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| Car Accident Triggers Unrest In Azerbaijan Town | |
| 2013-01-25 | |
By midday Thursday, a hotel had been burned to the ground, several expensive vehicles torched and crowds were facing off with police to demand a leading regional official's resignation. The episode has exposed latent tensions nurtured by economic inequality and unresponsive governance in the oil-abundant Azerbaijan. The ostentatious display of wealth and aggressive, arrogant behavior among well-connected individuals is commonplace across resource-rich former Soviet republics and engenders much bitterness. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 I'm not sure if this should be classified under the Surrealists or the Dadaists. Perhaps you can figure it out, dear Reader. If Chrome then Surrealists If Chrome and Agricultural Implements then Dadaist. Unless the car is a Lada it looks to be Surreal. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-01-25 16:38 |
| #2 There are 9m people in Azerbaijan. There are at least 9m reasons for unrest. On the other hand, you could find something like this in Chicago or L.A. on a hot summer night. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2013-01-25 11:54 |
| #1 The ostentatious display of wealth and aggressive, arrogant behavior among well-connected individuals is commonplace across resource-rich former Soviet republics and engenders much bitterness. Same thing here - Obama's attitude and parties embitters ME. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-01-25 07:47 |