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February 12, 2009

Bailout Money to fund Police Militarization

By Barbara Peterson

Police request funds to buy military SWAT assault equipment out of stimulus package funds.

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Police militarization is one of the most disgusting aspects of the stimulus package free for all, as evidenced by a request for funds to buy military SWAT assault equipment for police forces. I guess the police will need them to quell disturbances caused by the thousands of angry people left out in the cold with no place to go.

Read the entire article HERE, which contains the whole 344 page PDF document assembled by the United States Conference of Mayors.

Barb



Authors Website: http://farmwars.info

Authors Bio:
Barbara H. Peterson is retired from the California Department of Corrections, where she worked as a Correctional Officer at Folsom Prison. She was one of the first females to work at the facility in this classification. After retirement, she went to college online to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Business, and graduated with honors.

Barbara lives on a small ranch in Oregon, and believes that self-sufficiency and localization of food sources will be necessary to survive the coming depression. To this end, she has put up a website to share information at:

http://survivingthemiddleclasscrash.wordpress.com.

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