Gestapo tactics-Amy Goodman, journalist, arrested at RNC.
September 1, 2008 by Dusty
Watch it…amazing..simply fucking amazing. Fascism anyone?
From the email from DN and from their website:
Goodman was arrested while attempting to free two Democracy Now! producers who were being unlawfully detained. They are Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar. Kouddous and Salazar were arrested while they carried out their journalistic duties in covering street demonstrations at the Republican National Convention. Goodman’s crime appears to have been defending her colleagues and the freedom of the press.
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher told Democracy Now! that Kouddous and Salazar were being arrested on suspicion of rioting. They are currently being held at the Ramsey County jail in St. Paul.
Democracy Now! is calling on all journalists and concerned citizens to call the office of Mayor Chris Coleman and the Ramsey County Jail and demand the immediate release of Goodman, Kouddous and Salazar. These calls can be directed to: Chris Rider from Mayor Coleman’s office at 651-266-8535 and the Ramsey County Jail at 651-266-9350 (press extension 0).
Democracy Now! stands by Goodman, Kouddous and Salazar and condemns this action by Twin Cities law enforcement as a clear violation of the freedom of the press and the First Amendment rights of these journalists.
During the demonstration in which they were arrested law enforcement officers used pepper spray, rubber bullets, concussion grenades and excessive force. Several dozen others were also arrested during this action.
Amy Goodman is one of the most well-known and well-respected journalists in the United States. She has received journalism’s top honors for her reporting and has a distinguished reputation of bravery and courage. The arrest of Goodman, Kouddous and Salazar is a transparent attempt to intimidate journalists from the nation’s leading independent news outlet.
Democracy Now! is a nationally syndicated public TV and radio program that airs on over 700 radio and TV stations across the US and the globe.
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MSM has not reported on this whatsoever. Hard to believe this is happening in America. Didn’t Musharrif first jail the lawyers & journalists in his regime?
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Its because they think of Amy as a ‘leftwing nutjob’…and thats total bullshit.
She is a journalist Fran, she has won plenty of coveted awards for her investigative reports.
It sickens me that the MSM isn’t reporting this. They also didn’t report on the ABC reporters arrested during the DNC…fuckers.
Amy Goodman?
Who’s next, Gwen Ifill?
Maureen Dowd must be hiding somewhere under an alias…
lol@ Dowd crack Robb.
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thank god they arrested that bitch they need to put more of you baby killers in jail you bitch about rights being violated well amys not special and can do what ever the fuck she wants cause she is a journalist wannabe and what about the rights of the millions of unborn babies you all support called abortions the only abortions that should take place or should have taken place are all you people who fight for the right to kill babies or as you call it abortions
Looks like Scott Roeder got access to a pc again. Better put the straight jacket on…
Robb..I love how the Reichwing nutjobs aka the anti-choice fucktards think anyone that is even slightly liberal should not have the same rights as everyone else.
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