FYI...ongoing.
Thank you so much for this informative essay-post, dear Jeff!
To see the danger, up close and in extreme detail. View the following video. The second half is taken from a safe spot and records the advance of the protesters on an unknown and unseen objective. There is the sound of constant rifle fire. The fire is effective because many are hit. Most of those hit apparently die.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSvj8F_Br4M
And yet they continue to press forward and then die some more. They abandon one route of attack and set up a larger front behind moveable barricades and then die some more.
They are advancing armed with shields, some captured from the police and others home made from street signs or plywood. Some have made shin armor from cardboard and duct tape. They press on and then die.
I have viewed a lot of war footage but this is the best. It details a long engagement and records the perhaps foolhardy bravery of those seeking to oust the government.
Barack Obama should quiver in his boots when he sees what could happen to him. Perhaps we should take notes
The weapons are barricades, gas bombs and tires. The gas bombs prevent the police movement. Once stopped the burning tires provide a smoke screen and cover. Then the barricades of what ever is at hand stop the police advance .
When these simple tactics are followed the crowd can then gradually advance on the police. The beginning footage shows how they advanced on the yellow building in gradual steps until they were there and the police fled.
Thanks Jeff
Thoroughly enjoyed reading “If I were President”.
If you were a mind, I would work on your campaign.
Thanks Jeff...