RISING TIDE OF IMMIGRANTS UNSETTLES ATHENS

Another battle in the war to end all wars seems lost.

About 80,000 migrants have traveled to Greece this year and decided to stay illegally, according to the authorities, who say the country can no longer handle the task of guarding the European Union's southeast flank.

While initial problems with the flood of migrants from Africa and the Middle East who are desperate to enter Europe centered on the Aegean islands, migrants are now wreaking havoc in the capital.

The historic center of Athens has been riven by several street battles in recent months, involving what the police characterize as rival groups, often involved in dealing drugs, from Afghanistan, Iraq and war-torn African countries wielding swords, axes and machetes.

After 11 people were hurt in one such brawl in late August, the police began 24-hour patrolling of the area. Store owners and residents are leaving the busy central shopping and restaurant district.

The unrest in Athens has triggered a backlash from the far-right party Laos, whose popularity has jumped to 5.4 percent in opinion polls from 3.5 percent when it entered Parliament a year ago.

"The city center has been taken hostage by gangs of illegal immigrants with knives - isn't it about time we asked ourselves if we have too many of them?" a Laos legislator, Antonis Georgiadis, said during a recent television debate. He is not related to the immigration official.

Police figures show that most immigrants arrested on drug-related charges in central Athens this year were from war-torn states like Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan.

LEFTIST LOONS RUNNING AMOK IN MINNEAPOLIS!

From Founding Fathers:

Founding Bloggers correspondents Andrew Marcus and Mike Kadela called in from the Minnesota State Capital Building on the chaotic protest that is developing.

Officials in St. Paul encouraged state workers to leave early today.
There are reports that the police are arresting random protesters and concerns that there may be a huge crackdown at 5:00 PM.



UPDATE: There were multiple arrests at the capital.
The situation is very tense.
There are 3,000- 5,000 protesters gathered at the capital.

The protesters are very agitated.

UPDATE: The protesters attempted to march to the Xcel Center from the capital. They were stopped at John Ireland Boulevard and Rice Street in between the capital and the cathedral. Protesters on bikes are riding around at the intersection. The police ordered the protesters to disperse about 25 minutes ago but the protesters did not hear them or want to hear them.

Someone is writing in the intersection with chalk: “F-the Police!”

UPDATE: The majority of the protesters departed back to the capital building. They do not have a permit to protest there tonight so things could get really crazy.

UPDATE: The crowd is taunting the police at the capital. So far there is a very tense standoff.

Douchebags!