Oakland demonstrator questions violence and vandalism

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I didn’t destroy any property yesterday, but destruction of property is not violent.
Derek Winslow • A demonstrator with the “Occupy Oakland” movement who was arrested early Thursday morning after overtaking a building in downtown Oakland. Winslow admitted that the occupation of the building, along with the ensuing fires that were set around the property to deter police, “wasn’t the best reaction, but we are frustrated.” More than 80 people were arrested after police deployed tear gas in the area. source

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14 Jun 2011 15:14

I could best describe him as a bully. He’s one of those people you’re constantly dealing with — confrontations with law enforcement, confrontations with neighbors
Chuck Curry, the county sheriff in Flathead County, Montanna • He’s talking about a guy named David Burgert, someone formerly in charge of a militia that wants to go to war with the National Guard and overthrow the government. Apparently, Burgert got in a shootout with police and then ran into the woods. They’ve been looking for him since the shootout happened Sunday, and they’ve only found stashes of guns and food. Let’s hope this guy doesn’t end up overthrowing our government any time soon. We’re shaking in our boots. source

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There are limits to outside engagement, and there has to be an enormous amount of local buy-in for this work.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Johnnie Carson • Regarding the off-in-the-distance assistance the country is giving the Somalian government in re-capturing Mogadishu, its capital, block by anarchy-ridden block. Why now? Simple. The U.S. is scared about the anarchic country’s increasing ties to Yemen and al-Qaeda. (Oh, and the pirates.) But they’re trying to help in a way that doesn’t bring back memories of the U.S.’ 1994 retreat from the country, which led to the anarchic state of affairs in the first place. “This is not an American offensive,” Carson said. “The U.S. military is not on the ground in Somalia. Full stop.” source

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I think it’s a strange choice for them … Irony is an overused word, but that’s somewhat ironic in this case.
Warwick Seay a.k.a. Warlock • Owner of the Circle-A Café in Milwakee’s uber-hip Riverwest neighborhood (where, strangely enough, we used to live) describing Wisconsin’s new logo for the Government Accountability Board, which looks a lot like the anarchy logo. So, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Disclosure: We used to work there back in the day) went out to find some hipsters to ask about this, and got this choice quote. • source

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