By Paul McLeary and Ariel Robinson
RED SIREN Up to 5,000 armed Maryland National Guard troops are currently on their way to patrol the streets of Baltimore after a series of rolling street fights between rioters and a disorganized and mostly ineffective Baltimore Police Department. The rioting comes in response to the funeral of Freddie Gray, the African-American man who died in police custody.
“We are going to be out in massive force, and that basically means that we’re going to be controlling the streets” of Baltimore, Maryland National Guard Adjutant General Linda Singh said at a news conference Monday …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
