An angry crowd of torch-wielding Icelanders successfully shut down an annual New Years Eve broadcast held by national politicians, which included the country’s Prime Minister.
The 500-plus-strong crowd stormed Hotel Borg, where PM Geir Haarde and others met to recap the events of 2008. Police in riot gear battled the crowd, spraying pepper gas at protesters, who retaliated with water balloons and fireworks. Several protesters were arrested.
The broadcaster’s television cables caught fire during the melee, interrupting the live broadcast 45 minutes into the program with traditionally runs for two hours. The program cut to commercials, followed by an announcement from TV Channel Stöd 2 that equipment had been damaged and the show would be suspended.
One police officer was sent to hospital after being hit on the head with a brick.
Iceland has been rocked with protests ever since bad economic times hit the country. Citizens stormed the country’s Central Bank in a peaceful protest in early December.
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I didn't see any schvatzes. Oy vey!
Where's Sharpton? No Justice, No Peace!
Those buggers deserve to be thrown out of the country…
MESSAGE TO EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS:
When counting the electoral votes, either Congress finds by 1/8/09 that Obama, not being an Article II “natural born citizen”, fails to qualify as President whereupon Biden becomes the full fledged President under 3 USC 19 (free to pick his own VP such as Hillary) or thereafter defers to the Supreme Court to enjoin Obama’s inauguration with Biden becoming only Acting President under the 20th Amendment until a new President is duly determined.
The preferable choice, at least for the Democrats, should seem obvious.
NG, which one is you?
No – the electoral college would then give the nod to the Pres candidate with the next highest vote – McCain
Ted, someone needs to knock all those cocks out of your mouth.
I think you are thinking like sukrat, but I think you should cover the other side of the topic in the post too…