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RKP5637

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2. Great, now they can launch these against citizens like they

Reply to midnight (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 08:53 AM

Jun 2012

were the enemy. Are our citizens now the next fear propaganda for the US. This militarization of American law enforcement is getting out of control as the citizens of this country snooze.

There are big bucks made by this supply chain and it will eventually end in disaster. One only need look at other countries when the gov. and police forces are way over militarized.

Wake the F up Americans.

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Typically these armaments are used in drug raids Ezlivin Jun 2012 #1

Great, now they can launch these against citizens like they RKP5637 Jun 2012 #2

They'll have those suburban food rioters in Zone 6 mopped up in no time leveymg Jun 2012 #3

Or in District 9 FailureToCommunicate Jun 2012 #7

IS MNU a division of RDA or the other way around? Is Weyland Yutani the Holding Company for both? leveymg Jun 2012 #8

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jun 2012 #4

Thanks for bringing more awareness to this trend!! hue Jun 2012 #5

Who's the enemy? AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #6

Excellent question! I often wonder the same. Are "we the people" now the enemy to fear? n/t RKP5637 Jun 2012 #9