Eight Members of RNC Activist Group Lodged with Terrorism Charges

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman | Sep. 4, 2008 (News Report)

Ramsey County prosecutors have formally charged eight members of a prominent activist group with conspiracy to riot in furtherance of terrorism. The eight members of the RNC Welcoming Committee are believed to be the first persons ever charged under the 2002 Minnesota version of the federal PATRIOT Act. The activists face up to seven-and-a-half years in prison. We speak with the father of one of those charged and the president of the Minnesota chapter of ... Full Story »

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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 1, 2008

I appreciate the work that Amy Goodman does with Democracy NOW!, but in some of these stories and panel discussions there is just far too much perspective and not enough factual evidence. I get great insight from the lawyers, legal scholars and other experts she has on the show, but I rarely feel like I get the whole picture. That is the case with this report, which involves the arrest of the RNC Welcoming Committee. I want to know more about the conditions of the arrest and continued custody -- most of this comes from the third-hand account of father of one of the activists, which is unsatisfactory. It's a newsworthy subject, but I leave this unfulfilled.

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