Dutch Nick
09-19-2006, 08:59
The bureaucrats in Washington can be thankful that the American public no longer has the fire in its belly that the Founding Fathers had. If we burned a government building everytime we were lied to by the federal government, DC would be nothing but ashes. Here's what the folks in Hungary did when they found out they had been lied to by their government...
London Evening Standard, 9/19/2006
More than 10,000 demonstrators clashed with police and stormed the state television headquarters in Budapest in the early hours today in protest against the government.
Police fired tear gas and used water cannon after being showered with bottles and stones. Cars were set alight with petrol bombs. More than 50 demonstrators and 100 policemen were injured in riots in the Hungarian capital which is a popular destination for British holidaymakers.
The violence was sparked by socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's admission that he had lied "day and night" to win power in April's elections. As the government met in an emergency session of the national security cabinet today, Mr Gyurcsany vowed to remain in power.
He said he would crack down on any repetition of the disorder, adding: "We have to contain that conflict and prevent crisis."
London Evening Standard, 9/19/2006
More than 10,000 demonstrators clashed with police and stormed the state television headquarters in Budapest in the early hours today in protest against the government.
Police fired tear gas and used water cannon after being showered with bottles and stones. Cars were set alight with petrol bombs. More than 50 demonstrators and 100 policemen were injured in riots in the Hungarian capital which is a popular destination for British holidaymakers.
The violence was sparked by socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's admission that he had lied "day and night" to win power in April's elections. As the government met in an emergency session of the national security cabinet today, Mr Gyurcsany vowed to remain in power.
He said he would crack down on any repetition of the disorder, adding: "We have to contain that conflict and prevent crisis."