Linking US imperialism and police violence: Killer cop got start at dictator-training military base
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Show Notes
The Minneapolis cop who murdered George Floyd, setting off a protest movement, Derek Chauvin, started his career as a military police officer at the notorious Fort Benning, a base named after a Confederate general that is home to the School of the Americas (now called WHINSEC), where the US Army has trained countless Latin American dictators, death squads, torturers, assassins, and coup-plotters.
Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with anti-war veteran Camilo Mejía, who was trained at Fort Benning, about the deep links between US imperialism, white supremacy, and police violence.
VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=htGiSE5kJuo
LINKS AND SHOW NOTES: moderaterebels.com/fort-benning-school-americas-camilo-mejia
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(Episode recorded June 28, 2020)