Charlie Hebdo: Interview with Greek FinMin Y. Varoufakis
The leftist satirical magazine features an interview with Greece’s Finmin who talks about the economy and social upheavals
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis appears in the latest edition
of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, the second to
hit stands following the January 7 attack. Varoufakis’ interview that is
featured in the left-wing magazine is titled “Europe prescribes
austerity, as doctors prescribe bleeding.”
“(The Radical Left Coalition) SYRIZA has been cast to play a role in
the upheavals of history with the sad honor of having to repair damage
left by the parties and institution of the system,” he states, adding
that if pro—European governments such as the previous ones of Greece
continue to “suffocate the people who elected them and lead them to
despair, then the only ones who benefit are the fanatics, racists,
nationalists and those who live with hatred.”
The magazine, teetering on the verge of bankruptcy before the
massacre, features a cover story that depicts the Pope, a jihadist,
former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and far-right politician marine
le pen as a pack of animals chasing after a dog with a copy of Charlie
Hebdo clenched in its jaws. The headline reads, “We’re back!” (or “Here
we go again!” in a free translation).
Apart from an interview with Varoufakis, the new issue has an interview with former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn