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Title: Report: Oakland cops pointed guns at sleeping baby
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URL Source: http://www.salon.com/2013/01/31/oak ... pointed_guns_at_sleeping_baby/
Published: Feb 2, 2013
Author: Natasha Lennard
Post Date: 2013-02-02 15:35:57 by Capitalist Eric
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Views: 53392
Comments: 91
According to an independent report investigating Oakland police misconduct, two cops pointed their guns at a sleeping 1-year-old while investigating a misdemeanor crime.
The incident was flagged by Independent Monitor Robert Warshaw, who is responsible for auditing the OPD’s progress in complying with a Negotiated Settlement Agreement to resolve allegations of police misconduct. According to Warshaw’s most recent report, the OPD’s compliance decreased for the second quarter in a row. As well as highlighting the police department’s failure to investigate Occupy Oakland complaints, Warshaw’s report briefly mentions a troubling incident:
[D]uring a search warrant, two officers pointed their firearms at a sleeping 19-month-old child who, of course, posed no immediate threat to the officers or others. The crime being investigated, according to the reports, involved a misdemeanor offense.
The report also notes that in the past quarter, five incidents reportedly took place in which Oakland police pointed their guns at citizens when no crime had been committed.
As the East Bay Express notes, this incident, alongside Warshaw’s broader findings, stand “in stark contrast to recent statements by Mayor Jean Quan.” Last week, the mayor told press, “The reality is that we’re making progress, this police department is changing.”
Oakland police have a storied history of aggressive treatment of residents. Forty-four officers faced disciplinary action over their behavior during Occupy Oakland protests, which included seriously injuring an Iraq War veteran with a beanbag projectile shot at his head at close range.
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I can assure you that he is no retread.
No you can't.
#12. To: A K A Stone (#6)
delete threads that name call visitors
I said "Queer Progressive Canary", and you naturally assumed it was yutard. You called it out.
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#13. To: yukon (#11)
No you can't.
Yes I can as I personally know him.
#14. To: A K A Stone (#13)
I personally know him.
That makes no difference. You can't prove it so don't even get started.
#15. To: hondo68 (#12)
"Queer Progressive Canary"
You Calfags are, retread bushbot/hondouche.
#16. To: A K A Stone, pukon (#13)
No you can't.Yes I can as I personally know him.
You're wasting your time Stone... He's just like the Leftards he doesn't want to know the truth!!
Leftards "greener" pastures ------ a place where their lack of intelligence isn't brought into question on every post!!
#17. To: CZ82, A K A Stone (#16)
he doesn't want to know the truth!!
You wouldn't recognize the truth if it bit you in your cellulite-laden ass.
When is Ron Paul going to introduce articles of impeachment for the traitor occupying the White House, chickenshit?
#18. To: yukon (#17)
When is Ron Paul going to introduce articles of impeachment
Ron Paul is retired from the HOR, moron.
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#19. To: yukon (#17)
When is Ron Paul
Pssst....Pssst... Ron Paul isn't in congress anymore.
What do you think of his son Rand?
#20. To: A K A Stone, yukon (#19)
What do you think of his son Rand?
He's our representative, and I'm still out on that one....
(“You can't always control who walks into your life but, you can control which window you throw them out of.”)
#21. To: Murron (#20)
He's our representative, and I'm still out on that one....
Why would you be out on that one? He has all the right positions and deals with them with conviction. He is not a phoney like most up there today.
#22. To: yukon (#17)
You wouldn't recognize the truth if it bit you in your cellulite-laden ass.
You're the one who voted for Mitt not me...
Leftards "greener" pastures ------ a place where their lack of intelligence isn't brought into question on every post!!
#23. To: hondo68 (#18)
Ron Paul is retired from the HOR, moron.
He couldn't even do it prior to retiring, could he, hondouche? Why not?
#24. To: A K A Stone (#19)
What do you think of his son Rand?
Ask me when he accomplishes something significant.
#25. To: CZ82 (#22)
You're the one who voted for Mitt not me...
You're admitting you voted for Obama.
#26. To: A K A Stone (#21)
Why would you be out on that one? He has all the right positions and deals with them with conviction. He is not a phoney like most up there today.
Sorry I took so long to get back, my guys cooked dinner tonight and I'm staring at a quarter pounder, double decker cheese burger....lol...
Anyway!
Rand sought fundraising help from GOP lawmakers who voted for the massive 2008 financial bailout, flip-flopping on a campaign promise to shun those lawmakers.
During the primary, Paul pledged not to accept contributions from any senator who had voted for the financial bailout. That promise was included on his campaign website, but he's taken it down since then.
He was a strong opponent of the National Defense Authorization Act 2012 with its inclusion of the “indefinite detention” powers, but he did another flip/flop and voted “Yes” in favor of the same bill for 2013.
I could be wrong, not sure, but libertarians, in my opinion, tend to be compromisers, and I have no faith, nor trust, in anyone who compromises their convictions.
He will lose my support completely if he continues to fold like a cheap suit on issues he claims to stand by. JMHO!
(“You can't always control who walks into your life but, you can control which window you throw them out of.”)
#27. To: Murron (#26)
He was a strong opponent of the National Defense Authorization Act 2012 with its inclusion of the “indefinite detention” powers, but he did another flip/flop and voted “Yes” in favor of the same bill for 2013.
I don't believe that Rand paul voted for the NDA. If I recall correctly he voted against it.
As for the other stuff about pledging not to take support from Senators that Supported TARP. I have never heard or seen anything about that.
Rand Paul 2016
#28. To: Murron (#26)
libertarians, in my opinion, tend to be compromisers
The flip flopping is due to the fact that he's not a libertarian, but a neocon progressive, IMO.
There is very little similarity to his father Ron, who is pro American.
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#29. To: Murron (#26)
Paul campaign manager Jesse Benton confirmed that the pledge is no longer operative, and explained that it was meant for the primary, when Paul was drawing a bright line between himself and Trey Grayson."That contest is won," said Benton. "He won the primary and he didn't take money from senators who backed the bailout. Now they're coming to support him, and he's not going to turn down support from Republicans. They're not looking for a seat at his table. They're supporting him because of his positions, and because of his steadfast commitment to principle."
It sounds like his pledge was so that he distinguished himself as not being owned by the same people who voted for TARP. They don't own him. He still votes the same way. That doesn't bother me as it seems like a pledge for the primary.
That is my opinion.
#30. To: A K A Stone (#2)
It's really not required to welcome everyone, especially known assholes. Why not throw the gaywad overboard?
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Say hi to your mom for me.
#31. To: hondo68 (#28)
The flip flopping is due to the fact that he's not a libertarian, but a neocon progressive, IMO.There is very little similarity to his father Ron, who is pro American.
Rand Paul isn't flip flopping on anything. He has all the same positions.
He is better then his father.
Ron paul was stupid being for legalization of Heroin and drugs like that. Rand is smarter.
Ron Paul was kind of naive when he talked about Muslims and said Iran was peaceful. Rand is much smarter saying that he isn't taking anything off the table in dealing with Iran.
Ron Paul looked like a total loon on Morton Downey Juniors Show. Rand doesn't come across as a fool.
On abortion, murder Ron paul says it is a states matter. That is a stupid position. Ron Paul didn't favor a constitutional amendment banning abortion. Rand does.
Rand Paul's positions are superior across the board, politically and morally.
I like Ron Paul and would vote for him. But to be honest some of his positions are nutty.
#32. To: Biff Tannen (#30)
It's really not required to welcome everyone, especially known assholes. Why not throw the gaywad overboard?
Can't we all just get along? ;)
#33. To: Biff Tannen (#30)
known assholes
Like you, twink?
#34. To: hondo68 (#28)
There is very little similarity to his father Ron, who is pro American.
Then why didn't Ron introduce articles of impeachment for your boy, Obama, retread Calfag, bushbot/hondouche?
#35. To: A K A Stone, hondo68 (#31)
Rand is smarter.
Almost everything is smarter than bushbot/hondouche.
#36. To: yukon (#34)
The real question is why doesn't Paul Ryan introduce articles of impeachment.
Why hasn't that little shrimp introduced them.
Hasn't he sided with Obama several times since the election?
#37. To: A K A Stone (#27)
I don't believe that Rand paul voted for the NDA. If I recall correctly he voted against it.As for the other stuff about pledging not to take support from Senators that Supported TARP. I have never heard or seen anything about that.
http://www.examiner.com/article/sen-rand-paul-voted-yes-for- the-650-billion-2013-ndaa
Sen. Rand Paul voted yes for the $650 billion 2013 NDAA
December 5, 2012
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) angered many of his father’s supporters by voting for the 2013 NDAA. Doug Stafford, Paul’s chief of staff, stated that Sen. Paul believes that “the full panoply of due process rights should apply to all persons, not just American citizens.” Sen. Paul, however, still voted for the passage of the NDAA.
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Below (votesmart.org) is one site that posted Rand voted 'NAY', this is where the confusion comes from.
HR 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Voting Record
U.S. Senate
KY: Jr Sen. Rand Paul, Republican- Nay
http://votesmart.org/bill/votes/420 50
(“You can't always control who walks into your life but, you can control which window you throw them out of.”)
#38. To: yukon (#34)
Then why didn't Ron introduce articles of impeachment for your boy, Obama, retread Calfag, bushbot/hondouche?
You should debate honestly. Obama is not Hondos boy. Romeny wasn't either but that doesn't make him an Obama supporter. He wanted someone to the right of Romney which I want too.
I went ahead and voted Romney because he was light years better. But Romney still was lacking. Hondo and others own their vote and not voting my way or your way doesn't make them Obama supporters. Well maybe a tiny bit.
#39. To: A K A Stone (#36)
Why hasn't that little shrimp introduced them.
Why not ask him? Unlike Ryan, Paul was a longtime Texas US Representative and presidential candidate with strong, vocal and monetary support.
#40. To: A K A Stone, hondo68 (#38)
You should debate honestly.
WTF do you or bushbot/hondouche know about integrity and honesty? Neither of you display either of it on internet forums.
#41. To: Murron (#37)
Noted. You are correct. Apparently it passed unanimously.
#42. To: yukon (#39)
Why not ask him? Unlike Ryan, Paul was a longtime Texas US Representative and presidential candidate with strong, vocal and monetary support.
Why not ask Ron Paul instead of us.
Paul Ryan was the VP candidate. Ron Paul never was.
Paul Ryan was touted as the future leader.
Why doesn't he introduce articles of impeachment?
Lets be honest here while we are at it. Wasn't Paul Ryans budget a bit timid?
#43. To: A K A Stone (#42)
Why not ask Ron Paul instead of us.Paul Ryan was the VP candidate.
Paul Ryan was touted as the future leader.
Wasn't Paul Ryans budget a bit timid?
I've never gotten an answer from Paul or his supporters.
BFD!
By whom?
Timid? Has it passed?
#44. To: A K A Stone (#37)
"As for the other stuff about pledging not to take support from Senators that Supported TARP. I have never heard or seen anything about that."
http://voices.washingtonpost.com /right-now/2010/06/rand_paul_ends_ban_on_support.html
The Washington Post, By David Weigel-- June 15, 2010
Rand Paul ends ban on support from pro-TARP senators
During the GOP primary for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, way back in August 2009, Rand Paul pledged to take no money from senators who backed the Troubled Asset Relief Program. It was tough for his opponent, Trey Grayson, to meet him on that pledge, because Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) backed TARP and supported Grayson. But Paul's Democratic opponent, Attorney General Jack Conway, is accusing him of breaking the pledge with an upcoming June 24 D.C. fundraiser. Evidence for the breaking-the-pledge claim (via the muckraking blog Barefoot and Progressive): the error you get when searching for it.
Paul campaign manager Jesse Benton confirmed that the pledge is no longer operative, and explained that it was meant for the primary, when Paul was drawing a bright line between himself and Trey Grayson.
"That contest is won," said Benton. "He won the primary and he didn't take money from senators who backed the bailout. Now they're coming to support him, and he's not going to turn down support from Republicans. They're not looking for a seat at his table. They're supporting him because of his positions, and because of his steadfast commitment to principle."
(“You can't always control who walks into your life but, you can control which window you throw them out of.”)
#45. To: A K A Stone (#41)
Noted. You are correct. Apparently it passed unanimously.
Thank you...
(“You can't always control who walks into your life but, you can control which window you throw them out of.”)
#46. To: A K A Stone, Murron, *The Two Parties ARE the Same* (#31) (Edited)
Ron Paul didn't favor a constitutional amendment banning abortion. Rand does.Murron>> Rand sought fundraising help from GOP lawmakers who voted for the massive 2008 financial bailout
The constitution protects all US citizens regardless of age. All that's needed is a president and attorney general willing to prosecute and hang baby murderers. Enforce the law! Try and hang baby murderers, deport the Bush & Obama guest illegal alien dream student invaders. We haven't tried a law abiding president yet, like Ron Paul would have been. Not since before Lincoln anyway.
Rand is on the take from big money D&R drug cartel political contributors, so ya he wants to keep drugs illegal to maximize profits. He's a drug pusher like most of the Republicans and Democrats.
On the take from the drug cartels and banksters, is right. He's a globalist, so not giving a damn about the American people is to be expected. It's the D&R crime syndicate's way of doing business.
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#47. To: A K A Stone (#31)
Rand Paul isn't flip flopping on anything. He has all the same positions.
This after Murron just demonstrated the point? You're as bad as the hardcore leftists, when they're faced with faced; you look away, and pretend you didn't see what you just saw.
Ron paul was stupid being for legalization of Heroin and drugs like that.
When was the last time a drug was prohibited in a Constitutional fashion? The word that should come to your mind is the word "prohibition." THAT is the only legal way to outlaw a drug. And since neither heroin nor any other drug has been constitutionally prohibited, the JBTs have NO AUTHORITY for their so-called "War on Drugs," which has been an abject failure.
Of course, the WOD has been the justification for a variety of police-state tactics, such as no-knock raids, asset forfeiture, money-laundering laws (which can get you put in jail if you happen to have too much cash on you), and so on...
Ron Paul gets it. You, OTOH, are merely another sheeple, who thinks you think. You don't. You're rather believe in the more interesting two-party fraud that our government has become, and think having the right boot on the back of your neck is somehow better than having the left boot on it...
You prefer to believe in the easily-digested contest between two pro-wrestlers, than admit that it's all a fraud.
Ron Paul was kind of naive when he talked about Muslims and said Iran was peaceful.
Ok, genius, when was the last time Iran invaded or occupied another country???
Answer: 2000 years ago!
OTOH, how many countries has the USA invaded, occupied or overthrown?
CANADA 1775- Continental Army invaded Canada to get support of our revolution from the French settlers in Quebec.CANADA 1812- we invaded Canada after we declared war on Great Britain.
MEXICO 1846- US invades Mexico after Mexican declarion of war
ARGENTINA 1890 Troops Buenos Aires interests protected.
CHILE 1891 Troops Marines clash with nationalist rebels.
HAITI 1891 Troops Black revolt on Navassa defeated.
HAWAII 1893 (-?) Naval, troops Independent kingdom overthrown, annexed.
CHICAGO 1894 Troops Breaking of rail strike, 34 killed.
NICARAGUA 1894 Troops Month-long occupation of Bluefields.
CHINA 1894-95 Naval, troops Marines land in Sino-Japanese War
KOREA 1894-96 Troops Marines kept in Seoul during war.
PANAMA 1895 Troops, naval Marines land in Colombian province.
NICARAGUA 1896 Troops Marines land in port of Corinto.
CHINA 1898-1900 Troops Boxer Rebellion fought by foreign armies.
PHILIPPINES 1898-1910 (-?) Naval, troops Seized from Spain, killed 600,000 Filipinos
CUBA 1898-1902 (-?) Naval, troops Seized from Spain, still hold Navy base.
PUERTO RICO 1898 (-?) Naval, troops Seized from Spain, occupation continues.
GUAM 1898 (-?) Naval, troops Seized from Spain, still use as base.
MINNESOTA 1898 (-?) Troops Army battles Chippewa at Leech Lake.
NICARAGUA 1898 Troops Marines land at port of San Juan del Sur.
SAMOA 1899 (-?) Troops Battle over succession to throne.
NICARAGUA 1899 Troops Marines land at port of Bluefields.
IDAHO 1899-1901 Troops Army occupies Coeur d'Alene mining region.
OKLAHOMA 1901 Troops Army battles Creek Indian revolt.
PANAMA 1901-14 Naval, troops Broke off from Colombia 1903, annexed Canal Zone 1914.
HONDURAS 1903 Troops Marines intervene in revolution.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1903-04 Troops U.S. interests protected in Revolution.
KOREA 1904-05 Troops Marines land in Russo-Japanese War.
CUBA 1906-09 Troops Marines land in democratic election.
NICARAGUA 1907 Troops "Dollar Diplomacy" protectorate set up.
HONDURAS 1907 Troops Marines land during war with Nicaragua
PANAMA 1908 Troops Marines intervene in election contest.
NICARAGUA 1910 Troops Marines land in Bluefields and Corinto.
HONDURAS 1911 Troops U.S. interests protected in civil war.
CHINA 1911-41 Naval, troops Continuous occupation with flare-ups.
CUBA 1912 Troops U.S. interests protected in civil war.
PANAMA 1912 Troops Marines land during heated election.
HONDURAS 1912 Troops Marines protect U.S. economic interests.
NICARAGUA 1912-33 Troops, bombing 10-year occupation, fought guerillas
MEXICO 1913 Naval Americans evacuated during revolution.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1914 Naval Fight with rebels over Santo Domingo.
COLORADO 1914 Troops Breaking of miners' strike by Army.
MEXICO 1914-18 Naval, troops Series of interventions against nationalists.
HAITI 1914-34 Troops, bombing 19-year occupation after revolts.
TEXAS 1915 Troops Federal soldiers crush "Plan of San Diego" Mexican-American rebellion
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1916-24 Troops 8-year Marine occupation.
CUBA 1917-33 Troops Military occupation, economic protectorate.
WORLD WAR I 1917-18 Naval, troops Ships sunk, fought Germany for 1 1/2 years.
RUSSIA 1918-22 Naval, troops Five landings to fight Bolsheviks
PANAMA 1918-20 Troops "Police duty" during unrest after elections.
HONDURAS 1919 Troops Marines land during election campaign.
YUGOSLAVIA 1919 Troops/Marines intervene for Italy against Serbs in Dalmatia.
GUATEMALA 1920 Troops 2-week intervention against unionists.
WEST VIRGINIA 1920-21 Troops, bombing Army intervenes against mineworkers.
TURKEY 1922 Troops Fought nationalists in Smyrna.
CHINA 1922-27 Naval, troops Deployment during nationalist revolt.
HONDURAS 1924-25 Troops Landed twice during election strife.
PANAMA 1925 Troops Marines suppress general strike.
CHINA 1927-34 Troops Marines stationed throughout the country.
EL SALVADOR 1932 Naval Warships send during Marti revolt.
WASHINGTON DC 1932 Troops Army stops WWI vet bonus protest.
WORLD WAR II 1941-45 Naval, troops, bombing, nuclear Hawaii bombed, fought Japan, Italy and Germay for 3 years; first nuclear war.
DETROIT 1943 Troops Army put down Black rebellion.
IRAN 1946 Nuclear threat Soviet troops told to leave north.
YUGOSLAVIA 1946 Nuclear threat, naval Response to shoot-down of US plane.
URUGUAY 1947 Nuclear threat Bombers deployed as show of strength.
GREECE 1947-49 Command operation U.S. directs extreme-right in civil war.
GERMANY 1948 Nuclear Threat Atomic-capable bombers guard Berlin Airlift.
CHINA 1948-49 Troops/Marines evacuate Americans before Communist victory.
PHILIPPINES 1948-54 Command operation CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion.
PUERTO RICO 1950 Command operation Independence rebellion crushed in Ponce.
KOREA 1951-53 (-?) Troops, naval, bombing , nuclear threats U.S./So. Korea fights China/No. Korea to stalemate; A-bomb threat in 1950, and against China in 1953. Still have bases.
IRAN 1953 Command Operation CIA overthrows democracy, installs Shah.
VIETNAM 1954 Nuclear threat French offered bombs to use against seige.
GUATEMALA 1954 Command operation, bombing, nuclear threat CIA directs exile invasion after new gov't nationalized U.S. company lands; bombers based in Nicaragua.
EGYPT 1956 Nuclear threat, troops Soviets told to keep out of Suez crisis; Marines evacuate foreigners.
LEBANON l958 Troops, naval Marine occupation against rebels.
IRAQ 1958 Nuclear threat Iraq warned against invading Kuwait.
CHINA l958 Nuclear threat China told not to move on Taiwan isles.
PANAMA 1958 Troops Flag protests erupt into confrontation.
VIETNAM l960-75 Troops, naval, bombing, nuclear threats Fought South Vietnam revolt & North Vietnam; one million killed in longest U.S. war; atomic bomb threats in l968 and l969.
CUBA l961 Command operation CIA-directed exile invasion fails.
GERMANY l961 Nuclear threat Alert during Berlin Wall crisis.
LAOS 1962 Command operation Military buildup during guerrilla war.
CUBA l962 Nuclear threat, naval Blockade during missile crisis; near-war with Soviet Union.
IRAQ 1963 Command operation CIA organizes coup that killed president, brings Ba'ath Party to power, and Saddam Hussein back from exile to be head of the secret service.
PANAMA l964 Troops Panamanians shot for urging canal's return.
INDONESIA l965 Command operation Million killed in CIA-assisted army coup.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1965-66 Troops, bombing Marines land during election campaign.
GUATEMALA l966-67 Command operation Green Berets intervene against rebels.
DETROIT l967 Troops Army battles African Americans, 43 killed.
UNITED STATES l968 Troops After King is shot; over 21,000 soldiers in cities.
CAMBODIA l969-75 Bombing, troops, naval Up to 2 million killed in decade of bombing, starvation, and political chaos.
OMAN l970 Command operation U.S. directs Iranian marine invasion.
LAOS l971-73 Command operation, bombing U.S. directs South Vietnamese invasion; "carpet-bombs" countryside.
SOUTH DAKOTA l973 Command operation Army directs Wounded Knee siege of Lakotas.
MIDEAST 1973 Nuclear threat World-wide alert during Mideast War.
CHILE 1973 Command operation CIA-backed coup ousts elected marxist president.
CAMBODIA l975 Troops, bombing Gas captured ship, 28 die in copter crash.
ANGOLA l976-92 Command operation CIA assists South African-backed rebels.
IRAN l980 Troops, nuclear threat, aborted bombing Raid to rescue Embassy hostages; 8 troops die in copter-plane crash. Soviets warned not to get involved in revolution.
LIBYA l981 Naval jets Two Libyan jets shot down in maneuvers.
EL SALVADOR l981-92 Command operation, troops Advisors, overflights aid anti-rebel war, soldiers briefly involved in hostage clash.
NICARAGUA l981-90 Command operation, naval CIA directs exile (Contra) invasions, plants harbor mines against revolution.
LEBANON l982-84 Naval, bombing, troops Marines expel PLO and back Phalangists, Navy bombs and shells Muslim positions.
GRENADA l983-84 Troops, bombing Invasion four years after revolution.
HONDURAS l983-89 Troops Maneuvers help build bases near borders.
IRAN l984 Jets Two Iranian jets shot down over Persian Gulf.
LIBYA l986 Bombing, naval Air strikes to topple nationalist gov't.
BOLIVIA 1986 Troops Army assists raids on cocaine region.
IRAN l987-88 Naval, bombing US intervenes on side of Iraq in war.
LIBYA 1989 Naval jets Two Libyan jets shot down.
VIRGIN ISLANDS 1989 Troops St. Croix Black unrest after storm.
PHILIPPINES 1989 Jets Air cover provided for government against coup.
PANAMA 1989 (-?) Troops, bombing Nationalist government ousted by 27,000 soldiers, leaders arrested, 2000+ killed.
LIBERIA 1990 Troops Foreigners evacuated during civil war.
SAUDI ARABIA 1990-91 Troops, jets Iraq countered after invading Kuwait. 540,000 troops also stationed in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Israel.
IRAQ 1990-91 Bombing, troops, naval Blockade of Iraqi and Jordanian ports, air strikes; 200,000+ killed in invasion of Iraq and Kuwait; large-scale destruction of Iraqi military.
KUWAIT 1991 Naval, bombing, troops Kuwait royal family returned to throne.
IRAQ 1991-2003 Bombing, naval No-fly zone over Kurdish north, Shiite south; constant air strikes and naval-enforced economic sanctions
LOS ANGELES 1992 Troops Army, Marines deployed against anti-police uprising.
SOMALIA 1992-94 Troops, naval, bombing U.S.-led United Nations occupation during civil war; raids against one Mogadishu faction.
YUGOSLAVIA 1992-94 Naval NATO blockade of Serbia and Montenegro.
BOSNIA 1993-? Jets, bombing No-fly zone patrolled in civil war; downed jets, bombed Serbs.
HAITI 1994 Troops, naval Blockade against military government; troops restore President Aristide to office three years after coup.
ZAIRE (CONGO) 1996-97 Troops Marines at Rwandan Hutu refugee camps, in area where Congo revolution begins.
LIBERIA 1997 Troops Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners.
ALBANIA 1997 Troops Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners.
SUDAN 1998 Missiles Attack on pharmaceutical plant alleged to be "terrorist" nerve gas plant.
AFGHANISTAN 1998 Missiles Attack on former CIA training camps used by Islamic fundamentalist groups alleged to have attacked embassies.
IRAQ 1998 Bombing, Missiles Four days of intensive air strikes after weapons inspectors allege Iraqi obstructions.
YUGOSLAVIA 1999 Bombing, Missiles Heavy NATO air strikes after Serbia declines to withdraw from Kosovo. NATO occupation of Kosovo.
YEMEN 2000 Naval USS Cole, docked in Aden, bombed.
MACEDONIA 2001 Troops NATO forces deployed to move and disarm Albanian rebels.
UNITED STATES 2001 Jets, naval Reaction to hijacker attacks on New York, DC
AFGHANISTAN 2001-? Troops, bombing, missiles Massive U.S. mobilization to overthrow Taliban, hunt Al Qaeda fighters, install Karzai regime, and battle Taliban insurgency. More than 30,000 U.S. troops and numerous private security contractors carry our occupation.
YEMEN 2002 Missiles Predator drone missile attack on Al Qaeda, including a US citizen.
PHILIPPINES 2002-? Troops, naval Training mission for Philippine military fighting Abu Sayyaf rebels evolves into combat missions in Sulu Archipelago, west of Mindanao.
COLOMBIA 2003-? Troops US special forces sent to rebel zone to back up Colombian military protecting oil pipeline.
IRAQ 2003-? Troops, naval, bombing, missiles Saddam regime toppled in Baghdad. More than 250,000 U.S. personnel participate in invasion. US and UK forces occupy country and battle Sunni and Shi'ite insurgencies. More than 160,000 troops and numerous private contractors carry out occupation and build large permanent bases.
LIBERIA 2003 Troops Brief involvement in peacekeeping force as rebels drove out leader.
HAITI 2004-05 Troops, naval Marines land after right-wing rebels oust elected President Aristide, who was advised to leave by Washington.
PAKISTAN 2005-? Missiles, bombing, covert operation CIA missile and air strikes and Special Forces raids on alleged Al Qaeda and Taliban refuge villages kill multiple civilians. Drone attacks also on Pakistani Mehsud network.
SOMALIA 2006-? Missiles, naval, covert operation Special Forces advise Ethiopian invasion that topples Islamic government; AC-130 strikes and Cruise missile attacks against Islamic rebels; naval blockade against "pirates" and insurgents.
SYRIA 2008 Troops Special Forces in helicopter raid 5 miles from Iraq kill 8 Syrian civilians
YEMEN 2009 Missiles Cruise missile attack on Al Qaeda kills 49 civilians.
LIBYA 2012- ???
Maybe you need to rethink your positions, bubba... Because until you do, you're just another sheep, waiting to be sheared.
#48. To: hondo68, A K A Stone, Murron (#46)
he wants to keep drugs illegal to increase profits. He's a drug pusher like most of the Republicans and Democrats.
Honesty and integrity....hondouche? What a joke!
#49. To: Capitalist Eric (#47)
Ron Paul gets it.
Then why didn't he introduce articles of impeachment for every POTUS while he was a member of Congress?
#50. To: yukon, *Yukon neo-Progressive Vermin* (#48) (Edited)
Shouldn't you be at the school selling drugs, marital aids, batteries, and gerbils for the D&R party?
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
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