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Greece: The First 100 Days

Some fear is necessary these days to keep the people from doing silly things.

This is good for the people. When they are afraid, they behave themselves.

— Brig. Gen. Stylianos Pattakos Minister of the Interior The Greeks are behaving themselves all right, but what Greek can be happy if he never does silly things? After its first 100 days in power, the junta that took over Greece in a lightning coup has restored order to a country that was torn by political strife. It has done so at the expense of much...

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