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Joan Brunwasser | 11.28.2011
We've all seen the recent images of the police brutality against Occupy, but this conduct hasn't suddenly occurred 'overnight'. For years, US police abuse has been spiralling upwards, this article providing a uniquely insightful vision of what that's meant, how it's occurred, and the efforts of one man to wake America to the disturbing reality it today faces. Investigative Journalist Who Blew Whistle on CT Cops Looks at Occupy Movement from Exile in Sweden
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Sara Mullen, ACLU of Pennsylvania | 11.04.2010
Class action lawsuit filed against the Philadelphia Police Department for racial profiling PHILADELPHIA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the law firm of Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing & Feinberg filed a federal class action today on behalf of eight African-American and Latino men who were stopped by Philadelphia police officers solely on the basis of their race or ethnicity. The suit alleges that thousands of people each year are illegally stopped, frisked, searched, and detained by the Philadelphia Police Department as part of its stop-and-frisk policy.
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scott huminski | 10.22.2010
Anti USA Police State rock music album released by American rocker who has been targeted with a decade of government oppression. Scott X and the Constitution Commandos take on corrupt and criminal acts of the government with their new album: "Fighting the U.S. Police State With Music". American musician that has become totally fed up with
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Rich Gardner | 02.13.2009
James Gilligan gives his side of the 3rd Presidential Debate at Hofstra University.  James Gilligan was in a front-line unit that headed into Iraq as part of the initial assault. His unit went all the way into Baghdad and then turned their responsibilities over to follow-on Coalition forces. The plan from that point was to "Reconstruct and reconstitute and rebuild the government from the ground up." Gilligan's unit rotated back to Camp LeJeune, within weeks he was sent on to Guantanamo Bay for a 6 month rotation in May of 2003. After six months in Cuba, he was deployed again for six months in OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom) in Afghanistan. His unit between May and November 2004 watched over a dam at an FOB (Forward Operating Base) and provided election security and other vehicle convoy operations on other FOBs.
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Bill Perry | 10.18.2008
Iraq Veterans Against the War attempted to ask McCain why he always fails to vote for the V.A.'s efforts to fund attempts at restoring Veterans "Quality of Life", and to ask Obama if immediate and full withdrawal of our Occupation Forces should begin upon his inauguration. Watch the Democracy Now! footage II Read the IVAW response on their website. This is what Democracy looks like?
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Brian McKenna, Counterpunch | 05.19.2008
The new Mayor, Michael Nutter, an African American, has taken no action against them as a result of the trial. In fact, he has said nothing publicly about the McKenna/Carnation victory. Instead Philadelphia's solicitor told the media that the city is disappointed and will investigate legal opportunities to challenge the verdict. By its inaction Philadelphia continues to protect racist officers, fostering a climate of intimidation that no doubt contributed to the May 5th 2008 beatings. May 19, 2008
White Cops Defend Black Cops, Suffer Terribly, Win
The Coalition of Organizations Against Police Abuse JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST POLICE BEATINGS AND MURDER OF
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