Dear Goerge,

While you were out various things happened back here at home that you should know about. The president took your place in the officials stand at the annual October 28th NO day parade. A crowd of spectators apraoched him, the president, and asked him why he is not doing something in these troubled times. The crowd grew bigger and in the end the police had to intervene to evacuate our president. The parade went ahead with no honored guest. In Patras the parade went ahead with the city band leading the march with some inspiring Theodorakis music. Revolutionary music at a military parade... everybody cheered as the band marched by looking in the opposite direction of the honored guests. Everywhere in Greece where there is a NO day parade students, the body of the parade, wore black arm bands, to signify both mourning and resistance, and looked away from the officials stand. This is how the Greek people show their defiance and voice their resentment to these latest agreements that infringe on our national independence. Silently, peacefuly, united. Thank you dear George for listening and announcing a plebiscite. You may be certain of our united voice in offering a decisive NO to any silly question your European counterparts may come up with. It is funny to watch them squirm in their seats as they spit out threats at us. Greece will once more stand up to the occasion.