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| Massive anti-govt. protest held in Jordan | |
| 2011-01-15 | |
[Iran Press TV] Thousands of Jordanians have taken to the streets of the country to protest the government's inability to control the rising price of commodities.
"We are protesting the policies of the government, high prices and repeated taxation that made the Jordanian people revolt," a protester said. "Jordan is not only for the rich. Bread is a red line. Beware of our starvation and fury," read one of the banners carried by the protesters. "Prices, particularly gasoline and food, are getting out of hand," Buthaina Iftial, a 24-year-old civil servant, said, adding that "We're becoming poorer every." Police and plainclothes officers formed rings around t demonstrators to contain the protests. There were no reports of violence or arrests. Earlier this week, following riots in Algeria and Tunisia, Jordan announced a USD 225 million package of cuts in the prices of some types of fuel and of staple products including sugar and rice on the orders of King Abdullah I to help ease the burden on the poor. Protesters, however, say such measures are too little, too late. Major trade unions have planned a sit-in outside the parliament on Sunday to "denounce government economic policies." | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 If it is the Paleos, they should remember the Black September of 1970 - the Bedouins will support the King, and his daddy showed how it was done. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2011-01-15 18:55 |
| #8 Yes, 7 lean years - could be devastating to the nancy state of the planet. Especially with all the unfaithful. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-01-15 15:39 |
| #7 "a better effort would have been made to make the most of the 7 good years and plan on the 7 lean years" Better but unlikely, Darth. Such a thing would require our Can't have that.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2011-01-15 14:47 |
| #6 The next few years of cold and flood/drought in this weather cycle will bring massive food riots, upheaval and starvation. Instead of the stupid Global Bulling effort, a better effort would have been made to make the most of the 7 good years and plan on the 7 lean years. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-01-15 13:13 |
| #5 The wheat crop here in Kansas in under intense stress. Only 29% looks good, zero looks excellent, the rest is poor or dead. Look for prices to continue to go upwards with the added cost of fuel and petro based fertilizer and the decrease in bushels per acre. |
| Posted by: bman 2011-01-15 11:59 |
| #4 The Ghost of Julian Simon wants your money. |
| Posted by: Zombie Hillary Lover 2011-01-15 10:17 |
| #3 More like, Paleos meet Bedouins. Though the Paleos outnumber the Bedouins, the Bedouins generally take no shiat from the Paleos, most of whom aren't even citizens. So, if these are Bedouins protesting, it's one thing. If it is Paleos, dollars for donuts there is going to be a crackdown. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-01-15 09:59 |
| #2 Peak oil meet Peak Grain |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-01-15 09:27 |
| #1 Muhammad meet Rev. Thomas Malthus. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-01-15 04:28 |