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16. Police In #Ferguson Used Training From The Israeli Government

Reply to Segami (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 10:08 AM

Apr 2015

Police In #Ferguson Used Training From The Israeli Government

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“The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA), a neoconservative think tank that claims to have hosted some 9,500 law enforcement officials in its Law Enforcement Exchange Program (LEEP) since 2004.

“LEEP ‘takes delegations of senior law enforcement executives to Israel to study methods and observe techniques used in preventing and reacting to acts of terrorism’ and ‘sponsors conferences within the United States, bringing Israeli experts before much larger groups of law enforcement leaders,’ according to JINSA’s brochure.

“Former St. Louis Police Department police chief Joseph Mokwa is listed as havingtraveled to Israel as part of a LEEP conference in February 2008.”

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You�d Be Surprised WHO The OUTSIDE AGITATORS In Baltimore REALLY ARE [View all] Segami Apr 2015 OP

K&R SamKnause Apr 2015 #1

It has been pretty obvious to me that the police seem to consider themselves as occupying djean111 Apr 2015 #2

+1 daleanime Apr 2015 #3

Because the US is no longer a democracy fasttense Apr 2015 #5

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Brilliant! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #4

Police officers not living in the community in which they serve? mwooldri Apr 2015 #6

It's not the cost of housing... Human101948 Apr 2015 #8

Just, simply, work where you pay taxes erlewyne Apr 2015 #9

That wouldn't work in my town hack89 Apr 2015 #18

How much does it cost to provide housing? mwooldri Apr 2015 #20

Much more than we can afford hack89 Apr 2015 #21

Lessons learned: obey or we'll break your bones; resist and we'll kill you leveymg Apr 2015 #7

K&R....U.S. Police Military Training done in Israel... KoKo Apr 2015 #10

This explains why... odd_duck Apr 2015 #11

Not surprised AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #12

The training in Israel part is strange...why? Israel is an occupying force...is that a good civilian police model? Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #13

Here...JINSA/LEEP Program: KoKo Apr 2015 #15

It would be a start to immediately ban all police exchanges with a nation equating protestors with terrorists. Fred Sanders Apr 2015 #19

All those fines that the city has paid for police actions against the people have absolutely no jwirr Apr 2015 #14

Police In #Ferguson Used Training From The Israeli Government KoKo Apr 2015 #16

K & R for an article with TRUTH mountain grammy Apr 2015 #17

People wil invent a million reasons to judge such a sensible proposal impossible alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #22

I couldn't stop thinking of Palestinians...and sure enough, I forgot about this. libdem4life Apr 2015 #23

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Apr 2015 #24

...1 KoKo Apr 2015 #25