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After DEA's Drug Raid Horrors Erupt in Honduras, Human Rights Groups Demand Answers for Dead Innocents

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. May 23, 2012.

May 11th, Honduran police and DEA agents engaged in a disastrous series of heavy-handed tactics, mistakenly killing four innocent Hondurans before inspiring a machete-yielding mob.

Drug War Disaster: Student Busted for Pot Abandoned in Cell, Forced to Drink Own Urine to Survive

Staff, AFP. May 3, 2012.

After getting arrested for smoking marijuana on 4/20, 23-year-old Daniel Chong was forgotten in his cell for days, leaving him forced to drink his own urine.

#OpCannabis: Anonymous Hackers Take Up Marijuana Activism

Stephen C. Webster, Raw Story. April 21, 2012.

Hacktivist Anonymous began the "OpCannabis" to throw the collective's weight behind drug reform.

San Francisco Responds to Oaksterdam Raid With Pro-Pot Protest

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. April 7, 2012.

Those federal dollars are better spent on programs that actually help people, and people are concerned about this having a deleterious impact on the state's economy.

The Oakland Paradox: Obama, Weed, and Guns

Russ Baker, WhoWhatWhy.com. April 6, 2012.

Having secured the democratic vote based on the right-wing options, Obama is cracking down on medical marijuana to appeal to new voters and maintain Big Pharma's allegiance.

'It's All Political': Eviction and Arrests of Global Revolution Livestreamers Part of Pattern of Crackdowns on Alternative Living

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. January 4, 2012.

Released from jail after their arrest at a Brooklyn collective living space, livestreamers affiliated with Occupy Wall Street tell their stories.

Raiding Seattle: The Justice Department's Latest Offensive Against Medical Marijuana

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. November 16, 2011.

In an orchestrated strike Tuesday, DEA agents raided at least 14 medical marijuana dispensaries in the Seattle area.

Who's Behind The New Yorker's "Official" Story Of The Raid That Killed Bin Laden?

Russ Baker, WhoWhatWhy.com. August 17, 2011.

On closer inspection, the widely-celebrated New Yorker cover story on the death of Osama Bin Laden raises more questions than it answers.

Collateral Damage: Children in the Aftermath of Immigration Raids

Travis Packer, Immigration Impact. February 23, 2010.

Though often overlooked in the immigration debate, there are roughly 5.5 million children in the U.S. with at least one parent who is an immigrant in the country illegally.

Jail Sentences for Cops Who Planted Pot on 92-Year Old They Killed in Botched Drug Raid

Christopher Moraff, AlterNet. February 26, 2009.

Three former Atlanta police officers were sentenced for shooting Kathryn Johnston and attempting to cover up their cruel acts.

As a Nation of Immigrants, How We Treat Undocumented People Speaks Volumes

Staff, National Council of La Raza. February 25, 2009.

When it comes to immigration, we really do need change we can believe in.

Congressman Insults Entire Community By Praising Postville Raid

Lynn Tramonte, America's Voice. December 16, 2008.

Talk about adding insult to injury.

Crackdown Begins: Food Not Bombs House Among Saturday Raids Ahead of RNC

Paul Schmelzer, Minnesota Independent. August 31, 2008.

The police assault on civil liberties takes an early start ahead of the RNC.

Correction: U.S. raided Iran's proto consulate in Iraq, regional war postponed

Lindsay Beyerstein, January 12, 2007.

Semantics save the day.

Iraqi Prime Minister disavows US raid

Lindsay Beyerstein, October 26, 2006.

PM says he was not consulted.

More Drug War Deaths: Violent DEA-Backed Honduran Drug Raid Kills 4 Civilians, Wounds 4

Bryan Le, December 31, 1969.


Is the New York Times Embedded With the NYPD?

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.


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