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Special Forces Rescue Icelandic Prime Minister From Furious Credit Crunch Rioters
Daily Mail (U.K.) ^ | January 22, 2009

Posted on 01/22/2009 11:15:23 PM PST by Steelfish

Special forces rescue Icelandic prime minister from furious credit crunch rioters By GRAHAM SMITH

An angry mob surrounded the car of Icelandic Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde yesterday, throwing eggs and cans at the vehicle and demanding an immediate election.

The breach of security came as protesters, furious about Mr Haarde's failure to prevent the country's catastrophic financial crisis, trapped the PM as he sat in his car outside Reykjavik's government offices.

The seething crowd spattered the building with paint and yoghurt, yelling and banging pans, hurling fireworks and flares at the windows and even lighting a fire in front of the main doors.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: civilunrest; financialcrisis; iceland; pitchforks
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The day won't be too far off when B. Hussein O's false promises might have our own Special Force assigned to the White House when he will be pelted with eggs, burritos, and watermelons.
1 posted on 01/22/2009 11:15:25 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

My thoughts exactly!


2 posted on 01/22/2009 11:25:46 PM PST by bethtopaz (America is the country of opportunity, not guarantees.)
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To: Steelfish

I hope that was a non-fat yogurt.


3 posted on 01/22/2009 11:28:50 PM PST by spokeshave (Soft Power...bringing shaved ice to a gunfight)
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To: Steelfish

LOL! I can see this happening for real. It will the lunatics on the left storming DC. The rest of us will hard at work for Dear Leader to pay those taxes and keep the lights on.


4 posted on 01/22/2009 11:31:55 PM PST by Islander7 (This Atlas is shrugging! ~ I am Joe!)
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To: Steelfish

If King Hussein gets as out-of-hand as we expect him to, we might see some of this.


5 posted on 01/22/2009 11:34:32 PM PST by abigailsmybaby (Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake.)
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To: Steelfish

BTTT


6 posted on 01/22/2009 11:35:34 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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Eggs, I can see. Watermelons are heavy enough to be considered WMD. But how far can one fling a burrito ?


7 posted on 01/22/2009 11:47:04 PM PST by PLMerite ("Unarmed, one can only flee from Evil. But Evil isn't overcome by fleeing from it." Jeff Cooper)
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We should start a burrito flinging contest to raise money.


8 posted on 01/22/2009 11:56:32 PM PST by razorback-bert (Save the planet...it is the only known one with beer!)
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“An angry mob surrounded the car of Icelandic Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde yesterday, throwing eggs and cans at the vehicle and demanding an immediate election.”

Icelanders are a civilized people. Imagine, gentle Freeper, an angry mob of, say, French “youths” surrounding their President's car - Sarkozy Flambé.

9 posted on 01/22/2009 11:57:33 PM PST by decal (Too many people mistake "tolerance" for "approval.")
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But how far can one fling a burrito ?
Ya gotta get the flat corn tortilla shells and zip them out like Frisbees.
10 posted on 01/23/2009 12:04:58 AM PST by carumba (The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. Groucho)
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To: Steelfish

Iceland *has* a Special Forces unit?


11 posted on 01/23/2009 1:04:28 AM PST by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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Oh, “police Special Forces”; a tactical team or something.


12 posted on 01/23/2009 1:12:27 AM PST by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: Steelfish

They must be really mad if they’re rioting in the middle of an Icelandic winter. The bonfire was undoubtedly to keep warm.


13 posted on 01/23/2009 1:43:28 AM PST by tvdog12345
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To: spokeshave

O- ganic yogurt.


14 posted on 01/23/2009 1:49:30 AM PST by momincombatboots (The last experience of the sinner is the horrible enslavement of the freedom he desired. -C.S. Lewis)
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To: Steelfish
Funny concept.

I was told at another website that references to watermelon are now indicative of a "racist" position.

Site is run by a Canadian who is self-described as a "homo universalis" rather than a Canadian. That boys got issues.
15 posted on 01/23/2009 2:26:18 AM PST by Tainan (Where's my FOF Indicator?)
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"But how far can one fling a burrito ?"

Depends on how much pork fat you put in it.

16 posted on 01/23/2009 2:50:53 AM PST by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: Steelfish

Coming soon, to a country near you... well as soon as the welfare payment is missed.


17 posted on 01/23/2009 2:53:14 AM PST by AvOrdVet ("Put the wagons in a circle for all the good it'll do")
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There have been several riots this winter in Iceland, starting before Christmas. These people are angry at government and letting it know it!


18 posted on 01/23/2009 2:54:09 AM PST by browniexyz
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“Coming soon, to a country near you... well as soon as the welfare payment is missed.”

At the state level that will happen one day. The Federal level will keep printing money and allow it to go to hyperinflation.


19 posted on 01/23/2009 3:07:34 AM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase

We are already going into hyper-inflation and probably very soon...


20 posted on 01/23/2009 3:09:36 AM PST by AvOrdVet ("Put the wagons in a circle for all the good it'll do")
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