| "Approaching PKK TERRORISM GREEK STYLE IS PERVERSE by the standards of any God fearing/loving Christian or Muslim; and by any civilized standards, it should -- at minimum -- be considered an aberration from LAW, sanity, and civilized behavior." A quotation from *** |
Some summaries:
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In any international forum or any discussion one finds the Greeks opposing any Turkish position simply on principle, attempting to clobber Turkish identity with a racist approach while claiming to be the inheritors of the ancient Greek civilization, and the root of western civilization itself. Always cunning, they even base their support for terrorism against Turkiye on tepid arguments of human rights concerns -- just as they did when they were caught red-handed while aiding the fugitive terrorist Ocalan in Kenya. On the other hand walls in Greek Cyprus and Greece are full of their peculiar brand of fascist aphorisms like "The only good Turk is a dead Turk" So then, who are these people,
the Greek? Are they the rightful heirs of the ancient civilizations as
they claim? History does not support their
contention.
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Guiding articles to help understand
Greece, S. Cyprus, PKK relations:
Aegean Issues:
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"Relations between Greece & Turkey are strained over several issues such as Aegean borders, Cyprus, Turkish minorities of Thrace, and most recently, the explosive news of Greece harboring the international terrorist fugitive, Abdullah Ocalan. A Turkish Intelligence operation has apprehended Ocalan from his Greek hideout in Nairobi, Kenya... In addition to Abdullah Ocalan's statements that his group received weapons he has recently noted that Greek Orthodox Churches supplied additional funds allowing the PKK to have a monthly budget of close to US$3million in its efforts to destabilize Turkey." TurkishForum Greece and Turkey are NATO allies. A former ambassador, Mr Sukru Elekdag has often suggested that NATO should convene a special ministerial meeting on the issue of terrorism so that Turkey can reveal to the world the manner in which Greece has engaged in dirty dealings directed against the Turkish Republic, a fellow NATO ally. The "Peace and Cooperation" communiqué adopted at the NATO Council's summit meeting in Rome in 1991 envisages consultations among allies in the face of acts of terrorism and sabotage. Likewise, Article 4 of the NATO treaty envisages that the member countries have consultations with one another regarding situations that endanger their security. There are also many bilateral treaties between Greece and Turkey which make these hostile acts and intentions ILLEGAL. One example is the addendum to the 1938 agreement signed by Bayar and Metaksas which loosely translated states: "the two sides [Greece and Turkey ] agree on and take responsibility for the execution of the following: Neither side will allow the formation of or allow to reside on her territory, any groups or organizations whose purpose is to destabilize the security and well-being of the other country, or change its government; nor will they allow on their territories, individuals or groups that aim to fight against the other country through propaganda or other means." Greece
is a NATO member but Her past actions, Her blatant support for terrorism
directed against an ally and neighbor, Her lack of support in the Kosova
crisis while claiming to champion human rights by supporting the internationally
recognized terrorist organization PKK, and events like a Greek
NATO official being caught spying for the Serbs cast doubt on her sincerity
and dependability not just vis a vis Turkey but as a NATO member as well.
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Having been brought up with a Western education, and having lived outside of Turkey for decades, I too was a believer in the "ancient Greeks (?) as the root of modern civilization" version of history, and the view that modern Greeks are representatives of the same values. Thus I had nothing but admiration mixed with slight envy for the Greeks. Other than that, like most Turkish citizens not versed in political science, I did not think much about Greece or her politics, nor did I seriously think that modern Greece as an element fundamentally hostile to Turkiye. I was; therefore, very much shocked when I learned about how Greece harbored the international fugitive Ocalan. What dismayed me even more were the follow-up reactions from the Greek public media and politicians which made it obvious that Greece-PKK relations ran deep, perhaps deeper than PKK-Syria connections which we all knew about... A little research documented the historical Greek support to terrorism from ASALA to PKK to Milosevich (rumor via CNN has it that the money of the perpetrators of the current ethnic cleaning and possible genocide attempt is in Greek and Greek Cypriot banks)... Reading internet postings from Greek participants was cause for further disappointment. Hiding behind red herring arguments -- [ such as how ancient history "proves" the barbarism of "Turks" and hence Turkiye is necessarily bad and wrong; how the "higher" Greek culture naturally results in supporting asylum seekers (international fugitive Ocalan) and liberation fighters (terrorist PKK); how even urban terrorism is justified by alleged human rights problems in Turkey etc.] -- and with an incredible superior attitude Greeks were inevitably posting condescending messages giving advise to "fascist" Turks. Allegations were generalized, black and white, and most of all consistently "patronizing" in nature. I was reminded of an old John Lennon/ Yoko Ono recording with the refrain: "...women is the nigger of the world..." These people with Greek sounding names certainly felt that "Turks are the niggers of Europe and the world"... Well, just as America learned that "Black is beautiful"; I think that the self-important Greeks have a thing or two to learn! It was thus that my opinion of modern Greece and its citizens took a hard fall, and I started suspecting that blaming ALL on Turkokratia, and relying on Turkish hatred as the focus of a peculiar quasi-religious cult (hellenism) -- both belaying a sense of low self-esteem and irresponsibility -- must be a part of the formal education and identity of modern Greeks. A little research confirm that it was indeed so in Greece, and even more so in Southern Cyprus... Well, one thing led to another as it often does... I got curious about the claim to being founders of civilization. Putting aside for the moment the presenting grotesque ego inflation and ballooning pompousness of some "modern" Geeks, just how true was the modern Greek's "hereditary or cultural inheritance" claims? Now, not only do I have serious doubts that modern Greeks can consider themselves heir to ancient Greeks, but I also suspect that all recent evidence and theory is pointing towards a major revamping of theories on ancient history -- a fundamental paradigm change -- that will dethrone the queer queen no matter how much she screeches and protests, and will force her to acknowledge the "kut" of her forefathers and husband -- the great Turk. While that is another subject, checking out the short review of Bernal's book "Black Athena" should be a start for the naive reader. And herewith, I would like to express
my heartfelt gratitude to all the Geeks who have contributed to my enlightenment
and transformation into a radical Turcophile.
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