Turkish Culture: The Art of Excoriation Excoriation, as a means of torture, has been used since ancient times; centuries before the appearance of the Turk. The first "practitioners in the craft" were the Scythians: Plutarch relates how the term "Scythianize" meant to skin the head of the victim; a procedure Herodotus describes as follows: "They would score the head all around at the level of the ears. After removing the skin from the cranium, they would subject it to a tanning process to soften it, and then use the finished product as a napkin". It seems that this craft was also known to the Persians, whereas in the faith-based chronicles, it appears as a form of Christian martyrdom. However, those who raised this craft to the level of an "art" -- one that was practiced up until recent times -- were the Turks. Article by Aiolos They'll live forever in our hearts In sight of the National Anniversary of the 28th of October, we'll once again be hearing the typical tales of how the great OXI (NO) was said ... by the Greek people and various oblations written about how "although the country was unprepared for the coming storm, the Greek people triumphed in Albania and at 'Roupel' (not, God-forbid, the "Metaxas Line")". Article by Giorgos Anagnostou

Turkish Culture: The Art of Impalement The Turks reacted to the revolutionary uprising of 1821 by glutting themselves upon the use of impalement as the primary means by which they attempted to terrorize the Greek people. There are many first-hand accounts, by both Greek and foreign sources, attesting to this brutal and inhuman way of suppressing dissent. A typical case in point is the impalement of one Giorgios Paksinos, whom, according to the English Counsel of Patras, "The Turks first smeared with tar and other oils, and then roasted alive over an open fire". Article by Aiolos The forgotten "Metaxas Line" Following the news on 7 April about the fighters of fortress "Roupel", I noticed that neither the announcer nor the President of the Democracy mentioned it with any other name. So, it seems that it was actually "Roupel" that held back the German tanks, and not what we always believed, the "Metaxas Line". Article by Giorgos Anagnostou

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