Onasagoras
Mrs. Aristotelous—not Christiana, Anna—has made her way into the headlines more than once in recent years. Some of the rumors were so nasty, I personally chose to ignore them as “too bad to be true.” Besides, some of her accusers weren’t exactly squeaky clean themselves, which made it hard not to raise an eyebrow or two about the things they were accusing her of. Just saying…
There was also a core group of loyal supporters running a full-blown PR campaign that served as a protective shield around Mrs. Aristotelous. A veil of (mystery) hung over the inner workings, leaving everyone unsure whether Caesar’s wife was actually honest, or at least looked the part. Fair enough.
But the rumors didn’t die down. On the contrary, in some areas, they flared up so much that ignoring them would’ve turned into a cover-up scandal. So, dear Chris Triantafyllides, putting her on leave and launching an investigation isn’t some sort of witch hunt; it’s simply a necessary procedure if we still want to claim we live in a rule-of-law state. Besides, no one declared her guilty.
But during times of military turmoil in our region, the last thing we need is for anyone holding an official post at the Ministry of Defense to be considered untouchable, especially when there are even whispers of confidential documents being leaked. Lots of them. Way too many. Let’s at least keep the basics in place so we don’t all lose our minds.
Meanwhile, Trump has called for a CNN reporter to be fired because, according to her report, the damage to Iran’s nuclear facilities wasn’t as extensive as he had claimed. Sad, a politician trying to muzzle the press like that. Our own young Nikos, for instance, wouldn’t go around demanding that RIK journalists be sacked just because they half-covered Charita Mantoles’ appearance at the European Parliament, conveniently omitting that a Turkish Cypriot also spoke there, one with a long list of missing relatives.
If we truly believe in our cause, dear colleagues, then we shouldn’t be afraid of the truth. After all, as Dionysios Solomos once said, what is true is also what serves the nation.
And finally, our MPs are deeply bothered by those little camera vans, yet they’re totally fine with the police setting up radar traps. A cynic might suggest they prefer the patrol cars so the officer might recognize them and “forget” to write the ticket. That sort of thing doesn’t happen with cameras. Oh, come on now, you sly devils.
