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George W. Polk (17 October 1913 – May 1948) was an American journalist for CBS who was murdered during the Greek Civil War, in 1948...
... Polk was found dead near the port of Thessaloniki, Greece on Sunday 16 May 1948, shot at point blank range in the back of the head, and with hands and feet tied.
Polk had been covering the Civil War in Greece between the Greek government and communists trying to seize control of the country. His intention was to meet the military leader of the communists, Markos Vafeiadis, for an interview.
In his articles, he had alleged that a few officials in the Greek government had embezzled $250,000 in foreign aid ($2.5 million in 2016 dollars) from the Truman Administration, a charge that was never proved. Polk, sympathetic to the communists, had been particularly outspoken in his criticism of the Truman government's unqualified support for resistance by the "rightist authoritarian regime" in Greece to the communist attempt to seize power.
In the late 1970s, the story emerged as to how AMAG (American Mission for Aid to Greece) authorities helped the Greek Police frame two young communists for his death...
LINK:
George Polk - Wikipedia
George W. Polk (17 October 1913 – May 1948) was an American journalist for CBS who was murdered during the Greek Civil War, in 1948...
... Polk was found dead near the port of Thessaloniki, Greece on Sunday 16 May 1948, shot at point blank range in the back of the head, and with hands and feet tied.
Polk had been covering the Civil War in Greece between the Greek government and communists trying to seize control of the country. His intention was to meet the military leader of the communists, Markos Vafeiadis, for an interview.
In his articles, he had alleged that a few officials in the Greek government had embezzled $250,000 in foreign aid ($2.5 million in 2016 dollars) from the Truman Administration, a charge that was never proved. Polk, sympathetic to the communists, had been particularly outspoken in his criticism of the Truman government's unqualified support for resistance by the "rightist authoritarian regime" in Greece to the communist attempt to seize power.
In the late 1970s, the story emerged as to how AMAG (American Mission for Aid to Greece) authorities helped the Greek Police frame two young communists for his death...
LINK:
George Polk - Wikipedia