Chapter 1440 The Burning America (Second update, please subscribe)
The latest news is still playing on the TV.
On the screen, police officers were executed, RPGs flying across the streets, and thugs shouting excitedly.
All the pictures are presented in front of people's eyes like this.
President Kennedy smoked silently.
In the Oval Office of the White House, McNamara, Hoover and others were present, and people gathered together to express their opinions.
"According to current intelligence, there are KGB spies mixed among the thugs. They not only instigated the mob, but also provided weapons to the thugs. The AK47 and RPG rockets that appeared in Detroit were secretly transported into the United States from Cuba."
When mentioning Cuba, CIA Director John McCann frowned slightly. This is the threat from Cuba!
As for FBI Director Hoover, he said directly:
"Now all the KBG spies are out in force. They have provided a large number of weapons and explosives to the thugs, and the entire United States has become a battlefield."
"Mr. President, this is no longer an ordinary riot, but a riot sweeping the United States. If we cannot quell it immediately, then what awaits the United States will be a civil war!"
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Secretary of State Radick also said:
"The governors of various states are asking about the White House's position. They believe that the White House's attitude has allowed black people to cause this chaos. Some states have decided to mobilize the National Guard. We must make the White House's attitude clear immediately, otherwise, all accusations will They all point to the president.”
What Ruddick calls "the attitude of the White House" refers to Kennedy's continuous concessions on black rights, which has long aroused dissatisfaction in southern states, and now this turmoil has given opponents an opportunity.
"Mr. President, what we are facing now is war!"
McNamara said directly:
"It is thugs instigated by the Russians who are launching a war and trying to subvert the American war. The situation we are facing is completely different from any time in the past!"
"Yes, Mr. President, now the United States is facing an unprecedented test!"
"If we cannot stop this in time, the civil war that occurred in Saigon and other places will happen in the United States."
Faced with this reminder, Kennedy frowned more and more. On the issue of black rights, he stood on the side of blacks, even at the cost of conflict with local state governments. The reason why he made concessions was essentially for the sake of Gather support.
In the United States, the unrest caused by state-sanctioned racial discrimination is one of its biggest domestic problems. Segregation continues on buses, in restaurants, in movie theaters, in toilets and other public places. Kennedy supported racial integration and civil rights, and believed that Martin Luther King Jr. could bring him some additional support from blacks.
It was with his support that Martin Luther King Jr. would be released early.
But what about now?
Dr. King became the source of trouble. Not only did he create the "March on Washington", but his death also directly led to the riot.
His death!
Thinking of this, Kennedy looked at Hoover and asked:
"Have Dr. King's murderers been found?"
Facing the president's inquiry, Hoover replied directly:
"Mr. President, there are many potential murderers who want to kill Dr. King. Not only the Ku Klux Klan in the South, but also extreme black organizations. Of course, the Russians are also possible. Now we are tracing it. But this is not the most important thing now. , the important thing is - we need to solve the problem at hand ”
"Yes Mr. President, we have no choice."
Facing their persuasion, Kennedy fell into silence. He knew very well what he should do now - send out the army and the National Guard to restore order!
"John, we must let everyone see the tough side of the White House! What the people need now is safety, and as for black people..."
Robert said directly:
"No one will care about them."
That was just a small number of people. Robert's words made Kennedy fall into deep thought. While thinking, he walked to the table. On the table was the "Bill" he was about to submit to Congress. It was originally a film fighting for black people. Bill of Powers.
But what about now?
As a politician, Kennedy knew very well that Americans now don't care about black people at all, they only care about themselves.
When those people executed the policemen in public, everything was doomed. Finally, he opened his mouth and said:
"Implement the plan and send the troops!"
After saying this, Kennedy said:
"Arrange a press conference immediately, yes, right now. We must tell the entire United States that the American order cannot be challenged."
Of course, Kennedy knew that the earlier he expressed his attitude and determination in such matters, the better. Now he is no longer the junior brother in politics.
How could he not understand this?
Otherwise, Washington would not have responded so quickly to the issue.
So the first thing he has to do now is to severely condemn the riots and show his firm attitude to the people. After all, when such an incident occurs, the president's attitude is the most important, followed by finding ways to suppress the turmoil. Soon, the president's speech was broadcast throughout the United States through television, but how could those black people who had their heads return home because of the speech on television?
At the same time, under the authority of the emergency decree signed by the president, states declared a state of emergency, and the National Guard entered the city to maintain order and clash with rioters.
And Detroit is the true center of all places!
This place has become a battlefield for various forces. The 101st Airborne Division was urgently dispatched and ordered to quell the rebellion. More than 10,000 officers and soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division and the National Guard began to attack Detroit. They were equipped with Armored vehicles and tanks came to prevent the riots from continuing, and Army Aviation's UH-1 helicopters hovered over the city to provide intelligence support for the troops stationed in the city.
Perhaps these American soldiers still can't believe that they are actually fighting on American soil, and it is an operation to suppress the black armed riots. This
Some people at the time were hesitant to point their guns at unarmed civilians. Is this really okay?
Will it be condemned by international moral organizations?
But the enemy in front of them soon shattered their imagination. They were not facing unarmed civilians, but black men armed to the teeth. The thugs exchanged fire with the army on the street. Although the weapons of the other side were mixed, some of them were still Shotguns and pistols, but occupying a favorable shooting position, they were evenly matched with the US military in the firefight for a while.
What's even more terrible is the RPG rocket flying across the street. Under the attack of the rocket, even the armored vehicle was destroyed.
Burning armored vehicles, rampaging tanks, everything reminds people that this is a battlefield!
In fact, on the battlefield, those black men who had participated in World War II and even the Peninsular War placed machine guns on the roadside. Under the firepower of the machine guns, those American soldiers who only thought they were quelling the mob were beaten to a pulp.
Faced with the loss of troops, the commander immediately ordered all measures to be taken to eliminate the thugs. After all, the White House has made its attitude clear-these thugs are trying to overthrow the United States, and they are defending the United States.
So the machine gunner in the small turret on the M48 tank immediately controlled the M2 machine gun to fire wildly at the resisting people. At this time, the indiscriminate attack could no longer distinguish who was holding a firearm and who was unarmed. Wherever the machine gun passed A large number of people fell down, and bullet holes were left on the ground.
Even the 90mm tank guns were firing freely on the streets, and the sound of cannons and gunshots echoed in the streets of Detroit.
At this time, the thugs who started the riot finally tried the power of the army. The thugs who originally relied on their primitive and barbaric nature to smash, smash and loot dropped their weapons and began to run away, but they had already been beaten. With the police blocking their retreat, there was no chance for them to escape.
The red-eyed soldiers and police targeted the thugs and pulled the triggers one after another. The tank crews driving the M48 tanks, just like their predecessors more than thirty years ago, once again carried forward the old tradition of the American tank crews and drove the tanks directly through the billowing black smoke.
For a moment, the streets were a mess of blood and flesh.
Now this is a battlefield. For the army and police, there are no civilians in their eyes. There is only one kind of person who is the enemy!
Any black person who appears on the street, whether a rioter or not, will be considered an enemy!
They will be shot on the spot, their eyes are red with blood, and they will default that all black people are rioters. For a moment it seemed as if Detroit blacks had become pitiful prey.
Only then did these guys who relied on their instinctive animalistic nature to smash, smash, and rob realize what true barbarism is.
The U.S. military would never show mercy when it came to killing people. Soon the advance of the airborne troops took control of half of Detroit, and they continued to advance towards the target. The ultimate goal of these people is to recapture the municipal building and completely eliminate this group of black people who do not know how to live or die.
Even if Martin Luther King was resurrected and saw this scene, he would probably be shocked. The rights he worked so hard to fight for black people disappeared in this moment. Overnight, the originally docile black people fully exposed their true nature.
The riots in Detroit and other major cities in the United States not only fully exposed the nature of black people, but also labeled them as violent and unrest in society, all thanks to the instigation of KGB agents alienate.
The war is still going on. After the disorderly beating, smashing, looting and burning turned into an organized riot, the US government will pay a greater price to quell the unrest.
Black people hiding in houses threw Molotov cocktails on the street and fired cold shots at the military and police. Every time the military controlled a block, they paid a heavy price.
Of course, the price for black people was even more severe. Black people in Detroit suffered from discrimination similar to segregation. Black people wandering on the streets were regarded as suspicious objects and were beaten and arrested.
Many of those who dared to make humiliating gestures towards the military and police were killed and injured. Soon the black unrest turned into violence against violence in the United States, which also pushed racial antagonism to its peak.
The oppressed black people united to resist the army. Ordinary people who could not bear it took up arms under the instigation. They hid in their homes and quietly waited for the arrival of darkness.
Because after dark, outside teams unfamiliar with Detroit will feel the horror of the night.
Tonight, Detroit is filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke. Although a curfew has been implemented at night, there are still some people moving in the dark. The huge explosion almost woke up the entire city's residents who were about to go to sleep. A violent explosion occurred at Ford's factory. The fire almost illuminated the dim sky, making the originally bleak night look ferocious.
Then the black people's counterattack began. Thugs in armed pickup trucks used rifles to sneak attack soldiers patrolling the streets. After they attacked a patrol, they not only shot the police and army soldiers directly, but even tied their bodies with ropes. , hanging the corpse in mid-air, they seemed to want to use this atrocity to deter the soldiers.
But they were clearly wrong - the military would become even more brutal in the face of atrocities.
Molotov cocktails and explosives turned several jeeps into scrap metal. Many soldiers were injured in the chaos and explosions. Under the fierce offensive of the blacks, the army began to shrink its defense lines, and they were waiting for support. At the same time, a steady stream of reinforcements are coming to Detroit from other places to rescue these guys.
The bloody night of war lasted until dawn. The crazy black thugs almost relied on their numerical and geographical advantages to use the night to cause certain losses to the army. The military casualties also convinced the Pentagon and the White House that this was a war, and the captured Soviet weapons also convinced them that they were quelling the American Civil War planned by the Soviets.
The sky gradually turned gray, and the most terrifying bloody night was about to pass, but everything was just the beginning. The reinforced armored forces launched an attack again.
When President Kennedy received reports of heavy losses to the army, after consulting the Department of Justice and the Justices, he began to issue an order equivalent to the Great Purge - treating the black people who participated in the unrest as rebels and expelling all of them. Throw them into prison or kill them all!
Just like that, overnight, black skin became a symbol of the rebels. Those who had previously clamored for black power now finally had a taste of what is called the iron fist of modern violence.
Finally understood why their parents were so docile.
Their docility is not without reason, simply because they understand the truest side of white people better than anyone else.
In the days that followed, gunfire echoed across the United States as thousands of insurgents were arrested and even shot.
(End of chapter)