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Are You Ready for Riots?

This past weekend a country with one of the highest living standards in the world saw rioting in the streets! According to Credit Suisse, Singapore ranks 8th in the world in terms of personal wealth. Since the year 2000, Singaporeans’ … Continue reading

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Greece Riots 100,000 Fight Against Harsh Cuts In Athens Protests

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Striking Nation: Anarchists, riot police clash outside Athens

From YouTube: Tear gas is fired in Greece, as protesters clash with riot police in the country’s capital. Thousands of public sector workers took to the streets today in a nationwide strike to protest more spending cuts. In a separate … Continue reading

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Egypt violence builds, American among dead

Two people, one an American, were killed when protesters stormed an office of Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood in Alexandria, adding to growing tension ahead of mass rallies aimed at unseating the Islamist president. A third man was killed and 10 … Continue reading

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What Happens When the Welfare State Meets Radical Islam?

See additional comments on Tea Party Nation: Sweden has long been known as a Socialist welfare state which even attempted to limit the fat intake of their people through taxes. The tax was repealed after people went out of the … Continue reading

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Swedish Youth Riots Enter Third Day

Sparked by the police shooting of a machete-wielding 69 year-old man, traditionally calm-and-collected Sweden is suffering amid its third night of riots. It seems underlying tensions from high youth unemployment and rising nationalism against the nation’s large immigrant population have been … Continue reading

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Watch Cypriot Riots Live

Does anyone want to watch live riots? Apparently the discontent is spreading in Cyprus as people realize the true reality of their economic situation. To put this into perspective: the amount of debt of the US to Cyprus is 16667:1. … Continue reading

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New Pharaoh? ‘Military fascism replaced by Islamofascism in Egypt’

From YouTube: President Morsi has defended the new decree granting him substantial powers. He told his supporters he was leading Egypt on a path to freedom and democracy. But journalist Ahmed Fathi believes military rule in Egypt has simply been … Continue reading

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Cops petrol-bombed at Greek anti-austerity rally

Youths have clashed with the Athens police force, pelting officers with stones and petrol bombs during an anti-austerity march. More than 20,000 people have gathered in the Greek capital in a 24-hour strike against wage and pension cuts. Anti-austerity activists … Continue reading

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France riots fuel fears of ghetto violence

POLICE are on high alert in France amid fears that riots in the northern city of Amiens could spread through the country’s tinderbox suburbs against a backdrop of racial tension. In a sign of his alarm, President Francois Hollande interrupted … Continue reading

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Spanish Debt Crisis

Riot police and protesting miners have clashed in Madrid as the Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy announces more sweeping austerity measures, including a rise in VAT and other taxes, and increases to spending cuts. Source Syntagma Riotcam Resumes Broadcasting From … Continue reading

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Austerity Measures, General Strike and Riots in Spain

From YouTube: Riot police took to the streets of Spain as protesters burned bins, vandalized shops and attacked officers during a one day nationwide general strike. Spaniards angry with having the eurozone’s highest unemployment rate refused to go to work … Continue reading

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Athens Protesters – February 22, 2012

This was recorded on February 22, 2012 just before nightfall in Athens. This article from Zerohedge.com may give a better understanding why Greece is on fire: Scandal: Greece To Receive “Negative” Cash From “Second Bailout” As It Funds Insolvent European … Continue reading

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