US 'buys town for terror drills' - Democratic Underground

emad

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Mon Sep-27-04 10:02 AM
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US 'buys town for terror drills'

BBC News

The United States Department of Homeland Security is buying an entire town for use in its anti-terror training, the New York Times reports.
Playas, in the south-west state of New Mexico, will be bought for $5m from the Phelps Dodge mining company, which built it from scratch in the 1970s.

The town, once home to 1,000 people, currently has a population of 50.

Emergency workers will use the site to simulate suicide bombings, anthrax attacks and water-supply poisonings.
More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3693366.stm

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saigon68

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Mon Sep-27-04 10:07 AM
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1. Don't forget Strike Breaking

They will use this place to train their Goons and Thugs, who will soon be exployed "TO END LABOR DISPUTES"

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Mon Sep-27-04 10:11 AM
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2. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=866157

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