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The Capitol Police chief says his pleas for backup were ignored by the sergeants-at-arms and the Pentagon.
New York Times. ^ | Jan 11, 2021 | Glenn Thrush and Helene Cooper

Posted on 01/12/2021 10:52:27 PM PST by Widget Jr

"...Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, who resigned under pressure last week, said he made the request two days before Wednesday’s riot...and repeated his request as he watched the rioters attacking his officers."

“If we would have had the National Guard, we could have held them at bay longer..."

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antifa; capitolpolice; capitolpolicechief; capitolriot; dcrally; falseflag; nyt; pelosiscoup; planned; sund
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To: KJC1

The blame-shifting has been a success.

The very people who stole our country are now being recognized as the biggest victims ever.

How ironic. It’s like the Star Wars prequel where Senator Palpatine uses an attack on him, because he is actually secretly a Sith Lord, as an excuse to declare himself Emperor.


21 posted on 01/13/2021 3:44:09 AM PST by Flick Lives (“ Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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To: Widget Jr

because the dems had invited antifa to stir up trouble and blame Trump...they don’t miss a chance to get at Trump

how do you live with yourself... you are full of rot.


22 posted on 01/13/2021 4:01:46 AM PST by frnewsjunkie
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To: KTM rider

Same here.

The appalling over reaction of the left is a portent of what we are facing in the coming days once Harris is installed as president with the dems in control of the federal government.


23 posted on 01/13/2021 5:51:48 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.....)
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To: Widget Jr

The pentagon did not refuse, you refused to ask....


24 posted on 01/13/2021 6:03:11 AM PST by gunnut
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To: Widget Jr

Uh yeh, they had to let the spec ops guys get out with the laptops. 😏


25 posted on 01/13/2021 6:23:52 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Crucial

You can cut the tension with a knife.
= = =

Sorry, no knife. It will be detected.


26 posted on 01/13/2021 9:00:34 AM PST by Scrambler Bob (This is not /s. It is just as viable as any MSM 'information', maybe more so!)
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