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“There were no bombs or anything in there”<\/h2>\n

Following on from the DNC protests<\/a>, this coming week brings protests against the other wing of the party of capital, the Republicrats. Fox News reports — kinda redundantly — that “The FBI won\u2019t specify about any ongoing investigations pertaining to the Republican Convention, but say they\u2019re keeping a close eye on an anarchist group that\u2019s been making threats on their website”. CNN reports that:<\/p>\n

Police raid headquarters of RNC protesters<\/a><\/p>\n

* Armed police officers raid rental hall used by group planning RNC protest
\n* Police temporarily detained, photographed 50 people inside building
\n* No word yet as to what police were looking for<\/p>\n

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<\/a>, 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 arrested, the group said police temporarily detained and photographed at least 50 people who were inside the building. St. Paul Police spokesman Tom Walsh said they were executing a search warrant. “The cause for the search warrant is not public at this time,” Walsh said. As many as 30 police officers entered with guns drawn, according to witnesses in the building. “The convergence center is simply a gathering place and is not used for illegal actions — it is a place for workshops and trainings,” a statement from the protest group said. “Tonight, we were watching films and sharing food.” “We are now accused of a simple fire code violation,” the statement said. Oddie Miller, a 19-year-old from Fort Collins, Colorado, said it was “just a space to get food, free Internet, community organization.” “There were no bombs or anything in there,” Miller said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

CNN didn’t report that incredibly brave police handcuffed a 4 year old child<\/a> in the space!<\/p>\n

Can’t be too careful eh?<\/p>\n

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Funnily enough, if the police were looking for bombs, they might well have had better luck elsewhere… Say, at a US military base; I’m sure there’s at least one or two somewhere<\/em> in North America. Oh, also Afghanistan, Bahrain, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Germany, Greenland, Guam, Iraq, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, The Netherlands, Panama, The Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom… (see also<\/em> : Department of Defense, ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS BY REGIONAL AREA AND BY COUNTRY (309A), DECEMBER 31, 2005 [PDF<\/a>]).<\/p>\n

A more extensive report is available via<\/em> Twin Cities Daily Planet<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Police break down doors in night-time raid on anarchist meeting<\/a>
\nMary Turck<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard somebody saying, \u2018They\u2019re coming, they\u2019re coming!\u2019 And feet pounding on the back stairs, pounding on the door saying they had a search warrant. They busted through the door. They\u2019ve got their guns cocked at people.\u201d Sammy Schutz held tightly to five-year-old Gabe, who had been watching a video with his mother and father and about 20 other people when the police stormed into 827 Smith Avenue in St. Paul, ordering everyone down on the floor.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I could feel was Mama Bear\u2014do whatever you want to do to me, but I need to get my son out safe. He was watching his dad get handcuffed. And he\u2019s saying, \u2018Mommy, mommy, why did they crash through the door?\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Anyway, the Stimulator is once again on the case. And as in the case of protests against the DNC, there\u2019s (literally) fuck-all reportage in the Australian media about the upcoming protests, but no doubt massive attention will be paid to the horse trading going on within the halls of Democratic<\/strike> Republican privilege.<\/p>\n

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See also<\/em> : Protest RNC 2008<\/a> | Twin Cities Indymedia<\/a><\/p>\n