The key differences between us and them

I passed by United States Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt's residence on Thursday morning on my bicycle. The wall was already repainted when I returned. The official response, a tweet referring to "childish vandalism," obscures the point, but the message of Rouvikonas isn't obscure:

1. They hold the US Embassy responsible for the withdrawal of furlough rights for convicted November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas by Greek authorities (with some logic, though the UK and Turkish embassies took the same position, as do Greece's main opposition New Democracy party and family members of N17 victims).

2. They are able to operate freely in the most heavily guarded Athens streets (thanks in large measure but not entirely to restrictive police rules of engagement, rules that will not be changed before the next parliamentary elections, if ever).

3. These two points are important...