Tag Archives: Ferguson

Militarization of the Police: A Reflection of United States Foreign Policy

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Luther Blissett

The war is both domestic and international By Abayomi Azikiwe Source: Global Research Over the last 14 months the notion of the United States as a bastion of human rights and democracy has been further shattered. With the police killing … Continue reading →

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Internationally Banned Tear Gas: For Domestic Use Only

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Luther Blissett

By Abby Martin Source: Media Roots As unrest erupts from Oakland to Egypt, there’s one weapon of war that has come to define the militarized police state: tear gas. And while a St. Louis judge ruled recently that limits must be placed … Continue reading →

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Michael Brown was Killed Because He Didn’t Prostrate Himself to Police Authority

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Luther Blissett

This Killing, in Combat, Would Have Been a War Crime by DAVE LINDORFF Source: This Can’t Be Happening What’s wrong with Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson’s killing of the unarmed 18-year-old black teenager, Michael Brown, and with a Grand Jury … Continue reading →

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Onion Dispatches from Ferguson

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Luther Blissett

Source: The Onion Nation Doesn’t Know If It Can Take Another Bullshit Speech About Healing In the wake of a grand jury’s divisive decision not to charge Ferguson, MO police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed black … Continue reading →

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Darren Wilson Wasn’t the First: A Short History of Killer Cops Let Off the Hook

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Luther Blissett

The U.S. has a long history of allowing police to walk free after vicious racist violence. By Flint Taylor Source: In These Times The Ferguson grand jury’s decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of … Continue reading →

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The Onion on the Racist Police State

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Luther Blissett

Inspired by the situation in Ferguson, satirists at The Onion have been on a roll with a series of posts which are simultaneously humorous, incisive and sadly true as commentary on the absurdity and psychopathy of what so many accept … Continue reading →

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Ferguson: No Justice in the American Police State

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Luther Blissett

By Paul Craig Roberts Source: Foreign Policy Journal There are reports that American police kill 500 or more Americans every year. Few of these murdered Americans posed a threat to police. Police murder Americans for totally implausible reasons.  For example, … Continue reading →

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“Shock and Awe” Comes to America

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Luther Blissett

By Wayne Madsen Source: Strategic Culture Foundation The United States has employed «shock and awe» techniques – described by Pentagon policy documents as the use of «spectacular displays of force» to intimidate an opponent – against the civilian population of … Continue reading →

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