So what is
the purpose and motivation behind the government’s continued
efforts to stockpile so much firepower?
One frightening
theory could explain what the President and his national security
apparatus are up to.
Many of you
will remember a story
I broke a long time ago – about presidential candidate Barack
Obama’s little-noticed announcement that, if elected in 2008,
he wanted to create a “civilian national security force” as big,
as strong and as well-funded as the Defense Department.
Here’s what
he actually said at a campaign stop in Colorado July 2, 2008:
“We
cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve
the national security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to have
a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just
as strong, just as well-funded.”
Could
what we see happening now in the Department of Homeland Security
be the beginning of Obama’s dream and our constitutional nightmare?
We never
heard another mention of Obama’s “civilian national security force”
again. Not in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 or 2012.
But that
brings us up to 2013 and the highly unusual stockpiling of firearms
and ammo by Homeland Security – firearms and ammo that Obama would
like to deny to ordinary citizens who are not members of his domestic
army.
Well, I hate
to say it, but I may have predicted this, too.
I wasn’t
joking. I was deadly serious – so serious, in fact, that I did
something I pledged I would never do: Vote for Mitt Romney. It
was a matter of self-defense and self-preservation. I said then
that a second term of Obama might mean we would never see another
free and fair election in America. (I’m not even sure we saw one
in 2012.) I suggested due process would go the way of the horse
and buggy. I said I expected Obama would move to shut
down or destroy all independent media. I even speculated that
his biggest critics would eventually be rounded up in the name
of national security.
Think about
it.
Why does
the civilian Department of Homeland Security need billions
of rounds of ammunition?
This is the
agency that is responsible for policing the border. But it doesn’t.
This is the
agency that is responsible for catching terrorists. But it doesn’t.
So why does
Homeland Security need so many weapons and enough hollow-point
rounds to plug every American six times?
As for concern
about the type of bullets — hollow points, which expand
upon impact — the statement said the type is “standard
issue” and is used during “mandatory quarterly firearms
qualifications and other training sessions.” (link)
While the majority
of Americans will take this explanation at face value, there are
some key facts that suggest the Department of Homeland Security
is mobilizing for a significant future action against the American
people.
The
US military has been actively
war-gaming worst-case scenarios that include economic collapse
and civil unrest, going so far as to simulate wide-scale food
riots.
Despite
overwhelming opposition, there is an overt and focused movement
to disarm Americans of their right to bear semi-automatic personal
defense rifles and any other firearms deemed dangerous to the
public. Those calling for this disarmament qualify their positions
by claiming these weapons are not necessary for sporting, hunting,
or personal defense. As if this provision of the US Constitution
doesn’t even exist, there is a total blackout on the fundamental
intent
of the Second Amendment, which allows for citizens to bear
arms to protect themselves against tyrannical government.
Heavily
armored vehicles have
been spotted all over the country, and many local law enforcement
agencies have taken possession of these vehicles, normally reserved
for military engagements, and have put them to use in neighborhoods
and communities around America.
The
National Security Agency is
building a massive spy center capable of recording, aggregating
and analyzing every digital interaction on the planet –
phones, internet, purchasing patterns, travel, and even what we
say in the privacy of our own homes. A 30 year veteran of the
NSA says the data mining program is so vast it will “create
an Orwellian state.”
The
US government, in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks,
has created legislation that directly targets American citizens.
The Patriot Act makes it possible for anyone who is identified
as attempting to subvert government legitimacy as a terrorist,
and also allows for the warrantless wiretapping of everyone for
any reason. Under the Patriot Act and expanded government definitions,
just about anyone
now qualifies as a domestic terrorist.
The
National Defense Authorization Act takes the Patriot Act even
further, allowing the government to detain anyone suspected of
being a terrorist indefinitely and without trial – this
includes American citizens living in the United States.
And,
as Joseph
Farah points out, the President specifically claimed he would
create a civilian national security police force as large as the
US military. If he meant it, then we’re talking about 2
million or so civilians that will be armed, deputized and backed
by the government. To do what? We’re not quite sure, but
apparently we need these civilians for something important, or
else the President wouldn’t have brought it up.
These are but
a few examples of what our government has been up to. There are
hundreds of others.
Now put all
those together and the complete puzzle begins to emerge.
This surveillance
infrastructure and control
grid are being designed not for foreign terrorists or rogue
nations that may do harm to America. They have been designed for
you.
You, my fellow
American, are the enemy.
February
5, 2013
Mac
Slavo [send him mail] is a
small business owner and independent investor.
