Veterans Arrive at Standing Rock to Act as ‘Human Shields’ for Water Protectors
"I signed up to serve my country and my people."
"I signed up to serve my country and my people."
This week on the New World Next Week: the FBI expands powers with Rule 41; France plans to drop carbon tax proposal; and Juncker begs EU members to stop having referendums.
This week on the New World Next Week: the FBI expands powers with Rule 41; France plans to drop carbon tax proposal; and Juncker begs EU members to stop having referendums.
The protests against the DAPL goes global.
Remember the crimes of Blackwater?
It’s doubtful protesters will be backing down anytime soon.
Damin Radford of New Zealand stands overlooking the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. Nov. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
As protesters against the North Dakota Access pipeline face increasing violence from law enforcement, more than 2,000 veterans have pledged to serve as “human shields,” with some arriving on Wednesday.
In this Tuesday, photo, Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier looks up from his desk in Mandan, N.D. Kirchmeier has led the police response to the Dakota Access oil pipeline protests, and shrugs off criticism that that response has been heavy-handed at times. Nov. 22, 2016 (AP Photo/James MacPherson)
Protesters gather at an encampment near Cannon Ball, N.D. on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016. (AP photo/James MacPherson)
Divide and conquer.
It’s one of the oldest military strategies in the books, and it’s proven to be the police state’s most effective weapon for maintaining the status quo.
How do you conquer a nation?
North Dakota Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple adjusts his tie during a meeting in Washington. Feb. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple ordered an emergency evacuation Monday of protesters at a camp near an oil pipeline due to “harsh winter conditions,” according to a statement from his office.