News articles from back in 2003 openly said that the dealing Greece had with Goldman-Sachs were a way of playing with the numbers to present an "acceptable" deficit. It wasn't hidden.
Also, from 2004, long before any Troka: "Greece admits fudging euro entry"
"Katinka Barysch, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform, said the announcement would not be a surprise for Brussels insiders.
"Quite a few member states did something similar because of the political imperative to join the euro as soon as possible. Greece has just gone a bit further," she said."
Also, from 2004, long before any Troka: "Greece admits fudging euro entry"
"Katinka Barysch, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform, said the announcement would not be a surprise for Brussels insiders.
"Quite a few member states did something similar because of the political imperative to join the euro as soon as possible. Greece has just gone a bit further," she said."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4012869.stm
The idea that Greece simply fooled everyone is nothing more than propaganda.