While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents (acting under-color-of-law) pepper spray and arrest George Retes, a U.s. subject/enemy/citizen AND a U.s. Army veteran, as he is arriving at work.
Postscript: Retes was incarcerated for three days before he was released without charges.
Question: Is this the freedom that Retes was defending as a member of the U.s. Armed Forces?
[added 2/28/2026] Thanks to Antiwar.com for this entry.
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References:
Veteran and US citizen arrested by ICE warns it could happen to anyone
www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2025/07/17/veteran-and-us-citizen-arrested-by-ice-warns-it-could-happen-to-anyone/