Siemens Greece, redux: should Greece have only paid lip service?

The (ill)famed Mr Christoforakos, so famed for allegedly having authorised, or failed to stop, kickbacks from the corporation he headed to Greek government officials, politicians and sundry, was not a king.

But, in his own way, he was important: he was, in the wake of the 2nd millenium, one of Siemens Corporation's Regional Directors. In this respect, he was also that Corporation's youngest Director.

This is no small deal. Mr Christoforakos' region was large indeed and comprised much of the old Soviet Union -- a promising (if troubled) market if there ever was one!

Add to this that the (ill)famed Mr Christoforakos is a Greek-German citizen of Greek origin.

In all cynicism: doesn't all of the above indicate that it's good to have one of our own at the head of one of the world's largest corporations? Or, that's what I have thought if I were in the Greek politicians' shoes, politicians worried more about their country's and countrymen's fate than about their personal finances...

Let's say... "you won government contracts on the strength of generous kickbacks -- how about you make a major investment in Greece? And we'll all extol your Corp's as well as your personal virtues!"

Isn't this delectably politically incorrect!!!