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January 12, 2013 Saturday’s Demonstrations in Athens Greece

By Kevin E. Dayhoff in Athens, Greece, January 12, 2013 - - Demonstrators once again took to the streets in central Athens Saturday afternoon, in a long series of strikes, demonstrations and acts of civil disobedience that have rocked Greece since shortly after a world wide economic downturn officially got underway in December 2007....

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Meanwhile last Saturday began with signs posted in the Metro read, “Notice to Passengers. On Saturday 12/1/13, stations, Penepistimio, Syntagma, will remain closed from 10:00 for safety reason…”

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On Saturday, this writer witnessed more than 5,000 or 6,000 demonstrators marching past the National Archaeological Museum, in a dense, well-organized and loud processional that chanted a Greek chorus of anti-government slogans in a carefully choreographed cat and mouse theatrical routine with a full accompaniment of motorcycle police and a phalanx of paramilitary shock riot-police.

Other news accounts reported the crowds from as many as 15,000 or 10,000 to 3,500 participants. Although there was tension in the air, the demonstration, reportedly organized by SYRIZA in response to the detentions earlier in the week; filed past the National Archaeological Museum peacefully. It is reported to have proceeded from the Propylaea of Athens University and packed Patision Street on its way to the courthouse of Evelpidon.

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Why Greece Matters by Kevin E. Dayhoff December 5, 2012 TheTentacle.com http://tinyurl.com/dxxwya5 http://twitpic.com/bkykwk

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December 12, 2012 The Ghost of Berlusconi Rises Again Kevin E. Dayhoff

While Greece wraps up a six-month effort to secure a new bailout payment, and Washington continues to fail to understand the seriousness of its fiscal responsibilities, the world’s financial markets wobbled earlier in the week when it saw the ghost of Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5512

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