The Australian / Henry Thornton (2009-08-04) The IMF warned on Tuesday that the world was gripped by a “Great Recession” that could throw millions back into poverty and spark civil unrest, as the US appealed for joint action by nations to tackle the crisis.

Iran’s interior minister on Wednesday accused U.S. spy agency the CIA of helping to fund “rioters,” stepping up accusations of Western involvement in street unrest following the country’s disputed election.

This information is widely available on the Internet. Many of you may not be aware of it. Since the USA is in the midst of a financial meltdown you should perhaps familiarize yourself with some of these things. If civil unrest sets in like riots, protests demonstrations, states trying to enforce some of their states rights not just talking about it you may see some or all of these measure enacted. Doom and Gloom would be the descriptive words. The constitution appears to be irrelevant to the government.

A new report by the U.S. Army War College talks about the possibility of Pentagon resources and troops being used should the economic crisis lead to civil unrest, such as protests against businesses and government or runs on beleaguered banks.

Poliisi varautuu Lontoossa vuosikymmenen pahimpiin levottomuuksiin, kun maailman johtajat kokoontuvat G20-huippukokoukseen vajaan kahden viikon kuluttua. Vihanpurkausten uskotaan kohdistuvan ensisijaisesti pankkeihin ja pankkiireihin. Suuri mielenosoitus on suunnitteilla ainakin Englannin keskuspankin edustalle aprillipäiväksi varsinaisen G20-kokouksen aattona.

The global economic meltdown has already caused bank failures, bankruptcies, plant closings, and foreclosures and will, in the coming year, leave many tens of millions unemployed across the planet. But another perilous consequence of the crash of 2008 has only recently made its appearance: increased civil unrest and ethnic strife. Someday, perhaps, war may follow. As people lose confidence in the ability of markets and governments to solve the global crisis, they are likely to erupt into violent protests or to assault others they deem responsible for their plight, including government officials, plant managers, landlords, immigrants, and ethnic minorities. (The list could, in the future, prove long and unnerving.) If the present economic disaster turns into what President Obama has referred to as a “lost decade,” the result could be a global landscape filled with economically-fueled upheavals.