U.S. Marshals Service marked the 30th anniversary of Ruby Ridge by touting the marshal who was killed there (after he fired 7 shots). Here is my 1996 Wall Street Journal piece on the outrageous Valor Awards presented to the surviving marshals. The Wall Street Journal Wednesday, March 13, 1996 They Call This ‘Valor’ By James […]
Tucson: A 21-year veteran of the Border patrol was alone in a rural area when he was attacked by an unknown number of people and shot several times. He is in stable condition. Several people have been taken into custody, but no one has been charged at this time. [...]
A police officer who was severely wounded in an ambush attack is suing two leaders of the Black Lives Matter group for incitement of violence. The ambush was in retaliation for a prior police shooting of a black man. [...]
The agent faces charges of making a false statement about firing his weapon at Fincum's SUV without provocation. The news story omits the fact that there was no warrant for Finicum's arrest and, therefore, there was no justification for the roadblock in the first place, there were snipers in place, and the event was video recorded by an FBI drone, which suggests the shooting was planned. [...]
Laura Poitras poses for a portrait in New York. Poitras’ one-of-a-kind documentary “Citizenfour,” intimately captures Edward Snowden during his leak of NSA documents. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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