar - tively. yet another of the accomplished land, Ava Gardner, Paulette Charissi’s unqualified profes - dancers and teachers that were Goddard, Shirley MacLaine, sional support involved his en - a part of the famed Charissi ex - Ann Miller, Liza Minnelli, Mari - tire family. Various news ac - tended-family of dancers. lyn Monroe, and many others. counts report that over the years He had a unique pedigree as As one of Charissi’s students, Charissi frequently involved his a dancer. As he often told news Piper Laurie, made note of this sisters Kathryn (known profes - reporters, later in life, he first early period in the lives of the sionally as Madame Etienne) began to dance at the age of 12 Charissi couple in her book, and Nenette Charissi Tucker in with his mother, Calliope, as Learning to Live Out Loud, A his work. Following the ex - teacher. Calliope Charissi, an in - Memoir, when she took, “a few tended Charissi Family and their ternationally-recognized dancer, ballet classes with Nico Charissi, descendants requires some con - was a close friend and student himself, at his studio…Nico’s siderable attention. The Charissi of Isadora Duncan. In 1923, young bride and protégée Family of dancers and perform - when the Charissi Family ar - worked in the office and an - ers extends across three gener - rived in North America, they swered the telephone.” We ations. As another of Nico were the opening act for prima never saw her dance until years Charissi’s students, Mary Martin ballerina Anna Pavlova at New later, when she appeared in says in her book, My Heart Be - York's Hippodrome. Pavlova was The glamorous actress and dancer Cyd Charisse was married to Nico Charissi – one of Madame MGM musicals as the beautiful longs: “Nico Charisse taught me the first Russian prima ballerina Calliope’s ten children – who had been her dance instructor. Though the couple divorced after Cyd Charisse. The Charissi cou - modern and Spanish dancing, to tour the world. As such, just eight years of marriage and she remarried, to actor Tony Martin, the actress retained ple had a son, Nico, Jr. born on also castanets. He was wonder - Pavlova and the Charissi Family “Charisse” as her stage name for the remainder of her long and illustrious career. May 7, 1942. ful to me. His sister Nanette were a national sensation as Charissi was a stanch advo - taught me ballet years later in they toured North America. After 1929, Charissi’s move - city to city, town to town, liter - Charissi and his group. The con - cate of his wife’s abilities as a New York, and his sister's child, Pavlova’s principal partner, ments become something of a ally from hamlet to hamlet per - suls of the Latin American coun - dancer. We learn this, no less, Ian Tucker, was the smallest of Laurent Novikoff (1888-1956), blur. According to San Francisco forming as a dancer, lecturer on tries in San Francisco are very in the book, The Two of Us, by the Lost Boys in Peter Pan.” was a graduate of the Bolshoi Ballet: the First Fifty Years by dance, teacher or some combi - much interested in these affaires Tony Martin, Cyd Charisse, and Charissi was an incredibly Ballet School in Moscow. Cobbett Steinberg, et al., “in the nation of the three as the local (San Mateo Times February 8, Dick Kleiner, where we learn hard worker. He toured the na - Novikoff was known for divid - 1933 and 1934 seasons Nico situation dictated.” 1934).” from Finklea herself that: “Nico, tion lecturing, teaching, and ing his time between Sergei Di - Charissi was one of the two Aside from being a classi - Charissi’s tours were not lim - again, talked me into it. He performing on a nearly annual aghilev’s (1872-1929) and principal male dancers in the cally-trained ballet dancer, ited to the United States but in - found me an agent the next day. basis. Closely affiliated with the Pavlova's company. Diaghilev newly established dance com - Charissi soon mastered all mod - cluded Europe as well. On just And before I really knew what Chicago National Association of was a Russian ballet impresario pany. While, a member of the ern French dances such as the such a tour, Charissi and Amer - was happening to me, I was un - Dancing Masters, a typical news and founder of the Ballets San Francisco Ballet, Charissi’s tango and others as well as ican-born dancer Tula Ellice Fin - der contract to MGM and get - report notes that Charissi’s ap - Russes, from which many fa - performances, as the Witch Doc - Spanish/South American dances klea (1922-2008) eloped and ting ready to do Ziegfeld Follies pearance at the December Arts mous dancers and choreogra - tor in the opera ‘Emperor Jones’ such as the rumba, and so on. were married in Virchinny, with Fred Astaire.” Nico and Festival in Las Vegas marks “the phers would arise. In time were especially singled out for Typical of this period we hear: France on August 12, 1938. Be - Tula Charissi formally separated conclusion of Charissi’s 12,000 Novikoff became the ballet mas - praise. Yet, by 1933, Nico “Last night in the room of the cause her younger brother had on August 15, 1945 and they mile tour of 48 U.S. cities (In - ter at the Chicago Opera, from Charissi began what would be Don Mark Hopkins Hotel there trouble pronouncing ‘sister’ Tula were divorced by 1946. Un - dependent Record August 14, 1929–1933. He danced at the his professional pattern of ac - was inaugurated a series of had received the family nick - named individuals at MGM Stu - 1966).” Undoubtedly Charissi Metropolitan Opera in New York tivities for the rest of his life. ‘Cuban Nights’ during which the name of ‘Sid.’ The newlyweds dios created the stage name Cyd made copies of his book, Ballet City from 1941-1945. Later in Charissi began traveling from ‘Caribe’ was introduced by Nico returned to America and Charisse consciously changing for Today (Murray and Gee, life, Novikoff opened up a ballet Publishers: Culver City, 1951) school in New Buffalo, MI, and available to students and those died there in 1956. who attended his lectures. Young Nico Charissi toured with Pavlova’s company, and On February 9, 1953, Nico later claimed to have received Charissi married Zita Torres, a considerable instruction from fellow dancer, in a civil cere - both Pavlova and Novikoff. His mony at the Charissi dance stu - instruction with Novikoff would dio. Over 200 students danced continue over the years. Charissi around the couple at the end of unquestionably benefited as a the ceremony. The couple had dancer, choreographer, and in - one son Marc Charisse, born in structor from this early exposure 1957. to this trio of internationally- It was while on one of his ex - recognized artists. This question tended tours that Charissi died of European performers and on April 14, 1970 in Las Vegas their enduring influence on of a heart attack. This brief American artists is certainly not sketch only barely outlines restricted solely to Charissi. Charissi’s life as dancer and Scholars are still trying to de - teacher. termine the artistic cross-cul - Extended Greek-American tural exchanges and fusions studies unquestionably one day brought about by vaudeville in will feature Nico Charissi and an American setting. The con - his entire family as subjects of tinuing influence of these origi - an extended account. We have nal American vaudevillian forms one last Charissi to consider, on subsequent generations of next week: Nenette Charissi American performers is a field Tucker. of investigation only now being Photographs taken by J.R. Eyerman for Life Magazine of Mar - verge of superstardom, and was taking dance lessons from systematically investigated. ilyn Monroe at the age of 22. She was a young starlet on the Nico Charissi at his Hollywood dance studio in February, 1949. [email protected]

GREEK AMERICAN STORIES Baking a Lie

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She until her retirement. A member found great comfort that year 273567/18968 LEGAL NOTICE olina. Following his military ser - was 97 years old. Born Ida Ju - of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox in the birth of her second grand - Notice of formation of ATP & Associates RE Fund, vice, he attended The Georgia dith Noa on May 7, 1916, in Church, the Daughters of Pene - son. She lived the rest of her 18 LEGAL NOTICE LLC . Articles of Organization filed with the Sec - Institute of Technology in At - Berlin, Germany, to Hermann lope, the Ladies Philoptochos years in Groton with her son DANIEL DENNIS DUKELSKIY LLC, a domestic retary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 3, 2014. Office location: Kings County. SSNY des - lanta, where he earned a bach - and Emilie Frehde Noa, she Society, and the Clinton Senior and daughter-in- law. She LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/15/13. Office location: Kings County. SSNY is designated as ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process elor's degree in Chemical Engi - came to the United States in Center, she was also active with adored her grandsons and agent upon whom process against the LLC may against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process neering in 1958 and a master's 1937 when she was forcibly ex - the Lancaster Senior Citizens. looked forward to the holidays be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, to: 252 18th Street, Suite 5A, Brooklyn, NY degree in Information and Com - patriated by the German Na - She enjoyed traveling, the with all the traditions, great 100 Oceana Dr. W., Unit 1H, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 11235. General Purpose. puter Science in 1967. He began tional Socialist state. She mar - beach, swimming, playing food and company. She leaves 273250/18950 273276/10709 his career as a chemist with ried Albert L. Scott, Jr., in 1940 cards, Bingo, trips to Foxwoods, behind her son Alkiviadis and LEGAL NOTICE Thiokol Corporation in and raised her family on cooking & baking delicious daughter-in-law Deborah, her Notice of formation of 950 ST MARKS APTS Huntsville, Alabama, and also Martha's Vineyard, where she Greek dishes, and was skilled at grandsons Thomas and An - LEGAL NOTICE LLC Articles of Organization filed NY Secre - worked for the Army Missile was a year-round and, later, sea - knitting - she could knit a thony, her sister Zozo Tsillis in Sozo Consulting LLC Arts of Org filed tary of State (SSNY) 5/24/11 Office in with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on Kings Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC Command designing rocket pro - sonal resident from 1945 to sweater in one day. Her greatest Athens Greece, and nieces both 8/13/13. Office: Kings County. SSNY upon whom process may be served. SSNY pellants. He moved to Atlanta 1986. She is survived by her first joy was her family; she loved in the USA. Visiting Hrs. Friday designated as agent of LLC upon whom shall mail copy of process to: The LLC PO with his family in 1966 and husband and by 4 children, 9 spending time with all of her 5-8 PM at the Hamilton-Mc - process may be served. SSNY shall mail BOX 300513 Brooklyn, NY 11230. Purpose: process to: 414 Albemarle Rd, #3A, Any lawful activity. worked as a statistician for grandchildren, and 10 great- grandchildren, especially GAFFIGAN Funeral Home, 37 Brooklyn, NY 11218. General Purposes. 273247/18588 many years at the Centers for grandchildren. She was prede - babysitting David, John & Re - Main St., (113) Pepperell. Fu - 273212/18351 Disease Control and Prevention, ceased by an infant daughter becca when they were younger. neral Services will be held Sat - LEGAL NOTICE retiring in 1992. He also taught and by her second husband, De - The Grivakis family would like urday at 10 a.m. at the Trans - LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of KG CARROLL courses in mathematics, statis - Coursey Fales, Jr. Mrs. Fales to thank the staff at both the figuration Greek Orthodox GARDENS LLC, (DOM. LLC). Articles of Orga - tics, and computer science for worked as a librarian at the Corcoran House and Holy Trin - Church, 25 Fr. John Sarantos Notice of formation of FINKEL ASSOCIATES LLC, nization filed with the NY Secretary of State a domestic LLC. Articles of organization filed (SSNY) on 12/10/13. Office location: Kings many years at Georgia State Boston Athenaeum and for Har - ity for their kind, loving care. Way, (Clark St.) Lowell, MA. with the Secretary of State of NY, (SSNY) on University and DeKalb College. vard University libraries. Later Vasiliki's funeral will be held on Burial to follow in Groton County. SSNY is designated as Agent of LLC 11/25/2013. Office location: Kings County. upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom Gus was very proud of his Greek she was the music and drama Tuesday, February 4, 2014 from Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the SSNY shall mail copy of any process to: Yun process against the LLC may be served. heritage, and he raised his fam - critic at WGBH-FM, where she the McNally & Watson Funeral family requests memorial con - SSNY shall mail process to: FELIKS FINKEL, Sok Lee, 268 East Broadway, A505, New York, ily in the Greek tradition. He had her own radio magazine Home, 304 Church St., with a tributions in her memory may 15 Prospect Avenue, Ardsley, NY 10502 . NY 10002. Purpose: General Purposes. made frequent visits to Greece show, "Iten Scott Presents." After service at 12:00 noon in St. be made to the Transfiguration General Purpose: Any lawful act. 273227/18900 and maintained homes in his moving to Cambridge in 1967, Nicholas Greek Orthodox Greek Orthodox Church, 25 Fr. 273230/18901 childhood village and in Athens. Mrs. Fales became active in civic Church, 132 School St. Burial John Sarantos Way, (Clark St.) LEGAL NOTICE He was a lifelong member of the affairs and was well known for will follow in Woodlawn Ceme - Lowell, MA. 01854 Please see BEAUTIFUL BEAST, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed FUNERAL HOMES Greek Orthodox Church and a her advocacy for the preserva - tery. Relatives and friends are www.mcgaffiganfuneral.com with the SSNY on 9/30/13. Office location: member of the Evrytanian As - tion of her neighborhood, which invited to attend calling hours Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent APOSTOLOPOULOS sociation of America. He en - included Harvard Square. She at the funeral home on Monday, SKALIS, DIMITRIOS upon whom process against the LLC may be Apostle Family - n served. SSNY shall mail process to: The joyed spending time with his was an enthusiastic patron of February 3, 2014, from 4:00- HOLLYWOOD HILLS, CA (From LLC, 549A Halsey St., Brooklyn, NY 11233. Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - grandchildren, traveling, and local cultural institutions such 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the the Sun-Sentinel, published on General Purpose. watching Georgia Tech football. as the Cambridge Music Club, family suggests that memorial Jan. 25) – Dimitrios Panayiotis 273228/1070 Funeral Directors of Gus was a wonderful husband, the Museum of Fine Arts, the donations be made to The Skalis, 86, of Xironomi, Greece RIVERDALE LEGAL NOTICE father, grandfather, friend, and BSO, and, most especially, the Prader-Willi Syndrome Associa - and Hollywood Hills, Florida FUNERAL HOME Inc. teacher. He touched many lives Greek Institute. Greek history tion (USA), 8588 Potter Park passed away on Monday, Janu - BRUTAL HONESTY LLC . Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). 5044 Broadway and will be missed by so many and culture and the Greek peo - Drive, Suite 500, Sarasota, FL ary 20th, 2014 at Broward Nurs - Name: Brutal Honesty LLC. Articles of Organization people. Gus is survived by his ple were very dear to Mr. and 34238. ing & Rehabilitation Center, sur - filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on New York, NY 10034 wife of 56 years, Dorothy Beam Mrs. Fales. They traveled to rounded by his loving wife and 8/26/10. NY office location: Kings County. SSNY has (212) 942-4000 Caras; their son, John Caras and Greece every year and together PAPPAS, daughter. He was born Decem - been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process n against it may be served. The post office address to Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE his wife, Deborah of Dunwoody, edited the journal "Greek, Ro - HELEN KATHERINE ber 10, 1927 in Xironomi, which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against GA, their daughter Vicki Caras man, and Byzantine Studies." PORTLAND, ME (From the Port - Greece, son of Panayiotis Eu - the LLC served upon him/her is The LLC 1424 E 89th St. CONSTANTINIDES Brooklyn, NY, 11236. Purpose/character of LLC: Any Bitzis of Sandy Springs, GA, and Donations in Iten Noa Fales's land Press-Herald, published on aggelos Skalis and Magdalini Lawful Purpose. FUNERAL PARLOR Co. their daughter Lisa Caras Taylor memory can be made to the Jan. 28) – Helen Katherine Pap - Arapaki Skalis. He immigrated 273213/18891 (718) 745-1010 and her husband, Kevin of Greek Institute, 1038 Mass. pas, 92, of Portland, passed to the United States in July of Greenville, SC; six grandchil - Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138. away on Jan. 23, 2014, at the 1970, settling in New Jersey LEGAL NOTICE Services in all localities - dren, Constantine (Charles) Gosnell Memorial Hospice where for many years he MOUNTAIN & MCDOWALL REALTY, LLC, a Low cost shipping to Greece Caras, Maria Caras, Nicholas GIANNOULIAS, SPIROS House. She was born in Portland worked in the diner business as domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on n 12/31/13. Office location: Kings County. Bitzis, Benjamin Taylor, Lily Tay - CHICAGO, IL (From the Chicago on April 24, 1921, the daughter a chef and restaurant owner. In SSNY is designated as agent upon whom lor, and Cate Taylor; his sister, Tribune, published on Feb 2) – of Stratus and Kiriaki (Nicholas) July of 1985, he and his family process against the LLC may be served. SSNY LITRAS FUNERAL HOME Marianthi Contos of Columbia, Spiros H. Giannoulias, M.D. "Dr. Papas who were natives of Mar - moved to Hollywood Hills, shall mail process to Rugh McDowall, 582 ARLINGTON SC; his brother, James Caras of G", age 70, born in Mazeika, mara, Greece. She grew up in Florida and he continued his Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205. General Purpose. BENSON DOWD, INC Atlanta, GA; and many nieces Greece, immigrated to Chicago Portland, graduating from Port - trade as a chef. Survived by his 273235/10709 and nephews. In lieu of flowers, in 1975, a devoted husband, fa - land High School in 1938. Helen beloved wife Stiliani Stella FUNERAL HOME donations may be made to the ther, son, brother, grandfather, and her husband, Theodore Skalis and his daughter Penny LEGAL NOTICE 83-15 Parsons Blvd., Annunciation Greek Orthodox uncle and compassionate sur - owned Theodore's Lobster Panayiota Skalis. A devoted hus - Notice of formation of WONDER Jamaica, NY 11432 Cathedral, 2500 Clairmont geon. Spiros passed away peace - House and later King's Fish & band, father, brother, brother- PROPERTY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Road, N.E.; Atlanta, GA 30329. fully at home with his family by Chips. Helen truly embraced her in-law and uncle. He was a per - Sec. of State (SSNY) 01/17/2014. Office in (718) 858-4434 Funeral services will be held at his side. He is survived by his Greek heritage. She loved the son who made a lasting Kings Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail • (800) 245-4872 the Annunciation Greek Ortho - loving wife Panagiota nee language, food the music and impression with everyone that copy of process to: Wonder Property LLC, dox Cathedral, 2500 Clairmont Kostopoulos; his three sons, was known for her Greek danc - he met on a daily basis. Visita - 8606 Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11236. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Road, N.E.; Atlanta, GA at 11:00 Christos (Patricia), Stavros ing. She was very active in the tion on Sunday, January 26, ANTONOPOULOS a.m. on Monday, February 3, (Sara) and Kostas; his cherished Greek Orthodox Church, Daugh - 2014 from 4:30pm-8:00pm. 273255/18926 2014. Immediately following grandchildren, Owen (7), Paige ters of Penelope and the Trisagion 7pm at Fred Hunter's FUNERAL HOME, INC. the service, interment will take (4), Spiros (2) and Eli (2 Women's Auxiliary of the Elks. Hollywood Memorial Home, LEGAL NOTICE Konstantinos Antonopoulos - place at Greenwood Cemetery, months); his brothers, Dimitri Helen also loved the holidays, 6301 Taft Street in Hollywood, Notice of Formation of TRIPLE APP LLC, a do - Funeral Director 1173 Cascade Circle, S.W.; At - (Helen), John (Vasiliki) and his where her family always looked Florida. Funeral service on Mon - mestic LLC, Articles of Organization filed with lanta, GA. The family will re - sisters, Aglaia (George) and forward to her cooking of pas - day, January 27, 2014 at 11am. the SSNY on 12/20/2013. Office location: 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent ceive friends on Sunday, Febru - Chrissoula (John), many nieces, tries, spinach pies and other Relatives and close friends are upon whom process against the LLC may be Astoria, New York 11105 ary 2, 2014 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 nephews, cousins, relatives, Greek foods. She enjoyed trav - kindly invited to attend the ser - served, SSNY shall mail process to: THE LAW (718) 728-8500 pm, with prayer service at 4:00 friends here and abroad and eling and playing bridge with vice that will be held at Annun - OFFICE OF SERGIO MUNOZ SARMIENTO, 310 Powers St. #3L Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: Not affiliated with any p.m at A. S. Turner and Sons countless patients whose lives her friends. Her biggest love and ciation Greek Orthodox Church Any Lawful Purposes. Funeral Home. he touched and saved. Funeral passion was her family. She was 12250 NW 2nd Avenue North 273265/18937 other funeral home. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, 9:30 AM predeceased by her parents; her Miami, FL. n DIMITRAKOPOULOS, from Colonial-Wojciechowski sisters, Mary Vamvakis and Ida PANAYIOTI Funeral Home, 8025 W. Golf Demarkis; and her husband, n TSAPATSARIS, STELLA REAL ESTATE DAYTONA BEACH, FL (From the Rd., Niles to St. Haralambos Theodore Nicholas Pappas. He - LOWELL, MA (From the Lowell Daytona Beach News-Journal, Greek Orthodox Church, 7373 len is survived by her children, Sun, published on Jan. 26) – published on Feb. 12) – Panayi - N. Caldwell Ave., Niles, IL Sylvia Swiger and her husband Stella Tsapatsaris, a life-long NAPLES FLORIDA REAL ESTATE oti "Peter" Dimitrakopoulos, 82 60714 for 10:30 AM Funeral Walter of South Portland, Mary resident of the Acre section of of Daytona Beach, Florida Service. Visitation Monday 4-9 Pappas Burns and her life part - Lowell, died on January 23, at passed away Monday, February PM. Interment Ridgewood ner Phillip Reeves of Florida, Lowell General Hospital, after a 10, 2014. The family will re - Cemetery. In lieu of flowers do - Nicholas Pappas and his wife brief illness. Born in Lowell, on ceive friends on Wednesday, nations in his memory to St. Anita of South Carolina; her January 4, 1923, she was the Vicky Lewis February 12th between the Haralambos Church or the grandchildren, Jimmy Boucou - daughter of the late Nicholas Realtor hours of 6:00~8:30 pm with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Soci - valas and his wife Jasmin, Louis and Demetra (Zaroulis) Tsapat - Trisagion Service beginning at ety of Illinois, 651 W. Washing - Tevanian and his wife Kristen, saris. She received her educa - 8:00 pm at Lohman Funeral ton Blvd., Ste. 400, Chicago, IL Malcolm Tevanian and his wife tion in the Lowell Public Home; 733 W. Granada Blvd fol - 60661. May his memory be eter - LeeAnna and Kimberly Allard Schools, attending the Bartlett lowed by the funeral services on nal. Arrangements by Nicholas Moccia and her partner Kim - School and graduating from 7

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Halifax Ave. Daytona Beach. In - Alexa. She is also survived by a career as an executive secre - 5 www.VickyLewisNaples.com 4 2 terment will follow at Daytona GRIVAKIS, VASILIKI her nephew, Nicholas Vamvakis tary and bookkeeper in Lowell 7 n 2 Memorial Park. Peter was born WORCESTER, MA (From the and his wife Carol of Virginia. and Boston for more than 42 DOWNING-FRYE REALTY, INC. to the late George and Athana - Worcester Telegram & Gazette, The family would like to thank years. During that time, she was Μιλώ Ελληνικά sia Dimitrakopoulos of Kala - published on Feb. 2) – Vasiliki the staffs at Deering Pavilion, employed by Atlantic Para - mata, Greece where he served "Valerie" T. (Papadas) Grivakis, St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and chute/Textron, Mass Mohair as a Police Officer. He was a 83, formerly of 46 Beacon St. Residence and Gosnell Hospice Plush Co. Mills, Joan Fabrics, very successful Restaurateur in and 40 Walnut St., died peace - for their care and compassion Worth's of Boston, United Heel, tO PlAcE yOUR clASSIFIED AD, cAll: (718) 784-5255, Montreal, Chicago, and in Day - fully Friday, January 31, 2014 for Helen. Friends and family and Pilgrim Health. Stella regu - Ext. 106, E-mAIl: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com tona Beach with Byron's Grill. at Holy Trinity Nursing Center, are invited to visiting hours on larly attended the Holy Trinity He was a member of St. Worcester, with her daughters Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, from Greek Orthodox Church of Low - Demetrios Greek Orthodox by her side. She is survived by 4-6 p.m., followed by the Trisa - ell, where she had been an ac - Church, an avid reader, espe - two daughters: Katherine A. Gri - gion at 6 p.m., at A.T. Hutchins tive member of the church, enjoyed spending time with her nieces, nephews, and god cially when it came to history vakis of Maynard, and Ann V. Funeral and Cremation Services, Philoptochos Society, and past many relatives, including her daughters. She was predeceased and politics. He was an out - Baird and her husband, David, 660 Brighton Ave., Portland. A president of the Daughters of beloved nieces, nephews, and by her brother, Michael, and sis - standing soccer player in his of Clinton; two sons: Col. John private funeral service will be Penelope. She was also a past god daughters. She will be re - ters-in-law, Elaine, Elizabeth day, and enjoyed the cama - T. Grivakis, US Air Force, and held for the family. Interment member of the Whistler House membered by her nieces and and Dorothea Tsapatsaris. raderie with his friends. Most of his wife, Mary, stationed at will be at Forest City Cemetery, Museum and Hellenic Culture nephews for her thoughtfulness, Relatives and friends will be re - all his passion was spending Ramstein Air Base, Germany, South Portland. To offer words and Heritage Society. During the generous gift-giving, and ex - ceived at the M.R. Laurin Fu - time with his three grandchil - and Chris T. Grivakis and his of condolence and share mem - summers, she enjoyed vacation - panding their outlook on life as neral Home, 295 Pawtucket St., dren. He will be greatly missed wife, Betty, of Atlanta, GA; a ories with the family, please go ing at the family home on Cape they were growing up. Stella is Lowell on Monday, January by his son, George (Helen) Dim - brother, Theodoros Papadas of to www.athutchins.com. In lieu Cod, where she also assisted her survived by her brothers Peter, 27th from 9:00 am to 10:30 am. itrakopoulos, Ormond Beach Athens, Greece, a sister, Kon - of flowers, please consider do - brothers in keeping the books Charles, Steven, and George, Her funeral service will follow and his three grandchildren, An - stantina Mousama of Zacharo, nations in Helen's memory to: and payroll at Carl's Restaurant, and sister-in-law, Nancy Tsapat - at the Holy Trinity Hellenic Or - thanasia, Panayioti, and Petros. Greece; seven grandchildren: The American Heart Association their summer business in West saris; as well as many cousins, thodox Church in Lowell at He was preceded in death by his David, John & Rebecca Baird, of Maine 51 U.S. Route 1, Suite Yarmouth, for 20 years. Stella 11:00 am. Interment will be in wife of 42 years, Anthanasia and Nicole, Thomas, Athanasios M Scarborough, Maine 04074. was repeatedly complemented this is a service Westlawn Cemetery, Lowell. In Dimitrakopoulos in 2001 as well & Alexis Grivakis; several nieces on her expert record keeping of to the community. lieu of flowers, memorial dona - as three brothers. The family and nephews. She was prede - n ROUFOS, ANASTASIA the restaurant's books by the Announcements of deaths tions may be made in her mem - has requested that memorial ceased by her husband of nearly GROTON, MA (From the Lowell Commonwealth of Massachu - may be telephoned to the ory to the Holy Trinity Church 40 years, Thomas F. Grivakis, Sun, published on Feb. 6) – It is setts Tax Examiners. In retire - classified Department of Restoration Fund, Lewis St. who died in 2000, and their son, with great regret and sorrow ment, she enjoyed traveling to the National herald at Lowell, Ma. 01854. Funeral Days and dates of funerals, Franklin T. Grivakis, who died that we announce the passing Greece, solving crossword puz - (718) 784-5255, arrangements under the direc - memorials, and other events di - in 1973. A brother, Elias Pa - of our Mother on Feb. 4, 2014. zles, baking and cooking, read - monday through Friday, tion of directors, Louis M. Fazio rectly correspond to the original padas, also predeceased her. "Yi - She was just shy of celebrating ing about fashion, following pol - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ESt III, M. Richard Laurin, and Scott publication date, which appears aYia," as she was affectionately her 90th birthday. She was the itics, and, cheering on the or e-mailed to: Laurin. For condolences or di - at the beginning of each notice. known, was born and raised in daughter of Anthony and Boston Red Sox and New Eng - [email protected] rections, please go to www.lau - Krestena, Greece, daughter of Sophia Mantos and was born on land Patriots. Most of all, she rinfuneralhome.com. THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 22-28, 2014 COMMUNITY 9 Remembering Polk: Brave Journalist Murdered During Greek Civil War

Continued from page 1 ers’ Association, headed by Wal - Smith, famous for his in - rebels. ter Lippmann, which Price said tegrity and objectivity, consid - Nonetheless, Smith did not of Political Science at Southern represented the media execu - ered one of the pillars of Amer - believe journalists were stifled Connecticut State University, co- tives – publishers and editors. ican journalism and selected for from expressing their indepen - authored an article last year Lippmann was a highly-re - the grand task of moderating dence, but Price disagreed, re - about the Polk murder, which spected Pulitzer Prize-winning the first ever major party presi - laying his experience regarding Iatrides shared with TNH and journalist, perhaps best associ - dential debate (between John F. the Senate hearings, which indicated that it represents their ated with coining the term Kennedy and Richard Nixon in Goodman described as “witch current thoughts about the mat - “Cold War.” But to Price, Lipp - 1960, said that he was discour - hunts.” Price said “they were on ter. mann was “an agent of the State aged by CBS to cover Polk’s a wild goose chase, picking on Unlike Vlanton, who is more Department.” The Lippmann death in Thessaloniki for his little things I did,” such as hav - emphatic that some elements Committee concluded that Polk own protection: “there is room ing signed a petition to save within the Greek government- indeed had been murdered by for another corpse and you Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the United States-British alliance the Communists. In 1990, seem to be a candidate,” his em - couple found guilty of delivering were culpable, Iatrides and Kee - Joseph C. Harsh, then along ployers told him, he said. More - the atomic nuclear bomb secrets ley attest that “we will probably with James Reston the only sur - over, Smith realized the irony to the Soviet Union, and were never know who killed George viving Committee member of Polk’s death having led to subsequently executed. Polk.” Nonetheless, they, too, (both have died since), wrote near-unanimous support of the The 2013 Polk Awards will maintain that Staktopoulos was that “there can be no doubt Greek government – seen as the be presented on April 11 to 30 framed – the victim of a Greek from evidence known today that combatants of Polk’s murderers recipients from 15 news orga - government pressured by the some members of the American – though Polk had been critical nizations, including journalists United States to bring the guilty Embassy in Athens and in the of the government as well as the who broke the NSA security party to swift justice, which re - United States consulate in Sa - leaks stories, as well as Bridge - sulted in “his arrest and long de - American journalist George Polk, shown here on a U.S. postage lonika helped the Greek govern - gate, the scandal involving tention in the basement of the stamp issued in his honor, was killed during the Greek Civil War. ment set up the ‘Communist’ ex - members of NJ Governor Chris Thessaloniki Asfaleia, where he planation of the murder. It is Christie’s administration. was almost certainly subjected ston, and Howard K. Smith. American journalists decided to clear that they did not give William Polk, a distinguished to physical and mental tor - Vlanton described the cir - conduct their own investigation, [Committee Counsel William] academician who taught at nu - ture…he was tried and con - cumstances surrounding the Vlanton said, but did not follow Donovan full help in exploring merous institutions, including victed on the basis of his own murder as follows: Polk was sta - through thoroughly. other possible explanations.” Harvard University and the Uni - rambling and confused confes - tioned with his family in Athens, To that end, William Polk Harsh also wrote that “Lipp - versity of Chicago, authored sev - sion, which he was compelled and planned to vacation in added that the American gov - mann was quoted later as saying eral books as well, including to revise to suit the prosecu - Northern Greece. It turned out ernment put pressure on jour - that, ‘my personal opinion is Polk’s Folly – about his family, tion’s improvised case against that his family could not join nalists not to dig into the matter that Polk's murder was planned the Polk Family, which has an him. The evidence presented at him, so Polk decided to go too deeply, lest it detract from by the Cominform and was car - illustrious history in the United the trial failed to link the ac - alone. His destination was the ultimate goal of winning the ried out by the Communist Party States, spanning several hun - cused to the crime, was not cor - Kavala, but a flooded airport war. Price, who had worked for of Greece,’” but that neither he dred years, and numerous fa - roborated by facts, and the de - caused him to head to Thessa - the New York Daily News but (Harsh) nor Reston would have mous members – most notably, fense made no attempt to loniki instead, close to where was fired from there in 1955 for ever made such a statement. the 11th American president, challenge the prosecution’s rebels were situated. Having refusing to testify before the Unlike Price, however, who James Knox Polk. case…” Subsequent appeals to criticized the Greek govern - Senate Internal Security Sub - implied that Lippmann was a Ironically, though George declare Staktopoulos innocent – ment, the rebels, as well as committee – a component of puppet for the State Depart - Polk might have had many ene - he was imprisoned in 1949, re - American and British foreign and prevalent during the height ment, Harsh concluded that mies, President Polk did not: he leased in 1960, and died in policy, Polk certainly had a lot of McCarthyism – said when he Lippmann’s determination was pledged to serve only one term, 1998 – have failed. His widow of enemies, Vlanton said. first find out that his cousin was grounded in his absolute faith and kept his word. Because his has continued the appeals to ex - After two days in Thessa - missing, he believed that Polk in Donovan’s investigation. political rivals knew that he onerate his name. loniki, Polk disappeared, Vlan - would resurface. As the days Harsh questions only the thor - would not seek reelection, they On the 50th Anniversary of ton said, but it was assumed he passed, he began to imagine the oughness of that investigation, concentrated their efforts on his the Polk Awards, in 1999, Amy had gone into the mountains to worst and knew something had not any deception on Lipp - likely successors, and actually Goodman of the radio show interview rebel leaders. A week to be done. He was part of the mann’s part. Pulitzer-Prize winning estab - left him to the job of serving as Democracy Now hosted a panel later, his body was found float - Newsmen's Commission to In - More diplomatically, Reston lishment journalist Walter president. Not surprisingly, to discuss Polk’s life and death, ing in Thessaloniki’s (Salonica) vestigate the Murder of George in the Democracy Now inter - Lippmann, who coined the without the daily ordeal of bat - which included Polk’s brother, bay. Polk, which he described as “the view distinguished the “legmen” phrase “Cold War,” concluded tling political opposition, he did William, his cousin, George When the Greek government working press,” as opposed to – the reporters on the beat of that George Polk was mur - his job very well, according to a Price, Vlanton, NY Times explained that Polk must have the more official investigating which he was part – and the ed - dered by the Greek commu - wide consensus of presidential Columnist James “Scotty” Re - been killed by the communists, committee, the Overseas Writ - itors, who had the “desk jobs.” nist Rebels. historians. Ex-CIA Officer Kiriakou Harassed in Prison as a Result of TNH Interview

Continued from page 1 Similarly, I have a constitu - Best regards, was a temporary respite, tional right against retaliation, John though. The CO issued a work months halfway house and I as the Supreme Court set forth PS: I wanted to thank Rep. order to chip it off the wall. I would stop writing “Letters from in Bloch v. Ribar and in Skoog Jim Moran (D-VA), who sent a had to go to the unit manager, Loretto,” decline all media in - v. County of Clackamas: second letter to Director who promised that the desk terviews, and withdraw two for - 460. Retaliation Samuels last week stating: “As would not be removed.) mal complaints against staff. Plaintiffs had First Amend - you will recall, I sent a letter These crude, amateurish at - As you know from my previ - ment right to criticize public of - last September requesting that tempts to deprive me of my ous letters, that agreement is no ficial’s performance of his du - the Department of Justice grant rights don’t originate with a longer in effect so on the 7th I ties, and in action alleging my constituent, John Kiriakou, low-level CO. They come from spoke at length with Dean Siri - retaliation by official against at least 9 months of halfway higher up, from officials who gos and Demetrios Tsakas of plaintiffs due to their exercise house time. Despite the fact that should know better. But I have The National Herald, the oldest, of their First Amendment rights, 12 months of halfway house is the Constitution in my corner largest and most highly-re - it was sufficient for them to al - well within BOP guidelines, I and I won’t stop fighting. spected Greek-American news - lege injury in form of embar - am disappointed to learn that MORAN’S LETTER paper in the country. We spent rassment, humiliation and emo - John’s return to society may be Dear Mr. Samuels: I’m writ - more than two hours together, tional distress. Bloch v Ribar unnecessarily delayed. Thus, I ing in regard to John Kiriakou, and we discussed issues ranging (1998, CA6 Ohio) 156 F.3d 673, am writing to reiterate the im - Register No. 79637-083, the for - from halfway house time to ter - 1998 FED App 294P portance of John’s release to a mer CIA agent and whistle - rorism, drones and Afghanistan. Right exists to be free of po - halfway house as soon as possi - blower imprisoned at the fed - (The journalists had gone John Kiriakou lice action for which retaliation through the formal approval is but-for cause even if probable process weeks in advance, were Keep telling people what it’s like ation for “Letters from Loretto” cause exists for that action. approved and arrived during in here.” I promise to do that. and my press interviews, but the Skoog v County of Clackamas normal business hours as in - The issue here is not the BOP could easily make up a lie (2006, CA9 Or) 469 F.3d 1221 structed.) bother and inconvenience of that it was related to a “bed - (criticized in Baldauf v Davidson Three hours after the inter - shakedowns. The COs are space” issue or for my own (2007, SD Ind) 2007 US Dist view ended, I was sitting in the within their rights to shake us safety. Still, it would stink of re - LEXIS 53924) TV room with my friend, former down whenever they want. The taliation for the exercise of my These cases are freely avail - colleague and cellmate “Dave,” issue is retaliation and censor - constitutional right to freedom able in the prison law library. when another prisoner ap - ship, which are illegal. A senior of speech. I’m fortunate that my Perhaps prison officials should proached us and said, “Guys, prison official told me months attorneys, among Washington’s acquaint themselves with them. the cops are tearing up your ago that there have been active best, are willing to sue individ - Maybe they could also look room.” We walked back to our discussions about putting me in ual BOP employees, as well as Largent v. Texas, which prohibits room and, sure enough, two “diesel therapy” for the rest of the BOP as an organization, to censorship: corrections officers (CO) were my sentence. Diesel therapy is ensure that such an assault on 306. Censorship going through all of our posses - when a prisoner is transferred my rights doesn’t take place. Any regulation which makes sions. I thought it was an odd from one prison to another all BOP officials should keep in dissemination of ideas depend coincidence, but I just shrugged. across the country via prison mind what the Supreme Court upon approval of distributor by I didn’t have any contraband so van, bus or “conair” plane, never said about diesel therapy in Fra - official constitutes administra - I lost nothing. staying in any one prison long zier v. Dubois: tive censorship in extreme form, The very next night, Dave enough to receive telephone, 1210 -Transfers and, subject to certain excep - and I went for a walk around email, mailing or visitation priv - Although prisoners enjoy no tions, any regulation which sub - the outdoor basketball court. ileges. I could move to a differ - constitutional right to remain in jects communications to license When we walked back into the ent prison every week for the a particular institution, prison infringes right of free speech. housing unit, another prisoner rest of my sentence and still not officials do not have discretion Largent v Texas (1943) 318 US Scan of page 1 of John Kiriakou’s Letter from Loretto approached us and said, “Hey, hit them all. to punish inmate for exercising 418, 87 L Ed 873, 63 S Ct 667. the cops are tearing you guys In the meantime, my family his First Amendment rights by Where do we go from here? ble so that he can be a father to eral prison in Loretto, up again.” We couldn’t get to and attorneys wouldn’t even transferring him to a different First, understand that any his five children and resume Pennsylvania. our cubicle because the gate at know what time zone I was in. institution. Frazier v Dubois monolithic bureaucracy will productive contributions to so - Mr. Samuels, I am shocked the head of the hall was locked. This would obviously be retali - (1990, CA10 Kan) 922 F.2d 560 tend toward corruption without ciety.” and outraged to learn of the A half hour later, the COs proper oversight. There is an in - Rep. Moran is a 12-term Con - brutal and thuggish treatment opened it and allowed us back ternal “administrative remedy” gressman and a member of the of Mr. Kiriakou by the staff at in. This shakedown was differ - process that’s a joke. You write House Appropriations Commit - Loretto Prison for exercising his ent than the previous days. (And a complaint and they tell you to tee, which controls the BOP Constitutionally guaranteed I should note that in the previ - go screw yourself. Calling for an budget. right of free speech, something ous year I had been shaken Inspector General investigation Addendum: he did not lose when he became down a total of three times until is also a joke. An Inspector Gen - About 12 hours after I wrote a political prisoner. the interview.) My locker door eral could make an entire career this Letter from Loretto, I was From reports I read at the was left wide open (my cell - investigating where the money called to the Special Investiga - website Firedoglake, Mr. Kiri - mates’ lockers were closed and from the inmate trust fund goes tive Service (SIS) office. The CO akou has on more than one oc - locked.) Photos of my children (where did that new flat screen there handed me an envelope casion been the victim of guards were thrown on the floor. My TV in the CO medical lounge, containing the first 20,000 rifling through his cell, making mail was strewn all over the especially during sequestration, words of a book Dave and I are a mess of it, and even removing bed. And my books were tossed come from?). The only alterna - writing about our experiences property from his cellmate in on a nearby chair. tive is to go to the top: BOP Di - here. I hadn’t even realized it the hope that would turn the I approached a CO and com - rector Charles Samuels. was missing since the shake - cellmate against him and cause plained. Retaliation is one thing, Director Samuels worked his down. The SIS CO said that the Mr. Kiriakou to stop writing his I said, but this was just plain way up after starting as a line CO who had shaken me down now-famous “Letters from disrespectful. “Sorry,” was the CO, moving up through the had determined that the manu - Loretto.” On one occasion, a response. “We were just follow - ranks to warden and then on to script “made threats against prison official tried to remove ing orders.” My cellmates also Washington to lead the BOP. staff.” He said he, too, had read his desk from his cell. Mr. Kiri - were disrespected. This shake - Certainly, he knows the differ - it and believed that it did NOT akou has also been threatened down was very thorough, and ence between right and wrong. contain any threats to staff. (The with “diesel therapy,” moving they had all lost property. One Certainly, he wouldn’t want his allegation was patently absurd, him constantly from one prison of my cellmates, a 40-ish employees to violate the law (as in any event.) He returned it to to another. African-American whom I like, I’ve documented in these let - me in its entirety, although he This has to stop. Please in - respect and consider a friend, ters). Certainly, he wouldn’t most likely made a copy. struct Mark A. Kirby, the warden made an important point. “Don’t want his people’s actions high - In one last swipe at my civil at Loretto, to put a stop to this you see what they’re doing? lighted in a press investigation. rights and my constitutional bullying behavior. It is beneath They’re trying to make us mad Join me in writing Director right to freedom of speech, the the dignity of the Bureau of Pris - with these shakedowns so that Samuels and in demanding an shakedown CO tried to remove ons, it punishes Mr. Kiriakou for we’ll turn on you.” He imagined end to these illegal and uncon - my desk from the wall and con - exercising his Constitutionally a conversation: “Let’s piss off the stitutional actions by his staff. fiscate it. After all, if I have no guaranteed freedoms and it gives big black guy so he pressures We have to put our foot down desk, I can’t write “Letters from America a black eye around the Kiriakou to stop writing and do - and say, “Enough!” Loretto,” right? After a while, world, as it shows that our talk ing interviews.” My cellmate Congressman James Moran has written to the Director of the I’ll let you know how things he gave up. The bolts were about human rights is nothing urged me to “keep up the fight. Federal Bureau of Prisons about John Kiriakou’s harassment. develop. stripped and wouldn’t budge. (It more than idle prattling. 10 GREECE THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 22-28, 2014 More Than Six Thousand Greek NGOs are Under Fraud Investigations

Continued from page 1 he took a sabbatical in order to all policies to promote the entry forming its duties. Instead, it undertake the EU assignment. of the Balkans to the EU. He rep - was said, they stole the money four properties, three in Athens According to his Mediateur resented the government of for their own personal use. and one on Rhodes, and to have biography, “A career involving Greece in its initial humanitar - Greek authorities had been been living in a luxury villa in service with NGOs, multilateral ian response to the earthquake investigating the reported fraud Vrilissia, an affluent northern organizations and government in Turkey in 1999, and has car - case for more than 20 months. suburb of Athens, with his fam - has led Alex Rondos to concen - ried out missions in the Middle They investigated official paper - ily. trate on the role of private diplo - East.” work and data of more than Papandreou’s office also is - macy as a vital instrument for “Since 2004, he has been in - 20,000 pages and conducted sued a statement, claiming that preventing conflict, negotiating volved in the private sector, ad - several house raids in order to regulations for state funding to an end to conflict and managing vising governments and corpo - find proof of the NGO’s Among NGOs were put in place during non-violent change. rations on strategy. He was a their findings were said to be his term as PM and accusing cer - “Born in 1954 in Tanzania, member of the International official progress reports of dem - tain media of trying to “indi - he was educated in the UK con - Commission on the Balkans and ining programs, other official rectly implicate” him in the cluding with a BA in History remains active in other efforts papers, USB drivers, credit cards scandal which reportedly found from Oxford University. Alex to promote peaceful resolution and a handgun. officials at the demining agency wrote for West Africa magazine to conflicts. A subsequent foreign min - had stolen nine million euros for several years before moving SHOCK IN THE UNITED istry report, commissioned by while saying they were running into relief and development STATES then deputy minister Dimitris operations in Iraq, Lebanon, and work. Reports of Rondos’ alleged Dollis, came to a similar conclu - Syria, where Greek consular of - “He spent 8 years with involvement in the scandal have sion: that the foreign ministry ficials reportedly didn’t check on Catholic Relief Services where shocked friends and former col - had donated millions to these them. he was part of the emergency leagues in the United States, organizations but was unable to Rondos told Ethnos that operations in Ethiopia in 1985 who know him for his effective Media reports have tied Alex Rondos (C), the EU’s envoy in say what became of a significant when he worked there, he had and 1986 and subsequently and pioneering work in in the the Horn of Africa and a one-time advisor to former Greek PM chunk of it. “brought up the issue of chang - managed their office in Cairo field of international humani - George Papandreou, to the burgeoning Greek NGO scandal. Each of the accused members ing the institutional structure of with responsibility for numerous tarian aid. – Rondos has not been num - YDAS and the adoption of programs in the Middle East. John Sitilides, president of Greek-Turkish relations and to state and money laundering to bered among them – was methodology used in other “He was the founding Exec - the Washington, DC consulting foster the bilateral technical date.” charged with fraud, complicity, countries regarding an effective, utive Director for the first Or - firm Trilogy Advisors LLC, committees aimed at resolving Police said that the money money laundering and false at - independent mechanism for au - thodox Christian humanitarian knows Rondos through their outstanding Aegean disputes. was illegally obtained as the testation against the Greek diting the operations of NGOs, organization in 1992…” IOCC professional collaboration and “I marveled at Alex’s ability NGO did not meet funding con - state. In addition to the deten - but there was no response.” is now under the Assembly of common interests in interna - to convene some of the most ditions. Staff recruited by the tion of Tzevelekos, the other de - He also said he has not been Canonical Orthodox Bishops of tional affairs, philanthropic ac - gifted and far-sighted thinkers NGO in the countries where the fendants are all being prose - asked to testify on the matter North and Central America. tivities and the Orthodox – Greeks, Americans, and sup - de-mining was to be carried out cuted. and TNH has been informed The Mediateur entry contin - Church. porters from Europe and beyond were obliged to return up to 30 There are initiatives in that he has returned to Greece ues, noting that “In 1996 he He credits Rondos’ tenure as – for serious and effective ac - percent of their salaries in bogus Greece to improve the standing and speaking with his attorneys. went to the World Bank where advisor to Papandreou with tion, sprung from his favorite donations to the organization, of NGOs, which development Rondos currently serves as he advised on the relationship turning around negative percep - coffee houses and restaurants in police said. experts believe can play an im - the EU Special Representative between the Bank and social tions in the U.S. and Europe Athens,” Sitilides said. That money was used to help portant role in the moving for the Horn of Africa, a position constituencies in borrowing about Greece’s place in the He added that Rondos’ posi - the NGO cover a 25-percent Greece out of its crisis. he was appointed to on January countries. Balkans, repositioning Greece – tion as foreign affairs advisor stake in the projects, meeting Asteris Houliaras, professor 1, 2012. The South China Morn - “He was invited to Greece in given its geopolitical stature, “without portfolio” provided op - the condition for the Greek state of comparative politics and in - ing Post recently reported that 1998 to join the political team historic ties to its northern erational flexibility and financial to finance the remaining 75 per - ternational relations at the Uni - Rondos is one of the key people of George Papandreou, the for - neighbors and their common resources for Rondos to be ef - cent. versity of the Peloponnese, ac - in mediation efforts aimed at re - mer Prime Minister. Subse - Orthodox Christian heritage – fective in ways those with for - Police sources told the news - cording to Kathimerini, “is in solving the civil conflict that quently, he was appointed Spe - from being seen as not helpful mal positions could not be, but paper Kathimerini that Greek charge of a group of university broke out in South Sudan last cial Envoy and Ambassador at at best to being part of the re - it raised eyebrows. Embassy officials in countries experts from across the country year. Large for the government. Alex gional solution. Sitilides suggested that one where the de-mining was to be who are working to create a Mediateur, the European Fo - was involved in efforts to sup - Sitilides said Rondos also of the reasons Rondos was carried out did not monitor im - record of all the NGOs operating rum for international mediation port the democratization of Ser - helped to refresh diplomatic viewed uneasily by many Athe - plementation of the operations. in Greece and evaluate them. and dialogue website, notes that bia and contributed to the over - thinking in Athens regarding nians, despite his many policy Authorities said the alleged The project, which is funded by successes, was because he conspiracy set up fake donations the European Union’s Thales seemed to operate above the bu - and with the help of diplomats program, is aimed at restoring reaucratic tangles that weighed and civil servants who were fil - the credibility of non-state or - down his peers, spending more ing the required paperwork, ganizations in the eyes of citi - time focused on policy achieve - tried to show the NGO was per - zens.” THE HERALD SQUARE ments than on networking within the Greek foreign min - TNH's Crossword Challenge istry network, which did not ap - preciate his inordinate influence on Papandreou. China Controls Piraeus Port, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A TANGLED WEB, A POLITICAL MINEFIELD The growing probe is focus - Wants Athens Airport, Too 10 11 12 13 ing on NGOs that secured amounts in excess of 5 million 14 15 16 17 euros, while two of the cases are Continued from page 1 airport, including taking over now in the hands of prosecutors management of the concessions 18 19 20 21 according to the newspaper hopes it will continue as the and other features of the inter - Kathimerini. Eleftherotypia’s country tries to move toward re - national facility, but they could 22 23 24 25 26 English site reports that “About covery. be blocked by the Canadians 35% of Hellenic Aid funding to Greece is being pressed by its who have a big say in how the 27 28 29 30 31 NGOs from 2000-04 unac - international lenders, the Troika airport operates through a sub - counted for.” of the European Union-Interna - sidiary, AviAlliance. The situation was so cloudy tional Monetary Fund-European To appease the Greek side 32 33 34 35 that the MPs were unable to de - Central Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) to and other shareholders, termine the actual number of speed the pace of selling off its Canada’s PSP Investments, 36 37 38 39 40 neither NGOs nor the amounts state enterprises and lands to which controls AviAlliance, said of subsidies that they had re - bring in revenues to help offset wanted to increase its share, try - 41 42 43 ceived. But they estimated that a crushing economic crisis. ing to cut the Chinese off at the it ran to several hundred million The 55-percent stake of the pass. That uncertainty has de - 44 45 46 47 48 euros. airport belongs to the state, but layed privatization of the airport It was unclear whether any the Canadians who control 26.7 at a crucial time when state sell- 49 50 of the state money was ever percent of the airport reserve offs are far being schedule. used for the purpose for which the right to veto any changes in Critics said that Greece has it was intended. It was given to the operating company’s share blocked itself in by giving the 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 the International Mine Initia - capital and are interested in Canadians veto power before tive, which was relocated from raising their stake in AIA. the sale of a 26.7 percent stake 58 59 60 Greece to Cyprus last year. The state’s privatization from Germany’s Hochtief to Also allegedly implicated are agency, TAIPED had reportedly AviAlliance. 61 62 63 64 65 66 Tzevelekos’ wife, retired em - been considering selling off only The shareholders’ agreement ployees of the Ministry of 30 percent of the state instead states that all shareholders must 67 68 Tourism and Ministry of Devel - of the majority holding but the agree before a change is made opment, along with three diplo - Chinese have raised the stakes in ownership, thereby allowing mats and three retired civil ser - as they try to continue raising the Canadians to block the sale www.CrosswordWeaver.com vants, police spokesman, their presence in the country of even a small stake in the com - Christos Parthenis said. and after Samaras visited Bei - pany. It wasn’t said if that means ACROSS 1 1 Ver s atile re d wine type He told reporters that the jing in search of investors. they would then try to cash in ACROSS 13 One-eyed mythical ogre scam was “one of the biggest But the Chinese have made on any proposed deal by hold - 1 Larger than mice 14 Kin g Const antne's dau ghter cases of fraud against the Greek it clear they want control of the ing the sale hostage. 5 Choc olate bar ingredient 16 Thi r d Gre ek letter 8 Atlanta's st. 17 Ancient Sumerian city-state 10 A perti f served with mezedes 18 N. A mer. trad e a cc ord (i nit.) 12 Ass n. of Concert Bands (abbrev.) 20 Pla y ed Ja ck Klu gman's finicky roommate 13 Taxi on The Odd Couple (init.) Greek Jobless Rate Hits Record 28% 14 Ackno wledg e 21 "Ne i ther _ ___ nor t here" 15 Retired B rit. Heav yweight Box ing Champ 23 From wher e Hippocrates hails (init.) 26 Ha llloween mth. (abbrev.) ATHENS – With Greece holding 16 New Year's Eve's Lombardo 29 Far r ah's beau, Tatu m's d ad (init.) the European Union Presidency 18 League in which Cinc. Reds play (abbrev.) 30 Egyptian goddess worshipped by Ancient and setting a goal of cutting un - 19 His li ves were more than nine Gr eek s employment across the bloc, 2 2 Gre ek soccer tm. (in it.) 34 Joa n ie Lov es ______(Happy Days spinoff) joblessness has set a new record 24 Only undefeated heavyweight boxing 35 Hip-Hop in the country, hitting 28 per - champion in history (init.) 38 Sta r Trek's Le onard __ ___ cent, undercutting Prime Minis - 25 Sig n befor e Virgo 39 Sta r of TV' s W alker , Texa s Ranger (init.) ter Antonis Samaras’ prime ob - 27 For. Exchange Office (abbrev.) 41 Polo Fash. Designer (init.) jective of getting people back to 2 8 G reek so ccer tea m 42 Pla y ed Jennife r on TVs Family Ties (TY) work. 31 Mythi cal hum anoid warr ior 43 Art h ur of th e White Hous e The number set by the Greek 32 "___ the season to be jolly" 44 A Kennedy statistical agency ELSTAT for 33 Nays 45 Set t ling out of c t. (abbre v.) November 2013, jumped from 34 Floor cov ering 47 Ma t urity 27.7 percent the previous 36 Star of MASH telev. show (init.) 48 Ancient diphthong month and is more than double 37 T we lfth of a foot 50 Joh n , sing er of "Can dle in the Wind " the Eurozone rate of 12.1 per - 40 "Fit __ a fi ddle" 52 Sin g ul ar subdiv ision cent, showing how devastating 41 Pine Wine? 53 Greek-Australian actress Carides have been nearly four years of 44 Truly 54 Sco t tish rive r harsh austerity measures im - 46 Ivy Le ague c oll. in NYC (abbrev.) 55 No t hing, to Dieg o posed by successive govern - 47 Word of realization 56 Danish Nurses' Org. (abbrev.) ments on orders of international 49 "___ la la!" lenders. Solution to last week’s puzzle 50 Queen A ege a, t o Franc ois It was even worse for those AP PhOtO/PEtROS GIANNAKOURIS 51 Type of red wine Solution: under 25, with the rate jumping Athenian anguish: a homeless man sleeps on the sidewalk. 57 Inactive B O S T O N R I E S L I N G to 61.4 percent for Greek youths 58 Ralph Kramden's bff (init.) O C T A L O D A A L who haven’t already left the the nearly 1.4 million people seen in the previous months,” 59 Formerly Persia R H O D E S I A G R A C E country in search of jobs and a who don’t have a job. he said, referring to a record 60 With once, means right away I T A N R E A R E better life in other countries. The rate is expected to climb year for visitors that gave the 61 The Mertzes' best friends Samaras has pledged repeat - in the first quarter this year as economy a temporary bounce. 64 A Beatle C A C A O D S H E R A edly that he would cut the job - businesses continue to restruc - With 1.38 million people of - 67 Texas Telephone Assn. (abbrev.) A A H K A P P A E O N less rate but hasn’t said how. ture and cut jobs. More than ficially jobless, turning around 68 Bank that took over Sovereign R A M A A A D M I T Last year he promised to unveil 68,000 have closed since the cri - the country's economy will take D R O B E R T P S R a plan in January to hire 75,000 sis begin four years ago this time, even if the recovery does DOWN O P N A N A S O U S T A unemployed youth but didn’t do spring. start this year as Athens hopes. 2 Transit Oritented Develop. (abbrev.) so and hasn’t uttered another "As expected, the labor mar - Before the crash when 3 Total O C O A S T A P R O M word about it. ket showed a lagging reaction Greece was growing at up to 5% 4 Scorching I A N M K L U G M A N The bad news comes as he to other positive signs in the annually, about 50,000 jobs a 5 Charlie or Maria E T S I A C E U A said he’s engineering a “success economy,” economist Nikos year were added to the econ - 6 Dukakis carried its membership card? P I I X G A V R A S R L story” and putting the economy, Magginas at National Bank in omy. At these rates it could take 7 Watergate journalist (init.) now in the seventh year of a Athens told the BBC. more than 20 years to reduce R E N O I B I D T H A A O 8 George Burns' comed. wife (init.) deep recession, back on the road "The increase in unemploy - the jobless totals - without mea - 9 Mr. Lincoln, informally I R O N I C B O T T L E to recovery later this year, al - ment is also due to a loss of sup - sures to encourage domestic though that’s come too late for port from tourism which was and foreign investment. THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 22-28, 2014 GREECE CYPRUS 11 Debt Relief for Greece will Have to Wait past May, Says Eurozone Chief

ATHENS – As Greece still faces repayment of around 10 billion Rejecting reports in one Ger - negotiations with its interna - euros. man newspaper, Samaras has tional lenders over unresolved “There is progress but there’s told another that Greece does reforms and a 2.4 billion euro no guarantee of a positive out - not need a third bailout and that ($3.3 billion) hole in the bud - come,” cautioned Dijsselbloem, he has put the country on the get, the government will have adding that much remained to road to recovery with additional to wait until August for any be done despite recent “remark - rescue aid from international chance of debt relief. able progress.” lenders. That news came from Euro - Since 2010, Greece has been “We do not need a new, third zone finance chief Jeroen Dijs - relying on official rescue loans aid program,” Samaras told Bild selbloem, ending Prime Minister as the impact of the financial in an interview. “We are reach - Antonis Samaras’ hopes for a crisis laid bare the scale of the ing the goals of our current pro - settlement with the Troika of the country’s budget mismanage - gram and it is showing results.” European Union-International ment. In return, successive gov - “What is sure is that any fur - Monetary Fund-European Cen - ernments have had to slash ther aid would be much less ex - tral Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) before salaries and pensions, raise pansive than whatever help so May elections for Greek munic - taxes and sell off assets to re - far,” German Finance Minister ipalities and the European Par - duce debt and make the econ - Wolfgang Schaeuble told liament. omy competitive. Wirtschaftswoche magazine re - Greece also is holding the “There is still plenty of hard cently. Samaras insisted that he symbolic, rotating European work to do,” Olli Rehn, the EU’s had received no notification Union Presidency until June 30 top economic official, said in from Schaeuble regarding a new and he wanted to wrap up the Brussels. “It is important that financial package. talks before then so the govern - the country intensifies economic The Greek prime minister ment could try to negotiate a reforms.” also dismissed claims that debt cut or restructuring with Greece’s private creditors Greece is lagging in structural the Troika which is putting up have already taken a hit on their reforms, saying that the country $325 billion in two bailouts – holdings, but the country’s debt carried out 76 percent of its and with a third perhaps level is still considered to be un - “prior actions” last year. needed. AP PhOtO/PEtROS GIANNAKOURIS sustainably high at about 175 Samaras dismissed the idea Samaras this month said the A farmer from the northern Greek region of Pella takes part in a protest against government percent of its economic output. of one-off wealth tax, as sug - Finance Ministry will report a tax policies as others wave Greek flags behind, in central Athens on Wednesday, Feb. 19. About The country is still struggling gested by the Bundesbank, and 1.5 billion ($2.03 billion) pri - 4,000 people, including civil servant unions, took part in the peaceful demonstration outside through a six-year recession, insisted that wealthy Greeks, in - mary surplus. of the House of Parliament. while unemployment has risen cluding ship owners, are being He had previously pledged to to about 28 percent. taxed properly although critics return 70 percent of that – That includes the biggest does it and how to do it.” since September with its credi - A top-ranking European of - said they have largely escaped which, by Finance Ministry cal - contributor, Germany, and Eu - The EU, including Germany, tors. Though the country has ficial told Kathimerini that both sacrificed and even prospered culations would be 1.05 billion rozone taxpayers would have to has talked about whether made great strides in getting its sides want resolution. “Euro - during a crisis that has seen euros ($1.43 billion) to those pick up the tab for generations Greece may need another 10-20 public finances into shape over peans want the evaluation of record unemployment and deep most affected by harsh austerity of wild overspending by Greece billion euros and also at lower - the past few years, there are 2013 to conclude as soon as poverty. measures. and New Democracy and PA - ing the interest rates Greece concerns that it’s dragging its possible,” the official said, re - Disillusion remains a promi - The primary surplus - exclud - SOK administrations packing pays on loans and further ex - feet on agreed fiscal targets and ferring to a Troika review that nent feature of Greek public life ing interest on debt and a num - public payrolls with hundreds tending the time the debts have structural reforms, such as over - began in September. after years of crisis. On Feb. 17, ber of other costs, and that of thousands of needless work - to be repaid. hauling its labor market, and The official added that Euro - the country’s civil servants would be the trigger for Greece ers in return for votes. However, many analysts say privatizing state assets. peans were prepared to tone union announced plans to hold to get a break on what it owes. Still, while the question of a Greece can only return to sus - Troika envoys are due back down their demands on some two 48-hour strikes this month A previous government in debt cut or restructuring has tainable growth if its creditors in Athens and their approval for of the more-disputed issues, in - and next month to protest 2011 imposed 74 percent losses gone back and forth – Finance agree to write off some of their languishing reforms is a neces - cluding easing off demands for planned layoffs and closures of private investors, including Minister Yannis Stournaras has loans. That may be a step too sary precondition for the dis - more public worker firings and government-run agencies con - banks and Diaspora bondhold - alternately said Greece needed far for some governments given bursement of the next batch of for a faster pace of privatization, sidered unproductive. ers but doing the same to the it and didn’t - Dijsselbloem said the potential fallout at the ballot Greece’s bailout loans. Athens which was supposed to bring in Troika would mean that Euro - Greece’s debt burden “has to be box. needs to get its hands on the 50 billion euros but has ren - (Material from the Associated zone countries. reduced; the question is who Greece has been at odds cash by May to service a debt dered only 2.6 billion so far. Press was used in this report) Cyprus’ Oil and Gas Drives Renewed Turkey Peace Talks

NICOSIA — An agreement to eastern Mediterranean should Bulletin. mandos stormed a pro-Palestin - said. end the 40-year division of belong to people the people of In an exclusive interview ian ship trying to breach a block - Anastasiades said a deal Cyprus could give Turkey access Cyprus, including the Turks. with The Associated Press, Nicos ade of the Gaza Strip in May would help Turkey plug its en - to ample supplies of gas, reboot Comparing the island to Iraq, Anastasiades said the reunifica - 2010. The raid killed eight Turks ergy needs by allowing the relations with Israel, and pro - Yildiz told a press conference tion of ethnically-divided Cyprus and one Turkish-American. country access to a steady sup - vide leverage renewed talks to ‘the same way we say oil ex - could act as a linchpin to re - "A Cyprus settlement, ply of Cypriot and Israeli natural unify the island, President Nicos tracted from Iraq belongs to gional energy cooperation that reached as quickly as possible, gas. Cyprus and Israel have both Anastasiades said. Iraq, we say that any oil or nat - could heal the strained relations will assist not only in Israeli (gas found potentially big gas de - The likelihood of any profits ural gas extracted anywhere between Ankara and Tel Aviv. export) planning, but also con - posits over the past few years, from oil or gas exploration off around Cyprus belongs to The two former allies fell out tribute greatly to restoring rela - which they are looking to de - Cyprus is years away but Turkey Cyprus," according to World dramatically after Israeli com - tions with Turkey," Anastasiades velop in partnership. Closing Steel - which has unlawfully occupied the northern third of the island since an invasion in 1974 - in - Mills Portend sists that it should share in any returns if they happen. Industry Woe That could put a damper on the negotiations to reunify Cyprus, which talks starting Continued from page 1 again after a two-year delay. Anastasiades, whose first year weeks, then the factory will shut in office was spent dealing with down. an economic crisis, has now The two steel factories have turned to the vexing problem been on life support the last cou - that has eluded a solution for ple of years during a crushing four decades. economic crisis. Halyvourgia But now the possibility of oil had been rotating its staff and and gas reserves off the coast had reduced employee numbers has spurred the international at the Volos plant where it cur - community, including the UN, rently employs 370. US and energy companies, to try With domestic demand hav - to bring Cypriots and their Turk - ing dropped below 300,000 tons ish counterparts together. AP PhOtO/DImItRI mESSINIS annually, most of the the pro - Turkey’s Energy and Natural A Little Less Notus, a Little More Apollo, Please duction is sold outside the coun - Resources Minister Taner Yildiz try. Since the start of 2013 the said that any profits gained from The ancient Acropolis is seen above rooftops in Athens, Wednes - bined with warm southern winds, have left much of Greece steel companies have been forc - oil and natural gas from the day, Feb. 19. Days of unseasonably high temperatures, com - shrouded in fog as hot air masses condense over colder surfaces. ing themselves to export output, even at a loss, to maintain sales and avoid leaving their produc - tion potential unused. The largest steel industry in George Clooney Defends Greece Claim to Parthenon Marbles Greece, Sidenor, operates only on the weekends and nights re - duce the energy costs while em - TNH Staff do,” Clooney said. ployees have had their pay cut The fate of the marbles, orig - up to 40 percent to keep work - American actor-director-ac - inally part of the Parthenon tem - ing. The company also has fa - tivist George Clooney, promoting ple, is a longstanding issue be - cilities in Thessaloniki and Vo - his WWII film The Monuments tween Britain and Greece. Greece los. Men about experts trying to save calls them looted art, and wants The Greek steel industry has art treasures from the Nazis, said all the friezes reunited in a mu - seen demand plummet 85 per - that the stolen Parthenon Mar - seum in Athens. cent domestically as the crisis bles housed in the British Mu - Greek Culture Minister Panos has decimated the construction seum belong in Greece. Panagiotopoulos thanked industry. It also costs them more He took a friendly shot at Clooney for his support, calling than twice as much for energy London Mayor Boris Johnson him “an active citizen and cre - than in other European coun - who likened the actor's sugges - ative artist who adamantly de - tries because of additional big tion that bringing the Marbles fends what is just and good.” tax hikes imposed by the gov - back to Athens was what Hitler The British Museum, which ernment on orders of interna - would have done if he had oc - houses the marbles, says they tional lenders. The government cupied England. “are a part of the world’s shared said it would move to lessen the “Someone urgently needs to heritage and transcend political industry’s costs. Development restore George Clooney’s mar - boundaries” and are best dis - Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said bles,” Johnson said. "Here he is played in London, where the the government would override plugging a film about looted public can view them for free. objections from the Troika of the Nazi art without realizing that Clooney, who directed and European Union-International Goering himself had plans to stars in The Monuments Men, Monetary Fund-European Cen - plunder the British Museum. said he hadn’t meant to spark a tral Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) to pro - And where were the Nazis going storm when he answered a ques - tect the steel industry. to send the Elgin marbles? To tion from a Greek journalist Athens will push through so- Athens! This Clooney is advocat - George Clooney, who was in England promoting The Monuments Men, a movie about saving about the marbles at the Berlin called “interruptibility” agree - ing nothing less than the Hitler - art treasures from the nazis, said that Britain should return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, Film Festival. And he said he’d ments, under which big power ian agenda for London’s cultural which prompted London’s mayor Boris Johnson to compare the actor/director…to Hitler. been told that, as an American, consumers can briefly take their treasures. He should stuff the he couldn’t understand the is - factories off the grid and get re - Hollywood script and stick to son's comments in an op-ed in David's head were sold to Eng - nerve in Britain by suggesting the sues. funds from Greece’s state-run history.” the Daily Telegraph. land. His arm to the Vatican. And 2,500-year-old Parthenon Mar - “That can’t always be the power network operator, Hatzi - Dusting off the mop-topped "When it comes to real facts, his torso to the Met. bles should be returned to British default setting,” co-star dakis said. mayor, who spoke after Clooney not imagined history, you need "There are many pieces in Greece. Clooney called for “an Matt Damon told British re - The Troika didn’t want favor - and his co-stars gave a news only to look at the UNESCO rul - nearly every country that this open discussion” on the fate of porters, half-joking. “That’s not able treatment for the industry conference in London to push ings that have been agreed to by conversation should take place. the ancient friezes, which were actually an argument, to say ‘Well because it would cost revenue their film, the actor said: "I’m a all parties. An occupying nation The best place to start would be taken by British diplomat Lord you’re American.’” losses for the country’s utilities great fan of the Mayor, and I’m can't sell off the national heritage at the most obvious object. When Elgin 200 years ago. Bill Murray, another star of the which nearly collapsed in mid- sure my right honorable friend of the country it occupies,” added polled the British people are over - Both the Vatican and the J. movie, had a firmer opinion on 2012 because of liquidity prob - had no real intention of compar - Clooney. whelmingly in favor of their re - Paul Getty Museum had sent the ancient artwork. “It’s had a lems. ing me to Hitler.” "More relevant is the fact that turn. parts back, Clooney said, raising very nice stay here, certainly,” “This will displease the He added: "I’d chalk it up to the Parthenon Marbles were He went on: "The rest of the the question “of whether or not Murray said. “But London’s got - troika, but the way things stand, a little too much hyperbole chipped away from the world follows suit. If you want one piece of art should be, as best ten crowded. There’s plenty of we have no choice,” Hatzidakis, washed down with a few Parthenon by the occupying to deal in facts. Those are the as possible, put back together. room back there in Greece.” whose ministry is in charge of whiskeys. I've found myself in Turks and sold. It was a single facts. But maybe it's just easier “There are certain pieces that industrial policy, told radio sta - the same spot a time or two so I monument broken into bits. It to compare me to Hitler." you look at and think, that actu - (Material from the Associated tion SKAI. hold no ill will,” he said of John - would be as if the statue of The actor-director touched a ally is probably the right thing to Press was used in this report) 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 22-28, 2014

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Our exclusive interview with John Kiriakou – the former CIA agent who is serving a 30-month prison sentence in Loretto, PA – which was published this weekend in our Greek and English edi - AGORA – THE ORIGINAL MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS tions, is significant if somewhat disturbing. Kiriakou, whose 15-year tenure with the CIA produced awards and commendations – he is also lauded for leading the team that By Dan Georgakas and the Agora, the original marketplace of ideas, Rest assured, anything we write here are captured al-Qaeda’s Abu Zubaydah – was convicted of violating Constantinos E. Scaros and we, their modern-day descendants, aspire our sincere, heartfelt thoughts. the Intelligence Identities Protection Act. to continue that tradition. We will share them with you every two The New York Times reported that he emailed “the name of a From time to time, an issue emerges and We respect one another’s opinion very much, weeks. We hope you enjoy them, and we look covert CIA officer to a freelance reporter, who did not publish it,” inspires various minds to converge, often at but often times we will disagree on particular forward to your taking part in the discussion and noted “Kiriakou is the first current or former CIA officer to be odds with one another, to discuss it. Hopefully, issues. We would never fabricate a difference as well – by contributing letters to the editor in convicted of disclosing classified information to a reporter.” collective enlightenment will result from such of opinion for the sake of writing an interesting response, and/or commenting on our website: Kiriakou has said in interviews that he believed the officer had conversations. The Ancient Greeks did that in column. www.thenationalherald.com retired. Whether one agrees or disagrees with his words, they are indis - putably thoughtful and rooted in a system of principles and values. They open a window into the inner workings of the intelligence Socialism in Seattle: will it Spread throughout the Country? community, illustrating the ability of such agencies to overshadow other parts of the government and to pursue relentlessly and take revenge on the “sheep that stray from the fold.” DAN GEORGAKAS SHARES Sawant’s decision to only ac - more often their not, their well- anything is possible. It is striking to hear a CIA insider say that newly-elected presi - HIS POINT OF VIEW cept a salary that was the aver - intentioned policies are unten - No doubt, there is certainly a dents are “very quickly recruited by the intelligence establishment age of all Seattle taxpayers is able. growing resentment of politi - of this country and become part of the team.” Dino, one of the nationally rooted in the practices of her Rather than a turn leftward, cians, as well as of bankers, oil As compelling and revealing and those statements are, I attach underreported news stories supporters in the United Electri - I think that if anything, as evi - companies, pharmaceutical com - even greater importance to those portions of the interview where about the recent elections in - cal Workers union. The UE does denced by a recent Gallup Poll panies, and other perceived “fat- Kiriakou spoke about the role of the Greek-American community volves Kshama Sawant, a 40 not allow union leaders to make about which I wrote two weeks cats.” To that end, populists of in his life after his arrest and imprisonment. year-old immigrant from India. more per hour than that earned ago (Startling New Gallup Poll all political stripes can win fringe In the community, says Kiriakou – a third-generation Greek As a candidate of the Socialist by the highest paid worker the Shows Why Hillary Can Be elections here and there. proud of his roots in Rhodes – he found support and comfort. “It Alternative Party, she was union represents. Critics have Beaten in 2016,” Feb. 8), the Granted, there are some is - was incredible…and that support kept me going,” he said. “You elected to the Seattle City Coun - stated that determining pay of country is turning back to the sues – most notably, same sex never feel as alone in your life as when the FBI comes to your cil. One of her first actions was politicians in that manner would Republicans. marriage and the legalization of house and takes you away.” He said Greek-Americans opened their to announce she would accept discourage those who could find I am not necessarily jumping marijuana – that have been a arms and their wallets and offered their prayers. only $40,000 of her $117,500 far more lucrative salaries in pri - for joy about that, by the way, boost to the progressive move - Kiriakou’s message is an important one that I wish could reach salary. vate industry, but Sawant be - because as I often write, I’m not ment as of late. We should not every member of the community, especially our youth. Sawant is an active supporter lieves elected officials need to sure the post-2006 Republicans forget, however, that young lib - He makes the irrefutable point that there is a larger family to of trade unions and gender live under the same economic are worthy of the support. If we erals disillusioned with the Af - which we belong, the Hellenic community, on which one can rely equality while opposing environ - circumstances as their con - define the political “center” fordable Care Act are starting to during difficult moments in life. mental pollution and the eco - stituents or they will lose touch somewhere between Tip O’Neill sour on big government pro - But somehow that message does not resonate as vividly as it nomic gap between America’s with what a new tax or a cut in and Ronald Reagan, the country grams. President Obama’s drone should. It has not taken intellectual or emotional root; it has not super-rich 1% and the rest of the services means to the average has remained somewhat right of policies, a continuation and aug - become a source of pride, as I believe it should. nation. She took part in the Oc - person. center virtually since its found - mentation of the Bush Adminis - It has not become embedded in the minds of everyone in our cupy Seattle movement. She has allocated $77,500 of ing. From what you write about tration’s war on terror, have ce - community, the great and the meek alike. In her electioneering, Sawant her salary to her newly-formed Sawant, I am wondering mented drones as the weapon Yet, this element can be the extra dimension , the additional emphasized rather than re - Solidarity fund. whether her victory is primarily of choice well into the foresee - glue needed by our community, to act as a catalyst for even greater treated from her views as a lib - Returning it to the public is a based on her populism – i.e., able future. Finally, if nothing unity, interest, and support. ertarian socialist. The work that service, not charity, she says. railing against the 1%, which is else evidences the conservatives’ Maybe if this were to take hold, it would substantially reduce if activists had seen her do was so That her fund would provide fi - not necessarily a socialist posi - political influence, it is that the not totally eliminate the phenomenon of successful Greek-Ameri - impressive that she won the sup - nancial aid for what she en - tion (the Tea Party rails against debate on gun control has cans, such as Jamie Dimon, who renounce their Greekness until port of unions that rarely break dorsed when campaigning was the very rich, too) and her per - changed from “does an individ - their lives take a negative turn. with the Democratic Party. These only logical. Her first donation sonal qualities (likability, logical ual have the right to own a gun “I am 100 percent positive,” Kiriakou told our senior writers included Seattle locals repre - has gone to the Puget Sound arguments). or is gun ownership only for the Constantine S. Sirigos and Demetris Tsakas, (our photographer senting postal workers, electrical trust, an environmental group You also mentioned liberal military, the police, and militias,” Kosta Bej was present but not allowed to take pictures) that the workers, teachers, and state em - that focuses on fighting water Bill de Blasio’s win in New York. to “is it Constitutionally permis - CIA took revenge for his public declarations about and against tor - ployees. Additional support pollution. Actually, that’s not much of a sible to ban semi-automatic ture, especially waterboarding. came from activists associated Whatever the long-term po - surprise – the real surprise was weapons and require individuals But he added defiantly : “I think I would do it all over again. with the Green Party, feminist litical future of Sawant (and So - how in the world uber-liberal to own and shoot only those Somebody had to stand up” to defend morality and the Constitu - organizations, environmental - cialist Alternative), she has Manhattan actually put up with guns that need to be reloaded tion. Regarding striking a balance between liberty and security, he ists, and Occupy Seattle. demonstrated that a progressive the likes of Mayors Rudy Giu - more frequently.” quoted Benjamin Franklin “If a country increases it security in the Local newspapers noted agenda can prevail in one of liani and then Mike Bloomberg As for the media ignoring pursuit of liberty too much, it will end up with neither – I believe Sawant had a pleasing electoral America’s largest and most pros - for 20 years. Probably because Sawant’s victory, if in fact they that. I believe whistleblowing is critical to the survival of the democ - style, complete with a sense of perous cities. Her actions on a great mayor like Giuliani did so intentionally, I think it has racy.” humor. Even more impressive what she considers an excessive comes along once in a lifetime, less to do with Sawant being too Indeed! was that when she debated op - salary raises the question of and that Bloomberg was border - far to the left for most of them ponents, she offered logical ar - whom politicians represent. That line exceptional, too. (On that than that she is a third-party guments rather than relying on mass media has kept the public note, I hope I’m wrong, but if candidate, and therefore just as emotional rhetoric. She advo - eye off Seattle raises the ques - the City turns back into the pre- much a threat to the liberal wing Snowbound! cated for an increase in light rail tion of who and what they rep - Giuliani crack den it was in the of the establishment as to the and other mass transit projects. resent. Dinkins 1980s and a playground conservative one. She argued that it made sense for rampant gang violence in the In that regard, I’m glad It had been snowing in New York since the wee hours of Thurs - to raise the minimum wage to CONSTANTINOS E. SCAROS Beame/Koch 1970s, New York - Sawant won. I am not a fan of day. And not just any type of snow, we mean thick, dense $15 an hour in Seattle. The wa - RESPONDS ers will wish their biggest prob - much of the socialist agenda, but snowflakes. It was coming from somewhere high in the sky, one ters around the city had to be Dan, I am far readier to con - lem was a mayor who banned I like when a third view is rep - heap of snow after another. protected and the wage gap be - gratulate Seattle on its first Su - extra-large soda servings.) resented. In fact, I hope that Endless waves, like attacks of little soldiers. Millions, perhaps tween men and women closed. per Bowl championship than on In fact, the dozens of third parties unite to billions, of flakes. Countless. Seattle voters liked what they its first Socialist city councilper - Giuliani/Bloomberg days in the create one large, temporary Each unique, however. Each moving according to its own logic. heard and she became the first son in a century. This is not a liberal Big Apple are similar to a third party to generate sweeping The snow already on the ground welcomes the new snowflakes. elected socialist in Seattle since personal attack on Sawant or So - Socialist winning in…anywhere ballot access reform. It greets its new siblings with joy, hugging them tightly, the Snow 1916 when Anna Louise Strong cialists in general – I don’t think really…in the United States, in - Family swelling in volume. won a seat on the school board. leftists are bad people – but sofar as it can be chalked up to: WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? It will be measured not in inches but in feet: in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island, etc. The branches of the trees, especially the cypress trees that hold onto a lot of snow, groan under the weight; they bend and are per - Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris ilously close to breaking. Maybe not. To the human eye and mind they seem to be in dan - ger, but they can withstand it. Of Words and Letters: Rather, I turn to Athas who, had he not often when matters of health, conscience, Maybe seeing how much snow they can collect on their branches 3 Greek-Americans departed this world so prematurely, would and sensitivity to the general state of affairs is one of the "games" trees play. have made a tremendous contribution to the are considered, there comes the time for all Maybe snow is one of the ways in which nature, in all its wis - I so very much wished I could have at - community and the nation overall. of us to place the tools of our craft or au - dom, purges them of their dried-out and dead branches, and re - tended Sunday’s special event “On the Oc - Athas was a fiery, articulate, cultured, thority back on the shelf and pass on the lieves trees of unnecessary weight, thereby renewing them. casion of the Celebration of Greek Letters,” properly-positioned radio personality at the torch or the pastoral staff to the younger The snow is lovely – when you watch it from the windows of dedicated to the memory of three departed then-powerful New York radio station WEVD generation. your warm home, and when you don’t see it every day. Its beauty Greek-Americans – Bobby Malafouris, Ted in the 1970s. He was succeeded by Tina San - But what makes the resignation of Father is inversely proportional to its frequency: the more often it snows, Athas, and Regina Pagoulatou. torineou, who also made significant contri - Giorgios special news is that he is such an the less beautiful it is. I congratulate the organizers, the Emcee, butions. unusual clergyman. It has been a heavy winter in New York. The worst in twenty and the speakers who, according to the TNH That Athas died so young – at age 36 – I had the joy and blessing to meet and years, the weather experts say. reporters there, were all very good. was a great misfortune for everyone. have long talks with him numerous times. So much cold and snow. I will never tire of writing that the com - Let us hope that this week’s event is just I witnessed his wisdom and his faith, and That might help spring be wonderful this year…with fewer munity does not honor the memories of its the first of many to follow. enjoyed his elevated dimension on life, mosquitoes. important figures. It has no historical mem - which was heightened to such a perspective But in a few months, we will encounter the worst that winter’s ory. Its history is not taught in our schools. that for me was unimaginable. opposite, summer, has to offer: heat waves and droughts. But that I note – with apologies to Malafouris, who The Great Father Kapsanis His qualities – faith, wisdom, learning, seems too far into the future to worry about right now. was his nemesis – that even the name of the and eloquence – caused some young well- For the time being, our thoughts are consumed by how difficult late, revered Archbishop Iakovos is on the Father Giorgios Kapsanis resigned from educated people, the spiritual and intellec - it is for pregnant women to get to the hospital to give birth with verge of being forgotten. his duties as the Abbot of the Holy tual crème de la crème of Hellenism and all the snow on the ground. Or children to get school, workers to My purpose in this piece is neither to com - Monastery of Osios Grigorios on the Holy Orthodoxy in the 1960s, to follow him to their jobs, and, in terms of our own personal obligation to our pare these three nor to intend to do full jus - Mountain, Mount Athos. Athos. readers, how our drivers will be able to deliver our newspaper. tice to their accomplishments with merely a Surely, someone’s retirement is not in it - Now that he has relieved himself of his We hope and pray for safe travels for everyone. few words. self particularly newsworthy. After all, quite other duties, he can offer even more. THE NATIONAL HERALD, FEBRUARY 22-28, 2014 VIEWPOINTS 13 If You Are Going to Quote A Change of Guard: Turkey’s Military Back in Business the Book, Please Read it Ten years ago, Turkey under - ing the movement the prosecutor was malist principles and support an went a rapid and dramatic of its main source reassigned. In retal - Islamic Turkey. There are now change; Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s of revenue and re - iation to the real many within the military that Having served rhetoric and party Justice and Development Party cruits. The Gülen and perceived ac - sympathize with Gülen’s philos - on the periphery of platforms never sur - (AKP) took power and in a short movement retali - tions of Gulen’s fol - ophy that combines Islam and Robert Gates’ life vive their first en - time pushed Turkey’s military ated by supporting lowers, over 2,000 Turkish patriotism. Further - during my career, counter with reality. out of politics and out of power. a corruption probe, police officers and more, the mass imprisonments the screaming That reality includes Erdogan’s electoral success was led by the prosecu - nearly 100 prosecu - of senior commanders have de - headlines about his the limitations im - a combination of support from tor Celal Kara, tors have been re - pleted the military’s upper ech - “tell all” memoir of posed by conflicting pro-Islamic voters and organi - against relatives of assigned since last elons, making it possible for his tenure as Secre - demands on scarce zations as well as from the lib - several cabinet December. younger officers to rise to im - tary of Defense, resources and the erals. ministers and busi - Erdogan, after portant commands within the Duty, left me trou - unfortunate and Unfortunately, the alliance of nessmen with close by DR. ANDRE losing a significant armed forces. Erdogan may be - bled. embarrassing facts Erdogan with the critically im - ties to Erdogan. GEROLYMATOS part of his Islamic lieve that by reinstating the im - Mostly the pun - left behind by your portant Islamic movement of The Turkish leader base, is looking to prisoned generals they would be dits concluded that by AMB. PATRICK N. predecessors or the Fethullah Gülen has untraveled. escalated by Special to forge an alliance able to check the power and in - he wrote the book THEROS fact that even your Gulen, a Muslim cleric who now launching a full- The National Herald with the military – fluence of the lower ranking in order to savage closest and most leads his congregation from self- scale purge of any his old adversary. Gülenists. That is assuming that President Obama, Special to trusted advisors and imposed exile in Philadelphia, Gülen sympathizers from sensi - Toward this end, Erdogan has the younger pro-Gulenists questioning The National Herald colleagues bring has become a fierce critic of Er - tive positions in the bureau - instructed the Ministry of Jus - would be amiable to follow the Obama’s integrity. their own baggage. dogan and uses his pulpit to cracy, judiciary, and police. tice to prepare for the retrial of generals in an alliance with Er - How else were we to interpret Neither a Chicago politician nor denigrate the Turkish prime Erdogan is now accusing his imprisoned military officers that dogan. Either way, the military the most-quoted excerpt: The a neoconservative ideologue ad - minister. former allies of having estab - will undoubtedly lead to the ac - will once again intervene in president “doesn’t believe in his vising a president can escape the Relations between the two lished a parallel state that is quittal of generals. Turkey’s politics. own strategy, and doesn’t con - fact that he sees the world men began to break down in challenging the authority of the An alliance between Erdogan One scenario is that the Gu - sider the war to be his. For him, through his own prism. Gates de - 2011, when Erdogan, out of fear elected government, of plotting and the military represents new lenists, with the support of the it’s all about getting out.” Having scribes a process akin to making or paranoia, decided to purge his overthrow, and that of the risks for Turkey’s democracy, younger generation of the mili - thus been quoted as condemn - sausages; if you ever saw it be - most Gülen supporters from the government. Last month Erdo - and ultimately for Greece. The tary, will overthrow Erdogan ing the president, Gates ap - coming a vegan would look so AKP party lists in anticipation gan attempted to enact legisla - military, however, has trans - and establish a conservative Is - peared to damn him with faint much more palatable. Gates de - of the upcoming general elec - tion to subordinate the judiciary formed from the staunch Kemal - lamic regime. Another consid - praise “I never doubted Obama’s scribes passionately but honestly tion in June. It can be argued to the executive, thus disabling ist officers that previously dom - eration is that Erdogan will support for the troops, only his what happened when President that Erdogan is losing grip with his enemies from launching fur - inated the Turkish state. The make his pact with the army support for their mission.” George W. Bush called him in es - Turkey’s political reality; has ther probes against the prime election of the AKA has ended devil and impose an authoritar - Pundits competed amongst sentially to restore order to the power and success have gone to minister’s family and friends. annual purges of suspected Is - ian system backed by the old themselves asking how such a disaster created by his old friends his head or he has given up on For example, a prosecutor tried lamists from the armed forces. generals – who will have to keep highly-respected former public and colleagues Dick Cheney, the notion of a liberal and de - to detain Erdogan’s son at the There is a strong probability that looking over their shoulder for servant could have turned on the Donald Rumsfeld, and the neo - mocratic Turkey? He, perhaps, end of last year. The police, in - since 2008, the younger mem - the Gulenists in the armed president with such vitriol? They cons. sees himself in the style of an - structed by the government, re - bers of Turkish officer corps forces poised to push them out. accused Gates himself of The book covers both the other Ataturk. fused to carry out the order, and have abandoned the secular Ke - For Greece, and for NATO, a hypocrisy because in the closing Bush and Obama Administra - As a result, the Turkish destabilizing Turkey is a serious chapter he writes of Obama’s tions. The pundits mostly quoted leader is not interested in shar - concern. It has been the hope Afghanistan policies, “I believe the bad things Gates wrote to ing power with anyone else. He of American policy-makers that Obama was right in each of say about the president still in has expunged most liberals and Turkey would be a steadying Is - these decisions.” office struggling with our coun - supporters of the moderate Pres - lamic element in what is other - try’s problems; Gates ill-hidden ident Abdullah Gül, removed wise a very dangerous and un - distaste for Vice President Ch - most Gulenists from key posi - predictable neighborhood. How eney is so not newsworthy. His tions in the civil service, and often have White House politi - equally obvious affection for anyone else who does not sub - cians and analysts lauded the Hillary Clinton took a back seat scribe to his authoritarian con - fact that Turkey is a model of a to the comments on Obama. cept of leadership. democratic state that is also Is - To his credit, Gates recog - Last summer, the schism be - lamic. This is no longer the case nizes his own baggage. He idol - tween the followers of Gulen – now only Greece, despite its izes the troops and feels their and Erdogan increased as pro - economic woes, and Israel are suffering deep inside. He bitterly testers occupied Gezi Park. the only bulwarks of stability condemns those who see going Gülen-affiliated media casti - and democracy. to war as the first argument and gated Erdogan, even going so not the last. Politicians of any far as to compare him to a André Gerolymatos is Director stripe who put party above poli - “pharaoh.” In response, the Er - of the Stavros Niarchos Founda - tics anger him. But the pundits dogan regime announced in late tion for Hellenic Studies at mostly miss the fact that Gates 2013 that it would shut down The schism between the followers of Gulen (L) and Erdogan Simon Fraser University in Van - recognizes that Obama must Gülen-operated schools, depriv - increased as protesters occupied Gezi Park, last summer. couver. deal with the lousy hand that re - ality has dealt him and that he mostly made the right decisions. In fact, I read his comment that LETTER FROM ATHENS Obama “didn’t consider the war Obama’s political detractors (he inherited) to be his” as picked the excerpts that backed praise for the President’s perse - their narrative such as this from verance in prosecuting what he What Greece’s Shipowners Can Do to Help Their Country the Washington Times: “If the sees as a bad war. president really had those mis - The real lesson from Gates’ givings about the wisdom of book is our leaders must have When it comes to self-pro - their checks – much in the capacity tax The shipowners argue that committing American sons and the people’s support for vital de - fessed patriots and breast-beat - of which has also and that all Greek- shipping produces a benefit to daughters to combat in a moun - cisions. Therefore, democracy, ers for the Greek flag, few can been stolen and owned vessels - re - Greece of 13.5 billion euros tainous hellhole half a world more than any other form of compete with the ultra-rich ty - means they won't be gardless of which ($18.32 billion) annually, about away, then what became of government, depends on a well- coons of Greece's shipping in - getting what they flag it was flying - 7.3 percent of the Gross Domes - those strong convictions he had informed populace. History dustry, the world's biggest, who should in lump would be subject tic Product (GDP) through the always assured us he felt? If shows that when the people be - control some 18 percent of all sums, which they to the assessment. likes of lubricants for Greek ves - these were his true beliefs with lieve the lies that make them the ships at sea. earned, when they Almost 3,000 sels and vendors providing goods regard to Afghanistan in 2011, confortable and do not listen to Those usually fly Flags of retire. ships, representing and services to the vessels. then did the same apply to Beng - the unpleasant truth, disaster Convenience, which is a code You can bet re - the vast majority If that argument were any hazi in 2012 and afterward?” follows. For an early example, phrase to mean shipping com - tired politicians will of the Greek- weaker it would be even worse The president’s supporters read about Alcibiades persuad - panies are trying to avoid pay - get everything be - owned fleet in than Alex Rodriguez's claim he went after Gates. Initially, I con - ing the Athenians to attack Syra - ing taxes in their own countries cause that's how it by ANDY terms of capacity, hasn't steroids since 2004, al - cluded that his tenure had in - cuse. instead of by showing the sym - is in Greece, al - DABILIS had been commit - though since then – until his duced Post Traumatic Stress Dis - Commenting on the reactions bol of other countries. though many in the ted to the deal to pending one-year suspension – order or that he was just venting to his book, Gates said, “There In that, nobody beats the Diaspora just want Special to voluntarily pay a he's hit 273 and this guy ain't out of frustration. are no evil people in this book. Greek magnates, the Pirates of to hear that the The National Herald doubled tax, he Josh Gibson so it wasn't the ball I have just finished reading There are no villains. And cer - the Aegean, who'd put up a homeland of their said. that was juiced. the book: about 630 mostly un - tainly not the two presidents . . Swastika on a tanker if they heritage is a paradigm of de - But even that meant they But since Greek shipowners footnoted pages. I concluded . And I think if people read the could save a few euros – money cency and democracy and don't would pay only between 75-140 are in such a volunteering that none of the pundits actually whole book, as opposed to that goes into their well-lined like critical articles. million euros ($101.76-$190 mood, here's how they can put read it all themselves. I suspect cherry-picking sentences, then I and deep pockets instead of to While Greece's economic cri - million) over the next three their money where their mouths they instructed their junior think it’s pretty hard to say that government coffers to be used sis has created record unem - years, an infinitesimal amount are if they really want to help staffers to read it quickly and I vilify anybody.” to help offset a crushing eco - ployment and deep poverty, its that critics said is mostly sym - the land they claim to love so highlight whatever would make Those are my conclusions but nomic crisis. shipowners have thrived and bolic given the multi-billion much they won't put the Greek headlines; it is a common prac - don’t take my word for it, go That which isn't stolen or si - prospered. Now the Captains of euro size of the industry. flag on their ships: tice in many professions, not just read the book. However, if you phoned off by politicians could Industry are fighting a plan by Shipowners have warned • Follow the lead of the journalism. have already made up your even perhaps wind up helping the government to triple a ca - previously they could move to Onassis Foundation and the I also concluded that Mr. mind about the good and bad the poor or people buried by an pacity tax on its vessels. other countries if the govern - Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gates should probably have put guys, then don’t waste your avalanche of pay cuts, tax hikes, That comes after the owners ment tried to tax them. They and start funding programs with away the draft manuscript for a time. and slashed pensions imposed agreed last year to a voluntary didn't say some of them really money that bypasses the gov - couple of months and then taken by successive governments on doubling amidst complaints it already have and you just have ernment and goes directly to one last look so as to avoid giv - The Hon. Ambassador Theros is the orders of international was ducking obligations to the to check New York to find them. people who really need it. ing the staffers the ammunition president of the U.S.-Qatar Busi - lenders. country, including hiding its Veniamis said the govern - • Build some municipal their bosses wanted. (I doubt it ness Council. He served in the The Troika of the European ships behind foreign flags to ment, instead of taxing the in - swimming pools (they can even would have made much differ - U.S. Foreign Service for 36 Union-International Monetary avoid paying taxes. dustry, should find ways to at - put their names on them, per - ence; those kids know what they years, mostly in the Middle East, Fund-European Central Bank Union of Greek Shipowners tract more vessels or discuss haps the Veniamis Pool) so that are paid to find.) and was American Ambassador (EU-IMF-ECB) is putting up head Theodoros Veniamis said other ideas that would be mu - poor Greek kids don' swelter in Halfway through the book, I to Qatar from 1995 to 1998. He $325 billion in two bailouts to the group considers unconstitu - tually acceptable, although he the summer while the rich are understood that Gates intended also directed the State Depart - keep the Greek economy from tional a Finance Ministry tax ini - didn't say what they were and on their yachts or the islands to describe how government ment’s Counter-Terrorism collapsing. tiative last December that pro - the shipowners have been reluc - cooling themselves from the makes decisions. He showed Office, and holds numerous U.S. It was put in that position by vided for a 300 percent increase tant to pay any taxes at all. hard task of counting money once again that lofty campaign Government decorations. generations of New Democracy • Fund some of the soup Capitalists and PASOK Anti-So - kitchens being paid for by the cialist governments hiring hun - Greek Orthodox Church, the dreds of thousands of needless City of Athens and NGO's who GUEST EDITORIALS workers in return for votes, and need help politicians using the state trea - • Buy medical equipment the National herald welcomes manuscripts representing a variety of sury as a personal ATM to buy and supplies for hospitals views for publication. they should include the writer’s name, address, yachts, luxury cars, vacation • Buy oil for schools, and and telephone number, and be addressed to the Editor, the National homes and squirrel the rest while they're at it, maybe pay herald, 37-10 30th St., long Island city, Ny 11101. they may also away in secret foreign bank ac - for painting some of them be e-mailed to [email protected]. we reserve the right counts so they, too, wouldn't If they're not willing to do to edit any manuscripts that we publish, and we do not return or have to pay taxes. any of that, let's run up the Jolly otherwise acknowledge unpublished ones. 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