The Following letter is in response to the article, “Greece extends wall on Turkish border as refugee row deepens” (October 21). The Guardian writes that the plight of migrants has been “weaponized” by Greek and Turkish politicians. This is only half right. The migrants have been used and exploited by Ankara for the purposes of serving Turkish expansionist aims at the expense of Greece and possibly exporting the Erdogan governments Islamic Revolution by establishing influence over the people it is pushing into Greece.
Over the past decade, Greece has accepted many migrants that have fled the chaotic and miserable situation in the Middle East. Greeks have welcomed refugees and provided them with food and shelter. However, there is a limit as to how many migrants Greece can actually accept. Greece did not support any of the Middle Eastern wars. Turkey, on the other hand supported the arming of jihadist rebels in Syria in order to overthrow the Syrian government and to establish influence over a potential jihadist state.
Turkey is a state sponsor of terrorism and is supporting Syrian jihadists with its ally Azerbaijan in Baku’s war of aggression against Armenia. Turkey is also sponsoring Syrian jihadists in Libya. The refugees in question have only been weaponized by Turkey who are using these unfortunate people as weapons in its expansionist claims against Greece. Having supported the war in Syria, Turkey has no right to complain about refugees on its soil, and certainly no right to push them into Greek territory.
Theodore G. Karakostas
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Typical ‘Guardian’ article with the journalistic laziness, equate the victims with the perpetrators. The guy/gal who wrote that was probably in journalism school last year and couldn’t locate Greece or Turkey on a map within a thousand miles.