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Η έκθεση του
Στέητ Ντηπάρτμεντ γιά την τρομοκρατία (2007). Tι αναφέρει γιά Ελλάδα
Δόθηκε στην δημοσιότητα το μεσημέρι της 30ης Απριλίου 2008, η
χρονιάτικη έκθεση του Στέητ Ντηπάρτμεντ γιά την τρομοκρατία, γιά τον
χρόνο 2007. Η έκθεση, όπως
συνηθίζεται, είναι μεροληπτική και
συντάσσεται σύμφωνα με τα συμφέροντα των ΗΠΑ (Ισραήλ, Ιράν κλπ).
(Η 17 Νοέμβρη είναι ακόμα
στον κατάλογο των τρομοκρατικών οργανώσεων)
Γιά την Ελλάδα, αναφέρει
τ' ακόλουθα:
GREECE
With improved counterterrorism
infrastructure in place following the 2004 summer Olympic Games in
Athens, Greece continued to fight international and domestic terrorism.
There was concern that Greece, because of its long coast line and
proximity to the Middle East, could be used as a transit route for
terrorists traveling to Europe and the United States. Greek authorities
cooperated with U.S. officials to address the problem. Cooperative
efforts included information sharing, training of Greek security and
customs officials, training of judicial personnel, and improving border
and cargo-container security through such programs as the Container
Security Initiative (CSI). Greece was also an active participant in the
Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). A bilateral PSI ship boarding
agreement was under consideration at year’s end. Greece sustained its
participation in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in
Afghanistan by providing engineers and ISAF Headquarters personnel
totaling about 130 troops. Greek forces were limited to operating in
the Kabul region. Greece has also offered to provide an embedded
Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team to train the Afghan Army.
From the mid-1970s until earlier this decade, the domestic Marxist
terrorist group November 17 (N17) targeted Greek officials, as well as
officials from NATO countries residing in Greece. During that period,
five employees of the U.S. Embassy were murdered by N17, which was
responsible for 23 killings altogether. Many of the N17 terrorists were
apprehended by Greek authorities in 2002 and tried for their crimes. In
2003, Greek courts handed down multiple life sentences to key N17
members. A group appeals trial for the N17 convicts and two previously
acquitted individuals opened in December 2005. The appeals trial
essentially represented a new trial for the convicts, since the Greek
judicial system allows new facts and evidence to be introduced in the
appeals phase. The appeals trial lasted far longer than the original
trial, in part due to the defense team's tactics and the court's
decisions allowing defendants great leeway to make statements and
interrupt witnesses.
On May 14, the Athens Court of Appeals issued consolidated sentences in
the N17 appeals trial. There were 226 counts of major felonies (murder,
attempted murder, attacks with explosives) in the original trial,
resulting in convictions on 224 counts. The appeal proceedings involved
de novo review of 225 counts (the public prosecutor appealed one
acquittal on behalf of the United States). During the appeal
proceedings, six counts became time-barred under Greek law. Of the 219
counts remaining, convictions were sustained on 218. The six members of
the operational core of N17 received a total of 44 life sentences.
Seven members received various prison terms. Six of those originally
charged were either acquitted or prosecutions were time-barred under
Greek law.
During the original N17 trial, a new domestic terrorism group calling
itself Revolutionary Struggle (RS) emerged. RS is a radical leftist
group, which aligned itself with the ideology of N17 and may have
incorporated some previous members of N17. RS was believed responsible
for nine violent terrorist attacks since 2003, including the 2004
murder of a Greek guard outside the British Defense Attaché’s
residence. In 2006, RS claimed responsibility for triggering a
remote-controlled explosive device placed along the vehicle route of
the Greek Minister of Culture (formerly the Greek Minister of Public
Order). The Minister was not injured in the attack. RS claimed
responsibility for the rocket propelled grenade attack against the U.S.
Embassy on January 12, 2007. The attack took place before normal
working hours and no Embassy personnel were injured. The Hellenic
National Police and the Embassy continued to work together on the
investigation. No arrests were made.
Throughout the year, self-styled “anarchists” attacked banks, police
stations, and other "imperialist-capitalist targets" with tools such as
firebombs and Molotov cocktails. Since these attacks usually occurred
at night, few persons were seriously injured and there were no deaths.
Several U.S. businesses were targeted. Police officials pursued a more
proactive approach to deterring these violent attacks and arrested
perpetrators. No damage to the Embassy or injuries to personnel were
noted in the last several years.
Ολόκληρη η έκθεση γιά τον χρόνο 2007
Η έκθεση γιά
τον χρόνο 2006
'Aρθρα-σχόλια-συνεργασίες-επιστολές
είναι καλοδεχούμενα (-ες) γιά δημοσίευση
Επιτρέπεται η με κάθε τρόπο μετάδοση, αναδημοσίευση του περιεχόμενου
του "Καλαμιού",
όταν αναφέρεται τ' όνομά του, με την ένδειξη www.Kalami.net
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