Welcome to another week or so in review, a summary of some of our trending articles through
our various social media, news-feeds and contributors.
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DHS to Hire “Top Secret” Domestic Security Force
“The Department of Homeland Security is to spend $19 million dollars on a private security force in Wisconsin and Minnesota, an armed unit that must have a “Top Secret” security clearance according to an official solicitation.
Image: Department of Homeland Security.
According to a solicitation posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, the Federal Protective Service, a sub-agency of the DHS, intends to hire “armed Protective Security Officer (PSO) services at various locations throughout the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin.”
“The project will have a requirement for the contractor to have a Top Secret facility clearance by the start of performance,” states the FPS notice.
Unlike previous solicitations, which normally detail how the guards will be deployed to protect government buildings, the document does not divulge what role the armed security force will undertake.
The fact that the contractors being hired must have a “Top Secret” security clearance clearly suggests that the DHS is not merely seeking to hire armed guards, but Blackwater-style mercenaries who will be engaged in some kind of clandestine activity.”- full article here
While special operations units have traditionally been allowed to have their own in-house unit badges and tabs there is still a standard dress code. However many question why the brass would want to get rid of the “Don’t Tread on Me” Naval Jack for the SEALS. There is speculation that the flag has associations with so called “extremist patriot groups”, God forbid that anyone might be patriotic to their country or believe in anything like Constitutions or Rights! Oathkeepers goes into more detail on this story here
3/ 5 Infuriating Quotes from Politicians About the NSA
I shouldn’t be surprised at the level of ignorance (either blissful or deliberate) displayed by these so called leaders in regards to the NSA spying scandal. –
