We all knew a lot of this already. But its The Guardian, and maybe you don;t know this bit? By 2008 the Pentagon had begun developing a 20,000 strong troop force who would be on-hand to respond to domestic catastrophes and civil unrest specifically related to the Department of Defenses (DoD) Army Modernisation Strategy, which described the arrival of a new era of persistent conflict due to competition for depleting natural resources and overseas markets fueling future resource wars over water, food and energy....... The revelations on the NSAs global surveillance programmes are just the latest indication that as business as usual creates instability at home and abroad, and as disillusionment with the status quo escalates, Western publics are being increasingly viewed as potential enemies that must be policed by the state.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 03:35:39 +0000
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