Greece aflame

by | Aug 29, 2007


Greece from space (hat-tip: NASA).

Meanwhile, John Robb at 4GW blog Global Guerrillas is saying that

…according to my Greek sources, most of the fires have been set around the country’s biggest electricity plants. So the potential for a cascading cycle of damage, where the fires knock out electricity production which in turn hampers relief is in the offing. If this is true, on the cheap systems disruption on a strategic scale may have made it’s debut in a modern country. The returns on investment on this attack are going to be amazing and it looks like the loss in legitimacy the current government is suffering will decide the upcoming election.

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