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Democracy Now! Host Amy Goodman and Two Producers Arrested At RNC
Amy Goodman, a world-renowned journalist and host of syndicated radio broadcast Democracy Now! was arrested today outside of the Republican National Convention while attempting to secure the release of two of the show’s producers from detainment by St. Paul police. Goodman and the producers, Nicole Salazar and Sharif Abdel Kouddous were arrested on suspiscion of rioting.
You be the judge.
To be clear, the same kind of thing was happening en masse in Denver as well, so we ought to be careful to not assign blame for this horrible exhibition of police authority on a political party or candidate. What it is, however, is another demonstration of paramilitary impropriety, and intimidation tactics against the independent media.
Visit the Democracy Now! website to get involved with the release of the Democracy Now! crew, and you can always check in at Jarrett-Carter.com for the latest developments on this case. Bloggers, journalists, and everybody seeking the truth, this is the kind of B.S. we can longer afford to let ride.
