Monthly Archives: March 2010

#230 | Reading between the lines: a poster on the “Conspiracy of Cells of Fire” case

Patission 61 & Skaramaga squat recently billposted the following poster about the series of arrests and warrants issued supposedly in relation to the “Conspiracy of Cells of Fire” case. One after the other these arrests have proved to be baseless, and it is clear that the state is experimenting on a new formula of incriminating [...]

#229 | Who killed 15-year old Hamidullah Najafi and blinded his 11-year old sister? (or, how far is Patisia from Piazza Fontana?)

Two days past the deadly blast in Patisia, Athens and the mystery around the attack remains. Police and media were (very) quick to put blame on the “conspiracy of cells of fire”, even if the group issued a credible-sounding statement denying any involvement in the attack. It is important to remember that in the cases [...]

#228 | Carmen M. is not alone… (the irresistible rise of grassroots base syndicalism in Greece)

Demonstration in solidarity with Carmen M. called by the Waiters’ and Cooks’ Base Trade Union: Propylea, Athens March 30th at 6pm. Carmen M. is a member of the waiters’ and cooks’ base trade union (σωματείο σερβιτόρων μαγείρων). After returning from a short medical leave she was fired by her boss, Stelios Karezos, owner of VIA-VAI [...]

#227 | Statement by the conspiracy of cells of fire regarding last night’s explosion

Rough translation; original on Athens IMC. The past 24 hours find us in an extreme emotional antithesis… On the one hand, great sorrow for the death of the 15-year old Afghani and the injury of his sister and on the other hand, maximum rage for the reportages of the media which totally arbitrarily and purposefully [...]

#226 | Bomb explosion outside the National School of Public Administration in Athens; 15-year old Afghani boy is dead; was there a warning call?

According to mainstream media reports, at around 2240 GMT+2 on Sunday night a bomb exploded outside the building housing the National School of Public Administration (EEDE) in the neighbourhood of Patisia, Athens. A 15-year old Afghani boy died from the explosion. The boy’s sister, 10, and their mother, 45, were lightly injured. Contrary to the [...]

#225 | Sweet, nationalist dreams… (You become a warmongering wanker, you are not born one)

“You are born Greek, you never become one; we’ll shed your blood, Albanian pigs.” “There will be bloodbath and then I’ll take revenge, when you bow to the flag and the cross” “They call them Skopjans*, they call them Albanians, I’ll stitch clothes with their skin” (*Skopjans is the derogatory term greek nationalists use for [...]

#224 | Yet another arrest for the Conspiracy of Cells of Fire; Public Power Corporation in Athens attacked

On Thursday (25.03) night, yet another youth was arrested in the city of Volos in relation to the conspiracy of cells of fire case. He will appear before the prosecutor this morning in Athens, where a solidarity gathering has already been called. The police have published his photograph (even, of course, if there hasn’t yet [...]

#223 | I Against I(MF)

A cab spinning on Syngrou Avenue. The driver is boasting on the phone about the ride he’s picked to the leafy, seaside suburb of Faliro. Faliro; tranquility and sea views, an island of quiet in an erratic city […] I’m feverish and after all the madness of the past few days the promise of a [...]