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The leader, the publisher and ... The Himalayan cat

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      28/2/2016
 
The secret meetings, friendly discussions and the request "beneficial mutual support" - The Maximos Mansion makes white, black - What announces the "Vima"
 
In the heart of the summer of 2014, behind the semi-closed blinds of the window of a party office, a rising political leader, leader of the opposition in a eurozone country that had just managed to win the elections of May 25, 2014 and was preparing to enter the Gearing for democratic ... "seizure" of power, discussing troubled by one of the secrets on his interlocutors.
 
Άγρια κόντρα Τσίπρα - Ψυχάρη με αφορμή το κεντρικό δημοσίευμα του Βήματος
 
- "This historic publisher again asked to meet me. I accepted, we met and talked about everything. "
 
- "And what you asked, Mr. President?".
 
- "Can you believe that not asked me anything? Instead, I gave the ... ".
 
- "What gave it?".
 
- "I told him that when the power will win the publishing business of give away loans and also will give the same throughout the channel in which it participates. But nevertheless still does not support me, neither newspapers nor with the channel. What else can I do;".
 
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The irony of history
The meeting of the issuer with the rising political leader had taken place a few days earlier, at midday on 4 July 2014. The July 4th is the Day of USA Independence. US embassies around the world are organizing receptions which invite eminent policy, the economy, the army, the Church, the Justice and Arts. ... It was a small irony of history that the secret meeting took place in the center of the capital of the country, in an apartment located very close to the American embassy. She wonder can this apartment have ever trapped and monitored as a ... prolific production hearth confidential political information? The publisher he realized the potential, but not troubled. Moreover, as timeless reassure politicians of all governments that have met with him, he never asks anything. "I accept requests, not tabling requests" responded sharply to anyone who dared to ask him if he has any specific request to transfer the respective politician who would meet.
 
The meeting apartment, newly built, in a building of 2011, belonged to a close friend of the leader. Of the ceded for contacts with personalities of public life, particularly influential businessmen, which should not be disclosed. It was the first meeting of the political with the publisher. It was the fourth since the beginning of 2014. The other three that preceded were also held under conditions of secrecy, almost keeping synomotikotitas rules, on the northern outskirts of the capital, home of a person who enjoys the absolute confidence of both men, a senior party member with a long term in the publications that attempted to clinch ... this peculiar "political engagement". It was three cold evenings, usually after 6, between February and April 2014. Three meetings "to break the ice" with filter coffee and shortbread, which sold out in general and "painless" discussions on news, views and plans of political, while not without advice and ... fatherly admonitions of the issuer. The few who knew those meetings stated then both excited. Despite the significant age difference was formed from the first moment a climate of acceptance, comfort and understanding. "I had heard that it is abrupt and severe, but the discussion with him impressed," said the politician to his trusted interlocutors. "It is not at all extreme. It is a smart and moderate politician "said the publisher to his close associates.
 
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The near-accident
The fourth meeting took place and that then the issuer's request. "I want to meet him to discuss what is happening, but this time I would like to be the two of us," asked the publisher to diaminythei political. Political certainly accepted and proposed a meeting place friendly apartment. "The building in which the apartment is located has an underground garage. The publisher will drive down to the underground garage and the publisher will go up with the elevator on the first floor of the apartment "was the polite request political. "This will not be forced to park on the street and no one would see him." On one afternoon just the armored limousine issuer reached the agreed address and the guards of the politician, who was already in the apartment, rushed to open the automatic garage door. At that time, however, the head of security of the issuer that was in the limousine with the publisher, just saw the garage door open, immediately ordered the driver to stop. "There is garage ramp is car elevator" he said. "These cars elevator withstand up to two tons. The limousine is armored and weighs five and a half tons. If we get boxed in the elevator. " And so the car did not go. He stopped in the flats. "If we entered trapped and it would take two days to extricate us," said the head of the security issuer who had just prevent an unexpected and unfortunate incident, as if it were ... will be left in history.
 
The secret directive politician should necessarily be compromised. Besides the road, despite its proximity to the American Embassy and a number of prominent public buildings, it was almost empty at that time. Only three workers tamper in a building a few meters diagonally opposite, but rather were not paying attention (or so revealing ...) in mobility and the few policemen in civilian who some time earlier had accompanied the political and stood in the street with headphone their ears. The historian publisher, who was wearing a shirt with thin red stripe, braces, red tie and blue suit, descended, walked with quick steps to the entrance gray metal, which unlocked a guard politician. They went to the elevator and stepped on the first floor button. They went into a dark corridor. The guard rang a bell without a name next to a gray door. Political opened the door himself. "Welcome". He was cheerful, polite and friendly as always. He wore a white shirt and blue suit. He was not alone in the small sunny apartment with freshly painted gray and dark green walls, the stylish decor and beautiful furniture in plain design. After the cordial and warm handshake, brought the visitor to the small living room. But the editor paused briefly why noticed a cat. A cat of the Himalayas, with impressive long hair, slightly portly, with blue eyes, strict and majestic. Sitting on a sizable cushion and intensely watched the issuer without shake from its place. "It belongs to my friend who has this house," she explained political smiling. "You want an espresso?" He asked. "I'll fix him myself because there is no one else in the house."
 
In less than two minutes the politician and publisher enjoyed coffee at the small and nice living room, and began to talk almost as if they were father and son, who had lost years "discovered" accidentally each other. "Congratulations on your victory. Will certainly win and national elections, "the publisher said. "Thank you very much. It would be important to have the support of most historic press group "replied the politician. The discussion went on topical issues, which had begun to slow to adapt to the rhythms of summer ... Dating immobility. The political leader analyzed the issuer the view that the government would not have been able to recover and that most foreign allies of the country, among them the US, are friends of the party. The secret meeting, the only one in which it was absolutely alone, lasted exactly one hour. The two men left the apartment at different times, starting with the publisher.
 
Everything you heard the "witness"
The only witness of the conversation was that the cat of the Himalayas, which also conveyed a sense of "ownership of space". This only had the privilege to hear the request of the political to the editor for a ... exclusive relationship, a stable relationship beneficial mutual support. In the mind of this rare cat was recorded with unsolved code form an equally rare historical snapshot. A silent cat who seemed dedicated to a friendly conversation between two people of politics and power, a white long-haired cat intense blue eyes almost like sticking through the dark hair of her face, made it look tight and enigmatic. As enigmatic would prove many facets and twists of history of this strife-torn country that was to follow ...
 
What answers the Maximus
 
The Maximos Mansion statement issued Saturday night which makes the white black. The statement reads as follows:
 
 
"Justice will act undisturbed and television media will be legally licensed '
 
The Head of the newspaper VIMA is highly revealing.
 
Indicates that the issuer VI. Psycharis asked insistently by President of SYRIZA long before the elections of January 2015, the deletion of the loan as well as political mediation to obtain the total of MEGA property.
 
As everyone realize none of the two requests were not accepted.
 
The Prime Minister promised the Greek people can not poured out to anyone and does not favor anyone.
 
The justice act undisturbed and Broadcast media will be licensed for the first time in an open and fair international competition.
 
What announced the "Vima"
 
The answer of "Step Sunday" in the statement of the Press Office of the General Secretariat of the Prime Minister
 
"It is not surprising that the Maximos Mansion attempts to make the" white - black ". It is the usual practice followed lately. We urge the leaders of the Prime Minister Office to re-read the revealing reportage to understand, to realize (and remember ...) who offered, when and what, who sought political support at every opportunity with nothing and never has been requested. Furthermore, the Maximos Mansion forgotten the law of journalism on gold reserves. They will have the opportunity to learn it. "