Indiana Prosecutor Encouraged 'False Flag' Assault On Walker To Discredit Wisconsin Unions

(Blog Post) A deputy prosector in Johnson County, Indiana, has resigned his job after it was revealed that in February, during the large protests in Wisconsin over Gov. Scott Walker's anti-public employee union bill, he e-mailed Walker's office and recommended that they conduct a "false flag operation" -- to fake an assault or assassination attempt on Walker in order to discredit the unions and protesters. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Jon Mitchell - Mar 25, 2011 - 8:52 AM PDT
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Edited by: Jon Mitchell - Mar 25, 2011 - 8:54 AM PDT
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by Jon Mitchell - Mar. 25, 2011

Not an overly relevant story, but this is a good example of digital investigative journalism.

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 25, 2011

Kleefeld does a good job of reporting on the repugnantcan official's suggestion that a false murder attempt be made and blamed on unions in order to discredit their peaceful protests. The mindless paranoia and behind-the-scenes hate are communicated. This is important stuff to report. A longer piece might deepen this article by noting the widespread tactic of using agent provocateurs to discredit peaceful free speech and peaceful protests. The Toronto police episode comes to mind, the suspect actions in the battle in Seattle, the burning of the Reichtag, and the reprehensible discrediting actions against Acorn.

These violent people have no answer to democracy, but to try to discredit people standing up for justice.

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Marsha Iverson
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by Marsha Iverson - Mar. 25, 2011

Clear and cogent summary of a reprehensible recommendation by the abruptly-retired Indiana deputy prosecutor suggesting that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker hire "an associate who pretends to be sympathetic to the union's cause to physically attack you...you could discredit the unions."

I'm beginning to wonder just how low the anti-union conspiracy can go. Clearly, lower than I expected. When does this become a criminal conspiracy?

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Randy Morrow
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by Randy Morrow - Mar. 25, 2011

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Barry Grossheim
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by Barry Grossheim - Mar. 25, 2011

What I find interesting is the Walker administration's quick claim to have never read the email and to never have considered such tactics. This is clearly false based on the infamous 'Koch' phone call recording.

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