Shock and Awe

Of the police “exercises” (ahem… cough cough) scheduled for Miami —

Both uniformed and plainclothes police will ride buses and trains, while others will conduct longer-term surveillance operations.

“People are definitely going to notice it,” [Deputy Police Chief Frank] Fernandez said. “We want that shock. We want that awe. But at the same time, we don’t want people to feel their rights are being threatened. We need them to be our eyes and ears.”

Shock and awe. What the US military did to Iraq.

Who exactly is the enemy again?

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5:50 pm on November 29, 2005