Art of War.....
Pian One....
- If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
Pian 6 .....
All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved
Pian 11
[11.01] The principles of warfare are: There are dispersive ground, marginal ground, contentious ground, open ground, intersecting ground, critical ground, difficult ground, surrounded ground, and deadly ground.
[11.02] Where the rulers do battle in their own ground, this is called dispersive ground. Where one enters the other's ground but not deep, this is called marginal ground. Where it is advantageous if you occupy it and it is advantageous if the enemy occupies it, this is called contentious ground. Where one can come and go, this is called open ground.
[11.02] Where the rulers do battle in their own ground, this is called dispersive ground. Where one enters the other's ground but not deep, this is called marginal ground. Where it is advantageous if you occupy it and it is advantageous if the enemy occupies it, this is called contentious ground. Where one can come and go, this is called open ground.
11.05] Therefore, on dispersive ground, do not do battle
Rainy night musing.....
Where to start ? What if Syriza and New Democracy were sub rosa working together ? So odd , couldn't possibly be true. After all , with all of the obvious acrimony , how could one believe they share a common purpose ? Food for thought....
http://www.euractiv.com/sections/elections/greece-goes-polls-310688
Greece prepares for snap elections
09 Dec 2014 - 14:58
In a sudden move and under pressure from international lenders, Greek PM Antonis Samaras decided yesterday to hold elections on 17 December, with a new wave of political instability expected to hit the country. EurActiv Greece reports.
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The negotiations with the troika for its last assessment have reached a deadlock, despite the fact that Greece now has the highest primary surplus in the euro area after Germany, according to Eurostat.
Early on Monday (8 December) the Greek parliament approved the first balanced budget in decades. The same day, Eurozone finance ministers agreed to extend Greece’s bailout programme by two months, in an attempt by international lenders and the Greek government to buy time. Further budget cuts will have to be decided after the end of the bailout, scheduled for the end of this year.
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The government attributed the sudden decision for presidential election to the main opposition Syriza’s alleged efforts to provoke political instability with the negotiations with the Troika- IMF, European Commission, European Central Bank.
“The government cannot accept this open undermining. This political uncertainty must end immediately,” said government spokesperson, Sofia Voultepsi.
According to latest figures, leftist Syriza is steadily leading all the polls, and it would be in its interests to hold snap general elections.
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According to analysts in Athens, the Greek government decided to accelerate the presidential election because the negotiations with the Troika were stuck, and new austerity measures would be needed after the end of the bailout at the end of the year.
Opposition Syriza has promised to give an end to the austerity-driven policy if it wins the elections, provoking uncertainty to international lenders.
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Syriza MEP Giorgos Katrougkalos recently told EurActiv Greece that international lenders will attempt to impose “economic suffocation” on Greece.
“I am afraid that when Syriza is in government, they will try to impose a peculiar political and economic suffocation in Greece , aiming at proving that there is no alternative policy to the neoliberal one,” he said.
International lenders believe that Greece has not made yet crucial structural reforms, such as the opening of some closed professions, and reached privatisation targets.
In an interview with EurActiv Greece, centre-right New Democracy MEP Giorgos Kyrtsos, shared a similar view.
“Despite being a government MEP, let me say that Greece does not fully implement the memorandum,” he had stated, referring to the scheduled dismissals in the public sector that never took place.
So , they see some things similarly - no love for Troika , no love for further biting austerity. But sub rosa working together - N.D and Syriza - have you bumped your head , Fred W ???? How could you conclude Syriza and N.D could be working together ? Maybe this.....
http://en.protothema.gr/syrizas-candidate-for-president-is-prokopis-pavlopoulos/
Tsipras nominates former ND minister Pavlopoulos for president
Feb, 17 2015 Author: newsroom
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has nominated former conservative ND minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos for the post of president of the republic, making the announcement to his MPs on Tuesday.
At the end of his address, where he commented on the current developments with regard to negotiations between Greece and its EU partners, Tsipras said the ruling leftist party will nominate Pavlopoulos. Justifying his decision, the PM underlined that the Left was never arrogant in crucial times and never claimed high distinctions for itself, noting that the new President has to have democratic sensitivity, display patriotic responsibility and enjoy the parliament’s recognition.
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AND....
http://www.grreporter.info/en/discontent_against_tsipras_within_party/12384
Discontent against Tsipras within the party
19 February 2015 / 14:02:38 GRReporter
SYRIZA’s parliamentary group meeting at which Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced the name of the candidate for President of Greece had taken place in a turbulent and tense atmosphere, as reported by the Greek media. It had ended with protests of MPs against the decision of the party leader, and especially against how it had been made, without taking into account their positions.
Almost all opposed Tsipras’ decision to nominate Prokopis Pavlopoulos and protested against the way of announcing the nomination. Some even proposed a voting to count the votes "for" and "against" the nomination in question.
"Mr. President, this is the last time that you do something like that. We cannot, and will not, allow you to do so once again," stated most MPs after the meeting.
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The Referendum Misdirection - what if one called for a referendum while knowing it would never see the light of day? After all , what does the binary result of a referendum produce? NO means - furher financial strangulation by the Troika , Banks going bely up , economic devastation , game over for Greece. But what does YES bring in actuality - more austerity , without debt relief which even the IMF belated has confirmed is necessary. So , neither YES or NO , can be a the solution for Greece - so if neither heads nor tails wins , how to land the quarter on edge ?
http://www.ekathimerini.com/198843/article/ekathimerini/news/greeces-top-court-to-rule-on-legality-of-referendum
Greece’s top administrative court, the Council of State, is to rule on the legality of the government’s rushed bailout referendum set for this weekend, judicial sources said Thursday.
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The petition was presented Wednesday by two individuals, one of whom is a former Council of State judge who is reported by Greek media to have ties to New Democracy.
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The Council of State is expected to give its decision late Friday. [AP]
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http://www.politico.eu/article/legality-of-greek-vote-challenged/
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For Tsipras’ opponents, the most credible challenge to Sunday’s referendum comes from inside the country. A lawyer and an engineer in Greece filed a motion Wednesday with the State Council, the highest court in the land, to have the referendum suspended on the grounds it is “unconstitutional.”
In particular, the duo argues that Tsipras’ referendum is illegal because it flouts a line in the Greek constitution stating specifically that no question can be posed on fiscal matters — which is exactly what this vote is about.
The plaintiffs cite objections from the Council of Europe — that the question is confusing, and Greek voters didn’t get time to think it through — while adding another argument: that Tsipras is “misusing” his powers as prime minister to ram through his referendum. They say the instrument is only applicable to questions of constitutional reform, which the bailout does not require.
The motion brings a cliffhanger, one of many in the Greek crisis, into view, as the State Council meets at noon on Friday, and is expected to hand down its decision on the same day.
Syriza and N.D , riffing off each other in Parliament - yet working together sub rosa ? Would that be the second greatest trick ever pulled ? If the referendum goes forward , just late night musing. If we get a surprise late night decision - and no referendum , maybe something to this. Just saying.....
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