Was the intent something more like:

"Having reached an inflection point, GRIII is now inflicting pain on opponents"?

Think:

S |

C |

O |

R  |________/

I |

N | 

G |_________

          Time

Sometimes the space constraints on headline writers obscures the intent of the article; which is my primary objection to twitter.  Of course, 140 letter acronyms could change everything.