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I agree that the ruling class is in danger, but watch this
one very closely. The working class may also be in danger from Fascism and/or
direct U.S military intervention to protect "American (business ) interests".
Also if (when) Argentina defaults on it's foreign debt, look for the crises to
spread to many other countries and watch the stock market and the Capitalist
system go for a huge fall!
mart
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> BBC (with additional material by AFP, CNN and AP). 20 December 2001.
> Crisis grips Argentina.
>
> The death toll in Argentina has risen to 16 as widespread protests and
> riots over government austerity measures continued.
>
> All the fatalities were victims of gunfire in clashes with police or
> merchants defending their shops after thousands of Argentines took to
> the streets Wednesday in Buenos Aires and other cities.
>
> Police said more than 500 people were arrested in the protests against
> economic austerity measures to meet payment deadlines for its
> 132-billion-dollar foreign debt.
>
> Hundreds of people gathered on the historic Plaza de Mayo outside the
> presidential palace in Buenos Aires - despite a state of emergency which
> granted police special powers of arrest.
>
> Protesters fought pitched rock-throwing skirmishes with riot officers,
> who swung truncheons and fired round after round of tear gas into the
> crowds. Water cannons roared across the Plaza de Mayo, directing their
> jets against scrambling demonstrators, who then counterattacked.
>
> Some 300 demonstrators taunted riot police and shouted anti-government
> slogans, demanding the president step down: "Go! Go!" they shouted as
> riot police and mounted cavalry officers charged.
>
> Chanting "Come out! Come out!" others called for De la Rua to step onto
> the balcony of the ornate government palace and face the people.
>
> But the shutters remained firmly closed, the palace surrounded by iron
> barricades and scores of riot police. The president's offices are at the
> palace, also called the Government House.
>
> Protesters refused to budge, despite repeated police efforts. "A people
> united will never be defeated!" they chanted.
>
> "I'm not leaving here! They've already kicked me out 10 times but I will
> come back," said Alicia Fernanez, a 51-year-old jobless woman who was
> beating a metal saucepan.
>
> "This is terrible. Where's our democracy gone?"
>
> Demonstrator Jose Luis Anicas, 41, who has four children and has been
> jobless for six months, said: "People are fed up. They don't want De la
> Rua anymore. They don't want any of these politicians anymore."
>
> Authorities said more than 350 people have been arrested since the
> unrest began, including many hauled kicking and screaming from Plaza de
> Mayo, in front of the Government House.
>
> Firefighters rushed to extinguish fires set off around the Presidential
> Palace by incendiary devices.
>
> Looters attacked supermarkets in major cities and ransacked homes. Eight
> of those killed were in outlying provinces, and many died of gunshot
> wounds.
>
> The dead included a 15-year-old boy reportedly shot during disturbances
> in western Santa Fe province. Others among the dead included people
> reportedly shot by merchants defending their stores with weapons.
>
> In the Buenos Aires suburb of Quilmes, a 23-year-old man was shot and
> killed during a supermarket raid by looters before dawn. In southern Rio
> Negro province, a 46-year-old woman was shot during confrontations
> between police and supermarket raiders.
>
> More supermarket attacks were reported in the north-central province of
> Tucuman, and vandals reportedly ransacked family homes in the
> northeastern province of Corrientes. North of Buenos Aires on the
> Panamerican highway that crosses the country, there were reports of
> supermarket lootings and attacks on country estates [N.B.].
>
> Elsewhere in the capital and in other major cities, anti-government
> protesters banged pots and pans, while motorists honked horns and
> snarled traffic in opposition to De la Rua's austerity plans.
>
> Many businesses began closing amid fears the violence could escalate.
>
> Mr de la Rua blamed the riots on "enemies of the republic" and called
> for political co-operation to tackle the crisis, in a televised address
> to the nation on Wednesday night.
>
> The emergency decree grants the government special powers to quell
> looting and rioting.
>
> It allows the authorities to bring troops and other security forces onto
> the streets. Public meetings are also banned.
>
> The White House has expressed concern about the crisis in Argentina and
> said it was monitoring the situation closely.
>
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>
> Barry Stoller
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews
> with photo attachments of the riots
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