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| GREECE IN FLAMES: Commies riots in Athens over Obama's visit |
| 2016-11-16 |
| [EXPRESS.CO.UK] Mr Obama's visit to Athens, Greece, was supposed to be a grand farewell, but descended into chaos when angry rioters took to the street to demand he leave. Youths riding cycle of violences, carrying wooden clubs and launching petrol bombs tried to break a police cordon and confront Mr Obama directly. Hooded left wing protestors erupted into the streets shouting "Yankees go home" and "we don't need protectors" ‐ a reference to Mr Obama's announcement that he thought Greece should be allowed off the hook when it comes to its spiralling national debt. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Maybe they are demonstrating because the country's finances are a shambles because of the advice Lehman Bros gave them and the empty suit gave Lehman Bros executives a pass on various kinds of fraud including the housing market collapse...and the fraud and criminal activity associated with helping the Greek government sell a bunch of debt in the form of bonds to help them hide the true nature of the problem. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2016-11-16 11:42 |
| #5 Buyer's remorse? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-11-16 11:39 |
| #4 I have a buddy that's over there. It's not like the whole of Athens (or the rest of Greece) is 'in flames'; he explains it's pretty much a few blocks of the center of Athens. Whether that changes remains to be seen. |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-11-16 00:42 |
| #3 They are mad at O because he personifies the reason the greeks are in the fix they are in. do not underestimate the damage the sheer incompetence of this administration has inflicted worldwide. The Trump administration is going to spend the bulk of its time cleaning up after these feckless twits. |
| Posted by: Nguard 2016-11-16 00:40 |
| #2 Evidently there are commies, then there are commies. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-11-16 00:32 |
| #1 OK, this is confusing. I thought commies loved Obama. AND they are mad at him for saying they shouldn't have to repay the money they weren't going to repay anyway? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-11-16 00:24 |