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The Greek Dilemma (1972-04-20)
About this film
It was the government of Mr. Papandreou's father, George, that had been ousted by the Colonels in 1967, and Papandreou fils--who had been jailed, released, and expelled from the country--was lobbying the United States Government to apply the considerable leverage that our military bases there gave us to pressure the Colonels into restoring democratic government to Greece. One sample, on the question of how useful Greece would be as an ally. AP: "Hitler had to come down--in fact, delay his whole schedule for attacking the east--in order to confront these literally, practically, unarmed soldiers. It's not very different from Vietnam, by the way. When there is soul in a struggle--" WFB: "Are you suggesting there wouldn't be soul in a struggle against the Soviet Union?" AP: "I am not suggesting that. I think there would be soul in Greece in the struggle against any occupation force, whether it was red, blue, green, or white colors. And this is why we are fighting today against what we consider to be a military occupation of Greece, not an internal dictatorship but a military occupation of Greece by NATO and under the guidance of the Pentagon."
Directors & creators
Southern Educational Communications Association
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr., Politics and government, Greece, Foreign relations
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