{"article":{"id":246875,"heading":"BTL:Greeks Fight for Alternatives to Austerity Policies Provoking Economic Hardship","author":"Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http","created":"2011-07-10 11:59:26","modified":"2011-07-12 15:36:01","last_modified":"Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:36:01","article":"<p>Greeks Fight for Alternatives to Austerity Policies Provoking Economic Hardship <br><br> Interview with Peter G. Prontzos, professor of political science at Langara College, conducted by Scott Harris  <br>  <br>   <br>  <br> After weeks of widespread sometimes violent protests, the Greek Parliament passed legislation on June 30 authorizing austerity measures and a privatization plan that were required to secure emergency funding from the European Union to prevent the nation from defaulting on its debt. The majority of demonstrators were peaceful, but a smaller number of protesters fought running street battles with police that shattered windows in storefronts in central Athens.  Story continues <br><br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.btlonline.org\/2011\/seg\/110715af-btl-prontzos.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.btlonline.org\/2011\/seg\/110715af-btl-prontzos.html<\/a><\/p>\n","contact":"mail(AT)btlonline(DOT)org","link":"Between the Lines c\/o Squeaky Wheel Productions P.O. Box 110176 Trumbull, CT 06611","address":"Between the Lines c\/o Squeaky Wheel Productions P.O. Box 110176 Trumbull, CT 06611","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Interview with Peter G. Prontzos, professor of political science at Langara College, conducted by Scott Harris","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2011\/07\/246875.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":246920,"heading":"Greeks like All Free Men should declare independence from Satan Worshiping Banksters","article":"Greeks like all free men should KIss this Post 9-11 War on Islam Debt off and declare their Indpendence from The Global Satanic Banking Cult, which is using Hijacked Funds to help Finance The CIA's Post 9-11 War on Islam.  Believe me, if you Declare The Debt will Not be Paid there isn't a thing in the World these Satan Worshiping Fat Cats can do about it.  In fact the whole world should tell the Global Satanic Banking Cult to Go to Hell.  What are they gonna do Not Loan You anymore Cash with Loan Shark Interest?","author":"Declare Independence from Banksters","parent_id":246875,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2011-07-12 15:36:01","modified":"2011-07-12 15:36:01","fileurl":""}]}