Greek Coup?

A few days ago I posted Greek sentiment toward Germans and I assume German citizens don't feel a lot of sympathy for Greeks, in fact regional elections have shown Merkel suffering badly because of her support of the EU/Greece.

There were some disturbing elements to that post such as Greek hostility toward German tourists. I ended the post saying that I hope there isn't an escalation leading to violence.

Well I may have missed the mark as the Arab Spring, the Occupy movement and others have emerged as a theme of 2011. Now with all of the sudden changes in Greece over the last 24 hours, we have this from Athens News:

Top brass replaced

In a surprise move, the defence minister proposed on Tuesday evening the complete replacement of the country’s top brass.

 

At an extraordinary meeting of the Government Council of Foreign Affairs and Defence (Kysea), which comprises the prime minister and other key cabinet members, Defence Minister Panos Beglitis proposed the following changes to the army, navy and air force and the general staff:

• General Ioannis Giagkos, chief of the Greek National Defence General Staff, to be replaced by Lieutenant General Michalis Kostarakos
• Lieutenant General Fragkos Fragkoulis, chief of the Greek Army General Staff, to be replaced by lieutenant general Konstantinos Zazias
• Lieutenant General Vasilios Klokozas, chief of the Greek Air Force, to be replaced by air marshal Antonis Tsantirakis
• Vice-Admiral Dimitrios Elefsiniotis, chief of the Greek Navy General Staff, to be replaced by Rear-Admiral Kosmas Christidis

It is understood that the personnel changes took many members of the government and of the armed forces by surprise. (Athens News)

This certainly isn't an austerity measure. Lets hope this is not leading the way G-PAP and his Defence Minister seem to be planning for.