Posted on 08/18/2014 1:48:56 PM PDT by Nachum
The Missouri Governor Jay Nixon gave "no heads up" to the White House before deploying The National Guard and has now made another abrupt decision as The National Guard closes in on Ferguson:
*NIXON'S CALL TO HALT CURFEW TONIGHT MADE IN E-MAILED STATEMENT
We presume when there are military tanks rolling through the streets of a town, there is no need for the actual implementation of a curfew... This once again rubs the administration's nose in it as AG Holder's comments from last week hang in the air: "get those damned tanks out of there."
The neighborhood has been under a midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew the past two days, after Nixon declared a state of emergency. That has now changed...
As NBC News reports,
Authorities on Monday lifted the overnight curfew for Ferguson, Missouri, after two nights.
The announcement came from Gov. Jay Nixon, who earlier in the day ordered the National Guard to the St. Louis suburb after a week of clashes between police and protesters over the police shooting death of an unarmed black teenager.
Nixon said that the National Guard would have a limited mission and that overall command would still be the responsibility of the Highway Patrol, which took over security in Ferguson on Thursday.
The National Guard, under the command of Brig. Gen. Gregory Mason, will “provide protection, and ensure the safety of our Unified Command Center, which was the target last night of a coordinated attack,” Nixon said.
Nixon said that law enforcement officers were the target of gunfire on Sunday. The violence also included firebombs, looting and “a coordinated attempt to overrun the unified Command Center,” Nixon said.
(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
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And what jurisdiction does eric the racist have?
Let’s invite Holder to spend a night in that town; without armed security. Think he’ll take us up on it?
Looks like a chance to try out all the non-lethal equipment tonight.
is it popcorn time? After all, Governor Nixon is a good Democrat, Eric Holder and Obama are good Democrats......
What’s up with a state governor “dissing” the administration????
I hope Governor Nixon’s tax returns are in good order, if you know what I mean.
Maybe tonight Ferguson will become a free fire zone and the problem will be permanently settled by tomorrow morning.
Why would the Black Panthers want to give up their JustUs security gig?
Saving them for the next Janet Reno Dance Party.
Of course, I don't expect Holder to understand the difference as libs probably view anything on wheels carrying cops as tanks.
We know they view BB guns as assualt rifes!
Eric, You don’t want to go there, buddy.
>>Nixon said that the National Guard would have a limited mission ...<<<
The soldiers will be placed on the front lines and will be expected to receive any and all incoming fire that could be harmful to our police officers who are under orders to return home to their families after their shift is done.
I get the impression that the NG troops will have very restrictive rules of engagement and that this will not go very well. Again.
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Why not amused ?
He musta been inside the Command Center .
Oh ,could not find enough peaceful "Dream Defenders " in Miss. ?
THe Dept. of " JUST-US " CRS unit is not in charge of the demonstrators,
or has leadership been supplanted by the Oakland Black Panthers and he is jealous ? ?
I would hate to be a member of the NG there. They probably took their ammo away and told them to look scary but not too scary.
Ya. The same stuff that could be used on us some day. :(
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