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The Battle of Saint Paul: Gallery 3 (Battle for the Streets)

by Mike & James
A photo essay in three parts. Part 1: Rally & Breakaway. Part 2: RNC Blockaded. Part 3: Battle for the Streets.
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"Thank you to the thousands of people who courageously faced 10 ton buses, concussion grenades, tear gas, pepper spray, batons, charging horses, gas masks, rubber bullets, and all of the tools of repression and intimidation that were used yesterday to repress the public in this supposed democracy.
Your direct actions stand in stark contrast to the conventioneers inside the Xcel Energy Center, passively dragging the party line and the rest of this world down with it.
We are inspired by the extraordinary people who stopped buses, blocked highway ramps, and breached concrete barriers to reclaim the streets and recapture the space of downtown St Paul" - From RNC WC, September 2, 2008

Full report to come. Here, find a photo essay in three parts. Part 1: Rally & Breakaway. Part 2: RNC Blockaded. Part 3: Battle for the Streets.
§National Guard Takes Over
by Mike & James
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§Mobile Blockade on 6th Street
by Mike & James
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§Blockades Back Up on Kellogg
by Mike & James
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§Enter the Big Guns
by Mike & James
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§National Guard Prepares for War
by Mike & James
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§No Fear
by Mike & James
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§Chemical Weapons Deployed
by Mike & James
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§Silly String Deployed
by Mike & James
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§Arms Are Linked
by Mike & James
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§Canisters Exploding
by Mike & James
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§The Stand
by Mike & James
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§Fighting Back
by Mike & James
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§Building the Barricades
by Mike & James
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§Still Standing
by Mike & James
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§Mass Arrest at Upper Landing
by Mike & James
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§Police State on the Mississippi River
by Mike & James
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§Surveying the Damage: Macy's Storefront
by Mike & James
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§Surveying the Damage: Squad Car
by Mike & James
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§Surveying the Damage: Stars & Stripes
by Mike & James
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