Greek Tragedy

Violence in Greece has not ceased. While gun violence has largely been a rarity in the protests, the shooting death of 21-year-old police officer Diamandis Matzounis yesterday brings a new level of intensity to the conflict.

Police have linked one of the guns used in the attacks to a small, "sloppy" leftist group known as Revolutionary Struggle, a group strongly opposed to the U.S. and the "global capitalist system."

The group was formed in 2003 and has claimed responsibility for smaller acts, mostly symbolic rather than murderous, reports the Monitor.