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==19<sup>th</sup> Century== | ==19<sup>th</sup> Century== | ||
| + | Greece was a puppet state of Great Britain, chained by debt. | ||
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| + | ==20<sup>th</sup> Century== | ||
===1920s=== | ===1920s=== | ||
From the 1920s to the early 1950s, the arms manufacturer [[Prodromos Bodosakis-Athanasiadis]] had the leadership of the country in his pocket.{{cn}} | From the 1920s to the early 1950s, the arms manufacturer [[Prodromos Bodosakis-Athanasiadis]] had the leadership of the country in his pocket.{{cn}} | ||
| − | === WW2 === | + | ===1940s=== |
| + | ==== WW2 ==== | ||
Greece was invaded by Germany in 1941. In that year an assessment by the [[Director of National Intelligence]]{{who}}{{cn}} termed [[Prodromos Bodosakis-Athanasiadis]] a "thoroughly disreputable character, by some considered the most dangerous of all the Greeks". The [[OSS]] recruited him in 1942. | Greece was invaded by Germany in 1941. In that year an assessment by the [[Director of National Intelligence]]{{who}}{{cn}} termed [[Prodromos Bodosakis-Athanasiadis]] a "thoroughly disreputable character, by some considered the most dangerous of all the Greeks". The [[OSS]] recruited him in 1942. | ||
| − | + | ====Post war==== | |
| + | {{FA|Greece/Stay Behind}} | ||
In 1944, [[Operation Gladio]] was set up Greece. The [[Greek Stay Behind]] was known as 'Red Sheep' (Κόκκινη Προβιά), and later installed a military dictatorship in the [[1960s]]. | In 1944, [[Operation Gladio]] was set up Greece. The [[Greek Stay Behind]] was known as 'Red Sheep' (Κόκκινη Προβιά), and later installed a military dictatorship in the [[1960s]]. | ||
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== 21<sup>st</sup> Century == | == 21<sup>st</sup> Century == | ||
===2000s=== | ===2000s=== | ||
| + | ===Surveillance=== | ||
| + | In [[2005]], it was exposed that [[United States]] intelligence agencies were involved the illegal [[Telephone tapping|tapping]] of more than 100 [[mobile phone]]s on the [[Vodafone|Vodafone Greece]] network belonging mostly to members of the [[Greece|Greek]] government and top-ranking civil servants.<ref>http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/softcom.2018.8555753</ref> The taps began sometime near the beginning of August 2004 and were removed in March 2005 without discovering the identity of the perpetrators.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4838552.stm</ref> | ||
| + | The phones tapped included those of the Prime Minister [[Kostas Karamanlis]] and members of his family, the Mayor of [[Athens]], [[Dora Bakoyannis]], most phones of the top officers at the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the [[Minister for Public Order (Greece)|Ministry for Public Order]], members of the ruling party, ranking members of the opposition [[Panhellenic Socialist Movement]] party (PASOK), the Hellenic Navy General Staff, the previous Minister of Defense and one phone of a locally hired Greek American employee of the American Embassy. Phones of Athens-based Arab businessmen were also tapped.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB11508557189508596</ref> | ||
===2010s=== | ===2010s=== | ||
| + | In July [[2015]], a group of 65 retired high-ranking military officers publicly called for a "yes" vote in a referendum on the a debt restructuring plan with the [[European Union]], citing their "oath to the Fatherland and the Flag" and warning, "By choosing isolation, we place the Fatherland and its future in danger." They thus defyed Prime Minister [[Alexis Tsipras]]'s call for a "no" vote. Retired General [[Fragkoulis Fragkos]], a former defense minister and one-time head of the Greek army general staff, called for a "loud yes on Sunday." In 2011, Fragkos was cashiered by then-Prime Minister [[George Papandreou]] amid rumors of a coup.<ref>https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/07/04/pers-j04.html</ref> | ||
===2020s=== | ===2020s=== | ||
| − | Greece was compliant in the [[COVID-19]] event. | + | Greece was compliant in the [[COVID-19]] event, even mandating [[COVID jabs]] for those aged 60 and above.<ref>https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/greece-covid-vaccine-mandate-senior-citizens/</ref> |
==People== | ==People== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:18, 7 June 2024
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| Abbreviation | EL/DS |
| Interest of | Monty Woodhouse |
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The Greek deep state is not well documented.
Contents
History
19th Century
Greece was a puppet state of Great Britain, chained by debt.
20th Century
1920s
From the 1920s to the early 1950s, the arms manufacturer Prodromos Bodosakis-Athanasiadis had the leadership of the country in his pocket.[citation needed]
1940s
WW2
Greece was invaded by Germany in 1941. In that year an assessment by the Director of National Intelligence[Who?][citation needed] termed Prodromos Bodosakis-Athanasiadis a "thoroughly disreputable character, by some considered the most dangerous of all the Greeks". The OSS recruited him in 1942.
Post war
- Full article:
Greece/Stay Behind
- Full article:
In 1944, Operation Gladio was set up Greece. The Greek Stay Behind was known as 'Red Sheep' (Κόκκινη Προβιά), and later installed a military dictatorship in the 1960s.
1950s
Józef Retinger consulted Panagiotis Pipinelis when setting up the Bilderberg.
1960s
Panagiotis Pipelinis became Greek Prime Minister in 1963.
Coup d'etat
On 21 April 1967, weeks before the scheduled elections, a group of right-wing army officers led by Brigadier General Stylianos Pattakos and Colonels George Papadopoulos and Nikolaos Makarezos seized power in a coup d'état. The coup leaders gained control of the Athens by placing tanks in strategic positions around the city. At the same time, a large number of small mobile units were dispatched to arrest leading politicians, authority figures, and ordinary citizens suspected of left-wing sympathies, according to lists prepared in advance.
1970s
CIA whistleblower Philip Agee wrote in his 1987 memoirs:
Although I didn't understand very much, but it seemed the Agency's hands were into everything in that country. And apparently it hadn't changed very much, because a recent mission directory showed an enormous CIA contingent for a nation the size of Greece[1]
1980s
Kostas Karras attended all the Bilderbergs from 1979 to 1997
On 1 March 1988, "terrorists" shot dead Alexander J. Athanassiades, whose uncle Bodossaki Athanassiades attended the 1965 Bilderberg.
1990s
21st Century
2000s
Surveillance
In 2005, it was exposed that United States intelligence agencies were involved the illegal tapping of more than 100 mobile phones on the Vodafone Greece network belonging mostly to members of the Greek government and top-ranking civil servants.[2] The taps began sometime near the beginning of August 2004 and were removed in March 2005 without discovering the identity of the perpetrators.[3]
The phones tapped included those of the Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis and members of his family, the Mayor of Athens, Dora Bakoyannis, most phones of the top officers at the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry for Public Order, members of the ruling party, ranking members of the opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement party (PASOK), the Hellenic Navy General Staff, the previous Minister of Defense and one phone of a locally hired Greek American employee of the American Embassy. Phones of Athens-based Arab businessmen were also tapped.[4]
2010s
In July 2015, a group of 65 retired high-ranking military officers publicly called for a "yes" vote in a referendum on the a debt restructuring plan with the European Union, citing their "oath to the Fatherland and the Flag" and warning, "By choosing isolation, we place the Fatherland and its future in danger." They thus defyed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's call for a "no" vote. Retired General Fragkoulis Fragkos, a former defense minister and one-time head of the Greek army general staff, called for a "loud yes on Sunday." In 2011, Fragkos was cashiered by then-Prime Minister George Papandreou amid rumors of a coup.[5]
2020s
Greece was compliant in the COVID-19 event, even mandating COVID jabs for those aged 60 and above.[6]
People
No Greeks are known to have attended Le Cercle.[7]
- Loukas Tsoukalis - 9 Bilderbergs, Bilderberg Steering Committee
- Dimitrios Papalexopoulos - 11 Bilderbergs, European Round Table of Industrialists
- Greek Bilderbergers
References
- ↑ Philip Agee On the Run, page 130.
- ↑ http://dx.doi.org/10.23919/softcom.2018.8555753
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4838552.stm
- ↑ https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB11508557189508596
- ↑ https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/07/04/pers-j04.html
- ↑ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/greece-covid-vaccine-mandate-senior-citizens/
- ↑ https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Le_Cercle/Guests/Nationality
