One year after the fact, much of the corporate media has unsurprisingly looked to the official RNC narrative of the events of August and September, 2008. As one letter to the Minneapolis Star Tribune rebutted:
Last year’s Republican National Convention may have given the Twin Cities a [supposed] $168 million economic boost (Star Tribune, Sept. [...]

International Press

RoboCops: Professional Policing of Political Protest: An Insider’s Viewpoint - Global Research

National Press

Courts Deal With Heavy Workload From RNC Arrests - Portland Indymedia

Local Press

Question about pre-RNC raid raises hackles - Star Tribune
City Council DOESN’T call for investigation of Minneapolis police over RNC - Minnesota Independent
RNC Arrests: MPLS City Council hears, sees no evil - City Pages

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