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KCSM Democracy Now August 18, 2014

The governor of missouri calls in the National Guard as protest continue over the shooting. On sunday, ron johnson apologized to Michael Browns family. By talking to Michael Browns family. My heart goes out to you. I am sorry. Uniform and i should be appear saying i am sorry. Missouri to the latest and speak to the head of Amnesty International about why they sent human rights monitors to ferguson. We will look at the case of dred scott. Scott is buried a few miles florissant. Goodman. A private autopsy has found Michael Brown, the teenager killed by a police all caps are in ferguson by a Police Officer in ferguson, missouri was shot with all bullets appearing to enter from the front. Eric holder said the Justice Department would conduct its own autopsy. Has ordered the National Guard into ferguson today after another night of protests over his death. For the past two nights, police have tried to enforce a curfew starting at midnight. Night, police fired tear gas and rubber bullets in an attempt to clear the streets before the curfew began. They fired into a crowd that included parents with their children. Police accuse some protesters of throwing molotov cocktails and it trying to overrun the Police Command center. Earlier in the day, hundreds of people packed the Greater Grace Church for a rally attended by Michael Browns parents. Addressed the crowd. He was not an animal. That is how he was killed. This was the last actions that our Family Member made. This will be stuck in my familys memories for the rest of our lives. Grew overty outrage the weekend after the Ferguson Police named the officer who shot brown, darren wilson. In naming wilson, Police Released video footage of a to beman appearing Michael Brown stealing a box of cigarillos. They withheld all other details, including how may times he was shot in the incident report. Theysclosing these video, imply he may have been stopped as a suspect. On sunday, jay nixon said he had opposed the videos release. We did not know that was going to be released. I dont think the attorney general knew that. In the middle of a process like this, to disparage the victim, it is not right. It did put the community and the region and the nation on alert again. These are old loans. These are old and deep wou nds. That action was not helpful. We will have more after headlines. The u. S. Has intensified its bombing of Islamic State militants in northern rock. Carried out says it 14 strikes on sunday in a bid to help Kurdish Forces retake the mosul dam. Forces say the strikes have helped their advance and that parts of the dam are now under their control. Over the weekend, president obama notified congress of the citing histrikes, duties under the war powers resolution. Claiming islamis asked a fighters have committed a massacre of yazidi civilians in northern iraq. Killings reportedly came after president obama announced the airstrikes aimed in part at helping the siege yazidis. As the Obama Administration mbs the Islamic State in iraq, the regime of Bashar Alassad has carried out new strikes on the militant group inside syria. The attacks broke an informal truce between the two sides. Humanwhom and Rights Group Claims the Islamic State has killed around 700 members of a tribe in Eastern Syria over the past two weeks. The killings targeted the happeningt tribe, and several towns invaded by isil forces. Israel and, as are continuing indirect talks in cairo as a five day ceasefire is set to expire. An official says the two sides remain far apart on an agreement. How must has made it into the blockade of gaza a central demand, while the Israeli Government has hardened its stance in recent days. On sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu said israel is prepared to continue the assault. If hamas thinks they can compensate for its defeat with gains, it is mistaken. If, spinks we can not withstand for an extended. For an extended period, it is mixed they can. It is mistaken. Netanyahus comments came one day after thousands of israelis rallied in tel aviv. It was the largest peace rally inside israel since the assault on gaza began on july 8. It is not helping anyone. It is harming both israel and the palestinians. It is only by reaching a political agreement on the basis of a two state solution. Here in the United States, protesters have prevented an israeli ship from docking in protest of the assault on gaza. Been due toeus had unload its goods at the port of oakland. Thousands of activists with the block the boat for gaza closed quote campaign gathered at the port, forcing block the bow campaign gathered at t, forcing a delay. That they canonic have its goods unload. Again prevented from docking on sunday after hundreds of people return to the site. Efforts to contain and the bowl outbreak in liberia have been dealt a major setback after a mob attacked a clinic in the capital of monrovia. A large crowd forced of the isolation ward, causing at least 17 patients to flee. The attack appears to have been motivated by rumors the virus is a western invention or a hoax. Said the outbreak has created a warlike atmosphere in western africa. It is likefeeling wartime. General fear, all over where you are. They need help. They need leadership, coordination. They will not be able to overcome that by themselves, some extra is coming into the country. The outbreak began in guinea liberia,reading to sierra leone, and nigeria. Russia says it has resolved a dispute over sending aid to rebelheld cities in Eastern Ukraine, but talks on a ceasefire remain at an impasse. The government says it will send a convoy of nearly 300 trucks, carrying food, water, and medicine, with the help from the International Committee of the red cross. Negotiations over and into the fighting are continuing after a meeting in berlin failed to yield an agreement. The death toll from the violence in Eastern Ukraine has doubled to more than 2000 since mid april. Julian assange has confirmed plans to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in london after more than two years. He has taken refuge under political asylum from ecuador. Over the weekend, media reports said he would leave to address lifethreatening health issues. Speaking to reporters, he confirmed his pending departure, but declined to specify the reason. You can imagine being detained in various ways in this country without charge for four years. In this embassy for two years, which has no outside area. There is no sunlight. Of the obstruction presently in place by the u. K. , i am leaving the embassy soon. Perhaps, not for the reasons the news are saying at the moment. Assange is wanted for questioning in sweden on allegations of sexual misconduct, though no charges have ever been filed. Fears he would be sent for prosecution into the United States if he were returned to sweden. Rick perry has been indicted on two felony counts of abuse of power and coercion. The charges stem from perrys veto of seven point 5 million in funding for the Public Integrity unit of the Travis County to strict attorneys office. Hmberg was arrested for drunk driving last year. Perry declared her unfit for office and threatened to veto the funding unless she resigned. Hisay he carried through on threat after she refused to step down. By his actions and vowed to fight the case. I stand behind my veto. To defend this lawful action of my executive authority as governor. We do not settle political differences with indictment in this country. That some would use partisan political theatrics to rip away at the very fabric of our states constitution. Amounts toment nothing more than abuse of power. Perrys vote had undercut a bybe by rosemary a move undercut a probe by into potential mismanagement at one of. s signature achievements, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of texas. He is expected to be booked for a much shot in the coming days. Shot in the coming days. A private autopsy report found that Michael Brown, the black teenager killed by Police Officer in ferguson, missouri, was shot at least six times. He was shot twice in the head and four times in the arm. The bullets did not appear to have been fired from very close range. Was asked to perform the autopsy by browns family. On sunday, eric holder said the Justice Department would could own would conduct its autopsy. Jay nixon ordered the National Guard into ferguson early this morning after another night of protests over the shootings. Nixon said he chose to activate the National Guard because of deliberate, coordinated, and intensifying violent acts. Community outrage grew after the Ferguson Police named the officer who shot broter mohaayenty f for the past disco nights, police have tried to enforce a five hour curfew. On sunday night, police fired tear gas and rubber bullets in an attempt to clear the streets before the curfew began. Police fired into a crowd that included family with their children. Police accused some protesters of throwing molotov cocktails and trying to overrun the Police Command center. Earlier in the day, 13 hundred people packed the Greater Grace Church for a rally attended by Michael Browns parents. Browns cousin addressed the crowd. I justre i say anything, wanted to kick it off like that. To remember is Michael Brown was not just some yog black oil. Black boy. He was a human being. He was a son, a nephew, he was not a suspect. He was not an object. He was not an animal. That is how he was killed. Was the last actions that our Family Member made. This will be stuck in my familys memories for the rest of our lives. When you protest hands up. Love for all of you. I want to start off by talking to Michael Browns family. My heart goes out to you. I am sorry. I wear this uniform and i should say i am sorry. Ron johnson went on to talk about his own son. , i am going is over go and my sons around room. That is my baby. We all ought to be thanking the browns for michael because michael is going to make it for so they can be better black men. He is going to make it better for our daughters so they can be better black women. Better for me so i can be a better father. We know theyre going to make our mamas even better than they are today. Lets show this nation who we are and show the country who we are. Over, theseays are days are over and mike browns family is still weeping and they are still on their knees praying , no matter what positive comes on our allies, we need to get on our knees that we need to pray, thank michael for his life and a cheney is going to make. And i will see you out there. The rally was broadcast live. Inrs later, ron johnson was the streets of ferguson speaking to reporters about the Police Response to the protest. Tonight, a sunday that store with prayers and messages of , peace and justice, today a very different turn after dark. Molotov cocktails were thrown, there were shootings, limiting, vandalism and other acts of violence that clearly a prayer clearly appear not to have been spontaneous or premeditated. It was not civil disobedience, but preplanned agitation and aggression. Coordinated in many cases. Captain ron johnson speaking in the streets of ferguson. We go to st. Back, louis. Stay with us. [ ] this is democracy now i am amy goodman. To talk about what is happening in ferguson, missouri, we are joined by reverend clinton mccoy, the dr. Art first superintendent of the Florissant School district. Inserved until he resigned march. Controversyge around his leaving the position. He is an adjunct professor of education at the university of missouri. Democracy you both to now can you talk about the latest news, Governor Nixon . Ringing in the National Guard another night of mass protest, tear gassing, even were that two people were shot. It is not clear who shot them. The National Guard is never a good idea. I do not want to see soldiers on the street of america. Especially in our communities. I do not think it is a good idea, but it may be necessary at this time. The curfew was a bad idea what we need now is information, not restriction. Restricted, the more we dont have access to accurate information, the writing is going to continue. To the National Guard may be unnecessary at this point because it has deteriorated so far. To what hasack taken place in ferguson. Describe ferguson to us and when you got word of the shooting on august 9. This 18yearold teenager, Michael Brown. I got word about the shooting in one of the concerns is that once we got word of the shooting and responded to the scene, we still had a young man lying on a , that had not moved his body and that created a tense atmosphere from the beginning. Allowing him to them allowing him to lay there for hours, with his family around him, not being able to get to him. That created an atmosphere in the way things were handled in the beginning. We tried peaceful protests. With the assistant chief of police in ferguson and the chief of police in ferguson, we organized a march. We asked them to march with us. They agreed, until they heard shouts of no justice, no peace. Chief said he was afraid for his officers. It speaks to the problem that these officers are serving a community that they are afraid of and they are afraid of it because they do not understand. They have no report. They do not even understand the community. I dont know how you can police a community you are afraid of. Things have been deteriorating ever since. Night, we got calming peace, but then there was another flare out and we instituted a curfew, more restrictions, no information. We arefinally where right now. Of this is missouri governor jay nixon speaking about why he imposed a curfew. We want justice. Distracted. We must be focused. We must make sure people are allowed their First Amendment rights, but we do so in a peaceful fashion. Looting, crime and nine. We cant have people fearful. Police officers killing people. He was interrupted by people indictment ofthe the Police Officer who shot and killed Michael Brown. He called for peace, saying justice comes after that. In our community, there seems to be a reversal. When there is probable cause and it involves us, there is andrally, there is a rest then an investigation. Them, there iss investigation before the arrest. Even when there is probable cause. Justice. Mply wanting we want the Legal Process to take place. The officer, based on statements, should be arrested. Investigation, we will see how the investigation turns out. He may beinnocent, guilty. We do not know yet. Based on the reports we have heard so far, there is no doubt in my mind that this officer should be arrested. That is why we have been calling on the county prosecutor to do their job. Stop being afraid to do your job. He has given it to a grand jury for indictment, but lets be clear. To bringe power charges himself. We are calling on him to bring charges or, just get out of the way. Prosecutorspecial willing to do their job. Clicks can you explain that . You are saying he does not have to impanel a grand jury. Explain who he is. He is the county prosecutor. With probable cause in any case, he can bring charges based on having enough evidence and probable cause. He has chosen not to. He is afraid to get involved. Prosecutorss have a close relationship with the police force, but it seems like it is hindering them from doing their job. He has allocated it off to a grand jury. There is nothing wrong with that. That is a longer process. As this drags out longer and longer, we will get more protest. People will get more frustrated because theyre looking for information. The thing that sparked the whole thing, lets be clear. The release of the video of Michael Brown at the same time they released the name of the officer. We are victimizing the victim. If that was Michael Brown on the video, the penalty for theft is still not death that america. We call it armed robbery. What i saw was shoplifting. I am a father. My children went in a store and took some candy, i thank god they did not suffer the penalty of death for taking some candy. Should Michael Brown suffer the penalty of death for taking some cigars, if you took them at all. Jefferson omas Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jackson speaking after he was repeatedly a

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