"minneapolis convention"
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Mark Koernke hosted the afternoon Intelligence Report on September 1, 2008, discussing militia training exercises, preparedness activities, and live coverage of civil unrest at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul. The show featured reports from a caller named Rita who was on-site documenting police response, tear gas deployment, and alleged agent provocateurs among protesters. Koernke discussed upcoming militia exercises including the Hutaree operations on September 27-28, training missions in Texas and the Carolinas, and the 43rd Colonial Marine Regimental Combat Team activities. The episode included commentary on hurricane preparedness, vehicle technology, and criticism of political conventions as hollow exercises.