An historic betrayal has consumed Greece. Having set aside the
mandate of the Greek electorate, the Syriza government has willfully
ignored last week’s landslide “No” vote and secretly agreed a raft of
repressive, impoverishing measures in return for a “bailout” that means
sinister foreign control and a warning to the world.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has pushed through parliament a
proposal to cut at least 13 billion euros from the public purse – 4
billion euros more than the “austerity” figure rejected overwhelmingly
by the majority of