The enemy inside the gates

What was the message of the grand military parade in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on the October 28 anniversary of Greece's entry into World War II? That the people and the armed forces are prepared to defend the nation's rights against any affront. And who is it that has designs on the territorial integrity of the country today? According to President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the greatest source of danger to the country lies to the east. In comments after the parade, moreover, he once again stressed that "Turkey must realize that the Greeks, as a people and as a nation, will defend, in terms of absolute unity, our national interests and our national rights." This was the position in the stands from which the officials observed the parade. Just a short distance away, however, lurked another enemy.

Army cadets, retired military men, sundry colorful associations and...