CIA
Diplomacy
Declassified CIA Report on Albania's Greek Minority Reveals 'Potential for Trouble'
A declassified CIA report warns of the potential for instability in the Balkans that may be caused by the mistreatment of the Greek minority in Albania. The report stresses that this instability may be detrimental to U.S. interests.
The June...
Greece
Greece Caught in 1999 'Debacle' over PKK Chief's Arrest
February 1999 was a month when relations between Greece, Turkey and the United States were put to the test, as the Greek authorities tried to hide the fugitive founder and leader of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan.
The PKK...
Economy
Wikileaks: CIA was Monitoring French Political Parties and their Stance on Greek Crisis
The interest of the CIA for the attitude of French political parties towards the Greek debt crisis before the 2012 elections in France has been revealed on the WikiLeaks website.
According to WikiLeaks, the CIA was watching all major French...
Greece
CIA: USSR Wanted 'Republic of Macedonia' With Thessaloniki, Kavala, Alexandroupolis in 1950
A CIA document recently declassified and published on its website, refers to a Soviet Union plan to create a "Republic of Macedonia" including Thessaloniki, Kavala, Alexandroupolis and all Macedonia and Thrace regions.
The document written in 1950, one year after...
Greece
CIA Daughter On the Anniversary of the Coup Her Dad Helped
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By Leslie Absher
A baby before the coup, brought there by her father, a young spy on his first mission. “There is much I’ll never know about his work in Greece but my love for him and Greece calls me...
Crime
Warrant Issued for Former US Embassy Employee on Greek Wiretapping Scandal
An arrest warrant was issued earlier today by anti-corruption investigator Dimitris Foukas against an American former employee of the United States Embassy in Athens. The US citizen, identified as William B., is facing charges of felony espionage as he...
Economy
Greek FinMin: 'Troika's Methods Resemble CIA's Waterboarding'
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis insists that a debt haircut is the best option for Greece. In an interview with German news magazine "Der Spiegel" he attacked the Troika using harsh words and even went as far as comparing...
Crime
April 21: The Day of The Colonels and The Junta
April 21 is a day most Greeks remember with fear. It was 47 years ago, just weeks before scheduled elections, that a coup of far right-wing military officers seized power and plunged the country into seven years of dictatorial...
Diaspora
CIA Research: Greek Shipping 4th in the World and 1st in Quality
It is well-known that the performance of Greeks in the sea is regarded as top-notch.
According to research conducted by the CIA, Greek shipping comes first in quality and is the fourth largest force in the world.The data also reveals...
Greece
Pangalos Spy Claims Gall Greek Government
Continuing his reputation as a loose cannon even in retirement, former Greek Deputy Prime Minister Theodoros Pangalos' claims that Greece listened in on private talks of U.S. Ambassadors in Athens and Ankara have drawn a swift rebuke from the...