George Gregoriou was an American political writer and professor of

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origins. Born in

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in 1936 into a nationalistic family; his father was interned by the colonial authorities during the insurrection in 1931. The family emigrated to the

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in 1950 but continued to support Cyprus' struggle for freedom, a link that led Gregoriou to the writing of the books ''Cyprus: A View from the Diaspora''. He worked as a political science professor at the

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, has written numerous books on the Western geopolitical strategies in the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly the political forces of

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colonialism, the

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and Cyprus events responsible for the events leading to the de facto partition in 1974 and the

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- American policies outside and inside the

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to legitimize the

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created by the Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus. Georgiou was highly critical of American foreign policies and ascribes the partitioning of Cyprus to an American plo

as much as Turkish invasion. He has also criticised the

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and remarked that the Pentagon "needs to soil the Iraqi landscape with young blood", "a small price for oil, profits, and power for the political-military-industrial complex

In a recent editorial, Georgiou disputed whether "the Pentagon, the CIA, the White House ever tell the truth". He has been criticized from within the Greek-American community for

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, to which he has responded that "if being "pro-American" requires lying, you should count me out, as it comes too close to militarism and fascism

Georgiou staunchly opposes capitalism in his editorials, and he has supported that "the capitalist state does not respond to peoples’ needs, unless they take to the street

He has also ascribed the problems to modern America, not to specific party politics, but "the very nature of capitalis

Finally, Georgiou has decried Deng Xiaoping for "unleashing predator capitalism" on China after the death of

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and castigated "politicians who have the illusion of improving the lives of the masses within existing structures" as "''political criminals''". Gregoriou retired from teaching at William Paterson University in 2006 and died on February 20, 2020

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gregoriou, George American political writers American male non-fiction writers Writers from New Jersey Academics from New Jersey Greek Cypriot people 1936 births Living people Cypriot emigrants to the United States