In case you didn't click that link,here's a quote: "Danielle Ashford, a spokeswoman for Oakland police, said a warning had been given to demonstrators before rounds were fired. 'We gave our dispersal order. We gave them ample time to disperse. When we give our dispersal order, that's pretty much it.' "

Saddam's spirit lives and rules in California, it appears. Does that count as alien enough?