From ysimonides at hotmail.com Thu Jul 1 12:36:13 2004 From: ysimonides at hotmail.com (Yannis Simonides) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:49 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Edmund Keeley Message-ID: Save the Date! Friday, November 5, 2004 at the Hilton Hotel, New York City Hellenic Public Radio – COSMOS FM will honor Edmund Keeley Eminent writer, teacher and translator of Cavafy, Seferis, Elytis, Sikelianos, Ritsos with its Annual Phidippides Award for Passionate Advocacy of Hellenism Gala Chairperson Catherine deG. Vanderpool Executive Vice President, The American School of Classical Studies at Athens President, The Gennadius Library at Athens Information: 718.204.8900 Hellenic Public Radio – COSMOS FM 91.5 28-18 Steinway St., Astoria, NY 11103 From OVarvitsiotes at aol.com Thu Jul 1 22:23:05 2004 From: OVarvitsiotes at aol.com (OVarvitsiotes@aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:49 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Edmund Keeley Message-ID: <263DA710.6C565EF1.C0FF6DEA@aol.com> "Yannis Simonides" writes: > >Save the Date! > >Friday, November 5, 2004 > >at the Hilton Hotel, New York City > >Hellenic Public Radio ? COSMOS FM > >will honor > >Edmund Keeley > > What a great idea, and long overdue! The Keeley brothers (I include Mike's brother, Robert, the former Ambassador) have been of the most consistent and prominent phil-Hellenes. Credit to Cosmos-FM for their initiative. They, in turn, deserve our support. Orestes Varvitsiotes From C.Buhayer at westminster.ac.uk Fri Jul 2 07:27:14 2004 From: C.Buhayer at westminster.ac.uk (C.Buhayer@westminster.ac.uk) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:49 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Greek winners London Message-ID: <1088778434.40e570c27a5c3@webmail.wmin.ac.uk> London. There is not a single star or football legend playing for Greece, but it has a star team. And so, the perception of Greece has undergone a momentous shift following its becoming a finalist in Euro 2004 (European soccer football championship). Even my local Indian grocery shop owner (formerly from Kenya) had made a bet a while ago with his nephew that Greece was going to reach the finals; I never imagined he knew anything about Greece. In north London and other centres of the Greek / Cypriot paroikia, celebrations went on deep into the night. Just about everyone seems to be aware how many Greek neighbours they have. As for the appelations of Greece shouted out, they included, Ellada, Elladara, Elladitsa, Elladoula... as well as a rhytmic, E-las, E-las, E-las. Apparently, the same scenes took place in Australia, USA, Canada, Germany, etc. My local tailor/repairs man is Cypriot. Some English people told him that the match against Czech republic had been boring. He pointed out that, yes, indeed, penalty shoot outs are much more gripping (England team has an irritating habit of ending important games with penalty shoot outs - which it looses). At London's Hellenic Centre, BBC radio turned up to record the crowd, but it left well before the end of the match because, they said, it was a forgone conclusion that Greece would loose and there was nothing there for them. Of course, they could have remained since there are hundreds of thousands of Greeks and esp Cypriots in Britain, but BBC is, in the opinion of many, sadly hostile towards Greeks / Cypriots (a form of institutionalised racism). However, in north London, most crowds following the match favoured Greece. Now the final will be against Portugal, a team most Greeks wanted to do well. Likewise, most Portuguese supported Greece. So Europe's two friendliest nations will be facing eachother. Both are winners in gaining a place in the finals. As for the French, they seemed happy that Greece has won because it proves to them that they were beaten by an excellent team and that their lose was not an accident. Merci les francais. Why did Greece do so well? Because all the 'vedetas' were removed and 'just one cook did the cooking'. As for Sunday... ftou-ftou-ftou. CB From modgreek at sfsu.edu Fri Jul 2 12:55:08 2004 From: modgreek at sfsu.edu (Center for Modern Greek Studies) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:50 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] SF Bay area Greek Film Festival Message-ID: Response has been tremendous to the first San Francisco Greek Film Festival. The showings begin Monday night and continue through July 11th, so get your tickets while they last! The festival has been featured on the SFSU news web site. You can check it out at http://www.sfsu.edu/~news/2004/summer/100.htm For more information or to purchase tickets, please call Poulos Brothers at 415-677-8688. Information can also be found at the Center for Modern Greek Studies? website: http://www.sfsu.edu/~modgreek. From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Sat Jul 3 07:52:28 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:51 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Halki and the Ecumenical Throne amid educational reforms and headscarves Message-ID: <40E6C82B.FBC2C3DA@bellatlantic.net> In a recent press conference in Brussels, Turkish premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated that "the Orthodox seminary on the island of Halki would probably be opened before October, when the European Commission is to present its report on whether the EU should start accession talks with Ankara." Prime Minister Erdogan, also, added that "The necessary legislation allowing this is being drawn up." [Excerpted from the on-line English language edition of the Greek daily Kathimerini http://www.eKathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100004_19/06/2004_44121 ] At the same time, in a spirit of hopeful anticipation for the reopening of the Theological School of Halk?/Halki (Heybeliada in Turkish) http://www.mpa.gr/article.html?doc_id=463809, one should critically appraise the realization of this prospect in the light of the mixed messages expressed by President of the Turkish Republic Ahmet Necdet Sezer http://www.milliyet.com.tr/2004/06/29/siyaset/axsiy01.html and Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah G?l http://www.mpa.gr/article.html?doc_id=465067 in response to the good will initiative undertaken on behalf of the School by President George Bush during his recent trip to Turkey http://www.milliyet.com/2004/06/24/siyaset/siy01.html According to the conservative Turkish daily Zaman "U.S. President George Bush, who met with Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer the previous day, gave examples from Turkey's history and stressed importance of preservation of a tradition on vast religious freedom. A high-level U.S. official informed press about Bush's meetings with Sezer and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The U.S official said that Sezer explained legal reasons for the ban on a seminary in Heybeliada, Istanbul when U.S. President George Bush recalled about the matter. Bush said that he was aware of religious diversity in Turkey and stressed the importance of maintenance of that religious diversity." [The above mentioned text within quotation marks is abstracted verbatim from the website Turkish Press.com (Anadolu Agency: 6/29/2004) in accordance with 'Fair Use'. http://www.tu.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=21812 ? 1997-2004 Anatolia.com Inc.] Judging from the conflicting perspectives encountered within the Turkish administration, it becomes increasingly evident that the fate of Halki is entangled in an acrimonious political dispute and is, therefore, very much at the center of the ongoing 'educational reform' saga in T?rkiye. To this end, 'Halki' is both vulnerable and liable to be used in due course for purposes of political expediency. By the same token, let it be known in no uncertain terms as to who is in charge in T?rkiye. The proud and stern statesman who, only just a few days ago, gave a lecture of polity, history and constitutional law to President Bush by spelling out (among other things) the legal precedent that denies the operation of the Theological School of Halki, is the unwavering President Sezer, the guardian of the secular Turkish Republic, which is based on the pillars of 'Kemalist Thought'. After all, President Sezer did not hesitate --one iota-- to ban the spouses of both Prime Minister Erdogan and Foreign Minister G?l from the NATO summit dinner at Dolmabahce Palace because they wear traditional headscarves. [See the news item from the Turkish daily Sabah, which was posted in the website Turkish Press.com (Anadolu Agency: 6/29/2004) http://www.tu.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=21812 ] The paradoxical and precarious symbiosis of two inherently antithetical political and socio-cultural concepts, viz. the secular 'Kemalist Thought' and the traditional Islamist movement, exemplifies the deeply seated divisions within the Turkish political system in the dawn of the 21st century. At hand is the brewing uneasiness and potential turmoil following the initial sanctioning and subsequent interdiction (by virtue of presidential veto) of a highly controversial "education reform bill" concerning the academic status of Islamic religious schools, the so-called Imam-Hatip Schools (IPS). http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=20065 In view of the above, one may reasonably surmise that the reopening of the Halki Theological Seminary is integrally connected with the ratification and implementation of the aforementioned "education reform bill." This may prove to be difficult and complicated. Moreover, those who think that this dispute will be resolved in favor of the "reform bill" in the European courts, they should think again. Recently, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in favor of the ban of headscarves in public places in the Turkey. This is a clear vindication of secularism, one of the core principles of the 'Kemalist Thought'. One may, therefore, envisage a similar ruling with respect to the "educational reform bill" on the grounds that the operation of religious schools is in fundamental conflict with the principle of secularism. As a reminder "... the Court [i.e., ECHR] has previously stated that the principle of secularism in Turkey is undoubtedly one of the fundamental principles of the State, which are in harmony with the rule of law and respect for human rights." http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=21923 http://www.zaman.com/?bl=commentary&alt=&trh=20040703&hn=10015 Another interrelated matter pertains to the official Turkish objection to the usage of the term 'ecumenical'. Doubtless, an important test for the contested Ecumenical status of Patriarch Vartholomaios (and hence for the very legitimacy of the Ecumenical Throne) in T?rkiye http://www.turk-yunan.gen.tr/english/articles/01.html is likely to be the forthcoming visit of Pope John Paul II to Fener (Phanari), the home of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2004/07/02/patriarch_pope/index.html http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100016_03/07/2004_44641 In this regard, upon perusal of the official web site of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs one comes across indisputable facts and insurmountable legal hurdles, which should serve as a sober reminder to all concerned: A. The Turkish official position alleges that "Despite the religious freedom fully enjoyed by the Patriarchate there are those who have often sought to use the Patriarchate to generate negative publicity against Turkey. In this regard we have noted recently that there is a growing tendency in some circles to bring to agenda the so called "ecumenical character" of the Patriarchate and the reopening of the Theology School in Heybeliada." [Gk. Halki] http://www.mfa.gov.tr/grupa/ac/ace/default.htm B. "The status of the Patriarchate mentioned below does not permit the use of any authority beyond its religious duties for the Greek Orthodox minority in Turkey." http://www.mfa.gov.tr/grupa/ac/ace/default.htm C. "The Patriarchate will no longer be involved in political or administrative affairs." http://www.mfa.gov.tr/grupa/ac/ace/default.htm D. "The authority and jurisdiction of the Patriarchate will be limited to spiritual matters of the Greek Orthodox congregation in Turkey. " http://www.mfa.gov.tr/grupa/ac/ace/default.htm E. "The Patriarch will be elected by the Holy Synod from a list of candidates submitted to, and approved by, the Turkish Government." http://www.mfa.gov.tr/grupa/ac/ace/default.htm C.D.K. Related links http://www.ec-patr.gr/docdisplay.php?id=31&cat=deltio http://www.mpa.gr/article.html?doc_id=464387 http://www.mpa.gr/article.html?doc_id=462847 http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-June/003694.html http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-April/003255.html http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-March/003000.html http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-March/003013.html http://www.suryaniler.com/msgcontent.asp?ID=4724&GroupID=1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:51 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Anti-americanism galore in the wake of the Athens Olympics: The quintessence of journarlistic sensationalism and misrepresentation Message-ID: <40E821C0.3CAF05E1@bellatlantic.net> 7/4/04 << IOS THS KURIAKHS >> Eleftherotypia Re. Title: << GENNHMENOI THN 4h IOULIOU. FONIADES TWN LAWN, ELLHNOAMERIKANOI>> ("Born on the 4th of July. Greek Americans: Assassins of the nations") [sic!] http://www.enet.gr/online/online_p1_fpage_text.jsp?id=35488260,49605508,57635076,63424132 The above-referenced article by the so-called "Ios group" appears on the July 4, 2004 issue of the weekly column "IOS THS KURIAKHS" of the Greek daily Eleftherotypia. It represents a recitation of an hodge-podge of stereotypical anti-americanism with a distinctive, yet visibly farfetched and feigned Greek American twist, punctuated by 'good old fashion' inflammatory rhetoric of the 'American imperialist' type and the likes. The article begins with grave allegations about the active role of Greek American 'lobbying' organizations, such as AHEPA and AHI, in supporting President Bush's "war against terrorism." The author(s) have a field day on the shortcomings of the U.S. military campaign in Iraq and seize on the alleged acts of brutality committed by Greek American military officers. The article goes on to cover a broad range of loose topics ranging from Ambassador John Negroponte's purported covert role in Honduras to the activities of the Pan-Macedonian Association in the U.S.! In the latter case, the author(s) go out of their way to divulge a disparaging remark against those Macedonian Greeks of the diaspora who embrace the view that the name Macedonia is not negotiable. Amazing as it may be, the story of the "Greek American assassins of the nations" includes a 'Makedonski' twist, as well (sic!) Last but not least, especially noteworthy are the repeated derogatory hints about the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and his Eminence Archbishop Demetrios Trakatelis, which are spelled out 'mumbo-jumbo' under the subheading "NATO -- CIA -- PANAGIA" thus, testing with bold arrogance the limits of slander. Without a doubt, this openly biased, indiscriminate, and below-the-belt attack against Greek Americans, staged (in the wake of the Athens Olympics) by the "Ios group" of Eleftherotypia, is, in my view, the embodiment of sensationalism and misrepresentation in Greek journalism. The pleasure is yours! C.D.K. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040704/d6c03a21/attachment.html From JUNESAM at aol.com Sun Jul 4 14:11:55 2004 From: JUNESAM at aol.com (JUNESAM@aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:51 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Re: Greece Wins! Message-ID: My daughter arrived in Athens this morning, I just spoke to her. Between Jet Lag, a baptism party and then the soccer ganme she is totally bemused ! After this the Olympics will be a letdown !! If you missed the game try this : http://soccernet.espn.go.com/euro2004/index?cc=5901 (There is a link to a web cast) Zito e Ellada ! June S From ed.emery at britishlibrary.net Mon Jul 5 03:05:28 2004 From: ed.emery at britishlibrary.net (Ed Emery) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:51 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] GREEK MUSIC SUMMER SCHOOL: 6-8 August 2004: SOAS, London Message-ID: <015801c46278$799ebbe0$abc828c3@universitas> Dear Colleagues, I write to invite you to attend the GREEK MUSIC SUMMER SCHOOL to be held at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), London from Friday afternoon 6 August to Sunday evening 8 August 2004. For registration please e-mail: rebetiko@soas.ac.uk Programme details will be posted at www.geocities.com/Rebetology The course will be taught by Mr ANDREAS TSEKOURAS from Athens. Andreas is an extraordinary all-round musician with a long history in researching, performing and annotating Greek popular music. Some of you will know him from the films of Angelopoulos, others will know him from our Hydra Rebetiko Conference, and you may also have seen him in London in March performing at the QEH. Last year he organised a programme of 80 hours of music seminars in Athens, examining in detail the whole basis of Greek popular music and dance. We are delighted that he has agreed to bring part of that programme to London - it will be a truly memorable event. The programme will be structured around modules involving the study of MAQAMS - LYRICS - RHYTHMS AND DANCES. General history and theory will be combined with musical workshop sessions. During the weekend there will be a particular focus on the ZEIBEKIKO, its modern practice and its roots in Antiquity. The course is designed to study the broader aspect of Greek popular music and dance, and to locate the special place of Rebetiko within it. This Summer School is open to all interested parties. It is designed to be accessible to everyone from established musicians to beginners. The cost is ?45 (?20 concessions) and a day rate of ?15 (?7). [For anyone who can't afford that, let us know, and we'll see what we can do.] The course will be taught in English. We also have the collaboration of the London-based Greek band MOOSOOTOO for a Saturday night Rebetiko Concert, and we are planning a cross-over jam session with the KLEZMER FESTIVAL on the evening of Sunday 8th August. A Registration Form and Timetable in RTF format is attached with this letter. For those of you who have difficulty reading attachments, a TXT version is attached below. With rebetological greetings, Ed Emery ++++++++++++++++++ TIMETABLE REBETIKO SUMMER SCHOOL School of Oriental and African Studies [SOAS], University of London [Nearest tube: Russell Square] Friday 6th to Sunday 8th August 2004 This year's REBETIKO SUMMER SCHOOL (Friday 6th to Sunday 8th August 2004) will be taught by Andreas Tsekouras of Athens, and coordinated by Ed Emery of the Institute of Rebetology [London]. We also have the collaboration of moosootoo.com for a Saturday night Rebetiko Concert, and we have planned a cross-over jam session with the Klezmer Festival on Sunday evening 8th August. For all enquiries please e-mail rebetiko@soas.ac.uk [All events take place in or around Room G2 on the ground floor of the main School of Oriental and African Studies [SOAS] building at Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1. Nearest tube: Russell Square] FRIDAY 6 AUGUST 3.00pm: Registration 4.30pm: Opening session. General welcome and introduction. 5.30pm: Showing of a Rebetiko film: "On a Moonless Night" by Luc Bongrand. 6.30pm: General mapping of the weekend's activities. Setting the boundaries of "What is Rebetiko?" 8.30pm: Session ends SATURDAY 7 AUGUST The Saturday and Sunday sessions will look at questions of MAQAMS - LYRICS - RHYTHMS AND DANCES The mornings will be taken up with half-hour presentations of various historical and theoretical topics. There will be a particular focus on the ZEIBEKIKO, its modern practice and its roots in Antiquity. 10.00am to 12.30pm: Maqams, Lyrics, Rhythms and Dances: Historical and theoretical. 12.30pm to 1.30pm: Lunch break 1.30pm to 4.30pm: Maqams, Lyrics, Rhythms and Dances: Workshop sessions 4.30pm to 5.00pm: Wind-down time, questions, etc 7.00pm to 9.00pm: Rebetiko concert with Moosootoo and friends. SUNDAY 8 AUGUST 10.00am to 12.30pm: Maqams, Lyrics, Rhythms and Dances: Historical and theoretical. 12.30pm to 1.30pm: Lunch break 1.30pm to 4.30pm: Maqams, Lyrics, Rhythms and Dances: Workshop sessions 4.30pm to 5.00pm: Wind-down time, questions, etc. Farewell till next time. 7.00pm: Planned joint jam session with Klezmer Festival musicians REGISTRATION FORM REBETIKO SUMMER SCHOOL School of Oriental and African Studies [SOAS] Friday 6th to Sunday 8th August 2004 If you wish to register your name for the Summer School you can provisionally reserve a place by sending an e-mail to rebetiko@soas.ac.uk. Reservations will be fully confirmed when your payment is received. Full details of this year's event will be posted as they become available at http://www.geocities.com/Rebetology Please fill in the following details: NAME: .............................. NAMES OF ADDITIONAL PERSONS ATTENDING: .......................................... ADDRESS: ........................ .............................. .............................. PHONE: ........................... E-MAIL: ........................... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE REGISTRATION FEE IS Regular: ?45.00 [Day rate ?15.00] Concessions: ?20.00 [Day rate ?7.00] I ENCLOSE A CHEQUE FOR THE SUM OF ? ................. [Sterling only] MADE OUT TO "THE FREE UNIVERSITY - INSTITUTE OF REBETOLOGY" [If you cannot afford the fee, please write, and we'll see what can be done.] RETURN THIS FORM, TOGETHER WITH PAYMENT, BY POST TO Ed Emery [Rebetiko Conference] Peterhouse, Cambridge CB2 1RD United Kingdom Fax: 0870 133 0145 [0044 870 133 0145 from outside UK] E-mail: rebetiko@soas.ac.uk From JUNESAM at aol.com Mon Jul 5 15:20:15 2004 From: JUNESAM at aol.com (JUNESAM@aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:51 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] GREEK STAMPS FPOR SOCCER HEROES Message-ID: Commemorative stamps to honor Greece national team's European Cup victory Athens, 5/7/2004 A commemorative series of stamps dedicated to the Greek national soccer team after winning the European Cup in the Euro 2004 tournament will be issues soon by the Hellenic Postal Bureau (ELTA), the ELTA announced on Monday. A statement by the ELTA administration congratulated the Greek team for climbing to the "top of Europe" in the "biggest feat in the history of Greek soccer". The series of commemorative stamps will be circulated in a gesture of honor to the national team players and all those who contributed to the historic achievement "in order to project, at international level, this great achievement of our national team, which has made all Greeks throughout the world proud", the announcement said. From pylos at superlink.net Tue Jul 6 07:08:59 2004 From: pylos at superlink.net (Cyril Arvanitis) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:51 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Inquiry Message-ID: <006e01c46362$c9864020$53893cd1@Gateway> With apologies for my humble inquiry, can someone tell me how to add diacritic marks to Greek written in Microsoft Word? I have the XP Word program and have succeeded in adding the acute accent but nothing more. The other diacritic marks seem not to be used in modern Greek, but they are required when using earlier Greek quotations in written pieces, notes, quotations, etc. With appreciation, Cyril Arvanitis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040706/787bb2de/attachment.html From mkliro at sfsu.edu Wed Jul 7 08:29:45 2004 From: mkliro at sfsu.edu (Martha Klironomos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:51 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] SF Greek Film Festival, July 5-11 Message-ID: Dear Friends: For information on this week's San Francisco Greek Film Festival, sponsored in part by the Center for Modern Greek Studies, the Nikos Kazantzakis Chair at San Francisco State University, please check out the following link: http://www.sfsu.edu/~news/2004/summer/100.htm Many thanks, Martha Klironomos Director, CMGS From nkarakat at iusb.edu Wed Jul 7 10:23:34 2004 From: nkarakat at iusb.edu (Karakatsanis, Neovi M.) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:51 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Announcement: Constantinides Memorial Translation Prize Message-ID: <5B0C95AE815C72409CF25D5477E489FAC32436@iu-mssg-mbx03.exchange.iu.edu> The members of the Elizabeth Constantinides Memorial Translation Prize Committee are pleased to announce that this year's prize has been awarded to Elina Tsalicoglou for her translation of Konstantinos Dapontes' "Canon of Hymns Comprising Many Exceptional Things." The translator describes this work as "a celebration of religious and cultural diversity" that "embodies the sensibilities of pre-nationalist Orthodox Christianity." The judges were impressed equally by the novelty of the choice - a poetic work of 1778 representing a tradition little known in the West - and the translator's expertness in rendering it into contemporary English. As one judge put it, the translator "exults in the cosmos of words as much as (the poet)Dapontes did in the cosmos of things." The Constantinides Memorial Translation Prize is for $500. The deadline for submissions for the next competition will be in January 2006. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040707/6bc70856/attachment.html From C.Buhayer at westminster.ac.uk Thu Jul 8 02:39:32 2004 From: C.Buhayer at westminster.ac.uk (C.Buhayer@westminster.ac.uk) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:51 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Constantinides Memorial Translation Prize In-Reply-To: <5B0C95AE815C72409CF25D5477E489FAC32436@iu-mssg-mbx03.exchange.iu.edu> References: <5B0C95AE815C72409CF25D5477E489FAC32436@iu-mssg-mbx03.exchange.iu.edu> Message-ID: <1089279572.40ed1654b3282@webmail.wmin.ac.uk> Dear Neovi what an inspired choice for the prize; makes me think how appropriate it would be to introduce - some day - a prize for the translation of Greek authors who wrote from 1500-1821. Finally, how can we access the winning translation? Filika Constantine Buhayer Quoting "Karakatsanis, Neovi M." : > The members of the Elizabeth Constantinides Memorial Translation Prize > Committee are pleased to announce that this year's prize has been > awarded to Elina Tsalicoglou for her translation of Konstantinos > Dapontes' "Canon of Hymns Comprising Many > > Exceptional Things." The translator describes this work as "a > celebration of religious and cultural diversity" that "embodies the > sensibilities of pre-nationalist Orthodox Christianity." The judges > were impressed equally by the novelty of the choice - a poetic work of > 1778 representing a tradition little known in the West - and the > translator's expertness in rendering it into contemporary English. As > one judge put it, the translator "exults in the cosmos of words as much > as (the poet)Dapontes did in the cosmos of things." > > > > The Constantinides Memorial Translation Prize is for $500. The deadline > for submissions for the next competition will be in January 2006. > > From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Thu Jul 8 08:22:31 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:51 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Homage to Moschopolis (Moscopole/Voskopoja) Message-ID: <40ED66B6.9063448C@bellatlantic.net> Homage to Moschopolis http://vlahos.xan.duth.gr/draseis/imerologia/1996/introCH.htm Introduction http://vlahos.xan.duth.gr/draseis/imerologia/1996/intro.htm Moschopolite merchants http://vlahos.xan.duth.gr/draseis/imerologia/1996/eboroi.htm Diaspora in the Balkans and beyond http://vlahos.xan.duth.gr/draseis/imerologia/1996/diaspora.htm National benefactors, activists, and intellectuals http://vlahos.xan.duth.gr/draseis/imerologia/1996/evergetes.htm Revival of Moschopolis and the new cycle of ruin and devastation of 1916-1920 http://vlahos.xan.duth.gr/draseis/imerologia/1996/abiosi.htm Moschopolis (Voskopoj?) nowadays http://vlahos.xan.duth.gr/draseis/imerologia/1996/simera.htm Instead of an epilogue http://vlahos.xan.duth.gr/draseis/imerologia/1996/epilogos.htm Contributors and Bibliography http://vlahos.xan.duth.gr/draseis/imerologia/1996/sidaxi.htm Related links -- On the flourishing Moschopolis (Moscopole in Vlach-Arumun/Voskopoj? in Albanian) of a bygone era. See quadrilingual Albanian-German-Greek-Vlach Dictionary by Theodoros Anastasiou Kavalliotes of Moschopolis (1770) and Greek printery. https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2003-November/002636.html https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2003-November/002641.html http://biserica.org/WhosWho/DTR/C/AnastasieCavalioti.html -- Max Demeter Peyfuss. _Die Druckerei von Moschopolis 1731-1769. Buchdruck und Heiligenverehrung im Erzbistum Achrida_ , Bohlau, Wien, 1996. ISBN 3-205-98571-0 http://www.boehlau.at/main/book_volume.jsp?bookVolumeID=3-205-98571-0&categoryID=1 http://www.elsie.de/pub/download_r/R1997Peyfuss.pdf -- Greek biographers and Moschopolis https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2003-November/002666.html -- Diaspora -- The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Congregation in Vienna http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-June/003736.html -- Vlach Greek benefactors http://www.weblab.gr/hasi/institutions/noa.html https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2003-November/002662.html http://www.ec-patr.gr/visits/33.htm -- Moschopolis: The cradle of Vlach Hellenism and the Arm?ni of the GENOS http://web.otenet.gr/vlachs/book2-uk.htm http://www.farsarotul.org/nl25_1.htm -- Father Daniel of Moschopolis (the 'Rhom?iko' lexicon) http://www.oswego.edu/~baloglou/misc/fourway.html -- Fresco of St. Gregory the Theologian in the Church of St Nicholas (1727) in Moschopolis http://www.culture.gr/2/21/218/218aa/e218aa6.html -- Iconography http://www.phy.bg.ac.yu/~bpu5/proceedings/Papers/SO15%20-%20004.pdf C.D.K. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I liked the song so much that I learned to play it on the piano, as though relating the girl's story. And everyone wanted to hear me play it, both my teachers and my friends. With my friend Yangos Aravantinos (who was sixteen at the time), the two of us enchanted by the voice of the girl who sang it, Lale Andersen, we decided to compose a Mediterranean song -- in answer to the northern "Lily Marlene" -- and give it to her to sing once the war was over. So we wrote "North Wind, South Wind", exactly as you heard it on the ROMAN AGORA record. The war ended, and we forgot all about "Lily Marlene" and Lale Andersen. In 1961, when just about everyone was singing "Never on Sunday", I received an official invitation from Frankfurt to receive the key of the city from the hands of the Mayor. I arrived on a four-engined plane, wintertime, at seven o'clock in the evening. Three thousand people turned out to meet me, a large band that played my song, and all European broadcasting stations. From the time I got off the plane, a smiling lady in a grey-white fur coat stood beside me, whom everyone addressed with respect. At one point I heard a reporter asking her: "Ms. Andersen, after 'Lily Marlene' was 'A Ship is Arriving' (the title of the song in Germany) your greatest hit?" To which another added: "Was 'A Ship is Arriving' your triumphant comeback?" I interrupted my conversation, and before the microphones of the broadcasting stations I asked her if she was Lale Andersen. "Of course, I am", she answered sweetly. And so I began telling her my wartime story. We became friends; she expressed the wish to sing my song, which was granted, earning her a second gold disc. As I said, with Lale we became very good friends and traveled together on various occasions. In fact she came to Athens for a French television production to do with my life, and we were 'shot' together outside my old house in Manou Street, where I had first heard "Lily Marlene". ***************************************************************************** ["Lily Marlene", apparently more of a love song then a war song -- so much so that Marlen Dietrich did dare to sing it in Israel in 1960, and my late father used to sing it as well ("piso ap' to stratona, piso ap' to vouno, ena fanaraki fotizi to steno"), despite one year in the Nazi labor camps...] GB From gonda at email.arizona.edu Mon Jul 12 20:06:07 2004 From: gonda at email.arizona.edu (gonda@email.arizona.edu) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:51 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] MGSA Symposium 05-call for papers Message-ID: <1089687967.9e1222f6fbb94@www.email.arizona.edu> Please post/distribute: MODERN GREEK STUDIES ASSOCIATION 19th International Symposium Dates: 3-5 November 2005 Location: The Palmer House Hilton 17 East Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603 tel. 312-726-7500 fax 312-917-1707 http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=CHIPHHH Call for Papers Abstracts for individual papers and proposals for entire panels are invited on any aspect of contemporary Hellenic culture, literature, language, history, society, politics, economics, and the arts. The Program Committee is particularly interested in comparative approaches that place the study of modern Hellenism in its wider geographical and historical context, be it in the Balkans, the Mediterranean, the European Union, global politics, Diaspora culture, past or present history. Interdisciplinary explorations of a single issue from the perspective of different fields across the humanities, social sciences, and the arts are especially welcome. Among the topics that are of particular interest for Symposium 2005 are the following: Greece, Greeks, and Hellenism in the age of transnationalism (borders and migrations, minorities, etc.); Greek-Ottoman history; new developments with respect to Cyprus; assessment of the MGSA and the field of Modern Greek Studies (including possible links between academic and non-academic organizations). All submissions will be judged on the basis of their individual merit. The evaluation process will follow the principles of blind peer review: the Program Committee members shall be informed of the author's identity only after they have made the final selection. The decisions of the Program Committee concerning submitted abstracts and panel proposals are final and are not subject to appeal. Authors of rejected submissions may not resubmit for Symposium 2005. Those wishing to present a paper should submit a typed abstract of 250-400 words, either by mail or via e-mail (to mgsa@kent.edu). The abstract should explain briefly the scope and focus of the proposed topic as well as its broader significance. It should also provide a basic idea of the methodology that the author intends to follow and of his/her qualifications in addressing the topic. Lastly, it should list the author's professional affiliation, postal address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax number(s). If possible, authors should make their audiovisual needs known at the time of submission. They will be asked for final confirmation of audiovisual needs at the time of pre-registration. Proposals for entire panels of 4-5 members should include full abstracts (that follow the above guidelines) and personal information for each of the presenters. In addition, the panel organizer must submit a cover statement of 250-400 words that provides an overall description of the panel's topic and outlines the connections among the individual papers. Panel organizers must ensure that their panel representation reflects equitable gender balance. The Program Committee adheres to a single-appearance policy: participants may submit only one abstract, whether an abstract for an individual presentation or one that is part of a panel. No presentation may exceed 20 minutes. Under no circumstances will papers of absent authors be read by others at the symposium. Symposium participants are expected to cover all their expenses and are therefore encouraged to secure funding before submitting their abstracts or panel proposals. Once their submissions have been accepted, participants will be required to pay the pre-registration fee of US$70. Students will be required to pay a reduced pre-registration fee. Pre-registration for speakers is due 15 July 2005 at the latest. If pre-registration fees have not been received by the mid-July deadline, the Program Committee will cancel the speaker's presentation. Refunds will not be provided in case of cancellation after the pre-registration deadline. The deadline for all submissions is 30 November 2004. There will be no extensions of the deadline. Program Committee members are: Eleni Bastea, Peter Bien, Karen Emmerich, Andreas Kalyvas, Tasoula Karakasidou, Andromache Karanika, Neni Panourgia, Panagiotis Roilos, Lukas Tsitsipis, and Gonda Van Steen (chair). Abstracts as well as inquiries about the Symposium may be submitted either by e-mail or postal service to: Victor Papacosma MGSA Executive Director Kent State University P.O. Box 5190 Kent, OH 44242 Tel. 330-672-7980 Fax 330-672-4025 E-mail: mgsa@kent.edu The Modern Greek Studies Association, founded in 1968, is an American-based, non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of modern Greek studies in the United States and Canada. It publishes the Journal of Modern Greek Studies (Johns Hopkins University Press) and the MGSA Bulletin. Its publications also include the Census of Modern Greek Literature, 1824-1987 (Dia M.L. Philippides, editor), and Greece in Modern Times: An Annotated Bibliography of Works Published in English (Stratos Constantinidis, editor). Information concerning the Association, including membership, may be obtained from the MGSA Executive Director or from the MGSA website at www.mgsa.org ----- End forwarded message ----- From ed.emery at britishlibrary.net Tue Jul 13 05:47:55 2004 From: ed.emery at britishlibrary.net (Ed Emery) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:51 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] REBETIKO @ SOAS Seminar: Friday 30 July Message-ID: <009301c468d9$3a4aa960$1a1686d4@universitas> REBETIKO @ SOAS You are invited to attend a Friday Evening Seminar on the Rebetiko music of Greece, to be held at The School of Oriental and African Studies [SOAS], Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG (Nearest tube Russell Square). Friday 30 July 6.00pm-9.00pm Location: Room G50 [Main Building, Ground Floor] Our monthly seminars are held on the last Friday of every month. The July seminar will include the following elements: THE NATIONALIZING OF THE AMANEDHES. In our final session on the amanedhes we shall look at a critical article by Gail Holst-Warhaft: "From Gazel to Moiroloi: the Nationalizing of the Amanes". Copies of the article will be distributed. [You may be interested to know that we are building a library of rebetiko research materials available to the general public.] RESEARCHING REBETIKO. The field of rebetiko research has been characterised by much sloppiness and wishful thinking. We shall look at a rigorous article by the late Ole Smith (Sweden) called "Researching Rebetika: Methodological problems and issues" (1989). Copies of the article will be distributed. THE SOAS "AD HOC" REBETIKO BAND. At this seminar we plan to establish an informal London-based Rebetiko Band, bringing together musicians who would like to jam occasionally in the Rebetiko spirit. If you are a musician or singer, do come along and join us. THELO NA GINO BOUFETZIS: For a first informal get-together, we shall end the Seminar slightly earlier than usual, and shall settle into a singing session. The chosen song for this session is "Thelo na gino boufetzis" by Batis. Words, music and chords will be provided on the night. All welcome. Bring an instrument. Bring a voice. Bring a dance. Bring yourself. Admission to these seminars is free, but a financial contribution would be welcomed. PLEASE NOTE: Our AUGUST SEMINAR will take place on Friday 27 August 6.00pm-9.00pm. Our REBETIKO SUMMER SCHOOL will take place at SOAS from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th August 2004. For those who are interested, we are planning a cross-over jam session with musicians of the KLEZMER FESTIVAL. For booking details e-mail: rebetiko@soas.ac.uk This year's HYDRA REBETIKO CONFERENCE [Island of Hydra, near Athens, 13-17 October 2004] will be on the topic of "Roads and Modes. Taximia and Maqam". The conference is open to all interested parties. Details at the Institute of Rebetology website at www.geocities.com/Rebetology. From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Mon Jul 12 18:42:38 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:52 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] A best man at a time of Greco-Turkish detente Message-ID: <40F33E0E.6F0478A4@bellatlantic.net> The invitation issued to Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis by his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend his (headscarf wearing) daughter's wedding and, in particular, to be one of the witnesses at the civil wedding ceremony* (that took place last Sunday in Istanbul) is indeed refreshing and uplifting because it may be construed as an amiable gesture of rapprochement. http://www.mpa.gr/article.html?doc_id=466336 http://www.eKathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100004_12/07/2004_44900 At the same time, two glaring and fleetingly bittersweet points, spelled out in the on-line English edition of the Turkish daily Hürriyet, are worthy of attention: -- "While wreaths and flowers were not allowed to remain inside, only the [bouquet of] flower[s] of Chief of Joint Staff Hilmi Ozkok was allowed." -- "President Sezer sent a very brief congratulation message to the wedding: 'I wish happiness.' " http://www.hurriyetim.com.tr/haber/0,,sid~381@nvid~439112,00.asp Meanwhile, the today's article published in the the Turkish conservative daily Zaman titled "Erdogan Using EHRC Headscarf Decision" sums up, in no uncertain terms, the brewing political tensions taking place in Turkey nowadays. According to this article: http://www.zaman.com/?bl=politics&alt=&trh=20040713&hn=10337 "The Motherland Party (ANAP) claimed that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been using the European Court of Human Rights' (ECHR) decision on the headscarf issue to cause tension in the public. It was argued in a statement from ANAP headquarters in Ankara that the Prime Minister has done everything 'from wedding, circumcision and marriage to create tension in the public.' It was expressed in the statement that, "Mr. Erdogan consciously talks falsely and creates tension covering the negativities regarding the Imam Hatip High Schools [Religious High Schools] only for giving messages to his close ones and making them comfortable although he has known the headscarf ban at all universities is required by the Constitutional Court." Moreover, the statement indicated that, "Those governments that hope to gain something from tension prepare for their demise unconsciously." http://www.zaman.com/?bl=politics&alt=&trh=20040713&hn=10337 [Abstracted from the on-line English edition of the Turkish daily Zaman in accordance with 'Fair Use'. Copyright© 1995-2004 Feza Newspaper Publishing Co. ] C.D.K. Related link http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-July/003764.html [Footnote*: By way of background, "The 1926 civil code made by the Parliament under the presidency of Atatürk outlawed polygamy and repudiation, which are provided for in Islamic law of some Moslem countries, albeit under strict regulations. In their place came civil marriage and divorce, both to be registered with the civil authorities and both entailing equal rights for the man and the woman. Marriage of a Muslim woman with a non-Muslim man became legally possible. "Religious" marriages contracted before a member of the religious establishment were not recognized as lawful unions, and their progeny were considered illegitimate." [Excerpted from the web page of Mr. Burak Sansal, Istanbul, Turkey in accordance with 'Fair Use'] http://www.allaboutturkey.com/marriage.htm Also, of possible interest: http://www.kultur.gov.tr/portal/kultur_en.asp?belgeno=1568 ] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <159.39c3e304.2e25b2c0@aol.com> Transport network races to finish http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100010_13/07/2004_44940 Construction work on major infrastructure projects that were planned to help ease traffic before the Olympic Games is reaching completion at a rapid rate after long delays that had created the risk that some might not be ready in time. Public Works Minister Giorgos Souflias, who took part in a traditional tsamiko dance to express his relief, yesterday handed over Varis-Koropiou Avenue to the public, easing traffic between the southern coast on the Saronic Gulf and the Mesogeia region that includes Athens Airport and the Attiki Odos. ?This was a personal bet and we won, because when we took over a few months ago, nobody believed the road would finish,? Souflias said, referring to the March 7 elections that the New Democracy party won. The 14-kilometer road was widened into an avenue at a cost of 58 million euros (after an initial budget of 49.5 million). During construction, a silversmith?s workshop dating from about 3,000 BC, was discovered at Labrika. The oldest such workshop ever found, it was buried again so that the road could pass. Another troubled project, the Marathon Route, will be completed next week, the Public Works Ministry said. Also, in two weeks, the metro will be running between Syntagma Square and Athens Airport, carrying passengers there in 37 minutes at a cost of 8 euros. Next Monday, July 19, the tram will begin commercial operations and the suburban railway will begin operating soon. ?By the end of July all the systems ? the metro, the tram and the suburban railway, and the renewed fleet of urban transportation vehicles ? will provide a complete, modernized network that will serve travelers during the Olympic Games and, most importantly, the citizens of the Attica basin,? Transport Minister Giorgos Liapis said. From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Tue Jul 13 08:12:58 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:52 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] "Islands Without Troops And Air Sovereignty" Message-ID: <40F3FBF9.3AF51EA2@bellatlantic.net> A bold interpretation of the Lausanne Treaty concerning issues of sovereignty of the Greek Aegean islands was rendered in a recent editorial titled "Islands Without Troops And Air Sovereignty" by columnist Coskun Kirca of the center-right Turkish daily Aksam http://www.aksam.com.tr/arsiv/aksam/2004/06/24/email.html It is noteworthy that the editorial in question was abstracted in the summary of the political and economic news of the official Turkish Press Review [Office of the Prime Minister, Directorate General of Press and Information] on July 12, 2004. http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/CHR/ING2004/07/04x07x12.HTM Also, this article was posted in TurkishPress.com. Excerpts from the editorial "Islands Without Troops And Air Sovereignty" are presented below [Excerpted from the TurkishPress.com in accordance with 'Fair Use'. Copyright © 1997-2004 Anatolia.com Inc.] http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=22173 ************************************************************************ Islands Without Troops And Air Sovereignty BYEGM: 7/12/2004 BY COSKUN KIRCA AKSAM-- This issue was set out under the Treaty of Lausanne and other treaties. Under Lausanne, the Aegean islands belong to Greece, but Greek troops had to vacate them. Turkey benefits from this situation. Although Turkey also signed the Italian Treaty, it benefits from this status of the 'Twelve Islands' from which troops were withdrawn under this agreement. In international law, vacating troops from an area means that the country in question can establish neither military units nor fortifications in an area so vacated. However, this doesn't mean that if the country which owns that area is attacked, it can't defend itself militarily. But Greek is openly violating the vacated status of these islands. The pretext given by Athens is that these islands are threatened by Turkey. There is no other country or international institution which supports this claim. The military fortifications on these islands were put there by NATO. However, Greece is not the only state that can request use of these. Even Turkey can do so. In such a situation, Greece should end these violations. Turkey can request that NATO deploy military units belonging to Greece or other NATO member countries if it decides alliance interests are at stake. http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=22173 ************************************************************************ In the wake of the 30th anniversary of the combined Attila military operations in Cyprus, this article may serve as a sober reminder to all concerned. 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Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:52 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] "Birds Without Wings" References: <1141.129.3.132.13.1089736444.squirrel@www.oswego.edu> Message-ID: <40F4A2D5.A68CDE84@bellatlantic.net> A most interesting novel, which brings to mind the (often forgotten nowadays) dimension of Karamanlides [Caramanlides] and 'Karamanlidika' ['Caramanlidika'], their language. Karamanlides were Christian Orthodox Greeks (Rum) living side-by-side with their Muslim neighbors in the heart of Anatolia until the population exchanges (stipulated by the 1923 Lausanne Treaty). Karamanlides spoke only Turkish but used Greek inscriptions for their written language. Perhaps two key points warrant consideration in the context of this intriguing historical paradigm: [a] religion and [b] assimilation. Indeed, in the Greek experience, religion and associated spiritual values and cultural traditions would appear to be more significant than language per se in determining identity. In this regard, I would like to present two illustrative, albeit divergent, cases of 'ethnic' Greeks in Ottoman Asia Minor. On one hand there is the case of Karamanlides, a term initially intended to define the Turkophone Christian Orthodox population of the region of Anatolia (Anadolu) known as Karamania/Cappadocia, but which was later applied to all Turkish speaking members of the Rum millet in Asia Minor. The 'original' Karamanlides may be viewed as Greeks (R?maioi/R?mioi/Rum) loyal to the Patriarchate of Constantinople, living in the Anatolian provinces of Pamphylia, Isavria, Cappadokia, Kilikea and Lycaonia (collectively referred to as the 'Karamania region') who did not succumb to Islamic conversion but were linguistically assimilated under the Ottomans. [The predominantly (albeit not exclusively) religious literature developed by the Turkish-speaking Rum Orthodox of the Karamania was written in Turkish with Greek letter inscriptions.] In contrast to Karamanlides, who were, no doubt, the vehicle of Greek/Rum consciousness and identity in Anatolia, the exact opposite was true with regard to a subpopulation of Greek speaking Muslims in the the northeastern region of Asia Minor, near the Black Sea shores. There exists, to this day, a distinctive community that speaks an archaic variety of Greek. The people of this community are largely of putative Greek extraction, but they have been devout Muslims for centuries, they were not subject to population exchanges in the framework of the Lausanne Treaty, and above all, they manifestly regard themselves as Turks. Thus, for all intents and purposes, the members of this community are assimilated into Turkish society and culture. They are Turkish. The so-called Pontus (Pontos) Muslims, also referred to by some as "Secret Christians" [in my view, more by way of wishful thinking rather than euphemism...] are clustered near the shore of the Black Sea, in the region known as Pontus. They are Sunni Muslims. Their largest concentration is in 5-6 village enclaves in Tonya, Trabzon and in ~50 villages in the valley Yukari Solakli. In addition, there are at least two villages established by the immigrants at Sakarya en route to The City (Constantinople/Istanbul). Whilst the members of these communities speak Greek and carry on some Greek customs they proclaim, in no uncertain terms, a Turkish identity. They identify themselves as "Turkos" and their language as Rom?ika (Greek). They consider the Christian Orthodox Greeks as a separate "race" and identify them by the term "O RWMAIOS/Rum." A widely held view is that large-scale conversions to Islam ('turkification') took place from the late 17th through early 18th centuries (however, see below). Pietro Bartone asserts that this is the most archaic form of Greek to be found anywhere, and as such it is of immeasurable philological and lexicographical value. Despite the rapid decline in the use of this archaic dialect, the latter is by no means extinct, for it is still spoken even by members of the younger generation (however, see below). In fact, rumor has it that most women can only speak the Pontus Greek. Their population is estimated between 200,000-300,000. In this regard, should like to draw your attention to a book entitled _Pontos Culture_ by Omer Asan (a Greek speaking Muslim from the Pontus region). The book is prefaced by Prof. Peter Mackridge (Oxford). http://www.geocities.com/omerasan/english.html Briefly the outcomes of Asan's study are summarized as follows: "In response to the question "which language [do] you speak" the informants gave a variety of answers and these included Rumca, Romeika, Lazca and Latince. -- Elderly people without formal education are not able to distinguish between Turkish and Greek (Pontos) -- Those who are aware of the differences tend to avoid Greek in front of others. -- When asked to give themselves an identity, they used the terms Turkish or Muslim. -- They use Turk and Muslim as synonyms. -- In the same way, Rum (Greek) and Christian are used synonymously. -- Youngsters nowadays are no longer able to use the Pontos language. -- Even the word Pontos has no meaning for them and their first encounter with this term was during the course of this research. -- When asked about their ethnic origin they claimed to hail from a different variety of geographical locations in Turkey. In other words, there is no possibility of them having Christian roots." Whether the Greek speaking Pontus's Muslims are in fact, converted Christians (probable) or not, one conclusion emerges (based at least on the temporal and spatial context of this ethnographic paradigm): Language in and by itself cannot be construed as an a priori signature of national/ethnic identity and that religion (and related spiritual values and cultural tradition) [also known, in Greek, as 'Parakatath?k?'] would appear to be a more tangible factor by far. This observation lends credence to the diachronic Patriarchal definition of Greekness expressed through the terms of 'Genos' and 'R?miosyn?', which are based solely on consciousness regardless of genealogical/racial and/or linguistic correlates. C.D.K. PS. One of the most palpable metaphors in the review of de Bernieres's novel is encapsulated in the following sentence: "The chapters on his [Atat?rk's] life increasingly incorporate reports on the small town that he never visits but ultimately destroys." baloglou@Oswego.EDU wrote: > http://www.the-tls.co.uk/this_week/story.aspx?story_id=2107792 > > [I went to the TLS web page hoping to find some Greek stories (as > mentioned in > http://www.enet.gr/online/online_p1_text.jsp?c=113&id=18778020) and found > a de Bernieres novel of Greco-Turkish interest instead :-) ] > > _______________________________________________ > List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040714/7bdb56f5/attachment.html From JUNESAM at aol.com Wed Jul 14 12:50:20 2004 From: JUNESAM at aol.com (JUNESAM@aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:52 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Hymn of Kassiani Message-ID: <1d3.25e49b2a.2e26e87c@aol.com> << Does anyone know of a really good, literary translation of the HYmn (Troparian) of Kassiani, from the Holy Week liturgy? AC . >> This web site includes a translation of the Troparion and information on a performance at St Paul's in London on March 11 2004 as part of the Byzantine Festival (http://www.byzantinefestival.com/) (The festival had a particular focus on women in Byzantium, BTW) http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~chatzis/Troparion.htm June Samaras - Kalamos Books From LYNGOS at aol.com Wed Jul 14 11:05:44 2004 From: LYNGOS at aol.com (LYNGOS@aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:52 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Hymn of Kassiani Message-ID: <48.2e2799ff.2e26cff8@aol.com> In a message dated 7/14/04 09:52:10 Pacific Daylight Time, acadbury@efn.org writes: > Does anyone know of a really good, literary translation of the HYmn > (Troparian) of Kassiani, from the Holy Week liturgy? AC > I advice to go to a Greek Orthodox Church and ask for the "Holy Week -Easter" book. On page 104 there is the Hymn of Kassiani-4th Plagal Tone.(Greek and English). If you can not find the book, I can mail you a photocopy of the Hymn. Regards to all.........L. George Sofoklis Tsapanos Visalia, Ca. "Vlachs, the autochthonous of the Hellenic peninsula". -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040714/d42caeb8/attachment.html From mkliro at sfsu.edu Wed Jul 14 12:44:33 2004 From: mkliro at sfsu.edu (Martha Klironomos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:52 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Greek Wedding Poetry Message-ID: Thank you to MGSA List Members who gave me very nice suggestions for wedding poems to read at my friend's wedding in Montreal. What I decided upon finally was the following: Excerpts from Odysseas Elytis' "Prosantolismoi" ("Tou Aigaiou"; Part III, the "Epigramma" to "Deuteri Physi") Sapphic Fragments 12 and 13, the former reminds the groom how lucky he is to have found such a worthy bride. [Comment: This was a surprise hit with the groom and guests; the bride merely beamed.] Excerpts from traditional demotic wedding songs: "Wraia i nufi mas", etc. [Comment: the guests who spoke Greek stole the show by reciting over and above me!] We all had a great time afterwards! Martha Klironomos From jtraganou at excite.com Thu Jul 15 23:19:45 2004 From: jtraganou at excite.com (jilly) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:52 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] research on Olympics 2004 Message-ID: <20040716061945.D0F66B6EE@xprdmailfe19.nwk.excite.com> Dear members of MGSA-List, I am interested to come in touch with scholars who are currently conducting research on topics related with the forthcoming Olympics with the propsect of proposing a session for the next conference of Modern Greek Studies in 2005. Please send email to the following address: gtraganou@yahoo.com Thank you, Georgia Traganou, PhD University of Thessaly, Volos _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040716/634acefe/attachment.html From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Thu Jul 15 21:21:07 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:52 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] "Birds Without Wings" References: <1141.129.3.132.13.1089736444.squirrel@www.oswego.edu> <40F4A2D5.A68CDE84@bellatlantic.net> Message-ID: <40F757B2.6A0E9917@bellatlantic.net> Because a few people have already contacted me off list regarding further reading on Karamanlides and Karamanlidika, I have decided to post my reply to MGSA-L for the benefit of the general readership. An excellent treatise on the subject is by Richard Clogg in _Ottoman Greeks in the age of nationalism : politics, economy, and society in the nineteenth century_ edited by Dimitri Gondicas and Charles Philip Issawi (Darwin Press, Princeton 1999 -- ISBN: 0878500960). Also, the URL below makes reference to literary works in Karamanlidika, including the 1872 novel "Temasha-e Dounia" by Evangelinos Missailid?s depicting the Ottoman Empire from the perspective of a R?mios/Rum (Greek) living in Constantinople. It appears that many books on religion, law, philosophy, and medicine were written or translated in Karamanlidika. One such book is "Anadolu T?rk?leri" (The Songs of Anatolia) by Stavros Stavrid?s published in 1896. http://www.megarevma.net/Karamanlides.htm Lastly, of possible interest in this regard is the book _The Six Stars of the Orient_ by Cosmas Megalommat?s, Domos Publishing House, Athens, 1994 (in Greek). C.D.K. "Christos D. Katsetos" wrote: > A most interesting novel, which brings to mind the (often forgotten > nowadays) dimension of Karamanlides [Caramanlides] and 'Karamanlidika' > ['Caramanlidika'], their language. Karamanlides were Christian > Orthodox Greeks (Rum) living side-by-side with their Muslim neighbors > in the heart of Anatolia until the population exchanges (stipulated by > the 1923 Lausanne Treaty). Karamanlides spoke only Turkish but used > Greek inscriptions for their written language. > > Perhaps two key points warrant consideration in the context of this > intriguing historical paradigm: [a] religion and [b] assimilation. > > Indeed, in the Greek experience, religion and associated spiritual > values and cultural traditions would appear to be more significant > than language per se in determining identity. In this regard, I would > like to present two illustrative, albeit divergent, cases of 'ethnic' > Greeks in Ottoman Asia Minor. > > On one hand there is the case of Karamanlides, a term initially > intended to define the Turkophone Christian Orthodox population of the > region of Anatolia (Anadolu) known as Karamania/Cappadocia, but which > was later applied to all Turkish speaking members of the Rum millet in > Asia Minor. > > The 'original' Karamanlides may be viewed as Greeks > (R?maioi/R?mioi/Rum) loyal to the Patriarchate of Constantinople, > living in the Anatolian provinces of Pamphylia, Isavria, Cappadokia, > Kilikea and Lycaonia (collectively referred to as the 'Karamania > region') who did not succumb to Islamic conversion but were > linguistically assimilated under the Ottomans. > > [The predominantly (albeit not exclusively) religious literature > developed by the Turkish-speaking Rum Orthodox of the Karamania was > written in Turkish with Greek letter inscriptions.] > > In contrast to Karamanlides, who were, no doubt, the vehicle of > Greek/Rum consciousness and identity in Anatolia, the exact opposite > was true with regard to a subpopulation of Greek speaking Muslims in > the the northeastern region of Asia Minor, near the Black Sea shores. > > There exists, to this day, a distinctive community that speaks an > archaic variety of Greek. The people of this community are largely of > putative Greek extraction, but they have been devout Muslims for > centuries, they were not subject to population exchanges in the > framework of the Lausanne Treaty, and above all, they manifestly > regard themselves as Turks. Thus, for all intents and purposes, the > members of this community are assimilated into Turkish society and > culture. They are Turkish. > > The so-called Pontus (Pontos) Muslims, also referred to by some as > "Secret Christians" [in my view, more by way of wishful thinking > rather than euphemism...] are clustered near the shore of the Black > Sea, in the region known as Pontus. They are Sunni Muslims. Their > largest concentration is in 5-6 village enclaves in Tonya, Trabzon and > in ~50 villages in the valley Yukari Solakli. In addition, there are > at least two villages established by the immigrants at Sakarya en > route to The City (Constantinople/Istanbul). > > Whilst the members of these communities speak Greek and carry on some > Greek customs they proclaim, in no uncertain terms, a Turkish > identity. They identify themselves as "Turkos" and their language as > Rom?ika (Greek). They consider the Christian Orthodox Greeks as a > separate "race" and identify them by the term "O RWMAIOS/Rum." > > A widely held view is that large-scale conversions to Islam > ('turkification') took place from the late 17th through early 18th > centuries (however, see below). > > Pietro Bartone asserts that this is the most archaic form of Greek to > be found anywhere, and as such it is of immeasurable philological and > lexicographical value. > > Despite the rapid decline in the use of this archaic dialect, the > latter is by no means extinct, for it is still spoken even by members > of the younger generation (however, see below). In fact, rumor has it > that most women can only speak the Pontus Greek. Their population is > estimated between 200,000-300,000. > > In this regard, should like to draw your attention to a book entitled > _Pontos Culture_ by Omer Asan (a Greek speaking Muslim from the Pontus > region). The book is prefaced by Prof. Peter Mackridge (Oxford). > http://www.geocities.com/omerasan/english.html > > Briefly the outcomes of Asan's study are summarized as follows: > > "In response to the question "which language [do] you speak" the > informants gave a variety of answers and these included Rumca, > Romeika, Lazca and Latince. > > -- Elderly people without formal education are not able to distinguish > between Turkish and Greek (Pontos) > > -- Those who are aware of the differences tend to avoid Greek in front > of others. > > -- When asked to give themselves an identity, they used the terms > Turkish or Muslim. > > -- They use Turk and Muslim as synonyms. > > -- In the same way, Rum (Greek) and Christian are used synonymously. > > -- Youngsters nowadays are no longer able to use the Pontos language. > > -- Even the word Pontos has no meaning for them and their first > encounter with this term was during the course of this research. > > -- When asked about their ethnic origin they claimed to hail from a > different variety of geographical locations in Turkey. In other words, > there is no possibility of them having Christian roots." > > Whether the Greek speaking Pontus's Muslims are in fact, converted > Christians (probable) or not, one conclusion emerges (based at least > on the temporal and spatial context of this ethnographic paradigm): > Language in and by itself cannot be construed as an a priori signature > of national/ethnic identity and that religion (and related spiritual > values and cultural tradition) [also known, in Greek, as > 'Parakatath?k?'] would appear to be a more tangible factor by far. > > This observation lends credence to the diachronic Patriarchal > definition of Greekness expressed through the terms of 'Genos' and > 'R?miosyn?', which are based solely on consciousness regardless of > genealogical/racial and/or linguistic correlates. > > C.D.K. > > PS. One of the most palpable metaphors in the review of de > Bernieres's novel is encapsulated in the following sentence: > > "The chapters on his [Atat?rk's] life increasingly incorporate reports > on the small town that he never visits but ultimately destroys." > > > baloglou@Oswego.EDU wrote: > >> http://www.the-tls.co.uk/this_week/story.aspx?story_id=2107792 >> >> [I went to the TLS web page hoping to find some Greek stories (as >> mentioned in >> http://www.enet.gr/online/online_p1_text.jsp?c=113&id=18778020) and >> found >> a de Bernieres novel of Greco-Turkish interest instead :-) ] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Athens, 1967;13:2-3 [Excerpted from the treatise (with invaluable bibliography) by Manuela Dobre, University of Bucharest, entitled "The Venetians in the 15th Century Byzantine people Songs" published in _Annuario. Istituto Romeno di cultura e ricerca umanistica 4 (2002)_, edited by Serban Marin, Rudolf Dinu and Ion Bulei, Venice, 2002]. http://www.geocities.com/serban_marin/dobre2002.html II. Vassileios Michaêlidês "... H Rwmiosunh en fulh, sunotzairh tou kosmou, kanenas en ebreqhkan gia na thn hxhliyei. Kanenas, giati siepei thn pou ta'psh o Qeos mou. H Rwmiosunh en ' na caqei, wntas o kosmos leiyei." (Rômiosynê will perish only if the World will come to an end.) ["H 9h Iouliou en Leukwsia, Kuprw" by Cypriot national poet Vassileios Michaêlidês on the occasion of the death of Bishop Kyprianos after the hierarch was condemned to the Ottoman gallows in 1821] http://www.kypros.org/Cyprus/michaelides.txt III. Côstas Montis https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-March/002983.html C.D.K. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040718/cc7b7161/attachment.html From JUNESAM at aol.com Sun Jul 18 11:00:25 2004 From: JUNESAM at aol.com (JUNESAM@aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:53 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] LET THE GAMES BEGIN Message-ID: Courtesy of David Meadows (rougue classicist 0 ................................................................. This Day in Ancient History -- daily at rogueclassicism http://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism ................................................................. http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=814602004 Sun 18 Jul 2004 Let the games begin PAUL HOCHMAN She was beautiful and blonde and wearing a blue US Olympic team tracksuit. Which is why the night security guard gave the willowy American a key to the secured roof of a dormitory in the athlete village of a recent summer Olympiad. The roof offered privacy; the sort of privacy she and her new friends, waiting in the shadows, were looking for. But after she and the four rowers from the German men?s heavyweight eight stepped out into the open air, high above the buzzing village, they realised they?d be in full view of the other dorms across the way. Whether it was the moonlight or the alcohol or the warm summer breezes blowing across the rooftops, though, none of the athletes hesitated. Fellow Olympians who may have caught sight of the activity from nearby towers would not have been terribly surprised. Wild behaviour is nothing new to the Games, where extraordinary performance has never been limited to the fields of play. Part marketing blitz, part political stagecraft and part ritualised battle, the Olympics are also, at their core, a spectacular physical display: 10,000 examples of the perfect human form, in motion. It?s the reason the original Olympians in ancient Greece competed nude. The secret of the modern Olympics is that the athlete village, with its tightly packed collection of firm young bodies, 24-hour sports television and all-you-can eat international cuisine, has become the most exclusive VIP club in the world. It?s "a two-week-long private party for thousands of hard-bodies," says Nelson Diebel, an American swimmer who won gold twice in Barcelona. Like a mirage, the village appears in the middle of an exuberant host city for two weeks every two years. Open only to competitors, coaches and trainers, it?s a wonderland of hormones, glycogen and dance mixes. The free dining hall is open 24/7. Vending machines dispense free soft drinks. Pool halls, cinemas, bowling alleys and discos stay open - and jumping - throughout the night. "It?s like adult Disney World for two weeks," says Christo Doyle, a television executive who was the assistant venue logistics manager for Atlanta?s village in 1996. "In Atlanta there were private concerts with big music stars, a free video arcade and all these ripped athletes riding around on free mountain bikes that BMW had given them." The latest attraction is free internet service, which Marco Buechel, an alpine ski racer who competes for Liechtenstein, put to good use in Salt Lake City. "You can contact any athlete, even if you don?t know them at all," says Buechel. "They give you a list when you get there. Everybody uses it. I saw this beautiful ski racer, from Greece of all places. She had the most beautiful eyes I had ever seen. I saw her at the village and sent her an e-mail, in English. Her reply was very short: ?Not good English. Want meet you.?" According to Buechel, he and the Greek beauty made arrangements to meet soon after. "We tried to talk, which wasn?t very successful," says Buechel, "and then we started to drink, which was much more successful." And? "It was very beautiful," he says. "A beautiful international incident." An invisible two-caste system of Olympic athletes feeds the randy village dynamic. "The reason there is so much distraction in the village is because there are two kinds of athletes there," says Maurice Greene, the American sprinter who took two golds in Sydney. "You have Olympians and Olympic tourists. The Olympians are there to win. But, let?s face it, there are other athletes who know they have no chance; they?re just there for the experience." The athletic tourists - from more than 200 countries - are in the vast majority. "Athletes who are knocked out early have basically a two-week, all-expenses-paid vacation with nothing to do," says American shot-putter John Godina, a silver medallist in Atlanta. "And that?s when things happen." The further into the fortnight you get, the fewer people you have living under coach-policed curfews, forced to abstain from the bacchanalia. And once they?re done, watch out: thousands of young people with boundless energy and great legs are suddenly let loose. Once freed, many athletes simply cannot control themselves. They are slaves to an irresistible physiological force called "tapering" that works like this: many competitors in endurance sports consume as many as 9,000 calories a day at the height of their training cycles. But they swim or run or pedal seven hours a day to burn these off. In order to peak for the Games, however, they reduce their training time to mere minutes in the days preceding their events while keeping the calorie count virtually constant. Thus an athlete is spring-loaded for his or her moment in the sun: lots of rest, lots of energy - boom. The results, particularly within a large, like-minded population, can be electric. "When you have 10,000 people walking around who are amped up on their own glycogen you can almost see the sparks flying off their skin," says BJ Bedford, the American backstroke gold-medallist at Sydney. At the Albertville winter Olympics, condom machines in the athletes? village had to be refilled every two hours. And in Sydney the organisers? original order of 70,000 condoms went so fast that they had to order 20,000 more. Even with the replenishment, the supply was exhausted three days before the end of the competition schedule. (For the record, athletes who were in Sydney report that the Cuban delegation was the first to use up its allocation.) Salt Lake City in 2002 went even bigger: 250,000 condoms were handed out, despite the objections of the city?s Mormon leadership. "There?s a lot of sex going on. You get a lot of people who are in shape, and, you know, testosterone?s up and everybody?s attracted to everybody," says Breaux Greer, a shaggy-blond Californian who competed in the javelin at the Sydney Games. "It?s not an orgy," says one alpine skiing champion, Carrie Sheinberg, "but it is socially vigorous." Olympic village shenanigans aren?t limited to sex. Misbehaviour of almost every possible type is inspired by the confluence of great athletes, huge egos and almost limitless endurance, to say nothing of alcohol, which nearly all athletes say was prodigiously consumed after their events had ended. (Alcohol is officially frowned on in the village, but it is not hard to find it smuggled onto the premises.) Randy Jones, a silver-medal-winning American bobsledder, remembers with disgust an American ice-hockey team trashing their hotel after they failed to win. Christo Doyle of Atlanta recalls "delivering boxing equipment that had come in late for Moldova, and it was 105 degrees outside. They were so appreciative that they insisted we come in and do vodka shots with them. It was horrific." The Moldovans, though, do not get the gold medal for the most boozed-up partners in Olympic Town. That award - based on an informal athlete poll - is split between the Canadians and the Australians. "The Aussies truly know how to party," says Dick Roth, an American who set a world swimming record in Tokyo in 1964. "The main reason I hung out with them is that their coach didn?t mind them drinking beer. It was fun - lots of drinking. They were more relaxed than everybody else." Rennae Stubbs, an Australian Olympic tennis player who competed in Atlanta and Sydney, does not dispute the characterisation. "We?re a free-loving, fun-loving group of people," she says. "We?re not as worried as some countries about repercussions." In winter the Canadians win gold, not only for exuberance but also because they have a national beer company, Molson, that routinely delivers liquid supplies. Edith Thys, an American skier at Calgary and Albertville, agrees that the partying gold should probably go to the Canadians, but she awards the licentiousness medal to the French. "They are by far the most promiscuous," says Thys, "but only with each other. I?m not sure if that?s because they wouldn?t sleep with anybody else, or because nobody else would sleep with them." One other group that deserves some mention in a discussion of Olympic Village mischief is "the locals" who live just outside, says Godina. The shot-putter, who laughingly describes himself as "six-foot-four and 290 pounds", says local women can be especially impressed by large men in tracksuits. Two of his teammates at the Sydney Games used a tried-and-true method on them: "Start in a bar and impress them by getting them into a party thrown by one of the sponsors," says Godina, referring to the many lavish celebrations paid for by advertisers. Apparently it worked. "They woke up across the harbour, 12 miles away from the village, next to these ladies," he says. Greer, the javelin thrower, capitalised on the good will of sponsors in a very different way. "I went to a party thrown by Sports Illustrated magazine with my roommate, Jud Logan [an American hammer thrower]. We got pretty shit-faced and ended up wrestling in the street. Jud picks me up and just body-slams me - damn near knocks me out. Anyway, the next thing I know ewe?r in some girl?s hotel room. She worked for Speedo." Greer left the next morning with more than just memories. He got a lovely parting gift - his own Speedo Fastskin, the much talked-abut full-body oswimsuit that first appeared in Sydney. "Yep," he recalls, "I got me one of those out of the deal." The arrival of money and athletes, and the sponsors and businessmen who swarm around them, also supports a very old industry - which is why a union called the Movement of Greek Prostitutes is protesting against Athens? new "unrealistic" zoning laws restricting legal brothels from operating within 200m of various public buildings. "If the laws don?t change," says the group?s head, Dimitra Kanelopoulou, "prostitutes are going to flood the streets, topless and in heels. What a great image for the Olympics." Not that laws - or fences - have ever curbed the profession. In Sydney, three prostitutes were found in the Olympic village itself, the Miami Herald reported, after being signed in as guests by "an employee of a major American television network". "Every athlete who goes to the Games is intimately familiar with what a life of training and genetic culling does to people in his sport," says Terry Kent, an American Olympic kayaker who competed in LA, Seoul and Barcelona. "Everybody has been trying to achieve a freak-of-nature status just a little bit more extreme than the next guy. But when you?re thrown into the village you are suddenly confronted with a cornucopia of ultra-honed bodies twisted by the demands of sport." Kent remembers sitting in the village, watching athletes walk through the door and playing a game of Guess What They Do. "The bikers have skinny little upper bodies, farmer tans and massive, clean-shaven thighs. Invert them and you get the kayakers, who have skinny little legs and massive backs and shoulders. The seven-foot-tall giant who ducks under the doorway entering the cafeteria is probably from basketball. The seven-foot giant who smacks his head on the door frame is definitely a rower; they dn?t haove that hand-eye co-ordination thing. The kids running at the rowers? ankles with the high-pitched voices are gymnasts. It just goes on and on. Being at the village is like taking your place in a wild anatomical parade seen nowhere else on the planet." An informal poll of summer Olympians puts swimmers and gymnasts at the top of the best-proportioned-body list. Cathy Rigby, a gymnast who took part in the Games of Mexico City and Munich, once told a reporter that gymnasts? bodies are so aesthetically pleasing they should be forced to perform naked. "It?s really a question of ?which flavour do you like??," says swimmer Diebel. "If you like six-packs, see the gymnasts. Like butts? Go to track and field. The only thing you?re deprived of is fat. If you?re the rare athlete who likes sedentary bodies, you?re shit out of luck." There was, of course, a dark period for Olympic bodies, says gold-medal-winning swimmer Dick Roth: the Cold War, when Eastern European athletes - in particular, women - were fed bizarre chemical concoctions that resulted in bloated medal counts and grotesquely inflated bodies. "The worst body I ever saw at the Olympic village [in Tokyo] was a Russian basketballer," says Roth. "She was seven foot tall and just looked terrible. Huge. Out of proportion. Masculine. And I also remember this gorgeous, blonde, blue-eyed German swimmer walking towards me - I even took a picture of her. I turned around after she?d passed by, and saw she had a massive back. It was as if I were looking at a guy from the back. ?What are they doing to those people?? I thought." But can it be good for athletes to be distracted by sex? And can any of them resist? Veteran athletes, not surprisingly, are best at abstaining. They?ve seen temptation before and know what giving in to it can do to even the most focused Olympian. "One of my rules is, ?Don?t fish from the company dock?," says American backstroker Bedford. "The world is too small, even if you hook up with a swimmer from a different country. It?s just not worth it. It?s too much to handle." Diebel agrees: "You definitely notice all the beautiful bodies around you, but you file it away for later, after the competition is over. Nobody who spends that much time working towards a goal says: ?I?m going to go chase that girl and ruin my chances in the race the next day.?" The idea that sex can hinder performance is hardly a new one. Researchers have long suggested that abstaining before competition enhances performance. Prior to the Barcelona Games, however, doctors at a Jerusalem sex clinic advised women on the Israeli team to have sex before their events. "Women compete better after orgasm, especially high-jumpers and runners," one of the doctors claimed. The German team physician endorses sex for male and female athletes, saying: "Sex does not cause any loss of strength." He may be right. This year, a Russian psychologist told a German newspaper that neither gender should abstain. "It?s simple," she said. "More sex means more gold." Dick Roth remembers Tokyo in the 1960s, a time before sex studies and internet hook-ups - and yet still very much alive. "It was a lot more innocent back then," he says, "but not only did I see it, I participated in it. You?ve been working so hard, and everybody is so in the absolute prime of life, and everyone looks so good. This was before the sexual revolution, and it was discreet. But it was happening." Then he pauses for a moment. "I know I have to be careful when I talk to a journalist, but I can say this: It wasn?t the f**k-fest it is now." The 2004 Olympics begin on 11 August This article: http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=814602004 Athens Olympics: http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1137 From terrie.o at ntlworld.com Sun Jul 18 12:59:55 2004 From: terrie.o at ntlworld.com (terrie orr) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:53 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] pyla documentary Message-ID: <000801c46d01$cc547b20$b8c80350@s> Is it possible to obtail the document on Pyla, a divided village in cyprus? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040718/76c9208c/attachment.html From xalkinos at cytanet.com.cy Sun Jul 18 16:45:04 2004 From: xalkinos at cytanet.com.cy (Lampros F. Kallenos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:53 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] pyla documentary References: <000801c46d01$cc547b20$b8c80350@s> Message-ID: <008201c46d21$42378660$37016f0a@LocalHost> > the document on Pyla, a divided village in cyprus? I cant understand which document you are reffering. If you have more information, I will try to help. Actually, Pyla is not a divided village. It is in the buffer zone, between the free and the occupied area. Together with Potamia, are the only two villages, where Turkish Cypriots and Greeks continued to live together in the same village, after the invasion of 1974. Being in the buffer zone, created a situation where people could go to Pyla from both the government controlled and the occupied areas. I suppose it is the result of this double influence that could have led you to speak of Pyla as 'divided'. There are also other villages found in the part of our life called 'buffer zone'. ________________________ Lampros F. Kallenos Idalion, Lefkosia Kypros -- From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Sun Jul 18 08:13:46 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:53 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] pyla documentary References: <000801c46d01$cc547b20$b8c80350@s> Message-ID: <40FA93AA.D48D1371@bellatlantic.net> terrie orr wrote: > Is it possible to obtail the document on Pyla, a divided village in > cyprus? Pyla should be viewed as a 'mixed' rather than a 'divided' village. I presume that you are referring to the documentary 'Cyprus -- Hopes and Tears' by Sabine K?per and Thomas B?sch http://www.clubmedia.de/doc/cyprus.html In that case you may contact the authors directly at: STUDIO ISTANBUL Molla ?elebi ?esme ?ikmazi 1/3 80073 Istanbul T?rkiye Phone: +90 - 212 - 292 41 34 Fax: +90 - 212 - 292 41 36 Sabine K?per sabine@turk.net Thomas B?sch thomasbusch@ttnet.net.tr http://www.clubmedia.de/doc/contact.html C.D.K. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040718/a4172243/attachment.html From xalkinos at cytanet.com.cy Mon Jul 19 02:19:23 2004 From: xalkinos at cytanet.com.cy (Lampros F. Kallenos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:53 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Threnoi kai anakalemata References: <40F9FCBF.7F69AB39@bellatlantic.net> Message-ID: <004101c46d71$7d9279e0$37016f0a@LocalHost> > Cypriot national poet Vassileios Michaelides A worker works with stones and woods. He is apllying his workforce and he produces houses and bookshelves, shoes and clothes and even the air-condition that makes it possible to write to you now. But a poet and a writer works with words and with language, and then also with ideas and with a written tradition. Literature doesn't have to do with state borders. It has to do with language. A Greek poet sitting under the trees, next to the river that passes through Paris, belongs to the Greek literature as long as his poems are written in the Greek language. But when, for whatever reason, he starts composing his poems in French, well...., we may perhaps stil be interested to read his poems, if he cares to translate them in Greek for us. But we will no longer consider him a part of the river of Greek language. He has entered the French literature because he is writting in French. So...., I can't see why the national poet of Kypros is not Dionysios Solomos. In case someone is too fond of Kavafis or Empeirikos or Vasilis Michailidis, and thinks they are the national poets of Greece, I can't see why this title shouldn't also concern Kypros. Oh, but yes, it is true that certain people in Kypros do refer to Vasilis Michailidis describing him as "the national poet of Kypros". But they don't seem to have presented to us a reason good enough for this title. Much more, they haven't presented a reason within the ground of literature. Stil more, this title hasn't yet being accepted, for whatever reason, by so many people as to make us consider it the dominant opinion regarding Michailidis. Surely, there are poets writing in the Cretan dialect. Are we going to choose the best among them, and declare him the national poet of Kriti? Is the dialectic form of the Greek language enough for someone to make him eligible for a title that goes something like "the national poet of Kypros"? Given that _the devil has many legs_, it may happen that after 23 years there is an independent state of Kriti. Whom do you think should the Cretan intelectuals and writers consider as the peak of their literature one year before this independence? And whom should they consider as their top writer two years after this independence? ________________________ Lampros F. Kallenos Idalion, Lefkosia Kypros -- From terrie.o at ntlworld.com Mon Jul 19 06:38:48 2004 From: terrie.o at ntlworld.com (terrie orr) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:53 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] anthropology student. Message-ID: <002101c46d95$b9b94ce0$b8c80350@s> Hello, I am going to Cyprus on 21st July to do research on Cypriot 'national cuisine' and was wondering if anyone would be willing to talk with me while I am there. Sorry for the short notice best, Terrie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040719/dea7485c/attachment.html From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Sun Jul 18 19:55:23 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:53 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Threnoi kai anakalemata References: <40F9FCBF.7F69AB39@bellatlantic.net> <004101c46d71$7d9279e0$37016f0a@LocalHost> Message-ID: <40FB381A.E5E7B86@bellatlantic.net> >From the context of my original posting, alluding to the diachronic continuity between the Anakl?ma of Constantinople and Modern Greek poetry, it is clear that I am making reference to Vassileios Micha?lid?s as a poet of the GENOS from Cyprus as opposed to a (or the) "national poet of Cyprus." One may in fact refer, in a similar manner, to many other 'national' poets of R?miosyn?, including the Rhodean poet Emanuel Georgilas [XV c.], the Cretan poet Batzelias [XVIII c]* and in later periods, the Roumeli?te poet C?st?s Palamas, and Cyprus' very own C?stas Montis. Footnote: *Barba Batzelias (or Batzelios) wrote the epic poem "TO TRAGOUDI TOU DASKALOGIANNH" (the Song of Daskalogiann?s) in 1786 [in actual fact the unsung poet had to dictate the poem to a local priest for transcription as he was himself an 'illiterate'...] http://www.cretan-music.gr/daskalogiannis.htm http://www.cretan-music.gr/daskalogiannis01.htm C.D.K. "Lampros F. Kallenos" wrote: > > Cypriot national poet Vassileios Michaelides > > A worker works with stones and woods. He is apllying his > workforce and he produces houses and bookshelves, shoes and > clothes and even the air-condition that makes it possible to > write to you now. > > But a poet and a writer works with words and with language, and > then also with ideas and with a written tradition. > > Literature doesn't have to do with state borders. It has to do > with language. A Greek poet sitting under the trees, next to the > river that passes through Paris, belongs to the Greek literature > as long as his poems are written in the Greek language. But > when, for whatever reason, he starts composing his poems in > French, well...., we may perhaps stil be interested to read his > poems, if he cares to translate them in Greek for us. But we > will no longer consider him a part of the river of Greek > language. He has entered the French literature because he is > writting in French. > > So...., I can't see why the national poet of Kypros is not > Dionysios Solomos. In case someone is too fond of Kavafis or > Empeirikos or Vasilis Michailidis, and thinks they are the > national poets of Greece, I can't see why this title shouldn't > also concern Kypros. > > Oh, but yes, it is true that certain people in Kypros do refer to > Vasilis Michailidis describing him as "the national poet of > Kypros". But they don't seem to have presented to us a reason > good enough for this title. Much more, they haven't presented a > reason within the ground of literature. Stil more, this title > hasn't yet being accepted, for whatever reason, by so many people > as to make us consider it the dominant opinion regarding > Michailidis. > > Surely, there are poets writing in the Cretan dialect. Are we > going to choose the best among them, and declare him the national > poet of Kriti? Is the dialectic form of the Greek language > enough for someone to make him eligible for a title that goes > something like "the national poet of Kypros"? > > Given that _the devil has many legs_, it may happen that after 23 > years there is an independent state of Kriti. Whom do you think > should the Cretan intelectuals and writers consider as the peak > of their literature one year before this independence? And whom > should they consider as their top writer two years after this > independence? > > ________________________ > Lampros F. Kallenos > Idalion, Lefkosia > Kypros > -- > > _______________________________________________ > List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040719/ce083bf0/attachment.html From C.Buhayer at westminster.ac.uk Mon Jul 19 11:21:08 2004 From: C.Buhayer at westminster.ac.uk (C.Buhayer@westminster.ac.uk) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:53 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] pyla documentary In-Reply-To: <000801c46d01$cc547b20$b8c80350@s> Message-ID: <40FC1F23.31282.13FE04B@localhost> Is it possible to obtail the document on Pyla, a divided village in cyprus? There is a docu called 'Pyla-living together separately'. Produced by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (2003) and directed by Elias Demetriou. Pylal is a town within the UN buffer zone. Filika Constantine From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Mon Jul 19 04:19:36 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:53 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Hymn of Kassiani References: <000801c469a2$1acd5820$14331c40@oemcomputer> Message-ID: <40FBAE48.E2E49FC0@bellatlantic.net> acadbury wrote: > Does anyone know of a really good, literary translation of the HYmn > (Troparian) of Kassiani, from the Holy Week liturgy? AC Belated, but of possible interest: i. Kassia/Kassiane galore: http://music.acu.edu/www/iawm/pages/kassia.html http://home.infionline.net/~ddisse/kassia.html ii. Troparion of Kassiani/Byzantine chanting, audio clip http://www.goarch.org/en/multimedia/quicktime/08_kassiani.asp and notes http://www.church-music.co.uk/Kassia.pdf C.D.K. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040719/a5e62661/attachment.html From caratzas at ath.forthnet.gr Tue Jul 20 07:48:22 2004 From: caratzas at ath.forthnet.gr (J S Philobiblos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:54 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] European Institutions Undermined by Short-Sighted Exigency Message-ID: European Institutions Undermined by Short-Sighted Exigency Some thoughts on the 30th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus By Aristide Caratzas Thirty years ago, on July 20, 1974 the Turkish armed forces invaded the independent and sovereign Republic of Cyprus. The Ankara regime evoked, as the ostensible reason for the invasion, Turkey?s obligation under the 1960 Zurich Treaty, which established the Cypriot state. The Turks suggested that their intervention aimed to restore the legal order in Cyprus. The legal government of Cyprus indeed was under attack, and for a short time toppled by a group supported by the Greek military junta at the time, some of the leading members of which in turn believed that they had been given a green light by the United States. The Turkish invasion was brutal and it was carried out almost totally using American-supplied weapons, in violation of the laws under which they were provided however. The military operation, appropriately titled ?Attila,? resulted in over ten thousand, mostly civilian deaths, the disappearance of over 1,600 prisoners of war (including five American nationals), and the use of rationalized terror by the Turkish forces (such as publicly staged rapes and random killings) in an effort to expel the Greek-Cypriot inhabitants of the northern part of the island from their homes and the lands they have lived and cultivated for millennia. To put things in terms with more recent reference, the northern part of Cyprus was ethnically cleansed of its Greek, Christian inhabitants. The deliberate use of terror by the invaders, killings, rapes and the expulsion are documented in at least two major reports by the European Commission of Human Rights issued at least two major reports, in 1978 and 1983, a great number of documents prepared by a range of human rights organizations and repeated resolutions by the United Nations that condemned the Turkish invasion and its aftermath. As the European Commission of Human Rights suggested, the Turkish invasion did not aim to restore legality at all. It aimed to seize territory, occupy it militarily and ultimately force a partition of the island. Ankara went on to establish a puppet regime in the occupied territory which declared itself an independent ?state,? and to colonize it with settlers from the Turkish hinterland. This miniscule entity, grandly titled as the ?Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus? (TRNC), was ignored by the international community and recognized only by Turkey. It sought legitimacy in the nationalist trappings and Kemalist symbols used by the Ankara regime. At the same time Turkish forces undertook the desecration of churches and other places of worship and the systematic destruction of the monuments reflecting the presence respectively of 20 centuries of Christianity and over 30 centuries of Hellenism. Today the Republic of Cyprus has become a member of the European Union, beginning a hopeful road of normalization and integration, even though the Turkish army continues to occupy the northern part of its territory. Incidentally, this is the only part of Europe occupied by a hostile force. It is not surprising that the Bush Administration is willing to ignore the facts (and US law) in an effort to legitimize thirty years of Turkish military occupation and obstinacy. There also are forces within Europe, notably British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and the European Commissioner Guenter Verheugen, that have decided to European values and laws in the guise of ?ending [the Turkish Cypriots?] economic isolation.? Straw, in a meeting earlier this month with the Turkish Cypriot ?Prime Minister? of the diplomatically and legally non-existent ?TRNC,? expressed Britain?s ?commitment ? to bring them closer to the European Union.? The Turks in occupied Cyprus having seized and exploited properties to which they have no title, as the European Court of Human Rights ruled in the groundbreaking case of Titika Loizidou (a property holder from northern Cyprus who was awarded back rent and punitive damages for the use of her illegally seized assets), now will be rewarded by Straw for the seizure. Similarly, Verheugen?s proposal would allow the ?TNRC? to export to the EU products has produced from illegally acquired assets and presumably profit from them. Verheugen, whose impatience with democratic expression became manifest after the Greek-Cypriots overwhelmingly voted to reject the Annan Plan that asked them to dissolve the Republic of Cyprus in the hope of Turkish adherence to the plan?s other terms, now he proposes to short-circuit legality in the name of ?eliminat[ing] the very strong economic disparities between the south and the north.? In short, Messrs. Straw and Verheugen are proposing that the European people ignore the crimes committed by the Turkish military invaders and occupiers, which European and international institutions repeatedly condemned, impugn the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus, a member state, and undermine its legitimacy, by dealing directly with the illegitimate ?government? that is illegally exploiting properties in a part of Cypriot territory. These actions create precedents with chaotic implications. 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TURKISH-GREEK EXCHANGES Conference: Greek-Turkish Rapprochement Tuba ?nl? Workshop: The Annan Plan and Reconciliation in Cyprus Othon Anastasakis & Kalypso Nicolaїdis Commentary: Dealing with Memory Ren?e Hirschon ? SEESP KEYNOTE LECTURE Introduction to Prime Minister Erdogan Kalypso Nicolaїdis "Why the European Union Needs Turkey?" Recep Tayyip Erdogan Prime Minister of Turkey ? EU ENLARGEMENT Commentary: Unfinished Symphony Timothy Garton Ash ? FOCUS: KOSOVO Panel Discussion: Successes and Failures of International Involvement in Kosovo Denisa Kostovicova Commentary: Quo Vadis Kosovo? Richard Caplan ? CROSS-DISCIPLINARY DEBATES Workshop: Nationalism, Society and Culture in Post-Ottoman South East Europe Dimitar Bechev Workshop: Understanding Borders, Conflict and Reconciliation in South East Europe Olga Demetriou ? 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URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040720/6c88fc35/attachment.html From iioannou at hbs.edu Tue Jul 20 15:58:26 2004 From: iioannou at hbs.edu (Ioannis Ioannou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:54 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Article by Prof Iraklides Message-ID: An interesting article by Prof IAlexis Heraclides, Professor of International Affairs at Pantio Univeristy in Athens, published in Philelefhteors newspaper today: http://www.phileleftheros.com.cy/main/main.asp?gid=391&id=266531 Best, Ioannis Ioannou Doctoral Student PhD Business Economics Harvard Economics Dept and Business School Boston, MA 02163 www.people.hbs.edu/iioannou "At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time." Friedrich Nietzsche From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Tue Jul 20 09:36:10 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:54 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Article by Prof Iraklides References: Message-ID: <40FD49F9.6DDEC434@bellatlantic.net> I am afraid that there comes a point at which the Annan plan can be embellished no more. The deep (and necessary) circumspection surrounding the substance and workability of the Annan plan for Cyprus is further compounded when one considers the overriding political reality governing one of the guarantor states. A perusal of Articles 118-122 of the Turkish constitution may help the reader to put things in perspective. http://www.byegm.gov.tr/mevzuat/anayasa/anayasa-ing.htm We should not lose sight of the fact that democratically elected governments in T?rkiye will come and go, whereas the Milli G?venlik Kurulu (National Security Council), the bastion of "Kemalist Thought", will remain in charge throughout the natural life of the Turkish Republic http://www.msb.gov.tr/Birimler/GnPPD/pdf/p3.pdf In this light, it is worth recalling the words of Turkish Chief of General Staff Hilmi ?zk?k "...Cyprus is not an issue concerning only our kinsmen in Cyprus. Turkey's security is in question. Relationship between Cyprus and Turkey's security is not as superficial as to be explained as geographical closeness between the island and Turkey. It is related with preservation of our rights and interests in the East Mediterranean. " http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=19152 Against this background, how can one be so overly confident that in the event of a future "crisis", two of the guarantor powers, Turkey and the United Kingdom, would not act in a manner similar to the 1974 military intervention? Notably, one by taking "the necessary action to preserve constitutional order and security" in the envisaged 'United Cyprus Republic', whilst the other remaining an amenable spectator? C.D.K. "In line with the concept of nationalism and the reforms and principles introduced by the founder of the Republic of Turkey, Atat?rk, the immortal leader and the unrivalled hero, this Constitution, which affirms the eternal existence of the Turkish nation and motherland and the indivisible unity of the Turkish state, embodies;..." [Excerpt from the Preamble of the Turkish Constitution (as amended on October 17, 2001). Excerpted from the web site of the Directorate General of Press and Information of the Office of the Turkish Prime Minister in accordance with 'Fair Use'.] http://www.byegm.gov.tr/mevzuat/anayasa/anayasa-ing.htm Ioannis Ioannou wrote: > An interesting article by Prof IAlexis Heraclides, Professor of > International Affairs at Pantio Univeristy in Athens, published in > Philelefhteors newspaper today: > > http://www.phileleftheros.com.cy/main/main.asp?gid=391&id=266531 > > Best, > Ioannis Ioannou > Doctoral Student > PhD Business Economics > Harvard Economics Dept and Business School > Boston, MA 02163 > www.people.hbs.edu/iioannou > > "At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once > on this earth; > and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of > diversity in unity > as he is, ever be put together a second time." > > Friedrich Nietzsche > > _______________________________________________ > List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:54 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] "Worship at Sinai: Treasures from the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine" -- Exhibition at Benaki Museum Message-ID: <40FDD6B5.C5793039@bellatlantic.net> "Worship at Sinai: Treasures from the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine" -- Exhibition at Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece (until September 27, 2004) http://www.eKathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100006_21/07/2004_45113 C.D.K. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040721/58ac2e23/attachment.html From despoina at atp.gr Wed Jul 21 08:58:49 2004 From: despoina at atp.gr (Despina Christodoulou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:54 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] European Institutions Undermined by Short-Sighted Exigency In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: >European Institutions Undermined by Short-Sighted Exigency >Some thoughts on the 30th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus > >By Aristide Caratzas [snip, snip] >It is not surprising that the Bush Administration is willing to >ignore the facts (and US law) in an effort to legitimize thirty >years of Turkish military occupation and obstinacy. There also are >forces within Europe, notably British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw >and the European Commissioner Guenter Verheugen, that have decided >to European values and laws in the guise of "ending [the Turkish >Cypriots'] economic isolation." Straw, in a meeting earlier this >month with the Turkish Cypriot "Prime Minister" of the >diplomatically and legally non-existent "TRNC," expressed Britain's >"commitment ? to bring them closer to the European Union." It should first of all be pointed out that neither Verheugen nor Straw recognise a "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" nor do they refer to Mr Talat as a "Prime Minister". [snip, snip, snip!] >Similarly, Verheugen's proposal would allow the "TNRC" to export to >the EU products has produced from illegally acquired assets and >presumably profit from them. Verheugen, whose impatience with >democratic expression became manifest after the Greek-Cypriots >overwhelmingly voted to reject the Annan Plan that asked them to >dissolve the Republic of Cyprus in the hope of Turkish adherence to >the plan's other terms, now he proposes to short-circuit legality in >the name of "eliminat[ing] the very strong economic disparities >between the south and the north." > >In short, Messrs. Straw and Verheugen are proposing that the >European people ignore the crimes committed by the Turkish military >invaders and occupiers, which European and international >institutions repeatedly condemned, impugn the sovereignty of the >Republic of Cyprus, a member state, and undermine its legitimacy, by >dealing directly with the illegitimate "government" that is >illegally exploiting properties in a part of Cypriot territory. >These actions create precedents with chaotic implications. One can >just see the day when an IRA "government" in Northern Ireland will >seek financial support from the EU on the basis of eliminating >"economic disparities"? In fact 23 of the 25 member-states of the European Union support these measures for direct trade with the Turkish Cypriots, with 27 out of the 30 commissioners voting in favour of the proposals. Only the Greek, the Cypriot and one of the French commissioners voted against. Note, however, that Greece did not offer to use its veto to support a possible Greek Cypriot veto of the measures, although Papadopoulos now accepts that he would isolate himself even more within Europe if he attempted to misuse his veto and has apparently abandoned such a move. He is still, however, apparently contemplating taking the European Commission to court over the issue! Karamanlis, on the other hand, was best man at Erdogan's daughter's wedding a few days after the measures were announced. Moreover, even Cypriot EU Commissioner Marios Kyprianou has spoken in defence of these measures and says that their goal is humanitarian and to help the Turkish Cypriots. This is not "Verheugen's proposal" but the official belief and policy of the European Union. Those who argued that if Greek Cypriots rejected the Annan Plan then Turkey would be put in a difficult spot as it would be occupying European Union territory (unaware that they were also acknowledging that acceptance of Annan therefore meant cessation of the Turkish occupation) and we would therefore be able to exert extra pressure on it for a "better" solution if it wanted to join the EU got it completely wrong. The European Union does not particularly care that the territory of one of its member states is under illegal occupation by a third country - no one in the European Union actually uses the term "illegal occupation" and, after the Greek Cypriot "no", the Cyprus issue is nowhere on the list of issues relevant to Turkey's potential EU membership. In the mind of the officials, institutions and organs of the European Union the Turkish occupation is only continuing because the Greek Cypriots rejected the possibility of ending it. Instead what is most urgent to the European Union is helping the Turkish Cypriots to get out of the wretched situation that they are in through no fault of their own. This is the "European solution" that the rejectors of the UN settlement were braying for - ignoring Papadopoulos, initiating direct trade links with the Turkish Cypriots and giving them 256 million Euros directly! Despina Christodoulou From maria.georgopoulou at yale.edu Wed Jul 21 09:12:34 2004 From: maria.georgopoulou at yale.edu (Maria Georgopoulou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:54 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Change of address Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20040721120828.03423680@mariag.mail.yale.edu> Dear all, as many of you already know in the next few days I am moving to Athens, Greece to become the Director of the Gennadeios Library at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. My new address is: Maria Georgopoulou, Director Gennadeios Library 61 Souidias Street Athens GR-10676 Greece TEL: +30-210-721-0536 FAX: +30-210-723-7767 email: mgeorgopoulou@ascsa.edu.gr (NOTE that my Yale Email will be available until the end of August) I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in my new post. Have a wonderful summer. All the best, Maria Maria Georgopoulou Associate Professor, History of Art Co-Chair, Hellenic Studies Program, YCIAS Yale University P.O. Box 206064 New Haven, CT 06520 tel: (203) 432-6688 fax: (203) 432-7462 maria.georgopoulou@yale.edu From C.Buhayer at westminster.ac.uk Wed Jul 21 12:03:08 2004 From: C.Buhayer at westminster.ac.uk (C.Buhayer@westminster.ac.uk) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:54 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] European Institutions Undermined by Short-Sighted Message-ID: <40FECBFD.13169.202BE32B@localhost> Mr Caratzas wrote: '.... Messrs. Straw and Verheugen are proposing that the European people ignore the crimes committed by the Turkish military invaders and occupiers... One can >just see the day when an IRA "government" in Northern Ireland will seek financial support from the EU on the basis of eliminating "economic disparities...' Observation: The IRA is quite unabmiguously and legally represented in the Northern Irish Assembly by Sinn Fein, which has a voice in the EU and enjoys all its priviledges. CB From iioannou at hbs.edu Wed Jul 21 19:57:35 2004 From: iioannou at hbs.edu (Ioannis Ioannou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:54 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Requiem? Message-ID: Sadly enough, the rejectionist wing of the Cyprus politics, continues to applaud itself for the rejection of the Annan Plan, indeed blind to the fact, that right now, the most important of our concerns should be whether we are ready to accept the Requiem of the Cyprus Problem. The facts are quite simple to any impartial (even lightly partial) observer. No new peace initiatives, from any international force, not even a G/C initiative, except for of course the ridiculous "measures" that we are suggesting, which seem to be pointless, to say the least. And we have also worked hard enough, Papadopoulos that is, to turn pretty much everyone against our just and fair positions for the solution of our problem. The question is, is there hope for the future? Were we just buying inexistent hope when most of us voted "no"? A hope, that admittedly is not coming from anywhere, not now and surely not in the near future. Will our children talk about northern Cyprus, the way we talk about Asia Minor, Polis, Macedonia? And of course, a crucial question remains, who bares the responsibility this time? Is it the evil world conspiracy against us? There is still some hope, kind of, until December. We could achieve something if we play our cards right; the rest of us that is, because president Papadopoulos surely doesn't seem to know how to play ... or what he is doing lately for that matter... An interesting article today: http://www.politis.com.cy/cgibin/hweb?-A=470552&-V=analysis&-w=&-P Ioannis Ioannou Doctoral Student PhD Business Economics Harvard Economics Dept and Business School Boston, MA 02163 www.people.hbs.edu/iioannou "At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time." Friedrich Nietzsche From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Wed Jul 21 18:57:11 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:54 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Requiem? References: Message-ID: <40FF1EF7.EB5C1F81@bellatlantic.net> Ioannis Ioannou wrote: > [snip] > There is still some hope, kind of, until December. We could achieve > something if we play > our cards right; the rest of us that is, because president Papadopoulos > surely doesn't seem > to know how to play ... or what he is doing lately for that matter... > > I wonder who has a greater stake in the upcoming December "deadline", the government of the Republic Cyprus (backed by a sweeping people's mandate in the May 2004 referendum) OR the democratically elected government in T?rkiye clutched between a robust, traditionally moderate, pro Islamist constituency and the unwavering guardians of "Kemalist Thought"? C.D.K. > _______________________________________________ > List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: "Marcia Haddad Ikonomopoulos" Subject: Commemorating the Sixtieth Anniverary of the Deportation From Rhodes Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 10:14:03 -0400 Size: 4011 Url: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040722/adfe3593/ForwardedMsg.mht From GeorgeNakos at mail.clayton.edu Thu Jul 22 08:40:14 2004 From: GeorgeNakos at mail.clayton.edu (George Nakos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:55 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Two reviews for the new book by Louis de Bernieres Message-ID: <0F4C300640723C4DB4643C979986D98376E2C1@io.ccsunet.clayton.edu> Two interesting reviews for the new book by Louis de Bernieres about a mixed town in Anatolia. The reviews are from the Economist and the Financial Times. The book has definitely received a lot of publicity. I was impressed by the anonymous reviewer that wrote the Economist piece. He or she shows a deep knowledge of Greek literature. He mentions a book by Dido Sotiriou published more than 40 years ago. SECTION: BOOKS & ART LENGTH: 570 words HEADLINE: Flights of imagination for an unforgettable vacation; New fiction for the holidays Reviews of books by Louis de Berni?res, Enrique Vila-Matas, David Lodge, Colm Toibin, Katherine Bucknell, Samia Serageldin, Amitav Ghosh, Carl Hiaasen, Karen Joy Fowler and Ward Just HIGHLIGHT: A selection of new fiction to take on holiday BODY: This week we devote the whole of the section to reviews of novels that could make great travelling companions JUST over 40 years ago, Greek and Turkish book-lovers alike burst into tears as they read a new Greek novel: in "Farewell Anatolia", Dido Sotiriou drew on her childhood memories to describe the comradeship of two shepherd boys, one Christian, the other Muslim, who go on to fight on opposite sides of the Greek-Turkish war of 1919-22. On the final page, the Christian narrator mourns his native soil and his long-lost friend-and curses the powers that divided them. Until now, the human story of Ottoman society's violent break-up, under the pressures of war and nationalism, has largely been kept within the Greek-Turkish family: not many people outside the region know it, and even there it must be told elliptically because it flies in the face of nationalist orthodoxies. Now a version of this story will reach a wider audience: it is the theme of a new novel-his first for a decade-by Louis de Berni?res, the British author who captivated readers with "Captain Corelli's Mandolin", a tale of love and war in Greece. "Birds Without Wings" is not just about one friendship, although the camaraderie of two boys later divided by war is one central theme. The book depicts a whole tapestry of relationships in a close-knit but brutish community in the twilight of Ottoman Anatolia, where Muslims pray in Arabic and Christians in Greek, but the only language anyone understands is Turkish. There is a gang of Christian and Muslim children who play together and dream of marrying. Even more impressively, the Muslim hodja's wife and the Christian priest's wife are best friends, and their husbands get along well too. But as the war clouds gather and finally burst, the Muslim boys are taken off to hell-holes like Gallipoli, the Armenians are marched away to exile or death, and the Greek Orthodox are press-ganged into forced-labour units. After the war, the surviving Orthodox Christians are shipped off to Greece, an alien world. As a (broadly successful) storytelling technique, Mr de Berni?res presents a series of first-person accounts by village characters, in a quirky, uneven style: sometimes naive and homely; sometimes over-elaborate. The net effect is to give the impression of a text translated from another language. Also interwoven, for historical context, is a biography of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the mono-ethnic Turkish republic which replaced the multi-ethnic Ottoman world. Given that his book is presented as a sort of history lesson, Mr de Berni?res will be challenged on his facts. How will he fare? His account of a Turcophone world, where barriers between the monotheisms had blurred, is not entirely implausible-even though the areas where this situation existed were about 400 miles to the east of this book's notional setting. The author was inspired by the deserted ruins of a once prosperous coastal town known as Kaya in Turkish and Livisi in Greek. This is certainly a haunting, and perhaps indeed a haunted place; but virtually all its people spoke Greek and knew they were not Turks or Muslims. Still, such quibbling should not spoil the pleasure of those who come looking for an absorbing read about a remote but captivating time. The Ottoman world's break-up is a rich, poignant story, and Mr de Berni?res is a good storyteller. At times he is nearly as good as Dido Sotiriou. SECTION: FT WEEKEND MAGAZINE - Book Reviews; Pg. 32 LENGTH: 799 words HEADLINE: All life is here Ten years after writing a book that became a word-of-mouthsensation, this author returns with a more ambitious novel: an epic story displaying writing that is both lyrical and ruthlessly succinct BYLINE: By HENRY HITCHINGS BODY: BIRDS WITHOUT WINGS by Louis de Bernieres Secker & Warburg Pounds 17.99, 640 pages Occasionally a novel comes along that redefines the contours of popular fiction. Perhaps the best example of recent years is Captain Corelli's Mandolin, in which Louis de Bernieres blended sun-drenched romance with epic gravity. Captain Corelli was a word- of-mouth sensation, a beneficiary and then a mainstay of the emerging book-group phenomenon. A few years ago it was barely possible to travel on a commuter train or flop down on a beach without seeing someone immersed in the story of the sleepy Ionian island convulsed by the second world war. The book has sold nearly three million copies in English, and has multiplied the number of tourists to Cephallonia. But de Bernieres has been slow to follow up his success; it is now ten years since Captain Corelli was first published. Birds Without Wings is, very obliquely, its sequel (or rather, prequel). Its events periodically connect with those of the earlier novel - for instance, we are reunited with the formidable Drosoula, mother of Mandras the handsome fisherman. But here the story takes place in Anatolia, not Cephallonia, and in the first quarter of the last century, amid the crumbling fabric of the Ottoman Empire. Specifically, we are in the remote village of Eskibahce (modelled, it appears, on the real-life "ghost town" of Kayakoy near Fethiye). Eskibahce is a polyglot colony of Turks, Armenians, Greeks and Arabs, where Muslim and Christian happily rub shoulders. It is, like de Bernieres' previous half-imaginary societies, a place that unites the chimerical poetry of Gabriel Garcia Marquez with the fine-grained domesticity of Trollope. Eskibahce is the novel's heart. There is no clear protagonist, nor any presiding narrative voice. Instead this is a story about the disintegration of a community, and de Bernieres allows a multitude of characters to jostle for attention, at first to suggest the richness of the community's life, and then to register its erosion. Among these characters are Philothei, the local beauty, and her admirer, Ibrahim the goatherd, who wins her affection with the gift of a dead goldfinch; apparently inseparable friends Karatavuk and Mehmetcik, whose childhood innocence gives way to savagery as their society is torn apart by conflict; and the prosperous, sad Rustem Bey, whose wife Tamara is stoned for adultery, and whose Greek mistress Leyla gamely takes her place. The cast is enriched by the presence of minor eccentrics such as Mohammed the Leech Gatherer and Ali the Snowbringer (so-called because on the night of his birth it snowed for the first time in 75 years), as well as charismatic figures of authority - the holy men Father Kristoforos and Abdulhamid Hodja, and Iskander the potter, who provides the book's title when he reflects that "Man is a bird without wings", while "a bird is a man without sorrow". Real historical characters play their part too: Enver Pasha, the Turkish minister who drew his country into the first world war by attacking Odessa with the Nazis, the German general Limon von Sanders and Mustafa Kemal, the brilliant commander known to posterity simply as Ataturk. It is the surge of military ambitions that explodes the sanctity of Eskibahce and scatters its inhabitants. The strongest part of the novel is an 80-page sequence which follows Karatavuk as he finds himself fighting the allies at Gallipoli. "Intoxicated with the idea of martyrdom", he suffers in the trenches, surrounded by rotting corpses, and frequently bent double with dysentery while flies drink the moisture from his eyes. Troops eat their own donkeys. The bodies of their dead comrades are used to buttress collapsing trenches. Yet, in the depths of squalor, there blooms a generous camaraderie: de Bernieres has a remarkable ability to evoke the tenderness of relationships even as he depicts their brutality, and his mordant sense of human comedy increases the pathos of what is, in effect, a critique of militant nationalism. Throughout the novel, the author switches deftly between minute description - of the shape Leyla's white cat, Pamuk, makes as she shelters beneath her favourite orange tree, or of what maggots do to a corpse - and wide-ranging historical synthesis. The strength of his writing lies in that he can be both lyrical and ruthlessly succinct - he can move seamlessly from energetic humour to poignancy, and from easy charm to a searing anger. These qualities run right through Birds Without Wings. It is a more ambitious novel than Captain Corelli, and in many ways a better one. But, with its slow beginning, complex geography, somewhat unfamiliar historical territory, and (to British eyes) strange- looking names and improbable orthography, it is unlikely to be as successful. From iioannou at hbs.edu Thu Jul 22 16:01:48 2004 From: iioannou at hbs.edu (Ioannis Ioannou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:55 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Requiem? In-Reply-To: <40FF1EF7.EB5C1F81@bellatlantic.net> Message-ID: But then the question is, do we really want a solution to the problem or are we truly satisfied into our Cypriot micro-cosmos, unable to make the transition towards a unified state with the T/C side and at least attempt to leave peacefully? A flawless article by Mr Trimikliniwtis: http://www.politis.com.cy/cgibin/hweb?-A=469748 &-V=analysis&-w=&-P As to what is at stake here, whereas the rejectionist rhetoric of "survival of the Cypriot Hellenism", or something like that, cannot really be used as an argument for the mass, nonetheless, the need to convince the international community that we are sincere in our efforts to find a bicommunal bizonal federation (as opposed to pure "dichotomisis") should be our utmost goal (at least for those of us that sincerely believe in such a solution, or any feasible solution for that matter). Again, the argument that the 76% is the expressed support of the people for Mr Papadopoulos and/or his government has been dramatically falsified by the results of the latest Euro-Elections, not to mention, the polls before the elections that showed support for the politics of Mr papadopoulos to have declined to around 70% (with regards to the general situation in Cyprus), a notable 6% change in less than a month after the referendum. Sincerely, Ioannis Ioannou Doctoral Student PhD Business Economics Harvard Economics Dept and Business School Boston, MA 02163 www.people.hbs.edu/iioannou "At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time." Friedrich Nietzsche _____ From: mgsa-l-bounces@uci.edu [mailto:mgsa-l-bounces@uci.edu] On Behalf Of Christos D. Katsetos Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 9:57 PM To: mgsa-l@uci.edu Subject: Re: [MGSA-L] Requiem? Ioannis Ioannou wrote: [snip] There is still some hope, kind of, until December. We could achieve something if we play our cards right; the rest of us that is, because president Papadopoulos surely doesn't seem to know how to play ... or what he is doing lately for that matter... I wonder who has a greater stake in the upcoming December "deadline", the government of the Republic Cyprus (backed by a sweeping people's mandate in the May 2004 referendum) OR the democratically elected government in T?rkiye clutched between a robust, traditionally moderate, pro Islamist constituency and the unwavering guardians of "Kemalist Thought"? C.D.K. _______________________________________________ List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040722/9c18e63f/attachment.html From despoina at atp.gr Fri Jul 23 09:31:26 2004 From: despoina at atp.gr (Despina Christodoulou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:55 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Requiem? In-Reply-To: <40FF1EF7.EB5C1F81@bellatlantic.net> References: <40FF1EF7.EB5C1F81@bellatlantic.net> Message-ID: It is difficult to know precisely what the "sweeping people's mandate" actually signifies - whether the greater majority of the 76% represented the position taken by AKEL, the largest party in the coalition government, or the hardline position of Papadopoulos. AKEL's position was - since the campaign situation had become so clouded - to vote "no" in the April referendum with the aim of securing guarantees and securities for the implementation of the Annan Plan so that the exact same Plan could be put to another referendum around December, this time with AKEL proposing a "yes". Papadopoulos's position in his notorious diangelma was to sidestep the UN and go for a "European solution". Once it became obvious even to him that the European Union is not at all sympathetic to him or his beliefs, his position now is renegotiation of the Annan Plan perhaps under the auspices of the UN (which is not interested), although it is still not quite clear what he intends to "renegotiate" (nor with whom). The parties that make up the government of the Republic of Cyprus therefore have differing positions on what to do next, so who can say exactly which position the "sweeping people's mandate" backs?!? The European Parliament results could provide a clue, however. Papadopoulos's party got about the same 15% it usually does. Moreover the one European deputy that it elected is already in big trouble, Marios Matsakis, a vociferous anti-Annan propagandist who is accused of blackmailing a police officer and of smuggling and selling Greek Cypriot antiquities from the Turkish-controlled areas. It is likely that he will have his European Parliament asylum stripped very soon after he takes office and another election for his seat may have to be held. These accusations were revealed by a newspaper after the Euro election, although Papadopoulos knew all about them beforehand but chose not to let the voters know. AKEL supporters appeared to stay away from the polling booths, in protest at their party leadership's support for Papadopoulos and the negative position that it took on the Annan referendum. The party that did surprisingly well and scored the highest vote in the European elections was the centre-right DHSY, which took the brave stance of supporting the Annan Plan in the referendum and had to suffer a great deal of appalling and dishonest attacks and shameful media distortion. As for Turkey, well, every day yet another head of a European State or European Union official comes out in favour of giving that country a date in December. This week we have already had Schroeder, the French socialists (Turkish Cypriot leader Talat also met with Chirac today), the current Dutch presidency, new Commission President Barroso. The list goes on. Karamanlis, of course, never misses the opportunity to express his support for Turkey's membership of the European Union. Despina Christodoulou > > >Ioannis Ioannou wrote: > >>[snip] >>There is still some hope, kind of, until December. We could achieve >>something if we play >>our cards right; the rest of us that is, because president Papadopoulos >>surely doesn't seem >>to know how to play ... or what he is doing lately for that matter... >> >> >> >I wonder who has a greater stake in the upcoming December >"deadline", the government of the Republic Cyprus (backed by a >sweeping people's mandate in the May 2004 referendum) OR the >democratically elected government in T?rkiye clutched between a >robust, traditionally moderate, pro Islamist constituency and the >unwavering guardians of "Kemalist Thought"? > >C.D.K. > >>_______________________________________________ >>List-Info: >>https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l >> > >_______________________________________________ >List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Thu Jul 22 22:39:18 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:55 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Requiem? References: <40FF1EF7.EB5C1F81@bellatlantic.net> Message-ID: <4100A485.126378F@bellatlantic.net> Despina Christodoulou wrote: > It is difficult to know precisely what the "sweeping people's > mandate" actually signifies - whether the greater majority of the 76% > represented the position taken by AKEL, the largest party in the > coalition government, or the hardline position of Papadopoulos. > AKEL's position was - since the campaign situation had become so > clouded - to vote "no" in the April referendum with the aim of > securing guarantees and securities for the implementation of the > Annan Plan so that the exact same Plan could be put to another > referendum around December, this time with AKEL proposing a "yes". > The decision of the AKEL leadership to slant toward a "No" vote and support the coalition government under the presidency of Tassos Papadopoulos should not be trivialized. The implementation of the Annan plan assumes a priori that effective procedures of conflict resolution must be workable, self-corrective, and independently verifiable. Of pivotal concern in this regard is the openly nationalistic and historically, unwavering attributes of Turkish foreign policy, which is not independently dictated by the democratically elected governments (in the circumstances under the premiership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan) but is subject to approval by the National Security Council. The precarious symbiosis of the moderate pro Islamist ruling party (AKP) and the omnipotent Kemalist political and military establishment casts reasonable doubt as to the potential trustworthiness and overall workability of agreements executed by this negotiating party on behalf of T?rkiye, whilst it severely dumpens confidence and enthusiasm in this regard. This lack of confidence coupled with a deeply seated circumspection are reflected in the legitimate concerns expressed by the G/C and Greek sides during the last phase of the negotiation process (ie, in the days preceding the referenda). The G/C side had sought, albeit unsuccessfully [*and this is utterly important*], to secure firm assurances from the international community (primarily, the UN and US) regarding the implementation of the Annan plan. Indeed, this was one of the main reasons behind the eventual rejection of the plan by the AKEL leadership. It is noteworthy that this overriding issue seems to be either recklessly disregarded or consciously evaded in the florid and brazenly polemic rhetoric of the Cyprus government's critics. Whether one agrees, or not, with the views and/or policies of President Tassos Papadopoulos, one should also take good note of the undeniable fact that he continues to enjoy a solid inasmuch as impressive 70% approval rating across Cyprus's political spectrum on national issues. This constitutes a clear popular mandate amongst G/C's that ought to be respected, or at least, be conceded, even by Papadopoulos' fierce critics. C.D.K. > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040723/58d6a00a/attachment.html From JUNESAM at aol.com Fri Jul 23 10:28:53 2004 From: JUNESAM at aol.com (JUNESAM@aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:55 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] IT-OLYMPIC SECURITY Message-ID: <24.5bc1bdc8.2e32a4d5@aol.com> IT OLYMPIC SECURITY Date: 23/07/2004 12:10:01 Eastern Daylight Time From: KALAMOSBKS To: Hellasbook CC: JUNESAM -------------------------------------------------------------- This story was printed from ZDNN, located at http://www.zdnn.com. -------------------------------------------------------------- All eyes on virus protection at Athens Olympics By Marguerite Reardon CNET News.com July 22, 2004, 12:53 PM PT URL: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-5280158.html Terrorism isn't the only security threat officials are worried about at this summer's Olympic Games in Athens. They're also concerned about viruses and worm attacks that could cripple the Olympics' data network. "Our biggest concern is that somebody could intentionally or by mistake infect one of the networks and create severe damage," said Jean Chevallier, executive vice president at Atos Origin, the Paris-based company in charge of building the data and broadcast networks for the Olympic Games in Athens. "We don't want any type of traffic incident that could delay the posting of results or slow the network in any way," Chevallier said. Atos, which first took charge as the primary systems integrator for the Olympic network for the Salt Lake City Games in 2002, has a contract with the International Olympic Committee to build networks for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy and the 2008 Summer Olympics in China. Chevallier said network security was also a big concern in Salt Lake City but that in the past two years, the emphasis has changed. The Olympic Games in 2002 were only six months after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York and Washington, D.C. Chevallier said his team worked around the clock to add last-minute security to ensure that confidential information about athletes and officials was protected. Since then, concerns about confidentiality have shifted to worries about the growing number of virus and worm attacks. According to data from the FBI, about 82 percent of U.S. businesses were attacked by a virus in 2003, resulting in more than $200 billion in losses. In addition to installing antivirus and intrusion detection products, Atos made some big architectural changes. The most important change is that it cut off access to the Internet from the network, because many viruses enter local networks through Web or e-mail connections. Atos also established more sophisticated virtual local area networks, or VLANs, on the network. It chose a new network monitoring tool from Computer Associates that tracks, logs and prioritizes alerts on these separate VLANs. Because the VLANs are completely isolated from one another, if security is breached in one part of the network, it won't affect other parts of the network. Olympic organizers in Athens have been criticized for falling behind schedule on a number of projects, including the construction of several sports venues. But Chevallier said the data network his team assembled is ready for action when the Games begin Aug. 13. On Monday, Atos announced that it had completed the final technical rehearsal of the IT systems, communication, sports, security, venue management and press operations to ensure the readiness of the staff and technology. Roughly 300 different crisis scenarios were tested during a one-week period, including information security issues--such as uncontrolled access to the data network and computer viruses--power outages, equipment failures and rescheduled sports events. "I can tell you with confidence that there are no issues with any of the IT or communications networks," Chevallier said. "There may be other problems with moving machines, getting the right people in the right places, making sure there is power, parking, etc. But the network is in good shape." The technology team was put to a real crisis test earlier this month, when all of Athens and the rest of southern Greece suffered a power blackout that lasted several hours. Electrical generators had not yet been installed in many of the venues, but Chevallier said that by opening day, generators will be available in case other problems occur. Greek officials are still investigating the cause of the blackout. "The blackout was an interesting case for us," he said. "It was a good lesson for our people." From JUNESAM at aol.com Fri Jul 23 11:33:28 2004 From: JUNESAM at aol.com (JUNESAM@aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:55 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Greek Paramedics Call for Olympic Strikes Message-ID: <1e4.25c2c827.2e32b3f8@aol.com> Greek Paramedics Call for Olympic Strikes By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: July 22, 2004 Filed at 2:37 p.m. ET ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Ambulance drivers and paramedics on Thursday called nationwide strikes during the Aug. 13-29 Games, demanding Olympic pay bonuses. ``The emergency service employees insist in their just cause,'' Ilias Ioannidis, head of the Greek emergency services union told The Associated Press. He said the union declared a 24-hour nationwide strike on Aug. 5 and 24-hour strikes for every day from Aug. 13 through Aug. 27. Advertisement It was the latest blow delivered by Greek unions which are demanding extra pay for canceling or cutting short vacations to work during the games. Ioannidis said 2,600 union workers have been specially trained for Olympic duties. ``The emergency services are ready ... (and have been) trained in the latest rescue technology and for a chemical or biological attack,'' he said. Greek labor groups have launched a campaign of strikes and street rallies after the police and other security forces were promised Olympic bonuses up to euro2,500 (US$3,000). The government rejected the demands, citing skyrocketing Olympic costs. ``Our employees will play a critical role during the Olympics as they will be inside and outside the sporting venues,'' Ioannidis said. ``We are calling on the government even at this late stage to reconsider its position.'' From JUNESAM at aol.com Sat Jul 24 06:23:12 2004 From: JUNESAM at aol.com (JUNESAM@aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:55 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] GO OLYMPICS !! Message-ID: <1e1.261c362c.2e33bcc0@aol.com> OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Greek Myths By NICHOLAS GAGE Although the Summer Olympics are still a few weeks away, one event has already started and threatens to dominate all the others ? the rush to judgment. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/24/opinion/24gage.html?th From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Fri Jul 23 19:36:02 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:55 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Web site of St. George's Greek Orthodox Church, Vienna Message-ID: <4101CB12.AC486C65@bellatlantic.net> Of possible interest is the newly launched web site of St. George's Greek Orthodox Church in Vienna (in Greek and German). The site contains succinct historical reviews both as regards the Church but also the Greek National School in Vienna [ELLHNIKH EQNIKH SCOLH BIENNHS] housed by the Holy Trinity Church http://www.agiosgeorgios.at (also, see below -- Related links) Of special historical importance in this regard are the connections of the School with Rigas Feraios, and many Greek intellectuals of the XVIII-XIX centuries, including two of the great mentors of the GENOS, Anthimos Gazis (1758-1828) and Neophytos Doukas (1760-1845). In the early part of the XIX c [in the years preceding the Greek National Revolution of 1821], most of the Greek periodicals were published in the printing houses of Vienna. Importantly, in 1811, the Greek Orthodox cleric and renaissance man, Anthimos Gazis, launched the publication of the fortnightly newspaper "Logios Ermis" (permission for publication was granted by the Austrian government). http://www.uom.gr/uompress/pdf/Ephemeris.pdf Scholarly works/translations by Anthimos Gazis are presented in the Hellinomnimon web site http://195.134.75.8/main.htm Below is Anthimos Gazis's translation of Benjamin Martin's "Philosophical Grammar" (1799) http://nausikaa2.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/cgi-bin/toc/toc.x.cgi?dir=Gazis-Gram_A&step=thumb References to Neophytos Doukas are made in -- "Hellenic Paideia and Church Fathers -- Educational Principles and Cultural Heritage." By Demetrios J. Constantelos http://www.goarch.org/print/en/ourfaith/article8143.asp -- Constantine Cavarnos's "Orthodox Tradition and Modernism" (English translation by Patrick G. Barker). Monographic Supplement Series. Number V. Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, Etna, California, 1992 [from the Greek original published by 'Orthodoxos Typos', Athens, 1971] http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/ecumenism/Modernism.pdf -- AND http://www.elia.org.gr/default.fds?langid=2&pagecode=14.04.01 Related links https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-June/003736.html https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2003-December/002774.html http://www.ime.gr/projects/migration/15-19/gr/v2/vienna.html http://www.ime.gr/projects/migration/15-19/gr/v2/transylvania.html Homage to Moschopolis https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-July/003774.html Anthimos Gazis's birthplace http://vivl-mileon.mag.sch.gr/docs/EN/hist02_EN.html C.D.K. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040724/c80de3ef/attachment.html From acadbury at efn.org Sat Jul 24 10:31:50 2004 From: acadbury at efn.org (acadbury) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:55 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Questions on Pasca liturgy Message-ID: <001601c471a4$1f5d4d00$cf3d1c40@oemcomputer> I'm trying to write about Pasca and finding it difficult, since it is described in hundreds of books from guide to cookbooks. Maybe someone cd help with these questions: 1) In the liturgy (which day?) the ikon of Jesus in lifted up onto the cross, who does this? Is it done in the sight of the participants? 2) At the "un-nailing," the ikon is lifted down off the cross into the arms of a helper--is the priest in any sense standing in for Joseph of Arimathea? To what extent is the liturgy a "re-enactment?" Certainly not as in many Catholic countries. 3) On Holy Saturday, at a certain point in the liturgy, the church is plunged into darkness. I THOUGHT I heard something like "Svistike to Phos." But I am not sure and I cannot find it. My local informant (a priest) thinks it might have been a purely local custom. Is this possible? What does the darkness represent? 4) Where is the phrase "I Zoi en Taphos" from? Is it connected to the Resurrection? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040724/73bc4d07/attachment.html From baloglou at Oswego.EDU Sat Jul 24 13:04:13 2004 From: baloglou at Oswego.EDU (George Baloglou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:55 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Web site of St. George's Greek Orthodox Church, Vienna In-Reply-To: <4101CB12.AC486C65@bellatlantic.net> References: <4101CB12.AC486C65@bellatlantic.net> Message-ID: On Sat, 24 Jul 2004, Christos D. Katsetos wrote: > Of possible interest is the newly launched web site of St. George's > Greek Orthodox Church in Vienna (in Greek and German). The site > contains succinct historical reviews both as regards the Church but also > the Greek National School in Vienna [ELLHNIKH EQNIKH SCOLH BIENNHS] > housed by the Holy Trinity Church http://www.agiosgeorgios.at > (also, see below -- Related links) > > [snip] There were many immigrant communities, and many Greek Orthodox churches, and many Saint Georges ... but not all of them survived well enough to maintain a web page; your posting made me think of St. George of Tunis, which I visited in May 1998 and of which I managed to find a trace on WWW with considerable difficulty: "Also, the Greeks had built the church of Saint George in Tunis in 1845AD, according to an inscription written in Greek." Source: http://www.hri.org/news/greek/mpa/2002/02-07-15.mpa.html From JUNESAM at aol.com Sat Jul 24 12:07:45 2004 From: JUNESAM at aol.com (JUNESAM@aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:55 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] GREEK EVENTS Message-ID: If you should be visiting the UK this summer and want to find out what Greek events are happening there, then bookmark these 3 sites for useful information and links : 1] www.apokrisi.net 2] http://www.greeceinbritain.org.uk/events 3] www.hellenicmail.com June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 725 Vermouth Ave (# 1) Mississauga, Ontario Canada L5A 3X5 Tel : 905-272-4841 E-mail : kalamosbks@aol.com www.kalamosbooks.com From iioannou at hbs.edu Sat Jul 24 09:11:30 2004 From: iioannou at hbs.edu (Ioannis Ioannou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:55 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Requiem? In-Reply-To: <4100A485.126378F@bellatlantic.net> Message-ID: >The decision of the AKEL leadership to slant toward a "No" vote and support the coalition government under the presidency of Tassos Papadopoulos should not be > trivialized. Really, it's not trivialized, it actually is trivial. It was a pure issue of power-survival-politics. A clean "No" would have to confront a huge portion of AKEL's electorate whereas a clean "Yes" would directly lead to loss of power. Thus, something in between would supposedly do the job. Unfortunately for AKEL, it didn't and still isn't working, as the stance of AKEL is judged as the most hypocritical, opportunistic and surely harmful for the Cyprus Issue. >This lack of confidence coupled with a deeply seated circumspection are reflected in the legitimate concerns expressed by the G/C and Greek sides during the last >phase of the negotiation process (ie, in the days preceding the referenda). The G/C side had sought, albeit unsuccessfully [*and this is utterly important*], to secure firm >assurances from the international community (primarily, the UN and US) regarding the implementation of the Annan plan. Indeed, this was one of the main reasons > behind the eventual rejection of the plan by the AKEL leadership. This statement is utterly wrong of course. The assurances did not go through the UN, simply because Papadopoullos was collaborating with Russia (for its own reasons) to bury any resolution by the Security Council that would provide such guarantees. These moves are of utmost importance as they clearly indicate, yet once again, that the government of Cyprus ie Messer Papadopoulos Ltd, was NEVER sincerely working towards a final settlement, to say the least. > It is noteworthy that this overriding issue seems to be either recklessly disregarded or consciously evaded in the florid and brazenly polemic rhetoric of the Cyprus >government's critics. It is even more noteworthy that the accession to the EU after the formation of a United Cyprus is also "recklessly disregarded or consciously evaded" by the mislead supporters of the Papadopoulos administration. The possibility of war within the EU belongs to the fantasies of the socio-nationalistic front that uses the myth of war on every occasion to spread fear, doubt and of course to push Cypriots back to their economic and otherwise conformism. >Whether one agrees, or not, with the views and/or policies of President Tassos Papadopoulos, one should also take good note of the undeniable fact that he continues to >enjoy a solid inasmuch as impressive 70% approval rating across Cyprus's political spectrum on national issues. This constitutes a clear popular mandate amongst >G/C's that ought to be respected, or at least, be conceded, even by Papadopoulos' fierce critics. But then the questions is: Does democracy dictate that the rest of the population, opposing his views, ie 30% (to say the least, without taking into account the actually percentages of Papadopoulos' party), be ignored? And for that matter, how would the 70% or so, answer to the following issues raised in this article, that are so elegantly yet filth-fully hidden by the public: http://www.politis.com.cy/cgibin/hweb?-A=472495&-V=stiles&-w=&-P Best, Ioannis Ioannou Doctoral Student PhD Business Economics Harvard Economics Dept and Business School Boston, MA 02163 www.people.hbs.edu/iioannou "At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time." Friedrich Nietzsche -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040725/ccec4727/attachment.html From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Sun Jul 25 04:22:04 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:56 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] On the allegedly "trivial" nature of security guarantees pertaining to the implementation of the Annan Plan for Cyprus [was: Requiem?] References: Message-ID: <410397DB.F73026CF@bellatlantic.net> Apparently, the concerns over the 'readiness' (or eagerness) of the Turkish military to act as a guarantor power "to restore constitutional order" in the event of future deadlocks and constitutional crises in the "United Cyprus Republic" are of trivial importance only to those for whom "Cypriot Hellenism" is tantamount to an anachronistic nuisance. Ditto with regard to the potential inter communal tensions likely to be fueled by the presence of foreign settlers and organized crime, which runs rampant and is carried out by bona fide ultranationalist elements and agitators in the Turkish occupied Northern Cyprus. Indeed, these legitimate concerns are evaded and recklessly disregarded by all those for whom a "United Cyprus Republic" under the terms of the 5th and last version of the Annan Plan represents (in its present form) a fair, democratic and viable solution to the long-standing Cyprus conflict. These grave concerns are clearly spelled out in a statement made on the House floor on April 21, 2004 by U.S. Rep. Mike Bilirakis (R-FL), Co-Chair of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus, which reads as follows: "The Annan plan provides for the continuation of the Treaty of Guarantee. This treaty gives the guarantor powers (Turkey, Greece, United Kingdom (UK)) the right to unilaterally intervene in order to preserve the "constitutional order" of the United Cyprus Republic and its constituent states. However, the Annan plan fails to specifically clarify that this treaty does not authorize military intervention. It is a critical point because Turkey insists that it will continue to have the right to intervene militarily in Cyprus. This Turkish arrogance increases the Greek Cypriot fear of a repetition of the 1974 invasion and its tragic consequences." [Excerpted from a press release by the American Hellenic Institute on April 21, 2004 -- No.31 in accordance with 'Fair Use' http://www.ahiworld.com/press_releases/042104b.html ] That the Annan plan gives a free hand to one of the guarantor powers (importantly with the full knowledge that the state in question has established its military credentials in Cyprus) to exercise its constitutional prerogative(s) at its own discretion, can hardly be considered as "trivial." Clearly, this is a major let alone justified concern that has no precedent in the history of the European Union, not even in the troubled region of Ulster (Northern Ireland). By the same token, the continued presence of British military bases in Cyprus, long after the "post-colonial" era, is indicative of the fact that the island is a strategic military post, precious to many. Needless to say, this is the same guarantor power and NATO ally that opted not to marshal its military force (pursuant to its obligations as a guarantor power on behalf of Cyprus), in order to prevent or (at least) mitigate the Attila military operations in the summer of 1974. And let us not forget that the strategic territorial gains of the Turkish army, rendering a de facto occupation and hence a partition (taksim) of the island, took place during the *full-scale* Attila II offensive on August 14, 1974, i.e., at a time that active negotiations were well underway in Geneva. Famagusta and Morphou fell victims to the Attila II offensive, which was purportedly launched "in order to restore constitutional order." Again, a clear indication of what is at stake for T?rkiye in Cyprus is articulated in a statement by Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Hilmi ?zk?k before the May 1st referenda reading as follows: '"...Cyprus is not an issue concerning only our kinsmen in Cyprus. Turkey's security is in question. Relationship between Cyprus and Turkey's security is not as superficial as to be explained as geographical closeness between the island and Turkey. It is related [to the] preservation of our rights and interests in the East Mediterranean." http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=19152 The lack of will inasmuch as the inability of the UN to provide for tangible security assurances a propos the implementation of the Annan Plan [...the alleged Russian twist being a tenuous explanation...] was a glaring pitfall that was in fact prudently recognized by the vast majority of the traditional AKEL supporters. In my view, the people's mandate was undoubtedly a good enough reason to epitomize the rejection of the Annan Plan by the AKEL leadership. C.D.K. PS. With much regret I note the reiteration of the newly introduced clich? "socialist- nationalist" (a term which bears close resemblance to the ugly nationalist socialist) as a blanket term to denote those Cypriot Greeks who oppose the unconditional acceptance of the Annan Plan. The use of this inflammatory and derogatory label in the Politis's article (to characterize the center left democratic socialist party of EDEK) is symptomatic of an ongoing defamatory campaign aimed to undermine the legitimate government of the Republic of Cyprus and contravene the people's mandate in the interest of sheer political expediency. Ioannis Ioannou wrote: > > >The decision of the AKEL leadership to slant toward a "No" vote and > support the coalition government under the presidency of Tassos > Papadopoulos should not be > > > trivialized. > > Really, it's not trivialized, it actually is trivial. It was a pure > issue of power-survival-politics. A clean "No" would have to confront > a huge portion of AKEL's electorate whereas a clean "Yes" would > directly lead to loss of power. Thus, something in between would > supposedly do the job. Unfortunately for AKEL, it didn't and still > > isn't working, as the stance of AKEL is judged as the most > hypocritical, opportunistic and surely harmful for the Cyprus Issue. > > >This lack of confidence coupled with a deeply seated circumspection > are reflected in the legitimate concerns expressed by the G/C and > Greek sides during the last > > >phase of the negotiation process (ie, in the days preceding the > referenda). The G/C side had sought, albeit unsuccessfully [*and this > is utterly important*], to secure firm > > >assurances from the international community (primarily, the UN and > US) regarding the implementation of the Annan plan. Indeed, this was > one of the main reasons > > > behind the eventual rejection of the plan by the AKEL leadership. > > This statement is utterly wrong of course. The assurances did not go > through the UN, simply because Papadopoullos was collaborating with > Russia (for its own reasons) to bury any resolution by the Security > Council that would provide such guarantees. These moves are of utmost > importance as they clearly indicate, yet once again, that the > government of Cyprus ie Messer Papadopoulos Ltd, was NEVER sincerely > working towards a final settlement, to say the least. > > > > It is noteworthy that this overriding issue seems to be either > recklessly disregarded or consciously evaded in the florid and > brazenly polemic rhetoric of the Cyprus > > >government's critics. > > It is even more noteworthy that the accession to the EU after the > formation of a United Cyprus is also "recklessly disregarded or > consciously evaded" by the mislead supporters of the Papadopoulos > administration. The possibility of war within the EU belongs to the > fantasies of the socio-nationalistic front that uses the myth of war > on every occasion to spread fear, doubt and of course to push Cypriots > back to their economic and otherwise conformism. > > >Whether one agrees, or not, with the views and/or policies of > President Tassos Papadopoulos, one should also take good note of the > undeniable fact that he continues to > > >enjoy a solid inasmuch as impressive 70% approval rating across > Cyprus's political spectrum on national issues. This constitutes a > clear popular mandate amongst > > >G/C's that ought to be respected, or at least, be conceded, even by > Papadopoulos' fierce critics. > > But then the questions is: Does democracy dictate that the rest of the > population, opposing his views, ie 30% (to say the least, without > taking into account the actually percentages of Papadopoulos' party), > be ignored? And for that matter, how would the 70% or so, answer to > the following issues raised in this article, that are so elegantly yet > filth-fully hidden by the public: > > http://www.politis.com.cy/cgibin/hweb?-A=472495&-V=stiles&-w=&-P > > Best, > Ioannis Ioannou > Doctoral Student > PhD Business Economics > Harvard Economics Dept and Business School > Boston, MA 02163 > www.people.hbs.edu/iioannou > > "At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only > once on this earth; > and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque > piece of diversity in unity > as he is, ever be put together a second time." > > Friedrich Nietzsche > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040725/0b91cbbc/attachment.html From andronikos at froggy.com.au Mon Jul 26 07:19:48 2004 From: andronikos at froggy.com.au (Pavlos Andronikos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:56 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] On the allegedly "trivial" nature of security guaranteespertaining to the implementation of the Annan Plan for Cyprus [was: Requiem?] References: <410397DB.F73026CF@bellatlantic.net> Message-ID: <41051301.B55F00B1@froggy.com.au> Well said, Christos! ------------------------- "Christos D. Katsetos" wrote: > Apparently, the concerns over the 'readiness' (or eagerness) of the > Turkish military to act as a guarantor power "to restore > constitutional order" in the event of future deadlocks and > constitutional crises in the "United Cyprus Republic" are of trivial > importance only to those for whom "Cypriot Hellenism" is tantamount to > an anachronistic nuisance. Ditto with regard to the potential inter > communal tensions likely to be fueled by the presence of foreign > settlers and organized crime, which runs rampant and is carried out by > bona fide ultranationalist elements and agitators in the Turkish > occupied Northern Cyprus. Indeed, these legitimate concerns are > evaded and recklessly disregarded by all those for whom a "United > Cyprus Republic" under the terms of the 5th and last version of the > Annan Plan represents (in its present form) a fair, democratic and > viable solution to the long-standing Cyprus conflict. > > These grave concerns are clearly spelled out in a statement made on > the House floor on April 21, 2004 by U.S. Rep. Mike Bilirakis (R-FL), > Co-Chair of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus, which reads as follows: > > "The Annan plan provides for the continuation of the Treaty of > Guarantee. This treaty gives the guarantor powers (Turkey, Greece, > United Kingdom (UK)) the right to unilaterally intervene in order to > preserve the "constitutional order" of the United Cyprus Republic and > its constituent states. However, the Annan plan fails to specifically > clarify that this treaty does not authorize military intervention. It > is a critical point because Turkey insists that it will continue to > have the right to intervene militarily in Cyprus. This Turkish > arrogance increases the Greek Cypriot fear of a repetition of the 1974 > invasion and its tragic consequences." > > [Excerpted from a press release by the American Hellenic Institute on > April 21, 2004 -- No.31 in accordance with 'Fair Use' > http://www.ahiworld.com/press_releases/042104b.html ] > > That the Annan plan gives a free hand to one of the guarantor powers > (importantly with the full knowledge that the state in question has > established its military credentials in Cyprus) to exercise its > constitutional prerogative(s) at its own discretion, can hardly be > considered as "trivial." Clearly, this is a major let alone justified > concern that has no precedent in the history of the European Union, > not even in the troubled region of Ulster (Northern Ireland). > > By the same token, the continued presence of British military bases in > Cyprus, long after the "post-colonial" era, is indicative of the fact > that the island is a strategic military post, precious to many. > Needless to say, this is the same guarantor power and NATO ally that > opted not to marshal its military force (pursuant to its obligations > as a guarantor power on behalf of Cyprus), in order to prevent or (at > least) mitigate the Attila military operations in the summer of 1974. > And let us not forget that the strategic territorial gains of the > Turkish army, rendering a de facto occupation and hence a partition > (taksim) of the island, took place during the *full-scale* Attila II > offensive on August 14, 1974, i.e., at a time that active negotiations > were well underway in Geneva. Famagusta and Morphou fell victims to > the Attila II offensive, which was purportedly launched "in order to > restore constitutional order." > > Again, a clear indication of what is at stake for T?rkiye in Cyprus is > articulated in a statement by Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Hilmi ?zk?k > before the May 1st referenda reading as follows: '"...Cyprus is not an > issue concerning only our kinsmen in Cyprus. Turkey's security is in > question. Relationship between Cyprus and Turkey's security is not as > superficial as to be explained as geographical closeness between the > island and Turkey. It is related [to the] preservation of our rights > and interests in the East Mediterranean." > http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=19152 > > The lack of will inasmuch as the inability of the UN to provide for > tangible security assurances a propos the implementation of the Annan > Plan [...the alleged Russian twist being a tenuous explanation...] was > a glaring pitfall that was in fact prudently recognized by the vast > majority of the traditional AKEL supporters. In my view, the people's > mandate was undoubtedly a good enough reason to epitomize the > rejection of the Annan Plan by the AKEL leadership. > > C.D.K. > > PS. With much regret I note the reiteration of the newly introduced > clich? "socialist- nationalist" (a term which bears close resemblance > to the ugly nationalist socialist) as a blanket term to denote those > Cypriot Greeks who oppose the unconditional acceptance of the Annan > Plan. The use of this inflammatory and derogatory label in the > Politis's article (to characterize the center left democratic > socialist party of EDEK) is symptomatic of an ongoing defamatory > campaign aimed to undermine the legitimate government of the Republic > of Cyprus and contravene the people's mandate in the interest of sheer > political expediency. From andronikos at froggy.com.au Mon Jul 26 07:25:57 2004 From: andronikos at froggy.com.au (Pavlos Andronikos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:56 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Spies! Message-ID: <41051471.64CC305F@froggy.com.au> CIA probe into Cypriot website operator By Stefanos Evripidou Police were allegedly asked by the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct a "threat assessment" on a Greek Cypriot man who operates an alternative news website which criticised the US involvement in the Annan plan. In a letter published on his website, Cyprus IndyMedia, Petros Evdokas spoke of officers from CID Headquarters visiting his family in Cyprus asking questions about whether he constituted a danger to US interests. He said the CIA had opened up an official overseas investigation of him, and acting through instructions relayed by the US Embassy here, the Agency allegedly pressured CID to conduct a "threat assessment" investigation on him. Evdokas is reportedly out of the country at the moment. In his letter, he wrote: "The next step was of my family being interrogated by the police as to whether I constitute a danger to US interests. My family were told that this is in response to an article I wrote and published in the pages of Cyprus IndyMedia in the Spring of 2004, just before the communities on the island were scheduled to vote on a referendum in April on 'the final solution to the Cyprus problem'." The article in question is titled, "Spies, Murderers, and Creeps - Management of the 'free dialogue' on the Annan plan". "It documents and exposes some of the direct forms of intervention and manipulations by the global Empire in determining the outcome of the 'free elections' which were enforced on the populations of Cyprus, both in the north and the south of our divided country," said Evdokas on the site. The Cyprus IndyMedia website is currently down as a result of the organisation's own problems. The US Embassy was unavailable for comment. Copyright? Cyprus Mail 2004 For more go to: http://cyprus-org.net/spies-murderers-and-creeps.html From ec22 at mail.nyu.edu Mon Jul 26 09:45:24 2004 From: ec22 at mail.nyu.edu (Vangelis Calotychos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:56 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] papadopoulos and akel Message-ID: For an interesting article on Papdopoulos' relationship with AKEL as well as an analysis of the Cypriot President's past and present alliances, see Makarios Drousiotis's recent article: http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text?dt=24/07/2004&c=110&id=89805988 -- Vangelis Calotychos Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature & Hellenic Studies, New York University 19 University Place, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10003 ec22@nyu.edu From despoina at atp.gr Mon Jul 26 09:26:25 2004 From: despoina at atp.gr (Despina Christodoulou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:56 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Spies! In-Reply-To: <41051471.64CC305F@froggy.com.au> References: <41051471.64CC305F@froggy.com.au> Message-ID: Yes, and DHKO (Papadopoulos's party) former Cyprus Parliamentarian and now Euro Parliamentarian Marios Matsakis accused Greek-Cypriot journalists who were favourable to the Annan Plan of being paid by the Americans. Matsakis was, however, unable to present any evidence to support his accusations. The Police, on the other hand, have a thick file of evidence that allegedly indicates that Marios Matsakis blackmailed a police officer, misusing his position as both a coroner and a parliamentarian and, in a separate case, of allegedly smuggling Greek antiquities from the Turkish-controlled areas. The Cyprus Public Prosecutor has deemed this evidence serious enough to consider lifting Matsakis's parliamentary asylum, although only when the story was broken by a newspaper - Papadopoulos's Public Prosecutor had all this information beforehand but ignored it until the case was made public. Just as Matsakis could not present any evidence for his arguments, the story below is not based on any factual evidence whatsoever. This Evdokas person accuses the US of not allowing free debate on the Cyprus issue - as though the hysterical atmosphere deliberately whipped up on the island allowed pro-Annan supporters their free speech. According to the European Union, however, it was the Papadopoulos government which blocked free speech on the Annan Plan, smothering the voices of those who tried to speak in favour, or even objectively about it. A report on the debate in the European Parliament about the censorship and manipulation being exercised by Papadopoulos and Greek Cypriot state television in the run up to the referendum can be found here http://www2.europarl.eu.int/omk/sipade2?PUBREF=-//EP//TEXT+PRESS+DN-20040421-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&L=EN&LEVEL=2&NAV=X&LSTDOC=N#SECTION1 A sample passage: "Introducing the debate on Cyprus, President Pat COX commented on the atmosphere leading up to the referendum, and in particular on the problem that the Annan plan had not always been presented fairly to the people. He noted in particular the manipulation on the Greek Cypriot side of prime time TV slots and the exclusion of foreigners from the debates, including Commissioner G?nter VERHEUGEN. He said this was an unwholesome spectacle, unwarranted of a state which otherwise seeks to meet and indeed meets the Copenhagen criteria. He hoped that his comments would be carried on television in the Republic of Cyprus, as at least a modest injection of an alternative view." And let's not forget the Bishop of Paphos's sermon in which he said that those who voted in favour of the Annan Plan would be damned! Despina Christodoulou >CIA probe into Cypriot website operator > >By Stefanos Evripidou > >Police were allegedly asked by the Central Intelligence Agency to >conduct a "threat >assessment" on a Greek Cypriot man who operates an alternative news >website which >criticised the US involvement in the Annan plan. > >In a letter published on his website, Cyprus IndyMedia, Petros Evdokas >spoke of officers >from CID Headquarters visiting his family in Cyprus asking questions >about whether he >constituted a danger to US interests. > >He said the CIA had opened up an official overseas investigation of him, >and acting through >instructions relayed by the US Embassy here, the Agency allegedly >pressured CID to conduct >a "threat assessment" investigation on him. Evdokas is reportedly out of >the country at >the moment. > >In his letter, he wrote: "The next step was of my family being >interrogated by the police >as to whether I constitute a danger to US interests. My family were told >that this is in >response to an article I wrote and published in the pages of Cyprus >IndyMedia in the Spring >of 2004, just before the communities on the island were scheduled to >vote on a referendum >in April on 'the final solution to the Cyprus problem'." > >The article in question is titled, "Spies, Murderers, and Creeps - >Management of the >'free dialogue' on the Annan plan". > >"It documents and exposes some of the direct forms of intervention and >manipulations by >the global Empire in determining the outcome of the 'free elections' >which were >enforced on the populations of Cyprus, both in the north and the south >of our divided >country," said Evdokas on the site. > >The Cyprus IndyMedia website is currently down as a result of the >organisation's own >problems. > >The US Embassy was unavailable for comment. > > >Copyright? Cyprus Mail 2004 > >For more go to: > >http://cyprus-org.net/spies-murderers-and-creeps.html >_______________________________________________ >List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Mon Jul 26 09:11:01 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:56 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] papadopoulos and akel References: Message-ID: <41052D15.DC4E46AE@bellatlantic.net> Vangelis Calotychos wrote: > For an interesting article on Papdopoulos' relationship with AKEL as > well as an analysis of the Cypriot President's past and present > alliances, see Makarios Drousiotis's recent article: > > http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text?dt=24/07/2004&c=110&id=89805988 > -- > With all due respect, Makarios Drousiotes' editorial is a d?j? vu of the portrayal of (the then newly elected) President Tassos Papadopoulos by Helena Smith, Guardian reporter, well-known for her keen and long standing interest in Greek affairs. http://politics.guardian.co.uk/europe/story/0%2C9153%2C897120%2C00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0%2C3858%2C4607243-110487%2C00.html Yet unlike Ms. Smith, Mr. Drousiotes should have been cognizant of the tangible actuality that in the hearts and minds of most ordinary (Cypriot and Helladic) Greeks participation in the EOKA liberation struggle in the 1950's is a credential rather than a scornful reproach. http://www.parliament.cy/parliamenteng/003_02_biography/papadopoulos_tassos.htm Gregoris Afxentiou, Markos Drakos, Michalakis Karaolis, Evagoras Pallikaridis and countless others did not die in vain. Very truly yours, C.D.K. P.S. From the verses of Evagoras Pallikaridis, the last hero condemned to the (British colonial) gallows on March 14, 1957: "tha paro mia aniforia tha paro monopatia na vro ta skalopatia pou pan stin lefteria." > > _______________________________________________ > List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040727/056e07db/attachment.html From ec22 at nyu.edu Tue Jul 27 09:12:10 2004 From: ec22 at nyu.edu (Evangelos Calotychos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:56 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] papadopoulos and akel Message-ID: Let?s say that the ?Cypriot people? respect Papadopoulos?s credentials, at least his service in EOKA in the 1950s. The point of Drousiotis?s article is that the largest Cypriot political party, AKEL, most certainly did not. Ezekiel Papaioannou?s statement in the piece is unequivocal. They mistrusted Papadopoulos deeply and they did not appreciate his contribution in the 1960s and 1970s. In much the same way that they did they not appreciate the efforts of EOKA B? gunmen and later the coupists, who also harked back to the ?agona? of the 1950s. Drousiotis?s piece points out some of Papadopoulos?s continued connections with these circles. And as one of the most knowledgeable commentators on Cyprus, he goes into much greater detail here and elsewhere than the Helena Smith pieces you cite. [In passing, I highly recommend Drousiotis?s books: they are both journalistic and well-documented and bold and need to be confronted head on, e.g. EOKA: I Skotini Opsi (Athens:Stahi 1998) goes far beyond many of the truisms on the subject.] Drousiotis?s other claim is that --deep down-- enosis, or double enosis, still shape Papadopoulos?s conception of the Cyprus problem, they shape his rhetoric and his personal alliances, they condition his view of the ?place? of Turkish Cypriots. And he is not alone in this in Cyprus, of course. I can understand the wish to not forget the 1950s (as you do), but I don?t think the rhetoric and categories of the 1950s, the circumstances and actions of the 1950s will prove too helpful in untangling the difficult political choices of 2004. In fact I know so: Papadopoulos could have said ?no? to the Annan Plan in a number of ways, but he chose as political strategy the most retrogressive and emotive line and tone of argument. It ?worked? as expediently as AKEL?s support for Papadopoulos in the last Cypriot Presidential election. Now, we need to see if he has the wherewithal to go beyond this tactic and negotiate (which, by all accoun ts, he did not do in the most flagrantly obstructionist way a few months ago). Vangelis Calotychos Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature & Hellenic Studies, New York University Director, Undergraduate Studies 19 University Place, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10003 (212) 998 3998 ec22@nyu.edu Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_tyIVaR4VGPRc8UuzBMnApQ)" --Boundary_(ID_tyIVaR4VGPRc8UuzBMnApQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; x-mac-typeT455854; x-mac-creatorM4F5353 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Vangelis Calotychos wrote: > For an interesting article on Papdopoulos' relationship with AKEL as > well as an analysis of the Cypriot President's past and present > alliances, see Makarios Drousiotis's recent article: > > http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text?dt$/07/2004&c0&id?805988 > -- > With all due respect, Makarios Drousiotes' editorial is a d?j? vu of the portrayal of (the then newly elected) President Tassos Papadopoulos by Helena Smith, Guardian reporter, well-known for her keen and long standing interest in Greek affairs. http://politics.guardian.co.uk/europe/story/0%2C9153%2C897120%2C00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0%2C3858%2C4607243-110487%2C00.html Yet unlike Ms. Smith, Mr. Drousiotes should have been cognizant of the tangible actuality that in the hearts and minds of most ordinary (Cypriot and Helladic) Greeks participation in the EOKA liberation struggle in the 1950's is a credential rather than a scornful reproach. http://www.parliament.cy/parliamenteng/003_02_biography/papadopoulos_tassos.htm Gregoris Afxentiou, Markos Drakos, Michalakis Karaolis, Evagoras Pallikaridis and countless others did not die in vain. Very truly yours, C.D.K. P.S. From the verses of Evagoras Pallikaridis, the last hero condemned to the (British colonial) gallows on March 14, 1957: "tha paro mia aniforia tha paro monopatia na vro ta skalopatia pou pan stin lefteria." > > _______________________________________________ > List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l --Boundary_(ID_tyIVaR4VGPRc8UuzBMnApQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT  

Vangelis Calotychos wrote:

For an interesting article on Papdopoulos' relationship with AKEL as
well as an analysis of the Cypriot President's past and present
alliances, see Makarios Drousiotis's recent article:

http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text?dt$/07/2004&c0&id?805988
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With all due respect, Makarios Drousiotes' editorial is a déjà vu of the portrayal of (the then newly elected) President Tassos Papadopoulos by Helena Smith, Guardian reporter, well-known for her keen and long standing interest in Greek affairs.
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/europe/story/0%2C9153%2C897120%2C00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0%2C3858%2C4607243-110487%2C00.html

Yet unlike Ms. Smith, Mr. Drousiotes should have been cognizant of the tangible actuality that in the hearts and minds of most ordinary (Cypriot and Helladic) Greeks participation in the EOKA liberation struggle in the 1950's is a credential rather than a scornful reproach.
http://www.parliament.cy/parliamenteng/003_02_biography/papadopoulos_tassos.htm

Gregoris Afxentiou, Markos Drakos, Michalakis Karaolis, Evagoras Pallikaridis and countless others did not die in vain.

Very truly yours,

C.D.K.

P.S.  From the verses of Evagoras Pallikaridis, the last hero condemned to the (British colonial) gallows on March 14, 1957:

"tha paro mia aniforia
tha paro monopatia
na vro ta skalopatia
pou pan stin lefteria."
 
 

 
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You can hear the readings twice daily: weekday afternoons at 2:30 p.m. on Richardson?s Roundup and weeknights at 10:40 p.m. (3:00 p.m. and 11:10 p.m. in Newfoundland) on Radio One. Poetry Plus Schedule http://www.cbc.ca/poetryplus/schedule/index.html Between the Covers rounds out each evening with poetry. Schedules for the poetry featured can be found on the Poetry Plus website. Poetry Plus is the archive of recorded poems CBC Radio uses to pepper your listening day. June Samaras KALAMOS BOOKS (For Books about Greece) 725 Vermouth Ave (# 1) Mississauga, Ontario Canada L5A 3X5 Tel : 905-272-4841 E-mail : kalamosbks@aol.com www.kalamosbooks.com From despoina at atp.gr Tue Jul 27 13:37:01 2004 From: despoina at atp.gr (Despina Christodoulou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:56 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Requiem? In-Reply-To: <4100A485.126378F@bellatlantic.net> References: <40FF1EF7.EB5C1F81@bellatlantic.net> <4100A485.126378F@bellatlantic.net> Message-ID: C.D.K. wrote: >This lack of confidence coupled with a deeply seated circumspection >are reflected in the legitimate concerns expressed by the G/C and >Greek sides during the last phase of the negotiation process (ie, in >the days preceding the referenda). The G/C side had sought, albeit >unsuccessfully [*and this is utterly important*], to secure firm >assurances from the international community (primarily, the UN and >US) regarding the implementation of the Annan plan. Indeed, this >was one of the main reasons behind the eventual rejection of the >plan by the AKEL leadership. > Actually, Tassos Papadopoulos appears to have done everything in his power to stop the international community from providing firm assurances, as part of his campaign to destroy the Annan Plan in the eyes of Greek Cypriot voters. Witness how he sent Iakovou off to Moscow to get the Russians to veto the resolution on this issue. The United Nations Secretary General stated that he was favourable to the idea of such a resolution, but noted that no such request had been made. You see, AKEL as a political party could not ask the Security Council to proceed to such a vote. The only person who could have requested the United Nations Security Council to vote a resolution committing itself to securing that the Annan Plan would be fully implemented was the President of the Republic Mr Tassos Papadopoulos. He refused to do so, and continues to refuse to do so. Here is the relevant passage on the security issue from the Report of the Secretary General of the United Nations. This report is very interesting and outlines in specific detail how Tassos Papadopoulos has made the Greek Cypriots look like fools in the eyes of the whole world. Unfortunately it has not received the coverage it deserves in Cyprus or Greece, and has instead been hidden. Some have tried to argue that it is part of the "brettanoamerikaniki" conspiracy against Hellenism. Before the referendum such people also claimed that we should dump the UN plan and go for a "European solution". Gunter Verheugen, expressing the official view of the European Union, has stated that he agrees with absolutely everything that is said in this Report. The European Union has also repeatedly stated that it will provide all assurances that the Annan Plan will be implemented. Many Euro parliamentarians have expressed on a number of occasions the view that the Greek Cypriot people's belief that "the Turks cannot be trusted" is racist and nationalist. "68. In addition to the support of the Greek Government, the plan received the unequivocal support of Mr. Papadopoulos' two immediate predecessors as Greek Cypriot leader, Messrs. Clerides and Vassiliou, and of the leader of the second largest political party, Mr. Anastasiades of DISY. But after calling for postponement of the referenda, Mr. Papadopoulos' coalition partner in government, AKEL, which is the largest political party in Cyprus and has traditionally been an agent of reconciliation and reunification, called for a "soft No" to the plan unless additional guarantees were provided regarding security and implementation. "69. The Security Council is well aware of the efforts made to provide such guarantees, which in any case were already foreseen in appendix E of the plan. I am grateful to the Council for the strong substantive support received following my report of 16 April 2004 (S/2004/302). AKEL suggested that guarantees above and beyond those in the plan were necessary. In any case, the Greek Cypriot leader did not wish the Council to take decisions - even on security issues - before the referendum." The full text is available at http://ods-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N04/361/53/PDF/N0436153.pdf?OpenElement Despina Christodoulou From despoina at atp.gr Tue Jul 27 13:37:13 2004 From: despoina at atp.gr (Despina Christodoulou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:56 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] papadopoulos and akel In-Reply-To: <41052D15.DC4E46AE@bellatlantic.net> References: <41052D15.DC4E46AE@bellatlantic.net> Message-ID: Katsetos wrote: > >With all due respect, Makarios Drousiotes' editorial is a d?j? vu of >the portrayal of (the then newly elected) President Tassos >Papadopoulos by Helena Smith, Guardian reporter, well-known for her >keen and long standing interest in Greek affairs. >http://politics.guardian.co.uk/europe/story/0%2C9153%2C897120%2C00.html >http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0%2C3858%2C4607243-110487%2C00.html Makarios Drousiotis is a tireless investigative journalist who has being studying and writing on these issues for years, with a very broad, deep and sophisticated knowledge of Cypriot history and politics. The account he gives of Papadopoulos's past (and present) relationship with AKEL is very true, and no one in AKEL denies it. > >Yet unlike Ms. Smith, Mr. Drousiotes should have been cognizant of >the tangible actuality that in the hearts and minds of most ordinary >(Cypriot and Helladic) Greeks participation in the EOKA liberation >struggle in the 1950's is a credential rather than a scornful >reproach. >http://www.parliament.cy/parliamenteng/003_02_biography/papadopoulos_tassos.htm My father was in the EOKA struggle, and he always had an extremely low opinion of Tassos. In fact, many EOKA members really did not like Tassos at all and considered him to be quite unintelligent, although our Helladic cousins may not be cognizant of this fact. >Gregoris Afxentiou, Markos Drakos, Michalakis Karaolis, Evagoras >Pallikaridis and countless others did not die in vain. Lovely, but that was 50 years ago. Can we move on and stop shutting off our minds to today and the future and even the more immediate past because we are still bitter about what happened 50 years ago? It is this kind of statement that gives the impression that opponents of the UN Plan do not understand the full complexity of the Cyprus problem and are not seriously interested in solving it. They are instead angry and outraged and bitter and want revenge rather than rapprochement. Despina Christodoulou From dco2000 at optonline.net Tue Jul 27 19:55:01 2004 From: dco2000 at optonline.net (Danny & Carol OLSEN) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:56 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Questions on Pasca liturgy References: <001601c471a4$1f5d4d00$cf3d1c40@oemcomputer> Message-ID: <006b01c4744e$48abdb70$3f2bba18@OLSEN> Dear Acadbury, If memory serves correctly the answers to your questions are as follows: 1. The icon of Jesus is placed on the cross by the parish priest 40 days after Easter and not necessarily in front of anyone. 2. The icon is removed by the priest who does represent Joseph of Arimethia. All of Holy Week in the Orthodox Church is a re-enactment of Christ's last week prior to Crucifixion. 3. "Svistike to Phos", I believe means "close the lights". This signals those responsible to darken the church to turn off the lights in preparation receiving the Light of Christ's Resurrection. The darkness represents the tomb of Christ and the light His Resurrection (and hopefully our salvation). 4. "I Zoi en Taphos" means "in the tomb". Good Luck, Dan Olsen ----- Original Message ----- From: acadbury To: mgsa Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 1:31 PM Subject: [MGSA-L] Questions on Pasca liturgy I'm trying to write about Pasca and finding it difficult, since it is described in hundreds of books from guide to cookbooks. Maybe someone cd help with these questions: 1) In the liturgy (which day?) the ikon of Jesus in lifted up onto the cross, who does this? 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I have never been a supporter of labels and I am not going to start now. I can't really be sure about other people's feelings but I personally need no labels to feel very proud for my Greek origin. The phrase Cypriot Hellenism now carries with it, quite obviously, all the anachronistic nature of the Greek Cypriots, coupled with nationalistic sentiments of hatred, suspicion and ultimate political failure. I cannot help but to distant myself from such forces and align with the progressive and modernizing forces within the Greek Cypriot community. Throughout the years we have had enough labels, starting from "traitors" and extending to "neo-Cypriots" that no only haven't helped but actually divided our people many times in the past. >Ditto with regard to the potential inter communal tensions likely to be fueled by the presence of foreign settlers and organized crime, which runs rampant and is carried >out by bona fide ultranationalist elements and agitators in the Turkish occupied Northern Cyprus. Indeed, these legitimate concerns are evaded and recklessly >disregarded by all those for whom a "United Cyprus Republic" under the terms of the 5th and last version of the Annan Plan represents (in its present form) a fair, >democratic and viable solution to the long-standing Cyprus conflict. Quite surprisingly, this statement lacks connections with reality whatsoever because if it were true, then for the last year and a half, since Denktash opened up the check points, we should have been faced with daily intra-communal violence, hate crimes, racial discrimination etc. Reality dictates however that no such events have taken place (interestingly enough, NOT a SINGLE one), once again indicating that the ghosts of the past that the rejectionists seem to be so scared of, well, they don't really exist. Yet another real life fact that points towards reunification that is so easily swept under the rug. >PS. With much regret I note the reiteration of the newly introduced clich? "socialist- nationalist" (a term which bears close resemblance to the ugly nationalist socialist) >as a blanket term to denote those Cypriot Greeks who oppose the unconditional acceptance of the Annan Plan. The use of this inflammatory and derogatory label in the >Politis's article (to characterize the center left democratic socialist party of EDEK) is symptomatic of an ongoing defamatory campaign aimed to undermine the legitimate >government of the Republic of Cyprus and contravene the people's mandate in the interest of sheer political expediency. The term "socialist-nationalist" in this context, i.e. referring to EDEK, is quite accurate for anyone that is familiar enough with the recent history of the island. Needless to mention at this point, the suspected para-military groups led by Dr Lyssarides back in the days of Makarios, as well as his stance of an all-out war "to throw the Turks out of Cyprus". The militant nature of the socialist party is very well known indeed within Cyprus politics, as well as the suspected role of Dr Lyssarides to other militant operations, often enough, outside of Cyprus. The government of Cyprus, further, is indeed legitimate, but being legitimate does not surely mean "right", "well strategized" or anything close to that for that matter. If someone would call criticizing politics that are so obviously wrong and harmful to our future as "undermining the government", then undermining should be! Sincerely, Ioannis Ioannou Doctoral Student PhD Business Economics Harvard Economics Dept and Business School Boston, MA 02163 www.people.hbs.edu/iioannou "At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time." Friedrich Nietzsche -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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GB From cvrhasd at techunix.technion.ac.il Wed Jul 28 03:59:15 2004 From: cvrhasd at techunix.technion.ac.il (Samuel Hassid) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:57 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Drousiotis Message-ID: <011301c47491$ec2823b0$65804484@cv.technion.ac.il> Since Mr. Drousiotis has been mentioned several times in today's messages, a small reminder on his views, from someone who admits knowing very little about Mr. Drousiotis and disliking the newspaper in which he writes his articles in Greece (for reasons unrelated to the Cyprus issue). In the immediate aftermath of the Referendum, he wrote an article in Eleytherotypia claiming that 90 % of the electorate - or 90 % of those who voted NO, the intention is not clear, but playing with such perventages is futile - do not object the concept of a United Cyprus bizonal and bicommunal Republic - but rather some of the provisions of the Annan plan and its disfunctionality.... Not exactly the picture of those who voted YES as a bunch of weird nationalists. Please also note it is very doubtfull that there is any relation between voting No in that referendum and supporting Mr. Papadopoulos per se in the Presidential elections - where he won due to the support of AKEL (the largest communist party in Europe in a country that thrives o teh capitalism of off-shore companies ...) whose supporters voted partly YES. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040728/c33d7f43/attachment.html From C.Buhayer at westminster.ac.uk Wed Jul 28 06:00:50 2004 From: C.Buhayer at westminster.ac.uk (C.Buhayer@westminster.ac.uk) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:57 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Cypriot Hellenism In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1091019650.4107a382314ba@webmail.wmin.ac.uk> Thank you to Ioannis for addressing the issue. In Britain, 'Cypriot Hellenism' is often articulated as an existing reality within the paroikia, and it is a minority right. It is one, which the community together with other British ethnic minorities earned by countering the racist attitudes of the establishment. To adhere to 'Cypriot Hellenism' in Britain is inextricably associated with respect for the right of others to adhere to their own traditions. In Britain, it has never been exclusive of T/Cs, hence, a standard phrase is 'our fellow T/Cs'. There is also the rarely (if at all) examined situation of the rapidly diminishing Greek-speaking T/Cs, of whom there are many in London. They, too, reflect an aspect of Cypriot Hellenism, it is part of their being T/Cs. In fact, back in the 1960s and 70s many did not even have to choose which part of London they would move to - it was as neighbours to their G/C neighbours. They shared the same language, diet, and... well, same facial expressions. Later on, the mainland Turks and Turkish Kurds moved where the T/Cs lived. After the Greek football victory, T/C and Turks joined in the celebrations. And that is no understatement. As for EOKA, there are different opinions on the movement, they are not divisive. But EOKA B, there is a uniform belief (and experience) that it was an unfortunate nightmare. Xairetismous CB Quoting Ioannis Ioannou : .. > "Cypriot Hellenism" is nothing more and surely nothing less than a label. A > label that our politicians so frequently use but nonetheless fail to grasp > its content. I have never been a supporter of labels and I am not going to > start now. I can't really be sure about other people's feelings but I > personally need no labels to feel very proud for my Greek origin. The phrase > Cypriot Hellenism now carries with it, quite obviously, all the > anachronistic nature of the Greek Cypriots, coupled with nationalistic > sentiments of hatred, suspicion and ultimate political failure. I cannot > help but to distant myself from such forces and align with the progressive > and modernizing forces within the Greek Cypriot community. Throughout the > years we have had enough labels, starting from "traitors" and extending to > "neo-Cypriots" that no only haven't helped but actually divided our people > many times in the past. > > > >Ditto with regard to the potential inter communal tensions likely to be > fueled by the presence of foreign settlers and organized crime, which runs > rampant and is carried > >out by bona fide ultranationalist elements and agitators in the Turkish > occupied Northern Cyprus. Indeed, these legitimate concerns are evaded and > recklessly > >disregarded by all those for whom a "United Cyprus Republic" under the > terms of the 5th and last version of the Annan Plan represents (in its > present form) a fair, > >democratic and viable solution to the long-standing Cyprus conflict. > > Quite surprisingly, this statement lacks connections with reality whatsoever > because if it were true, then for the last year and a half, since Denktash > opened up the check points, we should have been faced with daily > intra-communal violence, hate crimes, racial discrimination etc. Reality > dictates however that no such events have taken place (interestingly enough, > NOT a SINGLE one), once again indicating that the ghosts of the past that > the rejectionists seem to be so scared of, well, they don't really exist. > Yet another real life fact that points towards reunification that is so > easily swept under the rug. > > >PS. With much regret I note the reiteration of the newly introduced clich? > "socialist- nationalist" (a term which bears close resemblance to the ugly > nationalist socialist) >as a blanket term to denote those Cypriot Greeks who > oppose the unconditional acceptance of the Annan Plan. The use of this > inflammatory and derogatory label in the >Politis's article (to characterize > the center left democratic socialist party of EDEK) is symptomatic of an > ongoing defamatory campaign aimed to undermine the legitimate >government of > the Republic of Cyprus and contravene the people's mandate in the interest > of sheer political expediency. > > The term "socialist-nationalist" in this context, i.e. referring to EDEK, is > quite accurate for anyone that is familiar enough with the recent history of > the island. Needless to mention at this point, the suspected para-military > groups led by Dr Lyssarides back in the days of Makarios, as well as his > stance of an all-out war "to throw the Turks out of Cyprus". The militant > nature of the socialist party is very well known indeed within Cyprus > politics, as well as the suspected role of Dr Lyssarides to other militant > operations, often enough, outside of Cyprus. The government of Cyprus, > further, is indeed legitimate, but being legitimate does not surely mean > "right", "well strategized" or anything close to that for that matter. If > someone would call criticizing politics that are so obviously wrong and > harmful to our future as "undermining the government", then undermining > should be! > > > Sincerely, > Ioannis Ioannou > Doctoral Student > PhD Business Economics > Harvard Economics Dept and Business School > Boston, MA 02163 > www.people.hbs.edu/iioannou > > "At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once > on this earth; > and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of > diversity in unity > as he is, ever be put together a second time." > > Friedrich Nietzsche > > > From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Tue Jul 27 19:10:17 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:57 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Requiem? References: <40FF1EF7.EB5C1F81@bellatlantic.net> <4100A485.126378F@bellatlantic.net> Message-ID: <41070B09.6513D52F@bellatlantic.net> Despina Christodoulou wrote: > > > Actually, Tassos Papadopoulos appears to have done everything in his > power to stop the international community from providing firm > assurances, as part of his campaign to destroy the Annan Plan in the > eyes of Greek Cypriot voters. [snip] > > > "69. The Security Council is well aware of the efforts > made to provide such > guarantees, which in any case were already foreseen in appendix E of > the plan. Let us be clear about "assurances" and who is going to provide them. 1. The Annan plan fails to specifically and unequivocally spell out that the trilateral 'Treaty of Guarantee' does not sanction unilateral military intervention "in order to restore constitutional order." Once again, this is a fundamental predicament of the 'United Cyprus Republic' constitution. This caveat is encapsulated in a statement made on the House floor on April 21, 2004 by U.S. Rep. Mike Bilirakis (R-FL), Co-Chair of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus: "The Annan plan provides for the continuation of the Treaty of Guarantee. This treaty gives the guarantor powers (Turkey, Greece, United Kingdom (UK)) the right to unilaterally intervene in order to preserve the "constitutional order" of the United Cyprus Republic and its constituent states. However, the Annan plan fails to specifically clarify that this treaty does not authorize military intervention. It is a critical point because Turkey insists that it will continue to have the right to intervene militarily in Cyprus. This Turkish arrogance increases the Greek-Cypriot fear of a repetition of the 1974 invasion and its tragic consequences." [Excerpted from a press release by the American Hellenic Institute April 21, 2004 -- No. 31 in accordance with 'Fair Use'] http://www.ahiworld.com/press_releases/042104b.html 2. It is doubtful that the UN is in the position (let alone capable) of providing "firm" assurances against unilateral military interventions in the 'United Cyprus Republic'. In this regard it should be emphasized that the countless UN resolutions against the 'Attila line' status quo were effectively revoked as part of the framework of the Annan Plan. Columnist Stavros Lygeros sums up the problem in one short paragraph. "Nicosia kept invoking UN resolutions, underestimating the lack of will to impose them. These gradually shifted closer to Turkish demands, affecting Nicosia's positions as well. Every compromise by the Greek Cypriots generated a new Turkish demand that was in part adopted by the UN. Turkish strategy stayed constant while the shape of the negotiated settlement changed." [Excerpt from a commentary by Stavros Lygeros that was posted in the 7/27/04 electronic edition of the Greek daily Kathimerini. Excerpted in accordance with 'Fair Use']. http://www.eKathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_100031_27/07/2004_45329 [English edition] http://www.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_100067_27/07/2004_110699 [Greek edition] 3. The provision that the United Kingdom is to remain as one of the guarantor powers with military base installations in the 'United Cyprus Republic' attests to the island's special status, which is much closer to a post-colonial protectorate rather than a freestanding member state of the European Union. At the same time, judging from the 1974 historical precedent, it is highly unlikely that the UK would intervene militarily to counteract the "readiness" of the Turkish armed forces to act as a guarantor power "to restore constitutional order" in the event of a future constitutional crisis in the "United Cyprus Republic." http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-July/003826.html Regarding "assurances and guarantees", it is conceivable that before casting their 'No' vote on the May 1, 2004 referendum, the 76% of Cypriot Greek voters asked themselves the following critical question: Where were the deployments of the "international community", let alone the UK, one of the guarantor powers possessing fully operational military bases in Cyprus (with state-of-the-art reconnaissance capabilities), on August 14, 1974, i.e., the day of the full-scale and most decisive Attila II offensive? 4. The fact that Turkish foreign policy is dictated by the powerful National Security Council as opposed to the elected government per se (which on the other hand assumes the role of the negotiating party and signatory in future treaties) heightens the security concerns on the G/C side. http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-July/003803.html The circumspection surrounding the substance and workability of the Annan plan for Cyprus is markedly exacerbated when one considers the dual political and military establishment exercising authority in one of the guarantor states. A perusal of Articles 118-122 of the Turkish constitution may help the reader to put things in perspective. http://www.byegm.gov.tr/mevzuat/anayasa/anayasa-ing.htm As pointed out previously, we should not lose sight of the fact that democratically elected governments in Turkey will come and go, whereas the Milli G?venlik Kurulu (National Security Council), the bastion of "Kemalist Thought", will remain in charge throughout the natural life of the Turkish Republic. http://www.msb.gov.tr/Birimler/GnPPD/pdf/p3.pdf In this light, it is worth reiterating the statement made by Turkish Chief of Staff Hilmi Gen. ?zk?k in the days preceding the May 1st referenda "...Cyprus is not an issue concerning only our kinsmen in Cyprus. Turkey's security is in question. Relationship between Cyprus and Turkey's security is not as superficial as to be explained as geographical closeness between the island and Turkey. It is related with preservation of our rights and interests in the East Mediterranean." http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=19152 Indeed, it is most ironic that in the face of 30 years of military occupation in Northern Cyprus this steadfast strategy envisages "islands without troops of air sovereignty" in the Aegean. http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-July/003781.html C.D.K. > _______________________________________________ > List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040728/f875085f/attachment.html From apostpapageorg at ath.forthnet.gr Wed Jul 28 08:55:05 2004 From: apostpapageorg at ath.forthnet.gr (apostpapageorg) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:57 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Questions on Pascha "akolouthia", replied to Alison "Acadbury". References: <001601c471a4$1f5d4d00$cf3d1c40@oemcomputer> Message-ID: <006201c474bb$40db8090$89a210d5@pc1> July 28th, 2004 To Alison "Acadbury" Dear Alison, if you wish to receive correct replies it is necessary to place the questions correctly. First of all during the week are no liturgies celebrated but "Akolouthies" - following ups. A liturgy is when the Holy Communion is prepared and offered. In the "akolouthies " is not. You wrote about "Pasca" (correct is Pascha). Pascha is on Sunday, the previous days of the week are "Megalh evdhomadha" = Holy week in english. During the holy week on Thursday = Megali Pempti (Ash Thursday i guess in English).After reading twelve passages of the "Evaggelion" (= Gospel ) the "Dodeka Evaggelia" is performed by the senior priest of the parish = "Enoria" the Crusifiction = "Stavrosi". So after a proceeding inside the church in which he carries the cross, the priest "nails up" a wooden -usually- cut out of the icon of Jesus on the cross which on a pedestal stands in the middle of the church, this cut out icon is handed out by an other priest or any assistent. There hangs "nailed" untill next morning when it is taken down "Apokathilosis" and on the table of the Epitaphy is placed a embroided cloth with the scene of Christ in the Tomb. Certainly all these are performed in sight of all parishers. 2/ Yes it is exactly like that and all these are a reenactment. Not with the extremeties of some Catholic parishes in the Latin countries and Philippines. On "Megali Paraskevi" =Long Friday, the Epitphy = Epitaphios is carried on the streets of the parish with a lots of the parishers following it with a candle of brown coloured wax in hand. Returning to church the door is closed and the priest goes forward and says "Arate pylas" "Open the doors widely" and some more words in conversation of the church janotor who stands on the back of the door and replies negatively. Then the priest kicks the doors open and the Epitaphy is entering the door to be plundered by its flowers which is decorated, a painstankenly art work of the young girls of the parish who start early in the morning of the Long Friday. Here and before starting of the prossecion of the Epitaphy is sang by the choir the "Akolouthia tou Epitaphiou Thrinou" = the following up of the mourning over the grave. Here is found among others and the verses "I zoe en tafo" = life in the grave. The most melodic of the verses sang the whole Holy week. 3/ On "Megalo Savvato" the follow up of the resurection = I Akolouthia tis Anastasis starts at 11.30 and 10 minutes before midnight all lights are distinguished but one in the altar fron where the priest light s a bunch of candles and relays the "light" saying the words " Thefte lavete fos" = Come on thee and receive the light. So all parishers light and carry back home the "Holy light" = "Aghion fos". The lightr is used to light the oil candle, burning in the eastern corner of the house in front of the "Iconismata" = Holy Icons, all year long if practical.. The meaning is as you descibe it. Then permitting of the weather all move out in the open and there is read the relievant gospel passage describing "the coming of the women to the grave to smother Christe with parfumes and the angel informs them that "Christe is risen" = "Christos Anesti" and this moment the clocks are ringing and the young parishesr fire hundrends of fireworks. Most of the parishers go home to eat the traditional soup of the lamps gibbles with rice and a lots of dill. It is actually the first food received containing animal fat and meat after a week long of "fasting" = "nistia" The church is continuing inside to celebrate the "LITURGY" of the "Aghion Pascha", and here is again prepared and offered Holy Communion. Since the Lyturgy is celebrated after midnight is not celebrated in the Easter Sunday morning. But at the afternoon is celebrated the resurection follow up for the children and is called "AGAPI" = "love". 4/ The question is replied in nr. 2. Anyway why don't you ask a greek Orthodox priest in your town to explain all the above and many more details. It is not correct to pass in your writings mistakes. It is for your benefit for your own trustworthiness as writer. I am certain that the above are correct but they are many more details which I do not remember. So do turn to a proffessional. Write to Orthodox Archiodesie of North America in New York or to the Orthodox seminar found in Massachusets I think. You may write also to Presvitera: Nina - Matushka Stroyen in Pensylvania -(I think Stranton,) widow of the late Father Vassilios Stroyen, editor and publisher of the "Orthodox Herald" the old monthly bulletin. All the above can be found by browsing the Yahoo or Google. Naturaly I may also reply to any question you need, do email me. Good luck, Apostolis Papageorgiou apostpapageorg@ath.forthnet.gr - Original Message ----- From: acadbury To: mgsa Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 8:31 PM Subject: [MGSA-L] Questions on Pasca liturgy I'm trying to write about Pasca and finding it difficult, since it is described in hundreds of books from guide to cookbooks. Maybe someone cd help with these questions: 1) In the liturgy (which day?) the ikon of Jesus in lifted up onto the cross, who does this? Is it done in the sight of the participants? 2) At the "un-nailing," the ikon is lifted down off the cross into the arms of a helper--is the priest in any sense standing in for Joseph of Arimathea? To what extent is the liturgy a "re-enactment?" Certainly not as in many Catholic countries. 3) On Holy Saturday, at a certain point in the liturgy, the church is plunged into darkness. I THOUGHT I heard something like "Svistike to Phos." But I am not sure and I cannot find it. 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Similar representations were made to the State Department by Cyprus' Ambassador in Washington Euripides Evriviades. ''The demarche essentially explains our position that the US should not over-simplify this issue, which causes grave anxiety to the people of Cyprus and provokes public sentiment among Cypriots, even if the view expressed by the State Department spokesman referred exclusively to his interpretation of the provisions of US legislation on the transfer of arms of a certain age, 1988,'' the minister said. He said the Cypriot government disagreed with the legal interpretation given to the US legislation and added that in the past Nicosia had protested the illegality of the presence of US arms which the Turkish occupation troops have on the island. ''International law stipulates that the weapons the Turkish military have is illegal since the occupation of Cyprus' northern part is utterly illegal,'' he said. The Cypriot minister said the Turks have brought into the occupied areas additional troops and weapons, which he described as a provocation. Iacovou said he had instructed the Republic's Ambassador to Washington Euripides Evriviades to protest to the State Department and asked Zakheos to do the same here. From despoina at atp.gr Thu Jul 29 05:28:43 2004 From: despoina at atp.gr (Despina Christodoulou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:57 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Appendix E of the Annan Plan Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040729/c0f3e0ff/attachment.html From despoina at atp.gr Thu Jul 29 05:30:18 2004 From: despoina at atp.gr (Despina Christodoulou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:57 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Requiem? Message-ID: Lots of links and references and things here! In terms of the Cyprus issue, the best links and references and things are, of course, those that present the statements, policies and resolutions of the United Nations and the European Union. I recommend that people refer to these, especially the statements of the officers and representatives of the European Union and the policies adopted by its organs and institutions. This is especially important in the light of the rejection of the United Nations proposed settlement by the Greek Cypriots and its acceptance by the Turkish Cypriots, in particular since those who proposed that we reject it propagandised for their position with the (empty) promise of something called a "European solution". The European Union itself is quite clear about what it believes the resolution to the Cyprus problem should entail, and is also making it quite clear that such a resolution has nothing to do with the disastrous "strategy" (or lack of) followed by Tassos Papadopoulos. Katsetos has confused the issue of Guarantees, as requested by AKEL and referred to in Appendix E of the Annan Plan. They are Guarantees that the Annan Plan would be implemented, not that the Treaty of Guarantee would be abolished. Appendix E in itself actually makes impossible that Turkey could invade again by appealing to the Treaty of Guarantee, by circumventing such possible action. Moreover, it outlines the specific duties of United Nations forces in implementing the settlement. One result of the Greek-Cypriot "no" is that the United Nations Security Council is considering substantially reducing the UN forces in Cyprus. In any case, there is no United Nations resolution that states that a Cyprus settlement must nullify the Treaty of Guarantee and the United Nations is under no obligation to proceed with such an action, especially since the Treaty of Guarantee is not a United Nations Treaty. If we take a maximalist, intransigent and rejectionist position and say we will not accept any settlement if it does not overturn the Treaty of Guarantee, then no refugees will return home, no Turkish troops will leave and the island will not be reunified. Appendix E follows in a separate mail. Katsetos implies that the Turks have an in-bred propensity to aggressive behaviour which means that, as a matter of their nature, they will inevitably invade Cyprus again. Tassos Papadopoulos has a different view, and in fact praised Turkey's positive efforts to resolve the Cyprus issue by signing the Conclusions of the Council of the European Presidency that took place on 17-18 June 2004. The relevant statement, as approved by Tassos Papadopoulos, is: "The European Council welcomes the positive contribution of the Turkish Government to the efforts of the UN Secretary General to achieve a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem." (http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=DOC/04/2&format=HTML&aged=0&language=en&guiLanguage=en) Despina Christodoulou > > >Despina Christodoulou wrote: > >> >> >>Actually, Tassos Papadopoulos appears to have done everything in his >>power to stop the international community from providing firm >>assurances, as part of his campaign to destroy the Annan Plan in the >>eyes of Greek Cypriot voters. >> >[snip] > >> >> >>"69. The Security Council is well aware of the efforts >>made to provide such >>guarantees, which in any case were already foreseen in appendix E of >>the plan. >> >Let us be clear about "assurances" and who is going to provide them. > >1. The Annan plan fails to specifically and unequivocally spell out >that the trilateral 'Treaty of Guarantee' does not sanction >unilateral military intervention "in order to restore constitutional >order." > >Once again, this is a fundamental predicament of the 'United Cyprus >Republic' constitution. This caveat is encapsulated in a statement >made on the House floor on April 21, 2004 by U.S. Rep. Mike >Bilirakis (R-FL), Co-Chair of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus: > >"The Annan plan provides for the continuation of the Treaty of >Guarantee. This treaty gives the guarantor powers (Turkey, Greece, >United Kingdom (UK)) the right to unilaterally intervene in order to >preserve the "constitutional order" of the United Cyprus Republic >and its constituent states. However, the Annan plan fails to >specifically clarify that this treaty does not authorize military >intervention. It is a critical point because Turkey insists that it >will continue to have the right to intervene militarily in Cyprus. >This Turkish arrogance increases the Greek-Cypriot fear of a >repetition of the 1974 invasion and its tragic consequences." >[Excerpted from a press release by the American Hellenic Institute >April 21, 2004 -- No. 31 in accordance with 'Fair Use'] >http://www.ahiworld.com/press_releases/042104b.html > >2. It is doubtful that the UN is in the position (let alone >capable) of providing "firm" assurances against unilateral military >interventions in the 'United Cyprus Republic'. > >In this regard it should be emphasized that the countless UN >resolutions against the 'Attila line' status quo were effectively >revoked as part of the framework of the Annan Plan. Columnist >Stavros Lygeros sums up the problem in one short paragraph. > >"Nicosia kept invoking UN resolutions, underestimating the lack of >will to impose them. These gradually shifted closer to Turkish >demands, affecting Nicosia's positions as well. Every compromise by >the Greek Cypriots generated a new Turkish demand that was in part >adopted by the UN. Turkish strategy stayed constant while the shape >of the negotiated settlement changed." [Excerpt from a commentary >by Stavros Lygeros that was posted in the 7/27/04 electronic edition >of the Greek daily Kathimerini. Excerpted in accordance with 'Fair >Use']. >http://www.eKathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_100031_27/07/2004_45329 >[English edition] >http://www.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_columns_100067_27/07/2004_110699 >[Greek edition] > >3. The provision that the United Kingdom is to remain as one of the >guarantor powers with military base installations in the 'United >Cyprus Republic' attests to the island's special status, which is >much closer to a post-colonial protectorate rather than a >freestanding member state of the European Union. At the same time, >judging from the 1974 historical precedent, it is highly unlikely >that the UK would intervene militarily to counteract the "readiness" >of the Turkish armed forces to act as a guarantor power "to restore >constitutional order" in the event of a future constitutional crisis >in the "United Cyprus Republic." >http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-July/003826.html > >Regarding "assurances and guarantees", it is conceivable that before >casting their 'No' vote on the May 1, 2004 referendum, the 76% of >Cypriot Greek voters asked themselves the following critical >question: > >Where were the deployments of the "international community", let >alone the UK, one of the guarantor powers possessing fully >operational military bases in Cyprus (with state-of-the-art >reconnaissance capabilities), on August 14, 1974, i.e., the day of >the full-scale and most decisive Attila II offensive? > >4. The fact that Turkish foreign policy is dictated by the powerful >National Security Council as opposed to the elected government per >se (which on the other hand assumes the role of the negotiating >party and signatory in future treaties) heightens the security >concerns on the G/C side. >http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-July/003803.html > >The circumspection surrounding the substance and workability of the >Annan plan for Cyprus is markedly exacerbated when one considers the >dual political and military establishment exercising authority in >one of the guarantor states. A perusal of Articles 118-122 of the >Turkish constitution may help the reader to put things in >perspective. >http://www.byegm.gov.tr/mevzuat/anayasa/anayasa-ing.htm > >As pointed out previously, we should not lose sight of the fact that >democratically elected governments in Turkey will come and go, >whereas the Milli G?venlik Kurulu (National Security Council), the >bastion of "Kemalist Thought", will remain in charge throughout the >natural life of the Turkish Republic. >http://www.msb.gov.tr/Birimler/GnPPD/pdf/p3.pdf > >In this light, it is worth reiterating the statement made by Turkish >Chief of Staff Hilmi Gen. ?zk?k in the days preceding the May 1st >referenda "...Cyprus is not an issue concerning only our kinsmen in >Cyprus. Turkey's security is in question. Relationship between >Cyprus and Turkey's security is not as superficial as to be >explained as geographical closeness between the island and Turkey. >It is related with preservation of our rights and interests in the >East Mediterranean." >http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=19152 > >Indeed, it is most ironic that in the face of 30 years of military >occupation in Northern Cyprus this steadfast strategy envisages >"islands without troops of air sovereignty" in the Aegean. >http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-July/003781.html > >C.D.K. > >>_______________________________________________ >>List-Info: >>https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l >> > >_______________________________________________ >List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l From JUNESAM at aol.com Thu Jul 29 06:45:34 2004 From: JUNESAM at aol.com (JUNESAM@aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:57 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Greek Oz Writers Festival Message-ID: <8c.10d1fd3c.2e3a597e@aol.com> Greek Oz Writers Festival http://www.oneira.net.au/writers.html As part of the Oneira cultural celebrations to be held in Canberra leading up to the Athens Olympics, a Greek-Australian Literary Festival will be held at the National Library on Saturday 7 August. Local and interstate Greeks and Greekophiles will discuss what it is about that wonderful country that makes them write the way they do; they will talk about the history of Greece from the early ages right through to people of Greek background living in Australia today; and will tell of the joys and pitfalls of translating ideas across languages. There will be readings from books set in Greece, a performance about myths and muses and an exhibition of rare artefacts. Spend a day celebrating the Hellenic culture with writers such as Sophia Catharios, Helen Nickas, Hugh Gilchrist, Philip Grundy and Nadia Wheatley. A full program is available from the ACT Writers Centre on 6262 9191 or www.actwriters.org.au From haritatos at athenian.net Thu Jul 29 09:04:24 2004 From: haritatos at athenian.net (Petros Haritatos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:57 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] eironeia tis tyxis Message-ID: <000501c47585$b88153c0$ad6661c3@peter> Does anyone know (a) when the expression "eironeia tis tyxis" was first used in Greek, by whom and in what context? (b) Do you know of other languages where it is used? Petros Haritatos From andronikos at froggy.com.au Thu Jul 29 09:28:56 2004 From: andronikos at froggy.com.au (Pavlos Andronikos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:57 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Good news Message-ID: <410925C2.4D6467E6@froggy.com.au> For the original article go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/greek/domesticnews/story/2004/07/040728_cyprus_eu.shtml ??????? ????????? ???????? ??? ??? ????? ??????? ???????, ????????? ?????? ???????? ???? ???????? ????? ? ?????? ???????? ??? ?????????? ??? ???????? ??? ?????????? ??????????????? ?? ???????? ??? ?? ?????? ??? ??? ??? ????????? ?????????? ??? ???????? ???????? ??? ????????????? ????? ??? ??????? ??? ??????? ?????????? ??? ?????????. ? ?????? ???????? ??? ?????????? ??? ???????? ???????????? ??? ????? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ?????????? ??? ???? ????????? ? ???????? ??? ??? ???????? ????????? ???????? ?????? ??????????? ??? ?????????? ????? ?????????? ?? ????? ?????? ????. ? ???????? ??? ?? ???????? ??? ???? ??? ????????????? ???? ????????? ????? ??? ?????????? ???? ????? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ????? 133 ??? ?????????? ???????? ?? ?? ????? ????? ?????????? ?? ?????? ?????????? ??? ??? ?? ????????. ? ?????? ???????? ??? ?????????? ????????? ??? ??????????? ??? ??? ???? ?? ????? 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"?? ?????????? ????? ??? ??????? ?? ??????????????? ??? ?? ????????? ???? ?????????? ??? ??????????? ???????????" ??? ????????????? ??? ?????? ????? ??? ??????. ? ???????? ???????? ?? ???????? ?? ??? ???????? ???? ????? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ??????? ????? ?????????????? ??? ??? ?? ??????????? ????? ????????? ??? ??????? ??????. ? ??????????? ???? ??? ??????? ????????? ??? ?????????? ??? ???????? ????????? ???? ????? ??? ?? ?????? ??? ???????? ??? ???? ?????? ?????? ????? ??? ????????? ?? ?????? ???? ??? ??????????? ?? "??????????" ???? ?????????????? ??? ????? "???" ??? ??????????? ??? ?? ?????? ????. ???? ??? ???????????? ???????? ?? ??? ?????????? ?? ?????????? - ?????????????? ????? ???? ??? ?????????? ??? ????????????? - ??? ??????? ??? ?????????????? ???????????????? ?????? ???? ???????? ??? ??????? ???????????? ???????????? ???? ??????? ???? ??????? ??? ????????? ??? ???????? ?????????? ??? ?????????? ??????. From caratzas at ath.forthnet.gr Thu Jul 29 12:10:30 2004 From: caratzas at ath.forthnet.gr (J S Philobiblos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:57 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] European Institutions and Cyprus: Coluncil of Ministers Legal Service Opinion Message-ID: We should be grateful to Pavlos Andronikos for posting the BBC story on the opinion of the legal service of the Council of Ministers of the EU (28 July 04). In this opinion two issues are highlighted, (a) that the Commission based its decision to conduct trade with the (illegally) occupied territory of Cyprus, on Article 133 of the European Community Treaty. While this would enable the EU to circumvent a veto by any of its members (presumably, at least Cyprus), the Council's legal service opined that the article cited only applies to third countries, not EU members. The service is quoted as stating "northern occupied Cyprus cannot be considered a third country, rather it is a part of the Republic of Cyprus (italics mine).? According to this report the legal service opinion further reinforces the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus, ?the only state the Commission and the European Union may recognize is the Republic of Cyprus (italics mine).? (b) that the legal service has strong reservations about granting the Turkish Cypriots development aid (in the amount of euros 259 million). It opines EU funds ?may not be used to contribute to the violation of the right to property? of Greek Cypriots in the occupied territory. This of course is obvious, given that Greek Cypriot properties have been illegally seized by the Kemalist Turkish occupation army and its local minions. One great argument for founding the European Union has been that relating to the creation of institutions which are based on commonly held notions (and values) of justice, equity and the supremacy of law over men, ideas common mutatis mutandis among all civilized, democratic states. Indeed, it is necessary to keep this basic fact in mind when speculating about the upcoming events as they pertain to EU relations with its own members and with states that want to join. All this before any more references to requiems, or any other musical pieces (such as zebekika), we have been hearing in this discussion string and elsewhere. Thus, if the EU is to survive it is by staying true to its foundational principles, it is not about the distress Messrs. Straw, Verheugen and others feel about the fact that 76% of the Greek Cypriots voted democratically not to dissolve their state. The EU therefore, by its very nature and despite momentary political exigency, must uphold these principles. The Helladic and Cypriot Greeks, and other civilized Europeans, have a duty first to insist that these foundational principles be upheld strictly, and second to assure that all those states interested in becoming members of the European family genuinely adhere to these. (The recent Greek-Turkish ?lykophilia? so highly touted in the press, expresses exigency, and has little prospect unless radical changes take place in Turkey, something not in the cards.) There has been much implicit and explicit in the discussion in this string about the fact that we now live at a time during which we must accommodate the will of one or another powerful state, even if that means we diminish our own sense of self and deny the validity of basic values, such as democratic expression. [A well-known group of Greek, Greek American Greek Cypriot academics in a meeting over one month ago, reportedly expressed impatience, that they ?had enough of democracy and right to vote? because such were in the way of the Annan solution, and other such...] Such a train of thought leads to a kind of pessimistic determinism, which taken to its logical extreme brings us to the view that the smaller states need exist only at the sufferance of those that are stronger, and that values and institutions are of importance only to evoke as rhetorical devices. Of course, such views are cowardly and barbaric and it is not an accident that they are championed by some who at a different time were tempted by totalitarian impulses of the right or the left. The reality is that, insofar as there has to be a struggle, it must focus on what is central and foundational to the European idea. If these European notions and values are upheld then Cyprus, and Greece for that matter, will be safe. If they are not then the European Union simply will fall apart, and the requiem will have to be for Europe?s demise. Aristide Caratzas -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040729/f4e82eec/attachment.html From andrea.kapsaski at btinternet.com Thu Jul 29 12:22:21 2004 From: andrea.kapsaski at btinternet.com (=?iso-8859-1?q?kapsaski?=) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:58 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] eironeia tis tyxis In-Reply-To: <000501c47585$b88153c0$ad6661c3@peter> Message-ID: <20040729192221.26267.qmail@web86502.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> A similar expression "Ironie des Schicksals" (irony of the fate) is used in German. Andrea Gabriella Kapsaski Petros Haritatos wrote: Does anyone know (a) when the expression "eironeia tis tyxis" was first used in Greek, by whom and in what context? (b) Do you know of other languages where it is used? Petros Haritatos _______________________________________________ --------------------------------- ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040729/b1dc9536/attachment.html From baloglou at Oswego.EDU Thu Jul 29 13:21:45 2004 From: baloglou at Oswego.EDU (George Baloglou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:58 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Good news In-Reply-To: <410925C2.4D6467E6@froggy.com.au> References: <410925C2.4D6467E6@froggy.com.au> Message-ID: On Fri, 30 Jul 2004, Pavlos Andronikos wrote: > For the original article go to: > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/greek/domesticnews/story/2004/07/040728_cyprus_eu.shtml [article deleted] It is interesting that this news appeared on the 'Greek' BBC (bbcgreek.com) but not on the 'main' BBC (bbc.com). Even more interesting that, although the posting time was 20:57 Wednesday (7/28) London time, this news does not seem to appear in today's Greek press (judging from a few electronic sites, anyway). (But I had seen some headline, on mpa.gr I believe, about Cyprus's plan 'not to use a veto but to take the issue to the European Court'.) GB From JUNESAM at aol.com Thu Jul 29 14:22:09 2004 From: JUNESAM at aol.com (JUNESAM@aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:58 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN ATHENS Message-ID: [03] Liapis presents development strategy for public transportation Athens, 29/7/2004 (ANA) Transport and Communications Minister Michalis Liapis presented the government's strategy for the development of the Athens public transportation system during and after the Olympic Games, during a press conference he held at Zappion Hall on Wednesday. He said that Greece is ready in every way to stage excellent and safe Olympic Games and pointed out that the transport ministry has great responsibility in this, since a successful Games also depends on a good transportation system. Liapis also emphasized that during the past 10 years, Athens has been transformed thanks to both small- and large-scale transportation projects. Now, the visitors to the Olympic Games as well as Athens residents have a unified transportation network at their disposal. "The golden rule is for us to combine the Olympic Games with the city's smooth functioning," he said. As for the Olympic Games, Liapis said that the ministry has published 1 million maps (500,000 in Greek, 500,000 in English) which will be available free of charge at the country's main points of entry and elsewhere. A call centre (185) will also provide visitors and citizens with information in five languages (English, French, Spanish, German and Greek), while special maps have been printed for the disabled. The special traffic restrictions will go into effect Sunday, while the suburban railway and the new metro line extension to the airport will begin operating Friday morning. For the first two days, passengers may use both means of transportation free of charge in order to familiarize themselves. During the Olympic Games the tram and ISAP (the train, not the metro) will operate on a 24-hour basis. The other means of public transportation will operate extended hours, but will not run between 2 and 5 a.m. As for post-Games, the ministry's objectives are to: - reduce travel time by 33% - increase public transportation use from a current 33% to 50% - reduce the average age of buses to less than eight years From JUNESAM at aol.com Thu Jul 29 14:25:04 2004 From: JUNESAM at aol.com (JUNESAM@aol.com) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:58 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] ATHENS METRO Message-ID: <128.476c44d4.2e3ac530@aol.com> [11] Attico Metro opens new station Athens, 29/7/2004 (ANA) The Attico Metro, the Athens metro system, on Wednesday begun operating a new station at Doukissis Plakentias and said that in the next few days it would start servicing the extended line terminating at the Eleftherios Venizelos international airport using the Suburban Rail's railway network. The travel from Syntagma to Doukissis Plakentias station takes only 15 minutes. The new station has five entrance-exit gates and a 360-seat car parking. The new metro line linking Syntagma with the Athens international airport at Spata will be served by seven new trains offering air-conditioning and special luggage spaces. Ticket prices were set at 8 euros. From baloglou at Oswego.EDU Thu Jul 29 19:40:55 2004 From: baloglou at Oswego.EDU (George Baloglou) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:58 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Re: eironeia tis tyxis Message-ID: Concerning Petros Haritatos's question (part a) on the contemporary Greek expression EIRWNEIA (THS) TUXHS = "irony of fate", a TLG search *suggests* that the expression is Late Byzantine, with *one* occurence -- in Georgios Pachymeris's SYGGRAFIKAI ISTORIAI (libri vii de Andronico Palaeologo): ... HN DE ARA EIRWNEIA TUXHS TA DRWMENA, KAI EPEGELA TOUTOIS TO MORSIMON, ... Although I do not have a good understanding of the overall passage, it is clear from the segment cited above that the meaning is the same as in today's usage; moreover, the fact that the expression *appears* not to be classical *suggests* a continuous usage from Pachymeris' times to ours. A bibliographical reference for this passage should be, according to TLG, I. Bekker, Georgii Pachymeris de Michaele et Andronico Palaeologis libri tredecim, vol. 2 [Corpus scriptorum historiae Byzantinae. Bonn: Weber, 1835], p. 443. GB From lthoma at otenet.gr Thu Jul 29 23:23:22 2004 From: lthoma at otenet.gr (Lamprini Thoma) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:58 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Good news References: <410925C2.4D6467E6@froggy.com.au> Message-ID: <00e501c475fd$b739a300$0300a8c0@JOURNALIST2> the Greek Service has its own correspondents and Mr. Daratos is working only for them. Is is the same with all their correspondents. I mean, as it is, this article couldn't appear at the "main BBC" site because the "main" one is not hiring Mr. Daratos. If they wanted to publish the news, then they would have to publish an article written by the "main" BBC's correspondent in Brussels. L. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Baloglou" > It is interesting that this news appeared on the 'Greek' BBC (bbcgreek.com) > but not on the 'main' BBC (bbc.com). Even more interesting that, although > the posting time was 20:57 Wednesday (7/28) London time, this news does not > seem to appear in today's Greek press (judging from a few electronic sites, > anyway). (But I had seen some headline, on mpa.gr I believe, about Cyprus's > plan 'not to use a veto but to take the issue to the European Court'.) > > GB From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Fri Jul 30 07:21:54 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:58 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Treaty of Gurantee: A defensible course of action or inaction? [was: Requiem?] References: Message-ID: <410A5982.9E2166EF@bellatlantic.net> I would like to clarify from the outset that I have never stated or otherwise implied that the "Turks" have "an in-bred propensity for aggressive behavior, as part of their nature." This blanket statement is a serious misrepresentation of my views, insofar as it bears a sinister racial connotation to which I take great offense. Most emphatically, my intent was not to vilify the Turkish people at large (for many of whom I hold special fondness and cherished memories) but rather to critically examine the dynamics shaping and dictating the official Turkish foreign policy in relation to Greece, Cyprus and Romiosyne during the past 50 years. To this end, I have drawn attention to the overriding role of the all-powerful National Security Council, the vehicle Kemalist thought and governance in the Turkish Republic. Moreover, I have cautioned (among other things) that the political discord between Kemalist and moderate pro Islamist (as well as other democratic) forces in Turkey creates a precarious state of dynamic instability. The latter hampers the development of favorable conditions that would foster a true and lasting friendship as opposed to a tenuous and feigned d?tente (euphemistically expressed in the diplomatic clich? known as 'rapprochement'). I submit that these considerations and concerns are most relevant to the outcome of the May 1st referendum in Cyprus and are likely to continue shaping G/C foreign policy in the months (if not years) to come. It follows then that for someone to suggest that raising objections about the Treaty of Guarantee (as it stands in its present form) represents a "maximalist, intransigent and rejectionist position" is, in my view, a short sighted reproach especially given the tragic events of 1974, but most importantly the second full-scale offensive that took place on August 14, 1974 (a.k.a. 'Attila II operation'). In my view, a careful appraisal of the events preceding the 'Attila II operation' is especially important (and timely) because it offers a historical perspective of the fundamental problems at hand. Clearly, the (in)famous 'second operation' exemplifies a critical system failure of the Treaty of Guarantee as evidenced by the inability to achieve conflict resolution and/or enforce counteractive intervention by one of the so-called guarantor states, notably the United Kingdom, in the absence of decisive U.S. support. As ?m?r Yilmaz and Deborah Gerner insightfully assert: "This case illustrates the failure of a poorly coordinated multiparty mediation effort [involving] the interaction of the international community, global and regional politics, and personal strategies (the U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and the British Foreign Secretary James Callaghan) as they jointly shape the outcome of a mediation process." Below are excerpts from the treatise entitled "U.S. and British Mediation Efforts during the 1974 Crisis over Cyprus. A Retrospective Teaching Case" by ?m?r Yilmaz & Deborah J. Gerner http://www.isanet.org/noarchive/cyprus.html [Excerpted in accordance with 'Fair Use'. Copyright by the authors] *********************************************************************** "Throughout 11 and 12 August, [Henry] Kissinger and [James] Callaghan were in almost continual contact, with Callaghan urging Kissinger to use whatever tools were at his disposal to influence Turkey. Without strong US involvement, Callaghan feared, there was little chance of an agreement. Such a failure would likely precipitate another Turkish military intervention. On 12 August, Callaghan conveyed the gist of his discussions with Kissinger to Klerides: "[The] United States could not undertake to exert any 'further' pressure on Turkey in order to prevent a further expansion of the area under the control of the forces of occupation. America, Dr. Kissinger said, was not even prepared to threaten a halt in American military aid to Turkey. Great Britain was prepared, with US support, or in the context of a concerted UN operation, to use her forces in Cyprus in order to check the feared Turkish advance but neither Dr. Kissinger nor Dr. Waldheim, Mr. Callaghan reported, could promise such support." [Polyvios G. Polyviou, _Cyprus: Conflict and Negotiation 1960-1980_ (Oxford: Duckworth, 1980), p. 122.] (Polyviou was one of the Greek Cypriot delegates to the second Geneva Conference). [snip] By 13 August, there was an apparent rift between Callaghan and Kissinger as they pursued conflicting approaches. Britain had begun to mobilize its troops for possible intervention in Cyprus and had urged the UNFICYP to go on "high alert." Kissinger disapproved of Callaghan's tactics and made his disagreement clear to Ecevit. In Kissinger's view, it was imperative for the Turkish troops to extend their control for security reasons [they were reportedly being attacked], however, he still believed that this could be achieved through diplomacy. In the afternoon on 13 August, as Ecevit's deadline drew close, Callaghan approached Gunes with a demand from Mavros and Klerides that they be given more time to analyze the Turkish proposals. Gunes was not receptive to this idea, even after Callaghan indicated that he also needed to take some time off to go to London. Gunes would agree to an extension only if Klerides declared his acceptance of federation and geographical separation as core negotiating principles. If Klerides did this, they could take a break and come back the next night to discuss the details. Upon Callaghan's suggestion, Klerides delivered yet another counter-proposal to Denktas that day: a unitary state with autonomy given to the two communities to be exercised where ever they comprised the majority [Mehmet Ali Birand, _30 Sicak Gun [Thirty Hot Days]_, 14th ed. (Turkey: Milliyet Publications, 1984), p. 452]. This was similar to an agreement the two leaders had reached in back in 1967. However, this was no longer acceptable, according to the Turkish Cypriot leader: "We were then situated all over Cyprus, and we had not sought a geographical basis to our existence because I thought that the 1967 crisis had proved to the Greek leadership that enosis was completely out of the question.... That belief proved erroneous. ... Previous proposals and procedures have as a result been overtaken by events and what is now necessary is a fresh approach -- a geographical approach" [Polyviou, Cyprus: Conflict and Negotiation, p. 169]. Meanwhile, Kissinger's shuttle-phone-diplomacy was more intense than ever. He told Ecevit that the Greek and Greek Cypriot administrations were decisive about their demand for thirty-six more hours, while Ecevit repeatedly explained to Kissinger that he was no longer able to contain the military. Kissinger then extended another proposal: Would Turkey wait if the Greek parties declared that they accepted "the core goals in principle," agreed to a buffer zone around the Turkish troops, withdrew their troops from seventeen or eighteen percent of the island and turned over control of part of the island to the Turkish Cypriots? In exchange, Turkey would agree not to expand its control during the rest of the negotiations [Birand, Thirty Hot Days, p. 456]. This was acceptable to Ecevit: It was not significantly different from the principal Turkish wishes and could give Turkey the opportunity to carry out its plans through negotiations rather than by shedding more blood. A buffer zone would also relieve the troops already on the island from the pressure and attacks of the surrounding Greek and Greek Cypriot forces. Upon securing Ecevit's acceptance, Kissinger set out to persuade the Greek and Greek Cypriot delegations. He was alone in this effort, however, as Callaghan was not sympathetic to the proposal and would not get involved [Birand, Thirty Hot Days, p. 457]. On the same day, Greek and Greek Cypriot governments rejected the new proposal, and continued their request of extension. As the news reached Washington, and the likelihood of containing Turkey seemed grim, Anderson announced the official stance of the American government on the issue: "We recognize, the position of the Turkish community on Cyprus requires considerable improvement and protection. We have supported a greater degree of autonomy for them...The avenues of diplomacy have not been exhausted, and therefore the United States would consider a resort to military action unjustified" [NYT, 08/14/74. The underlying message was remarkably similar to that conveyed in the (in)famous letter by President Johnson, though the language was much more gentle in this case...] The administration in Ankara, however, had reportedly already decided earlier in the day that the "Second Operation" would start at around 5:00 am Geneva time when the calendars showed 14 August 1974. Gunes was given orders to break-up the conference no later than three o'clock in the morning if no agreement was reached [Birand, Thirty Hot Days, 459]. The Final Hours It was around 7:00 p.m. on 13 August, when the highly critical final meeting convened [information extracted mainly from Polyviou]. Turkey had set a time limit, which was soon to expire. The tensions were high and a possible conciliation seemed unlikely. Klerides was suggesting an adjournment of 36-48 hours, while he could go back and consult in Cyprus. Then he promised to return within 36 hours with a definitive answer, and meanwhile committees would be set up to deal with the continuing humanitarian problems. Callaghan and Mavros accepted Klerides' proposal, which was rejected outright by Gunes. The Turkish delegation was seen as delivering an "ultimatum," while Callaghan was further blaming the so far ineffectiveness of the negotiations on the "Turkish unreasonableness." Amidst this intense and confrontational atmosphere, a twenty minute recess was taken at 10 p.m. Back in the conference, Klerides was told by a member of the British delegation that the U.S. ambassador in Ankara had reported that given some concessions by the Greek Cypriot delegation, the adjournment they requested might still be possible. Soon a message by Kissinger also reached Geneva and was read to the conference by Gunes. Kissinger was [of the opinion] that the Turkish Cypriot community should get more protection and a greater degree of autonomy, while also declaring that a military action at this point was not justified since diplomatic means had not been fully exhausted. It was interpreted by the Turkish delegation as a sign of support for their proposed plan. Callaghan, however, continued to support adjournment. He laid out the concessions that had been made by Klerides so far: the need for fundamental revision to the 1960 constitution, autonomy for both Cypriot communities, and a bicommunal Cypriot state. He further tried to persuade Klerides to state publicly that the purpose of going back to Cyprus would be to "favorably consider" geographical separation; Klerides had only agreed to declare that he would consider this option with an "open mind." Callaghan was convinced that the Greek Cypriot response was not as negative as Turkey believed. It would therefore be premature and unjustifiable for Turkey to terminate negotiations at this point. In a final effort to save the conference, at around 2:45 am Callaghan asked one more time: "Will my colleagues return to the conference on Thursday [15 August] morning?" Mr. Klerides: 'I am willing to return to this conference on Thursday morning.' Mr. Mavros: 'I am prepared to return.' Mr. Callaghan: 'I am prepared to return, too.' Mr. Denktas: 'I would like to say that if Turkey comes, I will come.' Mr. Gunes stayed silent. Mr. Callaghan: 'This is the reality of facts. The three of us are prepared to come. The fourth will come if Turkey comes. It does not seem likely that the Turkish side will be coming' [Quoted directly from Polyviou, p. 184]. The conference broke up at about 3:00 am. The "Second Operation," which would secure the division of the island at least for the next 27 years, started at 4:30 am. *********************************************************************** It is a well-known fact that the 1960 Cyprus constitution is regarded by esteemed constitutional scholars as "the most rigid, detailed and complicated constitution in the world" [Stanley A. de Smith, _Constitutional and Administrative Law_, Baltimore: Penguin Education, 1975, p. 22]. Doubtless, the more cumbersome Annan Plan, bearing the fingerprints of certain relics of the London-Z?rich era (with little or no substantial input from the Cypriot communities), surpasses by far its predecessor (i.e., the 1960 'constitutional construct') both in terms of labyrinthine intricacy and sheer inflexibility. Article 1 of Appendix C of the Annan Plan for Cyprus stipulates that: "1. The Treaty of Guarantee shall apply mutatis mutandis to the new state of affairs established in the Foundation Agreement and the Constitution of Cyprus, thereby covering, in addition to the independence, territorial integrity, security and constitutional order of Cyprus, the territorial integrity, security and constitutional order of its {component states}." It is indeed intriguing that in such a painstakingly detailed document "The Treaty of Guarantee" is dealt with in a most laconic and ambiguous manner, simply stating that it will "apply mutatis mutandisto the new state of affairs established in the Foundation Agreement." An amendment to Article 1 of Appendix C (with language akin to Article 1 of Appendix E) that would specifically clarify that any unilateral military action aimed to restore constitutional order in the United Cyprus Republic or "its component states" is to be prohibited absent of a unanimous sanction by all three signatories, is, in my view, neither excessive nor unreasonable. And if one should think that the articles of Appendix E will offset the shortcomings of Appendix C, perhaps he/she ought to think again... The two commentaries by Alan Watkins, British veteran political columnist and 'Fleet Street' journalist, which were published, in the 7/7/02 and 7/13/03 issues of The Independent on Sunday (London, U.K.) are particularly telling in this regard: July 7, 2002 "When James Callaghan was Foreign Secretary I used to visit him occasionally. The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, which has not been rectified to this day, proved a particularly busy time for both of us. As a supposed guarantor of the island's integrity, we played a somewhat ignominious role in the episode, in effect sitting on our hands. We adopted this posture partly because the United States was wary of offending the Turks, whose good offices were considered crucial to the future of Nato. I am not saying that the new Labour government's passivity was wrong. It was perfectly understandable in view of the way in which Cyprus had poisoned politics in the 1950s. And I wonder how that great setter of the world to rights, Mr Tony Blair, would respond if the same circumstances were to recur today? I bet he would behave exactly as Harold Wilson and James Callaghan did nearly 30 years ago." 13 July 2003 "My strongest memory of James Callaghan as Foreign Secretary is of him having a telephone conversation with his US equivalent, Dr Henry Kissinger. It was during the Cyprus crisis of 1974, when the Turks had invaded the north of the island, and Britain and America did not know what, if anything, to do about it. In the event they did nothing: a defensible course of action or, rather, inaction, even if sadly out of accord with present notions of international diplomacy." http://argument.independent.co.uk/regular_columnists/alan_watkins/story.jsp?story=423969 http://argument.independent.co.uk/low_res/story.jsp?story=423969&host=6&dir=145 [Excerpted in accordance with 'Fair Use' ? 2004 Independent Digital (UK) Ltd] C.D.K. > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From dkatseto at bellatlantic.net Sat Jul 31 07:34:40 2004 From: dkatseto at bellatlantic.net (Christos D. Katsetos) Date: Mon Dec 19 08:10:58 2005 Subject: [MGSA-L] Treaty of Guarantee: A defensible course of action or inaction? [was: Requiem?] References: <410A5982.9E2166EF@bellatlantic.net> Message-ID: <410BADFF.5E0F41D3@bellatlantic.net> BBC On This Day -- 30 July (appears on the BBC News/Europe main page as of Saturday, 31 July, 2004 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/default.stm ) features "1974: Peace deal for Cyprus. Greece and Turkey agree terms to settle the territorial dispute in Cyprus" http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/30/newsid_2492000/2492515.stm It includes video footage from Archbishop Makarios' press conference and James Callaghan's hopeful comments at the time. It is worth recalling that the then British Foreign Secretary Callaghan had described the 'peace deal' in question as a "common sense agreement" adding that "it creates conditions under which Greece and Turkey can draw back honourably from making war on each other." Note that Mr. Callaghan openly admits at the interview that Turkey has acted as a guarantor (i.e., pursuant to the 1960 'Treaty of Guarantee'). Under the terms of the ceasefire, Turkish troops were prevented from making further territorial advances whilst the agreement was in accord with UN Security Council Resolution 353 calling for the withdrawal of all unauthorized troops from Cyprus. Archbishop Makarios, on the other hand, aside from responding in the affirmative that he is indeed the legitimate president of the Republic of Cyprus, he made the following statement: "I cannot say I am satisfied with the whole content of the agreement" (also, expressing his grave concerns about the lack of firm assurances concerning the withdrawal of the Turkish armed forces -- hence portending ominous things to come!) And what a 'peace deal' that was! Doubtless, a lesson of history not to be ignored. C.D.K. "Christos D. Katsetos" wrote: > I would like to clarify from the outset that I have never stated or > otherwise implied that the "Turks" have "an in-bred propensity for > aggressive behavior, as part of their nature." This blanket statement > is a serious misrepresentation of my views, insofar as it bears a > sinister racial connotation to which I take great offense. > > Most emphatically, my intent was not to vilify the Turkish people at > large (for many of whom I hold special fondness and cherished > memories) but rather to critically examine the dynamics shaping and > dictating the official Turkish foreign policy in relation to Greece, > Cyprus and Romiosyne during the past 50 years. To this end, I have > drawn attention to the overriding role of the all-powerful National > Security Council, the vehicle Kemalist thought and governance in the > Turkish Republic. Moreover, I have cautioned (among other things) > that the political discord between Kemalist and moderate pro Islamist > (as well as other democratic) forces in Turkey creates a precarious > state of dynamic instability. The latter hampers the development of > favorable conditions that would foster a true and lasting friendship > as opposed to a tenuous and feigned d?tente (euphemistically expressed > in the diplomatic clich? known as 'rapprochement'). > > I submit that these considerations and concerns are most relevant to > the outcome of the May 1st referendum in Cyprus and are likely to > continue shaping G/C foreign policy in the months (if not years) to > come. > > It follows then that for someone to suggest that raising objections > about the Treaty of Guarantee (as it stands in its present form) > represents a "maximalist, intransigent and rejectionist position" is, > in my view, a short sighted reproach especially given the tragic > events of 1974, but most importantly the second full-scale offensive > that took place on August 14, 1974 (a.k.a. 'Attila II operation'). > > In my view, a careful appraisal of the events preceding the 'Attila II > operation' is especially important (and timely) because it offers a > historical perspective of the fundamental problems at hand. Clearly, > the (in)famous 'second operation' exemplifies a critical system > failure of the Treaty of Guarantee as evidenced by the inability to > achieve conflict resolution and/or enforce counteractive intervention > by one of the so-called guarantor states, notably the United Kingdom, > in the absence of decisive U.S. support. > > As ?m?r Yilmaz and Deborah Gerner insightfully assert: "This case > illustrates the failure of a poorly coordinated multiparty mediation > effort [involving] the interaction of the international community, > global and regional politics, and personal strategies (the U.S. > Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and the British Foreign Secretary > James Callaghan) as they jointly shape the outcome of a mediation > process." > > Below are excerpts from the treatise entitled "U.S. and British > Mediation Efforts during the 1974 Crisis over Cyprus. A Retrospective > Teaching Case" by ?m?r Yilmaz & Deborah J. Gerner > http://www.isanet.org/noarchive/cyprus.html [Excerpted in accordance > with 'Fair Use'. Copyright by the authors] > > > ********************************************************************** > > "Throughout 11 and 12 August, [Henry] Kissinger and [James] Callaghan > were in almost continual contact, with Callaghan urging Kissinger to > use whatever tools were at his disposal to influence Turkey. Without > strong US involvement, Callaghan feared, there was little chance of an > agreement. Such a failure would likely precipitate another Turkish > military intervention. On 12 August, Callaghan conveyed the gist of > his discussions with Kissinger to Klerides: > > "[The] United States could not undertake to exert any 'further' > pressure on Turkey in order to prevent a further expansion of the area > under the control of the forces of occupation. America, Dr. Kissinger > said, was not even prepared to threaten a halt in American military > aid to Turkey. > > Great Britain was prepared, with US support, or in the context of a > concerted UN operation, to use her forces in Cyprus in order to check > the feared Turkish advance but neither Dr. Kissinger nor Dr. Waldheim, > Mr. Callaghan reported, could promise such support." [Polyvios G. > Polyviou, _Cyprus: Conflict and Negotiation 1960-1980_ (Oxford: > Duckworth, 1980), p. 122.] (Polyviou was one of the Greek Cypriot > delegates to the second Geneva Conference). > > [snip] > > By 13 August, there was an apparent rift between Callaghan and > Kissinger as they pursued conflicting approaches. Britain had begun > to mobilize its troops for possible intervention in Cyprus and had > urged the UNFICYP to go on "high alert." Kissinger disapproved of > Callaghan's tactics and made his disagreement clear to Ecevit. In > Kissinger's view, it was imperative for the Turkish troops to extend > their control for security reasons [they were reportedly being > attacked], however, he still believed that this could be achieved > through diplomacy. > > In the afternoon on 13 August, as Ecevit's deadline drew close, > Callaghan approached Gunes with a demand from Mavros and Klerides that > they be given more time to analyze the Turkish proposals. Gunes was > not receptive to this idea, even after Callaghan indicated that he > also needed to take some time off to go to London. Gunes would agree > to an extension only if Klerides declared his acceptance of federation > and geographical separation as core negotiating principles. If > Klerides did this, they could take a break and come back the next > night to discuss the details. > > Upon Callaghan's suggestion, Klerides delivered yet another > counter-proposal to Denktas that day: a unitary state with autonomy > given to the two communities to be exercised where ever they comprised > the majority [Mehmet Ali Birand, _30 Sicak Gun [Thirty Hot Days]_, > 14th ed. (Turkey: Milliyet Publications, 1984), p. 452]. This was > similar to an agreement the two leaders had reached in back in 1967. > However, this was no longer acceptable, according to the Turkish > Cypriot leader: > > "We were then situated all over Cyprus, and we had not sought a > geographical basis to our existence because I thought that the 1967 > crisis had proved to the Greek leadership that enosis was completely > out of the question.... That belief proved erroneous. ... Previous > proposals and procedures have as a result been overtaken by events and > what is now necessary is a fresh approach -- a geographical approach" > [Polyviou, Cyprus: Conflict and Negotiation, p. 169]. > > Meanwhile, Kissinger's shuttle-phone-diplomacy was more intense than > ever. He told Ecevit that the Greek and Greek Cypriot administrations > were decisive about their demand for thirty-six more hours, while > Ecevit repeatedly explained to Kissinger that he was no longer able to > contain the military. Kissinger then extended another proposal: Would > Turkey wait if the Greek parties declared that they accepted "the core > goals in principle," agreed to a buffer zone around the Turkish > troops, withdrew their troops from seventeen or eighteen percent of > the island and turned over control of part of the island to the > Turkish Cypriots? In exchange, Turkey would agree not to expand its > control during the rest of the negotiations [Birand, Thirty Hot Days, > p. 456]. > > This was acceptable to Ecevit: It was not significantly different from > the principal Turkish wishes and could give Turkey the opportunity to > carry out its plans through negotiations rather than by shedding more > blood. A buffer zone would also relieve the troops already on the > island from the pressure and attacks of the surrounding Greek and > Greek Cypriot forces. Upon securing Ecevit's acceptance, Kissinger set > out to persuade the Greek and Greek Cypriot delegations. He was alone > in this effort, however, as Callaghan was not sympathetic to the > proposal and would not get involved [Birand, Thirty Hot Days, p. 457]. > > On the same day, Greek and Greek Cypriot governments rejected the new > proposal, and continued their request of extension. As the news > reached Washington, and the likelihood of containing Turkey seemed > grim, Anderson announced the official stance of the American > government on the issue: > > "We recognize, the position of the Turkish community on Cyprus > requires considerable improvement and protection. We have supported a > greater degree of autonomy for them...The avenues of diplomacy have > not been exhausted, and therefore the United States would consider a > resort to military action unjustified" [NYT, 08/14/74. The underlying > message was remarkably similar to that conveyed in the (in)famous > letter by President Johnson, though the language was much more gentle > in this case...] > > The administration in Ankara, however, had reportedly already decided > earlier in the day that the "Second Operation" would start at around > 5:00 am Geneva time when the calendars showed 14 August 1974. Gunes > was given orders to break-up the conference no later than three > o'clock in the morning if no agreement was reached [Birand, Thirty Hot > Days, 459]. > > The Final Hours > > It was around 7:00 p.m. on 13 August, when the highly critical final > meeting convened [information extracted mainly from Polyviou]. Turkey > had set a time limit, which was soon to expire. The tensions were high > and a possible conciliation seemed unlikely. Klerides was suggesting > an adjournment of 36-48 hours, while he could go back and consult in > Cyprus. Then he promised to return within 36 hours with a definitive > answer, and meanwhile committees would be set up to deal with the > continuing humanitarian problems. Callaghan and Mavros accepted > Klerides' proposal, which was rejected outright by Gunes. The Turkish > delegation was seen as delivering an "ultimatum," while Callaghan was > further blaming the so far ineffectiveness of the negotiations on the > "Turkish unreasonableness." Amidst this intense and confrontational > atmosphere, a twenty minute recess was taken at 10 p.m. > > Back in the conference, Klerides was told by a member of the British > delegation that the U.S. ambassador in Ankara had reported that given > some concessions by the Greek Cypriot delegation, the adjournment they > requested might still be possible. Soon a message by Kissinger also > reached Geneva and was read to the conference by Gunes. Kissinger was > [of the opinion] that the Turkish Cypriot community should get more > protection and a greater degree of autonomy, while also declaring that > a military action at this point was not justified since diplomatic > means had not been fully exhausted. It was interpreted by the Turkish > delegation as a sign of support for their proposed plan. > > Callaghan, however, continued to support adjournment. He laid out the > concessions that had been made by Klerides so far: the need for > fundamental revision to the 1960 constitution, autonomy for both > Cypriot communities, and a bicommunal Cypriot state. He further tried > to persuade Klerides to state publicly that the purpose of going back > to Cyprus would be to "favorably consider" geographical separation; > Klerides had only agreed to declare that he would consider this option > with an "open mind." Callaghan was convinced that the Greek Cypriot > response was not as negative as Turkey believed. It would therefore > be premature and unjustifiable for Turkey to terminate negotiations at > this point. > > In a final effort to save the conference, at around 2:45 am Callaghan > asked one more time: "Will my colleagues return to the conference on > Thursday [15 August] morning?" > > Mr. Klerides: 'I am willing to return to this conference on Thursday > morning.' > > Mr. Mavros: 'I am prepared to return.' > > Mr. Callaghan: 'I am prepared to return, too.' > > Mr. Denktas: 'I would like to say that if Turkey comes, I will come.' > > Mr. Gunes stayed silent. > > Mr. Callaghan: 'This is the reality of facts. The three of us are > prepared to come. The fourth will come if Turkey comes. It does not > seem likely that the Turkish side will be coming' [Quoted directly > from Polyviou, p. 184]. > > The conference broke up at about 3:00 am. The "Second Operation," > which would secure the division of the island at least for the next 27 > years, started at 4:30 am. > > > ********************************************************************** > > It is a well-known fact that the 1960 Cyprus constitution is regarded > by esteemed constitutional scholars as "the most rigid, detailed and > complicated constitution in the world" [Stanley A. de Smith, > _Constitutional and Administrative Law_, Baltimore: Penguin Education, > 1975, p. 22]. Doubtless, the more cumbersome Annan Plan, bearing the > fingerprints of certain relics of the London-Z?rich era (with little > or no substantial input from the Cypriot communities), surpasses by > far its predecessor (i.e., the 1960 'constitutional construct') both > in terms of labyrinthine intricacy and sheer inflexibility. > > Article 1 of Appendix C of the Annan Plan for Cyprus stipulates that: > > "1. The Treaty of Guarantee shall apply mutatis mutandis to the new > state of affairs established in the Foundation Agreement and the > Constitution of Cyprus, thereby covering, in addition to the > independence, territorial integrity, security and constitutional order > of Cyprus, the territorial integrity, security and constitutional > order of its {component states}." > > It is indeed intriguing that in such a painstakingly detailed document > "The Treaty of Guarantee" is dealt with in a most laconic and > ambiguous manner, simply stating that it will "apply mutatis > mutandisto the new state of affairs established in the Foundation > Agreement." > > An amendment to Article 1 of Appendix C (with language akin to Article > 1 of Appendix E) that would specifically clarify that any unilateral > military action aimed to restore constitutional order in the United > Cyprus Republic or "its component states" is to be prohibited absent > of a unanimous sanction by all three signatories, is, in my view, > neither excessive nor unreasonable. > > And if one should think that the articles of Appendix E will offset > the shortcomings of Appendix C, perhaps he/she ought to think again... > > The two commentaries by Alan Watkins, British veteran political > columnist and 'Fleet Street' journalist, which were published, in the > 7/7/02 and 7/13/03 issues of The Independent on Sunday (London, U.K.) > are particularly telling in this regard: > > July 7, 2002 > > "When James Callaghan was Foreign Secretary I used to visit him > occasionally. The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, which has not been > rectified to this day, proved a particularly busy time for both of us. > As a supposed guarantor of the island's integrity, we played a > somewhat ignominious role in the episode, in effect sitting on our > hands. We adopted this posture partly because the United States was > wary of offending the Turks, whose good offices were considered > crucial to the future of Nato. > > I am not saying that the new Labour government's passivity was wrong. > It was perfectly understandable in view of the way in which Cyprus had > poisoned politics in the 1950s. And I wonder how that great setter of > the world to rights, Mr Tony Blair, would respond if the same > circumstances were to recur today? I bet he would behave exactly as > Harold Wilson and James Callaghan did nearly 30 years ago." > > 13 July 2003 > > "My strongest memory of James Callaghan as Foreign Secretary is of him > having a telephone conversation with his US equivalent, Dr Henry > Kissinger. It was during the Cyprus crisis of 1974, when the Turks had > invaded the north of the island, and Britain and America did not know > what, if anything, to do about it. In the event they did nothing: a > defensible course of action or, rather, inaction, even if sadly out of > accord with present notions of international diplomacy." > > ttp://argument.independent.co.uk/regular_columnists/alan_watkins/story.jsp?story=423969 > > http://argument.independent.co.uk/low_res/story.jsp?story=423969&host=6&dir=145 > > [Excerpted in accordance with 'Fair Use' ? 2004 Independent Digital > (UK) Ltd] > > C.D.K. > >> >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > List-Info: https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/listinfo/mgsa-l > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/attachments/20040731/df8d1989/attachment.html