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These troops with no branch insignia, rank or name (Original Post) doc03 Jun 2020 OP
Three words...... erik prince blackwater.... nt mitch96 Jun 2020 #1
That's what I figure paid brown shirts. That's what they doc03 Jun 2020 #3
"Contractors" As the M$M refers to them... nt. BlueIdaho Jun 2020 #8
doc03 pdxflyboy Jun 2020 #2
How is this even lawful? NCDem47 Jun 2020 #4
I guess you are supposed to take orders from doc03 Jun 2020 #5
Warning Capn Sunshine Jun 2020 #10
How do I know these "Call Of Duty" players are even real? RainCaster Jun 2020 #6
Check your state laws. ManiacJoe Jun 2020 #7
But how can they even be identified if they do doc03 Jun 2020 #9
During the gun fight it is all a craps shoot. ManiacJoe Jun 2020 #11
Heard several places they're prison guards. Liberal In Texas Jun 2020 #12
Didn't make sense. Igel Jun 2020 #13
Lisa Page on Nicolle Wallace's show said something.... lastlib Jun 2020 #14
I read today that some of the people out there are Special Forces Blue_true Jun 2020 #15

doc03

(35,148 posts)
3. That's what I figure paid brown shirts. That's what they
Fri Jun 5, 2020, 04:05 PM
Jun 2020

did back when we went on strike send in Pinkerton thugs.

pdxflyboy

(672 posts)
2. doc03
Fri Jun 5, 2020, 04:05 PM
Jun 2020

My guess is that they are former special ops, recruited to be highly paid mercenary pukes. They aren’t regular LEOs. They’re all buffed like football players.

NCDem47

(2,238 posts)
4. How is this even lawful?
Fri Jun 5, 2020, 04:12 PM
Jun 2020

Other than probably getting shot, what stops you from saying "FU" to their orders? I mean, what authority have they been granted? I've been watching the comments on these postings for a few days and this whole thing boils my blood.

Capn Sunshine

(14,378 posts)
10. Warning
Fri Jun 5, 2020, 05:25 PM
Jun 2020

I recognized these guys right away. Yes they are Erik Prince's guys. They have a look. I ran across them when Blackwater still did ops in the desert east of San Diego near the Mexican Border. The maneuver is referred to in spook circles as "bringing in the little green men" and it's a common tactic when an aspiring
Dictator is expanding into a new area. Google "Putin Little Green Men" for an example.

In this case, it appears Barr has conferred legal powers via the DOJ to this force, which is essentially a secret police force.

So my advice is move away ASAP when you see these guys.
Can our country survive the 5 months between now and the election? I don't know.
It's more serious than the media lets on.
Secret police. I knew Comrade Trump was going to be wack, and every time some new outrage happens, I am still amazed. What he has wrought in just three years will take generations to repair. The evil guys behind the curtain aren't hiding any more.

RainCaster

(10,680 posts)
6. How do I know these "Call Of Duty" players are even real?
Fri Jun 5, 2020, 05:08 PM
Jun 2020

Are these the Bugaloo Boiz?

Inquiring minds want to know.

doc03

(35,148 posts)
9. But how can they even be identified if they do
Fri Jun 5, 2020, 05:12 PM
Jun 2020

open fire? I don't think state laws mean much to Trump and Barr.

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)
11. During the gun fight it is all a craps shoot.
Fri Jun 5, 2020, 06:04 PM
Jun 2020

IDs are helpful before and afterwards.
Real military will have all the correct patches.

Liberal In Texas

(13,453 posts)
12. Heard several places they're prison guards.
Fri Jun 5, 2020, 06:38 PM
Jun 2020

Special teams used to put down prison riots. They're not really law enforcement.



Igel

(35,196 posts)
13. Didn't make sense.
Fri Jun 5, 2020, 06:48 PM
Jun 2020

Until I saw this.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142508136

(Okay, maybe not that thread. The post's content.)

If you have bodies from a half-dozen or more forces and put them into an ad hoc force, there's a choice--do you have them use whatever uniform, however poorly suited it may be for the task at hand; or do you give them a consistent uniform that shows that they are one "team"?

How do ranks and civil servant grades compare across the secret service, national guard, border patrol, TSA, FPS?...

lastlib

(22,981 posts)
14. Lisa Page on Nicolle Wallace's show said something....
Fri Jun 5, 2020, 07:23 PM
Jun 2020

...that she probably didn't realize was kind of dumb. She said (paraphrasing), "if they don't have any identification on them, then I don't see how you can have any oversight of them."

Lisa--THAT was the POINT of not having any identification!! Cockwomble DOESN'T WANT there to be any oversight of his storm troopers!

Remember who we are dealing with here--the basturd that will not give a single scrap of paper, or a single word of testimony to Congress for anything.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
15. I read today that some of the people out there are Special Forces
Fri Jun 5, 2020, 07:24 PM
Jun 2020

troops who were ready for deployment, but instead of being sent overseas, got send to fave protesters in Washington.

People. We need to defeat Trump in November. That may be our last best chance to preserve our democracy. Anyone who is running around talking about no difference between parties is a fucking moron.

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