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Brandon Darby, who helped organize the RNC protests, details in an open letter why he became an FBI informant. He says it wasn’t for money or to avoid prosecution but because he discovered that a few fellow activists were planning to make bombs. The majority of the activists who went to St. Paul did [...] The police were deliberately provocative, probably trying to stir things up. You think that $10 million insurance policy the RNC had against police brutality could have been a factor here? Sort of like a Get Out of Lawsuit Free card, I’m thinking. But some protesters did throw rocks, smash windows, slash tires. Were they all [...] From Twin Cities IndyMedia Affidavits released by law enforcement which were filed in support of the search warrants used in raids over the weekend, and used to support probable cause for the arrest warrants, are based on paid, confidential informants who infiltrated the RNCWC on behalf of law enforcement. Yes, we all know that [...] Above The Fold has this video, and lots more. Police officers used tear gas on a peaceful crowd that was following instructions in St. Paul on Tuesday evening. In an overwhelming show of force, well over a hundred riot police locked down 7th Street between Wabasha and St. Peter, surrounded protesters in the Poor People’s March, media, and bystanders and then proceeded to launch [...] From Danny on the MarxMail listserv. He was there and not happy about what he saw. (If you think you might be offended by Bad Words, then you best not read the whole post.) As their roadies tuned up and they were all set to go on, however, the fascist police occupation that now rules the [...] From Twin Cities Indymedia Live Wire Tue, 09/02/2008 – 19:53 Police Have Alerted Area Hospitals that they are going to begin gassing the crowd. Tue, 09/02/2008 – 19:45 RATM/Poor Peoples’ March- one protester snatched, organizers ask ppl in black to leave march or move to back Tue, 09/02/2008 – 19:41 Taser used at RATM/Poor Peoples’ [...] sole purpose appears to be to intimidate. I don’t know who is running this show but it smells like the Feds have been taking lessons from the pre-Olympics Chinese to me. John Robb Very cool demonstration from Minnesota of how police forces have been militarized. In addition to the five fold growth in SWAT forces since the 90′s, there’s been a shift in attitude. All likely due to a misdirection of GWOT [Global War of Terror] Homeland security $$ and thinking towards domestic protest. The side [...] From the San Francisco Chronicle |  | ||||
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