These islands, known as the eastern Aegean Islands, have been at the forefront of waves of invasion from the east.
The eastern Aegean Islands were usually the first to be invaded by eastern forces.
When, under Clinton appointee James Lee Witt, the agency finally earned rave notices for its response to the Great Flood of 1993, only the dullest functionary could have missed the  When you do battle with disaster, no medals are awarded for being stingy.