RNC Stasi Sweeps<http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/30/rnc-stasi-sweeps-a-bob-fletcher-special/%20>
"When word first hit about the raids committed by uniformed officers against various sites in Minneapolis and St. Paul, it was really bizarre and confusing. Why were the cops staging raids against people like Food Not Bombs? Why did they shut down the RNC Convergence Center and take all their computer gear? What the hell were Ramsey County sheriff's department people doing invading houses in Hennepin-fricking-County?
That last question, as it turns out, helps to answer some of the others.
Bob Fletcher is the sheriff of Ramsey County. Bob Fletcher is a Republican from the formerly lily-white St. Paul suburb of Maplewood, which has for decades had an uneasy relationship with its southern neighbor. Bob Fletcher is also on the verge of losing his job, as a long-standing FBI corruption probe that has already taken out two of his buddies is drawing its net around him; he may well feel that he has nothing to lose and everything to gain by using extralegal methods to please his RNC pals. "
News feeds
Twin Cities Indymedia <http://twincities.indymedia.org/> (up to the minute news)
Twin Cities Daily Planet <http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/>
Minnesota Independent <http://www.minnesotaindependent.com/>
Theuptake <http://theuptake.org/> Has a Google map of the raids
On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 9:33 AM, / dave / <a3n322 at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's heating up a wee bit in both cities:
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