George Gregoriou
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George Gregoriou is an American
political writer and professor of Greek Cypriot origins. Born in Cyprus
in 1936 into a nationalistic family; his father was interned by the colonial authorities during the insurrection in 1931. The family emigrated to the United States
in 1950 but continued to support Cyprus' struggle for freedom, a link that led Gregoriou to the writing of the books Cyprus: A View from the Diaspora.
He worked as a political science professor at the William Paterson University
of New Jersey
, has written numerous books on the Western geopolitical strategies in the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly the political forces of British
colonialism, the Greek
and Cyprus events responsible for the events leading to the de facto partition in 1974 and the Anglo
-American
policies outside and inside the United Nations
to legitimize the facts on the ground
created by the Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus.
Georgiou is highly critical of American foreign policies and ascribes the partitioning of Cyprus to an American plot http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4528 as much as Turkish invasion. He has also criticised the war on Iraq and remarked that the Pentagon "needs to soil the Iraqi landscape with young blood", "a small price for oil, profits, and power for the political-military-industrial complex".http://www.wpunj.edu/hmss/polisci/faculty/gregoriou/ggWashHand.htm. In a recent editorial, Georgiou disputed whether "the Pentagon, the CIA, the White House ever tell the truth".
He has been criticized from within the Greek-American community for anti-Americanism, to which he has responded that "if being "pro-American" requires lying, you should count me out, as it comes too close to militarism and fascism" http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=148. Georgiou staunchly opposes capitalism in his editorials, and he has supported that "the capitalist state does not respond to peoples’ needs, unless they take to the streets"http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5151. He has also ascribed the problems to modern America, not to specific party politics, but "the very nature of capitalism"http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5151.
Finally, Georgiou has decried Deng Xiaoping for "unleashing predator capitalism" on China after the death of Mao Zedong
http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5184, and castigated "politicians who have the illusion of improving the lives of the masses within existing structures" as "political criminals".
United States
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political writer and professor of Greek Cypriot origins. Born in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
in 1936 into a nationalistic family; his father was interned by the colonial authorities during the insurrection in 1931. The family emigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1950 but continued to support Cyprus' struggle for freedom, a link that led Gregoriou to the writing of the books Cyprus: A View from the Diaspora.
He worked as a political science professor at the William Paterson University
William Paterson University
William Paterson University is a comprehensive public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey serving nearly 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five colleges: , , , , and ....
of New Jersey
New Jersey
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, has written numerous books on the Western geopolitical strategies in the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly the political forces of British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
colonialism, the Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and Cyprus events responsible for the events leading to the de facto partition in 1974 and the Anglo
Anglo
Anglo is a prefix indicating a relation to the Angles, England or the English people, as in the terms Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-American, Anglo-Celtic, Anglo-African and Anglo-Indian. It is often used alone, somewhat loosely, to refer to people of British Isles descent in The Americas, Australia and...
-American
United States
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policies outside and inside the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
to legitimize the facts on the ground
Facts on the ground
Facts on the ground is a diplomatic term that means the situation in reality as opposed to in the abstract. It originated in discussions of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, where it was used to refer to Israeli settlements built in the occupied West Bank, which were intended to establish permanent...
created by the Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus.
Georgiou is highly critical of American foreign policies and ascribes the partitioning of Cyprus to an American plot http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4528 as much as Turkish invasion. He has also criticised the war on Iraq and remarked that the Pentagon "needs to soil the Iraqi landscape with young blood", "a small price for oil, profits, and power for the political-military-industrial complex".http://www.wpunj.edu/hmss/polisci/faculty/gregoriou/ggWashHand.htm. In a recent editorial, Georgiou disputed whether "the Pentagon, the CIA, the White House ever tell the truth".
He has been criticized from within the Greek-American community for anti-Americanism, to which he has responded that "if being "pro-American" requires lying, you should count me out, as it comes too close to militarism and fascism" http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=148. Georgiou staunchly opposes capitalism in his editorials, and he has supported that "the capitalist state does not respond to peoples’ needs, unless they take to the streets"http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5151. He has also ascribed the problems to modern America, not to specific party politics, but "the very nature of capitalism"http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5151.
Finally, Georgiou has decried Deng Xiaoping for "unleashing predator capitalism" on China after the death of Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
http://www.greeknewsonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5184, and castigated "politicians who have the illusion of improving the lives of the masses within existing structures" as "political criminals".