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Two days of solidarity action in Athens

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:51:37 +0000

Two more “single incidents” of the everyday war against immigrants. On Friday March 4 an immigrant fron Guinea was arrested, incriminated with drug dealing, only for the police to show off their anti-drug raids. More in this post Last Decmber immigrant street vendors were severly abused by cops during a manhunt in Athens high street, and [...]

One more case of incrimination against immigrants

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:37:23 +0000

Source of this article athens indymedia - many thanks to Ben for his help with this translation On March 10, a Sans Papier from Guinea found himself in Amerikis Square in downtown Athens. He had arrivied in Greece one week earlier and was looking for a better life. He, like the countless number of refugees before him, was [...]

Democracy and Insurrection in Greece and the World

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:49:33 +0000

CLAREMONT, California - Southern California got a taste of Greek-style anarchism and insurrection in a series of talks given by Peter Gelderloos...

In memory of Lambros Foundas

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:44:21 +0000

From Klinamen: March 15, 2010 IN MEMORY OF LAMBROS FOUNDAS, CITIZEN MURDERED BY THE GREEK FORCES OF ORDER. STATE TERRORISM. We translated some of the lines written by your comrades and friends. We will continue your struggle right where you were murdered, in the streets; and against those who murdered you, the powerful. We respectfully salute you. Rest in peace. Repression. In order [...]

Greece: The implosion of the systemic crisis

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:51:44 +0000

Political bankruptcy, elections and parliamentary parties; Economic bankruptcy and “green” development; Social crisis and the systemic problem of immigration; The move of PASOK from social-liberalism to social-fascism; The transformation of Greece into a EU protectorate; Is there an alternative solution to EU colonisation?; Immediate measures following the rejection of the present elites’ measures; The prospects for the future of Greece a) The scenario of Latin-Americanisation of Greece, b) The scenario of setting the preconditions for an economic democracy as part of an Inclusive Democracy

Greece: This is Just the Beginning!

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:15:30 +0000

By Christakis Georgiou Behind Greece, a group of other countries are waiting to take their turns. The Greek deficits aren't much higher than those of Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Italy, or even Great Britain...If Greece receives aid, it's a signal that the major European powers...will do the same for others. That would diminish the pressures put on them to impose austerity measures. read more

Greece: Nation paralyzed by strike over austerity plan

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

LabourStart headline - Source: The Sun

Greece: The implosion of the systemic crisis

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:13:00 +0000

Berkeley: Immediate mutual aid needed for our Greek visitors!

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:45:00 +0000

Our Greek friends from The Void Network have had a horrible incident happen in Berkeley Califor...

Workers' Fightback - Greek "State of War"/Sussex Solidarity/Junk mail

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:44:00 +0000

We support... rank and file workers' struggles against the chaotic profit system! We believe... workers know how to run our workplaces far better than business people, the government, or trade union leaders! We aim for... workers' control over our own jobs and our own lives!

Brussels - two Greek diplomatic cars burnt

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:35:00 +0000

16 March 2010"Two Greek Diplomatic Corps cars have been burnt in Ixelles (Avenue De L’Oree)."Publié sur http://www.cemab.be/news/2010/03/8837.phpfrom cette semaine

Political leader warns of massive UK unrest

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:50:00 +0000

BRITAIN could face massive political and social unrest on a scale similar to Greece, a political party leader has warned.The Guardian reported that Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg was concerned that the next government might not successfully rally the public behind plans to slash public spending and cut the state's £178bn deficit.So far, the UK has only seen symbolic protest against the excesses of neo-liberalism, such as the anti-G20 protests in London last year (pictured), but Clegg, a self-confessed admirer of Margaret Thatcher, apparently has something on a much larger scale in mind.The report says that in a speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research thinktank, Clegg will say a new government could be 'torn to pieces' if it tries to 'ram through' spending cuts without wider public consent."He will argue that the scale of the cuts needed to tackle the deficit is so great that it will be essential to engage the public in the process."If the structural deficit in the public finances is to be eliminated without further tax increases, at some point in the next eight years government spending will have to fall by as much as 10%."That means there is an enormous risk ahead. In a democracy, dramatic change cannot be imposed from above or it will fail. It has to be led by a process of political engagement," he will say."You only have to look at the scale of industrial unrest in Greece to see that it is impossible to reduce a public deficit quickly if you do not find a way to persuade people to go along with the process."If we do not find a way to take the people of Britain with us on this difficult journey of deficit reduction, we will not be able to make the journey. We will instead follow Greece down the road to economic, political and social disruption."If a government tries to ram through major change to public spending solely through the usual Westminster combination of machismo and threats from the whips, it will not only fail, it could find itself torn to pieces."

Immediate mutual aid needed for our Greek visitors!

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:33:58 +0000

Our Greek friends from The Void Network have had a horrible incident happen in Berkeley California. Their vehicle has been broken into and their livelihood has been taken. This threatens the rest of their tour and the great success of their tour up till now. The tour has been possible up till now by people passing the hat. This has been (barely) enough to cover gas but this situation requires explicit help. Please donate generously!

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Black outs in Thessaloniki - Clashes in Athens

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:18:00 +0000

German Radio reports during the night: Workers´ strikes lead to powercuts in parts of Thessaloniki, in Athens police uses stun grenades against youths.

More following the killing of Lambros Fountas - from the Greek press

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:03:00 +0000

from Greek daily KathimeriniDNA tests thwart terror probeDNA tests on drops of blood found at the scene of a shootout last Wednesday in southeastern Athens match the blood of Lambros Fountas, the 35-year-old terrorist suspect killed in the exchange of fire, according to counterterrorism police officers, who had hoped the blood would shed light on the identity of a second man who eluded arrest.The blood found at the scene of the shooting also failed to match blood samples gathered from the sites of recent terrorist attacks and bank robberies, thwarting police efforts to link Fountas to domestic terrorist groups such as Sect of Revolutionaries and Revolutionary Struggle.Police believe that the second suspect is a member of an anti-establishment group with links to another recently formed terrorist group, the Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire. Officers who were at the scene of the shooting last Wednesday claim to have recognized the second suspect before he fled.Police have stepped up their investigation into Fountas’s suspected involvement in terrorist activities after a search of his home at the end of last week turned up a detailed map of the capital’s surveillance cameras.Sources told private television channel Mega yesterday that police fear a revenge attack by domestic terrorists for Fountas’s death. These fears were fueled by the discovery of the map, which pinpoints all the capital’s street cameras and includes notes regarding the scope and blind spots of each camera’s lens.Officers have also boosted their search for a possible hideout and have intensified surveillance of the dead man’s relatives and close friends. Seven keys found at Fountas’s home in Ambelokipi, near central Athens, are being tested but have not yet matched any addresses linked to the suspect.Police have also asked the director of the private diagnostic clinic where Fountas was employed for a list of the dates the 35-year-old had taken off work to determine whether they correspond with those of any domestic terrorist attacks.

“Dublin” returns to Greece

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:21:21 +0000

Commissioner Hammarberg intervenes before the Strasbourg Court in asylum cases concerning the Netherlands and Greece The Commissioner concluded that current asylum law and practice in Greece are not in compliance with international and European human rights standards Strasbourg, 16/03/10 – The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights made public today his third party intervention submitted to [...]

Electricity workers strike threatens Greece with blackout

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:47:31 +0000

The 48h strike of the National Electricity workers has seen 7 major power stations close, with workers threatening to shut down more and plunge Greece in blackout. The National Electricity Company (DEH) workers 48h strike which began today has been decided in demand for a reversal of the austerity measures and of the freezing of 2,000 new positions in the industry.

The Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides: An Inconvenient Truth

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:42:00 +0000

Regardless of what pro-Turkish apologists would have us believe, the issue has never been about whether the Turkish regime carried out genocide. Rather, it has always been about when Turkey would be punished and deliver reparations and restitution to the rightful, indigenous inhabitants.

There’s only one thing left to settle: our accounts with capital and its state - TPTG

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:58:39 +0000

2w1yy4p-769x1024.jpg A report on the working class struggles against austerity measures in Greece by Proles and Poor’s Credit Rating Agency aka TPTG a greek autonomous communist group. In periods of crisis, such as the current period of overaccumulation crisis, capitalists use the politics of “public debt” in order to devise new ways to intensify exploitation. In contrast with capitalist upturns when the private debt is increased, downturns are characterized by the increase of the “public debt”.