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In reply to the discussion: This is what greeted a peaceful march heading toward Disneyland July 29th; Added video [View all]Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)76. RT News: It's not just Homeland Security: US Army orders riot gear too
http://rt.com/usa/news/us-army-riot-gear-431/
Its more than just stockpiling surveillance drones to spy on US citizens: the United States Army is attempting to procure an arsenal of riot gear in case the military must go toe-to-toe with civilians on US soil.
A solicitation for weapons posted on the official government website for federal business opportunities reveals that the US Army has been in the market for nonlethal equipment that it very well might be used in the United States. In a Web posting made earlier this summer, the Army asked for bids regarding its request for riot shields, face masks, polycarbonate batons and body armor. On July 10, they awarded the contract to A2Z Supply Corp of Stevensville, Montana, who pledged to fulfill their request at the tune of $6,589.98.
The latest inquiry from the US Army was filed only a few weeks before another call for bids was published by the Department of Homeland Security. On July 26, the DHS Office of Procurement Operations also wrote on FBO.gov that they were soliciting contractors to help equip them with riot helmets, tactic gloves, shin guards, body armor and other equipment comparable that could be used in tandem with a complex riot control system. According to the 2001 Executive Order that established the DHS signed by then-President George W Bush, the agency will coordinate the executive branch's efforts to detect, prepare for, prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks within the United States. With an agency assigned only domestic duties asking for thousands of dollars worth of riot gear and an army with more than one million soldiers seeking body army, not assault rifles many are suggesting that the solicitation requests are readying the government for a full blown war with its own people on US soil.
Its more than just stockpiling surveillance drones to spy on US citizens: the United States Army is attempting to procure an arsenal of riot gear in case the military must go toe-to-toe with civilians on US soil.
A solicitation for weapons posted on the official government website for federal business opportunities reveals that the US Army has been in the market for nonlethal equipment that it very well might be used in the United States. In a Web posting made earlier this summer, the Army asked for bids regarding its request for riot shields, face masks, polycarbonate batons and body armor. On July 10, they awarded the contract to A2Z Supply Corp of Stevensville, Montana, who pledged to fulfill their request at the tune of $6,589.98.
The latest inquiry from the US Army was filed only a few weeks before another call for bids was published by the Department of Homeland Security. On July 26, the DHS Office of Procurement Operations also wrote on FBO.gov that they were soliciting contractors to help equip them with riot helmets, tactic gloves, shin guards, body armor and other equipment comparable that could be used in tandem with a complex riot control system. According to the 2001 Executive Order that established the DHS signed by then-President George W Bush, the agency will coordinate the executive branch's efforts to detect, prepare for, prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks within the United States. With an agency assigned only domestic duties asking for thousands of dollars worth of riot gear and an army with more than one million soldiers seeking body army, not assault rifles many are suggesting that the solicitation requests are readying the government for a full blown war with its own people on US soil.
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This is what greeted a peaceful march heading toward Disneyland July 29th; Added video [View all]
Fire Walk With Me
Jul 2012
OP
So let me get this straight, Disney Corp has the AUTHORITY of the Governor?
nadinbrzezinski
Jul 2012
#15
They think if no one sees it, it didn't happen. BTW, NOT the national guard.
Fire Walk With Me
Jul 2012
#20
I think I was at that specific protest in Westwood. IIRC, a woman got her head bashed
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#66
Yes, you are correct. He has been live-streaming OWS protests from the beginning.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#19
Probably because Disney isn't going to have their shops smashed in like what recently
IndyJones
Jul 2012
#18
You mean we need the military to protect Disney from American citizens exercising their 1st Amend.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#21
I think they planned for the worst. They knew there was going to be protests and they
IndyJones
Jul 2012
#43
I was watching livestream of when the windows were broken and it is possible police shot them out
Fire Walk With Me
Jul 2012
#22
True, but good on whoever got that shot. This is why they go after the live-streamers.
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#36
Anaheim was 8% latino as late as the 1960s, now it is over 50% latino. But city leaders aren't.
SunSeeker
Jul 2012
#34
You can always tell a right winger. They HATE OWS! Lol! Proving the success of the movement!
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#50
The Teabagger 'movement' is not a 'movement'. It is an astro-turf politically funded arm of the
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#77
I cannot believe that there are folks upthread defending the militarization of law enforcement
Earth_First
Jul 2012
#39
Nooooo, not defending the militarization! But there were recent protests that got out of hand
IndyJones
Jul 2012
#48
Disney doesn't own the police. Well, strike that, after we found out that Goldman Sachs donated
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#52
I don't want =any= for-profit entity making decisions about my freedom.
Fire Walk With Me
Jul 2012
#56
Did they show any photos of the cops dressed up like they were soldiers in a war zone?
sabrina 1
Jul 2012
#70
RT News: It's not just Homeland Security: US Army orders riot gear too
Fire Walk With Me
Jul 2012
#76
Apparently automatic weapons and body armor are required to oppose the First Amendment
lpbk2713
Jul 2012
#90