On the Frontlines of the Battle of Portland

Angry Planet

Matthew Gault

War, Politics, Conflict, Government, History, News

4.3 • 882 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2020

⏱️ 108 minutes

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Summary

This episode is a special double feature. We here at War College think that the deployment of Federal officers to American cities is one of the most important stories of 2020 and we booked two different guests to discuss it.

First, we speak with Robert Evans. Evans is a conflict journalist whose work has appeared in Bellingcat. His most recent article there is What You Need to Know About the Battle of Portland and is required reading on this topic. He’s also the host of the Behind the Bastards podcast, and a Portland resident who has been on the street of the city covering the events for weeks now.

We also spoke with Alan Chin. Chin is a photographer, professor, and writer. He’s covered conflict in Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Egypt, Tunisia … and now, the United States. He gives us a broader perspective on the protests and what’s happening outside of Portland.

Oh, and he and Jason are childhood friends.

Robert Evans recorded 7/23/20
Evans report on the Battle of Portland
Who are the Portland protests?
The rhythm of nightly street combat
The history of the Portland Police Department
Tear gas, flash bangs, and murder holes

Alan Chin recorded 7/22/20
The stress of the pandemic
Burning police cars in NYC
Lessons learned from Occupy Wall Street
China’s protests

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0:00.0	Love this podcast support this show through the a cast supporter feature
0:05.1	It's up to you how much you give and there's no regular commitment. Just click the link in the show description to support now. It's possible that live rounds will be fired, right?
0:17.0	And that's been true with the Portland Police too.
0:21.0	They always have guns.
0:22.0	Like we've always known
0:23.3	everyone who's actually been on the ground has always known live rounds are a
0:25.9	possibility at any moment in this. And with the feds like they're coming out
0:29.8	not just with the less than lethal. A lot of them are carrying M4s.
0:34.4	And there were moments during like Monday
0:35.9	where a phalanx would be advancing
0:37.9	on this crowd of federal officers shooting pepper balls
0:40.3	and rubber bullets at them.
0:42.0	And people would be throwing bottles at men with them for assault rivals
0:45.2	from within the phalanx and so it's like at some point it does feel like
0:50.4	things will escalate to a fatal level. They very nearly have a few times already. You're listening to War College, a weekly podcast that brings you the stories from behind the
1:08.9	front lines.
1:09.9	Here are your hosts. Hello, welcome to War College. I'm Matthew Gault. And I'm Jason Field.
1:29.0	The whole world was watching over the last few weeks as videos of federal agents and unmarked
1:34.0	vehicles disappeared protesters from the streets of Portland, Oregon. One journalist
1:38.8	has been in Portland since the beginning, Robert Evans. Evans is a conflict journalist whose work has appeared in Bellingant.
1:45.3	His most recent article there is What You Need to Know about the Battle of Portland and is required
1:49.9	reading for this topic.
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