Jails today, the general population tomorrow. This story out of the Orange County Register is, I think, a fairly notable event as the U.S. government creeps toward its goal of using the swine flu as a tool for major power grabs under the pretense that there is a raging health disaster that threatens to kill people in mass amounts.
On a related note, this story from CNN notes, “The U.S. military wants to establish regional teams of military personnel to assist civilian authorities in the event of a significant outbreak of the H1N1 virus this fall, according to Defense Department officials.” Additionally,
The plan calls for military task forces to work in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. There is no final decision on how the military effort would be manned, but one source said it would likely include personnel from all branches of the military.
The article hints that proposed plans for the military include large-scale testing and transport functions. I suggest that this may include involuntary testing at gunpoint and militarized quarantine functions.
Defense Secretary Gates is being urged to sign an order authorizing the military to begin its planning and preparation for its proposed strategy.
