King Without a Country - 20 Apr 07 - Part 2

Al Jazeera English's Elizabeth Filippouli hosts King Without A Country, a rare look into the turbulent life of Constantine, the former king of Greece.

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[euridike88]

Didn't his uncle endorse the establishment of the dictatorship of Metaxas in 1936? Wasn't his mother (a former member of Hitler's youth) implicated in the murder of Lambrakis, summary arrests and torture, as well as playing a part in the sell out of Cyprus after E.O.K.A.'s struggle? The latter is extremely well documented. Therefore Koko didn't do anything that his family didn't do before when he endorsed the dictatorship of the colonels. Bad luck they were more cunning than him.

[ingridoctavia]

He always maintained that his co-operation with the colonels was a "tactical move"; but someone holding unelected office who assumes power to dismiss seven governments in less than two years is hardly in a position to speak of tactical moves. In 18 months under the influence of his mother he dismissed more Prime Ministers than the Kings and Queens of England in 300 years.

[ingridoctavia]

When on 22 may 1963 Dr Lamprakis was murdered, police commissioner Vardoulakis stated that Dr Lamprakis was killed in error and that "Frederica gave orders that he should only be roughed up".

[ceasar70alexander]

Reading the comments of the same persons who constantly insult the King i have to accept the fact that.. STUPIDITY IS UNBEATABLE!

[Druworos]

Long live our King!

[marius4marius]

Metaxas was the dictator who handed Beloyiannis and other resistance fighters to the Germans as communists in order to be tortured and executed. Greece owes this serpentish figure to George Glucksburg -- the uncle of the last puppet king of Greece, who has the nerve to want to go back after it was made clear to him that he is not wanted. The Glucksburgs ended up becoming multimillionaires, while Greece has not completely recovered from their treasonous role.

[euridike88]

In other words: as Washington instructed, preparing thus the way for the military junta, the home-porting for the 6th fleet, and the assassination of President Makarios of Cyprus, as well as facilitating the process of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Ironically he is not a traitor, owing to a mere technicality: he is NOT a Hellene. Let him enjoy his infamy as far away from the Greek shores as possible.

[ingridoctavia]

It has not been mentioned, in this forum, that he prepared the way for the tragedy of Cyprus, where by following the instructions of his American paymasters, he saw the removal of the force which George Papandreou installed to defend the island against a Turkish invasion. When the Turks eventually invaded they had virtually no resistance. Washington was served well; but Cyprus was betrayed by a German/Dane who calls himself the "King of the Hellenes".

[marius4marius]

Yes! Hellas needs them as much as Black Death!

[tanjatanya]

Oh, but I wouldn't dream of responding. The man seems to be grossly ill-educated. Let him be happy in his idiots' paradise. I employ the word "idiot" in the Hellenic sense -- I doubt as to whether he could tell the difference.