Topic: Depa

The economic crisis in Greece is described as a mechanism to force the privatization of state assets, specifically the public gas corporation DEPA. The hosts claim that former Goldman Sachs employees and individuals with ties to the Bush and Clinton families are positioning themselves to profit from the new energy order. The conflict in Syria is presented as corporate warfare between competing gas interests rather than a simple ideological struggle.

The hosts connect the potential upgrade of Greece's credit rating by Standard & Poor's to the privatization of the Greek energy company DEPA. They argue that the global shift away from nuclear energy after Fukushima has artificially increased the demand and value of natural gas. Israel is reportedly already making deals to ship gas to India, further cementing its role in the new energy order.

The "Troika"—the IMF, ECB, and European Commission—is forcing Greece to sell off 50 billion euros in state assets as a condition for its bailout. A new privatization agency led by banker Costas Mitropoulos has been tasked with selling the gas company DEPA and the refiner Hellenic Petroleum. The hosts compare this process to the post-Soviet Russian model of creating billionaires through the sale of public assets to well-connected oligarchs.

The Greek government faces austerity mandates from the Troika (IMF, ECB, and European Commission) requiring 50 billion euros in privatizations. Targeted assets include the national gas company DEPA and the gas grid operator DESFA.

The economic crisis in Greece is reframed as a strategic move to privatize state energy assets, specifically the Public Gas Corporation (DEPA). Former Finance Minister George Papakonstantinou's transition to Energy Minister is highlighted as he negotiates a gas hub deal with Israel. The segment links the Greek bailout delays to the forced sale of infrastructure to corporate interests affiliated with Goldman Sachs.