A declassified April 2014 Army Techniques Publication (ATP) outlines techniques for the Army to use against civilians in the U.S. and around the world when demonstrations turn to riots that must be brought under control. It must be noted that
On Sunday, a rally was held in South Los Angeles outside the LAPD’s 77th Division station, where about 100 protesters demanded that justice be done in the case of a mentally challenged 25-year-old who was fatally shot by police on August
The Justice Department under Eric Holder has issued a press release detailing its “civil rights investigation” in Ferguson. Among the revelations is that over 40 FBI agents are conducting an independent investigation of the scene of Michael Brown’s death: Attorney
On Monday, President Barack Obama said he believed there will be bipartisan interest in demilitarizing some aspects of local police forces after recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) – and many others – said turned the area into
Monday from the Brady Press Briefing Room, President Barack Obama called for calm from protesters and rioters in Ferguson, MO, saying, “Let’s seek to heal, rather than to wound each other,” and added we need to “unite as one America
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie pushed back against the idea that police officers had a problem with race when executing their duties as law enforcement officials. During a visit to Asbury Park, Christie was asked about the uproar in Ferguson, Missouri,
President Obama announced that the Justice Department would complete an independent investigation of the shooting death of African American teenager Michael Brown, in response to the continued unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. Holder is expected to travel to the St. Louis
Occupy Oakland came up for air again this past weekend, spurring two protests in Oakland. One was centered on events that have been transpiring in Ferguson, Missouri; another focused on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Friday night’s protest march revolving around Ferguson
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (UPI) — Details from the official autopsy of Michael Brown began to seep out just hours after the release of a privately conducted autopsy, revealing that the toxicology report found marijuana in Brown’s system when he died.
Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua released an op-ed written by commentator Li Li Monday, titled “Commentary: Ferguson riot reveals U.S. racial divide, human rights flaw.” The author begins by briefly mentioning the progress America has made in advancing its civil
Missouri State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City), whose district includes Ferguson, declared “we have anarchists here” in an interview on the Fox News Channel’s “The Real Story” on Monday. Previously, she reported that there was an “outside influence” causing some
Before he was shot and killed, Michael Brown allegedly bum rushed officer Darren Wilson multiple times, punched him in the face, grabbed his gun and caused it to discharge, and even taunted Wilson, saying, “You’re not going to shoot me,”
Republicans are criticizing efforts by liberal organizers to set up voter registration booths at the site where Missouri teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by a local police officer. Reports of the voter registration tables have been reported via
The national media has been focused intently on the unrest going on in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, this week, and some reports noted that two people were shot during the rioting over the weekend. However, during that
Last week, prompted by complaints about his statement of sympathy on the death of Robin Williams while remaining silent on the killing of an unarmed black man by police, President Barack Obama issued a statement about the shooting of 18-year-old
Even as Democratic Missouri Governor Jay Nixon calls National Guard troops to attempt to quell the Ferguson riots and looting, President Barack Obama will resume his luxury vacation at a posh, $12 million, 17-room mansion in tony Martha’s Vineyard for
Democratic Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D-MO) said on Sunday he was “thunderstruck” by the “over-militarization” of the police in responding to the Ferguson riots and looting. Hours later, he ordered in the U.S. military in the form of the National
The use of tear gas by Missouri law enforcement has caused a run on gas masks in the St. Louis area. Local residents, reporters, and video production crews are making last minute calls to places like Uncle Sam’s military surplus
In an appearance on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” former libertarian-leaning Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) expressed his disdain for the direction law enforcement took in Ferguson, MO amid the turmoil surrounding the protests of the killing of Michael Brown. Paul pointed
Monday on “Democracy Now,” host Amy Goodman spoke with Steven Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA, who claimed his organization sent a 13-person delegation to observe the protests and riots in Ferguson, MO because there is an “escalating human
Missouri State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City), who represents Ferguson, blamed an “outside influence that is coming into Ferguson and misrepresenting the values of this community” for some of the increased violence. “I will tell you that many of the
Monday on MSNBC’s “NewsNation with Tamron Hall,” Al Sharpton said it’s “sickening” that the authorities response to protests and riots in Ferguson is to turn the St. Louis suburb into a “police state.” Sharpton said, “The definition of a police
It seems that everyone has an opinion, often heated, concerning the death of Michael Brown at the hands of a Ferguson, MO police officer. So much is yet to be determined about the shooting, but that isn’t stopping celebrities from
After chaos broke out in Ferguson, Missouri on Sunday evening, CNN anchor Don Lemon said he felt safe because he was close to the strong police presence. “But right now I feel safe because we have so much presence. And
In response to Holder DOJ Behind the Suppression of Michael Brown Robbery Video : I find this whole idea of suppressing the truth because it might be “inflammatory” to be incredibly offensive, not to mention obviously ineffectual. The people who
