According to the IMF head, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Greece will have to swallow a 'bitter medicine' and stomach the fact that without the IMF loans (to which many Greeks are opposed) there's no way out of the crisis. 'It would be an illusion to believe that one can be cured by firing the doctor who prescribes unpleasant medicine,' the IMF chief added (Reuters).
He did not mention anything about prescribing a wormicide to combat the parasitic effects of credit-rating agencies on the Greek and other ailing economies.
Apropos a bitter digestif for gastrointestinal discomfort, here's 'Fernet Branca', by gifted animator Giuseppe Ragazzini:
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