From Reuters (h/t Max Keiser):
In a letter obtained by Reuters Friday, the Federation of Greek Police accused the officials of “…blackmail, covertly abolishing or eroding democracy and national sovereignty” and said one target of its warrants would be the IMF’s top official for Greece, Poul Thomsen.
The threat is largely symbolic since legal experts say a judge must first authorize such warrants, but it shows the depth of anger against foreign lenders who have demanded drastic wage and pension cuts in exchange for funds to keep Greece afloat.
“Since you are continuing this destructive policy, we warn you that you cannot make us fight against our brothers. We refuse to stand against our parents, our brothers, our children or any citizen who protests and demands a change of policy,” said the union, which represents more than two-thirds of Greek policemen.
They also clarified that they will continue to keep the peace, but they want to make it clear that they aren’t the IMF’s henchmen.
Alte
February 10, 2012
Live blogging here: http://www.businessinsider.com/live-latest-from-greece-2012-2
David Alexander
February 10, 2012
Hint: If the Greek government defaults, they’d get even worse pay and pension cuts. FWIW, they probably should consider chasing and arresting the tax evaders first.
I has some degree of sympathy for the Greek people because of the hardship that this has been causing on them, but in my harsher moments, that sympathy for their government doesn’t exist given that it’s corrupt, ridden with officials who are easily bribed, permits rampant tax evasion while their people suffer, and lied their way to get into the EU. I’d have more sympathy for Argentina, but far less for a place that’s been sucking at the EU for nearly thirty years.
Regardless, as a few economists have pointed out, Greece is stuck because even it goes back the drachma, there isn’t much of an economy other than tourism. At least Argentina can export it’s way out of the crisis with minerals and agricultural products…
God-Christ-Man-Woman-AntiChrist-Nature
February 10, 2012
Expect more of this sort of public resistance to the philosophies of the IMF. The IMF is not even pretending to be interested in money any more – it is little more than a tool for the feminists. The false rape allegation made by the pawn Nafissatou Diallo against the IMF’s former leader DSK may have been set up to give Christine Lagarde the leg up she needed.
Make no mistake, the feminist takeover is in earnest and the gender battle for control of the world and its resources is in full swing.
Father God and His people vs Mother Nature, her Darwinian futurist henchmen and that conniving bitch hypergamy.
Proscriptive evolution vs prescriptive theology.
Feminism has snaked its way into the dying secular world and is biting its wounded heart.
Alte
February 10, 2012
If the Greek government defaults, they’d get even worse pay and pension cuts.
At this point, I think they’re just trying to claw back what little is left of their honor. They look like stooges for the Fourth Reich right now, and they know it.
The false rape allegation made by the pawn Nafissatou Diallo against the IMF’s former leader DSK may have been set up to give Christine Lagarde the leg up she needed.
We blogged about that possibility as soon as Lagarde showed up.
David Alexander
February 10, 2012
Since I’m on the phone, I will be quick. Some of us would rather have money over honor, especially since the only people that the Greek police are defending are rent seeking tax evaders and sympathizers of a dictatorship that squandered twenty years in Greece, and DSK isn’t so much a feminist plot, but really a half assed attempt of the French right to get rid of a popular and Jewish candidate for the presidency. Given the poll ratings for Sarko, it’s not working out as planned, especially since he’s begging Merkel to endorse him…
Elspeth
February 10, 2012
Some of us would rather have money over honor,
It pains me that what you say here is true, DA. And I fear the number who feel that way is probably closer to “most” of you rather than “some”.
and DSK isn’t so much a feminist plot, but really a half assed attempt of the French right to get rid of a popular and Jewish candidate for the presidency.
I suspect it may have been a little of both.
Chris
February 10, 2012
The Greek Police are doing the only thing that they can, if they want to (a) retain the shreds of honor left to them (b) be able to drink in safety anywhere in Greece.
The default is coming, and the people’s rebellion against Brussels is not that far behind. Look, I really hope I’m wrong, but anyone can read the signs now.
The Deuce
February 10, 2012
Chris is right. In the end, Greece is going to default no matter what, and if the IMF wants to enforce their austerity measures, they’re going to have to send an army to do it. Not that it will matter. Armies may be good at wrecking things, but they’re not any good at squeezing water out of rocks.
Alte
February 10, 2012
I suspect it may have been a little of both.
Yes, but the other wasn’t really feminism. DSK wasn’t willing to go along with some of what the IMF wanted. Lagarde is just a poster-girl.
Alte
February 10, 2012
I think Greece still has its gold. You could demand the bars as collateral on the debt, but you’d need an army to pry it out of the Greek’s cold, dead hands.
Alte
February 10, 2012
http://www.businessinsider.com/greek-cabinet-approves-austerity-plan-2012-2
Chris
February 10, 2012
Alte, the army that would take the Greek gold would not be Greek. And the Greeks are past masters at insurgency — as the Germans found out in the 1940s.
Chris
February 10, 2012
We cannot afford to be smug.
http://www.shtfplan.com/emergency-preparedness/read-between-the-lines-hollywood-mogul-buys-2600-acres-of-farmland-moving-to-new-zealand_02012012