Authored by Chris Calton via The Mises Institute,
In 1852, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech in Springfield, Illinois in which he talked about the attempts at required militia training. He described how much of a joke the citizens made of any attempt at mandatory militia training.
From Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, the US has had a military presence across the world, from almost day one of its independence. For those who have ever wanted a clearer picture of the true reach of the United States military - both historically and currently - but shied away due to the sheer volume of research required to find an answer, The Anti Media points out that a crew at the Independent just made things a whole lot simpler.
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Charlottesville's DA, Warner D. "Dave" Chapman, is making an example of Cantwell, denying the 'crying nazi' bail for partaking in violence against members of ANTIFA in the Charlottesville fiasco.
The Albermarle County General District said Cantwell could reapply for a bond hearing after his next scheduled court day on October 12th.
He's facing two charges of 'illegal use of tear gas' and one charge of 'malicious bodily injury' by way of caustic substance.
In what appears to be the latest weekly terrorist attack in Europe, 7 days after the deadly events in Barcelona, Sky News and Reuters report that a man was shot in the center of Brussels on Friday evening after attacking two soldiers with a knife, according to state broadcaster RTBF reported.
Via StockBoardAsset.com,
Police in Rome evicted 100s of refugees that had occupied Piazza Independenza just one block from the country’s main train station.
The squatters were defiant so local police used water cannons and batons in the forceful eviction. As Reuters reports,
Some 100 refugees had occupied Piazza Independenza since Saturday, when most of about 800 squatters were evicted from an adjacent office building they had occupied for about five years.