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Urban Blood Baths: Call in the National Guard

Urban Blood Baths: Call in the National Guard
National Guard troops stand guard inside of a fenced area that surrounds several government buildings in Kenosha, Wis., on Aug. 27, 2020. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Philip Carl Salzman
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One hundred and four Americans were shot, adults and children, 19 killed, during the Fourth of July weekend in Chicago. Two police officers were shot, bringing the 2021 total to 33 officers shot so far. On the same weekend, in cities across America, 450 people were shot, 150 killed.
Philip Carl Salzman
Philip Carl Salzman
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Philip Carl Salzman is professor emeritus of anthropology at McGill University, senior fellow at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, fellow at the Middle East Forum, and Past President of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East.
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