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Alexis Tsipras wrote that his team has grown and acquired a shooter who, as he mentioned, rarely misses. He presented Angelos Koronios as the captain of Peristeri and the National Team, as well as the top scorer in the history of the first division, and said that with him, the team would try to put their opponents "in the baskets." In the post, he also used the hashtag ELAS. #ΑλέξηςΤσίπρας #ΆγγελοςΚορωνιός #ΕΛΑΣ #Basketball https://t.co/wzfLpyYZ5T #Μπάσκετ #Αθλητισμός #Ομάδα (translated)

Nikolas Moraitis wrote that he admired the simple and direct language of Dionysis Charitopoulos and characterized him as a great writer. He added that Greece owed him the restoration of historical truth, as, according to him, through his study and the book "Aris: the leader of the irregulars," he had refuted the propaganda of the right’s underground for the National Resistance. Quoting an excerpt from Charitopoulos's work, Moraitis mentioned that the author accused official Greece of having hidden or defamed the resistance movement for years and that former fighters of ELAS and their families faced social and state stigma. Charitopoulos, according to the excerpt, also described a multi-year effort to distort the facts and argued that EAM was the greatest epic of modern Greek history. The same text cited words from Panagiotis Kanellopoulos regarding the National Resistance. #ΔιονύσηςΧαριτόπουλος #ΕλληνικήΙστορία #Αντίσταση (translated)

Nena Palaiopanu described the development she referred to as a major success of the New Democracy government and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and congratulated the Minister of National Economy and Finance and President of the Eurogroup, Kyriakos Pierrakakis. She said that political opponents would seek telecommunications cables and "Giannides," referring to Alexis Tsipras, the Greek Police, and the slogan "with one law and one article." She accused them of incompetence and extreme arrogance and asserted that they would also seek their vote. #με_τον_κυριακο #κυβερνηση_Μητσοτακη #Κυριακος_Μητσοτακης #ΝΕΑ_ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ #ΝεαΔημοκρατια #Ελλαδα2030 #ΝΕΑ_ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ #κυβερνηση_Μητσοτακη #Κυριακος_Μητσοτακης (translated)

Nena Palaiopanu claimed that the Hellenic Police removed from a video of Alexis Tsipras's statement the part where he, according to her, referred to the GSI electrical and energy interconnection cable as a telecommunications cable. She referred to a video by the Truth Team and to a link with a timestamp of 2:11, saying that the cut of the statement was visible there. Palaiopanu described Tsipras as dangerous and politically incompetent, while accusing the Hellenic Police of propaganda and lies. She added that he aimed to return to the premiership along with his associates, whom she described in derogatory terms. #Τσιπρας #ΕΛΑΣ #ΣΥΡΙΖΑ_rebranded #GSI #Τσιπρας #ΣΥΡΙΖΑ_rebranded #ΕΛΑΣ (translated)

Amalia presented a highly classified British report titled "Greek Security Battalions," numbered PIC/263/21 and PIC PAPER No 55, which, according to her, was sent to the Allied headquarters in the Middle East by an officer signing as "Colonel Chris" on July 18, 1944. Amalia assessed that the author was likely Chris Woodhouse. According to her presentation, the report stated that few Greeks willingly collaborated with the occupying forces and that their motivations were primarily self-interest, survival, or ambition. It also noted that, despite the impending departure of the Germans, the Security Battalions were reinforced after spring 1944, and their clashes with ELAS became more intense. Amalia interpreted this point as an indication that the Battalions aimed to prevent the communists from prevailing after the Germans' withdrawal. The report, as she described it, categorized the members of the Battalions into poor individuals who enlisted for survival, criminal elements, volunteers antagonistic to EAM/ELAS, anti-communist officers, and members of other organizations that had been attacked by ELAS. As an example, she mentioned 200 members of EKKA who joined the Battalions in Patras after the disbandment of the 5/42 Regiment in April 1944. Amalia stated that the author of the report negatively assessed the military actions of the Battalions, as they participated in German attacks against ELAS, but considered that some of their officers were capable. Politically, the report presented them as useful to some of the Greeks because they hindered the dominance of EAM and described three options for the Cairo government: support for EAM/ELAS, tacit support for the Battalions, or condemnation of both sides. The third option, according to Amalia, was considered to have the greatest likelihood of uniting moderate forces. The report concluded, as she wrote, that the actions of the Battalions and of EAM/ELAS were equally terroristic. #ΤάγματαΑσφαλείας #Ελλάδα #Ιστορία (translated)

"We did not come to cover some seats in Parliament, but to make political change a reality." Referring to Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Alexis Tsipras argued that "if EL.AS. did not exist, Mitsotakis would have had an easy walk," noting that the Prime Minister was planning elections in September. #Τσίπρας #ΕΛΑΣ #ΠολιτικήΑλλαγή (translated)

Nic Dam wrote that a second blockade was set up on King Constantine Avenue for people who, he stated, wanted to march towards the American embassy. He derogatorily referred to the protesters as communists and congratulated the Greek police. https://t.co/yWn7ZdtCjL #ΕΛΑΣ #πορεία #Αθήνα (translated)

Amalia wrote that Major Panagiotis Stoupas, originally from Lefki Messinia, had participated in the Asia Minor Campaign and in the Greco-Italian War. According to her post, during the Occupation, he created a resistance group in mountainous Trifylia and later joined the national resistance organization "Greek Army" (ES). Amalia mentioned that, following attacks by ELAS and with the intervention of British Major Harrington, the leaders of the ES signed on August 29, 1943, the Dyrrachium Pact, which stipulated the dissolution of the organization and the integration of its members into ELAS. She argued that those who had joined national resistance organizations were at risk, if captured by ELAS, of being forced to join them or be killed. According to her, Stoupas disagreed with the agreement and returned to Lefki. On October 10, 1943, strong ELAS forces surrounded the village, burned his house, and believed he had died, but he had escaped. Amalia wrote that later Stoupas joined the Security Battalions, as, in her estimation, thousands of other Greeks did. The post stated that Colonel Dionysios Papadogkonas, Stoupas's former commander, appointed him commander of the Security Battalion of Meligalas in March 1944. Amalia noted that after the ELAS attack on Meligalas, Stoupas moved to Gargalianoi with 100 men and was not in the city during the days of the massacre. After the collapse of the defense in Gargalianoi, he and his men retreated to Pylos. According to Amalia, when ELAS surrounded Pylos on September 24, local authorities sought a surrender agreement, while ELAS promised that there would be no massacres. She wrote that Stoupas accepted the agreement and committed suicide with his pistol at the castle gate, after saying goodbye to his men. She also cited the post-war testimony of Chris Woodhouse, who, she reported, conveyed words from British journalist Richard Capell in favor of choosing the Security Battalions instead of ELAS. #ιστορία #Ελλάδα #πατριωτισμός (translated)

⚠️ Alexandros Exarchou: The name of the businessman that the media and the political system dare not pronounce. 🔸 On September 25, @WSJ revealed that American ambassador Kimberly Gillfoyle is promoting the participation of the Aktor group in billion-euro deals for the transportation of American LNG through Greece. 🔸 The American newspaper extensively referred to the CEO of Aktor, Alexandros Exarchou, as well as lobbyist Christos Marafatsos, who received $160,000 from Aktor for developing contacts with the Trump administration. 🔸 Together with shipowners Mbako and Kaymenaki, Mr. Exarchou has a strong presence in the Greek economy and politics. In construction. In energy. In banking. In media. In sports. 🔸 The Aktor group receives government contracts worth hundreds of millions of euros, while, as we have documented, Mr. Exarchou is being prosecuted by the European Prosecutor's Office in the case of Contract 717 for the Tempi. 🔸 The Wall Street Journal mentions Mr. Exarchou's name 11 times in its report. Yet, most systemic media managed to reproduce the report without mentioning the businessman. 🔸 To Vima, Ta Nea, Mega, and https://t.co/SdHHnEpDDn of the Marinakis group did not mention either Aktor or Mr. Exarchou. The same applies to the Kathimerini of the Alafouzos group, the Naftemporiki of the Melissanidis group, Open of Ivan Savvidis, the Real group of Hatzinikolaou - Kouris, Protos Thema of Tassos Karamitsos, and News247 of Dimitris Mari. Finally, Parapolitika and iefimerida, both of which are owned by Exarchou. 🔸 SKAI and Newsbreak removed their articles highlighting the publication. 🔸 Most media only highlighted the -concerning and dangerous- statement by Ms. Gillfoyle about the ability of the U.S. to overthrow governments, including the Greek one. 🔸 In contrast, a minority of media referred to Mr. Exarchou. Special mention for the completeness of coverage goes to @Financial_RepGR by journalist @ioannoychristos, as well as @ThePressProject. 🔸 Aside from systemic media, neither of the ruling parties mentioned Mr. Exarchou and Aktor in their statements. Neither ND nor ELAS nor PASOK. 🔸 The Wall Street Journal's publication also revealed that Mr. Marafatsos lobbied for the Metlen (of Evangelos Mytilineos) and Kopelouzos groups. None of the aforementioned media or parties mentioned these two names. ✊ Reporters United does reporting with names and surnames because it does not accept money from the state or from businessmen. If you want more such reports, support us with a monthly subscription, no matter how small, at https://t.co/tdnEfIeuRl. ✍️ @boublis @Chondrogiannos 📊 @maltepioti 🎥 @spoovio #Ελλάδα #ΜΜΕ #πολιτική (translated)

🔴Stefanos Sarafis: "Commander of ELAS, by spitting." 🔴As I have emphasized many times, immediately after the German attack against the USSR, Stalin instructed the communist parties of the occupied countries to organize guerrilla warfare, primarily to harass the Germans, forcing them to maintain strong military forces in these countries, which, otherwise, would have been transferred to the eastern front. 🔴In Greece, a secondary objective of EAM - ELAS was to monopolize the guerrilla movement, to be the only armed force in the country after liberation, and to seize power by force. For this reason, according to G. Papandreou, the tactic was as follows: "It does not allow anyone else to rise to the mountains and fight the occupier. It punishes with death the Greeks who fulfill their patriotic duty. A former example is the present colonel Sarafis..." 🔴So, let's talk about Colonel Sarafis, who was made head of ELAS. He was born in 1890 in Trikala, graduated from the Non-Commissioned Officers School and became a second lieutenant in 1913. He sided with the Venizelists and actively participated in the failed military movements of 1933 and 1935. 🔴During the occupation and after discussions with various individuals about creating a resistance organization, a five-member committee was formed (Sarafis, Grigoriadis, Panopoulos, Chatzimpeis and Simos Vlachos), which evolved into the AAA Organization (3A, Struggle – Restoration – Independence). With the approval of the others, Sarafis went to Thessaly to form a guerrilla unit. 🔴After contacts he made there, he moved to Epirus, where on February 7, 1943, he met with Zervas and the representative of the Middle East Command, Colonel Eddie Myers, and they agreed to form guerrilla groups, with three sections: Epirus, led by Zervas; Thessaly, led by Sarafis; and Roumeli, led by Psarros. 🔴As soon as the news spread in Thessaly, EAM considered that with Sarafis’s reputation in the area, he could become a very dangerous opponent. Thus, initially, the mechanism of his moral extermination was put into operation, with the accusations that he was "a collaborator of the Italians" and "a man of the occupied prefect of Trikala." After the slanders did not succeed, EAM decided to take more drastic measures. 🔴After a trap, they treacherously captured him and other armed leaders, as well as 150 guerrillas who followed them. Ultimately, EAM decided that it would be preferable to force him to join ELAS rather than kill him. So, they locked him in a dungeon, and following orders, ELAS guerrillas would pass in front of him, spit on him and label him a "traitor," to break his spirits. 🔴When faced with the dilemma of "ELAS or the grave," Sarafis preferred to save his life. Of course, the communists exploited his joining to convince other former officers who hesitated to join ELAS due to the bad reputation that accompanied him. Of course, the position they gave him, that of the military leader of ELAS, was more "decorative," as decisions were made by the "chief captain" Aris Velouchiotis and the political commissioner Andreas Tzimas. 🔴The results of recruiting officers were mediocre because it had become known how Sarafis was forced to join ELAS. It is historically recorded, the phrase of politician Georgios Kartalis to Sarafis: "You were made commander of ELAS by spitting." 🔴What would have been Sarafis's fate if the KKE had prevailed? There is no doubt that he would have met the same fate as all the "fellow travelers" of the communists around the world. In the first "cleansing," he would be labeled a "agent" and "enemy of the people" and would be taken to the firing squad! Specifically, Sarafis would certainly be labeled an "agent of the Intelligence Service," as he had married British archaeologist Marion Pascoe. 🔴The comments are yours! #Σαράφης #ΕΛΑΣ #Κατοχή (translated)