ACLU: Undercover Cops Staged Confrontation Amid DNC

Repeat after me, "2008 not 1968". I just don't get this mindset, I mean, what's so scary about a bunch of DFH's? They don't believe in guns, rarely indulge in physical violence and are usually yelling about peace and love.

DENVER -- The American Civil Liberties Union says undercover police officers posing as protesters staged a violent confrontation with another officer during the Democratic convention in Denver.

The ACLU told The Denver Post it obtained a use-of-force police report that showed the undercover officers pretended to struggle with a police commander so they could be removed from the crowd without blowing their cover.

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"The actions of the undercover detectives on August 25, 2008, may have had the effect of exacerbating an already 'tense situation,' as their feigned struggle led nearby officers and the public to believe that a commanding officer was being attacked by protestors and that the situation necessitated the use of chemical agents," stated staff attorney Taylor Pendergrass in the letter requesting the investigation.

50k Expected In Minneapolis To Protest

Wonder how many of them they got illegally arrested beforehand? The Police State at it's finest.

About 50,000 are expected today, despite no-shows by President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. The protest begins at 11 a.m. at the Capitol building and will march to the Xcel Energy Center and back.

Despite the big-name cancellations and the preconvention police raids, organizers expect thousands of anti-war demonstrators to march this afternoon from the State Capitol to the site of the Republican National Convention.

They say their passion will not be dampened now that President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are skipping their convention speeches because of Hurricane Gustav. If anything, they say, the storm enhances their message that investing in human needs must outweigh waging an expensive war.

But the protesters are also concerned that aggressive police tactics could cull their numbers, which they estimate could reach 50,000 today.

There is some scary shit going on over there.