Greece Succumbs to Imperialist Banksterism

‘Almost 75 years ago, the government of Greece was on the receiving end of a humiliating ultimatum. On Oct. 28, 1940, the envoy of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, demanded that General Ioannis Metaxas, head of the Greek Council of State, permit Italian forces to occupy certain “strategic sites” and islands in Greece within three hours or face attack.

Metaxas’s reply, in French, was brief: “Alors, c’est la guerre!” (“Then, it is war”), and with those words Greece’s participation in the War for Europe began. The people, though, interpreted the event in a simpler, more powerful way. Greeks of all political leanings jubilantly and defiantly took to the streets shouting Okhi! (No!). The defiance was internationally inspiring, especially in the United States.

Over the next six months, Greek forces proved more than a match for Mussolini’s army. They defeated the Italians in Albania and repulsed the Italian counter-offensive of March 1941. Mussolini was humiliated, so his axis ally Adolf Hitler, felt he had no choice but to come to Mussolini’s aid. He launched an invasion of Greece from Bulgaria and Yugoslavia on April 6 that would spell the end of formal Greek resistance. On April 20 and 23, respectively, Greece was forced to sign armistice treaties with Italy and Germany, bringing the country under axis occupation until 1945.’

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