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To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (1501)	9/14/2012 3:02:35 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3363

Turks have a special place in the Greek soul--Remember 1821! Greece and Turkey: A history of hate articles.cnn.com Excerpt: In the 15th century the Turkish Ottoman Empire overran mainland Greece and most of the Greek Islands, initiating almost 300 years of Muslim occupation. Although Ottoman rule, especially in the early years, was less brutal than has often been made out, it was certainly onerous, involving high taxation and occasional acts of appalling violence (30,000 Greeks were massacred when the Ottomans captured Cyprus in 1570). The occupation, which ended with the Greek War of Independence of 1821-28, had a profound effect on the Greek people, engendering a sense of hatred and distrust of Turks that lasts to this day. Turkish opinion, too, has been marked by the brutalities of history. The Greek War of Independence started with numerous massacres of Turkish civilians, most infamously at Tripolista in 1821, where 12,000 Turks died (the Turks responded by slaughtering 25,000 Greeks on the island of Chios). =================================================================================== A Turk making money off of Greek food would make them crazy.