Tag Archives: Police Militarization

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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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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Local Police and Much Else Will Be Militarized As Long As Federal Government Is

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Luther Blissett

By David Swanson Source: OpEdNews.com “Groups on the ground in St. Louis are calling for nationwide solidarity actions in support of Justice for Mike Brown and the end of police and extrajudicial killings everywhere.” As they should. And we should … Continue reading →

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The Stealing of America by the Cops, the Courts, the Corporations and Congress

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Luther Blissett

By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else.” —Author Tom Clancy Call it what you will—taxes, penalties, fees, … Continue reading →

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