An estimated 100,000 people took to the streets Wednesday during a nationwide wave of strikes against spending cuts aimed at saving the country from bankrupty.
Protesters were hurling Molotov cocktails at police and buildings. At least two buildings were on fire, while hundreds of people were involved in the clashes.
The government agreed to drastic budget cuts to win bailout loans from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
Its good to see the people of Greece stand up for themselves because the government obviously will not.
The whole reason for the financial collapse of Greece is because the Financial Ministry played with numbers and made deals with Goldman Sachs… so they burnt it to the ground.
ATHENS (MNI) – A building belonging to Greece’s Finance Ministry was set afire Wednesday by rioters protesting the stringent four-year austerity plan the Greek government has agreed to accept in exchange for up to E110 billion in aid from fellow Eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund.
The Finance Ministry issued a statement Wednesday night saying that no crucial documents had been lost, though the damage to the building was extensive.
When will the US march on the FED…. i would like to see that.
