Hellenic Electronic Center

Dear Yahoo Board Members,



On behalf of the following Hellenic Associations, we are writing to express our profound

disappointment that your company is hosting a recent Travelocity add, which represents

the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (The FYROM), as Macedonia:

http://adventures.yahoo.com/macedonia;_ylt=AgdJ4IlCPDLspXSObTTmKuzCW8sF;
_ylu=X3oDMTBjYXJwOTB2BHNlYwNyYmEtaG9tZQ

This webpage only offers blatant misinformation, lies, and obvious political objectives.

There are volumes of historical evidence that the inhabitants of Ancient Macedonia, much

comprised the ancient Greek world, and were exactly that, Greek.

Travelocity received a multitude of protesting letters from individuals who care about the

true historic facts and oppose the falsification of Hellenic history which emanates from

Greece's northern neighbor and thus removed the offensive add from its domain. Now we are

asking Yahoo travel to remove immediately this provoking webpage from its site.

Be aware that you are participating in a campaign that borders on the dissemination of

hatred and the denial of universally recognized rights of identity and cultural

sovereignty.

The true descendants of ancient Macedonia are the Greeks, who have always, and to this

date, still live, in the northern Greek province of Macedonia. Furthermore, all of

Alexander the Great's lands, including their capital, Pella, are squarely and rightfully

well within Greek borders.

The extend of Richard Bangs "efforts" is reason for great concern amongst the Greek

communities in North America and beyond. Everyone who WAS pleased with your company's

services will certainly be informed about this "campaign". We assure you every Greek will

inform his/her friends, associates and co-workers.

With this letter we formally request that you desist from engaging in state sponsored

irredentism and propaganda and stop hosting the Richard Bangs web/blog advertising

campaign. We expect a positive response, which can be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by

Tuesday September 5, 2006. If there is no response, we regret to say, but all the

following Hellenic Associations will advise their members about your misrepresentation

of our History.

An apology to over twenty million Greek people the world over would be warranted as well.