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Saturday, August 30, 2008 12:00 AM

Massive police raids on suspected protesters in Minneapolis

Several "hippie homes" are raided this morning by semi-automatic-weapon-wielding police squads.

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  • Saturday, August 30, 2008 11:12 AM

    wright5579

    Check out the website for yourself. These aren't a group of kids painting signs to wave in front of the convention.

    Yeah - anyone who is in the proximity of members of a group planning a street march that might block traffic should have their homes invaded, be put on the floor, be handcuffed by machine-gun-wielding police and have their computers and journals -- all before they have done anything remotely illegal. These are real terrorists -- true menaces to public order.

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