, 2 2011

HOW GERMANY IS DESTROYING GREECE, E RO!E AND GERMANY"

Suicide of Europe: a triumph for the empire of Lloyd Blakfein HOW GERMAN !S "ES#RO !NG GREE$E% E&RO'E AN" GERMAN ( )*ith the help of Greek +o,ernmentBy "imitri. /on.tantakopoulo. S&MMAR : Greece i. on the ,er+e of re,olt or re,olution% at lea.t if it. +o,ernment *ill continue to refu.e an early election e,ery0ody in Greece i. a.kin+ no*1 #he market. .eem ready to launch an e,en 0i++er attack a+ain.t !taly1 #here i. military ten.ion in the Ea.tern Mediterranean Sea% increa.in+ the pro0a0ility of a military conflict in,ol,in+ t*o mem0er. of the E&% a candidate mem0er and !.rael1 A. for Berlin% it i. repeatin+% in the *ay it i. handlin+ the European cri.i.% the .ame pattern of .trate+ic mi.take. *hich contri0uted to it. military defeat. in World War ! and !!% the only difference 0ein+ that in the 23th century *e *ere en+a+ed in military *ar. *hile no* *e are facin+ a financial total *ar1 Germany ha. a rare opportunity in hi.tory to re4e.ta0li.h it.elf a. a normal po*er% to tran.form it.elf into the political and economic leader of all Europe a+ain.t the 5Market.6% a Good and "emocratic 5he+emon6 of the continent% in,e.tin+ it. am0ition. into a radically reformed European pro7ect of *orld .i+nificance1 !n.tead% it. policie. undermine the European pro7ect and they are fuellin+ intra4 european de0t and political *ar.1 Germany 0ecome.% one more time in it. hi.tory% a ho.ta+e in an e8tremely narro*% pro,incial .en.e of nationali.m% the .ame primiti,e form of nationali.m that de.troyed in the pa.t the German 9olk1 By doin+ that% German. ri.k a 5third Waterloo6 in t*o centurie.% a defeat more hea,y than the one they .uffered in :;<=1 #here i. no much time left 0efore the hi.toric defeat of the European !dea% a collap.e of the E& and a +lo0al economic cri.i. *or.e than the one of :;2;% *hich *ill ha,e cata.trophic con.e>uence. for Europe% the *orld and Germany it.elf1 &.in+ a more .y.temic approach% *e can ea.ily di.cern in the *ay. the cri.i. i. de,elopin+ in the European &nion and the *orld economic architecture% .ome of the characteri.tic. that led to the rapid .elf4demi.e of the .o,iet .y.tem and the .elf4de.truction of the So,iet &nion% a .y.tem ,ery different 0ut a. 5clo.ed6% a. the current monetari.t and neoli0eral European and +lo0al economic .y.tem1 #he *ay European leader. are handlin+ the European cri.i.% 0rin+. .tron+ memorie. to the *ay Gor0ache, *a. 0eha,in+% 0y de.ta0ili?in+ ,ital function. of hi. .y.tem and .tructure% *ithout ha,in+ any clear idea *ith *hat to replace them1 &nlike the $hine.e $'% Gor0ache, 0orro*ed ma..i,ely and le+itimi?ed *e.tern ,alue.% to u.e them in hi. internal political .tru++le.% thu. de.troyin+ the 5ima+e of the enemy6 *hich *a. the heart of hi. political .y.tem1 #he .ame *e 0ear *itne.. in Europe ri+ht no*1 Our 5re+ime6 i. 0a.ed on the 5freedom% pro.perity and democracy6 promi.e1 #he 5re+ime6 *ill .imply not .ur,i,e 0ecau.e it i. tryin+ to en.ure more and more profit. for the 0ank. and it i. de.troyin+ *hole communitie.% in order to repay the mountain of de0t it ha. accumulated1 !n thi. paper *e try to .ee ho* different financial% political% ideolo+ical% national and +eopolitical factor. are contri0utin+ to the current cri.i. of the E&1 We propo.e a .ynthe.i. of t*o .eemin+ly oppo.ed interpretation.% one that i. fa,orin+ the chaotic nature of the financial cri.i. and another one *hich i. attemptin+ to .ee in e,ery .ta+e of the cri.i. the ad,ancin+ pro7ect of an 5Empire of @inance6% .hapin+ Europe and the *orld accordin+ to it. intere.t. and it. *orld ,i.ion1 We focu. on German policy% 0ecau.e no* Germany i. the only remainin+ nation of Europe tryin+ to produce a policy for Europe1 #he only other real actor in Europe i. Greece% 0ecau.e it 0ecame the

e8perimentation field for the ne* economic and .ocial order in Europe1 But al.o 0ecau.e the Greek +o,ernment% under the direct control of center. in the international financial capital% 0eha,e. a. a real 5a+ent of chao.6 in European affair.1 @rom :;:< and :;A; to 23:2 We are at a definin+ moment in European and% in particular% German hi.tory1 #he .ame male,olent mechani.m. *e ha,e *itne..ed in Europe 0efore World War ! and !!% are a+ain in action% in financial% not in military term. thi. time )at lea.t for no*-% 0ut *ith the .ame% potentially cata.trophic% con.e>uence.1 European pro.perity% democracy and ci,ili?ation% e,erythin+ *e *ere a0le to achie,e .ince :;<=% are no* at .take1 A. a re.ult of the *ay German leader.hip i. handlin+ the European cri.i.% Germany run. the ,ery real ri.k of e8periencin+ at the end% an economic% political% +eopolitical% moral and .trate+ic defeat% compara0le to the military defeat it ha. .uffered in :;<=1 Our mind. cannot really and fully +ra.p the ne* .ituation1 Our *ay of thinkin+ i. .till 0a.ed on the realitie. and certaintie. of the *orld a. it *a. 0et*een :;<= and 233BC a +ood analo+y i. ho* the European. *ere completely taken a0ack 0y the eruption of World War ! in :;:<% thinkin+ .till in term. of the Belle Epo>ue% *hile cro..in+ *ell into the ne* era of War. and Re,olution. *hich characteri?ed the fir.t half of 23th century1 5We *onDt pay for the Greek.6 .ay the German.% ,ery much like the @rench .aid in a not .o different occa.ion% 5*e *ill not die for "ant.i+61 But the 5a..a.ination6 of Greece ri.k. ha,in+ the .ame con.e>uence. *ith the a..a..ination of Archduke @erdinand in Sara7e,o% in :;:<1 #he de0t cri.i. i. rapidly de.troyin+ the political foundation. not only of the e8i.tin+ E&% 0ut of any kind of European inte+ration1 A media *ar ha. 0een launched a+ain.t Greece and other countrie. of the European periphery% the .o called '!!GS% *hich remind. u. of the p.ycholo+ical campai+n. a+ain.t 5ho.tile6% 5ro+ue6 .tate. like !ra> or Ser0ia1 Such campai+n. preceded in fact the military attack. a+ain.t the.e countrie.% much in the .ame *ay they preceded the .peculati,e attack. a+ain.t Greece% tran.formin+ rapidly% in fact% a country4mem0er of the euro?one% into the financial e>ui,alent of !ra>1 #*o year. later the E& .ummit. remind u. no* more and more of 0o8in+ matche. and they are more and more ineffecti,e1 Germany% @rance% Britain and !taly ha,e the *or.e relation. they e,er had1 #he 5European6 $entral Bank trie. to include% in the 5re.tructurin+6 deal of Greek de0t% the e8clu.ion of the de0t it 0ou+ht at ,ery lo* price in the .econdary market E that i.% it i. .peculatin+ a+ain.t and makin+ money of a mem0er country of the E& in a .ituation of di.tre..( $ommon people in Germany .ay they donDt *ant to pay out of their hard *ork Greek crook.D de0t% una*are that Greek. *ork much more than German. and% any*ay% German 5help for Greece6 money doe. not +o to Greece 0ut to the international me+a0ank.% *hich are the real crook.1 #he Bul+arian 'rime Mini.ter .ay. he i. happy 0ecau.e Greek .ociety i. de.troyed% much a. the Bul+arian .ociety *a. de.troyed at the fall of communi.m1 Greek. them.el,e. are more and more accu.in+ the German. of 0eha,in+ in e8actly the .ame *ay a. in World War !!% that i. de.troyin+ and lootin+ their country1 #hey talk% in increa.in+ num0er.% a0out a <th Reich and they tend to remem0er more and more of their EAM% the le+endary National Li0eration @ront% the more important re.i.tance mo,ement in all of Europe% acti,e 0et*een :;<: and :;<<1 What doe. thi. all meanF !t mean. that le.. than t*o year. after the eruption of the European .o,erei+n de0t cri.i.% the financial% political and ideolo+ical prere>ui.ite. for a de.truction of the *hole European pro7ect are no* in place1 World force.% e.pecially the ne* 5Empire of @inance6% ha,in+ an intere.t in dominatin+ or de.troyin+ Europe% ha,e ne* and important tool. to achie,e their +oal.1 E,ery European nation i. 0lamin+ the other mem0er .tate. for cri.i.C a cri.i. *hich the *orld 0ank. and the complete unre+ulated *orld finance and economy are mainly to 0lame(

#he German dilemma @or the fir.t time in ei+hty year.% Germany i. keepin+ no*% in it. hand.% the key to the fate of Europe% it. democracy and ci,ili?ation1 But it *ill not keep it for lon+ and doe. not .eem to kno* *hat to do *ith it1 German. ha,e u.ed the 5market.6 a+ain.t Greece a. a kind of 5Maa.tricht police6% to 5puni.h6 Greek. and 5di.cipline6 other European.% *ithout reali?in+ the terri0le price they *ill pay% a. @au.t did% for their alliance *ith the de,il1 #hey torn apart Greece economically% 7u.t like Stalin and Hitler did *ith 'oland in :;A;1 Germany i. o,ere.timatin+ it.elf and itD. relyin+ too much to it. economic po*er% the .ame *ay it o,ere.timated and relied too much on it. military po*er% durin+ the 23th century1 Berlin think. it can play *ith the Market.% a. "alladier% $ham0erlain or Stalin thou+ht they could play *ith and u.e Hitler1 Bet*een :;A; and :;<:% Hitler attacked all European.% tryin+ to unite and di.cipline them% 0efore addre..in+ hi. main concern% the con>ue.t of Ru..ia and the defeat of Bol.he,i.m1 But HitlerD. pro7ect *a. reflectin+ the e..entially pro,incial% narro* and ,iolent character of German nationali.m1 Germany ha. ne,er under.tood it. o*n +reat theoretician of War% the 'ru..ian $arl ,on $lau?e,itch% *ho ri+htly .a* 0ehind the ,ictorie. of Napoleon% the force of the idea. of the Great @rench Re,olution1 #he more .ucce..ful and .ta0le he+emonie. *ere tho.e 0a.ed on +eneral idea. and that al.o included a 5carrot6 for the nation. under their dominion1 #hi. *a. the ca.e of the &S he+emony% 0a.ed on the ,i.ion of an 5independent% free and .ucce..ful indi,idual6% of &SSR% 0a.ed on 5.ociali.m6% or of the E& a. lon+ a. it *a. 0a.ed on the common dream of 5pro.perity and freedom for all61 Hitler failed to con>uer Britain and he paid a 0i+ price for attackin+ Greece1 He could ha,e *ined o,er &SSR% 0ut *hen he finally attacked it% in Gune :;<:% he had already lo.t preciou. ener+y and time1 !n a *ay that *ould let Si+mund @reud ,oicele..% An+ela Merkel i. doin+ e8actly the .ame1 She i. tryin+ to puni.h Greece and di.cipline all European.% 0efore addre..in+ the >ue.tion of the Market.% on 0ehalf of all the E&1 She i. runnin+ the ri.k of de.troyin+ all political capital of Germany in European &nion1 #he Market.D and the !M@D. 5police6% that Germany it.elf in,ited% *elcomed and cooperated *ith% not only 5puni.hed6 the .uppo.ed Greek 5criminal6% a. a matter of fact it de.troyed him literally% and it i. no* attackin+ one country after another in Europe and e,en the &SA1 #hu. pro,in+ that Greece i. not an e8ception% 0ut an e8treme ca.e% permittin+ u. to under.tand and reali?e the fundamental mechani.m. in action1 @or t*o year. e,ery0ody i. tryin+ to addre.. the Greek pro0lem% 0ut the only re.ult of the.e effort. i. the immen.e increa.e of the de0t of thi. country and the rapid and unprecedented de.truction of it. economy and .ociety1 No .olution in.ide the .y.tem German and European politician. try to find a .olution% 0ut e,erythin+ that i. propo.ed and then a+reed% fail. in the follo*in+ *eek. or month.% pro,in+ that the pro0lem i. .y.tematic% i1e1 there i. no .olution in.ide the +i,en political and economic 5model6% the .o called 5li0eral +lo0ali?ation6% characteri?ed 0y the accumulation of enormou. economic and political po*er to the financial 5captain.6 and the complete dere+ulation of financial and other market.% practically of e,ery financial% economic and trade acti,ity around the +lo0e1 We are de.troyin+ Europe% precipitatin+ a *orld cri.i. *or.e than the one *e .uffered in :;2;1 #he financial mon.ter *e created in the la.t <3 year.% a *orld 5Empire of Money6% i. no* de.troyin+ our .tate.% nation. and ci,ili?ation1 A. lon+ a. the .olution *e propo.e a,oid. in aimin+ at the main cau.e of the pro0lem% the pro0lem *ill per.i.t% ha,in+ a. a con.e>uence the ,ery

e8i.tence not only of the European &nion% 0ut of the entire European ci,ili?ation% *elfare .tate and democracy% e,erythin+ European. *ere a0le to achie,e after :;<=1 !f *e really try to repay the mountain of de0t accumulated 0y the 0ank. and other financial in.titution.% *e *ill ha,e to de.troy our .ocietie.% to tran.form European citi?en. into a kind of life4lon+ .la,e.% to or+ani?e the .ocial e>ui,alent of ne* *orld *ar.% or to launch ne* military *ar. in a .cale e,en more ma..i,e than the one. *e e8perienced in the Middle Ea.t durin+ the la.t decade or to de.troy e,en fa.ter the natural en,ironment of the planet% the ,ery foundation. of our e8i.tence1 Hi.tory i. puttin+ German. in a dramatic .trate+ic dilemma1 #hey no* ha,e a really hi.toric chance to 0ecome a+ain a 5normal6 nation% e.capin+ the mental 5pri.on6 that *a. impo.ed to them after their defeat in the 2nd World War and 0ecau.e of the *ay thi. defeat *a. handled 0y 0oth German. and their con>ueror. ):-1 #o .ucceed% it *ould re>uire of Germany to 0ecome the leader of the European nation.% in their effort to control the financial mon.ter threatenin+ European .ociety% democracy and ci,ili?ation1 !t *ould re>uire of German. to take the lead in a really titanic% e8tremely difficult% 0ut al.o a0.olutely nece..ary radical .hift of paradi+m% to*ard. another economic model% if *e really *i.h to .a,e our continent from the totalitarian force of the .o4called 5Market.61 We need to radically re.tructure the European de0t% to 0an or at lea.t re+ulate hea,ily $"S and other deri,ati,e.% to replace a European economic model that produce. de0t *ith a production model% turnin+ to*ard. keyn.iani.m% .ome form of protectioni.m and re+ulation1 We need a +i+antic redi.tri0ution of income and *ealth% to re,er.e the path *e are follo*in+ for forty year.1 We need a European +o,ernment and not +o,ernance% 0ut .uch a +o,ernment mu.t 0e democratic and mu.t al.o meet .ocial% de,elopment and ecolo+ical +oal.% not 7u.t +uarantee the ,alue of money% a. Maa.tricht doe.1 We need a ne* Ne* "eal and% in order to achie,e it% a political leader.hip *ith the coura+e and .kill. of @ranklin Roo.e,elt% Win.ton $hurchill or $harle. de Gaulle i. needed% in order to addre.. the pre.ent cri.i. and .a,e Europe1 #he other *ay for Berlin i. to continue doin+ *hat it i. doin+% to precipitate the de.truction of the &nion and alienate the ma7ority of it. nation.% layin+ it.elf the foundation. of the dominance of the 5Empire of Money6 on the *hole continent% includin+ finally Germany it.elf a. one of the .u07ect4 .tate.1 #hi. country po..e..e. of cour.e important comparati,e ad,anta+e. and it *ill 0e a0le to .ur,i,e lon+er *ithout the other European.% 0ut ho* can it .tand up +lo0ally a. a unit% compared to $hina or !ndia% in 23 year.F What kind of 5.oft6 )not only 5economic6- po*er *ill it po..e..% after the terri0le political and ideolo+ical fall4out from a total European de.truction under it. leader.hipF Such an outcome could in fact .i+nify an economic% moral% political% and .trate+ic defeat of Germany *or.e than the military one it .uffered in :;<=1 No more% no le..1 Empire a+ain.t Germany !t *a. the fir.t .ecretary of NA#O% Lord !.may% *ho defined the +oal of the Atlantic Alliance *ith hi. famou. formula: H#o keep the American. in% the German. do*n% the Ru..ian. outI1 #he Briti.h Empire ha. deli,ered it. mantle to the &S Empire% the &S Empire kept it. cro*n 0y an alliance of financial po*er and American *eapon.% the &SSR ha. committed .uicide% 0ut the imperial 5kno*4 ho*6 remain. intact1 Way. and .u07ect. are chan+in+% not fundamental +oal.1 No*% it i. pro0a0ly not the Secretary General of NA#O *ho i. of importance% 0ut the 're.ident of Goldman Sach. Lloyd Blankfein% *ho *a. once heard .ayin+ 5! do the 7o0 of God61 )ABlankfein could not .lip in 233B1 He had e,erythin+ *ell planned in ad,ance% 0ut .till he could not 0e .ure of the direction thin+. could take1 Hi. man% 'ol.on% had to 0e+ literally in front of the $on+re..men to .a,e the Bank.1 #hree year. later% Lloyd and hi. collea+ue. are pro0a0ly lau+hin+ at the German. and the European.% Merkel% Sarko?y or O0ama% all of them tryin+ in a humiliatin+ *ay to 5calm the market.61 Not only he and hi. collea+ue. *ere a0le to con.er,e and e8pand their empire and it. fanta.tic profit.% not only they *ere a0le to pa.. to the .tate. their o*n lo..e.% thu.

creatin+ the .o,erei+n de0t cri.i.% 0ut they are no* at the point of 5re+ulatin+6 the .i?e of .tate 0ud+et.% the le,el of .ocial e8penditure and in,e.tment in Europe and &S% e,en ho* many mem0er. the European &nion .hould ha,e or if it *ill continue to e8i.t( A Goldman Sach.D man *a. appointed chief of the 5European6 $entral Bank1 Another% Otmar !..in+% i. *ritin+ in the @inancial #ime. "eut.chland% puttin+ e..entially European. in front of the dilemma either to tran.form their &nion into a 5dictator.hip of the Market.6% in proper form% or .ee it di..ol,ed1 #hi. .ame !..in+% *ho i. con.idered in Germany% God kno*. *hy% the 0i++e.t authority in monetary policy% *a. e8plainin+ in another famou. article% in March 23:3% *hy Europe .hould not help Greece1 !n the latter article he hid hi. capacity a. paid ad,i.or of Goldman Sach.% the 0ank that% *hile 0ein+ an ad,i.or of the Greek +o,ernment% did not .ee any conflict of intere.t in orche.tratin+% .ince Septem0er 233;% the .peculati,e attack a+ain.t Athen.1 @inancier. like !..in+ or Soro.% the later kno*n for the +reat financial attack a+ain.t Briti.h participation in the EM&% an early predece..or of the attack no* launched a+ain.t Europe 0y the financial empire% are no* the main people di.cu..in+ in European ne*.paper. the fate of the continent that created all the 0a.ic and e..ential idea. of modern time. in all .phere. of life and kno*led+e1 #hi. i. *hatD. 0ecome no* the Europe of /ant and 9oltaire% Mar8 and Niet.che% Ro0e.pierre and Gari,aldi% Sartre and Goethe% of @rench Re,olution% German romantici.m or .ociali.m1 Soro.% !..in+% Goldman Sach.% or people like Baro.o )(-% are di.cu..in+ and decidin+ the fate of European ci,ili.ation% that i. ho* they *ill de.troy it1 $ityD. 5friendly6 ad,ice to German. or the imperial trap for Berlin At the end of Septem0er% the London @inancial #ime. pu0li.hed an unu.ual% 0lunt editorial% ur+in+ E&% E$B and !M@ not to deli,er the .i8th tranche of the loan they had a+reed to pro,ide Greece *ith1 #he editorial e8plained that Greece had not any international financial o0li+ation. to fulfill until the end of the year1 !f the tranche *ould not 0e deli,ered% the Greek +o,ernment *ould 0e una0le to pay .alarie. and pen.ion.% e8plained the editorial of the ne*.paper% .poke.man for the $ity financier.1 )!n the *eek. follo*in+ the pu0lication of thi. editorial% the Greek +o,ernment% under the threat of .toppin+ of financin+% 0e+un to act in complete di.array and panic% .lau+hterin+ literally all .ocial cla..e. in the country% under the clo.e .uper,i.ion of the 5E&% E$B% !M@6 troika *hich *a. .ent to Greece and i. practically actin+ a. hi+h le,el economic murderer-1 Briti.h kno* Greek. and German.% their national character% much 0etter than Greek. and German. kno* them.el,e.1 #hey fou+ht and *on o,er 0oth of the.e nation. repeatedly and in ,ariou. *ay.1 #he $ity financier. are in a ,ery +ood po.ition to predict the pro0a0le re.ult% if their ad,ice *ould 0e follo*ed and it i. follo*ed1 !t *ill precipitate the cata.trophe of Greece% thu. puttin+ thi. country and Europe in a much *eaker po.ition to confront them1 9ery pro0a0ly% it *ill al.o pu.h the Greek people% .ooner or later% to .ome kind of re,olt or re,olution% a+ain.t their +o,ernment fir.t of all% 0ut al.o% pro0a0ly% a+ain.t Germany and E&1 ou can accu.e Greek. of e,erythin+ you *i.h1 But they made the .econd more important European re,olution after the @rench and they con,ened a con.tituent a..em0ly in :B22% *hen Napoleon *a. already defeated and a 5Holly Alliance6 *a. rulin+ o,er Europe that 0anned any kind of re,olt1 #hey al.o or+ani?ed the mo.t ma..i,e% takin+ into account the population of the country% re.i.tance% durin+ the 2nd *orld *ar1 $ity financier. kno* al.o% ,ery *ell% the German character% they kno* that German. like di.cipline a. much a. Greek. like re,olt1 #hey 0elie,e that Berlin *ill re.pond to a Greek re,olt in a har.h% unpolitical and unfle8i0le *ay1 Germany and the E& ha,e% pro0a0ly% the political and economic *ei+ht to pro,oke an e,en 0i++er cata.trophe for Greece% than the one they ha,e already pro,oked *ith their policy% in cooperation *ith the Greek +o,ernment1 But *hat they donDt ha,e are the mean. to e.cape the financial and% e,en more important% the terri0le political% ideolo+ical and

+eopolitical fall out from the de.truction of a .mall 0ut at the .ame time the mo.t hi.toric country in Europe1 #hey can do it% they *ill pro0a0ly do it% 0ut they *ill precipitate their o*n doom1 !f American. .poke a0out the 5la* of unintended con.e>uence.6% after their ad,enture. in the Middle Ea.t% *e *ill ha,e to introduce in Europe the ne* 5la* of a..ymetrical re.ult.61 #he idea of political inte+ration in Europe *ill recei,e a fatal 0lo* for decade.1 E,en no*% the political climate in Europe i. 0ecomin+ poi.onou. enou+h1 Both 5rich6 and 5poor6 nation. 0e+in to prote.t a+ain.t 5helpin+6 Greece% una*are that they donDt help Greek. in any *ay% *hat they do i. help the 0ank. de.troy Greece% .ometime. e,en .peculatin+ on and profitin+ from the difficultie. of a fello* country4mem0er1 E,ery0ody in Europe 0e+in. no* to look to national .olution.1 !n @rance% al*ay. the political 0arometer of the *hole continent% the fa.ci.t National @ront of Marine Le 'en i. no* a re.pected political force1 #he fundamental political a8iom.% 0a.ed on *hich the po.t4*ar pro.perity% democracy and peace in Europe *a. created and endured are no* rapidly undermined% in front of our ,ery o*n eye.1 When the cata.trophe *ill occur% *hen the du.t *ill fall do*n% e,ery European nation *ill 0e+in to accu.e the other European.% and all of them the Greek.1 German and other European leader. pro0a0ly *ill accu.e Greek. for all the ill. of Europe and u.e them a. a prete8t to impo.e draconian economic and .ocial policie. in Germany and Europe1 Greek. from their o*n ,ie* *ill 0e fru.trated 0ein+ ne+ated 0y Europe% to*ard. *hich they are turned for t*o and a half centurie.1 #hey *ill turn not .o much a+ain.t the 5market.6% *ho lack 5addre..6 and telephone num0er% 0ut a+ain.t Europe and Germany in particular% accu.in+ it of de.troyin+ their country for the .econd time in le.. than a century1 #hey *ill remem0er that German. did not pay any *ar reparation and they did not return e,en the +old .tolen from the Greek central 0ank1 #hey *ill reopen the account. of the Siemen. and other contract.% +i,en the fact that European firm. *ere ma..i,ely payin+ Greek politician.1 #he !nternational Herald #ri0une% the #ime% or e,en the @inancial #ime. *ill then pu0li.h ,ery accurate report. of hun+er in Athen. or analy.e. of ho* it ha. pro,en impo..i0le for the European. to .ol,e their o*n pro0lem.1 #he implication. *ill 0e clear1 @ir.t% the .pectacle of Greek .ocial cata.trophe *ill 0e u.ed to terrori?e all European citi?en. in acceptin+ the .alarie. and pen.ion. that their +o,ernment. *ill 0e allo*ed 0y the 0ank. to +i,e them1 Second% e,ery0ody out.ide Germany *ill make the .ame conclu.ion: 5German. did not chan+e1 #hey remain the .ame1 We canD tru.t them61 #hi. i. e8actly the fundamental p.ycholo+ical and ideolo+ical mechani.m u.ed 0y the Empire to dominate after the War o,er Germany and Europe and keep the continent di,ided and dependent% in .pite of it. ,ery important economic% .ocial or intellectual achie,ement.1 And it *ill 0e a 0i+ irony of Hi.tory that German nationali.m *ill ha,e% once more in recent hi.tory% contri0uted to the demi.e of the German national intere.t.1 Let u. remem0er *hat happened in :;=J1 #he So,iet &nion had .till a tremendou. pre.ti+e in Europe% due to it. role in the defeat of Hitler1 Nikita /hru.hche, *a. tryin+ to reform the country internally% to +et it out of it. terri0le Stalini.t le+acy1 When the Hun+arian re,olution erupted% .ome force. encoura+ed Budape.t to re,olt% 0y a..urin+ it *ill ha,e *e.tern 0ackin+1 Hun+arian. >uit the War.a* 'act1 !t *a. more than *hat Mo.co* could afford1 So,iet tank. did not .ma.h only the Hun+arian.% they al.o de.troyed the .o,iet pre.ti+e in Europe% the *e.tern European communi.t mo,ement and the chance. of a .ucce..ful reform of the So,iet &nion it.elf1 #he foundation. of it. o*n di..olution% decade. later% *ere already laid1 !.rael found% 0y the *ay% an opportunity% a. e,ent. *ere unfoldin+ in $entral Europe to unlea.h another of it. *ar. in the Middle Ea.t1 No* put European &nion in the place of the So,iet &nion% Germany in the place of Ru..ia% Greece in the place of Hun+ary% $"S in the place of tank.% and you *ill ha,e a pro0a0le .cenario for the immediate future1 Many thin+. are al.o already happenin+ no*% and more *ill happen% a. in :;=J%

in the Middle Ea.t% a. our attention *ill 0e kept 0y the European *ar. of de0t1 By the *ay% thi. i. the cla..ic *ay po*er. out.ide Europe *ere a0le to dominate o,er it. nation. in the 23th century% i1e1 0y ha,in+ European. fi+ht amon+ them.el,e.1 !n the pre,iou. century it *a. 0y military mean.% no* it i. 0y financial1 #he market. 5ultimatum6 to Europe: .u0mit or di..ol,e #he .trate+y of the market. to*ard. Europe i. an important point *e canDt analy?e in depth in the .pace con.traint. *e ha,e1 #he fact i. that *e tend to look to the market. a. .emi4automatic capital mechani.m.% *e tend to .ee the 0ank. and other financial in.titution. a. .imple economic% profit4 lookin+ actor.1 #hey are not1 We confu.e the nearly automatic function of the market. *ith the po..i0ility of a ,ery concentrated +roup of capital holder. to orche.trate and cataly?e market e,ent.1 We for+et that the ten 0i++e.t 0ank. in the *orld are a0le to mo0ili?e a capital e>ual to the de0t of all nation.1 #hey ha,e the .ame financial po*er *ith all nation.( 'ri,ate financial in.titution. are .trate+ic actor.1 #hey repre.ent the 0i++e.t concentration of financial po*er and international political influence the *orld ha. e,er kno*n1 #hey *ere e,en a0le to partially hi7ack% throu+h deri,ati,e.% the main .tate function of money emi..ion1 #heir le,el of .trate+ic plannin+ i. the le,el re>uired for empire.1 Our .tate. and politician. do not ha,e anythin+ e,en remotely compara0le% not to .peak of their o*n dependence to*ard. money o*ner.1 #he only *eakne.. of thi. 5State 0ehind the State.6 i. that it i. lackin+ political le+itimacy and military force: it ha. to rely mainly to the &S armed force. and military4indu.trial comple81 #hey are radical in their thou+ht% *e are con.er,ati,e.1 #hey mana+e the radical chan+e of the .y.tem in their direction% *e try to mana+e a more and more unmana+ea0le .y.tem1 #hey tend to look in the lon+4term% *e tend to mana+e day4to4day affair.% preparin+ for the ne8t municipal or national election.1 #hey .ee the 0i+ picture% *e .ee the .mall1 #hi. i. *hy they are *innin+1 !n the +eopolitical .phere% the Wolfo*itch and Geremia report.% *hich .haped the po.t cold *ar .trate+y of the &SA and e.ta0li.hed the foundation of the *ar. in the Middle Ea.t that follo*ed% con.titute a ,ery u.eful e8ample of the imperial thinkin+% a model *hich can help u. under.tand al.o ho* the 5Lenini.t. of the market.6 are thinkin+ and actin+1 !n fact% the financial attack a+ain.t Greece follo*. the .ame .trate+ic lo+ic *ith the military attack a+ain.t !ra>% it i. the corner.tone% the o,erture for a radical re.hape of the *orld1 What the t*o report. e..entially e8plain i. that the Empire mu.t not *ait for 5threat.6 to it. dominion appear or acti,ate% that there i. a need for proacti,e action% ha,in+ a. a +oal to preclude 0eforehand the emer+ence of po*er pole. a0le to compete the American +lo0al domination1 !f the European &nion 0ecome. a political entity in it. o*n ri+ht% it *ill con.titute an o0,iou. threat to the +eopolitical monopoly of the Empire1 !f the euro e.ta0li.he. it.elf a. the *orld re.er,e money% it *ill undermine one of the pillar. of &. domination and the po..i0ility of financin+ in the future the &S economy1 By the *ay% and .peakin+ a0out the economy% the market. kno* 0etter than anyone el.e that a .econd% deeper financial t.unami i. comin+1 !n.tead of tryin+ to .top it% they o0,iou.ly *i.h to channel it and u.e it in a *ay profita0le for them1 #hey are e,en o0li+ed to do .o% 0ecau.e other*i.e% they are ri+htly afraid that finally .ome politician *ill 0e found to 0lame 0ank. and market. for the cri.i. and a.k for them to pay a con.idera0le part of the de0t% in.tead of demoli.hin+ the *hole European po.t*ar edifice in order to repay it1 #hey kno* al.o that time. of uphea,al are al.o 0i+ opportunitie. to .hape thin+. for decade. to come1 !f they donDt u.e them in their o*n profit% they *ill .uffer .eriou.% pro0a0ly fatal lo..e.1 #he pre.ent cri.i. i.% from their per.pecti,e% a hu+e% hi.toric opportunity to demoli.h the European *elfare .tate and pro0a0ly the European democracy% tran.formin+ European *orker. into .la,e. *orkin+ all their life to repay the amount of

de0t accumulated1 #he market. can afford an E& *orkin+ .trictly accordin+ to the Maa.tricht monetary mon.ter% thu. 0ecomin+ their a+ent1 #hey canDt afford the tran.formation of E& into any kind of 5.tate6 po*er really controllin+ them1 !f the E& can tran.form it.elf .ucce..fully into an in.trument of the Empire% they *ill pro0a0ly u.e it1 !f not% they *ill u.e the en,ironment of chaotic decompo.ition of the euro and the E&% in order to achie,e the a0o,e mentioned political% economic and .ocial +oal.1 !n a re,ealin+ recent article% the Wall Street Gournal could not re.i.t the temptation to e8pre.. it. enormou. enthu.ia.m for the direction European cri.i. *a. takin+1 @ir.t% it .aid% thi. cri.i. ha. committed a fatal 0lo* to the dan+erou. dream of a 5European .uper4nation61 Second% the euro ha. played it. role pro,okin+ the cri.i.1 #hird% WSG *a. in.i.tin+% the upcomin+ cri.i. really repre.ent. a truly hi.toric chance to de.troy the .ocial .tate in the continent and in the &S1 #he market. hate modern humani.m% they hate .tron+ .tate. in +eneral and the German. in particular1 !n ancient Athen. *e had the fir.t 5re.tructurin+6 of the de0t 0y Solon% *hich led to the fir.t e8periment of "emocracy1 #he theoretician of ancient democracy 'rota+ora. epitomi?ed the e..ence of thi. democracy 0y teachin+ that 5man i. the mea.ure of all money61 But for the 5ci,ili?ation6 of finance% it i. the other *ay around: 5Money i. the mea.ure of all men6 or% more practically% market. re+ulate e,erythin+1 #he upcomin+ Greek re,olt #he pro+ram applied no* in Greece 0y the E&% the E$B% the !M@ and a 5Greek +o,ernment6% *hich find. it.elf in 0etter term. *ith the Rotchild family than *ith the Greek people% doe. not let the Greek. *ith many option.% other than to re,olt% e,en *ithout the canny pu.hin+ of @inancial #ime. editorial.1 #he pro+ram i. tantamount to economic and .ocial +enocide and ha.% already% de.troyed the foundation. of parliamentary democracy in thi. country1 &nder European and international 5help6 the Greek economy i. in a free fall% at a rhythm .uperior to thi. of the Weimar Repu0lic% 0efore Hitler took po*er1 E,ery .in+le .ocial cla..% includin+ the middle cla..e.% i. rapidly +ettin+ de.troyed% *ith the e8ception of ,ery thin layer. of .uper rich people% it. .ocial .tructure tran.formin+ rapidly to*ard. the u.ual Latin American model.1 #he a,era+e li,in+ .tandard. and a,aila0le income i. on a =3K reduction .piral *ithout any per.pecti,e of .ta0ili?ation1 Social .ecurity and health care i. de.troyed% the .tate i. meltin+ do*n1 #he irony of hi.tory% if the term i. appropriate% i. that the 5cure6 applied to Greece puni.he. e.pecially the mo.t producti,e% hard *orkin+ and hone.t amon+ it. citi?en.% thu. de.troyin+ any po..i0ility of a national renai..ance1 Mo.t of the youn+% more talented and 0etter educated and dynamic people of the country dream of emi+ratin+1 #he only rea.on *e do not yet *itne.. armed +roup. of the far left and the far ri+ht fi+htin+ in the .treet.% i. the inertia of human mind *hich tend. al*ay. to 0e late compared to the chan+e of .ituation.1 #he morale of the Greek nation i. no* in it. *or.e .ituation .ince the fir.t terri0le *inter of German occupation% in :;<:4<2% 0efore the appearance of the enormou. re.i.tance mo,ement% the 0i++e.t in Europe durin+ the 2nd World War% compared to the .cope of the country1 Greek. are already e8periencin+% in the 0i+ ur0an center.% not 7u.t po,erty% 0ut the fir.t *ide.pread ca.e. of famine1 !f thi. *a. not enou+h% different international a+ent. appear propo.in+ to +et the *hole property of the Greek .tate in order to alle,iate the country from part of it. de0t or pre.entin+ them.el,e. a. the 50uilder.6 of a ne* Greek nation .tate% much in the .ame *ay they looted and de.troyed the e84So,iet Repu0lic. and Ru..ia% durin+ the year. of 5tran.ition to nothin+6 and 5.hock *ithout therapy61 #he force. *hich planned and are no* e8ecutin+ the de.truction of Greece% prefer pro0a0ly an implo.ion to an e8plo.ion of the country1 E.pecially the German. .eem to *ait for thi.% and any*ay they ne,er under.tood the 5rationality in irrationality6 of re,olt. and re,olution. and they pro0a0ly

think that Greek. *ill accept the decimation of their condition. of life pa..i,ely% like it happened in Ea.tern Europe1 We canDt e8clude .uch a .cenario% 0ut it doe.nDt .eem plau.i0le1 Greek. ha,e a completely different political tradition than Ea.tern European.1 #here i. no communi.m to 0lame for e,erythin+ in the Greek ca.e1 #here i. of cour.e a ma..i,ely corrupted political cla.. and .tate elite1 #hey *ere corrupt 0y them.el,e.% 0ut they *ere al.o in the payroll of many 0i+ European firm. like Siemen.% *hich% in e8chan+e of the 0ri0e. +i,en% they e8ploited for decade. the Greek market% .ometime. literally lootin+ the Greek .tate and 0ud+et1 #he rapid de.truction of all .ocial 0ond. and national idea. takin+ no* place in Greece% a. a re.ult of the European and !M@ pro+ram% i. unlea.hin+ a terri0le force% *aitin+ to e8pre.. it.elf1 #he Empire kno*. that1 #o the per.pecti,e of a .ocial e8plo.ion in Greece% they *ould prefer to channel the ener+y unlea.hed to other direction.1 E8cept implo.ion or e8plo.ion% there are t*o other po..i0le direction.1 One *ould 0e to*ard. a 5*ar6 0et*een Greek. and immi+rant.1 B34;3K of the emi+ration flo*. to Europe try to u.e Greece a. a tran.it +ate to Europe% 0ut they .tay finally in Greece% decompo.in+ all it. .ocial .tructure.% that are already pro0lematic1 #he .econd po..i0ility i. to*ard. .mall 5*ar.6% nationali.m and fa.ci.m1 Mar. meet. 9enu. Greece i. not only the epicenter of the de0t cri.i.1 !t i. a fractal of all the po..i0le cri.e. *ith the potential of threatenin+ Europe1 Greece and $ypru.% unfortunately for their people% are located in one of the more important +eo.trate+ic point. in the *orld% controllin+ the acce.. of Ru..ia to the 5*arm .ea.6% of @rance and Germany to the ener+y of the Middle Ea.t% of !.rael to the *e.tern *orld1 #hey are at the cro..road. of the Middle Ea.tern 5*orld of Mar.6% the Sla,ic *orld% in temporary retreat and decline% and the European 5*orld of 9enu.61 $ypru. .eem. to po..e. important ener+y re.er,e.1 !f any*here% it i. in thi. re+ion that can 0e com0ined the e8plo.i,e dynamic. of 5+eopolitical re,i.ioni.m6% in action in the Middle Ea.t% e.pecially durin+ the la.t decade% and of the 5market re,i.ioni.m6% tryin+ to re.hape fundamentally and in it. o*n profit the .tate of affair. e.ta0li.hed in Europe after the War1 @or the time 0ein+ the de0t *ar. in Europe and the military conflict. in the Middle Ea.t follo* .eparate% 0ut e>ually e8plo.i,e path.1 What can happen if they com0ineF Ha. the European &nion any% e,en remote capacity% of handlin+ at the .ame time it. de0t cri.i. and a +eopolitical one% or i. it ri.kin+ to 0e de.troyed 0efore any0ody under.tand. *hat i. happenin+F Look at the map of the re+ion1 What do you .eeF A .ituation of unprecedented in.ta0ility after :;B;4 ;:1 @i,e countrie. that cope *ith ,ery different% 0ut ,ery deep cri.e. )Syria% Li0ya% E+ypt% $ypru.% Greece-1 And% 0et*een $ypru. and Syria% an unprecedented concentration of &S% !.raeli% #urki.h force.% to *hich a Ru..ian flotilla *ill 0e added 0y the end of No,em0er1 Greek% Briti.h% @rench .hip. are al.o pre.ent1 #he Repu0lic of $ypru.% e8ertin+ it. a0.olute ri+ht ha. 0e+un% in cooperation *ith !.rael and No0le Ener+y drillin+ re.earch for +a. in it. E8clu.i,e Economic Lone1 #urkey did not like it at all and thu. .end to the re+ion an important na,al flotilla1 #he conflict ri.k. to tri++er a 5reopenin+6 of a ,a.t array of Greek4#urki.h difference.1 !.rael% *hich *i.he. to find an opportunity for includin+ $ypru. and Greece into a lar+er .phere of influence in the re+ion% i. propo.in+ it. o*n defen.e um0rella to $ypru.1 No*% *e ha,e !.raeli a,iation confrontin+ #urki.h na,y in the re+ion1 !n No,em0er *e *ill ha,e Greek plane. in common e8erci.e. *ith !.raeli a,iation1 At the end of No,em0er% a Ru..ian flotilla *ill 0e added1 O07ecti,ely .peakin+% *hat *e .ee i. the mountin+ of a mechani.m *hich can 0e u.ed 0y ,ariou. player. *ith different po..i0le% re+ional or *orld a+enda.% to tri++er a 5limited military conflict6% e,en 0y ne8t month1 Greece *a. u.ed 0y the 5Empire of the @inance6 to 0e+in the attack a+ain.t all Europe% to in,ite the

!M@ in.ide the European affair. and a. an e8perimentation ca.e for the mo.t e8treme neoli0eral policie. applied in Europe1 !t may al.o 0e u.ed for the de.truction of the E& and al.o% a. an e8perimental field for the re4impo.in+ of authoritarian re+ime. in Europe1 #he Greek nation% li,in+ in Greece and $ypru.% i. approachin+ the .ituation 'oland *a. found in :;A;% 0et*een Germany and Ru..ia1 No* Greek. ri.k to 0e torn apart +eoeconomically% 0et*een Germany and the Market.% +eopolitically 0et*een !.rael and #urkey1 We canDt 0e .ure *hat *ill happen and *hen1 !n the *or.e ca.e .cenario% a 5limited military conflict6 in Mediterranean can 0e u.ed to: M1 direct the enormou. force. unlea.hed 0y the de.truction of Greek .ociety to*ard. an e8ternal enemy% not to*ard. Greek political elite and le+itimi?e% thu.% an authoritarian re+ime in Greece B1 incorporate more .tron+ly $ypru. and Greece in.ide an up+raded !.raeli .phere of influence% alon+ *ith Bul+aria% Romania and other% 0i++er mem0er. of E&% e.pecially if Greece i. thro*n out of the E& or if the E& i. di..ol,ed1 Such e,ent. *ill completely annihilate any German or European .trate+ic influence in South Ea.tern Europe and the Ea.tern Mediterranean and can con.titute a +eopolitical defeat of .trate+ic proportion. $1 there *ill 0e one more mechani.m of 5cri.i. pro,ocation6 in.ide the E&% 0ut it *ill 0e controlled 0y no European. po*er.

Athen.% :;1:3123:: /on.tantakopouo.10lo+.pot1com /on.tantakopoulo.dNyahoo1+r NO#ES :1 #he t*o mo.t educated nation. of the *orld% German. and !.raeli.% ha,e come out of the 2nd World War *ith a terri0le trauma% that .till keep. them ho.ta+e to their pa.t and itD. no* at ri.k to repeat it.elf in other *ay.1 Re+ardin+ German.% thi. i. the re.ult of a con.ciou. effort 0y the ,ictor. of the War to make Germany incapa0le of re40ecomin+ in any *ay the maker of it. o*n hi.tory1 Both nation. are .till incapa0le of really e.capin+ the 5dipole6 of 5,ictim or ,ictor61 !n a 0i++er .cope% the fate of our ci,ili?ation depend. much upon the capacity of the.e t*o nation. not to 5ne+ate6% 0ut to e.cape their pa.t% 0y 0ecomin+ 5normal6 nation.1 !t i. true that the Hitler re+ime ha. committed horri0le ma.. crime.1 But the un.aid implication of the dominatin+ interpretation of the 23th century% that the German. are inherently a 0ad nation% or that Ge*.% the ,ictim of a terri0le +enocide% are a 5uni>ue6 people% to *hom .pecial ri+ht. mu.t 0e reco+ni?ed% i. the *ay not to o,ercome% 0ut to repeat the le+acy of the pa.t in other *ay.1 Only if the German. and the !.raeli. find the coura+e to rethink their hi.tory in rational term. and .top con.iderin+ them.el,e. a. 5uni>ue6 or 5.pecial6% *ill they 0e a0le to really 5meta0oli?e6 their hi.tory1 German. *ere treated a. the fundamentally 50ad +uy.6% *hich did not 5cure6 them from domination or re,en+e tendencie.1 Such tendencie. do not characteri?e German. in particular% 0ut practically the ,a.t ma7ority of all nation.C they are characteri.tic. of human% not 7u.t of German nature1 By puttin+ German. in the po.ition of the 5eternal +uilty6% the ,ictor. of the War pu.hed tho.e tendencie. deeper into the .u0con.ciou. of thi. nation% from *hich they *ill% if they remain .uppre..ed% al*ay. try to e.cape and e8pre.. them.el,e.% if they find a plau.i0le prete8t1

Human 0ein+. tend to repeat to other. the 0eha,ior they ha,e recei,ed a. children from their o*n en,ironment1 What Germany i. no* doin+ to Greece i. ,ery much .imilar to *hat the ,ictor. of World War ! ha,e done to Germany% *ith the 9er.aille. #reaty1 What !.raeli. do to 'ale.tinian. i. the .ym0olic reflection of *hat Na?i. did to them1 ! remem0er 0een .hocked readin+ once the *ord 5Achtun+6 at the !.raeli check point% cro..in+ the line to the occupied territorie.% a. ! *a. tra,ellin+ to Ramalla1 #here are no German .peakin+ people tra,ellin+ in the area1 !t i. impo..i0le to undere.timate the horri0le nature of HitlerD. ma.. crime.1 But *e .hould admit that German. *ere not alone in makin+ the 23th century *hat it ha. 0een1 9erdun ha. preceded and contri0uted to% if not pro,oked directly "achau and Gula+% it *a. not the other *ay around1 We can di.cu.. for centurie. the impact of Romantici.m% Niet.che or Wa+ner on German Hi.tory% 0ut the hi.toric truth i. that *ithout the #reaty of 9er.aille.% there *ould 0e pro0a0ly no Hitler1 #he crime. of the Hitler re+ime *ere a0.olutely horri0le% 0ut it i. *ron+ to con.ider% a. often implied% the German people re.pon.i0le for all the e,il. and the crime. of the 23th century1 #he le,elin+ of German citie. at the end of the War *a. an e>ually horri0le ma.. crime% .er,in+ not any military purpo.e% other than the +oal of de.truction of the German nation a. .uch1 #he annihilation of Na+a.aki and Hiro.hima *a. al.o a ma.. murder incident1 #he 5o,er4+uilty.ation6 of the German. after the War had no other purpo.e than to hide the re.pon.i0ilitie. of the other po*er. and to impede the German nation from re40ecomin+ a .o,erei+n country once more1 #hi. i. *hy% the country *hich produced He+el and Mar8% $lau.e,itch and Hau.hofer% .eem. una0le or un*illin+ e,en for a rudimentary thou+ht in hi.torical% .trate+ic or +eopolitical term.1 #hi. i. al.o *hy% the German nationali.m remain. in .uch a primiti,e .ta+e% not e,en reali?in+ that it i. u.ed a+ain.t German intere.t.1 21 #hi. phra.e of Lloyd Blankfein i. cited 0y Mark Roche% the corre.pondent of Le Monde in London and author of 5#he Bank6