Ash writes: "The bulldozers returned to the site of the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline project Saturday. The protesters, anchored by Standing Rock Sioux tribal activists, rallied quickly to defend 'the land.' The result was a chaotic confrontation between white private security forces armed with mace and attack dogs and an unarmed multi-ethnic coalition of Americans determined to stop them in their tracks."
September 3, 2016, Two protesters come face to face to with pipeline industry security dogs. 6 protesters were treated for dog bite injuries. (photo: Getty Images)
Unarmed Dakota Pipeline Protesters Withstand Dogs and Mace, Drive Back Enbridge Security Forces
05 September 16
he bulldozers returned to the site of the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline project Saturday. The protesters, anchored by Standing Rock Sioux tribal activists, rallied quickly to defend �the land.� The result was a chaotic confrontation between white private security forces armed with mace and attack dogs and an unarmed multi-ethnic coalition of Americans determined to stop them in their tracks.
The all-white security personnel did not hesitate to use their mace, and unleash the dogs. Multiple protesters were treated at the scene for pepper spray exposure and dog bites. The snouts and mouths of the dogs could be seen smeared with human blood. Security forces claim four security personnel and two dogs were injured.
The protesters did not back down. Withstanding the attacks and risking personal injury, they advanced toward security, dogs, and bulldozers alike, demanding the work cease and the Enbridge personnel depart.
The construction site quickly took on the feel of a battlefield. Skirmishes erupted around the newly plowed mounds and trenches, with cameras and reports from Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! rolling.
As it became clear that the protesters would not be intimidated, Enbridge security reigned in their dogs and began to withdraw, finally departing in their pickup trucks and SUVs.
The Dakota Access Pipeline, also known as the Bakken Pipeline System, is backed by a murky affiliation of energy industry players including Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P., Energy Transfer Partners, L.P, Marathon Petroleum Corp., and Sunoco Logistics Partners, L.P., with Enbridge playing a central role.
Late last week, Enbridge announced it was rolling up the separate but related Sandpiper Pipeline project in the face of heavy protests and mounting losses.
Also last week, the City of Minneapolis passed a City Council resolution in support of the indigenous resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline on the Standing Rock Reservation. It was the third such municipal resolution to be passed. St. Paul and Seattle have passed similar resolutions recently.
This most recent confrontation and the violence surrounding it are likely to strengthen the resolve of those standing in defiance of the Dakota Access Pipeline. If the fate of the Keystone XL and Sandpiper pipelines is any indicator, local resistance may yet again prevail.
Marc Ash is the founder and former Executive Director of Truthout, and is now founder and Editor of Reader Supported News.
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These are VERY serious accusations of criminal misconduct. The article also presents itself with some rather hysterical overtones. I would like to see significant amounts of empirical data supporting your statements before drawing any conclusions.
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." ~ Carl Sagan
So much for their credibility.
That said, are there mis-diagnoses? abuses? sure. Is it easy to get these meds? absolutely not. Every year they get more tightly controlled. I'm probably on a watch list just because I get these for my kids (no shit)... (and that's from a pharmacy with an rx)...
In previous eras of American history we had dire economic conditions, but we didn't have huge numbers of people being homeless for decades like we have in the modern era. Don't say it is the result of de-institutiona lization. State mental hospitals with large patient populations were a relatively short-lived phenomenon of the first half of the 20th century. Where were all these homeless people (who were supposedly born with "bad brains") before then?
Medication controls but does not prevent symptomatology. We hung on for years before resorting to medication. Without it, my child would be non-functional academically and failing in school.
She goes off medication in the summer. We see the doctor every 3 months to monitor dosage and effectiveness as well as side effects which are none to date.
I want to see the studies, who the study group was and the conditions under which the studies were performed, before I walk away from the obvious personal benefits she gets from the medication.
I find it interesting to see people commenting on Scientology and their efforts against psychiatry. Is the fact that Scientology seems zany and dangerous any worse than philandering pastors in the Catholic Church? How about corrupt legislators taking your money and the money of corporations but only serving corporate interests?
Stick to the facts - they are abundant - Big Pharma kills - they're corrupt and their corruption affects doctors and psychiatrists which in turn harm your children.
Get a reality check - stop drinking the Kool-Aid charade called Health Care - it's neither healthy or caring!
BTW: For my money anyone that believes in Scientology NEEDS a psychiatrist.
The stench of Scientology this way comes.
[With apologies to Macbeth]
In over 30 yrs of prescribing Ritalin I havent had a patient's parents alert me that their child had dropped dead.
Its dysinformation like this article from a journal I've never heard of, Natural News, which keeps parents frightened and treatment withheld resulting in less medication prescribed [there are several others] than the occurance of the disabling condition merits.
Boo hiss. Its flattering that RSN relies in the sophistication of their readers to assign this to the dump heap of medical meddling.