Thursday, June 19, 2008

Besieged by inflation

ON MAY 31, in broad daylight, a group of self-styled anarchists stormed a supermarket in central Athens. The intruders plundered the shelves, stealing every single package of rice, pasta, bread and detergent they could get their hands on. Then they stepped out on the street and offered the booty to pedestrians along with leaflets reading: "Basic products are sold at exorbitant prices - that's our set of measures against the rising cost of living." Passers-by gladly accepted the loot.

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