EXPOSED - Blueprint for War - Document Reveals Vision of Future Armed Conflicts

By Bill Van Auken and David North (Global Research) - With US politicians and the American media engaged in an increasingly acrimonious debate over the strategy guiding the latest US war in the Middle East, the United States Army has unveiled a new document entitled the Army Operating Concept (AOC), which provides a “vision of future armed conflict” that has the most ominous implications. It is the latest in a series of documents in which the Pentagon has elaborated the underlying strategy of preventive war that was unveiled in 1992—that is, the use of war as a means of destroying potential geopolitical and economic rivals before they acquire sufficient power to block American domination of the globe.

The document was formally released at this week’s Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference, an annual event bringing together senior officers and Defense Department officials for a series of speeches and panel discussions, along with a giant trade show mounted by arms manufacturers to show off their latest weapons systems and pursue lucrative Pentagon contracts.

Much of this year’s proceedings were dominated by dire warnings about the impact of cuts to the Army’s troop strength brought about by sequestration. Gen. Raymond Odierno, chief of staff of the Army, told reporters at the AUSA conference Monday that he was “starting to worry about our end strength” and regretting having told Congress in 2012 that the Army could manage with 490,000 active-duty soldiers.

In addition to the 490,000, there are 350,000 National Guard soldiers and 205,000 reservists, for a combined force—referred to by the Pentagon as the Total Army—of well over one million American troops. The answer to why such a gargantuan armed force would seem inadequate to Gen. Odierno can be found in the new Army Operating Concept (AOC), a reckless and dangerous document laying out a strategy of total war that encompasses the entire planet, including the United States itself.

The document makes clear that in regard to the ongoing debate over “boots on the ground,” for the top brass of the US Army there is no question: there will be boots and plenty of them.

At the outset, the AOC states its “vision” for the coming wars to be fought by the US Army. In language that recalls former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s invocation of the “unknown unknowns,” the document asserts:

    “The environment the Army will operate in is unknown. The enemy is unknown, the location is unknown, and the coalitions involved are unknown.”

The only logical explanation for this paranoid scenario is that the US military views every country beyond its borders as a potential enemy. Starting from the premise that the environments, the enemies, the locations and the coalitions involved in future conflicts are unknown, the US Army requires a strategy for war against all states and peoples. This strategy is derived from the unstated, underlying imperative that US imperialism exert hegemony over the entire planet, its markets and resources, and that it be prepared to militarily annihilate any rival that stands in its way.

The document states bluntly that the “character of armed conflict” will be influenced primarily by “shifts in geopolitical landscape caused by competition for power and resources.” For the Army’s top brass, such wars for imperialist domination are a certainty.

The Army’s strategic aim, according to the document, is to achieve “overmatch,” which it defines as “the application of capabilities or use of tactics in a way that renders an adversary unable to respond effectively.”

What do these words entail? In the case of a confrontation with another nuclear power, they encompass the implementation of a first-strike doctrine of mass annihilation. In regard to the subjugation and domination of other areas of the globe, they call for massive ground operations to quell popular resistance and enforce military occupation.

Significantly, after more than a decade of the so-called “global war on terror, “ when countering a supposedly ubiquitous threat from Al Qaeda was the overriding mission of the US military-intelligence apparatus, “transnational terrorist organizations” are rather low on the Army’s list of priorities.

First and foremost are “competing powers,” a category that includes China, followed by Russia. In the case of China, the document evinces serious concern over Chinese “force modernization efforts,” which it says are aimed at achieving “stability along its periphery,” something that the US military is determined to block. China’s military efforts, it states, “highlight the need for Army forces positioned forward or regionally engaged,” and for “Army forces to project power from land into the air, maritime, space and cyberspace domains.”

Based on recent events in Ukraine, the document accuses Russia of being “determined to expand its territory and assert its power on the Eurasian landmass,” precisely US imperialism’s own strategic goal. Only a powerful deployment of US ground forces, it argues, can deter Russian “adventurism” and “project national power and exert influence in political conflicts.”

From there, the paper proceeds to “regional powers,” in the first instance, Iran. It also accuses Iran of “pursuing comprehensive military modernization” and argues that “Taken collectively, Iranian activity has the potential to undermine US regional goals,” i.e., undisputed hegemony over the Middle East and its energy resources. Iran’s activities, it concludes, “highlight the need for Army forces to remain effective against the fielded forces of nation states as well as networked guerrilla or insurgent organizations.”

The document does not limit the “vision” of future military operations to war abroad, but includes the need to “respond and mitigate crises in the homeland,” which it describes as “a unique theater of operations for the Joint Force and the Army.” The Army’s mission within the US, it asserts, includes “defense support of civil authorities.”

The AOC document is stark testimony to a military run amuck. Involved in these strategic conceptions are advanced preparations for fighting a Third World War, combined with the institution within the US itself of a military dictatorship in all but name.

Read more at Global Research

SPECIAL REPORT - The Tale of Sex, Marriage & Natural Gas Pipelines... Unfortunately Continues!

Remember the tale about sex, marriage, and natural gas pipelines? Or basically a series of reports we have posted on Hellasfrappe about the shady and mysterious Mathew Bryza and his Turkish journalist wife? Yes it is the same Mathew Bryza who came to Greece with Hillary Clinton and R.Morningstar several years ago when George Papandreou was prime minister to seal the oil deals in the Aegean. It is also the same couple that once pressured Costas Karamanlis to forget about siding with Russia on the South-Stream pipeline project.

But to briefly refresh your memories: On June 29, 2007, Mr. Bryza, cast a warning shot to the then prime minister Costas Karamanlis in a story that was featured in the Greek daily "TO VIMA" stating that Karamanlis should "not move ahead with the pipeline" project. (Meaning the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline). Karamanlis did not take any of this very seriously, and went about his business and several days later the former PM signed the agreement with (the then) Russian Prime Minister Vladamir Putin. This was obviously not appreciated by all those who supported Mr. Bryza.

Then low and behold... a whopping 170 fires suddenly and mysteriously began torching the Peloponnese on August 23, 2007. In case some of you don't know, there were many innocent people who lost their lives in these unprecedented fires and this region of Greece suffered a huge catastrophe. On the very same day, across the Aegean in Constantinople, Bryza was marrying his sweetheart, or Turkish journalist Zeyno Baran.

She too had coincidentally published a similar article in the March 14, 2007 edition of the US based NATIONAL REVIEW about the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline, and had also warned about the dangers of the Greek, Bulgarian and Russian energy agreement.

They kind of kept it in the family so to speak.

Since then much has happened. Bryza came under attack by US politicians for being too Turko-friendly. At the time, and in accordance with reports, American President Barak Obama was ignoring repeated warnings that the candidate he was nominating as Ambassador to Azerbaijan in May 2010 had serious flaws. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee accused Bryza of having a pro-Azerbaijani bias and questionable ties to Azeri officials. The Senators were troubled by reports that foreign officials had given Bryza lavish gifts at his Istanbul wedding, during which the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan had served as a groomsman.

In addition, Bryza's Turkish-born wife Zeyno Baran was accused of conflicts of interest while working on Caspian energy issues at a Washington think tank. She had also antagonized the Armenian-American community by testifying against recognition of the Armenian Genocide at a Senate Subcommittee hearing.

When Obama failed to take these concerns seriously, Senators Barbara Boxer (Dem.-CA) and Robert Menendez (Dem.-New Jersey) had no choice but to place a hold on Bryza’s nomination, effectively blocking his confirmation. Obama then compounded his error by appointing Bryza as Ambassador to Azerbaijan in late 2010 without Senate approval. The President seemed oblivious to the potential damage to his own reputation, the prestige of the United States, and US-Azeri relations, should the Senate not confirm Bryza’s nomination forcing him to leave his post and return to Washington upon expiration of his 12-month appointment.

Bryza’s temporary assignment was ending in December 2011 and Obama administration officials pressured Senators Boxer and Menendez to allow him to continue serving in Azerbaijan by confirming his nomination. The two Senators remained steadfast in opposing Bryza even though it is not easy for these Democratic politicians to turn down a request from the President of the United States who also happens to be the nominal leader of their own party.

The Senators were also pressured by the government of Azerbaijan and its powerful lobbying firms which went into overdrive to justify their exorbitant fees. Through their special connections they were able to get the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post to publish editorials attacking the Senators and the Armenian National Committee of America which had spearheaded a public campaign against this unqualified Ambassadorial nominee.

Not surprisingly, the Wall Street Journal heaped lavish praise on Bryza, calling him a “respected career foreign service officer,” and accused the two Senators of “kissing up to the Armenian-American lobby.”

The Washington Post was even nastier. Its editorial could be described as outright racist and anti-Armenian. Contrary to its claim of defending “the larger U.S. national interest,” the newspaper was actually advocating the confirmation of an Ambassador with questionable credentials who would weaken, rather than strengthen America’s interests. The Washington Post concluded its shameful editorial by accusing “oil-poor” and “isolated” Armenia as being the biggest "LOSER" in the Bryza controversy.

Of course we here at HellasFrappe disagree. This is an American issue and Armenia had no role in it. In fact, the biggest losers are those who lobbied long and hard for the confirmation of an ill-qualified Ambassador who was more intent on serving the interests of Baku in Washington than those of America in Azerbaijan.

Newer information also revealed that Bryza and the Turkish lobby in the US apparently exerted a lot of pressure on the Karamanlis government for its pro-Russian stance (or a planned energy cooperation agreement between Athens and Moscow). He rather wanted Turkey to be a major benefactor of this, after all his inlaws have to have something to be proud of.

Till this day, Bryza continues to exert pressure on Greece whenever he can. Why? Simple: The Bourgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline, and the South-Stream pipeline would render Turkey's energy role in the region as totally useless! That is why!

But we will talk about this in more detail a little further down and explain why he Bryza wants Turkey to be a dominant force in the region, and why he continues to block Greece from ever joining the new European energy map.

Firstly, let us get to the latest developments which include his speech at the 2nd Annual Frankfurt Gas Forum in Germany.

Bryza, a former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, gave a wide-ranging tour of Europe's energy security scene and offered his perspectives on energy projects involved in the Southern Corridor. However the Gas Forum also focused on natural gas developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, something which was reflected in his remarks.

In his opinion, natural gas developments in the region could exert positive effects upon tense political situations among countries in the region, like between Turkey and Greece over Cyprus, or possibly even renew relations between Israel and Turkey.

Meaning that our national issues will never be resolved unless Greece and Cyprus bow their heads to Turkey!

On the subject of Eastern Mediterranean gas, he said that while policies in the region needed to be more aligned for investments to happen, if the economics were lined up they could “feed back into the politics” and create breakthroughs that would have positive impacts upon investments in the region.

In other words, if Greece and Cyprus does not bow its head to Turkey then we will never get out of the crisis either!

Expanding further he explained that the Eastern Mediterranean is a terrific example of how politics first need to line up –in this case Turkish relations with Israel, and Turkish relations with Cyprus – to enable the investments to happen. And here is where he said the incredible -which has made many people very skeptical about the real reasons behind the Memorandums of Shame, as well as Bryza's role in all of this-.

     But if and when the investments happen, "I think we'll see some dramatic, even historic, breakthroughs on the Cyprus question and the restoration of the special relationship between Turkey and Israel that, in the late 1990s, was a strategic partnership that involved, not only military cooperation, but extensive intelligence sharing as well.”

Bryza noted that among the high notes were the Israeli government's recent decision to allow 40% of its natural gas production to be exported, especially from its Leviathan field. Israel, he said, had also signalled that it sought two export options for its natural gas: one pipeline and one LNG option.

In his opinion -which is obviously lobbying on behalf of Turkish interests- for Israel to sell its gas to markets like Egypt would be difficult while permitting for onshore LNG could prove impossible given the environmental and security concerns. If not LNG onshore, he said there were two other options: Cyprus or a floating liquid natural gas terminal, which could address some of the political issues surrounding Turkey-Israel and the Cyprus question (but that would not create significant political breakthroughs).

     “Prime Minister Netanyahu would like, not only to use the natural gas to revolutionize the Israeli economy in many ways, develop new industries that are energy intensive, first and foremost ensure that Israel is self sufficient in natural gas for years to come, but I think he also wants to use natural gas exports as a way to improve Israel's relations with key neighbors,” he said, explaining that he thought some Israeli natural gas would be exported to Jordan, and some to the Palestinian territories.

He continued:

     “But if you're thinking about how to get the most geopolitical payoff for a natural gas export scheme to one of Israel's neighbors, I would argue that Turkey is the place you want to look – a country with great aspirations in the region, problematic at times, especially towards Israel. But if the natural gas exports could be used to restore a strategic partnership between Israel and Turkey, that would be a tremendous benefit for Israel.”

But he didn't stop there. He said that the most compelling way to get this gas to the market was to build a pipeline to Turkey, which he described as being easy. Luckily he realized that in order for this to happen the permission of the government of Cyprus was needed because it is a sovereign nation, but let's say a new Annan plan suddenly surfaced... would this be one of the clauses?

Well there you have it, straight from the horse's mouth. This is why Mr. Bryza continually threatened Costas Karamanlis through his associates. This is why all those opposed to suspicious settlements such as the Annan Plan were only endorsed by people such as George Papandreou -let us not forget that he has been conducting 'secret diplomacy' with Turkey for well over a decade now and from what we see, he is enjoying a very comfortable life because of it-.

Bryza also said something else that should not go unnoticed. He said that territorial delineations and allowing pipelines to pass through them could be ambiguous, but said that although conditions can be imposed on those pipelines passing through their territorial waters, such situations created risks.

     “How do you obtain Cypriot permission for a pipeline to cross its territory before you come up with  a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus problem – which I don't think is possible. What I do believe, is that energy investments could catalyze that breakthrough.”

This meant, according to Mr. Bryza, that one helped Cyprus obtain an LNG terminal, which it had identified as a national priority. The problem was there clearly weren't enough proven reserves right now on Cyprus – it needed two LNG trains, he said.

He said that everyone has their fingers crossed that Cyprus in coming years is going to discover much more gas, and because of this, "two trains will be viable".

     "Cyprus will be happy if we generate income to help it with its financial difficulties, but those revenues are not going to flow for at least 10 years.”

If everything worked out perfectly, he explained, one wouldn't see revenues flowing to the Cypriot treasury until 10 or 11 years from now. He offered a solution.

     “Perhaps there's a way to take advantage of the fact that the same companies – Noble, Delek and Avner Oil – are developing Israel's Leviathan field, as are developing Cyprus' Aphroditefield (or Plot 12).

So is there a way, perhaps, to channel some of the early revenues from a pipeline from Israel to Turkey back into financing and risk reduction for an LNG facility on Cyprus?” he asked.

     “And could there be even some some excess gas, after a pipeline were developed  from Israel to Turkey, that could also be used to help develop the LNG facility? Or could there be compressed natural gas, which provides a way to ramp up production in the early years, in smaller volumes, without much commercial risk really and allow for there to be a pipeline from Israel to Turkey?”

Intergovernmental agreements, he said, were needed, among Cyprus, Turkey and Israel.

He admitted, “It's a tall order of course. It probably will require outside political leadership akin to what the US did regarding the BTC pipeline.

      “Right now, I don't think the US nor the EU are willing to jump in, but I also know that there is a genuine desire in Washington to create a breakthrough on both the Cyprus question and on Turkey-Israel relations before the municipal elections that take place in Turkey this March.”

(Get ready Cyprus... Things are about to change!)

This, of course, depended on the Turkish Prime Minister, who would have to decide whether he would play to the “less positive forces in Turkish politics, who like to take swipes at Israel and like to take swipes at Cyprus. Ultimately, only one man is going to decide whether or not Turkey is going to push for this breakthrough,” explained Matthew Bryza at the 2nd Annual Frankfurt Gas Forum.

Some may argue that Bryza's statements are random, but were they? And here is where it really gets interesting!

Bryza is very chummy, chummy with multi-billionaire George Soros, as well as with Turkish companies that operate in the energy sector, so is it safe to assume that his statements are random?

We don't think so. We think they are clear warnings. And if you don't believe us about his affiliation with

S.Arabia-George Soros, then it would please you to know that Bryza's relationship with Soros was exposed in 2008 by the leader of Georgia's opposition Labor Party Mr. Salwa Natelasvili who had accused the then Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili of being a puppet of the multi-billionaire. At the time Natelasvili had argued that Bryza was a supporting pillar of Soros and the Georgian politician had even demanded that Bryza leave the country.

(It should be reiterated that at the time Bryza held the position of US secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs when these official statements were made.)

And just to clear that last argument: Natelasvili's accusations are not that far-fetched, because it is well known that George Soros' network maintains very close relations with the Saakashvili regime. According to reports, this network had apparently financed a series of methodical "democratic revolutions" such as the "Rose Revolution" in Adjara, which sought to weaken the autonomous regions of Georgia in a pledge to satisfy Soros greed.

(After all, Soros is well known for his pseudo revolutions, look at the Arab Spring, where he worked with S.Arabia and Qatar and forced regime change in the Middle East and N.Africa giving the illusion that he was bringing democracy, when we all know it was only about controlling the oil rights in these countries).

Aside from his Turkish wife, Bryza also holds very strong relations with other extremely influential officials in Ankara. When he was relieved of his diplomatic duties, the Turkish hydrocarbon company "Turcas Petrol" recruited him (June 2012) and we all know that the latter company maintains "privileged"  relations with Azerbaijan and specifically the State-owned SOCAR company.

Some may recall that on December 21st, 2013 Greece agreed to sell the operator of its natural gas grid operator to the Azerbaijan's state energy company, in a 400-million-euro deal that drives forward the faltering Greek privatisation program.

Well... Guess who the sole bidder was? You guessed it, it was SOCAR! In fact it was the only bidder for a 66 percent stake in Greece's DESFA, in a tender that was held last June. SOCAR wants to use DESFA to increase its footprint in southeast Europe.

At the same time, Bryza also works as a consultant on business and democratic development, and is a board member of several private companies in Turkey. And obviously in a ploy to exert political pressure wherever he wants to, Bryza managed to also get appointed as the Director of the International Centre for Defense Studies, a Tallinn-based think tank. (March 1, 2012 ).

His wife, Zeyno Baran, who had also published an article in the well known "National Review" slamming the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline project holds similar positions. She is the Director of the Center for Eurasian Policy and a Senior

Fellow at the Hudson Institute, which is a think tank located in Washington DC. She is also a Turkish American scholar on issues ranging from US-Turkey relations, Islamist ideology and energy security in Europe and Asia.

A match made in (energy) heaven!

Don't be fooled. They might be throwing ideas about pipelines running through Turkey from Cyprus, and trying to mend relations between Israel and Ankara, but this couple had (and still have) one mission and one mission and that is to totally block Greece from ever joining the new European energy map. In fact the two separate interests that support this couple have one common goal which is to totally exclude Greece from ever developing its energy potential, as well as taking part in the pipeline race.

Notice how all the talk about exploring and exploiting our natural wealth is subsiding in the mainstream news?

Think Ellada Think!

Greece and Cyprus are faced with unprecedented challenges in the weeks and months ahead. On the one hand they are battling

against the forces of Soros because they want to get their hands on property in the region -Greece's mineral wealthy regions, and Cyprus' rich waters- and on the other hand they are battling against pressure to bow to Turkey who we all know wants to strengthen its position even further in the region.

Will the forces against Greece and Cyprus win? It depends on the people. The more noise we make as nations, the more we discuss these issues amongst ourselves, at a local, state and national level, the harder it will be for these dark interests to materialize their plans.

So brew up a cup of coffee Frappers and start making some noise!

Also read:

SPECIAL REPORT - Setting The Record Straight On Greece's Natural Reserves & Who Betrayed Greece! (VIDEOS)
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.gr/2013/12/special-report-setting-record-straight.html

SPECIAL REPORT - The Tale Of Sex, Marriage And Natural Gas Pipelines Continues....
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.gr/2013/04/special-report-tale-of-sex-marriage-and.html

MEGA BOMB On Sunday - The Tale Of Sex, Marriage, Natural Gas Pipelines Continues....
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.gr/2013/04/mega-bomb-on-sunday-tale-of-sex.html

SPECIAL REPORT - US: Cyprus Natural Gas Via Turkey Not Greece! - "Yes" to Nabucco "No" to TAP!
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.gr/2013/02/special-report-us-cyprus-natural-gas-in.html

Sources:

• http://geopolitics-gr.blogspot.gr/2013/12/eastern-mediterranean-gas-economics.html
• http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/21/greece-privatisation-gas-idUSL6N0K00AQ20131221
• http://olympia.gr/2013/04/15/%CE%BF-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%
• http://www.newsbomb.gr/politikh/story/298276/to-toyrkofilo-lompi-ekvi
• http://www.hellasfrappe.blogspot.com/2013/02/special-report-us-cyprus-
• http://www.newsbomb.gr/politikh/story/283856/mplokarei-toys-agogoys-stin-
• http://www.newsbomb.gr/politikh/story/283519/o-skoteinos-rolos-toy-mathioy-
• http://www.parapolitika.gr/ArticleDetails/tabid/63/ArticleID/577809/O-Karamanlis-

SHOCK - Supreme Court Approves Shariah Law In Thrace - Den Pame Kala!

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The recent decision by the Supreme Court of Greece in approving Shariah law above the laws of the Greek State for the area of Thrace does not only open a can of worms, but also a possible Pandora's box! Shariah is the moral code and religious law of Islam and deals with many topics addressed by secular law, including crime, politics, and economics, as well as personal matters such as sexual intercourse, hygiene, diet, prayer, and fasting.

The decision was exposed by Komotini’s newspaper “Chronos” and revealed that the Supreme Court annulled a will that was drawn up by a Muslim man before he had passed away since it is something that is not determined by the Islamic Inheritance jurisprudence. The deceased, said the report, left all his belongings to his widowed wife, but his family contested the will because of this stipulation in Shariah law, and as a result the will was determined to be invalid.

Shariah law varies between cultures but in its strictest definition it is considered the infallible law of God.

Bear in mind that the prevalence of Sharia law is a long-standing demand of Ankara since R.T.Erdogan came to power in Turkey.

Source in Greek - defencenet

(What kind of a lame decision is this? What did the Supreme Court think it was accomplishing by opening this can of worms? If Shariah law is enforced in Thrace, it will then begin being enforced in other areas with Muslim minorities, and this will extend in other areas other than matters of inheritance. What will we see? Men getting their fingers chopped off because they drank a glass of ouzo? Women getting stoned to death because they are not covered from head to toe? Why is the Greek government allowing Turkey to Kosovize this area? If the government does not address these questions and soon... We are afraid that all hell will break loose in this country. Enough! Den pame katholou kala)

RealNews Report Says Greek-Americans & NSA Behind Spy Network Against Costas Karamanlis

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Using a dummy investment consulting firm as a front cover, Greek-American agents, who were operating on behalf of U.S. intelligence services, apparently established a very shady spy network in Greece that had as its target the government of former premier Costas Karamanlis. This was revealed at the weekend by the RealNews newspaper in a special report. According this report, the VAT (Value Added Tax ) number of this company shows that it had purchased four mobile phones, three of which were used in the first wire-tapping, or during the period 2004-2005. The author claims that when authorities from the then Ministries of Public Order, Justice, etc., discovered that their phones were being tapped into, the mobile phones were suddenly and suspiciously deactivated. The report then says that about two months later, a fourth mobile, which until then was totally inactive, suddenly activated and the eavesdropping apparently continued against Costas Karamanlis (and other members of his government).

In fact, the report notes, the eavesdropping continued well into 2007 but because of this, the network was easily identified by Greek intelligence authorities. The same report in RealNews then reveals that EYP began monitoring the spies and discovered that the specific network, or the Greek Americans, were in constant communication with the head of the American secret service in Maryland, and would regularly ask their superiors what type of action to take next.

The author then states that all this evidence, and more, is now in the hands of Supreme Court magistrate Dimitris Foucas who is investigating the case, from an unknown witness who apparently played a pivotal role (or anti-monitoring) in the wire-tapping case against Costas Karamanlis. This same witness more or less photographed one American, who he claims held a key post in this eavesdropping network. The newspaper notes that the witness told Foucas that this mystery man (spy) commonly travelled to and from our country between the periods 1997-2010, or during periods when profound issues such as the South Stream pipeline project, which was a top priority issue for the Americans, were being negotiated by the then government. Apparently the witness told Foucas that the Americans were not very happy about a possible Greek-Russian energy pact and that is the main reason they wanted first hand knowledge about the course of negotiations.

The witness also claims that the mystery man had diplomatic status, but it was later discovered (by judicial authorities) that he was nothing more than a spy. And what is worse, the newspaper also says that this mystery man is also linked with the assassination plot against Costas Karamanlis.

The author of the article then claims that the only thing left for authorities to do right now is confirm his identity (photographs, documents) and an arrest warrant will be issued.

(It should be reminded that Foukas was the one had requested that these three cases be merged into one -wire-tapping, December 2008 riots, and assassination plot against Karamanlis - or Pythia1 plan-). 

Original Article in Greek on Real News - Click here
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Will Justice Call On Papandreou To Testify In Karamanlis Case Now That Karchimakis Got Caught?

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Yet another leading member of PASOK, Michalis Karchimakis (former PASOK MP, ex-Gen. Secretariart of PASOK, and very close friend of George Papandreou) is due to appear before Mr. Dimitris Fucas (who is 4th supreme court prosecutor investigating the wire-tapping and assassination attempt against former premier Costas Karamanlis), on charges of breaching State secrets (a charge that is a felony).

(As noted in a previous article on this case - Mr. Foucas called Michalis Karchimakis to give evidence in a judicial investigation into the wiretapping issue, which was first uncovered in 2005, after a top-secret document was found at his home. Please note that the PASOK MP is not implicated in the wire-tapping scandal directly, but rather on the sidelines of this huge state investigation. Read more about this in a previous report by clicking here)

There is clear evidence that during the period 2005 - 2007, when Costas Karamanlis was in power, a hush-hush network of people -or a state within a state- was operating on on behalf of the then leader of the opposition PASOK party Mr. George Papandreou. Specifically, Karchimakis, who was one of Papandreou's  closest associate, apparently illegally possessed highly classified state documents, that in most cases was information that was generally used to brief the head of the government, or Mr. Costas Karamanlis.

Let us repeat: The PASOK party had access -via Karchimakis- to top-secret information which was only suposed to be viewed by the Greek prime minister.

About six months ago, in an open Athens court, a series of public officials appeared before the prosecuting team investigating the case and gave information about this breaching of state secrets. Mr. Foucas took their depositions, and added them to the evidence which the prosecution has been gathering over the last two years and began probing the case more closely.

(It should be reminded that the 2008 December riots, the Wire-Tapping Scandal against the former PM, and the Pythia Plan -which aimed at assassinating the former prime minister as well as destabilising Greece socially, economically and politically- were all merged into one massive investigation by a Prosecutor of the Hellenic Supreme Court, and the investigation has been ongoing for two years now).

With this fresh evidence at hand, a search warrant was issued to investigate the home and the political office of Mr. Karchimakis, where a confidential document was found. One report on defencenet on Sunday said that officials also found defence documents (but the report did not clarify whether these documents were top-secret or not).

The same report on defencenet added that the decision for the surprise raid -which eventually yeilded the expected results- came after a series of depositions that were given from Greek intelligence officers (EYP) claiming that Karchimakis was behind this leaking of state documents (or the source that linked these documents to the then leader of the Greek opposition party which was George Papandreou!)

Foukas also filed charges against an employee from the Greek intelligence service (EYP), who apparently also testified but was then released on restrictive terms. She is now facing serious charges that resemble that of espionage.

According to her: In late November, early December 2005, Karchimakis asked to  meet with various union heads at the Greek intelligence agency. The meeting was held at a cafe in Kolonaki (central Athens). At that meeting, Karchimakis turned to the intelligence oficer (initials) A.P. and said "what is happening? You have not yet brought me any of these beautiful documents."

Karchimakis' property was searched after the EYP agent claimed he had asked for the document in 2006.

In a nutshell:  Karchimakis was accused by an officer from Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) of asking for top-secret documents to be given to him in 2006. This is what prompted magistrate Dimitris Foukas to oversee the search at Karchimakis’s house and office.

Karchimakis has dismissed accusations but nonetheless faces charges of breaching the state secrets law and has to appear before the magistrate on November 8.

He claims that he is a victim of a conspiracy that is aimed at discrediting and framing his duties as an MP. The former close friend of George Papandreou also says that highly classified documents (as described above) were never found at his home, and the only evidence gathered by officials concerned some documents from the Ministry of Defence which he purposely kept at his home "for the needs of parliamentary scrutiny, as a shadow defense minister during the period when PASOK was in the opposition."

This of course differs greatly from the indictment which was drawn up against him, and which states that in 2005, and with the help of a intelligence officer, Karchimakis held information in his hands that concerned the country's security and foreign relations,  something that we all know is generally dubbed as being highly-classified by all governments.

And if that wasn't enough, prosecutors are keeping close tabs on another suspect, who is a foreigner, and who apparently lived in Greece (or was in and out of the country) during the period 1997-2010 and who is directly or indirectly also involved in this controversial case. According to one witness, this suspect played a key role in organizing the network needed to set up the wire-tapping of Mr. Karamanlis. He apparently lived in Greece and used many aliases. Presently, this mystery man is being sought by authorities, but there are no solid leads since they do not even know his idenity.

Karchimakis was recognized as George Papandreou's "right hand" in the area of "special information" (whatever that may mean). His involvement in this case, which caught him in possession of classified information, in a case which began right after Epikaira magazine published an article that exposed the assassination attempt against Karamanlis, appears to indirectly involve George Papandreou. Speaking about good old George, if all the information in the Greek press is true, then wouldn't it be safe to assume that following Karchimakis, the prosecution will also summon George Papandreou for questioning?

After all this is about leaking state information, or basically spying, and who knows this kind of activity might have also been practised by other members of PASOK, who with the help of government officials, were assigned to key positions in the field of information systems, and worked with a "parallel" manner with potential to harm the Greek State's interests.

The question is, will our judicial system actually dig that deep? It remains to be seen.

Stay Tuned Frappers

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PASOK MP Implicated In Karamanlis Wire-Tapping Case - Breached State Secrets

The buzz in the press on Friday, and certainly one of the most controversial stories, concerns the investigation into the assassination attempt and illegal wire-tapping scandal against former prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, which on Friday took on a unpredictable (or predictable) turn. According to press reports, judicial officials are now closing in on several individuals which they feel played a catalytic role in both cases. Unfortunately the story was swept under the rug on Friday night because of the terrorist attack against the Golden Dawn party -which resulted in the death of two of its members-, and the Greek press did not even open the subject on the nightly news. Not to worry though, HellasFrappe is always on top of things. Besides would we miss an opportunity to lash out at our least favorite party? NEVER!!!

(It should be reminded that the 2008 December riots, the Wire-Tapping Scandal against the former PM, and the Pythia Plan -which aimed at assassinating the former prime minister as well as destabilising Greece socially, economically and politically- were all merged into one massive investigation by a Prosecutor of the Hellenic Supreme Court, and the investigation has been ongoing for two years now).

According to the reports, magistrate Mr. D. Foucas who is investigating this huge case, summoned Michalis Karchimakis to give evidence in a judicial investigation that is focused on the wiretapping scandal, which was first uncovered in 2005, after a top-secret document was found at his home.(Note the PASOK MP is not implicated in the wire-tapping scandal directly, but rather on the sidelines of this huge state investigation.)

Who is Mr. Karchimakis? Well... here is where it gets interesting. Michalis Karchimakis  is a leading PASOK MP who was also the party's General Secretariat several years ago after being hand selected by (none other... than) George Papandreou. The charges against him are very serious, and include the breach of confidential state secrets.

Foukas also filed charges against an employee from the Greek intelligence service (EYP), who apparently apologized for her acts and according to reports she was then released on restrictive terms. So why is Karhimakis being slapped with breaching confidential State secrets, and why is a former intelligence officer facing similar charges? Well, according to the same reports, Michalis Karchimakis was accused by an officer from Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) of asking for top-secret documents to be given to him in 2006. This is what prompted magistrate Dimitris Foukas to oversee a search of Karchimakis’s house, where a secret document was discovered. The ex-minister now faces charges of breaching the state secrets law and is requested to appear before the magistrate on November 8.

It should be reiterated that Foukas is investigating the circumstances surrounding the wiretapping scandal that helped unidentified eavesdroppers listen in on the mobile phone conversations of then Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and more than 100 others before, during and after the 2004 Athens Olympics. Ericsson, which supplied the telephone exchange that was hacked into, and Vodafone, which was the service provider, were both fined by the Hellenic Authority of Communications Security and Privacy (ADAE) in 2007 for failing to protect the privacy of those who had their phones hacked, which included the head of EYP, several ministers and members of the armed forces.

The wiretaps were discovered by Ericsson on March 7, 2005 and Vodafone immediately asked for the software to be deactivated. Investigating authorities said that this decision prevented them from discovering who was recording the conversations, although EYP stated that the source of the eavesdropping was somewhere in central Athens.

Reports also noted that Foukas’s investigation has at the same time uncovered the alleged involvement of a foreign national in the wiretaps and that judicial authorities are now trying to track down the suspect.

We want to once again remind readers that all three cases (2008 December riots, Wire-Tapping Scandal, and Pythia Plan - which was the backbone to the assassination attempt and destabilization plan against Karamanlis and Greece) were all merged into one massive investigation by a Prosecutor of the Hellenic Supreme Court. The integration and correlation of files, on the one hand, documents the motives and deceit committed in all three cases, and on the other, intends to present dramatic evidence as to the "why" or the background of all three cases.

More specifically the move to bind all three cases has as its aim to:

• Reveal the names of foreign intelligence agents involved in these cases.
• Reveal a document that proves that George Papandreou was well aware about the "postponement or total dismissal" of various policies that dealt with several Greek pipeline agreements (especially those signed between Greece and Russia).
• Reveal information about mysterious Cypriot deposits that in return reveal other startling evidence.
• Reveal evidence proving that Costas Karamanlis was instructed in February 2009 to avoid any movement in Athens (in other words was warned to take security measures), and this resulted in confining him only at the Maximos Mansion and his home in Rafina (giving the opposition and the media a reason to say that he wasn't active and was worn out).
• Reveal that specific "journalists" were collaborating with foreign centers (against the government at the time as well as Greece). Wikileaks has already published a cable outlining that foreign powers involved in this case. (Incidentally in one of those cables which are featured here on HellasFrappe under Features and then under Leaks, Karamanlis was baptized as "Buddha", from several (idiotic) reporters who apparently used this characterization against him to create strange connotations that were involved with this case).
• Reveal evidence that foreign embassies operating in Athens were convinced that Karamanlis would fall in 2008 -or after the 'accidental' fires in the Peloponnese-. (Tip: If you can put two and two together, then try and remember which politicians said they wanted the tanks on the streets in December, and you will hit the jackpot!)
• Reveal evidence about a bomb that was discovered at a shipowners dinner gala but which was luckily removed before being detonated!
• Reveal shocking testimony from the former head of the Greek Intelligence Agency Mr.Korantis (who later became an MP with the LAOS party).
• And many other aspects of the case will be presented as well.
• Check the article we featured on this by clicking here

The role of the former adviser to George Papandreou, or the mysterious Alex Rondos is also being investigated. HellasFrappe had featured an article by the Epikaira magazine about this mystery man in the past, and featured a couple of stories on him that certainly open a series of discussions. For one, he is 100 percent in favor of opening up the Aegean to Turkey, and two, this man always somehow appears in countries that are either rich in oil (and natural gas) or that will house energy pipelines.

Alex Rondos, who was a leading adviser at the Greek Foreign Ministry or while George Papandreou was there, (and while he was prime minister) is indeed an enigma. Rondos is apparently is a man of many missions in former Soviet republics that have "energy", with involvement in many NGOs in these countries, and a crucial role in the politics of Georgia which went into suicidal war against Russia in 2008, etc. etc. etc. Basically he is a man who has somehow mysteriously appeared in all the "hot spots" all over the world.

Let us not forget that Korantis had apparently informed the prosecution that Rondos was the man who knew about the conspiracy to assassinate Costas Karamanlis -leaving it to be understood that so did Papandreou-, but of course the former head of EYP never revealed anything else about him but rather said that the information that was given to Greek intelligence by Russian officers -about this whole case and the people involved- proved completely reliable.

Please read the stories below for more details, as well as to reference the wiretapping case, the assassination plot, and find out who Mr. Rondos is. (All information is sourced, and references are made)

PART l - Plot to assassinate Costas Karamanlis revealed (VIDEO)
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.com/2011/06/plot-to-assassinate-kostas-karamanlis.html

PART II – Plot to assassinate Costas Karamanlis revealed (VIDEO)
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.com/2011/06/part-ii-plot-to-assassinate-kostas.html

PART III - Authorities launch formal investigation into assassination plot against Karamanlis
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.com/2011/08/authorities-launch-formal-investigation.html

Assassination Attempt Against Karamanlis Makes Int.l Headlines VIDEOS
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.com/2012/03/assassination-attempt-against.html

Ambassador Threatens Greek MP Over Energy Policy - Connected To Karamanlis Assassination Plot
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.com/2013/01/ambassador-threatens-greek-mp-over.html

Was Mossad, MI6 & CIA Behind Assassination Plot Of Karamanlis?
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.com/2012/03/was-mossad-mi6-cia-behind-assassination.html

Papandreou, Rondos, Lazzard, Sorros equals to the Rothchilds
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.com/2011/04/papandreou-rondos-lazzard-sorros-equals.html

Does Papandreou agree with Rondos’ views about sharing the Aegean with Turkey?
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.com/2011/10/does-papandreou-agree-with-rondos-views.html

SPECIAL REPORT - The Plot Thickens In Karamanlis Assassination Plot - More Details Exposed
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The RETURN Of Karamanlis: "I Will Not Vote For Any New Austerity Measures"

*Note from Editor - They say that great leaders are characters who know the exact time to say NO, and we here at HellasFrappe  are overwhelmed with joy and excitement with this latest bit of news. For the first time, in four years, -or since the signing of the Memorandums- we are finally beginning to hope!

For the first time since 2009, when he resigned from the leadership of the New Democracy party, former Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis decided to intervene politically in response to the rumored austerity measures that are set to be adopted by the government as demanded by the Troika.

Through his associates he sent a strict message to the government that he will not vote for any of these measures, adding that if this is ignored, then he will personally intervene in parliament if they are presented, and what is more, he will also explain why he does not approve of them.

What he did not say, but what is clear, is that if Karamanlis does this, then two-thirds of the New Democracy party will follow suit. Most of the MPs in the party have already expressed their disapproval about these measures and the latest decisions being taken by the Samaras administration.

Talk about a POLITICAL COMEBACK. It couldn't have arrived at a better moment for our country and its future. Costas Karamanlis is ready to break free from his self-isolation and finally give this country some hope again.

According to press reports, Karamanlis has been preparing for his comeback for quite a while now. As such, he has held a series of consecutive meetings with conservative MPs -or Karamanlikoi- who are extremely pessimistic about the future of the government but also the fate of the New Democracy party.

Some may argue that it was a long time in coming, but we all know that if he made this move several years ago, he would have been torn to pieces by this country's corrupt media industry. Greece needed reforms, our country needed restructuring, but driving us to sheer poverty for the love of corpotocracy is something that will never be tolerated by the real patriots of this country which are the veteran voters and supporters of the REAL New Democracy party, and not the party that Evangelos the Large Venizelos wants it to be. If Venizelos and Samaras want to form a new party, then so be it... but they should move to the corner and allow real leaders who truly love this nation to come in and get things done. ENOUGH!

With a name that is heavy as our history, Karamanlis is ready to return, and this time it is for good!

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