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To: Woody_Nickels who wrote (13724)	2/12/2015 2:38:31 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 16547

Ferguson mayor says he tried in vain to get Guard to town ......................................................................................... Associated Press ^ \| Feb. 11, 2015 11:33 PM EST \| David A. Lieb The mayor of Ferguson said Wednesday that he had tried in vain to urge Gov. Jay Nixon to deploy the National Guard in his town as people burned and looted buildings in protest of a grand jury’s decision in the Michael Brown case. […] Nixon declared a state of emergency a week before the grand jury decision and had said the National Guard would be available to help local authorities “protect life and property” in case protests turned violent, as they did after Brown was shot Aug. 9 (Mayor James) Knowles (III) said he originally was told by St. Louis County police that the Guard would be available to protect the Ferguson police and fire departments and City Hall when the grand jury’s decision was announced. But Knowles said the county police chief later told him the Guard would not be there, because of a decision by the governor. When protesters began destroying property on Nov. 24, Knowles said he tried unsuccessfully to call two Nixon staff members. He said he then reached out to U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and state Treasurer Clint Zweifel for help in urging the governor to send in the National Guard. Knowles said it was his understanding that they also were unsuccessful. … (Excerpt) Read more at bigstory.ap.org ...

To: Woody_Nickels who wrote (13724)	2/12/2015 8:46:05 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 16547

In the White House, Echoes of Neville Chamberlain ......................................................................................... FrontPage Magazine ^ \| February 12, 2015 \| Ari Lieberman