http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/anarchists/ en-us Thu, 4 Sep 2008 01:13:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074194/posts How The West Was Won The rapid and unexpected decline of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq was officially recognized this week, when Maj. Gen. John Kelly, commanding the Marine Expeditionary Force, turned operational control of Anbar Province over to the Iraqi army and police. Anbar, a vast expanse of desert the size of North Carolina, had been the stronghold of the Sunni insurgency. For years, foreign fighters loyal to al-Qaida had sneaked across Iraq's northwestern border with Syria, into Anbar and down a "rat line" of safe houses in Haditha, Ramadi and Hit. From Fallujah, the arch terrorist Zarqawi... Previous Thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074194/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 01:13:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077722/posts Link CBS11TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077722/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 23:28:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077077/posts University of Minnesota staff were key coordinators of the recent violent protests at the Republican National Convention (RNC). The university employees are also members of the local clerical union of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees. The AFSCME is part of the AFL-CIO union. Protests turned violent at the 2008 RNC located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Police have arrested hundreds of demonstrators for violent attacks on police officers and bystanders and other more nuisance crimes. The Saint Paul Police have identified an anarchist group called the RNC Welcoming Committee as being at the center of the violence.... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077077/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 04:08:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076847/posts Protesters Say They're Proud Of RNC ActsSep 7, 2008 12:20 pm US/Central MINNEAPOLIS (AP) For two years, demonstrators had been looking toward the first four days in September -- when they'd take to the streets of St. Paul to speak out against the war in Iraq, the Bush administration and the Republican agenda. **SNIP** She pointed to Thursday night, when hundreds of people stayed on the streets of St. Paul, even after police told them to leave. Nearly 400 people were arrested, including Sundin. "I think it made a very strong statement," she said. **SNIP** "We think we were able... WCCO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076847/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 20:01:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074271/posts Eight members of the RNC Welcoming Committee, a self-described anarchist organization, each one faces four charges for their alleged plans to disrupt the convention. Each individual was charged Wednesday with second-degree furtherance of terrorism, conspiracy to riot, conspiracy to commit civil disorder and conspiracy to damage property. Those arrested were Robert Joseph Czernik, Monica Rachel Bicking, Erik Charles Oseland, Garrett Scott Fitzgerald, Nathanial David Secor, Max Jacob Speckton, Luce Guillen-Givens, and Eryn Trimmer. The eight were arrested after Ramsey County Sheriff’s deputies raided four homes in Minneapolis and St. Paul on Aug. 30 and 31. They are all being held... KSTP.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074271/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 04:59:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074075/posts St. Paul police's chief said this morning that police are anticipating a quiet day for the Republican National Convention, though they are keeping a close eye on a Rage Against the Machine concert tonight in Minneapolis. Protests at the Capitol today are not expected to be large or disruptive, Chief John Harrington said at today's press briefing. "The one element today that is being discussed as being a possible area of disruption" is the concern at the Target Center, Harrington said, adding they are assisting Minneapolis police in their preparations. Asked if he had concerns about a riot that occurred... St Paul (Mn) Pioneer Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074075/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 22:14:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073673/posts Almost a year to the day before the Republican National Convention began, members of a self-described anarchist group gathered to talk about ways to disrupt it, including kidnapping delegates, sabotaging air vents at the Xcel Energy Center, blocking bridges and "capturing federal buildings" in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Unbeknown to the RNC Welcoming Committee, two police informants and an undercover investigator had infiltrated their ranks, according to an affidavit and search warrant application filed Tuesday. mpls star tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073673/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 13:12:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073656/posts A year ago, the Ramsey County sheriff's office began looking closely at a group called the Republican National Convention Welcoming Committee. What it found, according to an 18-page search warrant application and affidavit, led to weekend raids on two Minneapolis homes and a temporary St. Paul office for the self-described anarchist group. According to the document, investigation learned: The self-described anarchist group — whose main goal was to "crash" the Republican National Convention," according to its Web site — traveled to or communicated with affinity groups in 67 cities to recruit members and raise money. Group members discussed the possibility... pioneer press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073656/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 12:51:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073434/posts Who are these "Anarchists"? Where do they get their marching orders? Notice they were in Denver but did they go crazy there? No. Because their goals are the same as the New Socialists now running the Democratic Party. In the 1930's the Brownshirts did the bidding for the Nazi's. Well, it seems to me that these New Socialists (please remember that the Nazi's were in fact socialists-check your history if you don't think that is true, or look up the meaning in the dictionary) are on the same page. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073434/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 01:59:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073350/posts The second day of the Republican National Convention once again began with police and protesters clashing in the streets of downtown St. Paul. Not long after members of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign began their march to the Xcel Energy Center, a splinter group of anarchists emerged, wreaking havoc. While group leaders said their march would deviate from the permitted path past the Ramsey County Jail, they told officials they weren't behind the sudden burst of violence. However, in a media statement, the group promised multiple acts of civil disobedience and plans to serve Republicans with a citizen's... KSTP.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073350/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 23:29:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2071733/posts A dust storm chased away some participants from the counterculture Burning Man festival before its traditional climax Saturday night on the northern Nevada desert, authorities said. [snip] "We are in (a) total whiteout," he wrote by e-mail. "A similar cold front caused a major dust event on Monday. The rest of the event has been relatively dust-free." ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2071733/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:15:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071715/posts Ramsey County sheriff's deputies found weapons and devices to disable buses - among other items - in searches in the Twin Cities last night and today. Authorities said the items came from "key members of the RNC Welcoming Committee," a self-described anarchist group. Five people have been arrested and four properties have been searched, according to the sheriff's office. At 8 a.m. today, the sheriff's office executed search warrants at three Minneapolis homes - 2301 23rd Ave. S., 3500 Harriet Ave. and 3240 17th Ave. S. The FBI, Minneapolis police and the Hennepin County sheriff's office assisted them. "The 'Welcoming... TwinCities.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071715/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:00:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071517/posts Police in Minnesota raided a building in St. Paul and several homes in Minneapolis last night, confiscating materials believed to be stockpiled for protests, vandalism and riots by an anarchist group calling themselves the RNC Welcoming Committee. Five people were arrested and more than 100 handcuffed, questioned and released when a Ramsey County police force – assisted by the FBI, Hennepin County, and Minneapolis law enforcement – executed a search warrant against a group considered a threat to launch violent protests during this week's Republican National Convention. Ramsey County Sherriff Bob Fletcher read from a statement this morning, describing the... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071517/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:26:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071411/posts Ramsey County sheriff's deputies found weapons and devices to disable buses - among other items - in searches in the Twin Cities last night and today. Authorities said the items came from "key members of the RNC Welcoming Committee," a self-described anarchist group. Five people have been arrested and four properties have been searched, according to the sheriff's office. At 8 a.m. today, the sheriff's office executed search warrants at three Minneapolis homes - 2301 23rd Ave. S., 3500 Harriet Ave. and 3240 17th Ave. S. The FBI, Minneapolis police and the Hennepin County sheriff's office assisted them. "The 'Welcoming... pioneer depressed http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071411/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:35:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071121/posts Police raid headquarters of RNC protesters Story Highlights Armed police officers raid rental hall used by group planning RNC protest Police temporarily detained, photographed 50 people inside building No word yet as to what police were looking for ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- Police raided a rental hall used by a group organizing protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday. The RNC Welcoming Committee, which describes itself as "anarchist/anti-authoritarian," accused St. Paul police of trying to disrupt their protest planned for Monday, the day the GOP convention is set to begin. While no one was... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071121/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:03:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068632/posts Hundreds of anti-war protesters have demonstrated amid heavy police security in the US city of Denver where the Democratic national convention is set to kick-off on Monday. It was the first in a series of protests by the group Recreate 68, whose name echoes the anti-war protests outside the party's convention in Chicago in 1968. Al Jazeera spoke to five protesters about why they were marching, and their hopes that those attending the convention would listen. Robert Joyet, Denver, Colorado I'm here to try to give a voice to the voiceless. The Democrats are supposed to be the party that... Al Jazeera http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068632/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:36:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068117/posts Excerpt - A day of relative quiet that had observers wondering what happened to the large demonstrations expected in Denver this week turned violent Monday night as police fired pepper balls and pepper spray at protesters. Police dressed in riot gear and wearing gas masks clashed with scores of people who refused to leave a one-block stretch of 15th Street near Civic Center Park. Police made 91 arrests. No serious injuries were reported. ~ snip ~ Rocky Mountain News (excerpt) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068117/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:21:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067604/posts Although the Democratic National Convention doesn’t start until today, Monday, August 25, the protests against the convention started the day before on Sunday. The PJM/LGF/zombietime photo team had not yet arrived in Denver, but luckily fellow photojournalist and LGF/zombietime stringer “El Marco” was on hand to record the day’s goings-on. (For this one report, all the photos are courtesy of El Marco; captions and layout are by zombie.) Let the games begin! The day’s theme was “End the Occupations” (yes, that’s occupations with an “s,” since anything the US does counts as an “occupation”). Recreate 68 — the organization... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067604/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:25:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050631/posts Madrid, 2008 In 1936, during the great Socialist Terror of the early months of the Civil War, the large monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Cerro de los Ángeles, near Madrid, was attacked and demolished, a symbol of one of the harshest large-scale persecutions of the Church in History. From one of the stones of the demolished statue, a small sculpture of the Sacred Heart was sculpted and placed in the public garden outside the Parish Church of San Antonio de la Florida, in Madrid - otherwise a very famous building due to the extensive paintings of... Rorate Caeli http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050631/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:00:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061912/posts DENVER (CBS4) ― With the Democratic National Convention less than two weeks away, CBS4 has learned some of what security planners are preparing for. Multiple law enforcement sources talked to CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass about their contingency plans, provided they were not identified. Planners have studied past protests from around the world and looked at tactics used by demonstrators in previous protests. They're hoping that research will help them respond effectively to whatever might occur in Denver during convention week. The Secret Service has been sharing information with local security authorities. One of the major concerns: protestors using cars to... cbs4denver.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061912/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:43:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060272/posts Joe Repya, who organized a 2003 effort that produced 30,000 "Liberate Iraq -- Support Our Troops" signs, has a new plan, this time focused on expected protesters to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Repya and a coalition that includes Minnesota's American Legion and Disabled America Veterans plan to distribute at least 3,000 signs saying "Victory Over Terrorism -- Let Our Soldiers Win." Repya hopes to have people line the streets around the Xcel Energy Center as an expression of support for the war in Iraq to counter war protesters, who plan to march to the Xcel Center from... StarTribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060272/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:39:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057414/posts 'Taking Woodstock' set to start Emile Hirsch, Demetri Martin to star in Ang Lee pic By MICHAEL FLEMING Focus Features will begin production late this month on "Taking Woodstock," scripted by James Schamus and to be directed by Ang Lee. Lee's ensemble cast includes Emile Hirsch, Imelda Staunton and Liev Schreiber. Pic is an adaptation of the memoir of Elliot Tiber, who played a role in helping the historic 1969 music fest unfold on his neighbor's farm (Daily Variety, April 22). Less than a month ago, Focus had been thinking about postponing the start of production over concerns that a... Variety http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057414/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:00:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054486/posts IT'S murder out there if you like to walk. The bike people won't repeat this. But those who enjoy hoofing it on city streets stand a good chance of experiencing a close encounter with a kamikaze rider who treats stoplights like suggestions, and pedestrians like speed bumps. And some of you will die. "Some guys are out for a quick buck - but you're always going to have that in New York," bike messenger Gilbert Diaz, 38, told me cheerfully after zipping along Chelsea's Ninth Avenue bike path. "I have [hit a pedestrian]," Diaz confessed. "You can't help it!" Each... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054486/posts#comment Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:12:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053885/posts A video showing a New York City police officer knocking a bicyclist to the ground has become a YouTube hit and cost the officer his badge and gun. An anonymous bystander posted the 70-second video over the weekend. In two days, it was viewed over 260,000 times. Viewers had rated it five stars and provided 647 reviews as of Tuesday. The video shows bicycle riders in Critical Mass pedaling through the streets of Times Square on Friday. The footage shows the incident first in real-time, then in slow motion. The officer stood in the street as some cyclists passed by,... Information Week http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053885/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:28:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053787/posts Smoking Gun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053787/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:57:36 GMT