A serious story that is not serious?

By Jaime Ortega Simo.

An article that was troublesome to read was brought to my attention by Carolyn Cassada, a beloved Editor for The Daily Journalist. Here is the link http://www.examiner.com/article/more-federal-agencies-buy-multithousands-of-rounds-of-ammo

Obviously this whole process has been quiet upon the media sphere like much of what the government and corporations hide behind the underworld curtains. The article mentions the measures done by the U.S. government as a precaution for a possible world economic collapse.

However, I believe the U.S. government might be taking the Mayan calendar way too seriously, and I think it’s not a coincidence that in 2012 they decide to equip themselves with ammo in case a catastrophic event occurs. Is the possibility that civilians could be shot for protection now a reality?

The question is why is the U.S. government packing its federal agencies with hollow bullet ammo? And are we really heading to a democracy or a silent tyrannical civil state?   

 

 

Sylvia Longmire. 

“First of all, have you looked at the sources for these ‘stories’? The link you sent is from Examiner.com, a ‘citizen journalism’ site where contributors have no training as reporters or writers, and their stories are completely unveiled. The source for this story in particular was a ‘report’ – essentially a blog post – on Infowars.com, a website for radio show host Alex Jones who is described as ‘a giant in America’s conspiracy subculture’ by Rolling Stone magazine.

The author of that post, Paul Watson, only used a solicitation by the Social Security Administration on the FedBizOpps.com website for the ammunition, which was needed in 41 different locations within 60 days of purchase. Those were the only facts available, and it was Watson who speculated, ‘It’s not outlandish to suggest that the Social Security Administration is purchasing the bullets as part of preparations for civil unrest.

So the story made the rounds to The Huffington Post, to Glenn Beck’s site The Blaze, and finally (and thankfully) to urban myth-debunkingSnopes.com. Well, it turns out the bullets were for cops, folks. The Social Security Administration employs law enforcement agents, and the agency actually had the time and patience to let us know the bullets were for ‘duty carry’ purposes for 300 of its officers. And those bullets for NOAA? Guess what … their Fisheries and Marine division has cops who need bullets for work and training, too.

Read the full info on Snopes.com, please: http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/ssabullets.asp

This discussion will hopefully end here.”

 

Baldr Odinson.

 “Yes, this is conspiracy theory territory. A couple government agencies put in orders for ammo, and the extremists went nuts speculating as to why. Note that the “news report” cited at the beginning of the article goes to a conspiracy theory site (and radio show).”

 

Robert Steele. 

“There are actually three parts to this.

Part I:  Under Dick Cheney the government seriously planned for unrest and paid to build detention camps. The National Guard has advertised for resettlement camp specialist for US duty. Generally when a program starts in the US (continuity of government or whatever) it continues forever, especially if it is secret.

Part II:  DHS is the new pork community as the corrupt Congress and industry prepare for the inevitable down-sizing of the Pentagon. Anything that can be justified, including tanks and SWAT teams for small towns, is justified, not because they want to use them, but because spending money is how you get promoted, never mind the waste.

Part III:  While the government generally lacks both intelligence and integrity across multiple fronts, deep down in its reptilian brain there are a few people that are legitimately worried about chaos in the USA, including a major earthquake on the West Coast, major fires or a dam breach in the inner west, an animal plague that jumps to humans in Texas/Arizona, etc.

If elements of the U.S. Government decide to wage war against segments of the public, the attacks will be false flag and will involve bio-chemical and radiological. It will not be pretty.”

 

Jeremy Sare. 

“At journalism school I learned the most important asset I had was integrity. And that meant using reliable source material. It meant communicating and presenting verifiable fact, and it meant originating articles myself which were of interest to my audience.

The suggested news story falls down on all those points. Anthony Martin can amuse himself as a citizen journalist all he wants. His article begins “News reports indicating that.” Immediately I am no longer interested in his article because in essence it said, “Here is a report based on other reports.”

Not journalism. If someone wants to start the story from scratch, then fine. But this sounds like something Glenn Beck would run with.” 

 

Majia Nadesan. 

Ongoing US labor force contraction + Eurozone crisis + looming food crisis because of crop failures globally + slow collapse of Japan’s exports = PERFECT STORM. 

Do I think the government is planning for domestic unrest? Yes. I know it.

Do I know what the bullets are for? No.

But, somewhere bullets are being stockpiled for scenarios involving US military policing within the U.S., as envisioned by the 2008 Strategic Studies Institute report titled “Known Unknowns: Uncoventional ‘Strategic Shocks’ in Defense Strategy Development. The ACLU is warning that public protests are regarded by DoD as “domestic terrorism” and the Pentagon has planned to deploy troops in the US since 2008, according to the Washington Post.

 

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