"If
those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives,
and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will
be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the
streets. We will control ourselves." - Howard Zinn, historian and author
"Understand that all battles are waged on an unconscious level before they are begun on the conscious one, and this battle is no different. The power structure wishes us to believe that the only options available are those which they present to us, we know this is simply not true, and therefore we must redefine the terrain of this conflict, and clearly, it is a conflict of worldviews and agendas." - Teresa Stover
Major General: Why Are Domestic Government Agencies Purchashing Enough Lethal Ammunition to Put 5 Rounds In Every American?
Why Aren’t Our Armed Forces Good Enough to Protect Us?
Preface: There might be an innocent explanation. But given recent trends, this is worrisome.Retired Major General Jerry Curry wrote Friday:
The Social Security Administration (SSA) confirms that it is purchasing 174 thousand rounds of hollow point bullets to be delivered to 41 locations in major cities across the U.S.Why are government agencies doing this?
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Those against whom the hollow point bullets are to be used — those causing the civil unrest — must be American citizens; since the SSA has never been used overseas to help foreign countries maintain control of their citizens.
What would be the target of these 174, 000 rounds of hollow point bullets? It can’t simply be to control demonstrators or rioters. Hollow point bullets are so lethal that the Geneva Convention does not allow their use on the battle field in time of war. Hollow point bullets don’t just stop or hurt people, they penetrate the body, spread out, fragment and cause maximum damage to the body’s organs. Death often follows.
Potentially each hollow nose bullet represents a dead American. If so, why would the U.S. government want the SSA to kill 174,000 of our citizens, even during a time of civil unrest?
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If this were only a one time order of ammunition, it could easily be dismissed. But there is a pattern here. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has ordered 46,000 rounds of hollow point ammunition. Notice that all of these purchases are for the lethal hollow nose bullets. These bullets are not being purchased and stored for squirrel or coyote hunting. This is serious ammunition manufactured to be used for serious purposes.
In the war in Iraq, our military forces expended approximately 70 million rounds per year. In March DHS ordered 750 million rounds of hollow point ammunition. It then turned around and ordered an additional 750 million rounds of miscellaneous bullets including some that are capable of penetrating walls. This is enough ammunition to empty five rounds into the body of every living American citizen. Is this something we and the Congress should be concerned about? What’s the plan that requires so many dead Americans, even during times of civil unrest? Has Congress and the Administration vetted the plan in public.
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All of these rounds of ammunition can only be used to kill American citizens, though there is enough ammunition being ordered to kill, in addition to every American citizen, also every Iranian, Syrian or Mexican. There is simply too much of it. And this much ammunition can’t be just for training, there aren’t that many weapons and “shooters” in the U.S. to fire it.
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We have enough military forces to maintain law and order in the U.S. even during times of civil unrest.
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This is a deadly serious business. I hope I’m wrong, but something smells rotten. And If the Congress isn’t going to do its duty and investigate this matter fully, the military will have to protect the Constitution, the nation, and our citizens.
Major General Curry asks a troubling questions:
We have local police, backed up by each state’s National Guard, backed up by the Department of Defense. So in addition to all these forces why does DHS need its own private army? Why do the SSA, NOAA and other government agencies need to create their own civilian security forces armed with hollow nose bullets?This may sound like a conspiracy theory …
But remember that Senator Daniel Inouye said in 1987:
There exists a shadowy Government with its own Air Force, its own Navy, its own fundraising mechanism, and the ability to pursue its own ideas of national interest, free from all checks and balances, and free from the law itself.Chalmers Johnson called the CIA the President’s private army.
But that’s nothing compared to JSOC. As John Glaser wrote in February:
For the past decade, we’ve seen the rise of a secret, unaccountable U.S. military force … Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is an unwieldy private army at the command of the President, and him only. And they conduct military and spy missions all over the world, never receiving formal congressional approval ….The Federal Reserve – which is not exactly federal (and see this)- also has its own police force. See this and this.
“Without the knowledge of the American public,” wrote Nick Turse back in August, “a secret force within the U.S. military is undertaking operations in a majority of the world’s countries. This new Pentagon power elite is waging a global war whose size and scope has never been revealed.” According to a recent Congressional Research Service report, JSOC forces “reportedly conduct highly sensitive combat and supporting operations against terrorists on a world-wide basis.” As the New York Times this week reported:
The Special Operations Command now numbers just under 66,000 people — including both military personnel and Defense Department civilians — a doubling since 2001. Its budget has reached $10.5 billion, up from $4.2 billion in 2001 (after adjusting for inflation).Over the past decade, Special Operations Command personnel have been deployed for combat operations, exercises, training and other liaison missions in more than 70 countries. Since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, Special Operations Command sustained overseas deployments of more than 12,000 troops a day, with four-fifths committed to the broader Middle East.JSOC operates outside the confines of the traditional military and even beyond what the CIA is able to do.
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But it goes well beyond the war zones. In concert with the Executive’s new claims on extra-judicial assassinations via drone strikes, even if the target is an American citizen, JSOC goes around the world murdering suspects without the oversight of a judge or, god forbid, granting those unfortunate souls the right to defend themselves in court against secret, evidence-less government decrees about their guilt. As Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh said at a speaking event in 2009:
Congress has no oversight of it. It’s an executive assassination ring essentially, and it’s been going on and on and on.***[Marc Ambinder told Wired]:
Under President Bush’s authority, they’ve been going into countries, not talking to the ambassador or the CIA station chief, and finding people on a list and executing them and leaving. That’s been going on, in the name of all of us….
There are legal restrictions on what the CIA can do in terms of covert operations. There has to be a finding, the president has to notify at least the “Gang of Eight” [leaders of the intelligence oversight committees] in Congress. JSOC doesn’t have to do any of that. There is very little accountability for their actions. What’s weird is that many in congress who’d be very sensitive to CIA operations almost treat JSOC as an entity that doesn’t have to submit to oversight. It’s almost like this is the president’s private army, we’ll let the president do what he needs to do.
An End-Run Around the Constitution?
Remember, we’ve gone from a nation of laws to a nation of powerful men making laws in secret. A nation where Congressional leaders themselves aren’t even allow to see the laws, or to learn about covert programs. A nation where Congressmen are threatened with martial law if they don’t approve radical programs.National security powers are being used to help big business, to the detriment of the American people.
Veterans returning from the front lines are labeled “potential terrorists”, to the horror of both the Republican and Democratic leadership.
This is not surprising, given that tyrannical regimes always crumble when the footsoldiers refuse to carry out draconian measures.
Indeed, active duty military personnel are big Ron Paul supporters. And see this. Because liking Ron Paul – as well as liking liberty or the Founding Fathers – may get one branded as a potential terrorist these days, there may be some friction between active military folks and the government as well.
We’ve been in a continuous state of National Emergency for 11 years. The Constitution has so thoroughly been shredded that it – literally – unclear whether we are still living in a constitutional form of government.
Because military folks are sworn to defend the Constitution, many still would not allow the imposition of overt, full-scale fascism without a fight. See this and this.
As such, Major General Curry’s speculation is chilling, indeed:
Is the purpose [of the lethal ammunition purchases] to kill 174,000 of the nation’s military and replace them with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) special security forces, forces loyal to the Administration, not to the Constitution?
Why the World Can't Tolerate a Preemptive Israeli Attack on Iran
By L. Michael Hager
It
is time for President Obama to say "No" to the Israelis - no more
military aid (now amounting to more than $3 billion a year) if they
launch a military strike on Iran.
Ayalon Predicts Syria's Fragmentation and for Lebanon to Suffer Same Fate
By Naharnet Newsdesk
Israeli
deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon noted on Friday that the Arab
world is passing through a phase that will restore it back to the way
it was before World War I, reported Israel Radio. He also predicted
Syria's fragmentation into provinces, adding that Lebanon will suffer
the same fate in the future.
Palestinians Denied Permission to Pray
Video By RT
With
the holy month of Ramadan drawing to a close - Muslims around the
world are flocking to mosques to celebrate. But in Palestine - that
often means standing for hours at security checkpoints - only to be
denied permission to pray.
Love of Country
By Fred Reed
Mostly
my country seems to be a bunch of brigands in Washington who send you
tax forms to get money so they can kill people in some place that never
did anything to you and you probably don't know where is.
Pussy Riot vs Julian Assange -
To each his own Hero and Villain
To each his own Hero and Villain
By The Saker
The
sad truth is that the West's support for Pussy Riot is, in reality,
nothing more than yet another expression of its rabid hatred for
anything Russian.
Execution by Firing Squad
Police Shoot Homeless Man 46 Times
Police Shoot Homeless Man 46 Times
Video
Six officers shot a homeless man 46 times after he failed to follow their instructions in a parking lot.
Russia Prepared for Possible Economic Meltdown - Putin
By RIA Novosti
"In
the United States, the engine of the world economy, the situation
looks better but macroeconomic indices that are vital for the economy's
sustainability are no better than in Europe. Their debt state [in the
United States] is 104 percent [of U.S. GDP]," he said.
Mitt's 13% Tax
By Robert Reich
When
the 400 richest Americans have more wealth than the bottom 150 million
of us put together - Romney's 13 percent is shameful.
90 Million Americans Can't Be Wrong
By Joel Poindexter
Some
90 million Americans have no intention to vote in this year's
presidential election; let's hope that number swells over the coming
months.
HEARD NEWS......
US Kills 50 People In Afghanistan:
About
50 militants were killed on Saturday afternoon when a NATO pilotless
plane carried out an attack in Afghanistan's eastern province of Kunar,
the police said.
New Evidence Shows: US Cover-Up of Murdered Civilians:
The
majority of the deaths in the drone war in Pakistan have been civilian
noncombatants - not "militants," as the Obama administration has
claimed
4 Killed in Afghanistan Blast:
Afghan officials say a bomb blast in a crowded marketplace in the western province of Herat has killed four people.
British occupation force soldier killed in Afghanistan:
It brings the total number of British occupation force servicemen and women killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 425.
US attack kills six people in Pakistan:
The attack came as people in the deeply religious region were celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr
Five killed in Pakistan suicide bombing: official:
A
suicide bomber blew up his explosive-laden car at a check post in
southwestern Pakistan overnight killing five people including three
soldiers, according to an official.
14 soldiers killed in Yemen attack:
The
radio station building was hit by a rocket- propelled grenade and an
armoured vehicle was seen burning after heavy clashes and blasts in the
area, he said.
Gunmen kill six people in northern Iraq:
Provincial
police officials described the slayings in Mosul as "terrorist
attacks." They are still investigating why gunmen stormed the houses,
killing a husband and wife and two others in the first attack, and two
men in the second house.
Five Iraqi soldiers killed, four injured in attack S. Kirkuk:
Five
Iraqi soldiers were killed and another four were injured in an armed
attack at a checkpoint in south of Kirkuk, an Iraqi police source said
on Saturday.
Military intervention in Syria will lead to catastrophe:
Russia's
Foreign Minister: Russia opposes US demands for a no-fly zone over
Syria, he said, adding that the solution to the ongoing conflict is the
Geneva accord peace plan.
Syrian Vice President defects: Insurgents:
One of
two deputies of embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has
defected and fled the country for Jordan, an opposition spokesman said
Saturday.
Syria says Assad's deputy did not try to defect:
Syria's
Vice-President Farouq al-Shara has never considered leaving the
country, state media said on Saturday, after reports that Shara had
tried to defect to neighbouring Jordan.
Iran to give massive response to Israeli military strike: Hezbollah leader:.
Nasrallah
highlighted that a strike by Israel "will provide a historic and
golden opportunity to Iran it has been dreaming about for the past 32
years."
Attack on Iran will bring destruction of Israel - Ahmadinejad:
Tehran
and Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah warn of cataclysmic
retaliation against an Israeli attack, threatening to make the country
"a living hell." The statements come amidst reports of that Israel is
preparing a unilateral strike on Iran.
Video Shows South African Police Killing Miners:
News
camera crews were at the mine covering the labor unrest when the
shooting began. A crew from eNewsChannel in South Africa captured this
video, which shows graphic images of police firing into the crowd.
hhttp://is.gd/x1ohDY
Somalia president rejects UN graft charges:
Somalia's
president has dismissed a UN report that accuses senior officals of
corruption as he campaigns for re-election in a landmark vote.
Israel kicks out migrants - by changing their nationality and sending them to another country:
Sudanese
asylum seekers in Israel are being issued with documents changing
their nationality, allowing them to be removed from the country or
imprisoned.
Julian Assange row: ministers from across Americas to hold meeting:
The
diplomatic row between Britain and Ecuador over the WikiLeaks founder,
Julian Assange, is to be discussed by foreign ministers from across the
Americas next week.
Confirmed: US government spies on federal staffers:
Several
federal agencies have purchased an advanced software application that
allows administrators to see every single action, item, mouse click and
more performed on their employees' computers. Some say it's being
implemented to end whistleblowing.
Finland prepares for break-up of eurozone:
The
Nordic state is battening down the hatches for a full-blown currency
crisis as tensions in the eurozone mount and has said it will not
tolerate further bail-out creep or fiscal union by stealth.
Greeks confront crime wave amid austerity:
Greece's
faltering economy has put many people out of work and cut support for
illegal immigrants. Now Greeks are facing a rise in crime their police
seem unable to stop.
U.K. Recession Drives More Than 1,000 To Suicide: Study :
The
analysis found that between 2008 and 2010 there were 846 more suicides
among men in England than would have been expected if previous trends
continued, and 155 more among women.
US government's foreign debt hits record $5.29 trillion:
The
money the U.S. government owes to foreign entities rose to a record
$5.2923 trillion in June, according to data released by the U.S.
Treasury.
Still No Escape for Taxpayers If Banks Go Bust:
Five
years since the start of the financial crisis, taxpayers would still be
forced to foot the bill should more banks fail because countries are
delaying alternative solutions.
Number of Homes Facing Foreclosure Rose in July:
The
number of homes that received an initial notice of default - the first
step in the foreclosure process - increased 6 percent in July compared
to the same month last year, foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc.
said Thursday.
Eight Companies Sued for Alleged 'Abusive Foreclosure Practices' in Ohio:
A
lawsuit against eight companies in the mortgage industry alleges the
defendants used fraudulent mortgage documents to process foreclosures
on Ohio homeowners and charged the foreclosed homeowners inflated,
unfair fees.
How to Beat Vulture Debt Collectors:
An article by law professor Peter Holland is a superb guide on how to beat these cases
Missouri Republican candidate calls to halt federal school lunch program:
Sen.
Claire McCaskill's (D-MO) Republican opponent says that the federal
government should stop helping to feed needy children with the school
lunch program.
http://is.gd/Bovz4z (this guy has bigger problems now........ re: "The 'legitimate rape' dude")........kosmicdbris
........................keep fighting the good fight, with your minds as weapons.......
..................kosmicdebris......................
........................keep fighting the good fight, with your minds as weapons.......
..................kosmicdebris......................
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