Tens of Thousands March Through Athens -- Wall Street Journal
ATHENS—Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets of Athens Thursday, demanding the Greek government call off plans to appease international creditors with more spending cuts and tax increases.
Many of the demonstrators held banners imploring the government to "Sacrifice the capital funds of the European Union and International Monetary Fund, not the people" and "Stop the measures driving us into poverty."
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More News On Today's General Strike And Violence In Greece
Clashes at Greek general strike as EU leaders gather for Brussels summit - live -- The Guardian
Violence breaks out at Greek anti-austerity demo -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
Greece faces anti-austerity shutdown as EU meets -- Reuters
Police fire teargas at Greek anti-austerity protest -- Reuters
Greece hit by new general strike over austerity -- BBC
Thousands rally, Greece brought to standstill by anti-austerity strike -- CNN
Greek Workers Walk Out in National Strike to Protest Austerity -- New York Times
Greeks strike to show cuts' effects -- UPI
My Comment: This Nobel Laureate sums it up perfectly.
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