That was the actual headline from Sunday’s NY Post. Here’s the story: “A

crazed mob of diplomats angry at being made to wait for lunch because of

striking restaurant workers rioted in U.N. cafeterias Friday and looted them

of thousands of dollars in food, booze and silverware. ‘It was chaos, wild,

something out of a war scene,’ an executive from the company taking over food

services for the United Nations told Time magazine. ‘They took everything.’

The food fight was sparked by an impromptu strike at the United Nations’ five

eateries. Hungry diplomats were getting crabby, according to the magazine,

so a high-ranking official ordered the cafeteria doors thrown open around 1

p.m. – and that’s when all hell broke loose.” I believe that is the first

news story I have ever read that began with the words: “A crazed mob of

diplomats….”

The raid was “unbelievable – crowds of people just taking everything in

sight. They stripped the place bare,” said an observer.

So many liquor bottles were raided that one U.S. diplomat said he lost count.

An official from Aramark Corp., which took over operations of the restaurants

in March, estimated between $7,000 and $9,000 worth of food was taken, plus

silverware and booze.

The strike was over almost before it began.

Restaurant workers, angry at losing some vacation pay after the United

Nations switched to a new company to manage its restaurants, agreed to push

their old contractor for the vacation money, Time reported.