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by Arnold August source counterpunch A few days after the killing of Michael Brown, which occurred on August 9, 2014, Obama stated that “there are going to be different accounts” and “differences in terms of what needs to happen,” but “that’s...
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- Night Of Pain — Night Of Rage By Mumia Abu Jamal
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- Those Sneaky Commies
You know that those sneaky deaky commies have their handprints on the protests From the Drudge report: Communists, Palestinians Join Up In Oregon... Ferguson protesters overturn barricades, swarm courthouse... Throw urine-filled bottles at police......
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Latinamerican and Caribbean countries express solidarity with protesters in Ferguson US
Source venezuelanalysis
The ALBA countries released a joint statement Tuesday expressing their "profound concern" with the violence sparked by the police killing of an unarmed black teenager, which the bloc said is a reminder of the serious racial discrimination that has yet to be resolved in the United States.
"The countries of ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance of the People of Our Americas, integrated by Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Cuba, Bolivia, and various Caribbean nations) express their solidarity with the African descent communities of the United States," the statement added.
The bloc's statement calls on the U.S. government to carry out a fair and transparent investigation into the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson and demanded that security forces respect human rights when trying to control protests in the Missouri township, which has been affected by violent clashes of police against demostrators that claim justice.
"Alba also expresses its solidarity with the familiy of Michael Brown, ase well as with the other victims of the violence that has spread throughout Ferguson," the statement said.
Michael Brown was shot six times by police officer Darren Wilson, including twice in the head, and according to two witnesses, he had his hands in the air over his head when he was killed. Wilson was suspended with pay, but protesters are demanding the policeman be brought to justice.
The protests in Ferguson have left two people injured and 31 arrested.
- Ferguson, Obama And American Democracy
by Arnold August source counterpunch A few days after the killing of Michael Brown, which occurred on August 9, 2014, Obama stated that “there are going to be different accounts” and “differences in terms of what needs to happen,” but “that’s...
- A Silence That Speaks: Ayotzinapa And The Politics Of Listening
By Armando CarmonaSource Toward Freedom While the silence of the state reinforces its complicity in maintaining the drug war and the immense violence against the people of Mexico, the silence from below speaks of a shift in focus, where those at the grassroots...
- Blogs Ferguson, Human Rights & Capitalism’s War On Democracy
By Costas PanayotakisSource telesur As international concern over police repression in Ferguson, Missouri, has mounted, the Council of Europe—“the continent’s human rights organization,” (1) as it describes itself in its website—has also...
- Night Of Pain — Night Of Rage By Mumia Abu Jamal
Source: workers worldOunce again, a Black unarmend youth has been killed by a cop And while the facts surrounding the shooting are presently unclear, what is clear is that a cop shot 18-year-old Michael Brown eight times. According to at least...
- Those Sneaky Commies
You know that those sneaky deaky commies have their handprints on the protests From the Drudge report: Communists, Palestinians Join Up In Oregon... Ferguson protesters overturn barricades, swarm courthouse... Throw urine-filled bottles at police......