ELA, National Front (Greece), Revolutionary Popular Struggle

Revolutionary People's Struggle (ELA) emerged from the leftist resistance to the Greek military government that controlled Greece from 1967 to 1974.  ELA has declared itself to be anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, and anti-American.  The antipathy of the Greek left for the United States stems from the U.S.'s alleged support of the military junta.  ELA's goal is to encourage revolution against the government of Greece.  ELA believes Greek democracy is merely a facade designed to pacify the Greek people.  ELA also seeks the removal of U.S. military bases from Greek soil.  ELA is believed to have been the umbrella organization for all Greek terrorists with the exception of 17N.  Its members went on to found many of the most active Greek terrorist organizations, such as Revolutionary People's Solidarity, 1 May, Anti-State Struggle, Popular Struggle, Red Initiative, Autonomous Cells, and Revolutionary Nuclei.

From 1975 to 1995, ELA set off over 200 bombs and killed two people.  At its peak, the organization is thought to have been a nationwide network of over 70 people.  ELA attacked Greek government and economic targets as well as American businesses and government offices.  For most of its history, ELA's attacks were aimed at damaging property rather than causing injury or death.  The group appears, however, to have disbanded.  It was succeeded by the group, Revolutionary Nuclei.  Four alleged members of ELA were taken into custody by the Greek police in February of 2003.

First of October Antifascist Resistance Group (GRAPO) -- Supported Cause

The Revolutionary Perspective operated for a short period in 2000.  The Revolutionary Perspective, in fact, can only loosely be referred to as a terrorist organization.  The group claimed responsibility for a handful of minor bomb attacks, none of which led to any fatalities.  If this group has any grandiose ideological plans, they have not made those public.  The group essentially claimed responsibility for a few attacks on diplomatic and military installations in order to express solidarity with another, larger terrorist organization.  <P> The Revolutionary Perspective claimed its attacks in the name of the Spanish terrorist organization First of October Antifascist Resistance Group, or GRAPO.  While GRAPO operates primarily in Spain, several of the group's key leaders are imprisoned in France.  Hence, the Revolutionary Perspective's attack against the French consulate in Zurich seems to indicate an apparent protest against the French detention of GRAPO members.