Teh interesting (non-PHL-related) news stub thread

[AppleHead]

Massive police raids on suspected protesters in Minneapolis, ahead of the RNC.

Rage Against the Machine go a capella at RNC protest after cops shut down PA. (RNC: Republican National Convention)

Barack Obama's full speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

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Speaking of which, someone sent in this story to one of the liberal/anti-police brutality sites here:

AFP spies caught in PUP

The story was that 4 spies for the AFP were caught at a school there and were beaten up by the students (even after pretending they had guns). Eventually campus security arrived and took custody of the 4 until they were picked up by police. This video is of their exit towards the police vehicles:

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