Mainstream Media Whitewash Fails to Conceal DHS Deceit
📰 THE STORY: The Independent reports on new video footage that challenges the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) initial account of the killing of Alex Pretti, an anti-fascist activist. The DHS had claimed Pretti brandished a handgun, portraying him as a 'would-be assassin,' but the emerging video appears to contradict this, showing Pretti being shot as he attempted to drive away without
brandishing a weapon. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This incident evokes grim echoes of the 1969 assassination of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, who was shot and killed in his bed during a raid based on fabricated intelligence, later confirmed by FBI documents released through FOIA requests. Decades later, the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia in 1985 saw police drop an
explosive device on a residential home, leading to the deaths of 11 people, including five children, all framed by official accounts as necessary actions against 'extremists.' The use of 'would-be assassin' or similar labels to justify lethal force and manipulate public opinion is a well-worn playbook for state agencies dealing with dissent. Double Standard: The swiftness with which US law
enforcement agencies, like the DHS or FBI, can act with lethal force against perceived domestic threats, often based on unverified or later-debunked claims, stands in stark contrast to the handling of far-right militias and white supremacists. While calls for 'law and order' and 'tough on crime' are used to justify disproportionate force against activists, similar rhetoric is rarely applied to