The Hellenic Navy (HN) (Greek: Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Greek Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy has its roots in the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independence. During the periods of monarchy (1833–1924 and 1936–1973) it was known as the Royal Navy (Βασιλικόν Ναυτικόν, Vasilikón Naftikón, abbreviated ΒΝ).The total displacement of all the navy's vessels is approximately 150,000 tons.The motto of the Hellenic Navy is "Μέγα το της Θαλάσσης Κράτος" from Thucydides' account of Pericles' oration on the eve of the Peloponnesian War. This has been roughly translated as "Great is the country that controls the sea". The Hellenic Navy's emblem consists of an anchor in front of a crossed Christian cross and trident, with the cross symbolizing Greek Orthodoxy, and the trident symbolizing Poseidon, the god of the sea in Greek mythology. Pericles' words are written across the top of the emblem. "The navy, as it represents a necessary weapon for Greece, should only be created for war and aim to victory."...............The Hellenic Merchant Marine refers to the Merchant Marine of Greece, engaged in commerce and transportation of goods and services universally. It consists of the merchant vessels owned by Greek civilians, flying either the Greek flag or a flag of convenience. Greece is a maritime nation by tradition, as shipping is arguably the oldest form of occupation of the Greeks and a key element of Greek economic activity since the ancient times. Nowadays, Greece has the largest merchant fleet in the world, which is the second largest contributor to the national economy after tourism and forms the backbone of world shipping. The Greek fleet flies a variety of flags, however some Greek shipowners gradually return to Greece following the changes to the legislative framework governing their operations and the improvement of infrastructure.Blogger Tips and Tricks
This is a bilingual blog in English and / or Greek and you can translate any post to any language by pressing on the appropriate flag....Note that there is provided below a scrolling text with the 30 recent posts...Αυτό είναι ένα δίγλωσσο blog στα Αγγλικά η/και στα Ελληνικά και μπορείτε να μεταφράσετε οποιοδήποτε ποστ σε οποιαδήποτε γλώσσα κάνοντας κλικ στη σχετική σημαία. Σημειωτέον ότι παρακάτω παρέχεται και ένα κινούμενο κείμενο με τα 30 πρόσφατα ποστς....This is a bilingual blog in English and / or Greek and you can translate any post to any language by pressing on the appropriate flag....Note that there is provided below a scrolling text with the 30 recent posts...Αυτό είναι ένα δίγλωσσο blog στα Αγγλικά η/και στα Ελληνικά και μπορείτε να μεταφράσετε οποιοδήποτε ποστ σε οποιαδήποτε γλώσσα κάνοντας κλικ στη σχετική σημαία. Σημειωτέον ότι παρακάτω παρέχεται και ένα κινούμενο κείμενο με τα 30 πρόσφατα ποστς.........

Thursday, April 25, 2013

New York City remains a target [ 3104 ]


Boston suspects 'targeted New York's Times Square'

25 April 2013 Last updated at 19:38 GMT  

.Mayor Bloomberg said the alleged plans were a horrific reminder that New York City remains a target
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said the Boston Marathon bombing suspects planned to detonate the rest of their explosives in Times Square.
Mayor Bloomberg said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect, had told the FBI he and his brother "spontaneously" decided that New York would be next.
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Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told reporters the suspects had a pressure cooker bomb and five pipe bombs.
Three people died and over 260 were wounded in the 15 April Boston attack.
"Last night we were informed by the FBI that the surviving attacker revealed that New York City was next on their list of targets," Mr Bloomberg said during Thursday's news conference at city hall.
"He and his older brother intended to drive to New York and detonate those explosives in Times Square."
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Hijacked driver's escape Mr Kelly said the brothers had planned to head to New York after hijacking a car and its driver in Boston last Thursday night.
"That plan, however, fell apart when they realised that the vehicle they hijacked was low on gas and ordered the driver to stop at a nearby gas station," Mr Kelly said, adding that the driver escaped and alerted police.
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The mother of the Boston suspects bitterly denounces the US
Police intercepted the brothers in the stolen car, prompting a gun battle that left Tamerlan Tsarnaev dead.
Mr Bloomberg praised Massachusetts law enforcement for their work in stopping the suspects, saying "we know they had the capacity to carry out the attacks".
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The younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is said to have travelled to New York at least once last autumn.
He is now in police custody in hospital and has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill people.
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Following 16 hours of interrogation, Mr Tsarnaev stopped responding to investigators' questions after being read his legal rights to remain silent and have a lawyer, US media report.
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Mr Bloomberg said there was no evidence New York was currently a target, but that the Tsarnaevs' alleged plan proved the city remained a prime location for people who want to "bomb and kill Americans".
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Terror watch list The suspects' father, Anzor Tsarnaev, has said he will travel imminently to the US. The family wants to take the dead son's body back to Russia. But it is not clear if his former wife will join him.
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Ballroom dancer Adrianne Haslet, who lost her left foot in the attack, vows to dance again
Zubeidat Tsarnaeva left the US and failed to make a court appearance after being arrested last June on suspicion of stealing $1,624 (£1,050) of women's dresses from a Massachusetts department store.
At a news conference on Thursday in the Russian republic of Dagestan, where she now lives, she angrily denied her sons had anything to do with the bombings.
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Meanwhile, there are questions as to whether the authorities did enough to prevent the bombings.
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Russian officials are understood to have contacted the FBI in 2011 on suspicion Tamerlan Tsarnaev had become a follower of radical Islam, but investigators found nothing and closed the case.
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He was added to a terrorism watch list 18 months ago at the CIA's request, according to US media reports.
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US officials said earlier their intelligence community had no information about threats to the marathon ahead of last week's attacks.
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