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ne can just imagine the frustration that Greece’s vice president and foreign minister, Evangelos Venizelos, must feel every time he notifies European Central Bank (ECB) officials about Greece’s economic progress or lack thereof.

At a recent ECB review meeting, Venizelos, a burly looking character, bellowed a strong opinion in the nearly empty chambers of onlookers. He told anyone who would listen that to view Greece as the “central problem” of the European and global economy was “false, dangerous, and unfair.” When I read his quote in a local paper, it sounded like the perfect opening line for a riveting modern-day Greek tragedy, whose first scene might begin as follows.

The curtain lifts revealing the stage, which is the city of Athens. The audience is a virtual network of headline news readers, who watch with great anticipation for clues on how this extraordinary Greek tragedy will unfold.

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