To Veto ( profanws ) apla mas agorazei ligo parapanw xroniko diasthmo na ka8arisoume to 8ema onomasias tis Makedonias (prhn thn epomenh ananewsei melous tis EE). Dustixos ... tora arxizoun ta paixnidakia kai oi ekdikhseis kala-kala.

Opos mas anafere kai o Vaios~ > to Sabbato 5/4/08, o am/kanos akoma epeimene >>

President George W. Bush assured Macedonia on Saturday that the United States wants it in NATO as soon as possible, along with other former Yugoslav republics.

In a speech in Croatia marking its formal invitation to join NATO this week, Bush said he looked forward to seeing all Balkan candidates join the Western alliance which marks its 60th birthday next year.

"America's position is clear: Macedonia should take its place in NATO as soon as possible," he said in a speech attended by Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski and Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.

http://www.phantis.com/news/read.html?newsID=2008040592502

Kai oxi mono ... exoun arxinisei kai ena soro prospa8eies apo diafora atoma kai organwseis ton Skopianon na gunei boycot otidipote proiontwn ton Ellhnikon sthn xora tous (ase trapezes h kai OTE).

Gia paradeigma, ena ar8ro sto website phantis.com mas deilwnei oti:

"According to the Greek newspaper, Elefteros Topos, between the years 2000-2006, Greeks invested almost 263 million USD in their nascent neighbor. That would make Greece the second largest foreign investor in Macedonia. Of the 20 most sizable investments in Macedonia's economy, 17 are financed with Greek capital. More than 20,000 people are employed in Greek-owned enterprises.

Greeks are everywhere: banking (28% of their total investment in the country); energy (25%); telecommunications (17%); industry (15%); and food (10%)."

O suggrafeas autounou to ar8ro (ap' to kako tou) telika proagwgei perisoterh dusareskeia & ex8rothta anemesa tous Skopianous kai apokonta xleuazei thn Ellada , legwntas: "He who controls the cash flow - controls the votes. Greece buys itself not only refineries and banks, telecoms and highways. It buys itself influence and politicians."

Other extracts from various articles on phantis.com >>

One article reports:

Atanas Botev, an Artist, the man who put the Swastika on the Greek flag , sat down for an interview with us.

Botev is widely regarded as an artist of the future , ahead of his peers, who with his art decodes, transcends, and looks into the seriousness of the humanitarian crisis we are facing. He is not enslaved and does not follow any styles nor standards set by peers or society in general. He redefines reality, puts the viewer in a position to feel courage, anger, cinism, humor, and most importantly to think .

Q: to feel 'anger' or to re-incite racism via nazi-swastikas is encouraging viewers "to think" (is that what's he doing)??

Another article informs:

Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said Greece is mistaken if it thinks that the veto would force Macedonia to accept Greek blackmail.

"Every one who thinks that with this move Macedonia will be pushed to the wall to accept something makes a huge mistake," Gruevski said before his departure from Bucharest.

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Meanwhile, following the veto, it is being suggested by various online articles that Nimetz is now considering "Nova Macedonia" (New Macedonia) as the most likely solution in the name dispute of FYROM.

... all too confusing - too much going on behind the scenes, with few accepting to play by the rules (as they stand) ! Counter-tactics and retribution everywhere. Diplomacy and democracy just keeps loosing out.