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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.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Saturday, August 30, 2008 03:46 PM

    Rutherford is right.....

    You can just wait until someone blocks traffic and then easily arrest them. Mass preventive detentions, rifle-toting SWAT teams, and home invasions are repulsive.-- GlennGreenwald

    Easily arrest them? I'd say that Chicago 68 and Seattle 99 demonstrate otherwise. When an organization says...

    We are not Chicago in 68 or Seattle in 99. While we may draw inspiration from actions of the past, it is important that we not hold them up to be unattainable “high water marks”. Rather they are battles with some elements of victory meant to be built on and surpassed.

    Isn't this conspiracy to riot writ large? Waiting to confront a large mob that has violence in mind is the height of stupidity and dangerous to all involved. Which I think is what you have in mind. Tsk.

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