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To: D. Long who wrote (4721)	4/20/1999 7:27:00 PM
From: George Papadopoulos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

> Perhaps the Greeks are taking lessons from the French... ;) In turn, the Italians may be now learning from the Greeks<g> Greece and Italy opposed the oil embargo Italian Foreign Minister said:" the USA could not be the world's policeman nor the mercenary of countries unwilling to take on military responsibility" Does not sound too loyal to me;)

To: D. Long who wrote (4721)	4/20/1999 8:18:00 PM
From: nuke44	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

Having served a 15 month stint as a liason to the Greek Air Force, At Araxos Air Base in the western Peloponnesian in 1988-89, I am surprised that the two Greek officers were allowed access to any information that could damage NATO security. My entire tour of duty in Greece, while ostensibly in support of a NATO weapons detachment and the Greek Air Force was actually for the purpose of ensuring all classified assets at the site were destroyed (blown up) rather than allow the Greeks access to them, in the event that they tried to force the issue. The betrayal of NATO by the two officers shouldn't come as any surprise. Having said that, there were some fine officers and enlisted men in the Greek Air Force, but allegiance in Greece is divided strictly along political lines, with the members of the conservative party, PASOK being loyal to NATO and friendly to the U.S. and the members of the socialist and communist parties being as anti NATO as anyone in the former Warsaw Pact, even though they were supposedly NATO troops.