Sect of Revolutionaries: "We are at war with your democracy"

Last week the Sect of Revolutionaries, a Greek militant organization, stated that its goal is to turn Greece into a war zone. They said this in a seven page statement sent to the media last week.

"Tourists should learn that Greece is no longer a safe haven of capitalism. We intend to turn it into a war zone of revolutionary activity with arson, sabotage, violent demonstrations, bombings and assassinations, and not a country that is a destination for holidays and pleasure," said the Sect's statement.

"Our guns are full and they are ready to speak," they continued. "We are at war with your democracy."

The Sect of Revolutionaries, sometimes translated as Rebel Sect, explained their reasoning behind the assassination of investigative journalist Sokratis Giolias. According to what the media has told the public, Giolias was shot because one of his police bodyguards was also working to protect the Supreme Court president.

"He chose to live as a rodent in the kingdom of mud, his sordid circle, and we as wolves outside of the herd," the Sect said with regards to Giolias. They targeted him because of his "dominant position in the electronic form of new journalism."

The Sect of Revolutionaries detailed how they carried out surveillance of Giolias' daily activities and investigated his background. The Sect has said that it went the extra mile to make sure Giolias wasn't shot inside of his home by his wife and kid (he was shot outside of his home in the front yard).

Giolias was a known critic of militant groups and a police collaborator. He would help the police identify activists and acted as a mouthpiece for the cops and the right-wing. Despite the claims of Giolias being an investigative journalist that uncovered corruption in the government, he himself was involved in a number of scandals. With this being said, Greece is probably better off without him.

"The ultimate planning and duty of an urban guerrilla is to disorganize the interior of his country, to strike the national economy and stain the public image abroad," said the Sect.

It is now clear that they plan to strike the Greek economy by scaring away tourists.

"In other European countries, home-grown terrorism has been on the decrease for years, but in Greece the situation is not unlike pre-Bolshevik revolutionary Russia," said Athanasios Drougos, a defense and counter-terrorism analyst in Athens.

A picture of their arms cache was also contained in their most recent statement. The Sect displayed three AK-47's, several semi-automatic pistols, and brass knuckles. One of their firearms is thought to be a "Scorpion" sub-machine gun. The weapons were arranged in the same manner the November 17 militants used to display their weapons.

Regarding their year-long period of inactivity, the Sect of Revolutionaries had this to say, "During this time several of us trained in weapons, learned new techniques, read and were informed on [unknown] until then fighting situations, exchanged experiences and thoughts with other fighters and restocked in the supplies/equipment sector."

The militants have said that their next possible attack will be against, DIAS police officials, prison guards, and public prosecutors. They warned those controlling the prisons to "change their stance" on the treatment of prisoners.

They also criticized other known media figures in last week's statement.

The mainstream media, however, will avoid telling you anything too negative about Giolias. Also, the Sect of Revolutionaries must have given more details on why they killed him. It is possible the media is withholding information in order to avoid sparking support for the militants. As someone with experience in dealing with the media, I am almost positive this is the case.