The American government intrudes in the lives of people all over the word in the so-called war on terror claiming they want to end it.
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War on Terror
Release Us: A Powerful Short Film on Police Brutality
500 innocent Americans are murdered by police every year (USDOJ). 5,000 since 9/11, equal to the number of US soldiers lost in Iraq.
In 1994 the US Government passed a law authorizing the Pentagon to donate surplus Cold War era military equipment to local police departments.
In the 20 years since, weaponry designed for use on a foreign battlefield, has been handed over for use on American streets…against American citizens.
The “War on Drugs” and the “War on Terror” replaced the Cold War with billions in funding and dozens of laws geared towards this new “war” against its own citizens.
This militarization of the police force has created what is being called an “epidemic of police brutality” sweeping the nation.
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What really happened when a U.S. drone hit a Yemeni wedding convoy?
Iona Craig journeyed to the site of last month’s U.S. drone strike in Yemen for the incident’s first in-depth account
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Domestic Terrorist
“There is a strange phenomena taking place in America. This country has spent trillions in its war on terror, yet turned a blind eye to the terrorist right here at home.”
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