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Monday, September 1, 2008 08:50 AM
Original article: Massive police raids on suspected protesters in Minneapolis

massive police raids

When one thinks of erosion it brings to mind the gradual geological processes that form such natural wonders a the Grand Canyon.

Today, civil rights are not being eroded, they are being washed away like sandcastles on a beach by an incoming tide. Shame is that many of our youngsters weren't around in the late 1930's when Herr Adolph employed identical tactics.

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