Crisis and the Creeping Militarization of American Society
By Christopher J. Coyne & Abigail R. Hall
Small town police forces have been equipped with SWAT gear and automatic weapons. State and local law enforcement are receiving training akin to that expected in the armed forces.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30609.htm
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How to Fund an American Police State: Real Money for an Imaginary War
Stephen Salisbury, TomDispatch: ''All told, the federal government has appropriated about $635 billion, accounting for inflation, for homeland security-related activities and equipment since the 9/11 attacks. To conclude, though, that 'the police' have become increasingly militarized casts too narrow a net. The truth is that virtually the entire apparatus of government has been mobilized and militarized right down to the university campus.''
http://www.truth-out.org/how-fund-american-police-state-real-money-imaginary-war/1330959997
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=police+state
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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=9/11
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Christopher+J.+Coyne
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Abigail+R.+Hall
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Small town police forces have been equipped with SWAT gear and automatic weapons. State and local law enforcement are receiving training akin to that expected in the armed forces.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30609.htm
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How to Fund an American Police State: Real Money for an Imaginary War
Stephen Salisbury, TomDispatch: ''All told, the federal government has appropriated about $635 billion, accounting for inflation, for homeland security-related activities and equipment since the 9/11 attacks. To conclude, though, that 'the police' have become increasingly militarized casts too narrow a net. The truth is that virtually the entire apparatus of government has been mobilized and militarized right down to the university campus.''
http://www.truth-out.org/how-fund-american-police-state-real-money-imaginary-war/1330959997
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=police+state
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=homeland+security
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=militariz
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=law+enforcement
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=campus
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=9/11
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Christopher+J.+Coyne
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Abigail+R.+Hall
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Stephan+Salisbury
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Starmail - 22. Feb, 08:15
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