Ladies of the Canyon

In response to the recent arrest of 12 Public Health Supervisors implicated in an extortion ring, the Attica regional governor, Nikos Hardalias, has placed all involved on immediate leave. This extortion ring also included employees from the Municipal Police of Athens and the Ministry of Culture.

The meeting was as warm and spontaneous as never before in my journalistic adventure. Here’s exactly what happened last Thursday on Xenokratous sidewalk outside a well-known café. I saw him exit the embassy’s massive car and at first contact, he hugged me, spoke to me in the familiar manner as if we had known each other for years. “Dimitri, I’m glad to see you” (in Greek)