Refugees fleeing unrest in Iraq received a very poor welcome in Finland this week. John Iadarola (Think Tank) and Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

“After fleeing bombs and beheadings, Iraqi asylum seekers must now also face discrimination upon arrival to Finland. State media reported that dozens of Finnish nationalists greeted the Iraqi contingent by hurling rocks and setting of fireworks. One man was even dressed like a Ku Klux Klan member.

While the protesters were not particularly large in number – only about three-dozen according to the New York Times – they are indicative of Finland’s hostile reception to refugees and asylum seekers. The incident took place in Lahti, a town in southern Finland. Meanwhile, a gas bomb was thrown at a reception center in Kouvola, which is also in southern Finland.”*

Read more here: http://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/0…