Greece Blocks Macedonia's NATO Bid (US State Department Embarrased, Screws UP Balkans,,,Again)

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Greece Blocks Macedonia's NATO Bid

Greece successfully blocked Macedonia's NATO bid03 April 2008 Bucharest _ Macedonia will only receive an invitation to join NATO once the ‘name’ row with Greece is resolved.

"We regret that we were not able to reach consensus to invite Macedonia to join alliance," United States President George Bush said.

" The name issue needs to be resolved quickly so Macedonia can be invited to NATO as soon as possible. NATO looks forward to the day that Macedonia takes its place among members of alliance," he added.

“We encourage negotiations to resume without delay and expect them to conclude as soon as possible,” Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said as he read the final statement.

The alliance’s chief said he understands the disappointment in Macedonia, but also admitted that the summit did not live up to the expectations of many allies.

“I will not hide that I would have hoped to see three invitations,” de Hoop Scheffer said.

Macedonia's bid stumbled because there was no breakthrough on the row between Greece and Macedonia on the 'name' dispute.

Greece had been threatening to veto the invitation if Skopje does not change its country’s name.

Athens opposes to Skopje’s constitutional name “Republic of Macedonia” arguing that it might lead Skopje to make territorial claims over its own northern province, which is also called Macedonia.

“Macedonia will get a NATO invitation after it fulfills all necessary conditions, and that of course includes a resolution in the name dispute,” a senior NATO official told Balkan Insight.

Speculation suggests that as soon as a deal is reached with Greece, Macedonia will receive an invitation to join NATO without any necessary formalities, and there will be no need to organise another NATO Summit.

Leaders from NATO member states had again discussed the issue on Thursday morning.

“The Greek government has been very clear during discussions - that until and unless the name issue is resolved there cannot be consensus, and there cannot be an invitation,” NATO spokesman, James Appathurai NATO spokesperson said on Wednesday evening.

Greek Foreign Minister, Dora Bakoyannis told reporters that “there will be no sufficient time to discuss the name dispute.”

NATO Leaders however lauded the decision to welcome Croatia and Albania into the alliance.

“There was a clear consensus on Albania and Croatia,” Appathurai said.

One minister from a NATO member state told Balkan Insight on the condition of anonymity that "things didn’t happen as we anticipated,” and despite Greek threats of a veto many member states were hoping for a breakthrough in Bucharest.

[peterpaul12345]

Although many who have not been following this matter in great detail like to trivialized it, its not just the name at issue. The government in Skopje is presenting Macedonia as the homeland of a nonexistent "Macedonian nation" and, by extension, "Aegean Macedonia" along with "Vardar Macedonia" as each being under Greek & Bulgarian occupations. The name is their only way to legitimize what they purport to be a "partitioned Macedonian nation." Another issue is the government in Skopje refusing to compromise with a geographic qualifier. If the government in Skopje has no interest in southern section why doesn't the government in Skopje clearly identify its boarders in their constitution? If it has no interest in expansion why are Greek and Bulgarian lands featured in textbooks, official documents, ceremonies and only two weeks ago at a wreath-laying ceremony involving the prime minister? This goes much deeper then just the name issue.

Anyone who feels their homeland is threatened by outside forces will react in similar fashion as Greece has, and we don't have to look any further then our boarders in this regards i.e. Mexican illegal immigration and the Atzlan Agenda

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I came across this very interesting article: New York Times, April 25, 1886: the last quote by Slav committees of Moscow and St. Petersburg is very telling regarding this matter:

‘Now what that budget is we are not informed, but the Greeks, who spend annually 1,300,000f on their Macedonian schools pretend that it is already largely in excess of the their outlay especially as it is fed by the financial help sent by wealthy Slav committees of Moscow and St. Petersburg. "If we can only isolate the Greeks of Macedonia from those of Thessaly," continues the pamphlet, "if we can keep the Greek propaganda out of Western and Southern districts we are sure of success. If they be ours, no one can dispute our entire supremacy in Macedonia."'

Now why did the Slav committees of Moscow and St. Petersburg claim they can have entire supremacy in Macedonia if they can "isolate the Greeks of Macedonia from those of Thessaly" - in other words Slavophone the Greeks in Macedonia.

From that same article it is states what the Macedonian issue meant for the Greeks and Bulgarians. It claims that for the Greeks, the Macedonian issue meant essential and indispensable condition to their unity, and in other hands other then theirs, their 'race' is broken into fragments which can never be united.

“For the Bulgarians her possession means an outlet to her trade toward the Mediterranean, a way, of escape from their confinement within the closed basin of the Euxine; for the Greeks, that possession is the one essential and indispensable condition to their unity, and in other hands than theirs, their race is broken into two fragments which can never be united, so that Hellenism, mutilated and imprisoned at the extremity of the peninsula, must renounce all hope of ever that development of population by aloes can be attained those high destinies which are aspired to by the native Greek people.”

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Greek Epigraphy: The below list includes only those regions and elements related or have been written by Macedonians before 350 BC. Early evidence from certain cities dates back to 600-550 BC in Central Macedonia (Sane[27],Therme[28]) ~ 550 BC East Macedonia (Neapolis)[29] and 5th c.BC West side(Pydna)[30].

Elimeia ca. 500-475 BC Doric the temples of Athena in Megara
Aiane ca. 500-475 BC Apakos hapax with letter (ϟ) qoppa
Aiane ca. 500-450 BC Kleiona hapax
Pella ca. 500-450 BC Pythagores of Aristokrates , Aristobole
Aigai early 5th c.BC Peperias hapax
Eordea early 5th BC of Machatas (never attested as Magatas)
Aiane early 5th BC ..I am -alios of Dolio-.. Doric ἐμὶ emi Attic εἰμί emi but Attic τῆς tês instead of Doric τᾶς tâs
Aiane ca. 450 BC wools of Arkaps (Arkapos) hapax
Aiane ca. 450-400 BC Attya hapax
Aiane 5th c. BC Themis (gen. Themidos)
Aigai ca. 430-420 BC Argive Doric I am the prize from Argive Hera (Royal tomb)[32]
Aigai late 5th c. BC He loves _ _ina
Pella ca. 400 BC Xanthos son of Demetrios and Amadika (attested also as Ammadika and Ammadikos only in Macedon)
Pella late 5th/early 4th c. BC Zôbia (epitaph) (oldest evidence of this rare name)
Pella late 5th/early 4th c. BC Eugeneia daughter of Xenon (epitaph)
Pella late 5th/early 4th c. BC Xenariste of Boula_ _ _ (epitaph)
Aigai late 5th/early 4th c. BC here Kallim- ..of well-pillared temples (eustyloi naoi) .. of esteemed father...art.. Callimachus (sculptor)
Pella late 5th/early 4th c. BC I lay here dead, my homeland is Corinth , servant of Enodia , with name Timarete
Dion late 5th/early 4th c. BC Aristotima, Sôsos
Dion late 5th c. BC Theotimos of Parmenon
Pella ca. 400-350 BC Dexios from Herakleion
Beroea ca. 400-350 BC Andreas of Andron from Osbe
Pella Katadesmos-ca. 380-350 BC Dagina hapax
Aigai ca. 350 BC Berennô of Philistos Epitaphs)(Berennô hapaxHarpalus Peukolaos Sillis ,firstly attested in Macedon)
Aigai ca. 350 BC Harpalos of Peucolaos (Epitaphs)(Berennô hapaxHarpalus Peukolaos Sillis ,firstly attested in Macedon)
Aigai ca. 350 BC Sillis(Epitaphs)(Berennô hapaxHarpalus Peukolaos Sillis ,firstly attested in Macedon)

Macedonian words in epigraphy & onomasticon(all are in Greek)
Macedonian words in epigraphy & onomasticon: the earliest massive epigraphical documents are, the second Athenian alliance decree with Perdiccas II (~417-413 BC), the decree of Kalindoia,~335-300 BC) and seven curse tablets of the 4th c.BC bearing mostly names[33][34].

Greek Personal Names: Their Value as Evidence [5] by Simon Hornblower, Elaine Matthews

Βερενικ- Athens:190 Egypt:155 Northern Greece:5 Syria: 1: Berenika priestess of Demetra ca. 350 BC is the oldest evidence.However it never turned into Pherenike in Macedon or Egypt.On the contrary Attic Pherenik- became Berenik- ; hence popular Athenian name Berenikides after 3rd c.BC[35].

Bila Brateadou (Attic Phile , Doric Phila Prateadou or Phrateadou (Aigai ca. 350-300 BC[36].

Phylomaga (Attic Phylomache) (Methone,Pieria ca. 350-300 BC)[37].

Lamaga , Laomaga (Attic Laomache)- Beroia — ca. 150-100 BC Laomaga[38]

Lamaga , Laomaga (Attic Laomache) - Pydna early 2nd c. BC Lamaga[38]

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It is now FIVE DAYS since the rejection of the FYROM state from NATO.

NOT ONE STORY in the General Media.

NOT ONE DBM story to even touch on the issue.

Just irresponsible nonsense about ignorant presidential candidates, and meaningless purient stories.

[peterpaul12345]

Interesting.