At this historic juncture where we find ourselves, there are three main fronts to which we must take a clear stand: The first concerns Cyprus and the Annan plan. The second concerns Skopje with the name "Macedonia". And the third is the defense of our Hellenism against the attack received from Greek and international organized forces.
1) Cyprus: Even though the Greek Cypriot people rejected the Annan Plan with a great majority (70%), there are still within Cyprus as well as in Greece, individuals and forces that conspire to create the appropriate conditions to impose it at the end. After all this remains the key objective of the U.S. policy, by which the intend is to ensure a strategic basis for their immediate and long term plans in the Middle East.
It is necessary therefore to find a way by which the voice of the large majority of the Greek populace who does not agree with the Annan plan’s implementation is heard. Most people find the Annan plan contrary to the interests of Cyprus, and especially to the interests of the Greek Cypriots, who comprise an undivided part of Greek community.
2) Skopje: There should have absolutely no great importance to us that many countries have already recognized the FYROM as “Macedonia” for various reasons of their own. In fact those who have recognized the FYROM as “Macedonia” ignore or disregard the historical truth. Their inexcusable ignorance leads them to their ridicule. The mere fact they think that they can coexist with Alexander the Great’s offspring will cause them derision and devaluation of their seriousness. And we assume that it is unnecessary to repeat here the statement of former President of the FYROM, Mr. Gligorov that they are Slavs, their ethnicity is Slavic and their language is a mixture of Slavic and Bulgarian dialect.
However what should concern us as Greeks, is the fact that certain leaders of Skopje have decided to exploit the name “Macedonia”, proclaiming that they are the sole heirs-descendants of ancient Macedonia of Philip and Alexander the Great. Using the term “Aegean Macedonia” they assert claim without shame to the territories of today’s Greek Macedonia from west to east, demarcating the borders to the south at the foot of Mount Olympus! In fact they even go so far as to proclaim Thessaloniki as their capital, and which today is under Greek occupation!
This is an unintelligent, obscene and offensive frenzy, not appropriate for responsible peoples and a responsible state that can only be faced with absolute contempt. This means that we should not accept any relationship with such a country and even more we should not even have any discussions with them, neither on our own nor with the assistance of the UN as it is happening today. The only thing we are obliged to do is to clearly declare that we will never reward them with the name “Macedonia” and that we do not want to have any economic and diplomatic association with them. Let’s close the borders. And, we should not condescend or prevent them from getting into the bosoms of NATO and EU, since NATO and EU are so longing for the presence of the genuine descendants of … Alexander the Great .... (!!!) Let them rejoice with them then, since Skopje in fact enjoys the full favor of U.S. and NATO which have already transformed Kosovo and half of Skopje in one of their largest military bases in the world. In other words, Skopje already fulfills all requirements of a strategic protectorate of the USA and for this reason the threats for our lands have to be taken seriously.
After all our participation in the procedures imposed on us by others for allegedly compound names for all uses, and such inanities, will ultimately result that the name “Macedonia” will become permanent - an unacceptable retreat - diminishing our seriousness and dignity. We need to think seriously regarding such attitude which is not appropriate for people of nations such as our people, who had the courage to challenge the powerful in difficult and critical times protecting our history, our honor and our pride.
3) Our third and most important national issue that should concern us is the discovery and denunciation to the Greek people of various groups and organizations in cooperation with international organizations seeking the destruction of Hellenism. The frontrunner of the international organizations that played a major role in such activities is the “Soros Foundation” being one among those forces that decided the destruction of Yugoslavia, the war and breakup of Georgia and Ukraine’s subordination to the West. Now they incite Albania’s nationalism, preparing the vision of a Greater Albania by creating Kosovo, aiming at Epirus (with the TSAMS) and also motivate the visibility of the “Aegean Macedonians” as a FYROM minority in Greece. As it pertains to our country, and with their aim at the destruction of the Greek identity, they oversee the design to disrupt the cohesion of the Greek nation, starting with the very distortion of modern history, before, during and after the revolution of 1821 - and the disappearance of traditional and modern Greek culture.
Some Greeks, true agents of those suspicious international organizations, are working consistently for a long time toward such actions. They have penetrated through the most important and vulnerable sectors of our social life, such as education, foreign policy, the media and political premises. They have been able to stabilize an important bridgehead to the financial support of foreign powers, relying on the ignorance of many and the silence of the opportunists. They have already caused great damage to traditional cohesion of our people, at least in the traditional values that made our nation what it is, in spite of all the suffering that at times tests our people’s strength.
Thus the cultivation of patriotism is now the only answer. Thus our people being informed, united and alert, can resist this satanic plan by unraveling and isolating its enemies, whoever they are and wherever they might be. We have been sleeping for too long. It is time to wake up, to rise and unite to address appropriately the major threats to our history, culture, ethos, traditions and ultimately our integrity.
Athens, 12-7-2009
Mikis Theodorakis
CLARIFICATION ON THE EXERCISE OF VETO
People write history only when they have the power to raise their moral stature. Today we are not only affected by the attitude of the political leadership of Skopje but also the attitude of Europe and NATO, which to us is historically inaccurate, unethical and hostile. Thusly, the VETO which they gave so that they can control and manipulate us, ended up being an evil weapon, because it has changed us into essential accomplices in their offensive attitude towards our country. If we do not despise those who despise us, we will become a nation unworthy of its people’s sacrifices and struggles, a nation unworthy of its history and a people with bent heads.