Whither the Riot?
I have been struck by the absence of collective protest over the actions of those in the financial industry. Free market advocates have been rendered impotent; why aren’t they up in arms that their belief system has been forever invalidated? Leftists watch as our elected leaders hand over the oversight function to the very companies that caused this mess; why aren’t they taking to the streets?
Talk shows and blog postings reveal plenty of individual anger, but there hasn’t been much collective expression. Why is this? And what forms of protest and outcry would be legitimate?
At the risk of being accused of inciting mass violence, I’d like to know whether people would be justified in using the riot at this particular moment in history. More broadly, under what conditions is the riot a rational (and/or justifiable) response to injustice?
Erica Jong Tells Italians Obama Loss 'Will Spark the Second American Civil War. Blood Will Run in the Streets'
Newsflash, moron-- with this election, we're likely to see riots either way.
Me, I live back out in teh woods, well away from the crazies. We're bitter clingers out here, armed and dangerous.
It would suck to live in an urban area, now more than ever.
See?
Fans stream into streets to celebrate Phillies win
PHILADELPHIA – Tens of thousands of horn-honking, high-fiving Phillies fans streamed into the streets Wednesday night after Philadelphia won the World Series, celebrating the championship by knocking down traffic signals, spraying beer and shooting off fireworks.
Fans raced through downtown on their way to Broad Street, this title-starved city's main thoroughfare, yelling and waving from open sunroofs, windows and jam-packed pickup truck beds.
Scattered vandalism was reported as revelry continued into the early morning Thursday before police began breaking up the thinning crowds.
Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey said officers made 76 arrests, adding 10 businesses were damaged during the raucous citywide celebration.
Windows were smashed at a bank and luggage store in the downtown shopping district. At least two cars were overturned, the windows of a TV van were smashed, dozens of huge streetside planters were flipped over and some bus shelters were damaged or destroyed.
And they call it a "celebration."
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New Iran base to block PG in case of war
Iran's Navy Commander says the new naval base in the strategic port of Jask will be used to block the Strait of Hormuz in case of war.
In a Tuesday interview, Chief Navy Commander Habibollah Sayyari said the resence of foreign forces near Iranian waters prompted the army to expand its strategic positions in the Sea of Oman.
"The newly-inaugurated naval base offers a new defensive front to the east of the Strait of Hormuz," said Rear Admiral Sayyari.
IAEA member: Iran weighing nuke work
Iran has recently tested ways of recovering highly enriched uranium from waste reactor fuel in a covert bid to expand its nuclear program, according to an intelligence assessment made available to The Associated Press.
Iranian Nuke Scientist: Weekend Quake was a Nuclear Test
(IsraelNN.com) A weekend 5.0 Richter earthquake in Iran was actually a nuclear bomb test, says an Iranian nuclear scientist claiming to be working on the project.
The report is an Israel Insider exclusive.
This past Saturday night, southern Iran experienced what was reported as a significant earthquake - a seismic event measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was just north of the strategic Straits of Hormuz, which separates Iran from Abu Dhabi and Oman and which is the gateway to the Persian Gulf.
Jesus, help us. I've been watching quakes there, especially--something seemed off. It's one of the things that made me start keeping an eye on shipping lanes--there and at Gibraltar.
Wonder if something funky's going down there, too?
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Our World: All roads lead to Jerusalem
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's failure to form a government proved that all roads do in fact lead to Jerusalem. It was the issue of Jerusalem that deadlocked and ultimately scuttled Livni's coalition negotiations with Shas, which demanded that she pledge not to negotiate the partition of the city with the Palestinians. Livni refused to make such a pledge. And so the negotiations failed and new elections will soon be called.
In refusing to agree to Shas's demand, Livni made clear that partitioning the city - that is, giving the Palestinians sovereignty over the Temple Mount and the Arab neighborhoods - is so central to her preferred foreign policy that she could not budge on the issue despite her obvious desire to take up residence in the Prime Minister's Office. Moreover, it showed that she believes that the bulk of her potential voters hail from the post-Zionist Left. To win their support, she had to make clear that she is one of them.
In making Jerusalem, rather than welfare payments the wedge issue in their negotiations with Livni, Shas's leaders demonstrated their recognition of the fact that defending Israeli sovereignty over the capital city is more important to their voters than increasing welfare. Had they entered a Livni government without securing a pledge to defend Jerusalem, Shas would have been hard pressed to compete with the Likud in the coming elections.
Israel says will block activists from reaching Gaza
As left-wing 'Free Gaza' movement prepares to 'break' naval blockade once more, Foreign Ministry warns Israel 'will not allow a repeat performance'
Israeli-Palestinian peace key to relations with Islam: Blair
Find of ancient city could alter notions of biblical David
Three-way suicide
Instead of joining forces in face of grave threats, Livni, Barak, and Bibi led by their ego
Countdown: Israel Faces Historic Decision
Joe the Plumber: Vote for Obama a vote for the death of Israel
[He's internationally famous now! ]
Lieberman: Mubarak can visit or go to hell
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Christians On the Run in Iraq
Iraqi Christians' fear of exile
Barzani says Iraq-US security pact dominates his talks with Rice
Oil for Soil: Crisis Group proposes ‘grand bargain’ on Iraq oil land dispute
Tensions rising among Kurds, Iraqi Arabs
Turkey bombs PKK targets in northern Iraq
Turkey facing gas shortage
EU: Turkey's regional importance grew
Akman delivers controversial shutdown decision
Russia Likely to Join Iran-Armenia Rail Link
Three Steps to Stop Putin . . . Before It Is Too Late
GAZPROM discuss with Slovenia and Greece various routes of natural gas transportation within the South Stream project
Gazprom, Rosneft bid for west Kamchatka shelf license
Russia`s Mechel to partner with China`s Minmetals
Russia Air Force ready to send Mil Mi-8MT Hip helicopters to Chad
Moscow to host Karabakh talks in bid for peacemaker role
Iran, Russia, Qatar Move on Gas Cartel
Gaddafi visits Russia on arms, energy drive
2 Jesuit priests are slain in Moscow
Anger as BP profits soar 148%
German oil and gas group to snap up North Sea explorer
Saipem awarded US$1.1 billion offshore contracts in Azerbaijan and South America
Crude Oil Rises on Surge in Global Equities, Possible Fed Cut
Exxon Mobil quarterly income hits $14.8 billion
China coal 'true cost' at $250bn
China, Russia unite to tackle global solution
China hostages 'killed in Sudan'
Hong Kong finds more tainted eggs from China
Brown looks to China to strengthen IMF's hand
We Only Need One 'Bretton Woods II'
World Economic Forum on Europe and Central Asia in Turkey to Discuss Financial Turmoil
Poland may get referendum on euro
Ukraine Parliament Fails To Act On IMF Credit
Days of new flats, cars and generous state benefits over as currency collapses
Hedge funds make £18bn loss on VW
More bad news on tap for Detroit
Speculation about potential GM/Chrysler deal isn't helping sales
US interest rates slashed to 1%
Found in a rundown Boston estate: Barack Obama’s aunt Zeituni Onyango
'Auntie Zeituni', who, with Uncle Omar, dropped out of sight after moving to the US, is backing the presidential candidate from her modest flat
'Auntie Zeituni', who, with Uncle Omar, dropped out of sight after moving to the US, is backing the presidential candidate from her modest flat
More than 10 million 'drinking at hazardous levels’
More than 10 million people in England are drinking too much, with around one in four adults consuming alcohol at “hazardous” levels
Experts consider decline of U.S. nuclear arsenal
Defense sec. Gates expected to call for renewed commitment to deterrence
Defense sec. Gates expected to call for renewed commitment to deterrence
In September, the owner and managers of the plant, including Sholom Rubashkin, were charged with 9,311 misdemeanors alleging they illegally hired minors and let children younger than 16 handle dangerous equipment. The complaint filed by the Iowa attorney general's office said the violations involved 32 illegal-immigrant children younger than 18, including seven who were not yet 16.
[I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure mistreating children and aliens is not kosher. ]
Car bomb in Spain injures at least 17
Italian streets hit by protests
An Era Ends with Closing of Berlin Airport
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