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“Here [in New Mexico], we are moving more toward a national police force. Homeland Security is involved with a lot of little things around town. Somebody in Washington needs to call a timeout.”—Dan Klein, retired Albuquerque Police Department sergeant
The third largest federal agency behind the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense, the DHS—with its 240,000 full-time workers, $61 billion budget and sub-agencies that include the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, Secret Service, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)—has been aptly dubbed a “runaway train.” In the 12 years since it was established to “prevent terrorist attacks within the United States,” the DHS has grown from a post-9/11 knee-jerk reaction to a leviathan with tentacles in every aspect of American life.
The menace of a national police force, a.k.a. a standing army, vested with so much power cannot be overstated, nor can its danger be ignored. Indeed, as the following list shows, just about every nefarious deed, tactic or thuggish policy advanced by the government today can be traced back to the DHS, its police state mindset, and the billions of dollars it distributes to police agencies in the form of grants.
DHS, along with other government agencies, has been stockpiling an alarming amount of ammunition in recent years, which only adds to the discomfort of those already leery of the government. As of 2013, DHS had 260 million rounds of ammo in stock, which averages out to between 1,300 to 1,600 rounds per officer. The US Army, in contrast, has roughly 350 rounds per soldier. DHS has since requisitioned more than 1.6 billion rounds of ammo, “enough,” concludes Forbes magazine, “to sustain a hot war for 20+ years.”
In 2006, DHS awarded a $385 million contract to a Halliburton subsidiary to build detention centers on American soil. Although the government and Halliburton were not forthcoming about where or when these domestic detention centers would be built, they rationalized the need for them in case of “an emergency influx of immigrants, or to support the rapid development of new programs” in the event of other emergencies such as “natural disasters.” Viewed in conjunction with the NDAA provision allowing the military to arrest and indefinitely detain anyone, including American citizens, it would seem the building blocks are already in place for such an eventuality.
The establishment of a national police force has served as a fundamental and final building block for every totalitarian regime that has ever wreaked havoc on humanity, from Hitler’s all-too-real Nazi Germany to George Orwell’s fictional Oceania. Whether fictional or historical, however, the calling cards of these national police agencies remain the same: brutality, inhumanity, corruption, intolerance, rigidity, and bureaucracy—in other words, evil.
originally posted by: gladtobehere
a reply to: jude11
I'd say yes and no.
It would seem that they are arming all of the government agencies but the group which I would categorize as an "army" would be the police.
This is exactly why they are militarizing the police and why the establishment almost always allows the police to commit violence and brutality without consequence.
With regards to individual rights against search and seizure, the courts are continually siding with the State and law enforcement.
Seems to me that they are laying the ground work for a militarized police state where the average cop can do pretty much whatever he wants.
And after the Nevada incident, where two cops were killed, I think its safe to say that they will now be even more militant.
originally posted by: rickymouse
lets send homeland Security to Iraq. Sounds good to me. So I suppose the government considers Homeland Security the armed militia so we don't need guns promised in the second Amendment anymore.
originally posted by: xuenchen
a reply to: jude11
"Has the Dept. of Homeland Security Become America’s Standing Army?"
It absolutely HAS.
Many Cities and Localities are going through experimental drills (live and psy-op'd).
Part of the NWO plans.
The U.S. Progressives have a unique "problem". How to circumvent The Posse Comitatus Act? DHS is that way.
Obama said so himself in so many words......
Obama Civilian Security
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Very Very Dangerous !!
www.nytimes.com...
The squad was not with the Washington police department or Amtrak’s police force, but was one of the Transportation Security Administration’s Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response squads — VIPR teams for short — assigned to perform random security sweeps to prevent terrorist attacks at transportation hubs across the United States.
With little fanfare, the agency best known for airport screenings has vastly expanded its reach to sporting events, music festivals, rodeos, highway weigh stations and train terminals. Not everyone is happy.
originally posted by: rickymouse
a reply to: jude11
I want to keep my guns because terrorists may come around and try something. I'll stick by that excuse. If the government wants to post a police officer outside my house to guard me, then I will give them my guns....Everyone needs to stick by this, Our government will be bankrupt in less than a year.
originally posted by: jude11
a reply to: MrSpad
Just for you:
TSA DOES leave the airports.
T.S.A. Expands Duties Beyond Airport Security
www.nytimes.com...
The squad was not with the Washington police department or Amtrak’s police force, but was one of the Transportation Security Administration’s Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response squads — VIPR teams for short — assigned to perform random security sweeps to prevent terrorist attacks at transportation hubs across the United States.
With little fanfare, the agency best known for airport screenings has vastly expanded its reach to sporting events, music festivals, rodeos, highway weigh stations and train terminals. Not everyone is happy.
Peace