Social Justice Department.
"make poverty history" - liberal saying
"make democracy history" - capitalist response.


Capitalists fear of social unrest

Europe´s elites, neocon think tanks and culturalist rightwingers are prepared for unrest in Greece this summer. They talk of sending the European special forces brigade Eurogendfor as two years ago the State police ran out of tear gas and tactics.
Eurogendfor is stationed in Italy. It is legitimized by the EEC to occupy any member country and crush civil unrest with extra legal measures.

Swiss army chief gave a public talk on the crisis and preparations. He speaks of preparing for masses of refugees fleeing Greece in case of unrest
 http://bazonline.ch/schweiz/standard/Armee-fuerchtet-Unruhen-in-Europa/story/14410180

google "EUROGENDFOR" and "unrest" and find:
"EUROGENDFOR" was initiated by the former French Defense Minister Alliot-Marie after the French State had to deal more and more frequently with internal (mostly Paris based) uprisings of Arabic/North African/Muslim immigrant youth from high rise flats with street battles and looting.....
With the powers of the secret service, the para-military equipped unit works in close cooperation with the European military guarantee the 'security in European foci of crises'. It is its duty as a police force to crush rebellions....
British security experts assume there could be unrest in Greece when the cuts beginn to "bite" in summer.


VIDEO
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcaVKA2ovyw

more:
 http://www.euronews.net/2010/01/25/earthquate-in-haiti-european-gendarmes-to-beef-up-haiti-security/


"The Greek Laboratory"

Greece is regarded as the testing ground for the capitalists of Europe to see how people react to massive cuts in wages and social security, to the suspension of civil rights.
In Athens today Saturday March 20th there was a memorial gathering for Lambros Foundas at 12 o clock.

GERMANE
In Germany the same day and time left groups, trade unions and antifascists plan a important marched and rallied in Essen/ Ruhr in Germany.
The protest was directed against the effects of the crisis of capitalism, the bailing out of bankers, which the poor and workers in Germany are told to pay for. Cuts are expected in social security and health. "We don´t pay for your Crisis - Make the bosses pay! International Solidarity of workers"
The rally in Essen was "first round" of more protests to come, culminating in a national demonstration 12th June in Berlin.

Trans-European Riot Squad
This is what "democracy" looks like:
 http://www.eurogendfor.org/egfpages/faq.aspx#Q1A

!!!!

"In accordance with the mandate of each operation, the EGF can perform a broad spectrum of activities related to its own police capability, such as:
- performing security and public order missions;
- monitoring of and advice for local police in their day-to-day work, including criminal investigation work;
- conducting public surveillance, border policing and general intelligence;
- performing criminal investigation work, covering detection of offences, tracing of offenders and their transfer to the appropriate judicial authorities;
- protecting people and property and keeping order in the event of public disturbances;
- training of police officers as regards international standards;
- training of instructors, particularly through co-operation programmes."


MORE EURO-COP COOPERATION
Police defend 2009 NATO's 60th birthday party in Strasbourg

French police detained at least 300 demonstrators after riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to quell violent clashes ahead of a two-day summit this weekend, marking Nato's 60th anniversary. Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on the eastern French city of Strasbourg and two south-western German towns of Baden-Baden and Kehl to protest the cross-border Nato summit. In a bid to prevent violence, France has temporarily reinstated border controls with its neighbours for the meeting. A total of 107 people were still being held today after riot police forced hundreds of demonstrators off the streets of Strasbourg last night and back into a tent camp on the edge of the city. They can be held for up to 48 hours before being formally charged. German and French police have said 2,000 to 3,000 members of the violence-prone "black bloc" – so-called for the black clothes and hoods they wear – are expected. Around 15,000 (violence prone "grey bloc")German police‚ including 31 riot squads, and 9,000 French (violence prone "blue bloc") police, are on call for the summit.
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/03/protesters-held-nato-summit

Editor's note: obviously my addition of violence prone to Guardian (of Capitalism) article quote.


Meanwhile in Australasia...

Indonesian Army, Kopassus, Implicated in New Assassinations. Forces Chosen By Obama for Renewed US Aid Ran '09 Activist Murders.
By Allan Nairn

read his blog at
 http://www.allannairn.com/

Background on Kopassus and Brimob
Kopassus and Brimob are the worst of the worst among Indonesia’s security forces. Both organizations have long histories of violating human rights throughout Indonesia and in East Timor. U.S. engagement with these organizations will leave their many victims shaking their heads...
East Timor & Indonesia Action Network
 http://www.etan.org/news/2008/04brikop.htm


Interview on Democracy Now
 http://www.democracynow.org/2010/3/19/exclusiveindonesian_forces_tapped_by_obama_for


COMMENTARIAT reponse:

After decades of "all quiet on the class war front" the Police have updated their skills of 19th century style insurrection smashing; mass training tactics have been learned by shutting down anti-globalisation protests like the 1999 Seattle USA WTO festivities with tear gas, the 2000 Genoa G8 'Green zone style' security barricading off of the Governors and Managers of Capital into forts accesible by helicopter if the streets are uncontrolled .

The anti-war mobilisations protesters rarely used civil disobedience but if they did they got gassed and mashed as per instruction of the new code.
The Global Financial Crisis events lead to securing Stock Exchanges and for example in England shepherding protesters for several hours into passivity; this "kettling" a tactic tried and tested by German police.

Even more recently (December 2009) the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen Euro-cops tactics included infiltration of networks, surveillance of organisers & monitoring gatherings of protesters; pre-emptive raids before the start of protest eg of accommodation to seize activists and resources eg. tried to shut down indymedia websites & remove computers. mobile phones etc.

When faced with a situation of student and worker strikes & rallies cleared off the street; instead of giving up the best of the movement turns to occupations and making no-go areas. Then paramilitary policing more usually seen in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America gets a blank cheque.
Military controllers continually update their tactics from securing cities after "disasters" like in Burma, Chile, Haiti etc.

Businesses will also pay "gangsters" to terrorise social spaces and resistance areas. In zones of the world like Central Africa, Burma, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mexico, Colombia the blended mix of paramilitary police, Gangsters and soldiers - State and mercenary - is fuelled by quick profits from drugs and or mining.
Longer term these fiefdoms implode into turf wars and become "failed states"
But with 'humanitarian intervention' larger Empires send in anti-insurrection police and military forces to take over cities and resources.
The next generation of plundered wage-slaves face not only harder/ruthless bosses but killer supervisors as has been the miserable lot for aboriginal/indigenous communities for many generations.
Australian & New Zealand military and police have been training in Afghanistan & Iraq, but closer in East Timor, Solomons, Papua New Guinea, Bouganville getting ready for expected class war battles in Australia itself .
The Corporate media continue to push hate of protesters like Melbourne G20 "rioters" etc inbetween reports of Government propaganda and celebrity trivia.

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