Noted

David McNally at New Politics (Jan. 30; link) mentions the new Greek government's decision to end its "military cooperation with Israel...if the blockade of Gaza is not lifted."  I wonder what Greece's "military cooperation with Israel" consisted of.  Not that this move will have any effect on Israeli policy, though it's laudable anyway.

Bad optics

Spotted a wire service item in today's WaPo about protests in Greece over the government's shuttering of the country's public broadcasting corp., ostensibly as a cost-cutting measure. As the PR folks say (or maybe they don't say it, who knows?), the optics are bad.

Added later: Which is not, of course, to minimize or make light of what Greece has been going through.

Mediterranean sojourn? Not right now, thanks

Riots and a general strike in Greece; 13 percent unemployment in Spain; and I'm not sure I even want to know what's happening in Italy.