If we were living in an ideal world I would live in the hope that Greece will meet the EU's threats head on, accept a Russian package for a bail-out and stick it to the Europeans.
Cooperation With Russia Will Help Greece Escape Western Domination
A former economic advisor to the Reagan administration believes that Western banks and governments are a threat to Greek sovereignty and to its peoples' standard of living, and that only by re-aligning itself with Russia can Greece stave off these 'marauders.'
30
January, 2015
MOSCOW,
January 30 (Sputnik) — Greece will be able to escape
being dominated by "marauding" Western banks if it pursues
greater cooperation with Russia and the BRICS, believes Paul
Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the
Reagan administration.
In
an article published on Thursday on his website, Roberts
notes that the collapse of the Greek stock market is a warning
to Greek authorities that Europe would not make any concessions
to the Mediterranean states, or allow for a unilateral
improvement of relations with outside powers like Russia.
"The warning from the EU and Wall Street is clear: Defy us
and we will destroy you," Roberts says.
Roberts
notes that when it was publicized that the Greek government would
include representatives of the Communist Party, and seek
to improve relations with Moscow, the West launched an
attack on the Greek stock market indexes and securities markets.
"To remind the newly elected Greek government of the whip
that is held over Greek financial markets, Greek bond and stock
prices were assaulted and driven down," Roberts notes. Thus, the
yield on three-year bonds rose by 2.66 points to 16.69
percent, while the Athens Stock Exchange index fell by 9.2
percent –a three year low, resulting in serious problems
for banks.
Roberts
believes that the Greek debt crisis is being used to confirm the
non-sovereign status of the member states of the European
Union, and to show that it is the populations of these
countries, rather than the banks which lend to them, which
are responsible for the debt burden of the state. "And
these populations must accept the reduction of their living
standards in order to ensure that the banks do not lose any
money," the economist notes.
"This
is the 'New Democracy.' It is a resurrection of the old feudal
order. A few super-rich aristocrats and everyone else serfs obliged
to support the ruling order," Roberts argues.
The
former Reagan advisor equates the actions of Western banks and
governments to those of "marauding raiders", and notes
that in the elections, Syriza received 37 percent of the
vote, which in his view is not sufficient to support a
large-scale campaign against the predatory politics of the
West. For the new Greek government, the way out of crisis is
collaboration with Russia and with financial institutions
offering an alternative to those of the West.
"Can
Greece escape from a situation comparable to the European
Dark Ages when populations were ravaged by marauding raiders?
Perhaps if Greece realigns with Russia and gains financing
from BRICS," Roberts notes.
Otherwise,
Roberts notes, "accommodation is unlikely to occur, because
a reasonable accommodation is not the desire of Washington, the
EU, or of Greece's creditors."
The Spartan Resurrection in
Greece — Paul Craig Roberts
King
World News’ Picture Version of this Column Is Available
Here: http://kingworldnews.com/paul-craig-roberts-new-greek-government-rebellious-spartan-300-resurrected/
The Spartan Resurrection
in Greece
Paul Craig Roberts
Having just written that
Greece needs Spartans in order to prevail over its creditors and the
EU, the new Greek government is showing signs of being Spartans.
Listen to these words from Greece’s new Prime Minister, Alexis
Tsipras: “We should not accept or recognize the government of
neo-Nazis in Ukraine.” “The EU lacks democracy, and citizens do
not believe that their vote can change policy.”
The new Greek government
has protested the latest EU denunciation of Russia, saying that the
attack on Russia was reported in the media as if the decision was
unanimous, whereas in fact, Greece, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria
objected. No new sanctions on Russia have been imposed.
The New Greek Foreign
Minister Nikos Kotzias said that a provision that would have imposed
further sanctions on Russia was removed at Greece’s insistence from
the proposals at the meeting. Greece also required that the
communique does not directly blame Russia for the conflict in Ukraine
German foreign minister
Steinmeier apparently blustered that the EU would lambast Russia with
more words if the independent-minded eastern Ukrainians launched an
offensive against the defeated forces that took part in Kiev’s
latest assault on the Russian provinces of Ukraine. Washington’s
puppet state in Ukraine is vulnerable to collapse if Russia permitted
the independent-minded provinces a free hand.
One cannot avoid
wondering how long EU officials, Merkel, and Cameron can defend the
imposition of austerity upon the peoples of Europe before they are
hung off of lamp posts. The kind of austerity that is demanded of
Greece and other European peoples is the kind that produces
revolutions.
The kind of ignorant
arrogance that characterizes Washington’s neoconservatives now
afflicts the EU leadership. “Let them eat cake” is the cry and
the policy.
If the new Greek
government adheres to its Red Cloaks and the EU looters do not bend,
Greece can turn to the new BRICS bank for its financing and turn its
back to the EU. The other southern European countries that are set up
for looting could follow. Intransigence on the part of the EU and
Greece’s creditors could unleash a Black Swan that could unwind the
EU and, consequently, NATO. Peace would descend upon the plundered
and war-torn earth.
If the greed and
stupidity of Greece’s creditors and the inflexibility of Germany
and the EU persist, Washington’s European Empire could crumble.
Just like Xerxes’ army.
The Immortals proved to
be no more immortal than the Exceptional people have proven to be
exceptional. A few Red Cloaks can scatter the lot.
Let’s hope Greece gets
on with the job.
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