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Latvians Riot in Response to IMF, Bank Failure
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Infowars
January 13, 2009
Back on December 8, the “center-right” government of the forner Soviet republic Latvia signed an agreement with the IMF, New Europe reported. “Both sides agreed that the Latvian budget deficit next year would not be allowed to exceed five percent of the gross domestic product,” a program that would “require agreement on exceptionally strong domestic adjustment policies and sizeable external financing, as well as broad political consensus in Latvia.” It appears that “consensus” has not arrived. Instead, Latvians have taken to the street.
An Infowars reader reports:
A riot is currently (13.01, around 22:00 EET) taking place in Riga, the capital city of Latvia. A peaceful demonstration that took place at Dome Square to convince the current government to resign gradually turned violent as protesters refused to leave the front of the parliament building.
Batons were used to clear the entrance to the building, there are reports of people trying to converse with the police only to be sprayed with tear gas.
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The Estonian Broadcasting Company reports that the speaker of the Latvian parliament, Gundars Daudze, has asked the people of Latvia to be reasonable, because he fears that the actions of the people (e. g. calling for the government to step down and announce elections early) might jeopardize the loan package from IMF and financial help from other countries.
The riot comes after one of the main banks in Latvia, Parex Banka, failed. Latvia also has a terrible credit expansion rate. The government has been unable to cut expenses in the public sector or propose any helpful solutions to the current economic crisis.
Earlier today the Associated Press reported:
Angry demonstrators turned over a police van and set it on fire, and smashed windows of government buildings in the historic Old Town district of the capital, Riga. Police used tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
The Interior Ministry said several police officers were injured, but didn’t specify how many. It was not immediately clear if there were any arrests.
The violence erupted toward the end of a rally of around 10,000 people calling on the president to dissolve Parliament and the center-right government to resign. The clashes started as some of the protesters approached the Parliament building.
Latvians are increasingly upset about rising unemployment and unpopular reforms including tax increases and many blame the government of Ivars Godmanis for the Baltic country’s economic woes.
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January 13th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Good for them. Some humans still have their spirit. Now if we could only find ours.
January 13th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
How much longer until we see this here at home in the US?
January 13th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
The american people are a deeply brainwashed creature. Its going to take more than a cop killing an innocent man and an oppresive government operating behind thier backs to make them finally start to stand up.
What will it take? Who knows, perhaps people just need to see the proof of the 911 attacks.
either case, were running out of time
January 13th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
The time is coming friends and fellow TRUE FREEDOM-SEEKERS.
Violence, however, is not the answer.
January 13th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
The local media here says that some sort of special condition has been declared in Riga.
Could be something close to martial law cause they also brought the military police to help.
97 protesters have been arrested so far.
January 13th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
The economic hit men did it again. Bribe the top of the political pyramid. Put “loans” into a country. And robb the taxpayers thus enslaving another country and make them a compliant slave country to the banksters from Wall Street, IMF and alike. Why? Because these criminals just print their on money.
January 13th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Violence is the answer we tried the passive way, Martin Luther King said, “when peaceful non violent protest does not work Violent protest is inevitable ” Wake up America Wake up
January 13th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
at number 2 doubt it ppl here will head to their local bar and drink out their worries!
January 13th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Everyone says we do not need violence.
I don’t remember George Washington, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and many others from our great history, that took a non-violence stand when it came to dealing with the bankers, even back then.
Need you be reminded that the Federal Reserve System is the cause of all this. That entity is responsible for a trail of dead bodies of those who opposed or went against, or even attempted to stop them.
Only dead bodies will bring about a change in our banking system. The banking system is the virus killing us.
It will take far far far more than a few thousand people pissed off at a bank to do anything at all.
It will literally take quite a few million of us marching to Washington, stomping the shit out of anyone who attempts to stop us from getting in the doors, and us throwing out by the collar each and every piece of shit criminal we call Congress and taking full control of the Congress, as the people own it, not the banks.
But, the I realize that the men today are so lost and know nothing about our history or our monetary policies and are just plain stupid when it comes to the economy as a whole.
It’s all about the issuing of our currency, it’s the same battle that the Civil War was fought over. No, your history books are wrong, the civil war was not fought over slavery, that was the banker bullshit to get the south to fight the north, It was them behind the scene then , and it’s them behind the scene now.
January 13th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
http://www.inminds.com/boycott-us-companies.html
January 13th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Economic shock therapy followed by brutal police state repression..
I think I’ve seen this somewhere before…
Read “The Shock Doctrine” for a thorough history of these tactics
http://www.naomiklein.org/main
January 13th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Latvian Police has declard a state of emergency in the capital city RIGA
January 13th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
wtf
January 13th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
it’s on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyK7llMUgw0
January 13th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
POWER 2 THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, 4 THE PEOPLE
FCUK O”BAAAA”MA BIN LADEN & HIS ZIO-NEO-SCUM-BLOOD-SUCKERS !!!
* ALEX JONES …..4….. PRESIDENT *
* JASON BERMAS ..4….. VICE-PRESIDENT *
* ALAN WATT ……4…. SECRETARY-OF-STATE *
* PETER SCHIFF ….4….. TREASURY *
INFO-WARRIORS ………………………………………. IT’S REVOLUTION TIME
January 13th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Can’t wait for protests to spark in Ohio. Any shooting take place that lead to tragic events and I’ll blow my top along with thousands of others.
Lets fight this!
January 13th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
# 15 “IT’S REVOLUTION TIME”?
#16 “Lets fight this”?
C’mon don’t incite violence! Whadya mean you don’t likehiger taxes when unemployment is up? Whadya mean you don’t like being tear gassed? Why the hell would you call for violence?
Oh wait… you guys must be with Al Qaeda
HOW DARE YOU PROTEST CIVILIAN! I’ll stomp on your head and just maybe get “tazer confusion” and shoot you boy! Then I’ll just quit the force so they wont charge me. Don’t you worry boy I’ll just get another job, maybe with Blackwater, then if your kids protest I’ll shoot them too! Now get down and lick my boots!
January 13th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Of course the world hates Israel, yes Armagedon is around the corner, of course the elite are manufacturing a finacial calapse of the U.S., and of course the Constitution barely has a pulse… Let the New World Order do as they wish, we know how the story ends (the book of Revelations in the Bible).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMT_kAD6cOg
January 13th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
If we come from a veiw that God is in control then we look at this whole situation with different eyes. God would not be God if he was no in complete control. He knows what will happen and has everything covered.
I know it looks crazy, i know it looks like the NWO are going to rule the world and they might for a very short time but then they will fall very hard.
I would not really accept the Bible if it just read it or if someone else told me about it but there have been too many things in my life that tell me that God is a God of justice. A time passes where atrocities are committed but then a judgement will come. You can agree or not agree but it won’t make any difference. God is God and he made this place and all the natural laws in it. There is no escaping this.
When you accept this then you are far less stressed by the events. I don’t worry about this sick man made order that wants to enslave us. They are lost and deluded and they will loose.
I don’t know exactly how things will all pan out but sometime soon things will come to an end
January 13th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
God Is Jesus
Jesus is LOVE
LOVE is 10 times more powerfull than hate
Hate is the atomic bomb
Love is the atom
We have to all learn the power of love over hate
I am a rationnal person, and in front of so much hatred, only the ‘rational’ of love can get us out of this mess
January 14th, 2009 at 1:28 am
yeah justin 19 great attitude…just let god fix everything…
January 14th, 2009 at 3:19 am
Another coward depending on god go hide somewhere . This is what makes em think power to the people!!!! Violence can be used for good espesially when the leaders own 99% of everything and the people nothing. Equality doesent stop at freedom of speach kill the tyrants they just get stronger the longer they are in power!!!
January 14th, 2009 at 7:59 am
It was nothing more than drunk teens who have no idea except violence and demolishing. Too much movies and popcorn. “Release parlament”, “Release governmet” …
But what next? What will they do when power is down? These drunk idiots?
So the saddest thing for me was that they had no idea what next, no plan, no strategy, no ideas, no brains.
..and
Why does almost every article here is to do with IMF, jews, Obama, Bush, NWO and other global conspiracy? Stop being ridiculous.
Are these really true, objective news? From this point – for me no.
Actually riot had nothing to do with IMF (as it was presented title) – its about crisis, incompetent and corrupted government that was elected by the same people 2 years ago. IMF money is just result of their work.
For those who pray for violence and riots in your countries. Better start thinking and doing something that really can change your life. Something thats worth something. Start with your life and then think about others. Start doing somthing.
January 14th, 2009 at 8:20 am
video from protests in Riga:
http://www.diena.lv/lat/multim.....ara-vakara
January 14th, 2009 at 8:23 am
police was joined by an army force. they shot rubber bullets at the crowd and tear gas.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I am form Latvia.
1. Protest was more about “failure to explain reasons for taking IMF money loan” and “professional incompetence and corruption in government”.
2. Fist stage of protest begun at 17:30, where most of people (nearly 20 000 – maybe more) here singing national songs and booing of the stage most of politicians that came as “saviors”(”political alternative” – so called ), but in reality we know they are the same. False left right paradigm. And yes – average citizen know about that.
3. Then – at 20:00 – people are going home.
Then stats the weird part (in mine opinion – provocation from forces unknown):
4. after 20:00 ( -5 degrees celsium and high humidity = COLD) some 100-120 people (teenagers(drunk), limonoviesi (russian nazi group),latvian nationalists (skinheads)) went to parliament building and wanted to invade it ( empty building!!!!! ). They failed because policemen pushed them back (NO rubber bullets or guns were present), just shields.
. Demolished some police cars ( no burning ), threw egs, etc.
5. Then these people split into some smaller groups and went on making some minor havoc. Broke into liquor store
TEAR gas and petards first time was used AGAINST police by some of the protesters (police are searching for these guys because there is reason to believe that they were leaders of provocation).
PS. police here financially is in same dire situation as average citizen. Force was used in order to defend from provocateurs. Me as and Latvian citizen can say – Police did its job well – they protected our city form vandalism.
In my opinion it was provocation to make people talk about these acts of vandalism, than about things what matters – WHERE DOES this IMF money go? Corruption in parliament, parliaments incompetence etc. Today all magazines talk about harm that have been done from these provocateurs, that a real reason why more than 20 000 people met in hart of Riga.
No people killed, and this event was insured so – no big harm done.
Overall this event was realy positive (part that lasted till 22:00):
1. it showed how fast (in one week) we can organize protests;
2. Intellectual and peacefull Latvian and Russian people are against such disorder and chaos ,
3. I think Latvian and Russian people now understand that we have to stand together in these kind of times (our national/historical disputes are often used as political manipulation tool – but not any more);
4. We – as a nation – had our share of hard times in last two thousand years – so – this provocation (after 22:00) is just a laugh, to our rock kind mentality.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
There was Military police (no army), and they functioned together with police. No rubber bullets.
Also – we don’t have big regular army (enough to meet NATO demands). but have tons of militia(~60% men in this country are and I think thay will be more in near time
) that is government financed and equipped. Any citizen can become one.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Es arī esmu Jānis. Prieks ka Latvji arī sāk interesēties par to kas notiek pasaulē.(Translation. I am Janis also. And I am happy that Letts(Short for Latvians) are taking interest in global events.)
PS. Janis it’s very popular name here.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
SHUT UP CIVILIANS!
January 14th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
See people this is what happens in countries.Where the people arent a bunch brain washed drug addict idiots.Where people on average beileive theres more to life.Than there bull shit fabricated reality.America land of fabricated reality.People theres more to life than getting drunk and hi.And popping out children you dont want to take care of.Dumb people are like a disease.
January 14th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
I have to say that most of the people rioting and vandalizing old Riga have no idea about IMF and economic hitman. Basically drunk people who have lost jobs recently.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Jānis you sound like a demagogue. Am I close?
January 15th, 2009 at 7:36 am
What makes you think that?