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"A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty."—James Madison
All that remains to be seen is who—or what—will set fire to the fuse.
We are poised at what seems to be the pinnacle of a manufactured breakdown, with police shooting unarmed citizens, snipers shooting police, global and domestic violence rising, and a political showdown between two presidential candidates equally matched in unpopularity.
The preparations for the Republican and Democratic national conventions taking place in Cleveland and Philadelphia—augmented by a $50 million federal security grant for each city—provide a foretaste of how the government plans to deal with any individual or group that steps out of line: they will be censored, silenced, spied on, caged, intimidated, interrogated, investigated, recorded, tracked, labeled, held at gunpoint, detained, restrained, arrested, tried and found guilty.
"I can't breathe," Garner pleaded eleven times — caught on film by Ramsey Orta — though Pantaleo refused to release his grip on the man's neck.
Garner's plea for his life became the rallying call of Black Lives Matter and police brutality activists across the nation and around the world — though the inhumanity of having to beg for one's life after committing a nonviolent, victimless crime remains sadly all-too-common.
© Carlo Allegri / ReutersA Dallas police sergeant wears a mourning band on his badge during a prayer vigil in a park following the multiple police shooting in Dallas, Texas, U.S., July 8, 2016.
The surge in police fatalities, recorded by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, follows a particularly deadly month for law enforcement after the high profile killings of police officers in Dallas, Texas and Baton Rouge. Cops were also shot in Michigan, Georgia, Tennessee and Missouri in incidents that garnered less media attention.
A total 31 police officers have been killed by guns in the line of duty up thus far in 2016, compared to 18 during the same period in 2015, according to the statistics.
© Eduardo Munoz / ReutersPeople take part in a protest against police brutality and in support of Black Lives Matter in New York July 9, 2016.
Mohammed's mother, Karla, said at a Liverpool protest in his honor: "I will not rest; I will walk in my son's shoes until I get answers, and anyone who had a hand in my boy's death will be brought to justice. "My son will not be a number or a statistic. His death will not be in vain."
Demonstrations have also taken place in London, where Black Lives Matter campaigners called for "Justice for Mzee" as they staged sit-ins, roadblocks and confrontations with police. In his memory, the new national executive council of the National Union of Students started its very first meeting with a minute of silence. According to the charity Inquest, Mzee Mohammed is the twenty-first black person to die in UK custody in the last six years. More than 140 black and other minority ethnic (BAME) people have died under police protection since 1990.
© www.zawya.comNew rules.
"I've never seen a line like this," said Claudia Regina, a staffer who's worked at the same airport jewelry store for 12 years. "People were complaining and were stressed about missing their flights."
While aviation agency Anac said the measures weren't connected to the Olympics, they were announced on Friday after a terror attack in Nice prompted Brazilian authorities to promise stricter security procedures during the games, which begin on Aug. 5. Andre Luis, a security official for airport operator Infraero at Santos Dumont, said he expected further delays on Monday evening when the number of flights out of the airport reaches its peak.
In an effort to ease congestion, passengers were handed clear plastic bags to separate their metallic objects while they waited in the lines. Luis said the security measures would be heaviest in Rio but would also affect passengers flying into the city from other parts of the country. He said airlines should have informed passengers to arrive at the airport earlier than usual. Peak hours are between 6 and 7 a.m. and 7 and 9 p.m.
Securing the airport is vital to the success of the games, with several delegations, including the British team, training outside of Rio. The early morning chaos follows a security scare last week when a pilot had to abort a landing when a group of pedestrians wandered onto the runway.
© SWNSBall is pictured in 1992 with the Prince of Wales, whom he once described as 'a loyal friend'.
Ball, now 84, was jailed last year for sexual assaults on eighteen teenagers between 1977 and 1992. The disgraced bishop was first cautioned for gross indecency with a teenage boy in 1993, but avoided trial and was allowed to continue working in schools and churches.
Sussex police documents, released under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act last week, reveal that Lambeth Palace, the residence of the head of the Church, received six letters and a number of verbal reports detailing allegations of abuse shortly after the initial investigation into Ball in 1992.
In the letters, Ball is accused of encouraged victims to pray naked, perform sex acts in front of him and share his bed.
The files indicate the Church failed to pass this evidence on to police. In February 1993, Lord Carey wrote to the director of public prosecutions and a chief constable in support of Ball.
Comment: These latest revelations are par for the course, pedophiles in high places are always protected:
- The real EU: Powerhouse and protection mechanism for pedophile elite
- Pedophile rings are enormous and pervasive among the world's elites
© Stahlgewitter Syrien / YouTube
The video was shot during the battle for Ramadi in Iraq, which is some 110km west of the capital, Baghdad. A truck belonging to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) carrying explosives, was heading towards a government compound, presumably with the driver intending to blow it up to inflict maximum damage.
Iraqi forces had their men positioned to intercept the truck and just as it was getting a bit too close for comfort, a soldier armed with a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) took the vehicle out.
© CENNaked man being chased by three policemen
Three policemen tried to stop the streaker as he ran at full speed through a public space.
Bemused onlookers recorded the bizarre scene as others out for a stroll were stopped in their tracks as the man, then the cops, raced past them.
The 22-year-old man from Tunisia, who has not been named, was seen running in the nude around the Pratto della Valle Square in the city of Padua in northern Italy.
He was spotted by a passing police patrol and amused onlookers watched as a game of cat and mouse unfolded.
Comment: Recent crazy, naked people stories:
- Texas: Crazy, naked woman dancing on truck shuts down highway traffic
- Disintegrating? Naked man takes over Times Square; demands a meeting with Trump
© EPAThe attacker fled the train but was chased and shot dead by police.
Three people in a group from Hong Kong were seriously hurt and one slightly injured in the attack in Wurzburg. Another 14 were treated for shock.
Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said the attacker was killed as he tried to flee the scene.
The motive for the attack is not yet clear.
The South China Morning Post said it was believed the four injured were a 62-year-old man, his 58-year-old wife, their daughter, 27, and her boyfriend, 31. The 17-year-old son travelling with them was not hurt, it said.
Comment: Rio: Welcome to the rest of the repressed world, changed for the worse by massive propaganda manipulations and fear mongering. Refreshing to hear you have managed to keep the security wolves from your door for so long.