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French Winemakers Turn to Terror

Wine growers battling cheap imports launch commando attacks

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 2, 2008 7:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – Tough times have turned some wine-growers in southwestern France to "wine terrorism," Time reports. Guerrilla grape-growers have bombed supermarkets and government buildings, hijacked trucks carrying foreign wine, and drained tanks. The growers want the French government to protect them from the cheap imports...   Read full story »

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