A few months ago we warned about the SWATification of America, mapping the surplus military gear by state. Having already documented America's conversation to a turnkey totalitarian banana republic (confirmed over a year later by Edward Snowden), we note the following six charts from The NY Times that show the spread of military-style equipment – including aircraft, vehicles, body armor, grenade launchers and assault rifles – since the creation of the free Defense Department program in the 1990s.
The Summary:
The Details…
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Which begs the question: just who is America's police force – and by extension the Obama administration, which is behind this quiet militarization of local police forces with weapons that would normally be seen in a warzone – preparing for war against?
via Zero Hedge http://ift.tt/1pAbIi6 Tyler Durden