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As part of a deal signed last week in Washington DC between the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry and FEMA, Russian officials will provide “security at mass events” in the United States, a scenario that won’t sit well with Americans wary of foreign assets operating on US soil.
According to a press release by the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense and Emergencies, US and Russian officials met on June 25 at the 17th Joint U.S.-Russia Cooperation Committee on Emergency Situations.
Originally posted by littled16
reply to post by MidnightTide
If this is true all I can say is WTF??? Why on Earth would we ever need Russians to assist in rescue or any other types of operations on American soil in a disaster situation? Any time there has been a disaster situation in the US American citizens show up by the truckload to lend a helping hand. I can understand having such an agreement with Canada as they are our neighbors and neighbors help each other out in times of need , but Russians?
In order to have Russians available to aid in an "emergency" situation it would require that large numbers of Russians be based here as by the time any of them traveled here from Russia the worst part of any emergency would be past. Is this just an excuse to bring thousands of Russian soldiers here in preparedness for an orchestrated agenda? Call me paranoid, but my conspiracy alarm bells are sounding off left and right!
In addition, the parties approved of U.S.-Russian cooperation in this field in 2013-2014, which envisages exchange of experience including in monitoring and forecasting emergency situations, training of rescuers, development of mine-rescuing and provision of security at mass events.
Yeahp, Just checked a map,. Russia is right next to Alaska. They are our neighbors too.
Originally posted by MidnightTide
reply to post by ZeroKnowledge
vague terminology can be interrupted in so many ways, why do you think they do this.....
Originally posted by ZeroKnowledge
English is not my native language ,but am i wrong in reading from this :
In addition, the parties approved of U.S.-Russian cooperation in this field in 2013-2014, which envisages exchange of experience including in monitoring and forecasting emergency situations, training of rescuers, development of mine-rescuing and provision of security at mass events.
that exchange of experience about provision of security at mass effects is being agreed upon,and not provision of security itself?
Originally posted by butcherguy
I find it very troubling.
Remember back to the Tianamen Square protests. The guy in front of the tank.
The Chinese had trouble putting down the protests, apparently because the troops that they had on hand at the time did not want to shoot their own people.
The Chinese govt solved the problem by bringing in Mongolian troops that had no problem with gunning down civilians.
Maybe the Russian troops wouldn't have any problem shooting American rioters.
Just as troubling is the fact that I live in Pennsylvania, which is in FEMA Zone III. That is where they say the troops will be used, as it encompasses Washington, DC.
Originally posted by 35Foxtrot
I have but one word for this... WOLVERINES!!!
(The cool 80's version, not the sissified re-make)
Originally posted by ZeroKnowledge
Originally posted by MidnightTide
reply to post by ZeroKnowledge
vague terminology can be interrupted in so many ways, why do you think they do this.....
Yes press release is vague, and i can't find original protocol of the meeting on the net. But i just can't see Russian forces providing security in US or vice versa. No sovereign nation will agree to that. Add to that current negative trend between Russia and US. And if it is just smoke and mirrors then knowingly publishing document that reveals it all is really dumb.