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The ways things are going--out of control government, massive theft by the rich and the powerful, torture, slaughter of tens of thousands of Iraqis, murderous neglect of the black and the poor in New Orleans, more wars planned, trillion dollar deficit, out of control medical costs, out of control credit card interest, draconian banking practices, oil giants profiteering, war profiteering, Iraq war veterans being shafted, nobody at home when it comes to protecting the interests of most Americans--they may think they are going to need more than rubber bullets, tear gas and Darth Vader costumes to control public protest. Terence Gainer is an old hand at non-lethal crowd control in the government's interest. But what if it becomes in the government's interest to go lethal? I think he would balk.
He's been DC police chief a long time, and may know where some bodies are buried as well. I suspect it has nothing to do with corruption on his part, and everything to do with Bush junta objectives. DC as an armed fortress (moreso than at present)--for when the shit hits the fan? For when Diebold and ES&S turn out by-elections later this year that put more Bush "pod people" in Congress, despite his 38% approval rating, and the utter disastrousness of this regime? For when they bomb Iran and China calls our paper in? A police force willing to shoot Iraq war veterans and old people in wheelchairs whose Social Security fund has been looted?
I think this is very bad news, indeed--an ill omen. And I wouldn't believe anything the war profiteering corporate news monopolies say about it.
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