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      Advocates Demand Justice for Boy, 15, Killed During Albuquerque Police Attack

      "They do not care for our lives," said one demonstrator protesting the killing of Brett Rosenau. "They use war weapons in our communities that created a fire that burned a child alive."

      Brett Wilkins
      Jul 11, 2022

      Civil rights advocates on Monday demanded justice after a 15-year-old boy was killed by a fire during a police attack on a home in New Mexico's largest city.

      "This is a systemic statewide problem mostly affecting people of color who are disproportionately victims of police violence."

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      Demonstrator Shot in New Mexico as Right-Wing Militia Attacks Protest Over Monument to Brutal Conquistador

      Demonstrator Shot in New Mexico as Right-Wing Militia Attacks Protest Over Monument to Brutal Conquistador

      "These extremists cannot be allowed to silence peaceful protests or inflict violence."

      Eoin Higgins
      Jun 16, 2020

      Members of a far right militia group were arrested Monday evening in Albuquerque after a standoff at a statue of a notoriously brutal conquistador in the New Mexico city turned violent with a demonstrator advocating for the removal of the monument shot and sent to the hospital.

      "The shooting tonight was a tragic, outrageous, and unacceptable act of violence and it has no place in our city," tweeted Mayor Tim Keller shortly after the incident.

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      Boondoggle, Inc: Making Sense of the $1.25 Trillion National Security State Budget

      Boondoggle, Inc: Making Sense of the $1.25 Trillion National Security State Budget

      A dollar-by-dollar tour of the national security state

      William Hartung
      Mandy Smithberger
      May 07, 2019

      In its latest budget request, the Trump administration is asking for a near-record $750 billion for the Pentagon and related defense activities, an astonishing figure by any measure. If passed by Congress, it will, in fact, be one of the largest military budgets in American history, topping peak levels reached during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. And keep one thing in mind: that $750 billion represents only part of the actual annual cost of our national security state.

      There are at least 10 separate pots of money dedicated to fighting wars, preparing for yet more wars, and dealing with the consequences of wars already fought. So the next time a president, a general, a secretary of defense, or a hawkish member of Congress insists that the U.S. military is woefully underfunded, think twice. A careful look at U.S. defense expenditures offers a healthy corrective to such wildly inaccurate claims.

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