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Showing posts with label Combat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Combat. Show all posts

9/26/20

USA: Riots and Tensions Rise: Dozens in body armour arrive in Portland, Ore., for far-right rally as tensions escalate in U.S. | CBC News

Members of the Proud Boys and other far-right demonstrators rally in Portland, Ore., on Saturday. The Proud Boys described the rally as a free-speech event to support U.S. 
 
President Donald Trump and the police, restore law and order and condemn anti-fascists. (Allison Dinner/The Associated Press)

Dozens of people wearing militarized body armour are arriving early for a far-right rally on Saturday in Portland, Ore., that is expected to attract thousands who support U.S. President Donald Trump and his "law and order" re-election campaign.

The rally is taking place as tensions boil over nationwide following the decision not to charge police officers in Louisville, Ky., for killing Breonna Taylor.

Two hours before the event was to start, dozens of people began showing up, some packed into the beds of pickup trucks. Almost everyone was wearing some sort of militarized body armour, including helmets and protective vests. Many flew American flags or black flags bearing the logo of the Three Percenters, another far-right group, and some wore Make America Great Again hats.

Read more at:  Dozens in body armour arrive in Portland, Ore., for far-right rally as tensions escalate in U.S. | CBC News

2/26/19

Populists versus Labor Unions;: Tackling the populists, who call themselves the defenders of the 'forgotten people's among us", with their own medicine - by Peter Scherrer

Because union members are not immune to xenophobic and nationalist propaganda, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and its institute (ETUI) are even more involved than in the past in examining the reason for the growing ‘attractiveness’ of right-wing populist parties.


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2/23/15

France deploys aircraft carrier against ISIS in Iraq

France has deployed its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in Iraq, as part of the US-led military campaign, French media report, citing government officials.

"The integration of the Charles de Gaulle in the operation... (in Iraq) begins this morning," a member of Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian's staff told AFP.

READ MORE: France deploys aircraft carrier against ISIS in Iraq - ministry — RT News