Arizona -- Partnerships with Israeli Defense Contractors Killing Palestinians

The Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems has built 11 spy towers, integrated fixed towers, on the Tohono O'odham Nation, including this one at Maish Vaya, in the heart of the Tohono O'odham Nation.

Arizona -- Partnerships with Israeli Defense Contractors Killing Palestinians

By Brenda Norrell

Censored News

In our reports on aircraft at the Arizona border, we have been searching for the name of the Israeli aircraft that flies here. We found the name, Israel Aerospace Industries, IAI, which led us to another discovery.

Raytheon Missiles in Tucson is in partnership with another Israeli defense contractor, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and is developing weapons used against Palestinians. In Tucson, the University of Arizona announced earlier that Raytheon Missiles is one of its partners.

Paiute Shoshone Protectors at Ox Sam Camp at Thacker Pass

By Ox Sam Camp

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The Hoobie'joes at Ox Sam Camp: Josephine, Mary McCloud and Elvida.
Our beautiful and precious elders visited our ceremonial prayer camp. The elders shared important stories about PeeHee Mu'Huh, the Paiute and Shoshone Tribes Traditional Cultural District and the surrounding significant landscapes.
Pesa Mu precious Mary McCloud and family for standing with the Ox Sam Camp.

U.S. Border Patrol Shot Tohono O'odham Ceremonial Person 38 Times in his Doorway

 

                                                  

U.S. Border Patrol Shot Tohono O'odham Ceremonial Person 38 Times in his Doorway

During my visits to Ali Jegk as a news reporter ten years ago, I interviewed Raymond Mattia, who was killed by U.S. Border Patrol on Thursday night. Raymond told me that he had evidence that U.S. Border Patrol agents in the area were working with the cartels and were involved in drug running. Mattia had video evidence that disappeared after he made an official report. Mattia's home is a short distance from the border. -- Brenda Norrell, Censored News

By Brenda Norrell
Censored News

Translation into French by

Christine Prat

https://chrisp.lautre.net/wpblog/?p=7963

ALI JEGK, Tohono O'odham Nation -- U.S. Border Patrol agents shot Raymond Mattia, a traditional Tohono O'odham ceremonial person, standing in the doorway of his home 38 times on Thursday night.

Ophelia Rivas a lifelong family friend said "Raymond was a law-abiding citizen, he was not an aggressive kind of man, he was not violent."

"He was an artist, a ceremony person, a traditional hunter, he's a traditional singer. He was always kind to his family and taking care of them however he could."

Ophelia along with the others in the community is angry.

"I have dealt with Border Patrol aggression and unmonitored behavior out here on Tohono O'odham land without any regard to the respect and to the land and to the people," Ophelia told KVOA news.

Mattia was a father, a brother, a friend, a ceremony person, and an elected community council member in Ali Jegk, located near Menegers Dam, on the western side of the Tohono O'odham Nation, in Arizona.

The Tohono O'odham Nation released a statement today.

"The Tohono O’odham Police Department (TOPD) and the FBI are investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place in the Meneger’s Dam community of the Tohono O’odham Nation the night of Thursday, May 18, 2023. Nation member Raymond Mattia lost his life in the incident. Our hearts go out to his family and all those impacted during this difficult time," Chairman Ned Norris said.

"As the investigation proceeds, the Nation expects full consideration of all related facts of the incident and an appropriate and expeditious response from relevant public safety agencies. Because the investigation is ongoing, we will refrain from making further comment at this time."

We send our condolences to Mattia's family and friends, Brenda Norrell, Censored News

Read the article at KVOA News

https://www.kvoa.com/news/local/tohono-oodham-man-shot-and-killed-by-border-patrol/article_a09cb84e-f6a8-11ed-a078-63d5074703ec.html

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The Intercept: DAPL Spent Big on Police Gear to Use Against Standing Rock Water Protectors

Protesters shield their faces as a line of law enforcement officers holding large canisters with pepper spray shout orders to move back, in Morton County, N.D., on Oct. 27, 2016.

 

Photo: Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP

PIPELINE COMPANY SPENT BIG ON POLICE GEAR TO USE AGAINST STANDING ROCK PROTESTERS

TigerSwan worked with law enforcement to fight an information war against the Indigenous-led water protectors.

Alleen Brown, Naveena Sadasivam

May 22 2023, 6:45 a.m.

The Intercept and Grist

Alleen Brown "Fake reporters, free helicopters, and tear gas: How a fossil fuel company worked with law enforcement to obtain equipment and fight an information war against Indigenous-led environmental defenders."

Excerpt:
“Thoughts on a crew or a news reporter — or someone pretending to be — with a camera and microphone to report from the main rally on the Friday, ask questions about pipeline and slice together [sic]?” Off the Record CEO Mark Pfeifle suggested over email

A security firm led by a former member of the U.S. military’s shadowy Special Forces, TigerSwan was no stranger to such deception. The company had, in fact, used fake reporters before — including Rice himself — to spread its message and to spy on pipeline opponents. The National Sheriffs’ Association’s involvement in advocating for a similar disinformation campaign against the anti-pipeline movement has not been previously reported.

Read the latest article from The Intercept, now with 55,000 new public records:

https://theintercept.com/2023/05/22/standing-rock-energy-transfer-tigerswan/